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January 2010
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Sun 31st Jan
Bennerley Marsh - 30 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 8 Eurasian Teal, 3 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Grey Partridge, 3 Common Pheasant, 2 Kestrel, 50 Jackdaw, Barn Owl [Chat Corner].
Gringley Carr- Barn Owl, [by Dutch barn], 4 Goosander [river - 2 female & 2 male].
Moorgreen Reservoir - 2 Eurasian Nuthatch, Coal Tit, c.20 Siskin [in mixed with Goldfinch], 30+ Goldfinch, Treecreeper, Goldcrest.
Sat 30th Jan
Bennerley Marsh - 50 Eurasian Wigeon, 50 Northern Lapwing, 35 Black-headed Gull, 90 Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker. Chat Corner: 2 Common Snipe, Common Kestrel. North Marsh: Little Grebe, Jack Snipe, 9 Common Snipe, 5 Goosander [over], 5 Eurasian Teal, 2 Green Woodpecker, Common Kestrel, 90 Jackdaw.
Hoveringham Gravel Pits - 5 Red-crested Pochard [3 drakes], Little Egret 3 Grey Heron, 12+ Common Goldeneye, 1 Red-necked Grebe.
Fri 29th Jan
Bennerley Marsh - 58 Eurasian Wigeon, 32 Eurasian Teal, 65 Northern Lapwing, 60 Black-headed Gull, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Pheasant, 2 Woodcock [after dark]. Milnhay Water Treatment Works:. Merlin [female], 55 Pied Wagtail, 70 Jackdaw. North Marsh: 7 Common Snipe, 6 Goosander [over]. Chat Corner: Barn Owl, Common Kestrel.
Budby Pumping Station - Sparrowhawk, Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard, Marsh Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Greenfinch.
Thu 28th Jan
Clumber Park - 18 Mandarin Duck.
Bennerley Marsh - 1 Barn Owl, 47 Eurasian Wigeon, 30 Eurasian Teal, Northern Shoveler, 80 Northern Lapwing, 150 Black-headed Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, Common Buzzard.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Clifton Pond: 2 Bittern, 4 Smew [all males], 17 Common Goldeneye.
Colwick Country Park - c.40 Northern Lapwing, [flock over lake], Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mandarin Duck [drake], c.45 Eurasian Wigeon, c.15 Northern Shoveler, Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Kilvington - West Lake: 60 Canada Goose, 200 Eurasian Wigeon, 10 Gadwall, 60 Eurasian Teal, 70 Common Pochard, 35 Tufted Duck, 1 Common Redshank.
Wed 27th Jan
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Delta/Bund Area: 1 Bittern [1 to roost 16:30 opposite hide], 2 Water Rail, 23 Goosander.
Bennerley Marsh - 37 Eurasian Wigeon, 28 Eurasian Teal, 250 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 7 Northern Lapwing, 20 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting, Bullfinch, Common Kestrel. Chat Corner: 2 Common Snipe, 14 Lesser Redpoll, Common Kestrel, Barn Owl. North Marsh: 5 Common Snipe, Water Rail, Common Kestrel.
Arnot Hill Park - Pond Area & Overflow Feeders: 60 Tufted Duck, 2 Greylag Goose, 4 Canada Goose, 1 Grey Heron, 18 Red-crested Pochard [including feral birds], 45 Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Goldfinch, 4 Dunnock, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Wren. Rear Of Old House/Rose Garden: 39 Woodpigeon, 45 Collared Dove, 18 Carrion Crow, 8 Magpie, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Song Thrush, 20 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 5 Robin, 6 Great Tit, 1 Eurasian Nuthatch, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Fieldfare, 35 Starling. Old Railway Line Path: 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker. Bowling Green Feeders: 14 House Sparrow, 2 Chaffinch, 6 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 5 Blue Tit [2 ringed birds], 2 Great Tit, 1 Magpie, Robin, Wren, Blackbird, Dunnock.
Kimberley - By-pass: 9 Great Tit, 9 Goldfinch, 4 Blue Tit, 5 Blackbird, 10 Woodpidgeon, 30 Long-tailed Tit.
Tue 26th Jan
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Knot.
Bennerley Marsh - 50+ Northern Lapwing, 30+ Woodpigeon, 30+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, 1 Common Redshank, 1 Dunnock, 3 Robin, 15+ Eurasian Teal, 10+ Eurasian Wigeon, 2 Northern Shoveler, 30 Moorhen, 30+ Magpie, 3 Mistle Thrush, 4 Fieldfare, 1 Bullfinch, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Starling, 1 Blue Tit, 6 Blackbird.
Netherfield - private garden: 2 Blackcap, 1 Wren, 7 Blue Tit, 3 Great Tit, 11 House Sparrow, 2 Mistle Thrush, Reed Bunting.
Mon 25th Jan
Skegby - Curlew [west at 13:00].
Sun 24th Jan
Hoveringham - Railway Lake 9 Little Egret, 4 Red-crested Pochard.
Bennerley Marsh - 120 Northern Lapwing, Common Redshank, 44 Eurasian Teal, 35 Eurasian Wigeon, 5 Grey Heron, 150 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 30 Pied Wagtail. Chat Corner: 2 Common Snipe, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker [male & female], 2 Common Kestrel, 5 Common Pheasant.
Lound - 23 Red-crested Pochard [Ski Pit], Great Grey Shrike [probable viewed at distance], 30 Whooper Swan, 16 Bewick's Swan.
Sat 23rd Jan
Moorgreen Reservoir - 1 Woodcock [over].
Oxton Estate - 70 Northern Lapwing, 30 European Golden Plover, 150+ Fieldfare, 200+ Starling, 2 Common Buzzard.
Wollaton Park - Great Spotted Woodpecker [numerous], Green Woodpecker, Siskin.
Bennerley Marsh - 5 Common Gull, 50 Black-headed Gull, 60 Northern Lapwing, Common Redshank, 40 Eurasian Wigeon, 25 Eurasian Teal, 11 Goosander [over south-east], Common Kestrel, 2 Common Kingfisher. Chat Corner: 300 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Snipe, 6 Eurasian Teal, Common Kestrel. Water Treatment Works 200 Carrion Crow, 70 Jackdaw, 30 Pied Wagtail, 14 Grey Wagtail, 7 Meadow Pipit.
Kings Mill Reservoir - c.50 Mute Swan, c.50 Canada Goose, c.100 Mallard, 6 Eurasian Teal, 4 Gadwall, c.30 Common Pochard, c.50 Tufted Duck, Northern Shoveler [female], c.100 Coot, c.30 Moorhen, c.100 Black-headed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, Blackbird, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 3 Willow Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow.
Thu 21st Jan
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Common Pheasant, 30+ Northern Lapwing, 54 Eurasian Wigeon, 30+ Woodpigeon, 7 Northern Shoveler, 20+ Magpie, 140+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 11 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 32 Eurasian Teal, 10 Starling, 1 Common Redshank, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Cormorant [over], 4 Blue Tit, 9 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 2 Great Tit, 1 Sparrow, 1 Dunnock, 2 Robin, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail.Chat Corner: 2 Common Snipe, 2 Water Rail, 2 Kestrel, Meadow Pipit.
Wed 20th Jan
Welbeck Lakes - Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Greenfinch, Great Crested Grebe, Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard, 12 Goldfinch.
Nottingham City Centre - 12 Goldfinch [Middle Pavement].
Blidworth - 1 Sparrowhawk [female in private garden].
Tue 19th Jan
Lound - Green Sandpiper [Chainbrige Pit], Short-eared Owl [over fields along river Idle], 16 Whooper Swan, 8 Bewick's Swan, Merlin, 8 Bullfinch [Neatholme Lane], 17 Red-crested Pochard [Ski Pit], 25 Gadwall [Neatholme Pit], Common Kingfisher, 13 Northern Shoveler, Redwing [numerous], 15+ Goldcrest.
Wellow - Eakring Road: 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Bullfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Common Kestrel, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Fieldfare, Robin.
Beeston Rylands - Mandarin Duck [male on canal].
Mon 18th Jan
Hoveringham - 1 Little Egret [Railway Lake].
Clifton - Clifton Grove: Short-eared Owl, 6 Jay, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker. Holme Pit: - 1 Goosander [female], 1 Common Pochard, 1 Eurasian Teal, Tufted Duck, Coot, Mallard. Branshill Wood: 7 Common Kestrel, 2 Common Buzzard.
Sun 17th Jan
Beeston Rylands - Mandarin Duck [male on canal].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Green Woodpecker [Wheatear Field], Bullfinch, [male, Tower Hide], Mistle Thrush [pair, Works Pond], 18 Goosander [Main Pond], 2 Herring Gull [Clifton Pond], Common Goldeneye [pair, Clifton Pond].
Holme Pierrepoint – Rowing Course 5 Smew [3 male & 2 female], 6 Common Goldeneye, 300+ Tufted Duck, 60+ Gadwall, 200+ Black-headed Gull, 100+ Coot, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 30+ Mute Swan, 70+ Mallard.
Bennerley Marsh - 5 Goosander [2 male & 3 female], 1 Northern Pintail [male], Eurasian Wigeon [numerous], Eurasian Teal [numerous], Northern Shoveler [numerous], 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Bullfinch [male], 180 Northern Lapwing, 120 Black-headed Gull, 9 Common Gull, 2 Herring Gull, 15 Fieldfare, Common Kestrel. Chat Corner: Common Snipe, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Bullfinch, Short-Eared Owl [at 16:41], Common Kingfisher. North Marsh: 12 Goosander [over south], 14 Fieldfare [over south].
Ruddington/Gotham Moor - 1 Common Kingfisher, 110 Skylark, 1 Common Buzzard.
Colwick Country Park - 4 Common Goldeneye, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Siskin [feeding on alder near West Lake], 4 Red-crested Pochard [feral birds], 9 House Sparrow, 1 Treecreeper, 7 Skylark [over west], 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Common Kingfisher, 3 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare.
Sat 16th Jan
Bennerley Marsh - 70 Black-headed Gull, 8 Common Gull, 3 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 120 Northern Lapwing, 55 Eurasian Wigeon, 20 Eurasian Teal, 2 Northern Shoveler, 5 Goosander [over], 55 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 7 Meadow Pipit, Commnon Kestrel, Merlin, 5 Siskin. Chat Corner: Jack Snipe, 3 Common Snipe, Goosander [male, over] 4 Reed Bunting. North Marsh: Jack Snipe, 2 Common Snipe, Water Rail, 7 Goosander [over], Merlin [female], Little Grebe.
Arnot Hill Park - Cotoneaster Bushes [Nottingham Road Main Entrance]: 25+ Redwing, 1 Blackcap, 2 Song Thrush. pond area: 100+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Black Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Canada Goose, 39 Tufted Duck, 17 Red-crested Pochard, 38 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Blackcap. Bowling Green Feeders: 15 Woodpigeon, 80+ Starling [Cordyline trees], 6 Collared Dove, 2 Carrion Crow, 6 Magpie, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 16 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Blue Tit [1 ringed bird], 8 Great Tit, 13 Tree Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 14 Blackbird [2 ringed birds], 2 Song Thrush, 1 Wren, Robin. Rear of Old House/ Rose Garden: 3 Fieldfare, 50+ Redwing, 6 Song Thrush, 20 Woodpigeon 2 Jackdaw, 25+ Chaffinch, 2 Bullfinch (on Prunus trees in Rose Garden], 1 Eurasian Nuthatch, 3 Wren, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Tree Sparrow.
Clifton Pastures - Common Buzzard, c.150 Northern Lapwing, c.100 Skylark, c.250 Fieldfares.
Barton in Fabis - c.1000 Fieldfare, c.500 Redwings, c.100 Northern Lapwing, 102 Mute Swans, c.320 Greylag Goose.
Fri 15th Jan
Arnold- 6 Redwing.
Thu 14th Jan
Netherfield - 2 Blackcap [female], 3 Fieldfare, 200+ Redwing [some present, most over], Fieldfare [over], 6 House Sparrow, 6 Blackbird.
East Leake - Woodcock, 7 Tree Sparrow.
Bennerley Marsh - 50 Eurasian Wigeon, 16 Eurasian Teal, 40 Northern Lapwing, 3 Common Snipe, 40 Fieldfare, 11 Redwing, 5 Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker, Merlin [female], 2 Common Kestrel. Chat Corner: 50 Northern Lapwing, Barn Owl, 3 Common Kestrel, 2 Bullfinch, 7 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 3 Eurasian Teal [over], 150 Jackdaw [over], 4 Grey Wagtail [over].
Netherfield - 2 Blackcap [female], 3 Fieldfare, 200+ Redwing [some present, most over], Fieldfare [over], 6 House Sparrow, 6 Blackbird.
Wed 13th Jan
Brackenhurst- 4 Fieldfare, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Bittern [flushed from stream - south], c.30 Yellowhammer, 2 Bullfinch, c.85 Woodpigeon.
Clifton - Fieldfare [garden].
Tue 12th Jan
Arnot Hill Park - Pond Area: 2 Black Swan, 8 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 16 Red-crested Pochard, 35 Tufted Duck, 28 Moorhen, 1 Grey Heron, 39 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull. Bowling Green Feeders: 7 Great Tit, 13 Tree Sparrow, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Dunnock, 9 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Magpie, 5 Woodpigeon, 11 Collared Dove, 1 Robin, 3 Wren, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail. Rear of Old House/ Rose Garden: 27 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 5 Song Thrush, 50+ Starling, 1 Sparrowhawk [female - circling rear of old house], 3 Magpie, Blackbird, Dunnock, Tree Sparrow, 25+ Chaffinch, 15+ Goldfinch, 2 Jackdaw, 1 Pied Wagtail, 5 Wren, 2 Robin.
Nottingham University Park - Green Woodpecker [near south entrance], 2 Goosander, 8+ Moorhen, Song Thrush.
Bennerley Marsh - 40 Northern Lapwing, 2 Eurasian Teal, 35 Fieldfare, 3 Mistle Thrush. Chat Corner: Barn Owl, Goosander [over east], Sparrowhawk, Common Kestrel.
Newthorpe Water Treatment Works - 70 Pied Wagtail, 40 Meadow Pipit, 120 Jackdaw, 70 Rook, 2 Common Gull.
Hoveringham - Railway Lake: 5 Goosander, Eurasian Teal, Gadwall, Mallard, 400 Eurasian Wigeon, Common Pochard, Red-crested Pochard, 40 Common Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, 2 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk [male], 1 Woodcock, Common Snipe, Common Redshank,
Clifton - 6 Redwing, 1 Blackcap [garden].
Retford - 1 Redwing [garden].
Mon 11th Jan
Cotham Flash - Little Egret [over - early morning].
Rushcliffe Country Park - 3 Water Rail, Green Woodpecker, 20 Northern Shoveler.
Arnold- 6 Redwing [Sainsbury's].
Langar- 1000+ Woodpigeon [in trees behind Langar Hall].
Sun 10th Jan
Bestwood Country Park - Pit Tip: 1000+ Woodpigeon [flying south-west]. Mill Lakes: 1 Eurasian Wigeon [male on ice at south end], 1 Little Grebe, c.150 Lesser Redpoll [mobile flock in alders], 2 Common Shelduck, c.500 Black-headed Gull, c.50 Common Gull. Leen Pastures: 1 Willow Tit, 1 Common Kingfisher, 10 Siskin.
Bennerley Marsh - 40 Black-headed Gull, 5 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 40 Eurasian Wigeon, 12 Eurasian Teal, Goosander [male, over to south-west], 60 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, Sparrowhawk, Common Kestrel.
Newthorpe - 5 Grey Partridge, 5 Bullfinch.
Moorgreen Reservoir - 3 Jay, 2 Eurasian Nuthatch, Coal Tit.
Colwick Country Park - 8 Red-crested Pochard [5 male & 3 female], 5 Smew [1 male & 4 female], Mandarin Duck, 7 Little Grebe.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 Bittern, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Coot, Moorhen, Cormorant, Common Pochard, Canada Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, c.80 Great Crested Grebe, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Starling, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Pied Wagtail, Common Kestrel, 500+ Woodpigeon, Jackdaw.
Woodborough Park Farm - 2 Common Buzzard, 35 Skylark, 50+ Chaffinch, 50+ Goldfinch, 20 Linnet, 20 Yellowhammer, 15 Reed Bunting.
Sat 9th Jan
Bennerley Marsh - 35 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 47 Eurasian Wigeon, 70 Northern Lapwing, 6 Common Snipe, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard. Chat Corner: Short-eared Owl, 30 Fieldfare, 7 Redwing, 3 Grey Partridge. North Marsh: Common Buzzard, 2 Common Snipe, 5 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.
Kimberley - 1 Merlin [female chasing Blue Tits in garden].
Bestwood Country Park- 17 Whooper Swan [north-west over Pit Tip at 09:55], 30+ Lesser Redpoll [Alder tress at Mill Lakes].
Budby Pumping Station - Northern Pintail [male - eventually flushed by hunters].
Radcliffe on Trent - Bittern [possible, over towards Netherfield].
Bestwood Village - 400+ Pink-footed Goose [2 separate skeins heading west].
Langar - 400+ Pink-footed Goose [2 separate skeins heading west].
Arnold - Fieldfare [garden].
Fri 8th Jan
Radcliffe on Trent - Weir: 1 Bittern.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 6 Water Rail, 75 Fieldfare, 6 Siskin Clifton Pit: 3 Bittern [2 in reed-bed, 1 over], Red-breasted Merganser [over], Common Snipe [over river], 16 Goosander, 4 Gadwall, 12 Northern Shoveler. Coneries Pond: Chiffchaff [by Visitor Centre], 22 Goosander, 30 Common Pochard, 6 Eurasian Teal, Red-crested Pochard [female by Visitor Centre], Common Snipe [over].
Thu 7th Jan
Netherfield - 80+ Redwing, Fieldfare, 2 Blackcap [female].
Toton - 2 Blackcap [in garden].
Bennerley Marsh - 30 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 80 Northern Lapwing, 14 Common Snipe, 2 Common Pheasant, 7 Meadow Pipit, Common Kestrel, Merlin [male], Common Buzzard. Chat Corner: Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, 11 Grey Partridge, Green Woodpecker, 9 Fieldfare.
Wed 6th Jan
Clifton - 12+ Redwing, Blackcap, Goldfinch, Corn Bunting, Black Redstart [female at Lark Hill Village].
Bennerley Marsh - 80 Northern Lapwing, 22 Common Snipe, 40 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 4 Pied Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit, 4 Bullfinch, Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard, 16 Eurasian Teal, [over to north]. Chat Corner: Short-eared Owl, Merlin [female with blackbird], Common Kestrel, 25 Fieldfare, 60 Northern Lapwing, Woodcock [flushed from ditch by main Eastwood path].
Arnold - Fieldfare [private garden].
Tue 5th Jan
Clumber Park - 10+ Common Crossbill [feeding in conofer plantation near caravan park], Sparrowhawk.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Fieldfare. Clifton Pond: 2 Water Rail. Works Pond: Mediterranean Gull, Common Gull. Main Pond: Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Black-backed Gull. River Path: 12 Common Pochard, 2 Eurasian Teal, 6 Goosander, 1 Redwing. Tower Hide: 1 Bittern [flying from right of reed-bed into centre and walking on ice around 13:30].
Bennerley Marsh - 1 Woodcock [flushed from under viaduct], 11+ Common Snipe [on main flood field], Northern Lapwing, Sparrowhawk, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Teal.
Mon 4th Jan
Colwick Country Park - Mandarin Duck [male].
Clumber Park - 1 Hawfinch [near chapel].
Bennerley Marsh - 90 Northern Lapwing, 2 Jack Snipe [showing well beneath viaduct], 12 Common Snipe, Common Redshank, 7 European Golden Plover, 30 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 5 Redwing. Chat Corner: Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, Common Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 30 Northern Lapwing, 60 Fieldfare, 120 Jackdaw.
Netherfield Lagoons - 1 Bittern [showing well in the Deep Pit], 1 Little Egret [on Ouse Dyke briefly], 1 Lesser Redpoll, Common Kingfisher, 350+ Eurasian Teal, 13 Eurasian Wigeon, 3 Common Snipe, 2+ Water Rail.
Holme Pierrepont - Rowing Course: Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, 4 Smew [at 1000m mark in melt-water - 1 male & 3 female], 1 Common Goldeneye.
Sun 3rd Jan
Rushcliffe Country Park - Water Rail.
Kirton - 1 Blackcap [male in garden].
Clumber Park - 1 Hawfinch, 1 Goldcrest , 1 Siskin , 1 Goldenye , 6 Goosander.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - c.7 Bittern [5 from tower hide and possibly another 2 on Delta].
Bennerley Marsh - Chat Corner: 3 Stonechat, 2 Meadow Pipit, Common Kestrel, Common Kingfisher, Common Snipe, 30 Northern Lapwing, 40 European Golden Plover [over north].
Newthorpe - 35 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing.
Greasley - 16 Herring Gull [15 adults & 1 juvenile].
Moorgreen Woods - Firecrest [showing well at 11:15], 3 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Eurasian Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Tawny Owl, Common Pochard [male], 2 Little Grebe.
Greasley Churchyard - Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest.
Colwick Country Park - 8 Little Grebe, 1 Mandarin Duck [male], 1 Black Swan.
Calverton - 500+ Pink-footed Goose [heading west - high up], 2 Common Buzzard.
Sat 2nd Jan
Holme Pierrepont - Iceland Gull [1st winter in A52 pit roost].
Bennerley Marsh - 320 Golden Plover, 90 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, 2 Eurasian Teal, 38 Eurasian Wigeon, 2 Common Gull. Chat Corner: Barn Owl, Common Kestrel, Common Snipe, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Fieldfare.
Netherfield - 3 Blackcap [1 male & 2 female feeding together on hedgerow in private garden at 13:30].
Budby Pumping Station - Goosander [female], Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, Water Rail, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Little Grebe, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Yellowhammer, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldfinch.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Bittern [from new hide], Ruddy Shelduck, Egyptian Goose.
Moorgreen Woods - Firecrest [singing male].
Fri 1st Jan
Carburton Lakes - 50+ Northern Lapwing.
Hoveringham - Great Northern Diver, 3 Little Egret, 5 Red-crested Pochard.
Holme Pierrepont - Rowing Course: 2 Smew [male & female], 9 Common Goldeneye [3 male & 6 female], 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Common Kingfisher.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Chiffchaff [near sailing club].
Bramcote Hills - 3 Jay [on old quarry side].
Bennerley Marsh - 40 Black-headed Gull, 5 Common Gull, 10 European Golden Plover, 12 Northern Lapwing, Jack Snipe, 44 Eurasian Wigeon, Green Woodpecker. Chat Corner: Jack Snipe, 2 Stonechat [male & female], Common Kestrel, 3 Goosander [over].
Nottingham - Rock Cemetary & Mansfield Road: Song Thrush, Redwing [flocking and feeding].
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