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Birds, Moths & Other Wildlife sightings for 2012. (January 14, 2013, 07:38:08 PM) quote  
Dec 20th - Dec 31st 2012
Up to 200 Jackdaw, up to 39 Magpie, up to 17 Teal, up to 6 Tufted Duck, up to 5 Mallards, up to 8 Shoveler, up to 16 Meadow Pipit, up to 13 Egyptian Geese (max 31st Dec on Lynsters field), up to 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, up to 50 Siskin and up to 6 Goldcrest. Water Rail (20th Dec, heard 24th & 30th Dec), Buzzard (21st & 23rd Dec), Rook (4 on 20th Dec), Reed Bunting (3 on 20th Dec), Bullfinch (female on 21st Dec), Treecreeper (21st Dec), Pheasant (21st Dec), Canada Geese, Blackbirds, Goldfinches, Mute Swan, Robins, Long-tailed Tits (6), Blue Tits (16+), Great Tits (6+), Chaffinches (10+), Dunnock, Wigeon (30th Dec), Gadwall (18 on 29th Dec), Moorhens, Cormorant (29th Dec), Wren (29th Dec), Grey Heron (23rd Dec), Jays, Red Kite (23rd & 26th Dec), Sparrowhawk (23rd & 28th Dec), Buzzard (30th Dec), Redwing (8 on 26th Dec, 12 on 28th Dec), Snipe (28th Dec), Little Grebe (2 on 26th Dec), 4 Greylag Geese (31st Dec), Green Sandpiper (2 on 28th Dec and 1 on 30th & 31st Dec), Great Spotted Woodpecker and Green Woodpecker (27th & 28th Dec and 2 on 31st Dec).
Rabbits and up to 5 Squirrels. Fox (26th & 27th Dec). Muntjac (27th Dec outside Shell Hide).

Dec 2nd - Dec 19th 2012
Up to 17 Gadwalls, up to 8 Shovelers, Tufted Ducks, up to 4 Jays, Siskin (11 on 2nd Dec, 4th & 19th Dec, 30 on 7th & 9th Dec), Buzzard (2nd Dec, 1 in Long Hedge tree 4th Dec, 16th Dec, 2 on 19th Dec), Wigeon (20 on 2nd Dec), 2 Chiffchaffs (2nd Dec and possibly 1 on 16th Dec), Redpoll (2nd & 19th Dec), Great Spotted Woodpecker, up to 5 Mute Swans, Red Kite (4th, 9th, 16th & 19th Dec), Song Thrush (6th Dec), Wren (4 on 9th Dec), Goldfinches, Green Woodpecker (2 on 7th Dec, 1 on 16th & 19th Dec), Treecreeper (7th & 16th Dec), Redwing (2nd, 7th, 9th & 10th Dec, 20 on 16th Dec), Fieldfare (heard 2nd Dec), up to 8 Teal, Egyptian Geese, Long-tailed Tits, Robin (3 on 9th Dec), Goldcrest (7 on 2nd Dec, 2 on 9th Dec, 1 on 10th & 16th Dec), Greylag Geese (6 on Lynsters 9th Dec), 100+ Jackdaws, Blackbirds, Chaffinches, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Magpie (2 on 9th Dec), Mallards, Coots, Moorhens, R.N. Parakeets, Bullfinch (2nd Dec, female on 10th Dec, 1 on 19th Dec), Sparrowhawk (10th & 19th Dec), Meadow Pipit (2 on 10th Dec, 16th Dec), Little Grebe (16th Dec, 2 on 19th Dec), Pied Wagtails (6 on 2nd Dec), Grey Wagtail (2nd & 16th Dec), Pheasant (2nd Dec) and Kestrel (19th Dec).
Rabbits and Squirrels.

Nov 8th - Dec 1st 2012 - Stream now flowing
Kingfisher (7th Nov), Sparrowhawk (8th, 21st (at Clubhouse feeders), 22nd & 25th Nov), Green Woodpecker (8th, 10th, 19th & 25th Nov, 2 on 29th Nov), Little Grebe (10th & 18th Nov), male Goosander (10th Nov), Reed Bunting (11th Nov), Water Rail (heard 12th, 13th & 15th Nov, seen 25th Nov), Grey Wagtail (12th Nov), Cetti's Warbler (heard 13th Nov, seen 15th Nov), Treecreeper (18th & 25th Nov), Goldcrest (18th & 19th Nov, 2 on 29th Nov), Mistle Thrush (18th Nov), Goldfinches, Chaffinches, Great Spotted Woodpecker (19th, 25th, 29th Nov & 1st Dec), Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Stock Dove, Coots, Moorhens, Long-Tailed Tits, Great Tits, Buzzard (25th & 29th Nov), Sparrowhawk (8th Nov), Red Kite (25th & 29th Nov), Kestrel (25th Nov), Great Crested Grebe ( 25th Nov), Lesser Redpoll (27th Nov), Blackcap (female on 29th Nov), Blue Tits, Robins, 1 male Pheasant (1st Dec) and 15 Redwing (29th Nov).
Up to 17 Gadwall (26th Nov), 10 Teal (19th Nov), 8 Shoveler (18th Nov), 7 Wigeon (on Lynsters Lake), 19 Tufted Duck (23rd Nov), 50 Siskin (27th Nov), 3 R.N Parakeet (22nd Nov), 3 Mute Swan (23rd Nov), 2 Pochard (26th Nov), 2 Egyptian Geese (28th Nov) and 3 Jay (1st Dec).
Weasel (17th Nov) on logs near Clubhouse, Mole hills in Paddock (18th Nov), Fox (29th Nov), 5 Squirrels at Clubhouse feeder site (1st Dec) and The Sprawler (a new moth record for the reserve, 11th Nov).

Oct 11th - Nov 7th 2012
Up to 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Pochard, 7 Little Grebe, 12 Shoveler (30th Oct), 3 Jay, 11 Gadwall (31st Oct), 20 R.N. Parakeet (19th Oct), 2 Mute Swan, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 4 Wren (20th Oct), 6 Tufted Duck (2nd Nov), 50+ Jackdaw (3rd Nov), 22 Greylag Goose (4th Nov), 6 Pied Wagtail (5th Nov), 40+ Black-headed Gull and 35 Teal (18th Oct). Wigeon (12th Oct, 2 on 29th Oct), Snipe (12th, 14th-16th Oct), Kestrel (12th Oct), Green Woodpecker (15th & 29th Oct, 2 on 22nd, 31st Oct & 2nd-3rd Nov, 3 on 25th Oct), Green Sandpiper (19th-21st Oct, 5th Nov, 2 on 5th Nov), Sparrowhawk (19th, 21st, 27th, 29th & 31st Oct), Magpie (20th Oct), Robin, Pheasant (20th Oct), Water Rail (21st, 28th-30th Oct & 4th Nov, heard 2nd & 5th Nov), Great Spotted Woodpecker (23rd & 29th Oct), Cetti's Warbler (24th-25th & 28th-29th Oct, heard 2nd, 4th & 6th Nov), 5 Swallow over Lynsters Farm (27th Oct), Siskin (10 on 28th Oct, 20 on 29th Oct, 3 on 2nd Nov), Common Sandpiper (29th Oct), Song Thrush (29th Oct), 2 Bullfinch (5th Nov), Egyptian Goose (3 on 29th-30th Oct, 2 on 6th Nov), Buzzard (31st Oct, 4th & 5th Nov), Red Kite (1st & 4th & 5th Nov), Goldcrest (3rd-4th Nov), 2 Stock Dove (5th Nov), Pair of Blackcap (6th Nov), 200+ Fieldfare (6th Nov) and 15 Redwing (6th Nov).
Comma (5 on 12th Oct), Red Admiral (12th Oct), Common Darter (12 on 12th Oct, 1 on 16th Oct, 14 on 17th Oct, also 20th & 24th Oct, 4 on 4th Nov, 7 on 5th Nov), Migrant Hawker (3 on 12th Oct, 2 on 16th & 17th Oct, also 20th & 24th Oct), Fox (12th Oct, 7th Nov (making a den) and 3 on 4th Nov), Tripe Fungus, Muntjac (17th Oct), 3 mice in Workshop (20th Oct), young Newt (20th Oct) and Orange-tip (29th Oct).

Oct 1st - Oct 10th 2012
Grey Wagtail (singles 3rd & 7th-8th Oct, 2 on 4th, 9th & 10th Oct), Teal (up to 21 by 8th Oct), Shoveler (up to 8), Little Grebe (up to 4), House Martin (c100 3rd Oct), Red Kite (2 on 4th & 9th Oct, 1 on 7th Oct mobbed by 2 R-N Parakeets), Buzzard (4th & 7th Oct, 4 on 9th Oct), Sparrowhawk (4th & 7th Oct), Pochard (2 on 5th, 8th & 10th Oct), Green Sandpiper (1 most days, 2 10th Oct), Kingfisher (up to 2), Redwing (5 over 7th Oct), Jay (up to 2), Jackdaw (c40 on 7th Oct), Tufted Duck (10 on 8th Oct), Snipe (9th Oct) and Green Woodpecker (male and female 9th Oct).
Comma (6 on 4th Oct, 2 on 9th & 10th Oct), Red Admiral (4th, 9th & 10th Oct), 2 Speckled Wood (4th Oct), Migrant Hawker (2 on 4th Oct, 6 on 9th Oct & 1 on 10th Oct), Common Darter (6 on 4th Oct & 4 on 10th Oct), Forest Shieldbug (4th Oct), Common Blue Damselfly (4th Oct), Brimstone (4th Oct), Common Vole (6th Oct) and 7-spot Ladybird (10th Oct).

Sep 6th - Sep 30th 2012
Treecreeper (6th Sep), 4 Little Grebe and 2 young, Little Egret (7th Sep), Chaffinch (6+), Blackbird, Goldfinch (up to 4), Stock Dove (up to 6), Pheasant (male 8th Sep), Grey Heron (up to 3), Coot & young, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Long-Tailed Tits, Tufted Duck (with broods of 5 & 2 9th Sep), Green Sandpiper (up to 2), Teal (up to 16), Shoveler (up to 20), Buzzard (9th & 18th Sep, 2 on 26th Sep mobbed by Crows), Hobby (9th & 11th Sep), Kingfisher (up to 2, male and female), House Martin (20+ 11th Sep, c50 12th, 13th & 26th Sep), Lapwing (12th Sep), Sparrowhawk (12th & 18th Sep), Chiffchaff (15th & 22nd Sep), Grey Wagtail (16th, 19th, 25th, 26th and 28th Sep), Egyptian Goose (5 on 17th & 19th Sep), Red Kite (2 on 18th Sep, 1 on 22nd Sep), Cetti's Warbler (male from Teal Hide 18th Sep), Snipe (20th & 22nd Sep, 4 on 23rd Sep), Goldcrest (22nd & 28th Sep), Cormorant (22nd Sep), Siskin (2 on 22nd Sep), Redpoll (28th Sep), Jay (up to 3), Wren (up to 2), Linnet (3 on 22nd Sep), Greenfinch (3 on 23rd Sep), Canada Goose and Greylag Goose.
Red Admiral (11 on 6th Sep, 8 on 13th Sep, 3 on 17th & 19th Sep, 1 on 20th, 21st, 22nd & 25th Sep), Small Tortoiseshell (3 on 6th Oct, 1 on 13th Sep), Small White (6th Sep), Speckled Woods (6th, 13th, 17th, 19th, 22nd & 27th Sep), Banded Demoiselle (6th Oct), Migrant Hawker (10th, 8 on 17th Sep, 10+ on 19th Sep), Fox (11th Sep), Brimstone (12th & 22nd Sep), Comma (4 on 13th Sep, 5 on 17th Sep, 2 on 19th & 20th Sep, 1 on 22nd Sep, 3 on 25th Sep), Common Darter (5 on 17th Sep, 6 on 19th Sep, 7+ pairs laying eggs on lake in front of Teal hide on 22nd Sep, also 25th, 27th & 29th Sep), Ruddy Darter (2 on 17th Sep), Small Copper (17th, 20th & 22nd Sep, 2 on 19th Sep), Common Blue Damselfly (2 on 17th & 19th Sep), dead Weasel in Paddock (20th Sep), Muntjac (21st Sep) and 2 Wood Mice by Long Hedge hide (22nd Sep, 1 on 29th).

Sep 1st - Sep 5th 2012
Nuthatch on feeder (1st & 2nd Sep), Gadwall, up to 3 Little Grebe and 2 young, Chaffinches, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Greenfinches, Tufted Duck (with 8 young on 2nd Sep), Pochard, up to 10 Shoveler, Jay, Blackcap, Grey Heron, Teal (up to 11 by 5th Sep), 1 Green Sandpiper (2nd to 5th Sep), pair of Red-crested Pochard (3rd Sep), R-N Parakeets at feeders, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk (4th Sep), Hobby (5th Sep), Goldfinch and Treecreeper (5th Sep).
Squirrel, Red Admiral (7 on 4th and 4 on 5th Sep), 3 Tortoiseshell (5th Sep), 1 Small White (5th Sep) and Speckled Woods (5th Sep).

Aug 20th - Aug 31st 2012
Kingfisher (up to 2), Green Sandpiper (up to 2), Tufted Duck (with broods of 8,5 & 4 - 21st Aug, 9 young on 27th Aug), Gadwall (12 on 22nd Aug, 25 on 27th Aug, 15 on 29th Aug), up to 4 Little Grebe and 4 young , Shoveler (up to 6), Mallard, Osprey over (25th Aug), Goldfinch, Long-tailed Tits, Green Woodpecker (25th Aug), Chiffchaff, Wren, Nuthatch at Clubhouse nut feeder (25th Aug), Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher (25th Aug), Blackcap (25th Aug), Canada Goose, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull and Grey Heron. Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker (including 1 headless victim of Sparrowhawk 31st Aug), Coots, Moorhens, Blackbird, Hobby (26th, 28th & 31st Aug), Sparrowhawk (26th & 27th Aug), Collared Dove, Pheasant, Blue Tit, Red Kite (27th Aug), Greylag Geese (27th Aug, 12+ on 29th Aug), 6+ Stock Dove (29th Sep) and Little Egret (31st Aug).
Common Hawker dragonfly (20th Aug), Small Copper (21st Aug), 2 Red-eyed Damselfly (24th Aug), Young Fox (2 on 25th Aug) and adult Fox (31st Aug), Migrant Hawkers (with female egg laying), Common Darters, Blue Damselfly, Red Admirals (25th& 26th Aug), Peacock (25th Aug), Speckled Woods, Brown Hawker (31st Aug) and Comma (31st Aug).

Aug 19th 2012 - Discovery Day - A very hot day
Jay, Chaffinches, Red Kite, 2 Song Thrush, Blackbird, Blue Tits, Long-tailed Tits, Garden Warbler, Cormorant, Shoveler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Coot with young, Mallard, Crow, 2 Rook flying over, Stock Dove, Grey Heron, 2 Kingfisher, Little Grebe and young, Mute Swan, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Gadwall, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Wren, Tufted Duck (with broods of 9, 3 and 2), Woodpigeon, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Dunnock, Robin, R-N Parakeet and Black-headed Gull.
Red Admiral, Peacock, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Mead Brown, Mother-of-pearl, Cinnabar caterpillar, Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker and Azure Damselfly. Rabbit (3 young), Water Mint, Small White and White-lipped Banded Snail.

Jul 27th - Aug 18th 2012
Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stock Dove, Blackcap, up to 4 Jays, Lesser Black-backed Gull (27th Jul), up to 2 Kingfishers, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, male Pheasant, 2 Mute Swan, Mallard, up to 6 Little Grebe and 4, 2 and 2 young, Collared Dove, up to 4 Pochard, Tufted Duck (with broods of 10, 8, 5 and 3), 2 Shoveler, up to 6 Cormorant, Common Tern (2 on 29th Jul, 3 on 3rd Aug), Goldfinch, Gadwall (with 4 young 1st Aug, 3 on 5th Aug), Song Thrush (29th Jul), Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest (29th Jul), Red Kite (4 seen 29th Jul & 12th Aug, 1 seen 5th Aug), 2 Grey Heron, Coot and 3 young and Wren. Common Sandpiper (30th Jul), Hobby (1st, 5th & 8th Aug), 5 Long-tailed Tit (4th Aug), Green Sandpiper (5th Aug), Teal (up to 3 from 5th Aug), Nuthatch (27th Jul & 6th Aug), 5 R-N Parakeet (12th Aug), Chiffchaff (16th Aug), Lesser Whitethroat (18th Aug) and Willow Warbler (18th Aug).
Meadow Brown, Comma, Red Admiral, Brown Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer, Fox (29th Aug), Cinnabar Moth caterpillars, Small Skipper, Meadow Grasshopper, Red-eyed Damselfly (12 on 1st Aug, 4 on 12th Aug), many Mother-of-pearl moths, Marbled White (5th Aug), Grass Snake (5th & 12th Aug - from Long Hedge hide), Speckled Wood, Large White, 2 Muntjac (6th Aug), Gatekeeper, Brimstone (10th Aug), Common Darter (8 on 10th Aug), Small Copper (13th & 16th Aug), Small Tortoiseshell (14th & 16th Aug), Rabbit (up to 6), Grey Squirrel (up to 6) and fresh mole hills (19th Aug).

Jul 12th - Jul 26th 2012
Tufted Ducks (with broods of 4, 5 and 6 on 12th Jul, 6 on 15th Jul, 1,4 and 6 on 19th Jul, 1,2,4,6 and 6 on 22nd Jul, 3 and 6 on 24th Jul and 6 young on 26th Jul), Gadwall (34 logged on 14th Jul) - (with 4 young on 12th Jul, 3 on 13th Jul, 1 on 16th Jul and broods of 3,3 and 5 on 22nd Jul), up to 4 Little Grebe (with 2 young on 15th-16th, 18th-19th & 21st-23rd Jul, a brood of 5 on 23rd-24th Jul and 4 young on 26th Jul), Mallard (with broods of 1 and 2 on 16th Jul and broods of 2, 3 and 4 on 21st Jul), Kingfisher (12th, 22nd & 24th-25th Jul), Nuthatch (12th & 21st Jul), Red Kite (12th & 25th Jul), 1 Blackcap (12th & 14th Jul) and lots reported on 21st Jul), 2 Egyptian Geese (12th Jul), 5 Shoveler (13th Jul, 1 on 17th Jul and 4 on 24th Jul), 2 Common Tern (13th, 16th & 22nd Jul) and 4 Goldfinch (13th Jul). Up to 3 Jays, 3 Greenfinch, 15+ Stock Dove, 4 R-N Parakeets and 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker. Green Woodpecker (14th & 17th Jul), Pheasant (male on 14th Jul), 3 Sand Martin (15th Jul & 5 on 16th Jul), 2 Chiffchaff (15th Jul and 1 on 21st Jul), Green Sandpiper (16th & 24th Jul), Lesser Black-backed Gull (16th Jul), Kestrel (17th Jul on Owl box), Buzzard (17th & 18th Jul), Collared Dove (17th Jul), Sparrowhawk (19th Jul), Little Egret (19th Jul), Reed Warbler (1, possibly 2, singing by Rotunda Hide 21st Jul), Grey Heron (25th Jul), Cormorants (25th Jul), Hobby (26th Jul, Treecreeper (26th Jul) and 1 Teal (26th Jul).
Marbled White (6 on 12th Jul, 4 on 14th Jul, 3 on 15th Jul, 2 on 17th Jul, 3 on 19th & 21st Jul and 1 on 23rd Jul), Brown Hawker (1 on 13th, 17th and 19th Jul, 6 on 21st Jul, 3 on 23rd Jul and 5 on 24th Jul), Broad-bodied Chaser (13th Jul), Black-tailed Skimmer (1 on 13th Jul and 6 on 24th Jul), Meadow Brown (15 on 13th Jul and many on 17th Jul), Red Admiral (2 on 13th, 17th and 19th Jul, 1 on 15th & 21st Jul), Comma (3 on 17th Jul, 2 on 19th Jul and 1 on 24th Jul), Small Skipper (21st Jul with 6+ on 24th Jul), 4 Gatekeeper (24th Jul) and 1 Green-veined White (24th Jul). 21st Jul included Meadow Grasshopper, Banded White-lipped Snail, Water Snail, Large White, Brimstone (male and female), Large Skippers, a large shoal of fish (Rudd or Roach?) and a Fox (eating under the Clubhouse bird feeders).

Jul 1st - Jul 11th 2012
Tufted Duck with 9 young (1st Jul, 7 young on 5th & 8th Jul, 6 young on 9th Jul), Little Grebe with 3 young (1st Jul) and 4 with 2 young (8th & 9th Jul), Blackbird, Song Thrush, up to 7 Common Tern, Mallard with 4 young (1st Jul) and broods of 3, 4, 4, 5 and 1 (2nd Jul) and 5 young (9th Jul), Greylag Geese, Canada Geese, Egyptian Geese, Stock Dove (1st Jul), 1 Green Sandpiper (2nd Jul), Gadwall with 8 young (2nd Jul) and 7 and 5 (4th Jul) - 57 Gadwall counted on 8th Jul and 5 young, Blackcap (3rd & 4th Jul), Red Kite (3rd Jul), Great Crested Grebe (4th Jul), 2 Oystercatcher flying over (4th Jul), Kingfisher (4th Jul), up to 3 Jays, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk (4th & 7th Jul), Stock Dove (c100 on 5th Jul, 14 on 8th Jul), R-N Parakeet, Kingfisher (7th, 9th, 10th &11th Jul), Buzzard (7th Jul), Goldcrest (7th Jul), Nuthatch (calling 7th Jul), Little Egret (7th Jul), Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch (7th Jul), 5 Shoveler (8th Jul, 4 on 9th Jul), 2 Chiffchaff (9th Jul) and Red Kite (9th Jul).
Red Admiral (1st, 5th & 7th Jul, 5 on 11th Jul), Meadow Brown (1st Jul, 12 on 4th Jul, 2 on 5th Jul, 1 on 7th Jul, 15 on 11th Jul), Black-tailed Skimmer (1st & 7th Jul, 2 on 4th Jul), 50+ Common Blue Damselflies, Large Skipper (1st & 5th Jul), Meadow Grasshopper (1st Jul), Muntjac (1st Jul), Marbled White (4 on 4th Jul, 3 on 10th Jul and 6 on 11th Jul), Small White (4th & 7th Jul), The Snout (7th Jul), White Plume moth (7th Jul), Cinnabar Moth and 20+ caterpillars on Ragwort (8th Jul) and 1 Slow Worm (8th Jul) on path towards Pudding Stone.

Jun 11th - Jun 30th 2012
Great Spotted Woodpeckers (inc juveniles), Moorhens and young, Great Crested Grebe (11th & 13th Jun with 2 on 17th Jun), up to 2 Jays, Long-tailed Tits, up to 2 Shoveler, Buzzard (13th Jun), Mallards and young (1, 2, 4 & 5), 2 Garden Warbler (13th Jun), 3 Blackcap (13th Jun), up to 3 Little Grebe, Mute Swan pair, up to 28 Tufted Duck, up to 33 (26th Jun) Gadwall (one pair with 5 young 29th Jun), up to 4 pairs of Pochard, up to 2 Grey Heron, Kingfisher (14th, 24th & 30th Jun), up to 14 Greylag Geese, Song Thrush (15th Jun). 2 Common Tern (22nd Jun), Chiffchaff (23rd Jun), Reed Bunting (23rd Jun), 25+ Swifts, Goldcrest (30th Jun), young Robin (30th Jun), 3 Stock Dove (30th Jun) at Clubhouse feeders plus 15+ on Lynsters field, 1 Collared Dove (at feeder) and 1 R-N Parakeet (30th Jun).
Weasel (14th Jun), 2 Bee Orchid (from Rotunda Hide, 15th Jun), Small Tortoiseshell (19th Jun), Large Skipper (19th Jun), 2 Cinnabar Moth (19th Jun) and 1 on 23rd Jun, 3 Black-tailed Skimmer, Fox (20th & 24th Jun) and cubs playing (30th Jun), 3 Speckled Wood (24th Jun), 6 Meadow Brown (26th Jun) 1 Red Admiral (26th & 30th Jun), 100+ Common Blue Damselflies (26th Jun), 1 Comma (30th Jun), 1 Small White (30th Jun) and 1 Marbled White (30th Jun).

Jun 1st - Jun 10th 2012
6 Common Terns on raft (1st Jun) down to 1 (8th Jun). Up to 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Great Crested Grebe on Marsh Lake, Hobby over Lynsters, Blackcap, Grey Wagtail (1st Jun), 2 Garden Warblers, Swift, Swallow and House Martin. Mallard with brood of 5 (3rd Jun) and later (8th Jun) another pair also with a brood of 5. Little Grebe, Shoveler pair, up to 4 Grey Herons, 10 Tufted Duck, Long-tailed Tit, Kingfisher (5th & 6th Jun), Gadwall (18 on 1st Jun, 15 on 8th Jun & 23 on 10th Jun), R-N Parakeet (10th Jun), Nuthatch (10th Jun), Buzzard, Song Thrush, Willow Warbler (10th Jun), Cormorant and Wren.
Orange Tip, Brimstone, Painted Lady, Damselflies and 200+ Southern March Orchids (from Rotunda Hide) - all 2nd Jun. Fox (4th Jun). Male and female Red-eyed damselfly, female Broad -bodied Chaser, 3 24-spot Ladybirds and Small Magpie moth - all 9th Jun. Demoiselle, Common Blue Damselflies, Specked Wood and a snail - all 10th Jun.

May 14th - May 31st 2012
Cuckoo (14th & 24th May), Oystercatcher (14th, 15th, 16th & 21st May), Hobby (15th May), Red Kite (2 on 27th May), Great Crested Grebe, Robin (juv on 15th May), Crow taking Greylag gosling, Treecreeper (pair on 15th & 26th May, singles on 17th May), Reed Warbler (2 on 16th May), Garden Warbler (2 on 16th, 21st & 23rdt May), hybrid Mallard with 9 ducklings (16th May, 8 ducklings 25th May), Sedge Warbler (17th May), Common Tern (up to 3 pairs), Blackcap, Little Grebe (with 4 on 17th May), Greylag and 5 goslings (17th May), Song Thrush (20th May) Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Cormorant (2 on 20th May), Grey Heron (up to 3), R-N Parakeet, Little Gull (reported 21st May), Little Egret (22nd May), Goldcrest (22nd May), 2 Shoveler (24th May), Chiffchaff, Black-headed Gull, Jay, Buzzard (25th & 28th May), Green Woodpecker (27th May), Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dunnock, Wren, Long-tailed Tits and Kingfisher (31st May).
Fox (cubs seen on 16th, 26th & 29th May, adult logged on 20th May) and Squirrel (20th May). Peacock, 3 Brimstone, Orange Tip, Holly Blue, Common Blue Damselflies, Orchids starting to flower in front of Rotunda Hide, Grass Snake seen swimming from Teal and Long Hedge Hide, beginnings of a wasp nest in LH hide - all recorded 23rd May. 25th to 31st reports included Orange Tip, Small White, Holly Blue, Brimstone, Red Admiral, 100+ Common Blue Damselflies, 100+ Southern Marsh Orchids, Peacock, Speckled Wood, Cinnabar Moth (29th May) and female Broad-bodied Chaser.

May 12th & May 13th 2012 - Open Weekend
Coot, Mallard, Great Tit (feeding young in box 20 and another in box 3), Swift, Woodpigeon, Pochard (6 males), Grey Heron, R-N Parakeet, Blue Tit (feeding young in boxes 13, 14 and 18), Tufted Duck (1 male, 2 females), Magpie, Hobby, Cormorant, Little Grebe, Greylag Goose (and goslings), Canada Goose (and goslings), Gadwall, young Robin, Wren, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Moorhen, Chaffinch, Jackdaw, Red Kite, House Martin, Crow, Stock Dove, Blackcap, Common Tern, Buzzard, Blackbird, Kingfisher, Mute Swan pair, Greenfinch, Dunnock, Egyptian Goose, Starling, Long-tailed Tit, Collared Dove, Teal, Green Woodpecker, Garden Warbler, Cuckoo heard, Reed Warbler, Black-headed Gull, Jackdaw and Goldcrest.
Holly Blue, Speckled Wood, Peacock, Orange Tip (m & f), Brown Rat, 2 Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Fox, Squirrel, Rabbit and Green Veined White also logged.

May 1st - May 11th 2012
Teal (5 on 1st May), Kingfisher (1st, 2nd & 6th May), Blackcap (several), 2 Common Tern (1st May, 4 on 5th, 8th & 9th May), Reed Bunting (2 on 1st May, 1 on 9th May), Greenfinch, Treecreeper (2 on 6th May), Jay, Song Thrush, Wren, Little Grebe, Gadwall (5 on 1st May), Grey Wagtail (1st May), Stock Dove, Swallow (6 on 2nd May), Swift (2nd May, 6 on 5th May & c20 on 11th May), Cormorant (with 6 on 6th May), Greylag Goose, Whitethroat (2 on 4th May, 1 on 9th May), Pochard, Green Woodpecker (4th May from Rotunda hide), Garden Warbler (2 on 5th May, 1 on 6th May), Sparrowhawk (5th May), Egyptian Goose (8 on Lynsters field 6th May, 6 n 9th May), Swallow (6th May), Red Kite (6th May), Great Spotted Woodpecker, Canada Goose with 5 goslings (8th May), Mallard with 1 large duckling (9th May), 6 Tufted Duck (9th May), Reed Warbler singing (9th May) and Wren (11th May).
Fox (2 on 1st May, 1 on 6th May, vixen 9th May), Muntjac (5th May), baby Rabbit (6th May), Yellow Rattle (1st & 6th May) and Orchids starting to bloom (9th May).

Apr 17th - Apr 30th 2012
Up to 6 Shoveler, 12 (26th Apr) Gadwall, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Kingfisher, 5 Swallow (17th Apr), 13 Egyptian Geese on Lynsters, 2 Jay, 6 Common Tern on rafts, 3 Cormorant, 9 Little Grebe, 4 Blackcap, 12 (21st Apr), 4 Grey Heron, 19 Teal, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Tufted Duck and 24 Canada Geese recorded during this period.
Also, Mallard (8 young on 17th Apr, 10 young on 18th Apr, 6 young on 21st Apr), Greylag Geese pairs with 4 and 5 goslings (28th Apr), Stock Dove (18th Apr and 2 on 24th Apr), Red Kite (20th & 26th Apr), Oystercatcher (20th Apr) on Lynsters Farm, Pied Wagtail (20th Apr), Buzzard (20th & 21st Apr), Chiffchaff (20th Apr, 2 on 25th Apr), Green Woodpecker (20th Apr), R-N Parakeet (20th Apr, 3 on 29th Apr), Sparrowhawk (a pair flying over 21st Apr, 1 on 29th Apr), Little Egret (21st Apr), 2 Goldcrest (25th Apr), House Martin (1 on 26th Apr, c100 on 29th Apr with several Swallows), 20 Swift (29th Apr), Treecreeper (29th Apr) and a Cuckoo (heard 30th Apr).
Fox (1 on 18th & 29th Apr, 2 on 20th & 21st Apr, 3 on 22nd Apr), Small White (20th Apr), Angle Shades (21st Apr), Brown Rate, 2 Orange Tip (21st & 30th Apr and 1 on 25th Apr), Green Veined White (22nd & 30th Apr), Red Admiral (22nd Apr), Muntjac (27th Apr, 2 on 30th Apr) and Holly Blue (30th Apr).

The pond survey from 9pm on 21st Apr reported: 1 Smooth Newt on doorstep of Clubhouse, 7 Smooth Newts (6m, 1f) in leaf litter on path on south side of Clubhouse, c12 Smooth Newts in the pond, 1 female Diving Beetle, other water beetles, 1 water beetle larvae and some Whirligigs beetles.

Apr 8th - Apr 16th 2012
Up to 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 2 Kingfisher, 44 Teal, 15 Shoveler, 11 Egyptian Geese on Lynsters, 4 Greylag Geese, 7 Grey Heron, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Gadwall, 6 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 2 Jay logged during this period.
Also, Mallard (with 1 young on 8th Apr), Little Egret (9th, 10th & 15th Apr), Treecreeper (10th Apr and a pair on 11th Apr), Red Kite (11th Apr), Stock Dove (13th Apr), Bullfinch (14th Apr), 2 Goldcrest (16th Apr) and Little Ringed Plover (16th Apr).
Fox (1 on 10th, 11th & 12th Apr, 3 on 16th Apr), Muntjac (11th & 13th Apr), Speckled Wood (11th Apr), Holly Blue (11th Apr), 2 Peacock butterflies (13th Apr) and Orange Tip (5 on 11th Apr, 1 on 13th Apr).

Apr 1st - Apr 7th 2012
The first week of April included up to 4 Snipe, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Green Sandpiper, 42 Teal, 15 Egyptian Geese, 4 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Jay, 12 Gadwall, 5 Grey Heron, 3 Little Grebe, 3 pairs of Tufted Duck, 4 Shoveler and 1 pair of Mute Swan. Also seen were Pheasant, Treecreeper (2nd Apr), R-N Parakeet, Blue Tits (1 using nest box 10), Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Red Kite (6th Apr), Mallard (with 3 ducklings on 1st and 3rd Apr but only 1 recorded 7th Apr) and Stock Dove (near Stock Dove nest box).
Muntjac (1st & 5th Apr) and Fox (1 on 5th Apr, 2 on 7th Apr). 2 more Snakeshead Fritillary (5th Apr).

Mar 18th - Mar 31st 2012
Up to 7 Snipe, 2 Kingfisher, 38 Teal, 12 Egyptian Geese, 4 Wigeon, 9 Tufted Duck, 3 Dunnock, 8 Grey Heron, 3 Gadwall, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Little Grebe, 2 Grey Wagtail, 18 Shoveler, 4 Blackcap (from 24th Mar), 4 R-N Parakeet and 3 Green Sandpiper during this period.
30 Siskin (19th Mar), Little Egret (20th & 30th Mar), female Bullfinch (20th Mar), Red Kite (22nd Mar), 2 Buzzard (26th Mar and 1 on 27th Mar), Sparrowhawk (27th & 31st Mar) and Stock Dove (31st Mar).
Also recorded: Jay, Treecreeper, Chiffchaff (from 24th Mar), Pheasant, pair of Mute Swan, Pochard, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Coot, Moorhen and Great Tit
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker briefly seen (27th Mar) and Mallard with 6 ducklings on 25th Mar reducing to 2 ducklings by 31st Mar.
Up to 2 Foxes and 1 Muntjac throughout. Comma (19th, 26th, 27th & 30th Mar), Peacock (19th, 23rd, 26th & 27th Mar), Red Admiral (22nd & 26th Mar), Small White (22nd Mar), Green-veined White (30th Mar) and Speckled Wood (30th Mar). 2 Snakeshead Fritillary (26th Mar).

Mar 1st - Mar 17th 2012
1-2 Green Sandpiper recorded most days, Snipe numbers increasing from 1 to 7 (15th Mar), 1 Grey Wagtail, 1-2 Kingfisher, 3 - 13 (10th Mar) Egyptian Geese on Lynsters field and up to 9 Little Grebe (11th Mar). Up to 10 Tufted Duck, 87 Canada Geese, 14 Greylag Geese, 2 pairs of Pochard, 6 Shoveler, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 Pied Wagtail (5th Mar), 20 Teal, 2 Buzzard (6th Mar), 6 Grey Heron (10th Mar), 2 Mute Swan and 22 Wigeon.
Pheasant, Jay, Robin, Dunnock, Mallard, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coot, R-N Parakeet, Goldfinch and Moorhen all regular.
Red Kite (6th & 8th Mar), Little Egret (9th Mar), Reed Bunting (10th Mar), G.C. Grebe (on Lynsters Lake 10th Mar), Red-crested Pochard (13th Mar), Goldcrest (13th Mar), Redwing (13th Mar), Bullfinch (13th Mar), Treecreeper (15th Mar) and Song Thrush (17th Mar). Chiffchaff and 30+ Siskin logged on 17th Mar.
Honeybee (1st Mar), baby Rabbit (3rd Mar), Brown Rat (6th Mar), Muntjac (8th, 15th & 17th Mar, with 2 on 6th Mar), 1 Red Fox (10th & 13th Mar) and 2 on 6th Mar and Cowslips, Violets and Celandine noted 11th Mar. Squirrels very regular throughout.

Feb 19th - Feb 29th 2012
2 Green Sandpiper (until 25th Feb) and up to 11 Little Grebe (6 on one lake and 5 on another), 5 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Kingfisher, 4 Jay, 7 Egyptian Geese, 3 Redwing, 2 Buzzard, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 25 Teal. Also reported were Reed Bunting (19th & 24th Feb), 10 Wigeon (20th Feb), Fieldfare, Green Woodpecker, Grey Heron, Little Egret (23rd Feb), Wren, Bullfinch (female on 25th Feb and 2 male+1 female on 26th Feb), Song Thrush, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Sparrowhawk (28th Feb) and 1 Goldeneye (perhaps on Lynsters Lake?) on 27th Feb.
Up to 2 Fox (plus one found dead 27th Feb), 2 Brown Rats and 3 Muntjac (19th Feb). 1 Husky and 1 elderly Alsatian reported roaming wild in the area including on the reserve.

Feb 12th - Feb 18th 2012
3-7 Egyptian Geese and 15-24 Teal. 18th Feb included Red Kite (2 on 15th Feb), Goldcrest (also on 14th Feb), 2 Little Grebe, 4 Stock Dove (10 on 15th Feb), 16 Coot, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Woodpigeon, 6 Chaffinch, 1 Grey Wagtail (2 on 17th Feb), 1 Jay, 2 Magpie, Mallard (and 14th Feb), Moorhen, 2 Blackbird, 1 Grey Heron, Wren (2 on 14th Feb), Tufted Duck, Collared Dove, Blue Tit (and 14th Feb), Great Tit (and 14th Feb), male Pheasant (and 14th Feb), 2 Green Sandpiper (1 on 15th & 17th Feb), Green Woodpecker (and 14th Feb), Snipe, Fieldfare and 30+ Pied Wagtail.
50 Siskin (13th Feb), 25 Redwing (13th Feb), Great Spotted Woodpecker (14th Feb), Long-tailed Tit (14th Feb), R-N Parakeet (14th Feb), Dunnock (14th Feb), 1 Chiffchaff (15th Feb), 1 Treecreeper (15th Feb), 18 Greylag Geese (15th Feb), Brown Rat (18th Feb), Red Fox (1 on 15th Feb & 2 on 17th Feb), Mole activity (12th Feb) and Snowdrops (noted 18th Feb).

Jan 29th - Feb 11th 2012 - Snow & Icy lakes in Feb
Up to 9 Teal, 4 R-N Parakeet, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Egyptian Geese and 3 Little Grebe. Snipe (2 on 29th Jan, 1 on 4th Feb), 100 Siskin (31st Jan and 1 on 11th Feb), Goldcrest (31st Jan & 11th Feb), Green Sandpiper (1st Feb & 6th Feb), 38 Greylag Geese (2nd Feb with 4 on 8th Feb), 1 Kingfisher (1st Feb with 3 on 7th Feb) and 44 Wigeon (2nd Feb with 3 on 5th Feb).
1 Pheasant (29th Jan), 3 Treecreeper (2nd Feb), 3 Buzzard (7th Feb), 1 Sparrowhawk (31st Jan), 1 Marsh Tit heard (11th Feb), 1 Bullfinch (4th Feb), 1 Ruddy Shelduck on Lynsters field (7th Feb), 1 Red Kite over (9th Feb) and 1 Song Thrush (11th Feb). Also Wren, Goldfinch, Jay, Redwing and Fieldfare recorded.
Muntjac (29th Jan), Fox (2nd Feb & 11th Feb), Rabbit, Squirrel and Brown Rat (11th Feb)

Jan 20th - Jan 28th 2012
Throughout this period up to 3 Little Grebe (22nd Jan), 3 Grey Wagtail (22nd Jan), 100 Siskin (24th Jan), 30 Teal (23rd Jan), 7 Egyptian Geese (25th Jan) on Lynsters field, 11 Shoveler (22nd Jan), 5 R-N Parakeet (22nd Jan), 1 Kingfisher and 2 Green Sandpiper (21st Jan).
Others reports include a pair of Red-crested Pochard (20th Jan), variable numbers of Fieldfare and Redwing, Goldcrest, Pied Wagtail, Jay, Song Thrush, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Bullfinch (3 on 22nd Jan, 1 female on 23rd Jan), Treecreeper, Buzzard (22nd Jan), 1 Snipe (23rd Jan), G.S. Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 1 Red Kite (26th Jan), 20+ Chaffinch (27th Jan), Dunnock, Kestrel (28th Jan), pair of Mute Swan, Mistle Thrush (28th Jan) and a Sparrowhawk (28th Jan - chasing small bird in flight).
Fox (2 on 16th, 22nd, 25th & 26th Jan, 3 on 27th Jan), Muntjac (22nd & 27th Jan), Rabbits, Squirrels and Brown Rat (3 on 20th Jan).

Jan 8th - Jan 19th 2012
Up to 3 Green Sandpiper, up to 4 Little Grebe, up to c50 Siskin, up to 4 Egyptian Geese, up to 7 Ring-necked Parakeets & up to 30 Redwing. Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Chaffinches (17 on 19th Jan), Magpies, Woodpigeons, Blackbirds, Coots, and Moorhens (22 on 15th Jan). Greenfinch (2 on 10th Jan), Kingfisher (10th & 19th Jan), Goldcrest (10th & 11th Jan, 5+ on 14th Jan and 1 on 17th & 19th Jan), Bullfinch (11th, 14th & 15th Jan), Teal (11th Jan, 3 on 13th Jan, 12 on 15th Jan, 8 on 16th Jan & 29 on 19th Jan), Great Spotted Woodpecker (11th-12th & 14th-15th Jan), Kestrel (12th Jan), 2 Snipe (13th Jan), Grey Wagtail (13th & 16th Jan), Dunnock (2 on 14th Jan), Stock Dove (8 on 14th Jan on Lynsters field), 7 Wigeon (17th Jan), 2 Jackdaw (14th Jan), 4 Pied Wagtails (14th Jan), Grey Heron (14th Jan), Sparrowhawk (14th Jan) and Treecreeper (15th & 17th Jan).
Fox (1 on 10th Jan, 5 on 13th Jan, 1 on 14th Jan and 2 on 16th Jan), Muntjac (2 on 12th & 1 on 14th Jan), Rabbits and Squirrels.

Jan 1st - Jan 7th 2012 - water levels improving
Up to 36 Teal. Green Sandpiper (1st & 2nd Jan, with 2 on 4th Jan), Great Spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tits, Blue Tits, Great Tits, Grey Herons (2 on 1st Jan), Little Grebe (1 on 1st Jan and 2 on 6th & 7th Jan), 4 Fieldfares (1st Jan), Siskin, 6 Stock Doves (4th Jan), Grey Wagtail, Goldcrest (4th and 7th Jan), Treecreeper, 4 Tufted Duck, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Wigeon, 3 Bullfinch (2 male and 1 female on 7th Jan), 38 Black-headed Gull (on Marsh Lake 7th Jan), Jay, Magpies, Woodpigeon, 10 Mallard (7th Jan), Coot, 10+ Chaffinch, 4 Moorhen and 1 male Pheasant.
Rabbits, Squirrels, 3 Foxes, 4 Brown Rats and 2 Muntjac.

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