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Wildlife sightings for 2nd July 2013
5 Redshank - 3 of which are Juv's on the wader scrape 4 Blackcap - all singing entrance area, wildside, near wader scrape hide, sheltered lagoon 1 Garden Warbler - sheltered lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - wildside Recent bird highlights: Black-necked Grebe, Litt
2 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 1st July 2013
16 Teal - scrape, resr lagoon, main lake 4 Shoveler - main lake, resr lagoon 2 Pochard broods - resr lagoon 1 Peregrine adult - over wader scrape a.m. 1 Garden Warbler - sheltered lagoon 11 House Martin - dropped in from W to feed on the resr lagoon a.m
1 July 2013
Wildlife sightings for 30th June 2013
14 Teal - scrape 3 Shoveler - main lake 2 Peregrine juveniles - over site 2 Kestrel - over site 4 young Lapwing chicks, plus one full-sized juvenile - scrape Several fledged Black-headed Gull juveniles - around on main lake islands 1 Kingfisher - flew in
30 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 29th June 2013
3 Redshank Juv's + 2 Adult - wader scrape 1 Pochard brood - entrance lake 3 Blackcap - N side of reservoir lagoon, wildside, sheltered lagoon all singing Additional sightings from yesterday: 3 Gadwall Juv's - sheltered lagoon 1 Kingfisher - wader scrape @
29 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 28th June 2013
3 Little Egret - main lake 7+ Common Tern chicks - main lake, reservoir lagoon rafts 5 Tufted Duck broods - entrance lake, sheltered lagoon, world wetlands 1 Peregrine - hunting over river 90+ Swift - over site and river Recent bird highlights: Black-nec
28 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 27th June 2013
1 Green Sandpiper - marsh 3 Redshank adults + juveniles - scrape + marsh 1 Buzzard - flew directly over W (0900hrs) 4 Mute Swan broods 4 Tufted Duck broods - sheltered lagoon, world wetlands 2 Pochard broods - reedbed, resr lagoon 11 Teal - scrape
27 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 26th June 2013
10 Teal - scrape 2 Shoveler - main lake 1 Little Egret - scrape (p.m.) 2 Redshank adults with at least 1 juvenile visible - scrape 2 Blackcap - singing scrape, north side reservoir lagoon 1 Chiffchaff - singing wildside 1 Sedge Warbler - singing marsh &nb
26 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 25th June 2013
10 Common Tern + chicks - main lake, reservoir lagoon 3 Redshank + Juv's - wader scrape, grazing marsh 1 Whitethroat - singing from wader scrape/Thames path 2 Blackcap - both singing wildside, behind wader scrape hide 1 Chiffchaff - singing in wildside Re
25 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 24th June 2013
15 Teal - scrape, reservoir lagoon 10 Mute Swan + 22 cygnets 9 Common Tern + 5 chicks - main lake and resr lagoon 18 Black-headed Gull + 14 chicks - main lake and resr lagoon 4 Redshank + 4 juvs - scrape (all juvs nearly fledged) 3 Lapwing juvs - s
24 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 23rd June 2013
17 Teal - scrape, reservoir lagoon 3 Shoveler - main lake, scrape 22 Gadwall - main lake, resr lagoon 9 Mute Swan + 24 cygnets 1 Hobby - over entrance lake and main lake 10 Common Tern + chicks - main lake and resr lagoon 17 Black-headed Gull + chicks -
23 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 22nd June 2013
14 Teal - wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 80 Swift - mostly over reservoir lagoon 2 Blackcap - both singing wildside 2 Whitethroat - beside Sand martin bank, wader scrape/Thames path 1 Chiffchaff - singing in wildside 2 Peregrine - across the river on hos
22 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 21st June 2013
4 Common Tern chicks - main lake, reservoir lagoon rafts Lapwing juv's - wader scrape, grazing marsh 3 Redshank - wader scrape, grazing marsh 3+ Redshank juv's - wader scrape, grazing marsh 3 Swallow - grazing marsh, reservoir lagoon 1 Whitethroat -
21 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 20th June 2013
1 Little Egret - feeding on scrape 1 Shelduck - flew over main lake from W, then turned and flew S downriver Lapwing juvs - marsh and scrape 4 Redshank adults + 3 juvs - scrape (1 adult visible on marsh, possibly with more juvs) 1 Hobby - circled high ov
20 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 19th June 2013
2 Black-necked Grebe - main lake (spotted first at 1045hrs, then not seen again until 1515hrs - still on main lake towards the north shore, seen from WWF hide) 5 Teal - scrape 1 Shoveler - scrape 4 Lapwing juvs - marsh and scrape 2 Redshank adults, with o
19 June 2013
Wildlife sightings for 18th June 2013
2 Pochard broods A total of 27 Mute Swan cygnets, including a creche of 12 on the wader scrape 2 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 2 Redshank - wader scrape 4 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 9 Teal - wader scrape 4 Common Tern chicks - main lake, re
18 June 2013