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November 2013

 

Sat 30th Nov

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Bittern.

Cotham - Landfill: 1 Iceland Gull.

Mansfield Woodhouse - 40 Pink-footed Goose [over south at 16:00].

Clumber Park - 1 Hawfinch [Chapel Area], 6 Common Crossbill, 3 Goldcrest, Redwing, Fieldfare.

Budby Pumping Station - 7 Whooper Swan [one with deformed neck], Water Rail, 2 Common Kingfisher.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby South Forest: Great Grey Shrike, Green Woodpecker, 6+ Eurasian Jay, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Fri 29th Nov

Cotham - Landfill: 1 Iceland Gull.

Collingham Lakes - 5 Whooper Swan, 5 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper.

Thu 28th Nov

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 6 Barn Owl, Goosander, 12 Egyptian Goose, 100+ Fieldfare, Redwing, Common Goldeneye. Neatholme Pit: c.30 Lesser Redpoll. Neatholme Fen: 1 Little Egret. Chainbridge Scrape East: 6 Goosander, 2 Ruff [including 1 Reeve], 3 Common Snipe, 5 Common Shelduck, 3+ Little Egret.

Clayworth Common - 26 Whooper Swan, 30+ Yellowhammer, 10+ Reed Bunting, 9 Egyptian Goose.

Newark - The Park: Tawny Owl, Eurasian Sparrowhawk.

Wed 27th Nov

Hoveringham - 2 Iceland Gull [1st winter and 2nd winter], 2 Caspian Gull [3rd winter and adult].

Kilvington Lakes - 5 Dunlin, 2 Common Redshank.

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, Dunlin, Common Redshank [Chainbridge Scrape].

Clayworth Common - 26 Whooper Swan, 9 Egyptian Goose.

Hucknall - Garden: Redwing, Bullfinch.

Tue 26th Nov

Gedling Pit Top - 1 Short-eared Owl.

Sherwood Forest NNR - 2 Marsh Tit.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Clifton Pond: 1 Bittern [16:00 from Tower Hide], 3 Water Rail, 1 Common Kingfisher, 15 Goosander, 9 Common Goldeneye, 7 Northern Shoveler, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Herring Gull.

Mon 25th Nov

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [from A612 between 09:30 - 10:30].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker, European Robin, Song Thrush, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare, Blackbird, Goldcrest, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Eurasian Nuthatch, Eurasian Treecreeper, Magpie, Eurasian Jay, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, 1 Raven [over Visitor Centre], Chaffinch, 2 Brambling, Goldfinch, 1 Bullfinch, 11 Common Crossbill [Budby South Forest].

Widmerpool - c.300 European Golden Plover.

Rufford Country Park - 20+ Brambling.

Sun 24th Nov

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby South Forest: Common Crossbill.

Clumber Park - 6 Common Crossbill,

Kings Mill Reservoir - Redwing [feeders near car park].

West Bridgford - Eurasian Sparrowhawk [Abbey Park].

Clipstone Forest - c.100 Siskin, 1 Brambling, 10+ Lesser Redpoll, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Goldcrest.

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [from A612 between 09:30 - 10:30].

Pinxton- Woodcock.

Sat 23rd Nov

South Muskham - 1 Mediterranean Gull [1st winter in roost], c.5000 Black-headed Gull, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Little Egret, 46 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Herring Gull [of race Argentatus].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby South Forest: 3 Common Crossbill, 3 Brambling, Siskin.

Cotham Flash - 9400 Eurasian Starling [roost], 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2 Water Rail, Brambling.

Newark - Eurasian Sparrowhawk [The Park].

Thrumpton - 5 Whooper Swan [with other swans], Mute Swan.

Collingham Lakes - 3 Whooper Swan, 2 Pink-footed Goose, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Redshank.

Wed 20th Nov

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Tue 19th Nov

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Common Gull [Works Pond], Goosander [Works and Coneries Ponds], Redwing [Works Pond], Song Thrush.

Mon 18th Nov

Clayworth Common - 22 Whooper Swan.

Lound - 3 Ruff, 5 Little Egret.

Papplewick - Raven.

Kings Mill Reservoir - c.300 Northern Lapwing, 18 Eurasian Teal, Gadwall, 2 Northern Shoveler [pair], Greenfinch, Chaffinch, 1 Bullfinch [car park feeders].

Highfields Park - Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Common Gull, Coot, Cormorant, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Grey Heron, Grey Wagtail, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Mistle Thrush, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Eurasian Nuthatch, European Robin, Eurasian Teal, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Wren, Egyptian Goose, Goldfinch, Goosander.

Sun 17th Nov

Newark - Eurasian Sparrowhawk [The Park].

West Leake - 1 Merlin [female towards Kingston on Soar].

Holme Pierrepont - 100 Gadwall, 50 Coot, 1 Water Pipit.

Gedling Pit Top - Woodcock, Redwing.

Clumber Park - c.100 Northern Lapwing, 15 Goosander, 50 Gadwall, 2 Common Goldeneye, 16 Mandarin Duck, c.50 Siskin, 25 Common Crossbill [near ornamental temple, south lawns], 51 Cormorant, c.750 Woodpigeon [over], 25 Fieldfare [over], 1 Whooper Swan [over], 1 Raven [over], Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Gedling - 1 Hawfinch [over Lambley Lane].

Sat 16th Nov

Silverhill - 80 Lesser Redpoll.

Bingham - 150 Fieldfare.

Netherfield Lagoons - Water Rail.

Sherwood Forest Nature Reserve - Great Grey Shrike.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - c.100 Fieldfare [throughout reserve - over], c.50 Redwing [throughout reserve - over], Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Common Goldeneye, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lesser Redpoll, Goldcrest.

Budby Pumping Station - Jack Snipe, Brambling.

Clumber Park - 6 Common Crossbill, Great Grey Shrike, [south lawns].

Sherwood Forest NNR - 2 Brambling.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Fri 15th Nov

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Northern Lapwing, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Teal, Common Goldeneye, Goldfinch, Siskin, Common Lesser Redpoll, Bullfinch, Redwing, Fieldfare, Common Buzzard, 2 Bittern, 4 Common Shelduck [Chainbridge Lane scrape], Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Wigeon, Skylark, 6 Little Egret, Gadwall, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, 18 Red-crested Pochard [9 males & 9 females], 2 Common Kingfisher [near Low Farm], Merlin[near Low Farm].

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Thu 14th Nov

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - 2 Jack Snipe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Dunlin.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Bennerley Marsh - 190 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 37 Eurasian Wigeon, 3 Common Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe. Chat Corner: Common Buzzard, Grey Heron, 8 Common Snipe, 32 Fieldfare, 27 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 7 Goldfinch, 6 Long-tailed Tit.

Sherwood Forest NNR - 10 Common Crossbill, 2 Raven [to east].

Wed 13th Nov

Southwell to Thurgarton - 1 Woodcock, 2 Siskin, 25 Redwing.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Great White Egret.

Sutton in Ashfield - 50 Fieldfare.

Clayworth Common - 20 Whooper Swan.

Tue 12th Nov

Gedling Pit Top - 2 Short-eared Owl, 5 Fieldfare.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Newark - Tawny Owl [The Park].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Bittern.

Farnsfield - c.250 Fieldfare [over at 11:40].

Mon 11th Nov

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Sun 10th Nov

Southwell to Thurgarton - 10 Meadow Pipit, 3 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 2 Linnet, 2 Common Buzzard, 4 Chaffinch, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Hoveringham - New Workings: 48 Eurasian Wigeon, 14 Common Pochard, 19 Gadwall. Railway Lake: 4 Egyptian Goose, 30 Eurasian Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, 55 Meadow Pipit, 12 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 7 Cormorant. Sailing Lake: 6 Common Pochard, 37 Eurasian Wigeon, 5 Gadwall, 6 Common Pochard, 7 Little Grebe, 8 Great Crested Grebe.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Misson Quarry - 1 Stonechat, 52 Common Snipe, 2 Common Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 Little Egret, c.300 Linnet.

Bennerley Marsh - 75 Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Common Kestrel, Bullfinch [male] Chat Corner: Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, 2 Common Snipe, 14 Fieldfare, 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Redwing.

Cossall - 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Pheasant.

Spring Wood - 2 Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard, Little Owl, 5 Common Pheasant, 5 Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit.

Sherwood Forest NNR - 8 Common Crossbill.

Collingham Lakes - Merlin [male], Green Sandpiper, Pied Wheatear, 2 Whooper Swan, Yellow-legged Gull.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Whooper Swan, [Clifton Pond].

Clumber Park - 8 Mandarin Duck [ornamental bridge], 32 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Northern Shoveler, 250 Northern Lapwing, 25 Cormorant, 7 Common Pochard.

Sat 9th Nov

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Great White Egret.

Clifton Pastures - Hen Harrier.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 Goosander [1 male, 2 females], Eurasian Wigeon, Common Snipe, Common Goldeneye [male], Reed Bunting, c.20 Redwing [over], Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, [island near bund], Goldcrest [with mixed tit flock], Green Woodpecker [near Strand], Song Thrush.

Budby Pumping Station - Jack Snipe, Lesser Redpoll, Mealy Readpoll.

Mapperley Park - Common Pheasant [male].

Fri 8th Nov

Skegby - Woodcock [in garden].

Budby Pumping Station - 3 Brambling, Common Crossbill [over], Fieldfare [large flock over].

Bennerley Marsh - 20 Eurasian Wigeon, 60 Black-headed Gull, 1 Common Gull, Grey Heron, 1 Common Snipe, Common Kingfisher. Chat Corner: Common Buzzard, Grey Heron, 28 Redwing, 10 Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush. North Marsh: 7 Pink-footed Goose, 13 Eurasian Teal, 35 Common Snipe, 4 Common Pheasant, 30 Redwing, 175 Eurasian Starling.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Thu 7th Nov

Clumber Park - 10 Mandarin Duck [on lake by ornamental bridge], 1 Common Kingfisher, 1 Brambling [south lawn], Siskin [over], Redwing [over].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Great White Egret, Gannet [juvenile].

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Wed 6th Nov

New Basford - Bohemian Waxwing.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Sherwood Forest NNR - 11 Common Crossbill, 3 Brambling, 3+ Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, c.100 Fieldfare.

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Great White Egret.

Tue 5th Nov

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Mon 4th Nov

Newstead and Annesley Country Park - 2 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Raven, 6 Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Kestrel, 4 Little Grebe, 3 Common Goldeneye [females], Meadow Pipit, Northern Lapwing, Bullfinch.

Southwell - Norwood Park: 25 Fieldfare.

Gringley - Short-eared Owl.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Sun 3rd Nov

Southwell to Thurgarton - 20 Twite, 5 Chaffinch, 2 Goldfinch, 1 Linnet, 1 Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Common Buzzard.

Sherwood Forest NNR - 12+ Brambling, 6+ Eurasian Nutcatch, Great Tit, Blue Tit.

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Barn Owl, Lesser Redpoll, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Ruff, Ringed Plover, Common Snipe, Little Egret, c.100 Eurasian Teal, c.80 Gadwall, Greater Black-backed Gull, 3 Little Egret, Eurasian Wigeon, 18 Red-crested Pochard, 4 Common Sandpiper, Common Redshank, 3 Common Greenshank, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Blackcap, c.50 Goldfinch.

Clumber Park - 9 Common Crossbill [including 3 males], 1 Brambling, 7 Siskin, 2 Common Kingfisher, Common Goldeneye, 3 Eurasian Teal, 8 Gadwall.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Budby Pumping Station - Great Grey Shrike.

Sat 2nd Nov

West Leake - 4 Barn Swallow [south].

Bentinck Void - 135 Pink-footed Goose [north-west].

Budby Pumping Station - c.20 Brambling, 3 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Siskin.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Kinoulton - c.50 Linnet, 7+ Fieldfare, Redwing, 2 Yellowhammer, 4 Greenfinch, 2 Skylark, c.100 Eurasian Starling, 15+ Rook, Song Thrush, c.10 Jackdaw.

Sherwood Forest NNR - 2 Brambling.

Fri 1st Nov

Clumber Park - Hawfinch, 6 Common Crossbill, 15 Siskin, 3 Goldcrest 2 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Nuthatch.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Misterton - c.200 Pink-footed Goose [3 separate skeins to east].

 

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