Iceland Gull main lake
1 Iceland Gull on the main lake island close to WWF hide late a.m.
1 Iceland Gull - main lake (photo by Fred Chandler)
1 Bittern - main lake (SE corner)
4 Pintail - reservoir lagoon
2 Goldeneye - sheltered lagoon, reservoir lagoon
2 Water Pipit - main lake, marsh
1 Meadow Pipit - marsh
5 Snipe - scrape, marsh, main lake
17 Redwing - entrance lake area
January bird highlights: Jack Snipe, Brent Goose, Bittern, Goldeneye, Yellow-legged Gull, Iceland Gull, Water Rail, Water Pipit, Siskin, Chiffchaff. Colour-ringed gulls recorded recently include a Norwegian Common Gull and a Danish Black-headed Gull.
Early flowering plants: Marsh Marigold, Cowslip, Ragwort, Daisy, Winter Aconite, Snowdrop, Hazel, Primrose, Stinking Hellebore, Butcher's Broom, Gorse, Early Crocus.
Insects: (January) Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red Admiral.