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Wildlife sightings for 8th July 2014

Wildlife sightings for 8th July 2014

4 Spoonbill - flew N at 1200hrs 10 Teal - wader scrape 2 Ruddy Duck - males, main lake 1 Little Egret - wader scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - sheltered lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - flew along reedbed channel towards the main lak

8 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 7th July 2014

Wildlife sightings for 7th July 2014

1 Little Egret - juvenile, main lake 2 Kestrel - south route 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 150 Swift - on site 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon   Additional sighting from yesterday: 1 Treecreeper - seen by Explore bird feeders   June/July bird

7 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 6th July 2014

Wildlife sightings for 6th July 2014

3 Little Ringed Plover - pair still at nest when one adult was chased off and around the scrape by a juvenile Black-headed Gull. The other adult stepped in to nest defence duties and the gull soon lost interest. Another adult on the main lake. 2 Ruddy Duc

6 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 5th July 2014

Wildlife sightings for 5th July 2014

2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 3 Lapwing juvs - scrape and marsh 1 Dunlin - flew down river 9 Teal - scrape and resr lagoon 3 Shoveler - scrape 1 Peregrine - over resr lagoon a.m. 1 Whitethroat - resr lagoon (NE corner)   June/July bird highlight

5 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 4th July 2014

Wildlife sightings for 4th July 2014

1 Mediterranean Gull adult - main lake (long shingle island in front of Observatory). Flew across from the river a.m., as well as flying to the scrape and back again 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Hobby - hunting over main lake 6 Shoveler - scrape 2

4 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 3rd July 2014

Wildlife sightings for 3rd July 2014

1 Mediterranean Gull adult - main lake (long shingle island in front of Observatory) 3 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 2 Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Hobby - hunting dragonflies over reedbed and wildside. Also seen over main lake and scrape 1 Peregrine 2 Ke

3 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 2nd July 2014

Wildlife sightings for 2nd July 2014

5 Little Ringed Plover - scrape, including bird still nesting 1 sub-adult Great Crested Grebe - reservoir lagoon, promptly chased off by resident adult 2 Lapwing chick - still present on scrape 1 Kingfisher   June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby,

2 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 1st July 2014

Wildlife sightings for 1st July 2014

2 Ringed Plover - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Little Egret - reservoir lagoon 2 Broods of Little Grebe chicks - sheltered lagoon, middle reedbed channel 1 Kingfisher - sheltered lagoon 1 Hobby - 1 Peregrine - Additional sightings fr

1 July 2014
Wildlife sightings for 30th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 30th June 2014

1+ Ruddy Duck - male, reservoir lagoon 8 Teal - scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - still nesting on scrape. Sitting female chased off a passing Coot. 1 Whitethroat - singing from top of scrape   Also: A Mallard female with one Mallard duckling and six a

30 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 29th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 29th June 2014

1 Mandarin - female, reservoir lagoon 2 Ruddy Ducks – males, main lake 3 Little Grebelets - showing very well in Peacock Tower channel, along with both parents. Photo here. 1 Peregrine - male, perched on hospital 2 Little Ringed Plover - pair still nest

29 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 28th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 28th June 2014

7 Little Ringed Plover - 2 on the scrape, plus a family of 5 visited the main lake 1 Little Egret - main lake 2 Ruddy Ducks male - main lake 2 Pochard broods - resr lagoon and reedbed 1 Peregrine - perched on Charing X Hospital 1 Kingfisher - sheltered

28 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 27th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 27th June 2014

1 Green Sandpiper - main lake 2 Little Ringed Plover - sitting on nest on the wader scrape 1 Little Egret - main lake 2 Ruddy Ducks male - main lake 2 Little Grebe broods - sheltered lagoon and wildside 2 Great Crested Grebe - sitting on nest on the res

27 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 26th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 26th June 2014

4 Lapwing chicks + 2 immatures - scrape and marsh 1 Green Sandpiper - scrape 3 Common Tern chicks - main lake 2 Little Grebe broods - sheltered lagoon and wildside 10 Teal - scrape 11 Shoveler - scrape 1 Peregrine 1 Kingfisher - world wetlands Otter Pen

26 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 25th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 25th June 2014

7 Tufted Duck broods - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 8 Teal - wader scrape 1 Little Egret - wader scrape 1 Kingfisher - wildside 1 Grey Wagtail (juv) - wader scrape 40 Swift - over reserve 2 Hobby 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital June bird hi

25 June 2014
Wildlife sightings for 24th June 2014

Wildlife sightings for 24th June 2014

8 Shoveler - scrape 1 Pochard duckling - reservoir lagoon 2 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 1 Whitethroat - singing on Thames bank   June bird highlights: Red Kite, Hobby, Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Kitt

24 June 2014