September 30th
Lea Farm Lake – Little Grebe juvenile seen from Renton’s screen (Lorne Akers-Douglas)
Lavell’s Lake- Wigeon female seen from Teal hide (Lorne Akers-Douglas)
Lavell’s Lake Viewing Point – 10+ House Martin around Lodge Wood, 70+ Lapwing circling the wider area (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 2 Pochard, 20+ Tufted Duck, 2 Kingfisher flying north to south (Michael Hubbard)
Black Swan Lake – Common Gull on the east side between the islands (Peter Scudamore)
September 29th
Lavell’s Lake- Kingfisher, 10 Shoveler, Buzzard in the Oak tree (Steve Clarke); Grey Wagtail (Adrian Bull)
Lavell’s Lake Viewing Point – 2 Chaffinch heading south east, 4 Redwing two heading north with two dropping in to the Car Park field, 8 Linnet heading south, Skylark heading south, 9 Meadow Pipit, 400+ Swallow steady passage of between 13 and 90 most heading south east (FJC)
September 28th
Lavell’s Lake Viewing Point – Meadow Pipit, 5 Swallow over (Nick Kightley)
September 26th
Lea Farm Lake – 5 Stonechat on the boundary fence (Tim James), 6 Swallow over, 30+ House Martin, 3 Snipe (Peter Driver)
White Swan Lake – Bullfinch, 2 Nuthatch both on the north side of the lake (Tim James)
September 24th
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Stonechat on the boundary fence (Nick Kightley)
September 22nd
Lavell’s Lake- Great White Egret over heading towards the Activity Centre (Alan Rymer)
September 21st
Lea Farm Lake – Swallow, Hobby, Snipe, Pochard, 31 Mallard, 30 Shoveler, 30 Teal, 32 Gadwall (Marek Walford); Stonechat on a corner post on the boundary fence (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake Car Park Field – 13 Swallow heading east (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake Viewing Point – 6 Meadow Pipit, 10+ Goldfinch (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 37 Shoveler near the Activity Centre (FJC)
Mortimer Meadow’s – Yellow Wagtail over heading south, Stonechat female in the phragmites under the pylon, Sedge Warbler in with a Tit flock towards the north end (Dave Rimes)
Female Stonechat on Mortimer’s Meadow – Dave Rimes
September 20th
Lavell’s Lake- 7+ Chiffchaff with two near the Yellow gate and 5+ with a Tit flock by the benches (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake Car Park Field – 2 Chiffchaff (FJC)
September 19th
Lavell’s Lake- Snipe on the Bund, Kingfisher on a post (John McGovan)
Lavell’s Lake Viewing Point – Kestrel distant in the west, Sparrowhawk male with Jackdaw’s high up, 14 Swallow in two groups of 9 and 5 heading south east (FJC)
September 17th
Lavell’s Lake Car Park Field – 2 Green Woodpecker (Adam McTiernan)
September 16th
Lavell’s Lake- 100+ Starling almost a murmuration, Water Rail heard, Kingfisher on the stick (Peter Scudamore)
September 15th
Lea Farm Lake – Little Grebe, 20 Shoveler, 31 Teal, 30 Gadwall (Marek Walford)
Lavell’s Lake- 30 Swallow heading south, Sand Martin, 2 Raven flying north over Lodge Wood, Skylark heading south (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake Car Park Field – 3 Blackcap (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake Viewing Point – 10 Meadow Pipit in 2’s and 3’s over the Landfill (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 3 Pochard one male and two females (Marek Walford)
Black Swan Lake – 182+ Ring-Necked Parakeet roosting on Goat island, Grey Wagtail on the Activity Centre beach (Brian Bennett)
September 14th
Lavell’s Lake- Spotted Flycatcher flew over the Loddon into Willows near the rope bridge (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake Car Park Field – Peregrine a large female over, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 50+ Swallow through in small groups (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake Viewing Point – 6 Meadow Pipit over the Landfill towards Lea Farm, Kingfisher flew past towards Bittern hide, Mistle Thrush called towards the Balancing pond (FJC)
September 13th
Lea Farm Lake – Little Grebe in the south west corner (John McGovan)
Lavell’s Lake- 3 Chiffchaff (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake Car Park Field – 50+ House Martin, Swallow both seen on the west side near the taller trees (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake Viewing Point – 40+ Swallow spread over the Landfill, 100+ House Martin spread over the Landfill (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 5 Swallow on the telephone lines at the Activity Centre (Rupert Woodman); 20+ House Martin, Swallow, 2+ Sand Martin in front of the Activity Centre (Dave Rimes)
September 11th
Lavell’s Lake Car Park Field – 12 Swallow over (Nick Baldwin)
September 9th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Raven over cronking, Common Sandpiper, Sandwich Tern sat on a drum (John McGovan); Whinchat on eastern boundary fence (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – Mixed flock of Swallow, Sand Martin and a single House Martin (Tim James)
Sandwich Tern on Lea Farm Lake – John McGovan
September 8th
Lea Farm Lake – Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper all in the south west corner (Lorna Akers-Douglas); Whinchat on the fence in the north east corner (Tim James); Greenshank, Snipe on the east shore (Peter Scudamore); 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake Car Park Field – Whitethroat, 7+ Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, 5 Swallow heading south (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake Viewing Point – 3 Reed Bunting, 15 Blackcap, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Chiffchaff all found on bushes near the old Oak tree, Hobby just west of Lea farm’s south west corner, 20+ Swallow flying past (FJC)
September 7th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Ringed Plover in the south west corner (Lorna Akers-Douglas); 3 Reed Warbler in front of Ron’s hide, Pintail in the north east corner, Greenshank on the east shore, 55+ Teal, Hobby over the far Landfill (FJC); Greenshank in the south west corner, Wheatear on the Landfill (Tim James); Marsh Harrier flew in for a drink before heading off towards the river Loddon (Don Broadbridge); Water Rail in the reeds in front of Renton’s screen (Adrian Bull)
Lavell’s Lake- Water Rail heard calling, Little Egret, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper (Marek Walford)
Lavell’s Lake Car Park Field – 2 Green Woodpecker (Adam McTiernan); 2 Whinchat on a hedge running into the Landfill from the Oak Tree (Marek Walford)
September 6th
Lea Farm Lake – Ringed Plover in the south west corner, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Wheatear on a Landfill vent, Greenshank on the east shore (John MacGovan); Pintail in the north east corner (Brian Bennett); Greenshank heard heading south a second bird? (FJC); Little Egret (Marek Walford)
September 5th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher (John McGovan); 2 Sedge Warbler in the reeds to the left of Ron’s hide (Tim James); Greenshank in the north east corner (Andy Tomczynski); Snipe (Marek Walford)
Lavell’s Lake- Wigeon in with the Gadwall from Teal hide (Tim James); Kingfisher on a stick near the Bund seen from Bittern hide (Peter Scudamore)
September 4th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Wigeon first of the Autumn, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Kestrel over the Landfill, Wheatear on the Landfill (Brian Bennett); 2 Snipe in front of Renton’s screen (Don Broadbridge)
Lavell’s Lake- Kingfisher briefly on a post, Great Spotted Woodpecker on the feeder’s (Adam McTiernan); Hobby hunting in front of Bittern hide, Water Rail juvenile on the spit seen from Bittern hide (Richard Sajdak)
September 3rd
Lea Farm Lake – 4 Pintail took off as I arrived heading west north west, 53 Teal, 28 Gadwall, 10 Shoveler, 4 Common Sandpiper, (FJC); Osprey took two dives for prey in front of Ron’s hide before drifting off towards Black Swan then returned drifting off north, 2 Kingfisher (John McGowan); 3 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk all seen from Renton’s screen (Michael Hubbard)
Lavell’s Lake- Common Sandpiper (Bob Bennett); 28 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck 30+ Sand Martin over high, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Cetti’s Warbler all heard (Michael Hubbard)
Lavell’s Lake Car Park Field – 50+ House Martin high above field (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake Viewing Point – Hobby high over the Landfill (Roger Stansfield)
September 2nd
Lea Farm Lake – 4 Avocet (Lorna Akers-Douglas); Ruff in the south west corner, 3 Wheatear on the Landfill at some distance (Roger Stansfield); Kingfisher in front of Ron’s hide with a fish (Paul Mattingly)
Lavell’s Lake- Kingfisher on a new branch outside Bittern hide (Alan Jackman)
4 Avocet on Lea Farm Lake – FJC
Ruff at Lea Farm Lake – Roger Stansfield
September 1st
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Green Sandpiper one in the south west corner the other in front of Renton’s screen, 3 Common Sandpiper two in front of Renton’s screen, 8 Swallow, Snipe, Kingfisher (Steve Clarke); 43+ Teal spread between the south west and north east corners, 2+ Common Tern flying around (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake- 2 Kingfisher flew outside Bittern hide (Nick Kightley)
