March 31st
Lea Farm GP – Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Blackcap singing (Alan Rymer)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Bullfinch (Richard Marsh), 4 Swallow over the car park (J Morgan)
White Swan Lake – Sparrowhawk mobbed by Crow along the Loddon (Richard Marsh)
March 30th
Lea Farm GP – Snipe, 1 Swallow, 7 Sand Martin heading south (Paul Bright-Thomas)
Lavell’s Lake – Marsh Harrier female over Lodge Wood North – from car park field, 4 Sand Martin (FJC); Kingfisher (S Hughes)
Black Swan Lake – Willow Warbler singing & mobile (S Hughes)
March 29th
Lavell’s Lake – Garganey female still on bund at Bittern hide, 55+ Shoveler, 8 Teal (FJC)
March 28th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper (Brian Bennett); Little Grebe, 11 Snipe (Richard Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – Garganey female still on bund at Bittern hide (Richard Marsh)
Garganey Tern scrape – FJC
March 27th
Lea Farm GP – Shelduck south west corner (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Garganey female still on bund seen from Bittern hide (FJC), Kingfisher, 50 Shoveler, Blackcap (Martin Kettell)
March 26th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper, 3 Goldeneye male and 2 females, Little Grebe (John McGowan)
Lavell’s Lake – Garganey female still on bund seen from Bittern hide (John McGowan), Sparrowhawk male after Snipe on the bund, Garganey female asleep on bund (Trevor Guyatt)
March 25th
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper on north spit, 3 Goldeneye male and 2 females in north east corner (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Garganey female still on bund seen from Bittern hide (FJC and Richard Marsh)
March 24th
Lea Farm GP – Little Grebe north east corner, Redshank east shore left of shingle island, 3 Goldeneye male and 2 females in north west corner (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Garganey female seen from Bittern hide (Steven Day)
Female Garganey – Steven Day
March 22nd
Lea Farm GP – 2 Little Egret in south west corner (FJC), Mediterranean Gull adult in south west corner (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Blackcap singing near west end (FJC)
March 21st
Lea Farm GP – Green Sandpiper in south east corner, 2 Little Egret flying south (FJC), Oystercatcher asleep in front of hide (Martin Kettell)
Lavell’s Lake – 52 Shoveler, Blackcap singing in blackthorn tree near yellow gate (FJC), Blackcap near Jerry’s bench (Rick Dawson)
Dinton Pastures – 12 Chiffchaff around Dinton (Rick Dawson)
Black Swan Lake –3 Oystercatcher over (Mary Jacobs)
March 20th
Lea Farm GP – Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Brent Goose (Geoff Emmett)
March 19th
Lea Farm GP – 5 Sand Martin, Jack Snipe just east of island (John McGowan), Mandarin near green bridge (Brian Bennett)
Sandford Lake – 3 Sand Martin (Brian Bennett)
March 18th
Lea Farm GP – 50 Sand Martin over from the north early for a group this large, Jack Snipe still present, Mandarin male over from the north (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – Brent Goose on main island (FJC and Marek Walford), 2 Grey Wagtail (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – 16 Snipe (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 7 Pochard (FJC)
Brent Goose – Fraser Cottington
March 17th
Lea Farm GP – Redshank NE corner (FJC) 06:35, 5 Sand Martin over 09:15, Little Egret, 4 Chiffchaff on path to hide (Bob Bennett), Jack Snipe east shore 12:10 (Richard Marsh & R Dawson)
Black Swan Lake – A male Garganey with Tufted Duck opposite sailing club, flew off over golf course 07:08 then re-found at LFGP (Bob Bennett & Geoff Emmett)
Lavell’s Lake – A pair Mandarin flew along hedgerow towards Lavell’s lake 07:25, Meadow Pipit over (FJC), Kingfisher (Mary Jacobs)
Redshank – Geoff Emmett
Male Garganey – Geoff Emmett
March 16th
Lea Farm GP – Redshank mid am (R Dawson), Oystercatcher with ring on leg in front of hide (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Grey Wagtail on beach, Little Egret flew along the Emm Brook (FJC)
March 15th
Lea Farm GP – Jack Snipe on east shore to left of island (Martin Kettell), 6 Snipe, Green Sandpiper landed in front of hide before flying to far shore (Bob Bennett), Water Rail, 2 Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Richard Marsh)
The Moors Dinton Pastures – Chiffchaff several more seen and heard (Richard Marsh)
Chiffchaff – Fraser Cottington
Lavell’s Lake – Green Sandpiper on Tern scrape (Mary Jacobs et al), Mandarin past ditch near Teal hide flying up the Loddon, 2 Linnet over car park SE, 1st winter Yellow Legged Gull over ESE (FJC)
Green Sandpiper – Richard Marsh
March 14th
Lea Farm GP – Jack Snipe on east shore, 12 Snipe (FJC)
March 13th
Lavell’s Lake – Chiffchaff on corner of path to Bittern hide (R A Price), 2 Oystercatcher (Mary Jacobs)
March 12th
Lea Farm GP – Jack Snipe E shore left of island, Brent Goose landed behind island (John McGowan), 2 Shelduck in SW corner, 20 Snipe (FJC), 65 Teal, 188 Wigeon, 2 LLB Gull, 1 Common Gull. A pair of Teal were seen mating a.m. which is not normally witnessed here (FJC).
Lavell’s Lake – 4+ Chiffchaff, 40 Snipe (Renton Righelato), 31 Shoveler,
Sandford Lake – Barn Owl flying in adjacent field, 2 Oystercatchers on island (John McGowan)
March 11th
Lea Farm GP – Garganey originally seen in north east corner, Brent Goose on far landfill (FJC), 2 Mandarin just flew over from Lea Farm towards south end (Trevor Guyatt)
Lavell’s Lake – Chiffchaff near Teal hide on way to Lea Farm (FJC), Skylark on landfill towards Little Owl tree seen from top of car park field (Trevor Guyatt)
March 10th
Lea Farm GP – Snipe, 180+ Wigeon on landfill, 3 Reed Bunting on feeders, Kingfisher flew across lake (Bob Bennett), Brent Goose flew across lake with 3 Canada Geese (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – 30 Meadow Pipits over landfill viewed from end of car park field (Brian Bennett)
March 9th
Lea Farm GP – 2 Snipe, Nuthatch (Richard Marsh)
Sandford Lake – Oystercatcher (John McGowan), 3 Snipe (Richard Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – 55 Snipe on Tern scrape, Chiffchaff behind Teal scrape possibly 1st spring arrival of the year (FJC), Barn Owl seen near Teal hide flying off towards bittern hide (John McGowan)
White Swan Lake – Bittern (John McGowan), 4 Common Gull (Richard Marsh)
March 8th
Lea Farm GP – Common Gull (Geoff Emmett), 2 Oystercatchers (FJC)
Sandford Mill – 2 Grey Wagtails (Jack Jones)
March 7th
Lavell’s Lake – 55 Snipe on Tern scrape, Kestrel male, 3 Oystercatcher (Richard Marsh)
Lea Farm GP – 4 Reed Bunting, 2 Nuthatch (Richard Marsh)
March 6th
Lavell’s Lake – 20 Meadow Pipit, 2 Skylark both over landfill viewed from top of car park field (Brian Bennett)
Lea Farm GP – Water Rail (Geoff Emmett)
March 5th
White Swan Lake – 2 Bittern (John McGowan)
March 4th
Sandford Lake – Oystercatcher on island (D Mackenzie), 5 Siskin left of fisherman’s car park (John McGowan)
White Swan Lake – Bittern (John McGowan)
Lavell’s Lake – 52 Snipe on Tern scrape at Bittern hide (Richard Marsh)
Lea Farm GP – Hen Harrier ringtail flying north along Loddon (Tim James)
March 3rd
Lavell’s Lake – 40+ Snipe on Tern scrape at Bittern hide (Mary Jacobs)
March 2nd
Lavell’s Lake – 19 Snipe on the scrape at Bittern hide, 2 Redwing (Richard Marsh), Bullfinch male near picnic bench (R A Price), 2 Goldcrest near Teal hide (Bob Bennett)
Lea Farm GP – 5 Snipe, Kestrel, Redwing, Sparrowhawk (Richard Marsh), Little Egret, Buzzard over landfill (Bob Bennett), Greenfinch (Geoff Emmett), 2 Oystercatcher (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 6 Snipe, Oystercatcher (Richard Marsh)
Black Swan Lake – Brent Goose on west side of Goat island (FJC)
March 1st
Lavell’s Lake – 45+ Snipe on the scrape at Bittern hide (Mary Jacobs), Reed Bunting (D White)
Lea Farm GP – Reed Bunting male (Geoff Emmett)
