Bittern still on the reserve
Red Kite flew over heading West
1 Bittern - reservoir lagoon
1 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon
2 Shelduck - main lake
4 Pintail - main lake
1 Redshank - wader scrape
3 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape
2 Stonechat - grazing marsh
1 Red Kite - flew over heading West
March bird highlights: Bittern, Goldeneye, Yellow-legged Gull, Iceland Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Water Rail, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Water Pipit(2), Stonechat(8), Red Kite, Chiffchaff.
Reptiles: Common Lizard recorded 1st February.
Early flowering plants: Marsh Marigold, Cowslip, Ragwort, Daisy, Winter Aconite, Snowdrop, Hazel, Primrose, Stinking Hellebore, Butcher's Broom, Gorse, Early Crocus, Meadow Buttercup, Wild Daffodil, Wild Plum, Blackthorn, Sallow.