February 28th
Lea Farm Lake – 35 Wigeon, 3 Oystercatcher, 3 Pochard, 2 Goosander over dropping towards Lodge Wood Lake, 2 Mandarin Duck male and female along the Loddon came from north low calling then back, Chiffchaff singing both 40m before Renton’s gate, 25+ Siskin around Alder’s beyond river junction, 11+ Chiffchaff probable more along the Loddon with 5+ near Ron’s hide 2+ further down 2 more upstream, 7+ Redpoll in fallen trees opposite Ron’s gate (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Chiffchaff (FJC)
February 27th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the shingle island in front of Ron’s hide (Philip Giles)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Barnacle Geese just flown in from Lea Farm direction, Snipe on bund both from Bittern hide (Philip Giles)
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander on the central island (Alan Jackman)
Goldfinch at Lea Farm Lake – Gethin Craig
February 25th
Lea Farm Lake – Reed Bunting male under the feeder’s at Ron’s hide (Peter Scudamore)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Goosander male and female on the opposite bank of the Loddon from Teal hide, Barnacle Goose flew in with some Greylag’s (Don Broadbridge)
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander male and female, 2 Oystercatcher just flown in (Philip Giles)
February 24th
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander male and female from Lyn Singer’s bench (Philip Giles)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Siskin, Goldcrest both by the small path joining Black Swan and White Swan (Paul Miller); 2 Oystercatcher on the Tern raft opposite the Activity Centre (Philip Giles)
February 23rd
Lea Farm Lake – 10+ Siskin outside of Ron’s hide, 2 Stonchat on opposite fence line, 5 Chiffchaff catching flies near Ron’s hide (Stephen Clarke); 2 Oystercatcher flew in on to Landfill bank (Don Broadbridge); 2 Ring-necked Parakeet on the feeder’s at Ron’s Hide (Chris Conry); 2 Redpoll on the way up to Ron’s hide, Goldcrest (Gethin Craig)
Lavell’s Lake – Great Spotted Woodpecker in tree on the gravel path entering Teal Hide, Green Woodpecker in a tree at Teal Hide to the right of the Sand Martin wall (Chris Conry); Barnacle Goose in front of Teal hide (Alan Jackman); Water Rail, Cetti’s Warbler calling from northern reed bed, 2 Wigeon both males, Treecreeper climbing tree (Michael Hubbard)
Sandford Lake – 5 Oystercatcher very active around the lake (Stephen Clarke); Grey Wagtail near bridge (Michael Hubbard); 2 Goosander male and female still present on the big island (Gethin Craig)
Redpoll at Lea Farm Lake – Gethin Craig
February 22nd
Lea Farm Lake – Mediterranean Gull mixing with a large Gull flock (Simon Huggins); 2 Stonechat on fence line (Philip Giles); Barnacle Goose just landed on the landfill with the Canada’s (Marek Walford); 2 Goosander male and female flew in (Peter Scudamore)
Lavell’s Lake – Grey Wagtail on bridge between the Car Park and Bittern hide (Philip Giles); Little Egret sitting bottom left corner in the trees from Bittern hide, Wigeon, Little Egret both from Teal hide (Jon Jackson)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Greenfinch in the central copse (Nick Kightley)
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander male and female (Alan Rymer); 2 Oystercatcher on small island from Lin Singer bench (Philip Giles)
February 21st
Lea Farm Lake – Mediterranean Gull adult on left hand end of the shingle island, 13+ Meadow Pipit on far landfill moving to the fence, 2 Stonechat male and female, 3 Skylark (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Goosander on the Loddon near Teal hide (Pete Lunn); Snipe from Bittern hide at the far end of bund (Philip Giles); 2 Snipe (Paul Bright-Thomas)
Sandford Lake – 235 Tufted Duck, Pochard, Goosander female, 2 Oystercatcher (FJC); 2 Goosander male and female on Loddon by the fisherman’s car park (Alan Jackman); 4 Goosander (Paul Bright-Thomas)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the raft opposite the Activity Centre (Alan Jackman)
Mediterranean Gull at Lea Farm Lake – Dave Rimes
February 20th
Lea Farm Lake – Stonechat male on fence line, Siskin around the feeder’s at Ron’s, Chiffchaff near the feeder’s (Gethin Craig); Kestrel opposite Ron’s hide (Don Broadbridge); 3 Redpoll, 16+ Siskin near Ron’s hide (Suren Akkaraju); Peregrine over left to right quite high (Philip Giles); Redwing along Loddon (Alan Jackman)
Lavell’s Lake – 4 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 7 Pheasant flew into reeds behind old Sand Martin wall, 20+ Redwing, Cetti’s Warbler calling from left hand reed bed all seen from Teal hide (Michael Hubbard)
Sandford Lake – 2 Oystercatcher (Alan Jackman); Kingfisher flew south upstream whistling as it went, 10 Pochard, 42 Tufted Duck, 25 Shoveler, 8 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret (Michael Hubbard)
February 19th
Lea Farm Lake – Red-legged Partridge on the path behind Ron’s flew north around the corner (Dave Rimes); 2 Stonechat on fence line, Sparrowhawk flew right to left (Philip Giles); 8 Chiffchaff at least low in trees opposite side of Loddon, 4+ Redpoll in Alder on Ron’s side often very low, 57 Lapwing, 4 Common Gull, 10+ Teal, 6 Wigeon, 50+ Siskin, Redpoll, 13+ Chiffchaff from Ron’s hide to Renton’s screen (FJC); Linnet female in hedgerow at Ron’s, Water Rail below hedgerow walking towards feeders, 3 Redpoll along Loddon towards Renton’s screen, 2 Goosander on Loddon level with Lodge wood, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Treecreeper between Ron’s hide and Renton’s screen, 4 Greenfinch in bushes by the feeder’s (Nick Kightley)
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander male and female (Roger Powell)
February 18th
Lea Farm Lake – Mediterranean Gull seen on east shore with many Black-headed Gulls (Andy Tomczynski)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Grebe seen from Bittern hide (Philip Giles)
Black Swan Lake – Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail both on the beach at the Activity Centre (Philip Giles)
February 17th
Lea Farm Lake – 4 Oystercatcher, Meadow Pipit, 2 Stonechat male and female on fence (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Redpoll, 10+ Siskin feeding in Alders in Jack’s garden (Brian Bennett)
Sandford Lake – 4 Goosander two males and two females on island by Lin Singer bench (Philip Giles); Bullfinch female near to Yellow gate (Tim James)
February 16th
Lea Farm Lake – Oystercatcher, 8+ Chiffchaff hawking for insects in bushes just to south of the hide (Tim James)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – 2 Green Woodpecker, Greenfinch calling (Alan Jackman)
Sandford Lake – 2 Oystercatcher just flown in then landed on a small island, 4 Little Egret from the hide (Philip Giles); Siskin in trees opposite fishermen car park on the Loddon, 2 Goosander male and female (Alan Jackman)
Old Golf Course – Mistle Thrush by the Archery area (Philip Giles)
February 15th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Stonechat on the fence line (Stephen Clarke)
Lavell’s Lake – Snipe far end of the bund (Philip Giles)
Sandford Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on island (Philip Giles)
February 14th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Stonechat (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – 3+ Redpoll in Alders on the island from Teal hide (Paul Bright-Thomas)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Bittern possible seen briefly in flight over the meadow behind Bittern hide (Tim James)
Sandford Lake – Siskin singing in Alders by the bench (Paul Bright-Thomas)
Old Golf Course – 2 Greenfinch male and female on the Old Golf Course (Paul Etherton)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Goosander flew towards Sandford lake, 2 Oystercatcher on raft (FJC)
February 13th
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander (Stephen Clarke)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Water Rail heard, 1 seen after (Stephen Clarke)
Old Golf Course – 20 Siskin, 10 Redwing (Stephen Clarke)
February 12th
Lea Farm Lake – Great White Egret, Oystercatcher on East shore, c10 Siskin and 2 Redpoll in Alders nearby (BTB)
February 11th
Lea Farm Lake – 1 male Stonechat, 3 Meadow Pipit, Siskin on feeders, Chiffchaff nearby (BTB)
February 10th
Loddon – 2 Goosander (pair) near Sandford Mill (Alan Jackman)
Lea Farm Lake – Great White Egret, 2 Goosander (Alan Jackman)
White Swan Lake – Small flock of Siskin along Loddon (Alan Jackman)
February 9th
Lea Farm Lake – Great White Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Stonechat, 2 Chiffchaff along Loddon (Nick Kightley), 230 Lapwings later
Lavell’s Lake – 4 Treecreeper across Loddon in Jack’s garden, pair of Bullfinch LCPF (Nick Kightley)
February 8th
Black Swan Lake – 3 Oystercatcher flying around, Grey Wagtail & Kingfisher flew by DAC beach (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 160+ Tufted Duck, 20 Shoveler, 10 Pochard
February 7th
Sandford Lake – Oystercatcher on large island (TGJ)
February 4th
Black Swan Lake – 6 Siskin North end (Phil Giles)
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl in box 17:06, then both came out 17:30 (Alan Jackman)
February 2nd
Sandford Lake – c50 Pintail over North high 09:50 (Nick Kightley & Tim James), 15 Siskin
Loddon – Pair Goosander (Brian Crathorne)
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Stonechat (Nick Kightley)
February 1st
Sandford Lake – c30 Repolls again in Birch and Alder along North side (Stephen Clarke & Brian Bennett), plus 10+ Siskin, pair Goosander later (Paul Bright Thomas)
Aviation Museum / Colemansmoor Road – Coal Tit singing
DAC – 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Goldeneye, 1 male (Phil Giles), Kingfisher (Simon Huggins)
Lea Fam Lake (LFL) – 2 Stonechat (Brian Bennett)
