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Sightings archive

January 2018

January 31st
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail seen at Bittern hide (Eileen Williams); Barn Owl (John Morgan)

January 30th
Lea Farm GP – Shelduck in south east corner (John McGowan); Cetti’s Warbler see picture (Alan Travers)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Mistle Thrush in car park field (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 30 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll along the Loddon south of Sandford Lane (Brian Bennett); Raven over (John McGowan)
White Swan Lake – 2 Sparrowhawk male and female flying together over lake (Bob Bennett)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck, Goldcrest, 3 Treecreeper, Song Thrush (Bob Bennett)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Kestrel perched on 6th lamppost on Bader Way (John McGowan)


Cetti’s Warbler at Lea Farm – Alan Travers


A Pair of Teal at Teal hide Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett


A Pair Frisky Foxes at Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett

January 29th
Lea Farm GP – Shelduck, Bar-Headed Goose (Alan Rymer)
Lavell’s Lake – Bar-Headed Goose see picture (Geoff Emmett)


Bar-Headed Goose at Lavell’s – Geoff Emmett

January 28th
Lea Farm GP – Shelduck drake see picture (Geoff Emmett)
Lavell’s Lake – Hawfinch male in top end copse of car park field (Paul Bright-Thomas); 2 Water Rail under feeders (Marek Walford)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck showing well (Paul O’Neill)


Drake Shelduck at Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett

January 27th
Lea Farm GP – 2 Stonechat male and female on the landfill, Peregrine female over landfill and Lodge Wood then across lake scattering everything (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Green Sandpiper on balance pool, 80+ Meadow Pipit large number for this time of year, Hawfinch female in copse in car park field (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – Goldeneye female seen from view point (Steven Day)

January 25th
Lea Farm GP – 3 Shelduck (Alan Travers); 2 Stonechat male and female foraging on the landfill, Water Rail seen briefly behind the main reedbed, Oystercatcher on Tern raft see picture, Sparrowhawk male seen twice near hide, Reed Bunting male and female, 2 Nuthatch (Richard Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Water Rail under feeders, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Snipe, 2 Reed Bunting male and female on feeder, 2 Greenfinch male and female on feeder at Bittern hide (Rick Dawson)


Early Oystercatcher at Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett


Female Reed Bunting at Lavell’s – Alan Travers

January 24th
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl in box, Woodcock over bay flying fast towards meadow (FJC)

January 23rd
Lea Farm GP – Shelduck in north east corner (Peter Scudamore)
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail below feeders, Redwing over many large flocks on the move (David William-Jones); 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Brambling male under feeder (Stuart Gay)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck (David William-Jones)


Ring-necked Parakeet at Lavell’s – Stuart Gay

January 22nd
Lea Farm GP – 2 Shelduck in south west corner but very mobile, Water Rail under feeders, 2 Stonechat male and female on landfill, 20+ Meadow Pipit in one large flock smaller flocks seen later, Sparrowhawk male made attempt on feeders without success, 2 Raven over from Lodge Wood, 4 Herring Gull juveniles on raft, Common Gull on raft, Snipe on east shore (Bob Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Snipe feeding at back right of scrape see picture (Alan Travers); Brambling male on feeders at Bittern hide see pictures (Geoff Emmett); 2 Reed Bunting male and female, Water Rail below feeders see picture (Steve Rogers)


Snipe at Lavell’s – Alan Travers


Male Brambling on feeders at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett


Male Brambling below feeders at Lavell’s Lake – Geoff Emmett


Female Reed Bunting at Lavell’s Lake – Steve Rogers


Water Rail at Lavell’s Lake – Steve Rogers

January 21st
Lea Farm GP – 3 Shelduck (Alan Rymer)
Lavell’s Lake – Brambling male on feeders, 17+ Snipe feeding at back right of scrape (Alan Rymer); Water Rail under feeders at Bittern hide (Nigel Rampton)

January 20th
Lea Farm GP – Cetti’s Warbler showing well on river bank just before hide, Stonechat male on landfill close to lake edge (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Egret seen from Teal hide, Brambling on feeders at Bittern hide (John McGowan); Hawfinch landed briefly to right of middle copse (Laurence Forster)
Sandford Lake – Water Rail (John McGowan)

January 19th
Lea Farm GP – Shelduck, Little Egret (Richard Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl looking out of box (John McGowan); Peregrine over east (FJC)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck (Paul Bright-Thomas)


Long-Tailed Tit at Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett

January 18th
Lavell’s Lake – Brambling male on feeders (Steven Day); 2 Woodcock over path to Bittern hide (Brian Bennett)


Male Brambling on feeder with friends at Lavell’s – Steven Day

January 17th
Lea Farm GP – Water Rail under feeders, Sparrowhawk through feeder area (Rick Dawson)
Lavell’s Lake – Buzzard on electric wires see picture (Geoff Emmett)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck (Rick Dawson)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Kestrel perched on lamppost on Bader Way (Brian Bennett)


Buzzard on electric wires at Lavell’s – Geoff Emmett

January 16th
Lea Farm GP – 2 Bullfinch male and female, Nuthatch on feeder (Geoff Emmett); 2 Little Grebe on Loddon just past the Green Bridge see picture (Richard Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – Common Gull (Richard Marsh); Sparrowhawk, 6 Snipe (Steven Day); Brambling seen from Bittern hide see picture (John Sears)
Sandford Lake – Goldcrest along Loddon in trees near fisherman’s car park, Great Spotted Woodpecker in tree on opposite bank of the Loddon (Bob Bennett); 20+ Siskin in Alders near Sandford Lake adjacent to top of Black Swan (Anne Cronin)


Brambling at Lavell’s – John Sears


Little Grebe on the Loddon – Richard Marsh

January 15th
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Little Egret seen from Bittern hide, Raven sat in low tree next to Poplar, Woodcock straight over my head from west to east and over meadow (John McGowan); Treecreeper see picture (Geoff Emmett)


Treecreeper at Lavell’s – Geoff Emmett

January 14th
Lea Farm GP – Little Egret (Marek Walford)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 little Egret (Alan Rymer); Hawfinch male landed in middle copse, Peregrine back on Poplar just flew east (FJC); Coal tit on feeders by Loddon near Teal hide (Marek Walford); Lesser Redpoll (Joseph Taylor)
White Swan Lake – Goldfinch, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll in mixed flock (FJC)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck (Nigel Cleere)


Buzzard in tree – Geoff Emmett

January 13th
Lea Farm GP – Barn Owl hunting along Phragmites ditch chased by Crow heading towards Lodge Wood (FJC); Stonechat, 6 Meadow Pipit on landfill opposite hide (Richard Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – Stonechat male on Elder left of balancing pool, Raven flying east over landfill, Hawfinch landed in Ash on east side of car park field, Peregrine hunting Lapwing and currently perched in remaining Poplar, 2 Woodcock flew round 3 times viewed from tarmac path 200 feet from Bittern hide looking West, Meadow Pipit on landfill (FJC); Little Egret, Coal Tit on opposite Loddon bank near Teal hide on feeders (Marek Walford); 12 Snipe, 2 Nuthatch on feeders (Peter Foulds); Water Rail under feeders, Reed Bunting around feeder, Treecreeper around feeders (Dominic MacKenzie)
Sandford Lake – Siskin over Loddon in trees near fisherman’s car park opposite mill (John McGowan)
Black Swan Lake – Goldeneye male seen from playground, Goosander drake seen from playground (Steven Day)
White Swan Lake – Bittern showing well sitting by bottom of reeds out front (John McGowan)

January 12th
Lea Farm GP – Coal Tit on feeder, Little Egret, 6 Common Gull, 8 Herring Gull, Nuthatch, 3 Reed Bunting (Richard Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – Hawfinch female on tall Poplar on north side (Brian Bennett); 2 Snipe, 4 Redwing (Richard Marsh); Raven east over the Loddon being chased by a Kite (Rick Dawson); Brambling female in Willow next to John’s bench then flew out over Tern meadow and off out of view right (FJC)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck next to raft (Rick Dawson)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Bullfinch (Richard Marsh); Kestrel perched on lamppost on Bader Way (Brian Bennett)

January 11th
Lavell’s Lake – Hawfinch in car park field copse (Alan Rymer); Green Sandpiper seen from Bittern hide see picture (Geoff Emmett); 5+ Meadow Pipit seen over landfill, 40+ Redwing over landfill, Little Egret flew south (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Tawny Owl calling and showing well in trees on west side of lake (Brian Bennett)


Green Sandpiper at Lavell’s – Geoff Emmett


Running Roe Deer at Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett

January 10th
Lea Farm GP – Cetti’s Warbler see picture (Geoff Emmett)
Lavell’s Lake – Hawfinch male in car park field copse before flying east (John McGowan)
Sandford Lake – 10+ Siskin foraging in trees south of the lake flew towards River Loddon (Richard Marsh)
Black Swan Lake – Goldeneye male seen from viewing platform, Goosander drake seen from view point (John McGowan)


Cetti’s Warbler at Lea Farm – Geoff Emmett

January 9th
Sandford Lake – 40+ Siskin, feeding in alders along River Loddon south of mill just past gate (Brian Bennett)
Black Swan Lake – Goldeneye male seen from viewing platform (John Morgan); 2 Treecreeper east side near Emm Brook (Bob Bennett); Goosander drake seen from view point, 2 Shelduck seen on east side of lake (Steven Day)


Goosander Drake at Black Swan seen from viewing platform – John Sears

January 8th
Lea Farm GP – Stonechat male on electric wires on landfill, Little Egret north west corner (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Coal Tit by River Loddon feeders opposite Teal Hide (Brian Bennett); Goosander drake at Bittern hide see pictures (Geoff Emmett)
Black Swan Lake – Goldeneye male seen from view point (Brian Bennett); Goosander drake seen from view point (Steven Day)


Goosander Drake at Lavell’s stretching his wings – Geoff Emmett


Goosander Drake at Lavell’s – Geoff Emmett

January 7th
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail under feeder at Bittern hide, Reed Bunting (Anne Cronin); Great Black-backed Gull east over landfill, Little Egret north over landfill, 23 Fieldfare over car park (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – Goldeneye male seen from view point (Steven Day)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck both males (David Williams-Jones)

January 6th
Lea Farm GP – Stonechat, Little Egret north over (Marek Walford)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Hawfinch sitting in oak (John McGowan); Coal Tit on feeders on opposite bank of Loddon near Teal hide, Grey Wagtail near balancing pond, Green Sandpiper heard on path to Bittern Hide (Marek Walford); 28 Teal, 38 Wigeon, 38 Gadwall (Simon Proddow)
White Swan Lake – Bittern (Marek Walford)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck (Marek Walford)

January 5th
Lea Farm GP – Water Rail under the feeders (Richard Sajdak)
White Swan Lake – Bittern (Richard Sajdak)

January 4th
Lea Farm GP – Nuthatch, 2 Common Gull, Herring Gull immature, Reed Bunting female, 2 Cetti’s Warbler heard only, Sparrowhawk male (Richard March)
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl showing in box doorway (Roger Stansfield)
White Swan Lake – Bittern (Roger Stansfield); Little Grebe (Gray Burfoot)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck (Marcus L’Anson)

January 2nd
Lea Farm GP – Little Egret just before Green bridge then flew down stream (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl perched on post in car park, 2 Raven in from north heading south east, Hawfinch in car park field (FJC)
Dinton Centre – House Sparrow calling outside café, Mistle Thrush over overflow car park FJC)

January 1st
Lea Farm GP – Stonechat on landfill, Common Gull, Snipe, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Egyptian Goose, Water Rail heard, Cetti’s Warbler heard (Richard Marsh); 2 Great Black-backed Gull towards south east, Ring-necked Parakeet over landfill, Collard Dove near Lea Farm, Teal, Little Egret (FJC); Shelduck (Tim James)
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl flying over meadow went over trees towards landfill, Reed Bunting, Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Coot, Snipe heard from car park, Mallard, Lapwing, Greylag heard, Redwing, Wood Pigeon, Gadwall, Moorhen, Grey Heron, Egyptian Goose, Mute Swan, Wigeon, Carrion Crow, Tufted Duck, Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw, Magpie, Wren, Great Tit, Green Woodpecker, Red Kite, Stock Dove, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Long-tailed Tit, Feral Pigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Fieldfare, 10+ Meadow Pipit on landfill, Lesser Black-backed Gull over, 2 Hawfinch in middle copse, Coal Tit near Teal hide, Sparrowhawk over landfill, Buzzard over landfill (FJC); 30+ Siskin over car park, Kestrel over landfill, 2 Raven over landfill, Tawny Owl calling near mill (Marek Walford)
Black Swan Lake – Song Thrush, Starling, Blue Tit, Cormorant, Great-Crested Grebe, Grey Wagtail on beach, Pochard, Common Gull, Black-headed Gull, Kingfisher, Herring Gull over, Rook, Shoveler over, Nuthatch calling to east (FJC)
White Swan Lake – Bittern (FJC)
Middle Marsh – 2 Ferruginous Duck (Marek Walford); Dunnock (Anne Cronin)