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Wildlife sightings for 30th August 2013
1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 3 Snipe - wader scrape Great Crested Grebe chick - sheltered lagoon at least 1 chick with parent 1 Little Egret - wader scrape 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 6 Chiffchaff - South route, wildside Recent bird highlights: G
30 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 29th August 2013
1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 6 Snipe - scrape, marsh, main lake 1 Garganey juv - scrape 1 Hobby 2 Peregrine 2 Redstart female - wader scrape bank (E bank) 2 Swallow - flew W 3 Yellow Wagtail - flew S 2 Swift 1 Wheatear - marsh 8 Chiffchaff - sheltered l
29 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 28th August 2013
1 Garganey juv - scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 1 Greenshank - main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 4 Snipe - scrape and main lake 1 Buzzard 1 Hobby 4 Yellow Wagtail - 3 flew SW+S a.m., plus 1 feeding on the marsh 1 Whitethroat - sheltered lagoon 2
28 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 27th August 2013
1 Garganey juv - scrape 3 Teal juvs (ca. 1 month old) - main lake 1 Buzzard - flew S 1 Hobby 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 2 Redshank - flew SE a.m. 1 Green Sandpiper - marsh, later on scrape 4 Snipe - scrape 35 House Martin a.m. 2 Yellow Wagtail -
27 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 26th August 2013
1 juvenile Garganey - scrape 1 Buzzard - flew E 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Green Sandpiper - wader scrape 4 Snipe - marsh 1 Kingfisher - near Peacock Tower 5 Yellow Wagtail - 1 dropped onto marsh, 4 flew S 1 Wheatea
26 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 25th August 2013
1 Black Tern - fishing over main lake and resr lagoon all morning 1 Saker falcon hybrid - chasing waders around main lake a.m. (very large tawny-coloured bird) 2 Goshawk male and juvenile - adult male flew high SW at 1155hrs; juvenile circled over moving
25 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 24th August 2013
1 Garganey juv - scrape 1 Ruddy Duck male - main lake 4 Mandarin - entrance lake 1 Greenshank - flew in to main lake 0925hrs 10 Snipe - mostly on the scrape, also on marsh 1 Hobby 12 Swift p.m. 13 Swallow p.m. 1 Lesser Whitethroat 1 Garden Warbler 6 Ch
24 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 22nd August 2013
1 Garganey juv - scrape 1 Ruddy Duck male - main lake 1 Hobby - flew W 2 Peregrine - charing cross hospital ledge 4 Snipe - scrape 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew SW over south route 1 Kingfisher - resr lagoon 5 Chiffchaff - wildside >12 Willow Warbler - w
22 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 21st August 2013
2 Yellow Wagtail - main lake shingle islands and edge of marsh near electric fence 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 6 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside, south route 5 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon, wildside 6 Cetti's Warbler - wildside, main la
21 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 20th August 2013
c45 Teal - scrape, main lake 2 Peregrine - perching on hospital 2 Greenshank - flew on to main lake from the west, then headed towards the scrape p.m. 6 Snipe - scrape 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 4 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, wildside 1 Willow Warb
20 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 19th August 2013
1 Common Sandpiper - scrape 2 Snipe - scrape 20 Swift - lingering on site 1 Yellow Wagtail - flew S Recent bird highlights: Little Egret, Peregrine, Red Kite, Hobby, Redshank, Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Rin
19 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 17th August 2013
40+ Gadwall - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 31 Shoveler - main lake, reservoir lagoon 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 32 Lapwing - main lake, wader scrape 4 Chiffchaff - wildside, South route 2 Cetti's Warbler Juv's + 1 Adult - beside Peacoc
17 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 16th August 2013
48 Teal - wader scrape, main lake 30+ Shoveler - main lake 4 Snipe - wader scrape 2 Chiffchaff - wildside, South route Recent bird highlights: Little Egret, Peregrine, Red Kite, Hobby, Redshank, Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper
16 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 15th August 2013
6 Snipe - scrape, main lake 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Yellow Wagtail - scrape, then flew to main lake shingle islands near Observatory 2 Cetti's Warbler juveniles - Sand Martin bank bushes (the 3rd brood recorded this season) 3 Chiffchaff - wildsi
15 August 2013
Wildlife sightings for 14th August 2013
42 Teal - scrape 1 Buzzard - circling high over the reserve 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 3 Snipe - scrape 2 Little Grebe broods - main lake, grazing marsh channel 1 Willow Warbler - singing wildside 1 Lesser Whitethroat - sheltered lagoon Rece
14 August 2013