1st winter Caspian Gull on the North Lake; also Water Pipit and 7 Jack Snipe (permit only), 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Firecrest, Great Crested Grebe, 8+ Redpoll, Siskin, Red Kite, Tawny Owl, 3 Redpoll, Shelduck, 28 Pochard.
25th February 2026
1st winter Caspian Gull and adult Mediterranean Gull on the North Lake; also Jack Snipe (permit only), 2 Redpoll and Siskin by South Gate, Firecrest, Nuthatch, Snipe, 50 Teal, Chiffchaff singing, 2 Great Crested Grebe.
Butterflies seen include Peacock, Brimstone and Comma.
24th February 2026
2 Jack Snipe (permit only), adult Mediterranean Gull on the North Lake, Firecrest, 3 Siskin and 5 Redpoll by the South gate entrance, Green Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 2 Stonechat. Also Brimstone butterfly.
23rd February 2026
Firecrest, Siskin, Stonechat, Blackcap.
22nd February 2026
2 Little Owl on Jim’s Bed, 100acre; also Woodcock (permit only), Reed Bunting, 4 Redpoll (per eBird and WhatsApp)
21st February 2026
1 Little Owl, 1 Greylag Goose, 122 Canada Goose, 8 Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Goose, 4 Shelduck, 55 Gadwall, 17 Pochard, 29 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 110 Woodpigeon, 2 Water Rail, 18 Lapwing (North Lake), 7 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 350 Black-headed Gull, 45 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 16 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Jay, 200 Jackdaw, 150 Carrion Crow, 15 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 2 Chiffchaff, 5 Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Firecrest, 300 Starling, 2 Mistle Thrush, 6 Song Thrush, 100 Redwing, 80 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 35 House Sparrow, 3 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit, 7 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 8 Redpoll, 25 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting [per eBird and WhatsApp]
20th February 2026
1 (adult) Mediterranean Gull (North Lake) 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shelduck, 13 Pochard, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Water Rail, 12 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 12 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Jay, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Blackcap, 1 Mistle Thrush, 3 Redwing, 3 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Reed Bunting [per eBird and WhatsApp]
17th February 2026
1 Shelduck (North Lake), 16 Pochard, 1 Water Rail, 22 Lapwing (North Lake), 2 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 2 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 2 Jay, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Firecrest, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Grey Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit, 1 Greenfinch, 21 Redpoll [per eBird and WhatsApp]
16th February 2026
1 Coal Tit, 1 Greylag Goose, 6 Mute Swan, 5 Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 25 Pochard, 28 Tufted Duck, 3 Pheasant, 1 Water Rail, 26 Lapwing (North Lake), 4 Jack Snipe (permit only), 5 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper (permit only), 8 Common Gull, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 4 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 15 Blue Tit, 18 Great Tit, 1 Skylark, 6 Chiffchaff, 6 Cetti’s Warbler, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Firecrest, 100 Starling, 7 Song Thrush, 24 Redwing, 15 Fieldfare, 20 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 6 Water Pipit (permit only), 4 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch, 20 Linnet, 7 Redpoll, 40 Goldfinch, 4 Reed Bunting
15th February 2026
1 Goosander, 7 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 25 Tufted Duck, 18 Lapwing, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Redwing, 5 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch [per eBird]
14th February 2026
1 Woodcock (permit only), 1 (adult) Mediterranean Gull (permit only), 1 (1st winter) Caspian Gull (North Lake), 2 Raven, 1 Greylag Goose, 120 Canada Goose, 7 Egyptian Goose, 3 Shelduck, 54 Shoveler, 150 Teal, 24 Pochard, 32 Tufted Duck, 1 Pheasant, 3 Water Rail, 26 Lapwing (North Lake), 4 Jack Snipe (permit only), 1 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 10 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 16 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 4 Buzzard, 1 Bawn Owl, 3 Tawny Owl, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 14 Magpie, 400 Jackdaw, 120 Carrion Crow, 16 Blue Tit, 22 Great Tit, 2 Skylark, 5 Chiffchaff, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Firecrest, 200 Starling, 8 Song Thrush, 50 Redwing, 6 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 16 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit, 12 Chaffinch, 5 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch, 6 Reed Bunting
13th February 2026
1 (adult) Mediterranean Gull (North Lake), 1 Little Owl, 6 Mute Swan, 7 Egyptian Goose, 3 Shelduck, 20 Pochard, 2 Water Rail, 28 Lapwing (North Lake), 6 Jack Snipe (permit only), 20 Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Crested Grebe (North Lake), 1 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Tawny Owl, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 2 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 2 Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Firecrest, 1 Nuthatch, 40 Redwing, 70 Fieldfare, 1 Stonechat, 20 House Sparrow, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Water Pipit (permit only), 5 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Reed Bunting
12th February 2026
1 (adult) Mediterranean Gull (North Lake), 1 Snipe, 1 Peregrine, 2 Skylark, 150 Redwing, 180 Fieldfare, 1 Water Pipit (permit only)
11th February 2026
8 Mute Swan, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 5 Song Thrush, 6+ Chaffinch
10th February 2026
7 Mute Swan, 11 Pochard, 43 Tufted Duck, 2 Water Rail, 33 Lapwing (North Lake), 5 Snipe (North Lake), 12 Common Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Little Egret, 12 Grey Heron, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 15 Magpie, 16 Blue Tit, 23 Great Tit, 2 Chiffchaff, 11 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Goldcrest, 13 Song Thrush, 40 Redwing, 8 Blackbird, 8 Fieldfare, 15 Robin, 6 House Sparrow, 9 Chaffinch, 3 Greenfinch
