Latest sightings
Jack Snipe and Water Pipit on the marsh
Bittern and Goldeneye also on the reserve
14 January 2020
Brent Goose along the river and high count of Water Rail
12 Water Rail on the site count, plus plenty of Snipe on the marsh and Jack Snipe
13 January 2020
4 Water Pipit and 2 Jack Snipe on the marsh
Great winter birding with 4 Water Pipit, 2 Jack Snipe, 9 Snipe, Goldeneye, 3 Shelduck and Bittern just some of the highlights on site this morning.
12 January 2020
Redwing in the trees around the sheltered lagoon
Goldeneye also on the sheltered lagoon
11 January 2020
Water Rail calling from the main lake
Shelduck Goldeneye and Pintail also on the reserve
10 January 2020
Siskin in wildside
Also more Snipe on the marsh, Bittern on the reservoir lagoon and Goldeneye in front of Dulverton Hide
9 January 2020
Pintail, Jack Snipe and Shelduck are out on the reserve this morning
Also a Jack Snipe found on the wader scrape (NE island no.33). Shelduck pair were mating on the main lake.
7 January 2020
Increasing numbers of wintering duck
Shelducks, Water Pipit, Bitterns and 150+ Teal on the reserve
6 January 2020
Shelduck showing well on the main lake
Bittern on the reservoir lagoon N shore and Redwing feeding down the South route also this morning.
5 January 2020
Water Pipit and Snipe on the grazing marsh
2 Water Pipit very active on the grazing marsh this morning.
2 January 2020
2 Bittern herald in a new decade
2 Bittern showing well on the main lake N shore and reservoir lagoon N shore.
1 January 2020
Pintail, Goldeneye and Shelduck all on the main lake
Total of 7 Pintail on site this morning, plus Jack Snipe on the marsh and Bittern on the reservoir lagoon and main lake
31 December 2019
Water Rails calling from the reedbeds
7 Water Rail calling from the reedbed and wildside
30 December 2019
3 Bittern on the reserve today
Two Bittern on the south-eastern corner of the main lake and one on the reservoir lagoon. Redwing flock in the wildside woodland
29 December 2019
Pintail and Goldeneye on the reservoir lagoon
Water Pipit and Snipe also spotted on the flooded marsh
27 December 2019