February 28th
Lea Farm Lake – Stonechat, Sparrowhawk took Tit from behind feeders (Nick Kightley)
Lavell’s Lake – Treecreeper near Jerry’s Bench (Keith Milner); 2 Oystercatcher on the Bittern bund (Alan Rymer); 3 Snipe on the bund; 2 Little Grebe on the Balancing pond (Nick Kightley)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on Goat Island, Grey Wagtail on the pontoon (Nick Kightley)
Treecreeper at Lavell’s Lake – Keith Milner
February 27th
Lea Farm Lake – Water Rail under the feeders (Sally Bryson-Bond)
February 26th
Lea Farm Lake – Tawny Owl showing well by the Green Bridge (Steve Beasant)
Tawny Owl near Lea Farm Lake – Steve Beasant
February 25th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Oystercatcher in front of Ron’s hide (Caroline Moore)
Lavell’s Lake – Firecrest feeding in an old apple tree in the garden on the opposite side of the river from Lavell’s Lake path (Jack Jones); Shelduck drake seen from Bittern hide on the Bund (Alan Rymer); Teal at Teal hide, Shoveler, Green Woodpecker male right in front of the hide (Andrew Kitching)
2 Oystercatcher at Lea Farm Lake – Caroline Moore
February 24th
Lea Farm Lake – Little Egret, Tawny Owl showing well by the Green Bridge, Redwing along the path by the river (Peter Scudamore)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Little Egret near the Teal hide (Rebecca Rees)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the west side of Goat Island (Tim James)
February 23rd
Lavell’s Lake – 82 Shoveler, 28 Teal, Little Egret (Simon Proddow)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher west of Goat Island, Goldeneye east of Goat Island (Alan Jackman)
February 22nd
Lea Farm Lake – Great Black-backed Gull going east (FJC); Shelduck drake, Stonechat male, Water Rail under feeders (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Redwing by hide, 40+ Shoveler on the lake (Les Blundell)
February 21st
Lea Farm Lake – Woodcock flew over river towards Lodge Wood, Barn Owl out hunting on the other side of the river (Peter Scudamore)
Sandford Lake – Tawny Owl flew into tree by the Sandford Lane Twin Bridges to check me out then moved into woods opposite the mill (Peter Scudamore)
February 20th
Lea Farm Lake – Great White Egret flew in to the south west corner from Lavell’s direction, 44 Herring Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Kestrel on Car Park wooden fence eating lunch (Eddie Napper)
Kestrel with lunch at Lavell’s Lake – Eddie Napper
February 19th
Lea Farm Lake – Tawny Owl peering from it’s usual tree, 2 Stonechat, Skylark up over the Landfill, Water Rail (FJC)
Landfill – Great Black-backed Gull adult heading west (FJC)
White Swan Lake – 20+ Siskin in trees across Loddon from the reedbed (Finley Hutchinson)
Tawny Owl near Lea Farm Lake – FJC
February 18th
Lavell’s Lake – Kestrel on Car Park field wires (Alan Rymer)
Sandford Lake – 41 Pochard (FJC); Cattle Egret near the Loddon by Sandford Mill flew upstream in the Sandford Lake direction following the river (Jack Jones)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on raft (Alan Rymer)
February 17th
Lea Farm Lake – Water Rail under the feeders (Elaine Charlson); Great White Egret in the south west corner (Roger Stansfield)
Lavell’s Lake – Great White Egret seen from Teal hide but flew off towards Lea Farm (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on raft, 2 Goldeneye just off Goat Island (Nick Kightley)
Great White Egret at Lea Farm Lake – FJC
Great White Egret at Lea Farm Lake – Roger Stansfield
February 16th
Lea Farm Lake – Shelduck drake in the south west corner, Water Rail under the feeders (Brian Bennett)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on raft, Goldeneye west of Goat Island (Alan Jackman)
February 15th
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on raft (Anne Cronin)
February 14th
Lavell’s Lake – Jack Snipe poor views from Teal Hide, Sparrowhawk (Richard Marsh); Kestrel hunting over the Car Park field (Alan Jackman)
Sandford Lake – Cetti’s Warbler seen near the stream on the south side (John Macgovan)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on raft, 2 Treecreeper near play area (Alan Jackman)
Female Sparrowhark at Lavell’s Lake – Richard Marsh
February 13th
Lea Farm Lake – Shelduck in the south west corner (John Macgovan)
Lavell’s Lake – Jack Snipe seen from Teal Hide, Redwing in a small flock flown into trees left of path between Teal and Bittern hides, Goldcrest in trees just inside the kissing gate towards Teal hide, Treecreeper also seen (Sally Bryson-Bond)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on raft visible from the Activity Centre beach (FJC); Goldeneye male west side Goat island (Peter Scudamore)
White Swan Lake – 100+ Siskin in several flock adjacent to the Loddon (Anne Cronin)
February 12th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Peregrine a male over heading south west and a female over towards the south west corner then through the trees (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Jack Snipe seen from Teal Hide (Marek Walford); Jack Snipe barely visible in near right hand of scrape in cut Reed mace (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Siskin, Redpoll, Goldfinch all in the Alder’s alongside the Loddon from the Fisherman’s Car park on Sandford Lane (Eddie Napper)
February 11th
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Snipe far end of Bund at water level to right of big flock of Lapwing, Little Egret, Sparrowhawk just snatched a Starling from a small murmeration, 2 Water Rail calling from the reedbeds, Cetti’s Warbler (Michael Hubbard)
Sandford Lake – 6 Snipe on island seen from Lin Singer’s bench (Michael Hubbard)
Black Swan Lake – Fieldfare, Redwing both on the old Golf Course (Alan Jackman); Oystercatcher currently on buoy in front of Goat Island seen from the Activity Centre (Michael Hubbard); Kestrel landed on the climbing wall (FJC)
February 10th
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Nuthatch, 2 Snipe, Little Egret (Simon Proddow); 2 Woodcock one seen from Teal hide the second over heading towards Lea Farm (Nick Kightley)
February 9th
Lavell’s Lake – 5+ Snipe at back of the scrape (Adam McTiernan)
Black Swan Lake – 3 Little Egret, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff (Simon Proddow)
February 8th
Lea Farm Lake – Water Rail under feeders, Nuthatch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch on the feeders (Andrew Curd); Pintail possible female seen flying away towards Dinton (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 12 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll both feeding in the Alders in the south west corner (Brian Bennett); Jack Snipe possible as it had shorter bill on the island facing Lin Singer’s bench (Andrew Curd); 21+ Snipe on island nearest the bench (FJC)
February 7th
Lavell’s Lake – Kestrel seen in the Car Park field (Alan Jackman)
Sandford Lake – Snipe showing well on the islands (Adam McTiernan)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail both in front of the Activity Centre (Anne Cronin); 12+ Siskin in Alders near the path around the lake (Adam McTiernan)
February 6th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Shelduck male and female in the south west corner, 2 Stonechat male and female on fence, Raven at a distance, Bullfinch male in Blackthorn 130+ metres beyond feeders (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 2+ Siskin in Alders by the Loddon (Alan Jackman)
Sandford Copse – 50+ Siskin, Lesser Redpoll in Alders (FJC)
Siskin in Alders near Sandford Lake – Alan Jackman
February 5th
Lavell’s Lake – Brambling heard call 3 or 4 times but not seen (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Chiffchaff by the stream to the south of the lake, Cetti’s Warbler showing well (John Macgovan); 18+ Snipe very active on island seen from Lin’s bench (Dave Rimes)
February 4th
Lea Farm Lake – Little Grebe on river where old river splits off outside Ron’s Hide (Roger Stansfield)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Grebe in base of reeds opposite hide opposite Teal hide (Trevor Guyatt); 2 Water Rail one heard and one seen along north reedbed (Paul Bright-Thomas)
Sandford Lake – 4 Snipe, Jack Snipe both on the island nearest Lin Singer’s bench (Tim James); 12+ Snipe on the same island now (FJC)
February 3rd
Lea Farm Lake – Water Rail under the feeders, 2 Bullfinch male and female, 2+ Reed Bunting around the feeders (Lee Ellams)
Lavell’s Lake – 18 White-fronted Geese over heading towards Sandford Lake (John Macgovan); 2 Bullfinch male and female, 4 Lesser Redpoll both in the Car Park field , Little Grebe called near Teal hide (Nick Kightley)
Sandford Lake – Kingfisher (John Macgovan); 7 Snipe on the islands (Nick Kightley)
Black Swan Lake – Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail both in front of the Activity Centre (John Macgovan)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Raven on the top of a pylon (Dave Rimes)
February 2nd
Lea Farm Lake – 16 White-fronted Geese on the Landfill with 8 flying and settling on the lake, 30+ Ring-necked Parakeet over heading to their roost, Water Rail under the feeder, Common Gull, 5 Redwing in a tree near the new TW gate, Nuthatch near the Green Bridge, Little Egret mobile around the lake (Bob Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Woodcock flew across the river into woods opposite near Teal hide (Jack Jones); Bittern disturbed by the work party and flew out of the reedbed and out of view towards Teal hide (Alan Rymer); 18 White-fronted Geese circling Car Park field and beyond (Lee Ellams)
Sandford Lake – 2 Snipe on an island (Steve Robertson); Peregrine over the south side, Chiffchaff in bushes near the stream (John Macgovan)
Black Swan Lake – 5 Common Gull (Steve Robertson)
February 1st
Lea Farm Lake – 15 White-fronted Geese, 2 Reed Bunting both male, Water Rail, Common Gull, 10+ Meadow Pipit (Nick Kightley)
Lavell’s Lake – 10 Siskin over the Loddon then over Teal hide, Cetti’s Warbler feeding along the reed bases opposite Teal hide, Water Rail heard only, 3 Little Egret two flew south down the Loddon with one on the pool opposite Teal hide (Paul Bright-Thomas)
