February 28th
Black Swan Lake – 10 Redwing, Fieldfare all in the tree tops on the Old Golf Course, 2 Oystercatcher on the north end of Goat island (Alan Jackman)
February 27th
Lea Farm Lake – Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting all in the bushes behind the feeder’s at Ron’s hide (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the north end of Goat island (Alan Jackman)
February 25th
Lea Farm Lake – Meadow Pipit in a bush, 2 Stonechat male and female in the north east corner, 2 Skylark over the Landfill (Peter Scudamore)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the raft near Goat island (Tim James)
February 24th
Lea Farm Lake – 12 + Meadow Pipit over the Landfill, Stonechat female on a fence post, Greenfinch on the feeder’s (Brian Bennett)
Black Swan Lake – 3 Oystercatcher flying around Goat island (Tim James)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Peregrine over heading towards the cinema (Philip Giles)
February 22nd
Lea Farm Lake – Sand Martin circling towards the south end of the lake, 5 Chiffchaff between the Thames Water Gate and Ron’s hide, Cetti’s Warbler near the river junction, 100+ Golden Plover at a distance approximately 1000ft heading west (FJC); 2 Oystercatcher on the shingle island (Dave Rimes); Peregrine putting up the Gull’s and Lapwing’s (Tim James)
Lavell’s Lake – 11 Snipe eleven at the far end of the bund (Dave Rimes)
Sandford Lake – 2 Snipe opposite Jenny’s bench (Dave Rimes)
White Swan Lake – 20+ Siskin towards the north end of the lake (Tim James)
February 21st
Lea Farm Lake – Great White Egret in the south west corner (Tim James); Oystercatcher on the shingle island in front of Ron’s hide (Alan Jackman)
Lavell’s Lake – 5 Snipe at the top of the Bund (Alan Jackman)
Sandford Lake – 2 Kingfisher along the Loddon near the weir (Tim James); 2 Goosander male and female in the middle of the lake (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – 5 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush all on the Old Golf Course (Alan Jackman)
White Swan Lake – 2 Goosander male and female on the Loddon towards the north end of the lake (Alan Jackman)
February 20th
Lea Farm Lake – 4 Reed Bunting under the feeder’s by Ron’s hide (Peter Scudamore); 2 Stonechat, 40+ Wigeon (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Kingfisher two together by Bittern hide the third by Teal Hide (Peter Scudamore); Grey Wagtail near the bridge by the lay-by, 2 Treecreeper one by Sandford bridge the other by the Green bridge, 4 Chiffchaff opposite the cleared area on the opposite side of the Loddon (FJC)
February 18th
Lea Farm Lake – Chiffchaff in bushes on the opposite bank of the Loddon near Ron’s hide (Chris Elliot)
Black Swan Lake – Kestrel, Rook, 3 Greenfinch, Fieldfare, Redwing all on the Old Golf Course, Grey Wagtail on the beach shore at the Activity Centre (Paul Etherton)
Sandford Lake – Oystercatcher on the shingle island (Dave Rimes); 2 Oystercatcher on two of the the shingle island’s, Goosander female near one of the islands (Tim James)
February 17th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the shingle island (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Grey Wagtail near the Activity Centre, 8 Redwing on the Old Golf Course (Alan Jackman)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Peregrine on a pylon eating (Alan Jackman)
February 16th
Lea Farm Lake – 4+ Chiffchaff on the opposite side of the Loddon by the Thames Water gate, 2 Peregrine over the Landfill (FJC)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Greenfinch towards the north end (Brian Bennett)
Mortimer’s Meadow – 20+ Siskin in Alder’s close to a pylon (Brian Bennett)
February 15th
Lea Farm Lake – Goosander male flew north, 2 Peregrine male and female flying around the lake (FJC); 2 Stonechat on the eastern fence, Chiffchaff near Ron’s hide along the Loddon (Steve Clarke)
February 14th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Chiffchaff near the Loddon by Ron’s hide (Brian Crathorne)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Grebe from Teal hide, 3 Redwing along the path between Teal and Bittern hide’s (Brian Crathorne)
Mortimer’s Meadow – 50+ Siskin in Alder’s along the Loddon close to a pylon, Peregrine in the usual pylon, Lessor Redpoll with the Siskin’s (Dave Rimes)
February 13th
Lea Farm Lake – Goldcrest, Cetti’s Warbler, Grey Wagtail all along the Loddon near Ron’s hide, 2 Chiffchaff near Green bridge, 3 Common Gull, Stonechat on the eastern fence (Nick Kightley)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Grebe from Teal hide, 4 Nuthatch on the Bittern hide feeder’s (Nick Kightley); 2 Teal male and female flew west (Anna Butcher)
Sandford Lake – Goosander female towards the north side (Alan Jackman); Kingfisher circling the lake (Nick Kightley)
Black Swan Lake – Mixed flock of Redwing and Fieldfare on the Old Golf Course (Alan Jackman); 2 Mistle Thrush on the Old Golf, Bullfinch male near the play area (Tim James)
White Swan Lake – Large flock of Siskin near the wooden bridge over the Loddon south end of the lake (Alan Jackman)
February 12th
Lea Farm Lake – Firecrest feeding along the River Loddon 50m north of the Green bridge (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Goosander male and female on the Loddon path near Teal hide (Philip Giles)
February 11th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Goosander male and female towards the east shore (Philip Giles); Sparrowhawk flew across the lake (Peter Scudamore)
Black Swan Lake – 50+ Redwing, 5 Fieldfare both seen on the Old Golf course (Philip Giles)
Goosander pair at Lea Farm Lake – Philip Giles
February 9th
Lea Farm Lake – Great White Egret in the south west corner before flying off (Steve Clarke); Chiffchaff, Treecreeper both near the Green bridge, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Lorna Akers-Douglas)
Lavell’s Lake – 3 Snipe on the reed piles, Buzzard in an Oak Tree (Peter Scudamore)
Landfill Viewing Point – Goosander male flying north (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Goosander female (Peter Scudamore)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Buzzard on Goat island (Peter Scudamore)
Heron’s Water – 30+ Siskin in trees (Peter Scudamore)
February 8th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Stonechat on the fence at the right hand end, Snipe landed in front of Ron’s hide (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Egret by Bittern hide (Mike Corcoran); Bullfinch on path to Bittern hide (Brian Crathorne); Cetti’s Warbler heard near Teal hide, 2 Water Rail also heard near Teal hide, Tawny Owl heard near the Green bridge (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing all in the field near the main centre (Tim James)
February 6th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Reed Bunting male and female on the feeder’s at Ron’s hide (Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts)
Lavell’s Lake – Great White Egret by Teal hide (Lorna Akers-Douglas)
Sandford Lake – Goosander female, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Pochard male, Lesser Black-backed Gull (Lorna Akers-Douglas)
February 5th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Meadow Pipit on the landfill (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – 6 Snipe in front of some cut reeds (Andy Dearing); Kingfisher perched on a small tree opposite the hide (Bruce Irving); Bullfinch on the right side of the path to Bittern hide, 80+ Wigeon over heading north (FJC)
February 3rd
Lea Farm Lake – Kestrel on a post, 2 Stonechat male and female on the east shore fence (Roger Stansfield)
Lavell’s Lake – Firecrest in Ivy near the No Fishing sign on the Loddon near Teal hide (Peter Scudamore)
Landfill – 2 Rook feeding with the Jackdaw’s (Roger Stansfield)
February 2nd
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Chiffchaff 50 metre’s north of Ron’s hide (Brian Bennett)
Lavell’s Lake – Great White Egret on the Loddon near Teal hide, Grey Wagtail on the Loddon near Jack’s Garden (Brian Bennett); Cetti’s Warbler heard near Bittern hide (FJC); Little Grebe, Kingfisher flew past Teal hide, Great White Egret flying left to right past Teal hide (Don Broadbridge)
Lavell’s Lake Car Park Field – 2 Mistle Thrush on the east side (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Goldeneye male and female in the south bay (Don Broadbridge)
February 1st
Sandford Lake – Goosander drake (Tim James)
Middle March – Great White Egret (Tim James)
