December 30th
Lavell’s Lake – 4+ Hawfinch flew into middle copse, 3 Siskin over low landed in Alder just by foot bridge (FJC); Raven over (John McGowan); 16 Snipe seen from Bittern hide (Steven Day)
December 28th
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail under Bittern hide feeders, Treecreeper near feeders, 5 Hawfinch flew low over car park field copse and completed a circle before flying off east (John McGowan); 6 Linnet north west, 32+ Golden Plover east well north of landfill, 2 Little Egret heading north at dusk, Woodcock out East near Bittern hide (FJC)
December 27th
Lea Farm GP – 3 Shelduck South West corner, 2 Raven over Lodge Wood then east over landfill highly vocal (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail under Bittern hide feeders (Alan McMahon)
Sandford Lake – 5 Snipe (Alan McMahon)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck (Alan McMahon)
December 26th
Lea Farm GP – Jack Snipe on east shore right of shingle island, 2000+ Wood Pigeon over north, 4 Meadow Pipit over landfill (FJC)
December 25th
Lea Farm GP – Yellow Legged Gull adult, Water Rail near feeders, Nuthatch on feeders (Benjamin Hollands)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Snipe, Great Black-backed Gull, Water Rail under feeders behind Bittern hide (Benjamin Hollands)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Song Thrush (Benjamin Hollands)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck, Song Thrush (Benjamin Hollands)
December 24th
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Hawfinch around car park field, Great Black-backed Gull over heading west (FJC)
December 23rd
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl in box, Water Rail close to Bittern hide, Hawfinch in car park field (John McGowan)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck both males (John McGowan)
December 21st
Lea Farm GP – Stonechat on landfill, 2 Water Rail in front of hide, 4 Snipe, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Common Gull (Richard Marsh); 70 Teal, 8 Snipe, 2 Water Rail chasing each other in front of hide (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail under feeders, 3 Snipe, Coal Tit on feeders (Richard Marsh); Coal Tit, 2 Water Rail under feeder (Jerry O’Brien); Hawfinch in car park field (Alan Rymer)
Black Swan Lake – 5 Siskin in tree across road from Lavell’s car park (John McGowan)
December 20th
Lea Farm GP – Cetti’s Warbler in ditch in front of Ron’s hide, 2 Water Rail in front of hide, 221 Lapwing (Richard Stansfield); 3 Common Gull (Paul O’Neill); Peregrine male stooping over water several times (John McGowan)
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail near Bittern hide (Richard Stansfield): Hawfinch middle copse up high (FJC); Barn Owl looking out of box (John McGowan)
Sandford Lake – 10 Siskin along Loddon near fisherman’s car park see picture (John McGowan)
Siskin near Sandford – John McGowan
Vixen in winter coat at Lavell’s – Geoff Emmett
December 19th
Lavell’s Lake – 270 Teal (FJC); Water Rail (Geoff Emmett)
Water Rail at Lavell’s – Geoff Emmett
December 18th
Lea Farm GP – 3 Snipe on east shore, Shelduck (Richard Marsh); Stonechat (Brian Bennett); 2 Little Egret, 3 Water Rail 2 fighting on edge of reeds 1 under feeders, Common Gull on raft (Bob Bennett); Water Rail along Loddon behind Lea Farm hide (Peter Scudamore)
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail under feeders behind Bittern hide (Peter Scudamore)
Sandford Lake – Water Rail flushed from the ditch along the west side of lake (Richard Marsh)
Red Kite near Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett
December 17th
Lea Farm GP – Jack Snipe on east shore, 4 Snipe on east shore, 3 Shelduck, 330 Teal – a new park record, 115 Wigeon, 3 Shelduck (Renton Righelato)
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl in entrance to box, Hawfinch in car park field (John McGowan)
White Swan Lake – Bittern well hidden in reeds (John McGowan)
December 16th
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail under feeders (John McGowan); 2 Hawfinch in copse, Bullfinch male around perimeter (Richard Marsh); Water Rail heard, Little Egret over north landfill, 3 Meadow Pipit dropped behind a landfill burner, 80+ Lapwing on bund, 2 Snipe left scrape (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 70+ Shoveler (FJC); 103 Pochard minimum count, 141 Tufted Duck, 267 Coot (Renton Righelato)
Black Swan Lake – Ferruginous duck male, 105 Wigeon, 78 Gadwall (Renton Righelato)
December 14th
Lea Farm GP – Water Rail under feeders (Rick Dawson); Raven on landfill (Geoff Emmett)
Lavell’s Lake – Hawfinch car park field copse (Rick Dawson)
Raven on landfill at Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett
December 12th
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Hawfinch car park field copse; 2 Raven over towards the south east (FJC)
Fieldfare across the Loddon – John McGowan
December 10th
Lea Farm GP – 136 Teal, Great Black-backed Gull on shingle island (FJC)
White Swan Lake – Bittern showing well (FJC)
December 9th
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Hawfinch car park field copse (John McGowan)
December 8th
Lea Farm GP – Peregrine over lake see pictures (Geoff Emmett)
Peregrine over Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett
Peregrine over Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett
December 7th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper flew over heading north (Peter Scudamore)
White Swan Lake – Bittern climbing the reeds at dusk (Chris Gent)
December 6th
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Water Rail under feeder at Bittern hide, Goosander over heading towards Sandford Lake (John McGowan); 3 Snipe, Water Rail, Bullfinch, Nuthatch, Peregrine circled low over the scrape at Bittern hide before landing in a tree on the north shore (Richard Marsh); 3 Hawfinch 2 males and a female in copse in centre of car park field for 10 minutes (Alan Rymer)
White Swan Lake – 3 Common Gull (Richard Marsh); Chiffchaff (John McGowan)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck both males (Richard Marsh)
Redwood Lake – Little Grebe (Richard Marsh)
December 5th
Lea Farm GP – 9 Snipe on landfill, 13+ Meadow Pipit on landfill, Green Sandpiper in south west corner (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Snipe on bund, 2 Water Rail under feeders, 3 Ringed-necked Parakeet over (Richard Marsh)
Water Rail under feeders at Lavell’s – Geoff Emmett
December 4th
Lea Farm GP – Stonechat on electric wire post on landfill (Brian Bennett); Green Woodpecker see picture, 2 Nuthatch on feeder see picture (Geoff Emmett)
Green Woodpecker – Geoff Emmett
a pair of Nuthatch on feeders – Geoff Emmett
December 3rd
Lea Farm GP – Peregrine low over south west corner, 4 Snipe on eastern shore, 72+ Teal (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Hawfinch on eastern side of car park field (Brian Bennett); 2 Water Rail under feeder at Bittern hide (Gavin Turner); 2 Hawfinch still showing well flew off east (FJC)
White Swan Lake – Bittern flew from back of reeds to reed edge possible second in reeds, Water Rail (Gavin Turner)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck both males (Gavin Turner & Jenny Vaughan)
December 2nd
Lea Farm GP – 2 Hawfinch male and female (Brian Bennett); Jack Snipe on north spit (Richard Stansfield)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Hawfinch flying around car park field (Richard Marsh); Water Rail under feeder at Bittern hide, Kestrel over then landed in Hawthorn bush (John McGowan); 7 Snipe (Marek Walford)
Black Swan Lake – 4 Little Egret at the south end (Steve Day)
White Swan Lake – Bittern very well hidden in the reeds (John McGowan); Water Rail heard only (Marek Walford)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck both males (John McGowan)
December 1st
Lea Farm GP – 3 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull (Richard Marsh); Little Grebe on Loddon near Green Bridge, Sparrowhawk Male on path to hide (Bob Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Hawfinch flying around car park field, Green Woodpecker in car park field, Buzzard over car park field, Sparrowhawk low over field (Dominic McKenzie); Treecreeper on Loddon path, Bullfinch on path between hides, Kingfisher along Loddon, Snipe on Bittern hide bund (Richard Marsh)
White Swan Lake – 2 Common Gull, 2 Little Grebe near reeds (Richard Marsh)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck both males (Bob Bennett)
Mortimer’s Meadows – Green Woodpecker (Richard Marsh)
Vixen with a snack – Geoff Emmett
