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Wildlife sightings for 2nd December 2011
1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - main lake 4 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape 5 Lesser Redpoll - wildside feeding in birch 7 Siskin - wildside feeding in birch 1 Stonechat - grazi [...]
2 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 1st December 2011
1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - males, main lake 1 Bittern - near WWF hide, seen from Peacock Tower 1 Peregrine - perched over river 1 Jack Snipe - scrape Additional [...]
1 December 2011
Wildlife sightings for 30th November 2011
1 Bittern - showing well from observatory, E end of main lake. Not seen to fly off at dusk to roost, so presumably staying on site. 1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 1 Jack Snip [...]
30 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 29th November 2011
1 Shelduck - wader scrape 1 Little Egret - flew W 3 Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Lesser Redpoll - waterlife 3 Chiffchaff - wildside, world wetlands 1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake [...]
29 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 28th November 2011
65 Wigeon - main lake and marsh 1 Shelduck - scrape 1 Pintail - main lake 1 Peregrine - hunting over main lake, then flew E 3 Lesser Redpoll - feeding with Goldfinches in waterlif [...]
28 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 27th November 2011
1 Shelduck - scrape 1 Pintail - male, main lake 1 Bittern - north shore reservoir lagoon 1 Peregrine - sat on main lake long shingle island 10+ Siskin - explore feeders 2 Lesser Re [...]
27 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 26th November 2011
1 Shelduck - scrape 1 Pintail - main lake 2 Peregrine - on long shingle island on main lake 1 Buzzard - flew NW at 14:30 1 Jack Snipe - scrape 14 Common Snipe 49 Lapwing - main [...]
26 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 24th November 2011
1 Long-eared Owl - flew over site from NW, then mobbed by Peregrine and flew off SE 4 Bearded Tit - on grazing marsh, even perched on fox fence 1 Bittern - main lake north side 1 Shelduck [...]
24 November 2011
Migration surprises every day in Barnes
Red-crested pochard pair The mild weather continues to bring wildlife surprises at London Wetland Centre, including a mallard hatching eleven ducklings around 17 November. We've also seen a range of late flowering pla
23 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 23rd November 2011
4 Bearded Tit - reedbed at 12:28. 3 seen flying over the main lake at 14:35. 1 Bittern - north shore main lake 1 Fieldfare - waterlife c.20 Lesser Redpoll - waterlife Recent [...]
23 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 22nd November 2011
2 Red-crested Pochard - male and female, reservoir lagoon. Later seen on the main lake (see photo above) 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - male, main lake (on the left in the photo abo [...]
22 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 21st November 2011
3 redhead Smew - reservoir lagoon. The UK wintering population of these birds is around 180 individuals over the previous few winters. The threshold for national significance for a site is two birds. [...]
21 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 20th November 2011
1 Bittern - flushed from west corner of reservoir lagoon, went E along reed edge 1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - main lake 1 Kingfisher - in coniferous forest exhibit of world wetlands [...]
20 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 19th November 2011
1 Shelduck - main lake 1 Pintail - main lake 1 Bittern - main lake 1 Peregrine 6 Water Rail - all seen 16 Common Snipe 4 Collared Dove - entrance area 1 Kingfisher - scrape [...]
19 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 18th November 2011
10 Snipe - marsh, scrape and main lake 30 Wigeon - grazing on marsh banks. Plenty of Teal and Shoveler now loafing or feeding on marsh also. 2 Peregrine - across the river, one perched on [...]
18 November 2011