Wildlife Sightings - 21/02/26
What’s notable/exciting/surprising today?:
- A delightful sighting of 2 young otters noted right beside the Lagoon.
- The overwintering Spotted Redshank observed feeding right in front of the Lagoon Hide.
- A count of 43 Grey Heron in and around the heronry today. Many birds settling onto nests, with some already incubating eggs. This suggests a strong start to the nesting season.
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am |
Wader Lake Species |
Water Level High |
Total |
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Grey Heron (34 in Heronry and 8 around the Lake) |
42 |
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Mute Swan |
1 |
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Canada Goose |
18 |
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Greylag |
8 |
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Shelduck |
22 |
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Teal |
26 |
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Shoveler |
2m 1f |
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Tufted Duck |
8 |
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Coot |
4 |
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Oystercatcher |
3 |
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Lapwing |
16 |
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Black headed Gull |
62 |
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Herring Gull |
24 |
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G.B.B Gull |
2 |
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Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
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Blue Tit |
10 |
Bullfinch |
7 (5m 2f) |
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Great Tit |
6 |
Chaffinch |
5 (2m 3f) |
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Coal Tit |
4 |
Goldfinch |
4 |
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Long-tailed Tit |
4 |
Siskin |
14 |
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Treecreeper |
1 |
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am |
Bird Species Noted Around Site |
Location |
Total |
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Spotted Redshank |
Lagoon |
1 |
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Grey Heron |
Lagoon |
1 |
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Reed Bunting |
Lagoon Reedbed |
1m |
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Curlew |
Lagoon Meadow |
1 |
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Common Buzzard |
Soaring above Hawthorn Wood |
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Kestrel |
North Wood |
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Sparrowhawk |
Close Encounters/Grounds |
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Other Flora and Fauna Noted Around Site
Flora: Mammal:
Snowdrops (Gully and across site) Otter 2 (River next to the Lagoon)
Roe Deer 2 (North Wood)
