Little Ringed Plover on the North Lake, Treecreeper and Coal Tit in the SW corner, Firecrest, 2 Siskin, 4 Shelduck, 10 Pochard, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Lapwing, 3 Little Egret, Tawny Owl, 30 Meadow Pipit.
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13th March 2026
2 Little Ringed Plover flew North; also Water Pipit on Phase 3, 5 Shelduck, 4 Lapwing, Nuthatch, 3 Jack Snipe (permit only), 4+ Green Sandpiper, Blackcap singing, Tawny Owl.
12th March 2026
Little Ringed Plover and Water Pipit on Phase 3, 4 Greylag Geese, 3 Shelduck, 14 Pochard, Greem Sandpiper, 2 Lapwing, Nuthatch.
11th March 2026
Water Pipit on Phase 3, 4 Shelduck, 7 Pochard, 4 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper.
10th March 2026
Brent Goose still present for fourth day on Phase 1 (permit only); also Water Pipit on Phase 3, 3+ Jack Snipe (permit only), Little Owl, Tawny Owl, 2 Shelduck, 7+ Green Sandpiper, Red Kite, Nuthatch, 16 Pochard.
8th March 2026
Dark-bellied Brent Goose still, 3 Shelduck, 5 Jack Snipe and 2 Water Pipit (permit only), 4 Green Sandpiper, Blackcap.
7th March 2026
Brent Goose on the mound (visible from path at times). Also Water Pipit (permit only), 3 Shelduck, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Tawny Owl, Fieldfare, 2 Firecrest.
6th March 2026
Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Blackcap.
5th March 2026
adult Mediterranean Gull on the North Lake, 2 Jack Snipe (permit only), 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Shelduck, Blackcap, 3 Firecrest, Nuthatch, 3 Greylag Goose, 3 Tawny Owl, Great Crested Grebe, Redpoll, Siskin.
4th March 2026
Little Ringed Plover (earliest spring record for site) on the North Lake; also 1st winter Caspian Gull, 3 Green Sandpiper, Shelduck, Firecrest, Fieldfare.
March – Regular/Common Species:
Below is a list of species that are likely to be seen on any given visit this month, in/around the public areas. Monthly, totals will be added to give an indication of abundance of species at any given time:
Canada Goose, Shelduck, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Water Rail, Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers, Kestrel, Parakeet, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Cetti’s Warbler, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Grey and Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Pheasant
Notable species for March (please report) include:
Lapwing (not scarce but rapidly declining, monitoring numbers is helpful);
Shelduck, Pintail, Wigeon, Great Egret, Green Sandpiper, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Dartford Warbler, Raven, Stonechat, Brambling, Siskin, Redpoll, Crossbill, Nuthatch, Rook, Tawny Owl, Little Owl, Barn Owl, Black Redstart, Short-eared Owl, Blackcap, Water Pipit, Wheatear, Sedge Warbler, Sand Martin, Swallow.
3rd March 2026
Shelduck on the North Lake, 3 Siskin.
2nd March 2026
male Wheatear still by the MEC channel (permit only); also 2 1st Winter Caspian Gulls on the North Lake, adult Mediterranean Gull on Phase 3, 2 Water Pipit and 3 Jack Snipe (permit only), 5 Redpoll, 2 Firecrest, Little Owl on Jim’s Bed, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, 4 Green Sandpiper, 3 Shelduck, Nuthatch, 5 Stonechat, Fieldfare, Blackcap,
1st March 2026
male Wheatear still on the mound near MEC channel (permit only). Also 1st winter Caspian Gull and adult Mediterranean Gull on the North Lake, 3 Greylag Geese, 3 Shelduck, Green Sandpiper, 6 Siskin.
28th February 2026
male Wheatear on the MEC channel, earliest site record and first of 2026. 3 Shelduck, 3 Greylag Geese, 2 Green Sandpiper
