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Wildlife sightings for 10th October 2012
2 Water Rail - reedbed 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 2 Swallow - flew S 3 Redwing - flew SE 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 36 Chiffchaff - including 1 of Scandinavian race abietinus 2 Blackcap - wildside 2 Mealy Redpoll - wildside 14 Lesser Redpoll - collection an
10 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 9th october 2012
18 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon and main lake 2 Pintail - resr lagoon 104 Shoveler 5 Snipe - main lake, marsh 20+ Redwing - over SW/W/NW or landing in wildside/resr lagoon 8 Song Thrush - migrants flying SW/W, also in wildside 9 Meadow Pipit - over SW/S 22
9 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 8th October 2012
2 Pintail - scrape 25 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon and main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 12 Siskin - flew low over south route, heading easterly Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Stonechat - female, reservoir lagoon Recent bird h
8 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 7th October 2012
2 Pintail - scrape 26 Wigeon - scrape, main lake, reservoir lagoon 22 Redwing - flew W at 8:15 a.m. 10 Cetti's Warbler - site count 5 Meadow Pipit - flew over marsh Additional sightings from yesterday: 2 Marsh Harrier - 1 adult male flew S at 14:15
7 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 6th October 2012
2 Pintail - wader scrape 16 Wigeon - site count 4 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Wheatear - grazing marsh 7 Meadow Pipit - flew SW 9 Alba Wagtail - flew W 47 House Martin - flew S, SW 21 Swallow - flew S, SW 1 Hen Harri
6 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 5th October 2012
2 Pintail - wader scrape 94 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 14 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, wader scrape 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 21 House Martin - feeding over main lake 2 Siskin - wildside Recent bird highlights: Peregrine, Buzzard, Hobby, Red Kite, C
5 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 4th October 2012
96 Shoveler - site count 2 Pintail - scrape 3 Snipe - flew into marsh from SW 1 Redpoll - SW 5 Siskin - W/NW + wildside 16 Chiffchaff - wildside mainly + sheltered lagoon, south route 1 Willow Warbler - wildside Recent bird highlights: Peregrine, B
4 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 3rd October 2012
2 Pintail - males in eclipse - scrape 20 Wigeon - main lake and sheltered lagoon 70 Shoveler - main lake, scrape 77 Teal - main lake, scrape 29 Pochard - main lake 60+ House Martin - over main lake 1 Swallow - main lake Recent bird highlights: Gann
3 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 1st October 2012
6 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon 350+ House Martin - flying SW/W (0815-1000hrs) and feeding over main lake 22 Meadow Pipit - flying NW/W 9 Blackcap - sheltered lagoon 13+ Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, south route 1 Kingfisher - south route 2 Redpoll - shelter
1 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 30th September 2012
16 Wigeon - main lake, sheltered lagoon 73 Shoveler - main lake 111 Teal - main lake, scrape 3 Snipe - marsh 1 Kingfisher - entrance lake 1 Skylark - flew S 48 Swallow 230+ House Martin - lingering and flying NW 11 Siskin - 10 of which dropped down into w
30 September 2012
Wildlife sightings for 29th September 2012
2 Pintail - wader scrape 10 Wigeon - wader scrape, main lake 130 Teal - wader scrape, main lake 79 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 1 Green Sandpiper - over site 6 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh, main lake 14 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon
29 September 2012
Wildlife Sightings for 28th September 2012
2 Pintail - wader scrape 37 Meadow Pipit - flew SW with a few dropping onto the reserve 1 Spotted Flycatcher - entrance area 178 House Martin - flew S 260+ Swallow - flew SW 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh fence 2 Siskin - flew W 1 Crossbill - flew S 1 Hobby
28 September 2012
Wildlife sightings for 27th September 2012
13 Wigeon - reservoir lagoon, wader scrape 136 Teal - wader scrape, main lake 7 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 3 Peregrine - on hospital across river 3 Buzzard - flew SW 18 Meadow Pipit - flew SW with a few dropping onto the marsh 1 Yellow Wagtail
27 September 2012
Wildlife sightings for 26th September 2012
14 Wigeon - scrape, main lake, sheltered lagoon 50 Shoveler - main lake 97 Teal - scrape, main lake 5 Blackcap - entrance area, near Peacock Tower 6 Cetti's Warbler - site count, all singing Additional sighting from yesterday: 3 Peregrine - 2 adult
26 September 2012
Wildlife sightings for 25th September 2012
61 Shoveler - main lake 2 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 50+ House Martin - feeding over reserve 10+ Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon, south route Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Common Tern - juvenile flew up river 3 Hobby - 1 juvenil
25 September 2012