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Sightings archive

February 2024

February 28th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the east bank, 2 Common Gull (Tim James)

February 25th
Sandford Lake – Grey Wagtail on the bridge near Sandford Mill (Gill Holmes)

February 24th
Landfill Viewing Point – 5+ Meadow Pipit flying around, Kestrel heading south, 20+ Fieldfare, 2+ Redwing in a hedgerow (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the raft opposite the Activity Centre, 6 Little Egret over (Paul Etherton)

February 23rd
Lea Farm Lake – Goosander female in the north east shore, 2 Oystercatcher on the north shore, 24 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 2 Great Crested Grebe displaying, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull on the buoy (Michael Hubbard)
Lavell’s Lake – 6 Little Egret flew north to Lea Farm Lake seen from Teal hide, 2 Cetti’s Warbler calling, Water Rail heard from the north east reed bed (Michael Hubbard)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the raft opposite the Activity Centre (Dave Rimes)

February 22nd
Lea Farm Lake – Stonechat female on the fence near the gate (FJC)

February 20th
Lavell’s Lake – Sparrowhawk male flew at the feeder’s at Bittern hide a Blue Tit escaped (Peter Scudamore)

February 19th
Landfill Viewing Point – 15 Fieldfare (Paul Doctor)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Peregrine on the pylon (Tim James)

February 18th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Common Gull first winter birds, 2 Oystercatcher on the east shore. Reed Bunting male on the feeder’s (Paul Etherton)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Buzzard one in a tree, Little Grebe from Teal hide (Paul Etherton)
Sandford Lake – Treecreeper on the north bank (Paul Etherton)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the raft opposite the Activity Centre (Paul Etherton)
The Moors – Cetti’s Warbler under Pylon wires near a clump of Silver Birch, 2 Bullfinch male and female on the east side of the lake (FJC)

February 17th
Lea Farm Lake – Water Rail in front of the hide, Kingfisher down stream from Ron’s hide, 2 Goldcrest, Chiffchaff both near Ron’s hide (Steve Clarke); 3 Goldeneye two males and a female, Oystercatcher on the island (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Bullfinch male on the path between Bittern and Teal hides (Dave Rimes); Water Rail behind the screen at Bittern hide (Paul Bright-Thomas)
Sandford Lake – Grey Wagtail singing on the bridge by the lay-by (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 3 Nuthatch singing, 2 Treecreeper, 7 Goldcrest seen around the lake (FJC); 20+ Siskin near the duck feeding area (Dave Rimes)
Middle Marsh – Cetti’s Warbler, Water Rail (FJC)

February 16th
Lea Farm Lake – Sparrowhawk on the top of the feeder’s, Siskin near the Green Bridge (Araba McMillan); 3 Oystercatcher on the east shore (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – 3 Firecrest near fishing peg 16 (Simon Bartlam); Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest all seen on the viewing peninsula (Tim James); Oystercatcher on the raft west of Goat Island (Alan Jackman)

February 15th
Sandford Lake – 100+ Siskin in the Alder’s just upstream from the Mill Bridge (Tim James)

February 14th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Reed Bunting male and female, Water Rail (Tim James)
Sandford Lake – 7 Little Egret roosting in trees on the south side (Brian Bennett)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the jetty in front of the Activity Centre (Alan Jackman)

February 12th
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite and Buzzard seen within 10 minutes (Andy Dearing)

February 11th
Lavell’s Lake – Coal Tit heard 50 metre’s east of Rose Cottage (Brian Bennett)

February 10th
Landfill View Point – 2 Goosander male and female over north from Lea Farm, 40+ Fieldfare in a Landfill hedgerow, 2 Skylark circling over the Lea Farm buildings, Meadow Pipit, Chaffinch over (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Goldeneye in the south east bay, 2 Bullfinch male and female on the viewpoint peninsula (Tim James)

February 9th
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the west side of Goat Island (Keith Boseley)

February 7th
Lea Farm Lake – 4 Ring-necked Parakeet on the feeder’s (Sally Bryson-Bond)
Lavell’s Lake – 60+ Siskin in Alders feeding above Teal hide, Fieldfare above the hide, Bittern in reeds on the island seen from Bittern hide (Roger Stansfield)
Sandford Lake – 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Roger Stansfield)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher asleep on the raft on the west side of Goat Island, Goldeneye female (Roger Stansfield); 2 Oystercatcher on the pontoon by the Activity Centre (Don Broadbridge)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Green Woodpecker (Steve Clarke)

February 6th
Lea Farm Lake – Oystercatcher on the Shingle Island in front of the hide (John McGovan)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Pochard male and female seen from Bittern hide (Alan Ryman); 2 Snipe in reeds at the far end of the scrape (Sally Bryson-Bond); Goldcrest on the path to the Car Park field (Steve Clarke)
Sandford Lake – Oystercatcher on one of the islands (John McGovan); Kingfisher flying around the lake (Alan Jackman); Little Grebe towards the north side (Brian Bennett)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Pochard near Lea Heath Bank (Simon Bartlam)

February 5th
Lea Farm Lake – Oystercatcher on the Shingle Island (Richard Marsh); 82 Lapwing on the east shore (Roger Stansfield)
Lavell’s Lake – 15+ Siskin feeding in Alder’s, Sparrowhawk disturbing the Siskin (Peter Scudamore); 2 Pochard male and female seen from Bittern hide (Sally Bryson-Bond); Bittern from Teal hide (Dave Rimes); Bittern a second one well concealed opposite Teal hide (Paul Bright-Thomas)
Landfill View Point – 2 Goosander male and female over flying towards Sandford (Roger Stansfield)
Black Swan Lake – Oystercatcher on the jetty outside the Activity centre (Dave Rimes)

February 4th
Lea Farm Lake – Goosander female in the south west corner, 4 Snipe near the beached Tern Raft, Skylark on the far landfill post, 40+ Meadow Pipits mobile around the far landfill (FJC); Little Egret (Marek Walford)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Egret, 2 Water Rail calling from Teal hide, 2 Bittern from Teal hide in front of the Sand Martin wall the second at the back of the scrape, Woodcock from Teal hide over right to left (Marek Walford)
Black Swan Lake – Oystercatcher on the jetty outside the Activity centre (Paul Mattingly)


Oystercatcher at Black Swan Lake – Eddie Napper

February 3rd
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Little Egret (Marek Walford)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Egret, Snipe (Marek Walford); 2 Snipe on the bund seen from Bittern hide (Dave Rimes)

February 2nd
Lea Farm Lake – Shelduck in the south west corner (Dave Rimes)
Lavell’s Lake – Bittern in reeds just behind the scrape seen from Teal hide (Michael Hubbard)

February 1st
Lea Farm Lake – Shelduck, Skylark over the Landfill, Chiffchaff by the Green Bridge, Small flock of Siskin in trees on the opposite bank (John McGovan); Goosander female (Nick Kightley)
Lavell’s Lake – Bittern in reeds opposite Bittern hide (Chris Ezard); Little Grebe seen from Teal hide, Peregrine over Teal scrape heading west at tree height, Woodcock circled over the bay right to left dropping to the right of the scrape (FJC); Barn Owl out of box, Woodcock seen over the path past Teal hide (Nick Kightley)
Black Swan Lake – Kestrel on the old Golf Course (John McGovan)