February 28th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Goosander male and female, Snipe, 5 Reed Bunting (Nick Kightley); Water Rail, Common Gull, Stock Dove (Paul Doctor)
Lavell’s Lake – Grey Wagtail from the Teal hide (Nick Kightley); Bittern appeared directly in front of the Teal hide (Alan Jackman)
Sandford Lake – 2 Little Egret (Nick Kightley)
Male and female Goosander’s on Lea Farm Lake – Nick Kightley
February 27th
Lea Farm Lake – Green Sandpiper in the north east corner (Steve Clarke); 2 Oystercatcher (Alan Jackman)
Lavell’s Lake – 20 Redwing, Little Egret, Buzzard (Brian Crathorne); 2 Oystercatcher seen from Bittern hide (Steve Clarke); Bittern preening seen from Teal hide, 2 Barn Owl (Rebecca Rees)
Sandford Lake – Little Egret (Brian Crathorne)
February 26th
Lea Farm Lake – Green Sandpiper in the north east corner (Steve Clarke)
February 25th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Siskin both females opposite the Green Bridge around old Tawny Owl tree (Trevor Guyatt); Green Woodpecker, Great Crested Grebe, Shoveler, Little Egret, Gadwall, Wigeon (Mike Pollard)
Lavell’s Lake – Bittern from Teal hide at the back of scrape walking right and out of sight (FJC)
February 24th
Lavell’s Lake – Bittern seen from Teal hide (Phillip Miller); Marsh Harrier possibility! seen gliding holding a high wing formation but flying directly away over landfill without turning (Michael Hubbard); 2 Barn Owl seen around their Box in the Wet Meadow (Rebecca Rees)
February 23rd
Lavell’s Lake – Bittern seen to the right of Teal hide, 3 Little Grebe (Alan Jackman)
February 22nd
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Stonechat male and female on the boundary fence in the north east corner (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the Bund (Peter Scudamore)
February 21st
Lavell’s Lake – 4 Snipe on the Bund (Richard Marsh); 2 Barn Owl left the Box in the Wet Meadow (Lee Tilley)
February 20th
Lavell’s Lake – Raven cronking in the tall Poplar tree at the back of the lake, Bittern sitting out in front on the Island (John MacGovan); Little Grebe seen from Teal hide (Rebecca Rees)
February 19th
Lea Farm Lake – Green Sandpiper, 2+ Skylark over the Landfill, 4 Chiffchaff moving downstream heading down the old Loddon river course, Grey Wagtail, Cetti’s Warbler (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the Bund (John MacGovan); Little Grebe fishing straight in front of Teal hide (Simon Huggins); Bittern showing behind the island from Bittern hide (Javier Heredia)
February 18th
Lea Farm Lake – Oystercatcher on the east bank, Green Sandpiper in north east corner (Tim James); 2 Reed Bunting male and female, 2 Little Egret, Chiffchaff (Brian Crathorne)
Lavell’s Lake – Oystercatcher on the Bund (Alan Rymer); Bittern on the island from Bittern hide (Mark Wright); Little Egret (Brian Crathorne)
Sandford Lake – Peregrine flying over, 2 Oystercatcher on an island (John MacGovan); 2 Oystercatcher on an island seen mating (Tim James)
February 17th
Lea Farm Lake – Chiffchaff singing near Ron’s hide (FJC); 2 Green Sandpiper one on the north east shoreline the second in the north west channel, 3 Little Egret left of the Sand Martin wall (Michael Hubbard)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the Bund (Steve Clarke); Bittern in the reed bed just behind island, 2 Barn Owl at the entrance of the box (Michael Hubbard)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher at the southern end of Goat Island as seen from the Activity Centre (Michael Hubbard)
February 16th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Goosander north of the island, Water Rail under the feeders, Green Sandpiper on the east shore, Little Grebe in the north east corner, Shelduck male (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Oystercatcher roosting on the Bund (Brian Bennett); 2 Barn Owl just flown out of their box (Tim James)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher roosting on left hand pontoon at the Activity Centre (Tim James)
February 15th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Goosander behind the main island (Roger Stansfield)
Lavell’s Lake – Bittern seen opposite Teal hide (Caroline Moore)
Sandford Lake – 2 Peregrine flying over the lane to the Air Museum interacting and making funny call then headed into park (Peter Scudamore)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher opposite the Activity Centre on Goat Island (Steve Clarke)
Bittern on Lavell’s Lake – Caroline Moore
February 14th
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Barn Owl both perched in a tree to the left of the box (Nick Kightley); Bittern seen on the edge of the reeds across the channel on the right hand side of Teal hide, Little Egret (Brian Crathorne); Bittern partially showing in reeds straight across water from Bittern hide and to the left of the island (Andrew Curd)
February 13th
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Barn Owl both perched together in tree then first flew down and right behind brambles the second still there (Simon Huggins)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Peregrine on a pylon, Buzzard (Steve Lynch)
February 12th
Lavell’s Lake – Bittern showing well (Steve Clarke); 2 Green Sandpiper flew round lake and landed briefly on the Bund (Peter Scudamore); Barn Owl on show in the box (Grant Evans)
February 11th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Goosander just flown towards Dinton Pastures, Peregrine along northern edge over Lodge Wood flying east fast (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Barn Owl on show one in box other flew to tree to left (Mark Lauri); Little Egret, Green Woodpecker, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet (Richard Hanson)
February 10th
Lea Farm Lake – Mediterranean Gull on the cross bar’s in front of Ron’s hide, 3 Greenfinch on the feeders (Tim James); Green Sandpiper on the east shore with Lapwings, 2 Goosander just flown in and currently on the water left of island (Roger Stansfield)
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl in the entrance to the box (Dave Rimes)
Barn Owl in the entrance of it’s Box at Lavell’s Lake – Dave Rimes
2 Goosander on Lea Farm Lake – FJC
February 9th
Lea Farm Lake – Water Rail, Cetti’s Warbler both by Ron’s Hide, Chiffchaff on far bank of Loddon where it splits (Richard Marsh); Green Sandpiper just flown in and landed in the north east corner (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Barn Owl left the nest box early evening (Nigel Hoult)
White Swan Lake – Bittern on the fishing platform (Alexandros Leontiades)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Peregrine on a pylon (Alan Jackman)
Peregrine on a Pylon in Mortimer’s Meadow – Alan Jackman
February 8th
Lavell’s Lake – Cetti Warbler calling from reeds behind scrape, Little Egret in front of Teal hide, Little Grebe at the edge of the island (Bruce Irvine)
February 7th
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl sitting at entrance to box (Alexandros Leontiades); Coal Tit singing and showing just east of Park Cottage on Sandford Lane (Brian Bennett); Barn Owl left it’s box early evening (John Froy)
Black Swan Lake – Barn Owl flying left to right in front of the Activity Centre (FJC)
White Swan Lake – 3 Bittern showed well tonight (FJC)
February 6th
White Swan Lake – Bittern seen twice within a 30 minute stay (Lalizar Harrison)
February 5th
Lea Farm Lake – 3 Green Sandpiper on the east shore then two flew off east then lost to view the third one could still be here (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Grebe seen from Bittern hide (John MacGovan)
February 4th
Lea Farm Lake – Peregrine landed on the east shore (FJC); Song Thrush singing far bank on the way to Ron’s hide (Paul Francis)
February 3rd
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Green Sandpiper seen from Ron’s hide (Mark Lauri)
Lavell’s Lake – Barn Owl popped its head out of it’s Box then flew off (Alan Jackman)
February 2nd
Lavell’s Lake – Peregrine over south with prey probably inbound to a pylon at Mortimer’s Meadow! (Dave Rimes); Raven circled over the lake (Richard Marsh)
February 1st
Mortimer’s Meadow – Peregrine eating prey on a pylon (Richard Marsh)
