Wheatear visible on rocks, from the gate between P1 and North Lake; also Sand Martin on the North Lake, Green Sandpiper, Tawny Owl, 5 Blackcap, 2 Shelduck, 3 Lapwing.
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30th March 2026
Sand Martin on the North Lake, Willow Warbler, 2 Redpoll, Green Sandpiper, Little Owl, 2 Lapwing, Snipe, Firecrest, Nuthatch, 4 Shelduck, 5 Blackcap.
29th March 2026
2 White Stork in from the SW then through, 2 Jack Snipe (permit only), Willow Warbler, Little Ringed Plover, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Pipit, 2cy Caspian Gull, Wheatear, Sand Martin, Little Owl, 4 Shelduck, 3 Lapwing, Blackcap, Tawny Owl, Rook.
28th March 2026
Swallow over SE corner (First of 2026); also 2 Wheatear on Phase 1, Willow Warbler, 2cy Caspian Gull on the North Lake, 2 Shelduck, 2 Lapwing, Tawny Owl, Coal Tit. Firecrest, Blackcap, Nuthatch.
26th March 2026
Willow Warbler, 2 Siskin, Firecrest, 2 Lapwing, Snipe, Shelduck.
25th March 2026
9 Black-tailed Godwits through, 2 Wheatear, Willow Warbler still, Little Owl, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, 2 Firecrest, Nuthatch.
24th March 2026
Willow Warbler along Phase 3 treeline (First of 2026); also Little Owl, 2 Firecrest.
23rd March 2026
Dunlin on Phase 3, 2 Wheatear, Sand Martin, Nuthatch, 8 Blackcap.
22nd March 2026
Sand Martin, Little Owl by 100acre, 2 Lapwing, 4 Blackcap, Firecrest, Nuthatch.
21st March 2026
2 Wigeon, Green Sandpiper, Great Crested Grebe, 4 Blackcap, Lapwing, 2 Snipe.
19th March 2026
Raven, Lapwing, Tawny Owl, Coal Tit, 2 Firecrest, 8 Blackcap, 2 Nuthatch.
Also plenty of butterflies, including Peacock, Brimstone, Red Admiral, Comma and Small White.
18th March 2026
female Bullfinch between North Lake hide and Phase 1 hide, 5 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Rook, Blackcap.
17th March 2026
5 Sand Martin on the North Lake in the morning, first of 2026; also 2 Wheatear (permit only), Little Ringed Plover and Water Pipit on P3, 3 Greylag Goose, 5 Shelduck, 4 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, Raven, Blackcap, Firecrest, Nuthatch, 3 Siskin, 2 Little Egret, Red Kite, Kingfisher.
16th March 2026
4 Shelduck, 3 Green Sandpiper.
15th March 2026
2 Green Sandpiper, Water Pipit and 5 Jack Snipe (permit only), 3 Shelduck, 3 Greylag Goose, Nuthatch, Siskin, Red Kite.
Beddington Farmlands Nature Reserve 