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.

2 (m+f) Marsh Harrier through – female N early am & male W at 1230pm; also male Yellowhammer by North Lake (permit only), 2 Redshank still on P1, 3+ Little Ringed Plover, Tawny Owl, Willow Warbler, 2+ Green Sandpiper, Great Crested Grebe, Red Kite, Rook, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 Pheasant (per eBird and WhatsApp)

2 Redshank still on P1, 3 (m+2f) Wheatear on the mound (permit only), Willow Warbler, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Red Kite, Shelduck, 2 Nuthatch (per eBird and WhatsApp)

Redshank still on P1, male Wheatear (permit only), 2 Sand Martin over North Lake, 3+ Willow Warbler, Swallow flew N, Tawny Owl by P3, 2+ Little Ringed Plover, 1+ Green Sandpiper, Great Crested Grebe on the South Lake still, 2+ Shelduck, Red Kite, 2 Great Black-backed Gull, Pheasant (per eBird and WhatsApp)

Common Sandpiper on the North Lake first thing – earliest migrant bird record for some time; also Sedge Warbler singing intermittently on the South Lake, 2 Swallow circled the mound, 2 summer plumaged Redshank displaying on P1, 2 Mediterranean Gulls circled P3, 6+ Sand Martin through N, 2+ Willow Warbler, Water Pipit (permit only), 4+ Little Ringed Plover, 3+ Green Sandpiper, Great Crested Grebe on the South Lake, Nuthatch, 3+ Shelduck, 2+ Red Kite, Rook, 3+ Pheasant (per eBird and WhatsApp)

Redshank on Phase 1, Sand Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Greylag Goose, Nuthatch, 2 Red Kite (per eBird and WhatsApp)

Brent Goose flew E early am, 2 Great White Egret flew NE, female Wheatear on the mound, 3+ Willow Warbler, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2+ Green Sandpiper, 3+ Blackcap, Nuthatch, Rook, Raven, 2 Red Kite, 2+ Pheasant (per eBird and WhatsApp)

First Sedge Warbler of the year singing on the South Lake early am; also 3+ Willow Warbler at Mile Road, Little Ringed Plover on P1, 2+ Sand Martin, Water Pipit still, Lesser Redpoll through N, Jack Snipe (permit only), 2+ Green Sandpiper, Nuthatch, 2+ Blackcap, 2+ Shelduck, 2 Pheasant, 3 Greylag Goose (per eBird and WhatsApp)

First Willow Warbler and 2+ Swallow of the year, in and around the North Lake early am; also Woodcock (permit only), Ringed Plover flew E, 5+ Sand Martin, Brambling, Little Ringed Plover, 4+ Green Sandpiper, 3+ Blackcap, Mistle Thrush, 2 Nuthatch, 3+ Shelduck, 3 Pheasant (per eBird and WhatsApp)

2 Black Redstart still on site near the incinerator, Little Ringed Plover, Jack Snipe (permit only), 3+ Green Sandpiper, Tawny Owl SW corner, 3 Shelduck, Red Kite, Nuthatch, 2+ Blackcap, Pheasant, Greylag Goose (per eBird and WhatsApp)

2 Black Redstarts (1 male and 1 female, permit only), 2 Hawfinch (flew S/SE), 1 Curlew (flew SE), 4/5 Sand Martin (flew N), 1 (male) Mandarin Duck (flew from Phase 2 to South Lake), 4+ Little Ringed Plover, Redshank (over mound), 8+ Green Sandpiper, 1 Water Pipit, 2+ Shelduck, 1 Water Rail, 2 Red Kite, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Pheasant.

Vismig/grounded migrants included 11 Skylark, 45 Redwing, 11 Song Thrush, 3+ Blackcap, and plenty of Meadow Pipits and Chaffinches.

Butterflies included Peacock and Red Admiral.

2+ Wheatear near the North Lake, Redshank and 4+ Little Ringed Plover on Phase 1, 2+ Green Sandpiper, 2 Blackcap, Stonechat, Fieldfare, 2 Greylag Goose (per eBird and WhatsApp)

male Northern Wheatear on Phase 3 early am, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Water Pipit, 8+ Green Sandpiper, Jack Snipe (permit only), Kingfisher North Lake, singing Blackcap, Nuthatch, Stonechat, 2 Red Kite, 2 Rook, Greylag Goose, Pheasant (per eBird and WhatsApp)

Also plenty of butterflies seen throughout the day – including Red Admiral, Comma, Brimstone, Small White, Peacock etc.

First of year pair Little Ringed Plovers back displaying on Phase 3; also 2+ Water Pipit, 3+ Green Sandpiper, 3+ Jack Snipe, 2 Shelduck, Rook, Pheasant (per WhatsApp)

2 Redshank on Phase 1 early afternoon; also Jack Snipe and Water Pipit (permit only), 2 Green Sandpiper, Nuthatch, 2+ Shelduck (per eBird)