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Wildlife sightings for 30th April 2013
3 Common Tern - main lake, wader scrape 1 Little Ringed Plover - displaying over wader scrape 4 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 1 Little Egret - main lake then flew to grazing marsh 3 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 3 Swallow - main lake 4 Blackcap - sh
30 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 29th April 2013
1 Kittiwake (adult) - main lake a.m. 1 Redstart (male) - wildside (nr. wildside gate most of the day, feeding) 5 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon, south route, wildside 7 Willow Warbler - sheltered lagoon, south route, wildside 14 Reed Warbler - mostly main
29 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 28th April 2013
Today we did our annual Dawn Chorus walk. It was a frosty start at 5 a.m. but nevertheless we had a few species singing, including: Cetti's Warbler Chiffchaff Willow Warbler Reed Warbler Sedge Warbler Blackcap Garden Warbler Common Whitethroat Less
28 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 27th April 2013
1 Little Ringed Plover - wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - wader scrape 4 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 3 Lapwing chicks - wader scrape 2 Common Tern - main lake 8 Swallow - reservoir lagoon 3 Swift - over main lake 2 Whitethroat - South route 4 Yel
27 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 26th April 2013
1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Wood Sandpiper - scrape 2 Lapwing chicks (first of the season) - marsh 1 Greenshank - main lake, then scrape 4 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape, grazing marsh 2 Common Tern - main lake 9 Wheatear - marsh 1 Redstart - (female
26 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 25th April 2013
4 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - scrape 2 Common Sandpiper - scrape and main lake 1 Buzzard - circling high to the W (1125hrs) 2 Common Tern - main lake 16 Swift - feeding high over reserve a.m. (very vocal) 21 House Martin -
25 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 24th April 2013
1 Grey Plover - main lake (1300hrs) 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 1 Curlew - flew over scrape NE 4 Redshank - wader scrape, main lake 1 Buzzard - flew over NW (1115hrs) 1 Red Kite - flew over scrape E (1520hrs) 2 Common Tern - main lake 1 Garden War
24 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 23rd April 2013
1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 4 Redshank - wader scrape 2 Common Tern - main lake 11 Swallow - flew N, NW 2 Yellow Wagtail - flew off from wader scrape 1 Garden Warbler - sheltered lagoon 2 Whitethroat - south route 3 Reed Warbler - main lake, south rout
23 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 22nd April 2013
4 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 4 Common Tern - main lake 17 Black-headed Gull - main lake 4 pairs Mute Swan 47 Sand Martin - wader scrape, main lake 35 House Martin - over main lake 1 Fieldfare - sheltered lagoon 2 Sedge Warbler - south route, m
22 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 21st April 2013
2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake 3 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 3 Common Tern - main lake 4 Blackcap 5 Willow Warbler 30+ Sand Martin To allow the sand martins to establish thei
22 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 20th April 2013
2 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 1 Garganey - main lake 4 Redshank - main lake, wader scrape 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 4 Common Tern - main lake 2 Wheatear - grazing marsh 20 Sand Martin - wader scrape, main lake 4 Swallow - main lake, reservoir lagoon
20 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 19th April 2013
1 Artic Tern - main lake 1 Shelduck - 1 Garganey - main lake 1 Curlew - flew E @10.25 1 Common Sandpiper - main lake 1 Little Ringed Plover - main lake before flying off W 3 Redshank - main lake 19 Sand Martin - main lake, wader scrape 2 Swallow - main l
19 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 18th April 2013
1 Garganey - main lake 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 5 Common Tern - main lake (one landing on raft) 10+ Sand Martin - wader scrape, main lake 6 Swallow - main lake 4 Sedge Warbler - south route, main lake, wildside/reedbed edge 7 Willow Warbler - most
18 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 17th April 2013
1 Garganey - main lake 1 Shelduck - reservoir lagoon 1 Mute Swan - grazing marsh (Adult, Polish variety) 5 Common Tern - 2 over main lake, 3 flew off W 16 Sand Martin - wader scrape, main lake 2 Swallow - main lake, wader scrape 2 Reed Warbler - near Dulv
17 April 2013
Wildlife sightings for 16th April 2013
1 Garganey - main lake 1 Barnacle Goose - main lake 1 Curlew - on reserve a.m. 3 Redshank - main lake, scrape 4 Snipe 1 Yellow-legged Gull 1st winter - main lake 1 Redstart - entrance bank 1 Wheatear - marsh 1 White Wagtail - main lake 8 Yellow Wagtail
16 April 2013