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May 2nd
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Cuckoo with one behind Ron’s hide and one calling from Lavell’s, Kingfisher flew right past Ron’s hide, 3 Sedge Warbler, 10+ House Martin, 3 Sand Martin now low over lake with rain arriving (FJC); 2 Common Tern on the blue buoy (Simon Huggins); Lapwing, Common Tern both in the south west corner (Lorna Akers-Douglas); 15 Greylag Geese two adults with 13 tiny goslings (Trevor Guyatt)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Swift overhead, Shoveler on the scrape (FJC); Cuckoo showing well in the Poplar tree (Dave Rimes); 2 Blackcap seen from the path next to Teal hide, Cetti’s Warbler calling on the left, 4 Canada Goose adult with 3 very young chick’s, Reed Bunting male, 2 Sedge Warbler to left in reeds, Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler on the Loddon path near the Green bridge (Lorna Akers-Douglas)
Black Swan Lake – Swift, Common Sandpiper both seen from the Activity Centre (Dave Rimes)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Peregrine on a pylon (Dave Rimes)

May 1st
Lea Farm Lake – Great White Egret over north, 5 Teal, Shoveler, Little-ringed Plover (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Reed Warbler male, Garden Warbler male (Stephen Abbot)
Sandford Lake – Oystercatcher on the most easterly island (Stephen Abbot)
Black Swan Lake – Common Tern in front of the Activity Centre, Mandarin Duck flying north past the Activity Centre (Philip Giles)

April 30th
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Teal, 6 Common Sandpiper on east marsh, Wood Sandpiper on the east marsh, Little-ringed Plover, Cuckoo heard from Lavell’s (FJC)

April 29th
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Teal, Common Sandpiper, Curlew on East Marsh feeding, Wood Sandpiper on the east shore feeding (FJC); Whitethroat in garden opposite the Green bridge (Steve Clarke); 2 Little-ringed Plover (Dave Rimes)
Lavell’s Lake – Tawny Owl adult perched in open on bare Willow branch on left on approach to Teal hide, Cuckoo calling steadily, 2 Garden Warbler by Yellow gate (FJC)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap (Steve Clarke)

April 28th
Lea Farm Lake – Common Sandpiper, 2 Swift, House Martin (Nick Kightley)
Black Swan Lake – 10+ Swallow seen from the Activity Centre (Philip Giles)

April 27th
Lea Farm Lake – 5 Teal, 3 Little-ringed Plover, 5 Gadwall, Sedge Warbler, Mandarin Duck over towards the Green bridge, 4 Little Egret heading south, 3 Common Tern landing (FJC); 4 Moorhen adult with 3 chicks on the Loddon near Ron’s hide (Sue Corcoran)
Lavell’s Lake – Garden Warbler singing by the Yellow gate (Alan Jackman); Cuckoo flew past from Lea Farm towards Sandford lake (Philip Giles)
Mortimer’s Meadow – 2 Peregrine one eating it’s dinner the other constantly calling, Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap (Steve Clarke)

Garden Warbler at Lavell’s Lake – Sam Marchant

April 26th
Lavell’s Lake – Cuckoo in the large Poplar tree (Steve Clarke)

April 25th
Lea Farm Lake – Common Tern flying around, Sedge Warbler, 2 Lapwing male and female displaying then off south east (FJC); Little Ringed Plover on long narrow spit, 3 Teal in the north east corner, 2 Oystercatcher over lake then back south, 2 Lapwing in the south west corner, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler all singing from reeds on the feeder side, Garden Warbler from shrubbery behind the Ron’s hide (Michael Hubbard)
Lavell’s Lake – Cuckoo on and off, Mandarin Duck male by the Green bridge then flew downstream, Whitethroat in trees just before bridge, 2 Garden Warbler by Yellow gate (FJC); Snipe on the bund (Philip Giles); 3 Teal male displaying to two females, Shoveler male on bund, 2 Reed Warbler around the scrape reeds (Trevor Guyatt); Lapwing displaying seen from Bittern hide (Chris Elliot)
Sandford Lake – 2 Common Tern, 2 Oystercatcher (Steve Clarke); Cetti’s Warbler in edge vegetation, Treecreeper on the west side, 2 Long-Tailed Tit taking food to a nest (Trevor Guyatt)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, 4 Swallow, 2 Oystercatcher male and female (Dave Rimes)

April 24th
Lea Farm Lake – Nightingale heard from the Loddon 50m south of the Bailey bridge towards the Sandford Country Park (Dave Rimes)
Lavell’s Lake – Garden Warbler near the bench on the path to Bittern hide (Chris Conry)
Black Swan Lake – 3 Common Sandpiper very mobile, Common Tern, 6+ Swallow (Dave Rimes)

April 23rd
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Teal, 4 Shoveler 2 pairs, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull mating, Sedge Warbler still very active, Lapwing in south west corner, Swallow through (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler both on the west side (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – Common Tern near the Activity Centre (Philip Giles)

April 22nd
Lea Farm Lake – Common Sandpiper in the south west corner (Philip Giles)
Sandford Lake – Garden Warbler near the weir on the Loddon (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – Grasshopper Warbler reeling on Goat island, Swift over towards the south end (Dave Rimes); Swallow, Barnacle Goose in front of the Activity Centre (Alan Jackman)
White Swan Lake – Sedge Warbler in end of the reed bed, 3 Reed Warbler two singing simultaneously in north west section the other towards the south west of the reeds, 2 Reed Bunting one singing at either end of the reed bed, Cetti’s Warbler calling frequently too (Michael Hubbard)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Whitethroat towards the south east side of the meadow (Alan Jackman)

April 21st
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Sedge Warbler in front of Ron’s hide (Gray Burfoot)
Lavell’s Lake – Cuckoo calling from big Poplar viewed from Teal hide (Dave Rimes); 7+ Swallow over heading north, 4 Shoveler all male on the bund, Little Egret on the scrape, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull on the bund (Bob Bennett)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Swift over Goat island (Dave Rimes); 5 Swallow feeding low over the lake, Grey Wagtail near overspill area, Barnacle Goose on pontoon (Eddie Napper)

April 20th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Sedge Warbler showing well in front of Ron’s hide (Alan Jackman); Green Sandpiper (Nick Kightley); Common Sandpiper on the east shore (Philip Giles)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Garden Warbler in the copse (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – Mandarin Duck in front of the Activity Centre (Alan Jackman)

April 19th
Lea Farm Lake – Cuckoo calling further north, Shoveler male, 3 Teal, Little-ringed Plover in the north east corner, Sedge Warbler still very vocal and visible (FJC); Lapwing, Little Egret (Marek Walford)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Garden Warbler one by the car park footbridge and the second behind Tern scrape, 4 Shoveler, Cuckoo seen in the big Poplar tree before it flew to the Balancing pond (FJC); Little Egret on the Teal Scrape, Cetti’s Warbler (Marek Walford); Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler all singing from bund reed bed, Willow Warbler from trees just beyond, 3 Teal, 7 Gadwall, Reed Bunting just flew over, Wigeon male still lingering here (Michael Hubbard)

April 18th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Sedge Warbler, Common Tern over towards Black Swan Lake, 3 Shoveler two males and a female, 3 Teal two females and a male, Common Sandpiper, 8 Sand Martin passing through (FJC); Reed Bunting in front of Ron’s hide (Pete Lunn); 4 Oystercatcher flying around lake then landing on the north spit (Tim James)
Lavell’s Lake – Garden Warbler singing briefly behind scrape, 2 Lapwing (FJC); Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler both singing along path to Bittern hide (Dave Rimes)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Willow Warbler in the big Hawthorne (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 2 Oystercatchers male and female on the island opposite the Lynn’s bench (Pete Lunn)
Black Swan Lake – Common Tern (Dave Rimes); Willow Warbler in the meadow between the lake and Herons Water (Pete Lunn)
White Swan Lake – Kingfisher flying up the Loddon north of Herons Water (Pete Lunn)

April 17th
Lavell’s Lake – Common Sandpiper on the bund, Little Egret on the scrape (Philip Giles)

April 16th
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Reed Bunting in front of Ron’s hide, 9 Shoveler, 3 Teal, 2 Sedge Warbler usual one singing and displaying plus one skulking in the vegetation in the ditch right in front of Ron’s hide, 4 Common Sandpiper (FJC); Common Tern (Gray Burfoot); Garden Warbler singing at the Bailey bridge, Whitethroat heard (Nick Kightley)
Lavell’s Lake – Reed Warbler on approach to Bittern hide (Gray Burfoot)
Sandford Lake – Reed Warbler singing near the hide (Nick Kightley)

April 15th
Lea Farm Lake – Sedge Warbler doing display flights in front of hide, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, 10 Sand Martin low over the lake, Goldfinch on the feeder’s (Brian Bennett); 3 Common Sandpiper, Little-ringed Plover in for a few seconds then off north west (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – Mandarin Duck male flying north viewed from the Activity Centre (Philip Giles)

April 14th
Lea Farm Lake – Sedge Warbler showing well in front of Ron’s hide, Whitethroat showing well 50m north of Ron’s hide in brambles between the river divide (Brian Bennett); Song Thrush singing constantly from top of tree just north of the Green bridge (Trevor Guyatt); Garden Warbler singing on right of Loddon path just before Ron’s hide (Lorna Akers-Douglas); 2 Whitethroat in trees just up the Loddon from the Renton’s screen (John Wolff)
Sandford Lake – Cetti’s Warbler showing in hedge by lake near lay by, Blackcap on Loddon bank by weir (Lorna Akers-Douglas)
Old Golf Course – Redwing with some Blackbirds (Tim James)
Mortimer’s Meadow – 2 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, Song Thrush (Steve Clarke)
White Swan Lake – 3 Reed Warbler one showing in reed bed with two more singing (Brian Bennett)

April 13th
Lea Farm Lake – Whitethroat at the river junction behind brambles, Sedge Warbler singing and easily visible in front of Ron’s hide, 2 Common Sandpiper (FJC); 2 Sand Martin buzzing Ron’s hide and actually landing on the front of it (Nick Kightley)
Black Swan Lake – Common Tern high north over west side (FJC)

April 12th
Lea Farm Lake – 4 Common Sandpiper two on Shelduck Island to the left of the Sand Martin wall and two in the north east corner, 4 Oystercatcher, 3 Teal, Little-ringed Plover on the north east shore (FJC); Sedge Warbler giving brief if irregular bursts of song from reed bed by feeder area (Michael Hubbard); 5 Swallow (Jim Reid)
Lavell’s Lake – Red-Throated Diver adult (FJC); Snipe on far end of bund, Sparrowhawk perched at the far left end of lake (Philip Giles); Green Sandpiper on bund, Reed Warbler calling softly from right hand reed bed, Willow Warbler in full song from tree beside path, Wigeon, Shoveler, 2 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 14 Tufted Duck (Michael Hubbard)
Black Swan Lake – Common Sandpiper on the beach at the Activity Centre (FJC)

April 11th
Lea Farm Lake – 8 Gadwall, 7 Sand Martin, 3 Oystercatcher, 3 Teal, 3 Little Egret through towards the Loddon, 2 Swallow, 23 Shoveler, 11 Redshank an unprecedentedly large flock found on the edge of the east shore, 2 Lapwing flying over landfill (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Lapwing, Common Sandpiper all on the bund (Tim James)
Black Swan Lake – 20 Swallow, 4 House Martin in front of the Activity Centre (Tim James)

April 10th
Lea Farm Lake – 18 Egyptian Geese, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Teal, Little Egret (FJC); 2 Swallow flying over heading north (Gray Burfoot)
Lavell’s Lake – 4 Willow Warbler one by Bittern hide and two by Jerry’s bench with one in an Oak tree along the Loddon opposite the Weeping Willow in Jack’s garden (FJC); Common Sandpiper, Snipe at end of bund all from Bittern hide (Tim James)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Willow Warbler in trees over the eastern footpath (Adam Wigley)
Landfill Viewing Point – 20+ Hirundines thru over Lea Farm Lake, 30+ Herring Gull in from the east but kept going, Willow Warbler (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – Garden Warbler near the Activity Centre (Steve Robertson)

April 9th
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Oystercatcher, 10 Shoveler, Teal, 2 Little Egret over south, Whitethroat male just flew past Ron’s hide right to left and landed just beyond feeders (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Reed Warbler from Bittern hide, Snipe, 6 Shoveler 4 males and 2 females, Little Egret, Sedge Warbler heard in short bursts in the reeds to the right of the Bittern hide, Blackcap with a very rich song somewhat like a Garden Warbler, at bend in the tarmac path (FJC)
Landfill Viewing Point – 2 Sand Martin over Lea Farm Lake, Reed Warbler from the balancing pond (FJC)

April 8th
Lea Farm Lake – 2+ Cetti’s Warbler calling around Renton’s screen, Blackcap, Oystercatcher opposite left of the Sand Martin wall (Keith Seymour); Sedge Warbler calling near Ron’s hide (Peter Scudamore)
Lavell’s Lake – Reed Warbler from Bittern hide, 4 Snipe, 11 Shoveler, 3 Teal (FJC); Garden Warbler by path to Bittern hide (Mark Lauri); Sedge Warbler in the reeds to the right of the Bittern hide (Keith Seymour)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – 2 Mandarin Duck on Emm Brook by the wooden bridge (Colin Holmes); Willow Warbler (FJC)
Landfill Viewing Point – Reed Warbler by the Balancing Pond, 3 Skylark low over near landfill, 2 Sand Martin over Lea Farm Lake (FJC)
White Swan Lake – 2 Reed Warbler singing from both ends of reed bed (Michael Hubbard)

April 7th
Lavell’s Lake – Coal Tit calling near Jack’s House, Grey Wagtail on bridge by lay-by (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Common Sandpiper on large island viewed from Lin Singer bench (Philip Giles)

April 6th
Lea Farm Lake – Wheatear female on a post in the south east corner (FJC); 2 Mediterranean Gull on the east bank full SP but second summers (Andy Tomcyznski)
Lavell’s Lake – 6 Linnet in 2’s and 3’s through north west from LVP (FJC)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Osprey over low heading east seen from the Activity Centre (Dave Rimes)
Landfill Viewing Point – 7+ House Martin north high beyond Lea Farm buildings (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Green Sandpiper on the large island (Philip Giles); Common Sandpiper flew low across the lake from hide area to behind large island (Trevor Guyatt)
Black Swan Lake – Great White Egret flying south east towards the old golf course (Tim James)
White Swan Lake – Cetti’s Warbler showing really well on the west side (FJC)

April 5th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Common Gull, 2 Oystercatcher, 60+ Sand Martin circling the lake and a wider area, Willow Warbler near Ron’s hide, 10+ Shoveler (FJC); Osprey just gone over Lea Farm low heading towards Whistley Mill, Mandarin Duck male on the Loddon, Cetti’s Warbler (Marek Walford)
Lavell’s Lake – Oystercatcher, Little Egret seen from Bittern Hide (Jon Jackson)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Willow Warbler (Steve Clarke)
Sandford Lake – Willow Warbler on the north side, 12 Shoveler (FJC); 2 Grey Wagtail, Oystercatcher (Marek Walford)
Black Swan Lake – 30+ House Martin high and drifting north, 8 Sand Martin passing through, 2 Swallow trickling through (FJC)

April 4th
Lea Farm Lake – 20+ House Martin, 5 Swallow, Sand Martin, Little Ringed Plover on the main spit (Don Broadbridge); Common Sandpiper in the south west corner after it flew in from the north east corner (Philip Giles)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Willow Warbler one towards west end and one above Bittern hide these are new birds the last were on 31st March, Sand Martin (FJC); Snipe walked into right reed pile then back down behind it (Pete Lunn)
Landfill Viewing Point – Sand Martin over Lavell’s, 3 Skylark, Sparrowhawk (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Greenfinch on the east side (Tim James)

Common Sandpiper at Lea Farm Lake – Don Broadbridge

Little Ringed Plover at Lea Farm Lake – Don Broadbridge

April 3rd
Lea Farm Lake – 11 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 4 Teal, Wigeon, Oystercatcher, 2 Skylark, 2 Sparrowhawk at a distance, 3 Cetti’s Warbler one just by Green bridge with one near Ron’s hide and one towards Renton’s screen (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Green Sandpiper on the bund for some time before flying off, Large White Egret on the bund (Pete Jeffery)

April 2nd
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Wigeon numbers really dropping off quickly, 10 Teal, 8 Gadwall, 20 Shoveler mostly in pairs, 3 Little Egret heading over towards Dinton (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 2 Siskin in Alder’s along the Loddon between the bridge and weir (Tim James)
Black Swan Lake – Barnacle Goose on the Jetty in front of the Activity centre (Philip Giles)

April 1st
Lavell’s Lake – Snipe on the far end of the Bund (Philip Giles)
Sandford Lake – Oystercatcher on the large island (Philip Giles)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Sand Martin over Goat Island (Philip Giles)

March 31st
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Cetti’s Warbler singing (Brian Crathorne)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Egret (Brian Crathorne)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Willow Warbler (Brian Crathorne)

March 30th
Lea Farm Lake – Sand Martin seen from Ron’s hide, 2 Rook on the Landfill (Nick Kightley)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Snipe on the Bund, Blackcap singing behind Teal hide (Alan Jackman)
Sandford Lake – Oystercatcher on one of the islands (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – Barnacle Goose in front of the Activity centre (Alan Jackman)

March 29th
Lea Farm Lake – 5 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow all feeding low over the lake (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Kingfisher male briefly perched on reeds at the back of the scrape (Philip Giles)
Landfill Viewing Point – Little Egret flying towards Black Swan, Great Black-backed Gull possible heading east, Great White Egret over heading north (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – Swallow in front of the Activity Centre, Barnacle Goose just flew in (Philip Giles)

March 28th
Lea Farm Lake – Willow Warbler, 3 Sand Martin, Swallow through heading north west, 4 Oystercatcher three together plus a single, 6 Little Egret in two groups of three over south from their roost at Twyford (FJC); 3 Swallow over the Landfill from Ron’s hide (Don Broadbridge)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Sand Martin towards the west end, Willow Warbler near the Yellow gate (FJC); Redpoll on path between Teal and Ron’s hide (Simon Huggins); 3 Swallow lingering over the Landfill from Bittern hide (Dave Rimes)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – 2 Willow Warbler (FJC)
Landfill Viewing Point – Kingfisher (Steve Clarke)

March 27th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Willow Warbler near Ron’s hide and 30-40m north in hedgerow singing at times, 2 Common Gull, 22 Teal, 14 Wigeon, 16 Gadwall, 23 Shoveler, 6 Swallow through north west quickly just south of Ron’s hide (FJC); Sand Martin mobile over the lake, Green Sandpiper in south east bay (Steve Clarke)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Sand Martin towards the west end (FJC); Willow Warbler singing along path to Bittern hide (Dave Rimes); 2 Snipe by the mound of reeds off to the right (Gethin Craig)
Sandford Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the largest island (Gethin Craig)
Black Swan Lake – 8 Sand Martin lingering on west side, Swallow through earlier (Brian Bennett)

March 26th
Lea Farm Lake – 6 Blackcap between Ron’s hide and Lavell’s lay-by, 3 Willow Warbler two single’s either side of Ron’s hide with a 3rd reported near Renton’s screen, Raven in high around 700ft from the west then drifted off south east, 2 Sand Martin above south west corner, 2 Sparrowhawk displaying south to north (FJC); 3 Siskin, Green Woodpecker just past the Green bridge (Steve Clarke); Peregrine high over heading towards Whistley Green, Kestrel hovering high over landfill (Nick Kightley)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Blackcap by the Yellow gate (Steve Clarke)
Mortimer’s Meadow – 2 Peregrine a pair flew low from Showcase Cinema north east over the A329 (Dave Rimes)

Willow Warbler at Lea Farm Lake – Don Broadbridge

March 25th
Lea Farm Lake – Willow Warbler singing along the hedge north of Ron’s hide (Rick Dawson)

March 24th
Lavell’s Lake – 4 Sand Martin lingering over the lake seen from Bittern hide (Dave Rimes)
Black Swan Lake – Sand Martin feeding over Goat island (Brian Bennett)

March 23rd
Lea Farm Lake – Blackcap by the feeder’s at Ron’s hide, Snipe from Renton’s on the banks looking towards Ron’s hide (Gethin Craig)
Lavell’s Lake – Blackcap singing towards the end of path to Bittern hide (Alan Jackman)
Sandford Lake – Oystercatcher on one of the island (Alan Jackman)
The Moor – 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Redwing over at the north end (FJC)

March 22nd
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Oystercatcher (Brian Crathorne)
Lavell’s Lake – Oystercatcher on the scrape (Adam Duff); Snipe on the bund (Brian Crathorne)

March 21st
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Meadow Pipit over heading north, Snipe 20m left of pipe, 4 Skylark, 2 Common Gull, 4 Little Egret singles heading south spread over 20 mins, Blackcap (FJC); Green Sandpiper on the south west shoreline left of the reeds, 2 Oystercatchers in the south east island north (Pete Lunn); 3 Oystercatcher together on small island in the north east corner (Michael Hubbard)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Blackcap around the site, 4+ Chiffchaff spread across south side (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on north island opposite bench (Pete Lunn); 6 Pochard, 17 Shoveler, 32 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Gull, 4 Herring Gull on the central islands (Dave Rimes)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Grey Wagtail over the Activity Centre (FJC); Peregrine circling over south end viewed from the Activity Centre (Dave Rimes)

March 20th
Lea Farm Lake – Common Gull, 4 Lesser-black Backed Gull, 16+ Teal, 18 Wigeon, 8 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Blackcap singing 30m west of the Yellow gate at the west end (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – Sand Martin over Goat Island from the Activity Centre (Dave Rimes)

March 19th
Lea Farm Lake – Barnacle Goose by the jetty at the Activity Centre (Philip Giles); Raven over being mobbed by other corvids (Rick Dawson)
Lavell’s Lake – Blackcap singing by Jerry’s bench (Peter Scudamore); 2 Buzzard mating in tall poplar, Bullfinch flew into Bittern hide feeder area but not re-located (Rick Dawson)

March 18th
Lea Farm Lake – Green Sandpiper in the north east corner (Don Broadbridge)
Lavell’s Lake – Snipe in reeds to the right of reed pile (Pete Lunn)

March 17th
Lea Farm Lake – Mandarin Duck male on Loddon behind Ron’s hide, Goosander male at the north end (Alan Jackman)
Lavell’s Lake – 7 Snipe at the end of bund seen from Bittern hide (Philip Giles); Little Grebe seen from Teal Hide (Sally Bryson-Bond)
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander male and female, 2 Oystercatcher (Philip Giles); 2 Redpoll at the west end of the lake (Alan Jackman)

March 16th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on island in front of Ron’s hide (Philip Giles); Goosander male at the north end, 2 Grey Wagtail behind Ron’s hide (Alan Jackman)
Lavell’s Lake – 4 Snipe at the end of bund, Chaffinch male under feeder’s behind Bittern hide (Alan Jackman); Reed Bunting male under the feeder’s at Bittern hide (Gethin Craig)
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander male and female, 4 Siskin towards the west end of the lake (Alan Jackman); Oystercatcher (Philip Giles)

March 15th
Lavell’s Lake – Cetti’s Warbler calling to the right of the Bittern hide, 4 Snipe far end of bund on pile of cut reeds (Philip Giles)
Landfill Viewing Point – Goosander male over towards Sandford, 2 Great Black-backed Gull heading south west (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander male and female, 20+ Shoveler, Cetti’s Warbler seen in laid hedge in small bay behind hide (FJC)
Heron’s Water – 6+ Redwing around weir by along the Loddon (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 65+ Wigeon (FJC)
White Swan Lake – Cetti’s Warbler heard by reeds (FJC)

March 14th
Lea Farm Lake – Little-ringed Plover heard only in misty conditions (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Cetti’s Warbler calling towards the landfill opposite Bittern hide (Lorna Akers-Douglas); 3 Snipe in the long reeds at the far end of the bund (Philip Giles); 2 Treecreeper on the walk between Bittern and Teal hides (Sam Marchant)
Landfill Viewing Point – 2 Skylark (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 7 Pochard, 3 Chiffchaff (FJC); Grey Wagtail on path near lay-by on Sandford Lane (Lorna Akers-Douglas)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Wigeon, 20+ Gadwall all near the Activity Centre (FJC); 20+ Greenfinch in the laurel by the Activity Centre car park at dusk (Anna Butcher)
White Swan Lake – 2 Redpoll in tree near the Wooden bridge over the Loddon (Tim James)

March 13th
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Snipe by the reed piles (Steve Brooker)

March 12th
Sandford Lake – Goosander male and female, 2 Oystercatcher (Philip Giles)
Black Swan Lake – Oystercatcher on Tern raft opposite the Activity Centre (Philip Giles)

March 11th
Lea Farm Lake – Green Sandpiper in the north east corner (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Snipe at the far end of bund, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull on bund (Philip Giles)
Sandford Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the large island (Philip Giles)
White Swan Lake – Firecrest male by the Colemansmoor entrance to the park was singing above the busy public footpath by the Loddon towards the lake (Dave Rimes)

Firecrest male towards White Swan Lake – Dave Rimes

March 10th
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Siskin two males and a female in bush by Loddon near the Green bridge, 2 Chiffchaff, Nuthatch all on opposite bank of Loddon behind Ron’s hide (Lorna Akers-Douglas)
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander male and female (Philip Giles); 2 Pochard male and female (Lorna Akers-Douglas)

March 9th
Lea Farm Lake – Great Spotted Woodpecker on the feeder’s (Philip Giles); Reed Bunting male under feeder’s, Chaffinch female under the feeder’s, 30 Redwing in trees behind Renton’s screen on the other side of Loddon (Alan Jackman)
Lavell’s Lake – Cetti’s Warbler singing in reeds near Teal hide, Little Egret on the Loddon near Teal Hide (Brian Crathorne)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Green Woodpecker (Alan Jackman)
Sandford Lake – 2 Oystercatcher, Cetti’s Warbler singing (Brian Crathorne); 2 Goosander male and female, 2 Oystercatcher on an island (Philip Giles)
Black Swan Lake – Barnacle Goose between the jetties by the Activity Centre (Philip Giles)

March 8th
Lea Farm Lake – Mandarin Duck male swimming left of new hide, 9 Common Gull, 44 Wigeon (FJC); 3 Oystercatcher (Don Broadbridge); 3 Reed Bunting two males and a female on the feeder’s (Sam Marchant)
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail showing at far end towards the middle cutting through reeds (Peter Scudamore); Cetti’s Warbler in reeds opposite Teal hide (Lorna Akers-Douglas)
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander on a small island, Pochard male (Paul Doctor); 6 Pochard four males plus two female, Goldcrest on the Loddon bank near exit gate to Sandford Lane (Lorna Akers-Douglas)
Heron’s Water – 20+ Siskin (Peter Scudamore)

March 7th
Lea Farm Lake – 8 Chiffchaff, 3 Redpoll opposite Ron’s hide along the Loddon (Stephen Clarke)
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander (Stephen Clarke)

March 6th
Lavell’s Lake – Great White Egret seen from Bittern hide flew in and landed on the bund for a short time then flew off towards Lea Farm (Philip Giles)
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander male and female on a small island (Philip Giles)
Black Swan Lake – Oystercatcher on the Tern raft (Philip Giles)

March 5th
Lea Farm Lake – Green Sandpiper at the base of the new hide preening and hardly moving for 30 minutes then went looking for food, 2 Oystercatcher on the middle island and mobile (Don Broadbridge)
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail from Teal hide (Sally Bryson-Bond); Sparrowhawk in hot pursuit of a Ring-necked Parakeet on the path to Bittern hide (Eddie Napper)
Sandford Lake – 2 Goosander male and female on a small island, 2 Oystercatcher just flew in (Philip Giles)

March 4th
Lea Farm Lake – 26 Common Gull, 8 Egyptian Geese pair with 6 young goslings (FJC)
Old Golf Course – 4 Oystercatcher over (Barbara Stephenson)
White Swan Lake – 2 Kingfisher near the Wooden bridge over the Loddon (Dave Rimes)

March 3rd
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Snipe on the bund from Bittern hide, Little Egret from Teal hide (Philip Giles)

March 2nd
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Goosander on the Loddon (Alan Jackman); 500+ Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Gull (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Siberian Chiffchaff seen well this morning several times in excellent light (Andy Tomczynski); 4 Goosander, 2 Oystercatcher (Alan Jackman); 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Chris Elliot)

March 1st
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Oystercatcher, Lesser Redpoll, 12 Chiffchaff between Ron’s & Renton’s gates (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail, Chaffinch, Nuthatch (Stephen Clarke)
Sandford Lake – Siberian Chiffchaff in the north west corner 80m from Yellow gate, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Oystercatcher, Cetti’s Warbler vocal and visible in ditch/backwater (FJC); Goosander male (Tim James); 2 Goosander asleep on the islands, 2 Cetti’s Warbler (Marek Walford)

Siberian Chiffchaff at Sandford Lake – Dave Rimes

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