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Wildlife sightings for 24th October 2012
1 Bittern - main lake N shore, viewable from Observatory 88 Shoveler - main lake 25 Wigeon - main lake and sheltered lagoon 1 Mediterranean Gull - circled over main lake 1 Dunlin - flew E 1 Green Sandpiper - heard calling somewhere over main lake/scrape 7
24 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 23rd October 2012
1 Mandarin - grazing marsh 1 Redshank - main lake 74 Lapwing - site count 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 1 Water Rail - reservoir lagoon 1 Ring Ouzel - circled reservoir lagoon a.m. 13 Skylark - flew over NE 1 Rock Pipit - flew over W 52 Redwing - flew over
23 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 22nd October 2012
107 Shoveler - mostly main lake 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 8 Snipe - scrape, marsh 1 Peregrine - flew high over main lake, then turned back across the river 1 Kestrel - male, overflow car park 9 Redwing - feeding sheltered lagoon, then flew S 200 Starling - f
22 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 21st October 2012
1 Bittern - west end reservoir lagoon 2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 24 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon, main lake 5 Snipe - marsh and scrape 1 Redpoll - flew over wildside 1 Siskin - south route 20+ Goldfinch - flock feeding by entrance area Recent bird h
21 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 20th October 2012
2 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 1 Bittern - flew across main lake and dropped into reedbed/wildside 1 Jack Snipe - wader scrape 6 Snipe - wader scrape, grazing marsh 19 Redwing - flew over W, NW 35+ Siskin - wildside, south route 1 Peregrine - low over grazi
20 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 19th October 2012
32 Wigeon - main lake, sheltered lagoon 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 65+ Goldfinch - sheltered lagoon, wildside 8 Chiffchaff - wildside, sheltered lagoon 5 Siskin - wildside Recent bird highlights: Short-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Buzzar
19 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 18th October 2012
4 Meadow Pipit - over SW 1 Rock Pipit - over W 14 Siskin - flew S+SW, plus a few moving between wildside and south route 9 Redpoll - flew W+SW, mostly single birds with one or two dropping into wildside 6 Redwing - over SW 2 Skylark - over NW 2 Linnet -
18 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 17th October 2012
37 Wigeon - main lake and sheltered lagoon 1 Water Rail - flew in front of reeds by Headley hide c. 100 Goldfinch - entrance area 3 Siskin - entrance area 4 Lesser Redpoll - entrance area Recent bird highlights: Gannet, Peregrine, Buzzard, Stonecha
17 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 16th October 2012
1 Crossbill - flew W 7 Redpoll - wildside 4 Siskin - wildside 8 Song Thrush - flew SW 14 Redwing - flew SW+S 6 Chiffchaff - south route, sheltered lagoon 8 Meadow Pipit - flew SW Recent bird highlights: Gannet, Peregrine, Buzzard, Stonechat, Wheatear, Bra
16 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 15th October 2012
25 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon and main lake 1 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 5 Snipe - main lake, marsh and scrape 2 Redwing - flew SW 21 Lesser Redpoll - south route Recent bird highlights: Gannet, Peregrine, Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Short-
15 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 14th October 2012
1 Pintail - reservoir lagoon 21 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon and main lake 80 Shoveler - main lake 92 Cormorant - main lake 1 Buzzard - flew E 1 Peregrine - perched on hospital 1 Kestrel 1 Water Rail - calling in reed filter beds 7 Snipe - main lake and mars
14 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 13th October 2012
91 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape, reservoir lagoon 38 Wigeon - main lake, sheltered lagoon 2 Pintail - 6 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Whinchat - grazing marsh 1 Stonechat - grazing marsh 11 Meadow Pipit - flew S,SW 66 Linnet
13 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 12th October 2012
90 Shoveler - main lake, wader scrape 36 Wigeon - site count 5 Snipe - grazing marsh, main lake 26 Redwing - flew S, SW 1 Kingfisher - reservoir lagoon 1 Water Pipit - wader scrape 4 Siskin - wildside, south route 9 Linnet - flew SW 38 Lesser Redpoll -
12 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 11th October 2012
27 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon and main lake 2 Mandarin - world wetlands (both female) 18 Redwing - over SW/W 13 Song Thrush - migrants flying through, with a few dropping in to the reserve 5 Meadow Pipit - over S 2 Skylark - over S with Pipits 17 Siski
11 October 2012
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