March 31st
Lavell’s Lake – 9 Sand Martin from Teal hide (Steve Hughes); Willow Warbler heard on the path to Teal hide (Lorna Akers-Douglas); 2 Oystercatcher on the Bund (Alan Jackman)
Lavell’s Car Park Field –
March 30th
Lea Farm Lake – 10 Teal, 4 Gadwall Shoveler, Wigeon heard only, Green Sandpiper in the north east corner, Willow Warbler heard on the Loddon path just past the Thames Water gate, Great White Egret in the north east corner, Little Ringed Plover on the east shore behind the shingle island (FJC); 5 Snipe on the north spit (Steve Clarke); Willow Warbler singing (Nick Kightley); 2 Sand Martin over heading west (Peter Scudamore)
Lavell’s Lake – 4 Teal, 8 Shoveler (FJC)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Willow Warbler in the central copse (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Willow Warbler singing (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – Grey Wagtail flew from the roof of the Activity Centre, 2 Oystercatcher on Goat island (FJC)
Little Ringed Plover at Lea Farm Lake – FJC
March 29th
Lea Farm Lake – Black Redstart – first since 1988, on the east boundary fence (FJC & Brian Bennett), Great White Egret, Skylark over the Landfill (FJC); Willow Warbler heard opposite Ron’s hide (Tim James)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Great White Egret on the Bund, Little Egret on the Bund, Willow Warbler near the car park by the Activity Centre (John Morgan); 2 Blackcap singing near the gate to the Car Park Field (Nick Kightley)
Black Swan Lake – 3 Sparrowhawk over the south end of the Old Golf Course (FJC)
March 28th
Lavell’s Lake – Blackcap singing near the entrance to the Car Park field (Alan Jackman)
Sandford Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on one of the islands (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – 30+ Sand Martin over the lake (Dave Rimes)
March 27th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Great White Egret in to the north west corner reeds (FJC); Greenfinch on the feeder’s at Ron’s hide (Philip Giles)
Lavell’s Lake – 30+ Sand Martin from Bittern hide over the lake in numerous groups of five and more (Rick Dawson); 8 Sand Martin over the lake from Teal hide (Tim James)
Black Swan Lake – Mandarin Duck male on the east side of Goat island (FJC)
March 26th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Great White Egret to the left of Ron’s hide (Kevin Starley); Great White Egret on the east bank from Renton’s screen (Colin Weedon)
Black Swan Lake – Goosander over flying south, 2 Oystercatcher on Goat island (Eddie Napper)
March 25th
Lavell’s Lake – Water Rail walking from the reeds to the fence, Little Egret on the Bund, Oystercatcher on the little island (Liz Carr); Water Rail singing behind the Bittern hide (Tim James)
March 24th
Lea Farm Lake – 6 Snipe on a small island in front of Renton’s screen, 2 Greater Black-backed Gull male and female on the shingle island (Roger Stansfield); 16 Snipe on the right hand end of north spit island, Great White Egret just dropped in to the north east corner reeds (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the Bund, Cetti’s Warbler singing near Bittern hide, Cetti’s Warbler singing near Teal hide (Brian Crathorne); Great White Egret from Bittern hide (Simon Whitehead); 3+ Sand Martin in front of the old Sand Martin wall (Roger Stansfield); Great White Egret perched in a tree above Teal scrape (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Goosander female (Brian Crathorne)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Swallow seen from the Activity Centre, 4 Sand Martin seen from the Activity Centre (Dave Rimes)
March 23rd
Lavell’s Lake – Great White Egret just to the left of Teal hide (Philip Giles); Blackcap male on the path between Bittern and Teal hides, Song Thrush under the Bittern hide feeder’s (Adrian Bull); Great White Egret (Brian Bennett)
Sandford Lake – Great White Egret near the Wincor Nixdorf screen (Philip Giles)
Great White Egret at Lavell’s Lake – Philip Giles
March 22nd
Lea Farm Lake – Sand Martin, 14 Snipe on the north spit island, 2 Common Gull adult and a second year, 10 Teal, 37 Wigeon, Little Egret, Skylark, Peregrine over heading north east (FJC); 2 Goosander male and female on the east shore (Alan Jackman)
Lavell’s Lake – Great White Egret hunting in the scrape, Blackcap singing in the meadow near Teal hide, 9 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 3 Snipe, Little Egret (FJC); 3 Sand Martin in front of Teal hide, Cetti’s Warbler singing from the reeds opposite Teal hide (Steve Clarke); Great White Egret, Kingfisher both from Teal hide (Dave Rimes); 2 Goosander male and female on the bank resting south of the Green bridge (Tim James); Goldcrest near the entrance to the Car Park (Alan Jackman)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – White Wagtail near the View Point (Alan Jackman)
Sandford Lake – Goosander female swimming near the islands (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Common Gull both adults (FJC)
March 21st
Sandford Lake – Great White Egret towards the western end (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher over, Barnacle Goose in front of the Activity Centre (Alan Jackman)
March 20th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Lapwing (Peter Scudamore); 3 Oystercatcher just flown in (Mark Shaw)
Lavell’s Lake – Great White Egret left of Teal hide (Philip Giles)
March 19th
Lea Farm Lake – 14 Snipe, Lapwing, 26 Teal, 27 Wigeon, Goosander female fishing near the east shore, Mistle Thrush opposite Ron’s hide by the Loddon in a very tall Ash (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Goosander female sitting on an island (Rupert Woodman)
Black Swan Lake – White Wagtail on the beach by the Activity Centre (Dave Rimes)
White Wagtail at Black Swan Lake – Dave Rimes
March 18th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Sand Martin over the lake (FJC); 9 Snipe put up towards the north east corner (Keith Boseley)
Lavell’s Lake – Bittern to the left of Teal hide (Rebecca Rees)
March 17th
Lavell’s Lake – Kingfisher to the left of Teal hide, 6 Cormorants, 11 Teal, 5 Tufted Duck, 4 Snipe on the Bund, 3 Nuthatch on the feeder’s, 6 Redwing by the lay-by gate, Buzzard over the Landfill, 2 Great Crested Grebe (Lee Tilley)
March 16th
Lea Farm Lake – 2 Chiffchaff in tree’s behind Renton’s screen (Sandy Millin); 11 Snipe on north spit island, 30+ Wigeon, Kestrel high up, Common Gull adult, Oystercatcher (FJC)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Meadow Pipit over (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – Grey Wagtail by the Activity Centre, 2 Oystercatcher on Goat island, Common Gull (FJC)
March 15th
Lea Farm Lake – Kingfisher just past the feeder’s in the Willows near the reeds (Steve Clarke)
Lavell’s Lake – Kingfisher perched on the reeds edge near Teal hide (Simon Huggins)
March 14th
Lea Farm Lake – Great White Egret, 2 Sand Martin, White Wagtail (Andy Tomczynski); Great White Egret in the north west reed bed, White Wagtail on the east shore towards the north east corner (FJC)
March 13th
Lea Farm Lake – Great White Egret in the north east corner, 2 Oystercatcher on the shingle island (Philip Giles)
Lavell’s Lake – Kingfisher right of Teal hide then flew left, Great White Egret behind the Bittern hide, Little Grebe in front of Teal hide (Philip Giles)
Black Swan Lake – Barnacle Goose on the in front of the Activity Centre, 2 Oystercatcher on the raft by Goat island (Philip Giles)
Barnacle Goose at Black Swan Lake – Gill Holmes
March 11th
Lea Farm Lake – Sand Martin flying around the north east corner (Tim James)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher towards the north end of Goat island (Philip Giles)
March 10th
Lea Farm Lake – Great Spotted Woodpecker, Reed Bunting both on the feeder’s (Brian Crathorne); Great White Egret in the south west corner (Alan Jackman); 2 Oystercatcher on the shingle island (Nick Kightley)
Lavell’s Lake – Cetti’s Warbler heard near Teal hide (Brian Crathorne); 7 Snipe on the Bund, Grey Wagtail near Teal hide, Kingfisher flew across in front of Teal hide (Alan Jackman); Bittern flew round corner towards Teal hide, Great White Egret on the Bund, 2 Oystercatcher over heading towards Sandford Lake (Nick Kightley); Little Grebe adult in front of Teal hide, Grey Wagtail midge catching down stream of Sandford Bridge (Roger Stansfield)
Sandford Lake – 2 Oystercatcher (Alan Jackman)
Black Swan Lake – Barnacle Goose near the Activity Centre, 24 Redwing, Fieldfare, Mistle Thrush in a Tree on the Old Golf Course, 6 House Sparrow near the old cafe (Alan Jackman); 2 Oystercatcher on the raft by Goat island (Nick Kightley)
March 9th
Lavell’s Lake – Kingfisher flew across the lake, Shelduck over north (FJC)
Landfill Viewing Point – Goosander over heading north (FJC)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – Mandarin heard only towards the east of the Car park (FJC)
Black Swan Lake – 6 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush heading south east towards the Old Golf Course (FJC); Barnacle Goose with the Canada’s near the Activity Centre (Elaine Charlson)
March 8th
Lea Farm Lake – Sand Martin overhead, Oystercatcher, 2 Kingfisher near Renton’s screen, Raven high towards the north (FJC); 4 Oystercatcher on the far shore seen from Ron’s hide (Philip Giles)
Lavell’s Lake – 6 Chiffchaff around Lavell’s and Dinton, Firecrest in Ivy near Teal hide (Tim James et al); Firecrest near the wooden bridge (Tim James); Common Gull on the Bund (Nick Baldwin)
Landfill Viewing Point – 11 Skylark moving south south east (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the gravel island (Philip Giles)
Black Swan Lake – 5 Red-crested Pochard four males and one female on the west side, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Wagtail on the beach opposite the Activity Centre (FJC); 2 Kingfisher (Ralph Watts)
Red-crested Pochard at Black Swan Lake – Alex Warren
March 7th
Lea Farm Lake – Barnacle Goose on the landfill, 40+ Wigeon, Little Egret (Richard Marsh)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the Bund (Alan Jackman)
Landfill Viewing Point – Rook close to the viewing point (Alan Jackman)
Sandford Lake – Goosander female, Treecreeper (Richard Marsh)
Black Swan Lake – 3 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush all in a single tree on the Old Golf Course (Tim James)
March 6th
Lea Farm Lake – Great White Egret in the north east corner (Tim James); Oystercatcher on the Shingle island, 5 Rook on the Landfill (Nick Kightley)
Lavell’s Lake – 2 Grey Wagtail flying downstream from Sandford bridge, 2 Little Egret under the Willow by Sandford Mill (Rebecca Rees); Sand Martin seen from Teal hide (Nick Kightley); Chiffchaff, Coal Tit both singing near Sandford Mill (Roger Stansfield); Chiffchaff singing near the Green bridge (Nick Kightley); Chiffchaff singing near John’s bench, 3+ Snipe on the Bund (Nick Kightley)
Sandford Lake – Goosander female near the reed bed on the north bank (Tim James)
March 5th
Lea Farm Lake – Mediterranean Gull adult present for a few minute then flew south (Andy Tomczynski)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Grebe to the left of Teal hide, 2 Buzzard flying left to right (Philip Giles)
Mediterranean Gull at Lea Farm Lake – Andy Tomczynski
March 4th
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the raft at the north end of Goat island (Philip Giles)
Mortimer’s Meadow – Bullfinch heard (Steve Clarke)
March 3rd
Lea Farm Lake – 5 Reed Bunting near the feeder’s at Ron’s hide (Alan Jackman)
Lavell’s Lake – Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher flew over towards Lea Farm, Chiffchaff singing between Teal and Bittern hide’s (Brian Crathorne)
Landfill Viewing Point – 20+ Red Kite in view around the edges of the Landfill, Bullfinch calling, Water Rail heard from the Balancing Pond (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Goosander female on the island in front of the hide (Peter Scudamore)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher on the raft at the north end of Goat island (Alan Jackman)
White Swan Lake – 3 Chiffchaff near the Wooden bridge near the south end of the lake, Kingfisher flew under the Wooden bridge (Alan Jackman)
March 2nd
Lavell’s Lake – Kingfisher just south of the Green bridge, Goldcrest near the lay by (Steve Clarke); Grey Wagtail near the Green bridge (Bruce Irvine)
Landfill Viewing Point – 12 Chaffinch heading south east (FJC)
Lavell’s Car Park Field – 4 Blackbird, 2 Meadow Pipit over, 3 Green Woodpecker, 5 Reed Bunting over, Little Egret over heading south, 5 Greenfinch (FJC)
Sandford Lake – 2 Sparrowhawk near the Air Museum (Peter Scudamore)
Black Swan Lake – 2 Oystercatcher near the north tip of Goat island (Tim James)
March 1st
Lea Farm Lake – Stonechat on the eastern fence, 5 Meadow Pipit near the fence and the long grass, 3 Skylark over the Landfill (FJC)
Lavell’s Lake – 30+ Redwing near the lay and ‘kissing gate’ by the Blackthorn tree, 2 Chiffchaff opposite the Green bridge (FJC)
Sandford Lake – Great White Egret on the western side of the lake (Adam McTiernan)
Black Swan Lake – 12+ Fieldfare near the overflow carpark (Gray Burfoot); Treecreeper near the play area (John Wolff); 2 Oystercatcher on the new pontoon near the north tip of Goat island (FJC)
Great White Egret at Sandford Lake – Adam McTiernan
