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Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

23-2-18 including Monthly Transect. Black-necked grebe x 1 (East Lake near Clay Spit), common snipe x 4 (visible from Sutton Hide), little egret x 1 (North Lake), grey heron x 5 (including one on nest number 1), sparrowhawk x 2 (Back Lake), common buzzard x 1 (sheep field), stock dove x 2, woodpigeon x 13, green woodpecker x 1, great…

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Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

14-2-18 Black-necked grebe x 1, shelduck x 1, common snipe x 2, little grebe x 7, Egyptian goose x 8, sparrowhawk x 1, water rail x 1 (Willow Hide), bullfinch x 2 (calling between Visitor centre and goat paddock), mistle thrush x 1 (signing, West Lake not far from entrance gate). Also female mallard sitting on the second heron nest!…

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Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

28-1-18 Black-necked grebe x 1 (East Lake near Clay Spit), great-crested grebe x 16, little grebe x 8, red kite x 2, sparrowhawk x 1, common snipe x 30, common gull x 25, wigeon x 25, redwing x 30 (in neighbouring horses field).   27-1-18 Black-necked grebe x 1 (East Lake near Clay Spit), barn owl (11:45 a.m. far end…

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Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

23-1-18 Black-necked grebe x 1 (East Lake near Clay Spit), redpoll calling over car park x 3. 22-1-18 Black-necked grebe x 1, mistle thrush x 1 (singing in the car park area). 21-1-18 including Webs count Greylag goose x 93, Canada goose x 123, Egyptian goose x 2, grey heron x 3, cormorant x 18, black-necked grebe x 1, little…

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Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

12-1-18 Black-necked grebe x 1 (West Lake), Water rail x 1 (Willow Hide area), mistle thrush x 1 (singing in the car park area). 10-1-18 Black-necked grebe x 1 (near Clay Spit), shelduck x 1, little egret x 1, common snipe x 37, wigeon x 22, Egyptian goose x 9, little grebe x 10. Monthly transect also on this date:…

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Oare Marshes

January 9th 07:35-09:35 Cloudy and calm. Two Chiffchaffs were calling from the trees by the flooded car park. A flock of 17 Greylag Geese came in from the west and settled on the east flood where Tufted Duck numbers had risen to 44. A female Gadwall was with Mallard on the west scrape. A Redwing was feeding with Blackbirds in…

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Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve

20-12-17 Reed bunting x 73 (left roost between 6:45 and 8:15 at Slingsby Hide), common snipe x 48 (seen from Tyler Hide). 17-12-17 Little egret x 10, common snipe x 25, teal x 57, lesser redpoll x 1, siskin x 20, nuthatch x 1. From Tyler hide a sparrowhaw was seen predating a common snipe from one of the islands.…

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