- In bold type are sightings that are uncommon either by rarity, date or number seen.
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Thursday 31st December:
Lavell’s Lake – 5 Shelduck over > SW, c1,000 Golden Plover seen circling in the distance, over Play Hatch vicinity (FJC), fem. Red-crested Pochard, 3 Snipe, Water Rail, m. Goldeneye (R Godden)
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck still present, Common Gull (J Morgan)
Wednesday 30th December:
Lea Farm GP – 30+ Herring Gull (P Scudamore)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Little Egret, 2 Snipe, m. & fem. Red-crested Pochard (P Scudamore)
Tuesday 29th December:
Lavell’s Lake – Bittern showed well from Teal before flying to reeds at rear of scrape (B Bennett)
Sandford Lake – fem. Red-crested Pochard (B Bennett)
Monday 28th December:
Lea Farm GP – 2 Great Black-backed Gull (B Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail (R Price)
Sandford Lake – m. & fem. Red-crested Pochard (B Bennett)
Saturday 26th December:
Lavell’s Lake – Bittern seen in flight from Teal hide (R Booth), Raven (S Day)
Sandford Lake – Great Black-backed Gull over (FJC)
Thursday 24th December:
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Goldcrest, 3 Little Grebe, Ring-necked Parakeet over car park, 2 Reed Bunting (R Marsh)
Wednesday 23rd December:
Lea Farm GP – drk. Goldeneye (R Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – fem. Red-crested Pochard now joined by drk. Red-crested Pochard, fem. Pintail still present, Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Water Rail (R Marsh)
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck still present (J O’Brien)
Drake Red-crested Pochard (R Marsh)
Saturday 19th December:
Lavell’s Lake – male Ruff (J McGowan et al), fem. Red-crested Pochard & fem. Pintail still present, Snipe, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk (R Marsh), drk. Goosander over (D Rimes)
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck still present (M Walford)
Ruff, D Rimes
Friday 18th December:
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper (G Emmett)
Lavell’s Lake – fem. Red-crested Pochard & fem. Pintail still present (R Marsh)
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck still present (FJC)
Thursday 17th December:
Lea Farm GP – Sparrowhawk, Snipe (R Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – fem. Red-crested Pochard & fem. Pintail still present (R Marsh)
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck still present (D Hampton)
fem. Red-crested Pochard, (R Marsh)
Wednesday 16th December:
Lavell’s Lake – fem. Red-crested Pochard (FJC)
Tuesday 15th December:
Lavell’s Lake – fem. Pintail still present, Water Rail, Fieldfare, 2 Snipe, Song Thrush (R Marsh)
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck still present (R Marsh)
DP/Mortimer’s Meadow – Kestrel (R Marsh)
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Water Rail, R Marsh
Monday 14th December:
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck (P Bright-Thomas)
Sunday 13th December:
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck (D Flack)
Saturday 12th December
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck (S Day)
Thursday 10th December:
Lavell’s Lake – fem. Pintail still present, Water Rail, Kingfisher, 4 Redwing, 2 m. Bullfinch (R Marsh)
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck (R Davies); 3 Goldcrest, Treecreeper (R Marsh)
Wednesday 9th December:
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck (FJC)
Tuesday 8th December:
Lea Farm GP – drk. Goldeneye (R Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – fem. Pintail still present (R Marsh)
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck, Kingfisher (R Marsh)
Ferruginous Duck (foreground), R Marsh
Monday 7th December:
White Swan Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck mid afternoon (per Birdguides)
Sandford Lake – 2 Snipe (M Kettell)
Dinton Pastures/Tufty’s Corner – Kinfisher (E Napper)
Sunday 6th December:
Sandford Lake – drk. Ferruginous Duck with a ring on it’s left leg, photos here (FJC)
Friday 4th December:
Lavell’s Lake – fem. Pintail still present, m. Bullfinch, drk. Goldeneye, 2 Snipe, Water Rail, fem. Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Grebe, Nuthatch, Mistle Thrush, 3 Goldcrest (R Marsh)
Goldeneye, R Marsh
Thursday 3rd December:
Lea Farm GP – 2 Little Egret, 2 Snipe, Nuthatch, 3 Goldcrest along Loddon (R Marsh); Sparrowhawk (R Bryant)
Lavell’s Lake – Firecrest in brambles opposite memorial bench on path to Bittern hide (G Emmett); 8 Redwing & 2 Goldcrest near Teal hide (R Marsh)
Wednesday 2nd December:
Lea Farm GP – Little Egret, 200+ Lapwing, fem. Kestrel (G Emmett)
Lavell’s Lake – fem. Pintail (B Bennett)
