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October 2009

 

Sat 31st Oct

Kings Mill Reservoir - Whooper Swan.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 5 Little Grebes, Black-tailed Godwit [still on Wet Marsh], 2 Common Snipe, 3 Common Buzzard, Eurasian Teal, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Wigeon [throughout site].

Bennerley Marsh - 16 Eurasian Wigeon, 5 Eurasian Teal, 45 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sparrowhawk, Common Kestrel. North Marsh: Stonechat, [male] Jay.

Holme Pierrepont- 1 Common Snipe, 6+ White Wagtail, Northern Pintail [seen in flight at dusk].

Fri 30th Oct

Kilvington - East Lake: 1 Green Sandpiper. West Lake: 35 Eurasian Wigeon, 1 Northern Pintail, 40 European Golden Plover.

Gringley Carr- 1 Little Egret [11:00 - 11:25 in field east of pumping station beofre flying east].

Thu 29th Oct

King's Mill Reservoir- Little Egret [through south at 07:14], Garganey, 22 Eurasian Teal.

Holme Pierrepont - 2 Common Redshank, 2+ White Wagtail, 1 Goldeneye [female], 2 Common Snipe.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Water Rail [on Wet Marsh], 1 Bittern [from Delta Hide, in to roost at 17:00].

Bennerley Marsh - 115 Canada Goose, 70 Northern Lapwing, 6 Eurasian Teal, 2 Eurasian Wigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker. Chat Corner: 3 Stonechat [2 male & 1 female], 27 Meadow Pipit, 2 Common Kestrel.

Wed 28th Oct

Cotham Flash - 70 Fieldfare.

Bennerley Marsh - 60 Northern Lapwing, Common Snipe, 4 Eurasian Teal, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel [female], 2 Meadow Pipit.

Kilvington - West Lake: 36 Eurasian Wigeon, 1 Goosander, 50 European Golden Plover.

Bestwood Country Park- Mill Lakes: 1 Red-crested Pochard [present since 16th], 1 Grey Wagtail [near wooden bridge], 1 Common Snipe [on mud island]. Leen Pastures Feeding Station: 2 Willow Tit, 3 Great Tit, 1 Bullfinch, 2 Robin.

Tue 27th Oct

Basford - Grey Wagtail.

Bennerley Marsh - 5 Eurasian Teal, Northern Lapwing, 2 Grey Wagtail, 6 Pied Wagtail, Sparrowhawk [male]. Chat Corner: 3 Stonechat, 7 Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker, 39 Jackdaw.

Carlton - Westdale Lane: 250 Fieldfare [over south-west at around 11:30], 11 Redwing [flocking with Fieldfare], 1 Common Buzzard, 12 Tree Sparrow [in a tight but very mobile flock], 7 Skylark, 1 Grey Wagtail.

Mon 26th Oct

Collingham - New Workings / Silt Pond: 1 Little Egret, 300 Golden Plover, 2 Eurasian Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper.

Langford Lowfields - c.400 Pink-footed Goose [over east in 2 skeins at 09:35].

Arnold - 40 Siskin [Douro Drive].

Bennerley Marsh - 2 Stonechat [male & female] 26 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Sun 25th Oct

Bennerley Marsh - 90 Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, 7 Eurasian Teal, 2 Eurasian Wigeon, 30 Northern Lapwing, Green Woodpecker. Chat Corner: 2 Stonechat [male & female], 12 Meadow Pipit, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Kestrel.

Newthorpe - Little Owl.

Greasley - Common Buzzard, 11 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Yellowhammer.

Moorgreen Woods - 3 Common Buzzard, 3 Common Kestrel, Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Moorgreen Reservoir - 16 Common Pochard, 3 Little Grebe, Grey Wagtail.

Greasley Church - Little Owl [after dark].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Ruddy Shelduck [tame bird near visitor centre], Common Shelduck, 7 Egyptian Goose [various parts of the reserve].

Sat 24th Oct

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Cetti's Warbler [near Bund]. Coneries Pond: Yellow-legged Gull. Church Pond: 6 Red-Crested Pochard. Tween Pond: Common Shelduck, 15 Eurasian Teal. Works Pit: Water Rail [preening in the open], 26 Eurasian Teal. Wet Marsh: Black-tailed Godwit, 26 Eurasian Teal. Clifton Pit. Jack Snipe, 3 Common Snipe, 20 Eurasian Wigeon, 18 Northern Shoveler, Herring Gull, 2 Common Gull, 8 Egyptian Goose [over], Common Buzzard, Red-tailed Hawk.

Fri 23rd Oct

Kilvington - West Lake: 1 Mediterranean Gull [2nd Winter], 1 Yellow-legged Gull[adult winter].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Black-tailed Godwit [Wet Marsh], Chiffchaff, Common Shelduck [Tween Pond], Eurasian Teal [tame individual the Mallards near the path next to the Main Pond].

East Leake Gravel Pits - 75 Northern Lapwing, 2 Eurasian Teal, Grey Heron, 3 Moorhen, 60 Black-headed Gull, 40 Carrion Crow [West Pit].

Thu 22nd Oct

Bennerley Marsh - 500 Starling, 100 Northern Lapwing, 50 Black-headed Gull, 5 Eurasian Teal, 2 Eurasian Wigeon, 35 Canada Goose, Sparrowhawk. Chat Corner: 3 Stonechat [2 male & 1 female], 12 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Kestrel.

Wed 21st Oct

Hoveringham - Bittern.

Brackenhurst - Yellowhammer, Sparrowhawk, Dunnock, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Stonechat.

Mon 19th Oct

Hoveringham - Bittern.

Clifton Pastures- 2 Stonechat [females], 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 9 European Golden Plover, 8 Corn Bunting.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Tween Pond & Clifton Pit: 2 Northern Shoveler, 29 Northern Lapwing, 3 Eurasian Teal, 1 Common Kestrel, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe. Wet Marsh: 23 Eurasian Teal, 9 Gadwall, Magpie, Common Kestrel, 1 Black-tailed Godwit. Delta Area: 14 Eurasian Wigeon, 11 Gadwall, 2 Eurasian Teal, 3 Northern Shoveler, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Tit. Church Pond 5 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, 1 Common Kestrel.

Wellow- 3 Common Buzzard.

Sun 18th Oct

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Sparrowhawk. 8 Common Snipe, Water Rail, Goldeneye [female], Black-tailed Godwit, Water Rail [Wet Marsh].

Lound - 17 Whooper Swan.

Bennerley Marsh - 70 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 100 Northern Lapwing, Jay, Barn Owl [after dark]. Chat Corner: 2 Stonechat [males], Redwing, Meadow Pipit.

Greasley - Common Buzzard, 7 Grey Partridge, 3 Mistle Thrush.

Moorgreen Reservoir - 14 Common Pochard, 6 Gadwall.

Arnold- 1 Common Buzzard [over Gedling Road].

Budby Pumping Station - Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Common Kingfisher, Willow Tit, Water Rail, Fieldfare, Coal Tit, 5 Little Grebe, 4 Northern Shoveler, Wren, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Yellowhammer, 16 Greylag Goose, Grey Wagtail, Bullfinch [female], Sparrowhawk [female], 2 Goldcrest, Common Kestrel [male], Treecreeper, Northern Lapwing, Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron, Marsh Tit.

Holme Pierrepont - 1 Cetti's Warbler, 200+ Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Green Sandpiper, 9 Common Snipe, 1 Siskin, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20+ Meadow Pipit, 30+ Skylark, 2 Jay, Rock Pipit, Black-tailed Godwit.

Oxton Estate- 4 Common Buzzard, 50+ Northern Lapwing, 50+ European Golden Plover, 4 Yellowhammer.

Sat 17th Oct

Lound - 1 Pectoral Sandpiper.

Bennerley Marsh - 60 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 70 Northern Lapwing, Dunlin, 6 Eurasian Teal, 2 Eurasian Wigeon, Barn Owl [dusk]. Chat Corner: 3 Stonechat [2 males & 1 female].

Fri 16th Oct

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Arctic Tern [1 adult & 1 juvenile on Church Pond], 1 Common Snipe, 1 Water Rail.

Thu 15th Oct

Bennerley Marsh - 50 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Snipe, 5 Eurasian Teal, Green Woodpecker, Jay. Chat Corner: 5 Stonechat [3 male & 2 female], 39 Redwing, 5 Reed Bunting, 2 Meadow Pipit, 5 Common Pheasant.

Arnot Hill Park - Pond area: 3 Mute Swan, 2 Black Swan, 12 Greylag Goose, 4 Canada Goose, 17 Red-crested Pochard, 25 Tufted Duck, 4 Grey Wagtail, 1 Grey Heron, Moorhen, Mallard. Bowling Green Feeders: 32 Collared Dove, 6 Dunnock, 3 Great Tit, 18 Goldfinch, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Eurasian Nuthatch, 1 Blue Tit, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Tree Sparrow, 2 Carrion Crow, 8 Magpie. Rear of Old House/Rose Garden: 4 Song Thrush, 3 Robin, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Dunnock, 9 Tree Sparrow, 1 Sparrowhawk [with kill - Collared dove], 1 Goldcrest, 2 Wren, 8 Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Wood Pigeon, Starling.

Wed 14th Oct

Lound - 1 Baird's Sandpiper.

Tue 13th Oct

Arnold - c.200 Redwing [over at 11:00].

Lound - Neatholme Works Pit: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper [present from 08:30 till 09:15 before flying high west], 7 Common Snipe, c.5 Little Egret. Chainbridge NR Scrape: 1 Northern Pintail, 60 Northern Shoveler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Snipe, 1 Goldeneye [female], 120+ European Golden Plover, 45 Northern Lapwing. Water Ski Pit: 2 Black Swan. The Willows: 5 Fieldfare, c.5 Redwing, 2 Song Thrush, 10 Tree Sparrow, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 3 Common Snipe [over]. Neatholme Pit: 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper. 1 Common Snipe. Neatholme Lane: 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Green woodpecker. Blaco: 2 Stonechat [pair], 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Red-crested Pochard [pair], 35 Skylark, 4 Green Woodpecker. Neatholme Scrape: 1 Little Egret, 8 Common Snipe, 18 Red-crested Pochard. Walters Lane Pit: 2 Dunlin. Tiln: 3 Common Buzzard.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Common Kingfisher, Black-tailed Godwit [Wet Marsh], Common Snipe, Herring Gull [Clifton Pond].

Colwick Country Park - Churchyard: 1 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper. West Lake: 3 Eurasian Wigeon, 1 Common Kingfisher, 2 Common Pochard. East Lake: 3 Lesser Redpoll [over south], 11 Common Pochard, 7 Greenfinch [over south], 5 Pied Wagtail, Great Crested Grebe [numerous], Little Grebe [numerous], 2 Sparrowhawk [over], 4 Skylark [over south].

Mon 12th Oct

West Leake - 35 Red-legged Partridge [feeding in field with gulls], 220 Greylag Goose [on East Leake gravel pit west].

Colwick Park- 1 Common Kingfisher, 1 Eurasian Wigeon, c.500 Greylag Goose, 11 Common Pochard, 2 Gadwall, 4 Little Grebe.

Wilford- 2 Common Buzzard [circling near Landmere Lane].

Sun 11th Oct

Bennerley Marsh - 30 Black-headed Gull, 3 Eurasian Teal, 2 Stonechat [females], Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Kestrel.

Greasley - Common Buzzard, 10 Linnet, 19 Common Pheasant, 3 Jay, 2 Mistle Thrush.

Moorgreen Woods - Common Crossbill, Sparrowhawk, Common Kestrel.

Moorgreen Reservoir - 2 Common Buzzard, Common Pochard [male], Little Grebe.

Newthorpe - Little Owl [visible on house roof after dark].

Oxton Estate - 2 Common Buzzard, 60+ Northern Lapwing, 6 Skylark, 2 Yellowhammer.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 6 Common Buzzard [over Branshill Woods], Clifton Pond: 1 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Kingfisher, 17 European Golden Plover [briefly in the afternoon], Common Snipe, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasian Teal, Gadwall, Common GUll, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Goldeneye [female]. Visitor Centre: 4 Red-crested Pochard, Common Shelduck, 1 Ruddy Shelduck.

Budby Pumping Station - Eurasian Teal, 2 Common Buzzard, Green Sandpiper, Sparrowhawk [female], Siskin, Greenfinch, 5 Northern Shoveler [3 female & 2 male], Bullfinch, Common Snipe, 2 Eurasian Wigeon.

Sat 10th Oct

Widmerpool - 1 Swallow.

Budby Pumping Station - 2 Northern Shovelers, 1 Skylark, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Teal, Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk [female], Fieldfare, Northern Lapwing, Common Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Dunnock, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Tit, Green Woodpecker, Common Snipe, Meadow Pipit, Goosander [flock - through], Wood Sandpiper [stayed briefly], Goldfinch, Bullfinch, Grey Heron.

Bennerley Marsh - 40 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Eurasian Teal, Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Buzzard. Nottingham Canal: Treecreeper. North Marsh: 4 Common Buzzard, Jay, 4 Common Pheasant, Mistle Thrush, Lesser Black-backed Gull. Chat Corner: Short-eared Owl [showing well 16:30], 2 Stonechat [females], 18 Meadow Pipit, 3 Redwing, 9 Reed Bunting.

Fri 9th Oct

Bennerley Marsh - Green Woodpecker, Short-eared Owl [showing well at dusk].

Thu 8th Oct

Bennerley Marsh - 2 Common Buzzard [over], 2 Common Kestrel, Merlin [female], 50 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 47 Northern Lapwing, Common Snipe, 3 Eurasian Teal, Green Woodpecker. Chat Corner: Stonechat [female], Northern Wheatear [female/1st winter], 9 Reed Bunting.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Black-tailed Godwit [on Wet Marsh].

Wellow- Common Buzzard, Bullfinch [on garden berries], Common Kestrel.

Lound - Steppe Grey Shrike [1st winter].

Kilvington - West Lake: Garganey, Northern Pintail, Green Sandpiper.

Wed 7th Oct

Bennerley Marsh - 40 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Eurasian Teal, Little Grebe [River Erewash], Jay, 10 Reed Bunting, 5 Linnet, Stonechat [female], 2 Common Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Common Kingfisher.

Tue 6th Oct

Attenborough Nature Reserve- Common Greenshank [Clifton Pond], 2 Common Kingfisher, 2 Common Snipe, 2 Common Pheasant, Common Goldeneye [female].

Mon 5th Oct

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Glossy Ibis [Clifton Pond before flying off north-west].

Sutton Bonington - Stonechat [female perching on hedgerow bordering Melton Lane].

Cotham Flash - 14 Common Snipe.

Kilvington - West Lake: 1 Northern Pintail, 1 Greater Scaup [female].

Lound - Steppe Grey Shrike [1st winter].

Sun 4th Oct

Budby Pumping Station- 2 Common Kingfisher, 2 Common Snipe, Sparrowhawk [male], Common Kestrel [female], Common Buzzard, Eurasian Teal, Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Willow Tit, Long-tailed Tit [large flock], Siskin [small flock], Grey Wagtail, Reed Bunting, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Linnet, Little Grebe.

Newthorpe - Little Owl [dusk].

Hoveringham - Sailing Lake: 1 Common Snipe, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 4 Swallow.

Bennerley Marsh - 50 Black-headed Gull, Eurasian Teal, Blackcap, Reed Bunting, 5 Meadow Pipit.

Greasley - 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Corn Bunting, 2 Common Kestrel, 5 Grey Partridge.

Moorgreen Woods - 5 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 3 Nuthatch, 5 Mistle Thrush.

Moorgreen Reservoir - 50 Greylag Goose, 2 Gadwall, Little Grebe, Grey Wagtail.

Sat 3rd Oct

Budby Pumping Station - Grey Heron, 2+ Little Grebe [including young], Eurasian Teal, Gadwall, Common Buzzard, Jack Snipe [just over bridge on right-hand-side], Sparrowhawk [female], Linnet, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Northern Shoveler, Greenfinch, 3 Common Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Kestrel.

Besthorpe Gravel Pits - 1 Green Sandpiper.

Collingham - Silt Pond: 1 Little Egret.

Kilvington - West Lake: 1 Nothern Pintail, 1 Greater Scaup [adult female], 1 Yellow-legged Gull[3rd Winter].

Bennerley Marsh - Stonechat, Eurasian Teal, 90 Black-headed Gull, Northern Lapwing, Reed Bunting.

Cossall - 12 Meadow Pipit, 4 Swallow, 4 Mistle Thrush.

Fri 2nd Oct

Budby Pumping Station - Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Jay, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Northern Shoveler, Fieldfare.

Hoveringham - Railway Lake: 500+ Greylag Goose, 200+ Canada Goose, 50+ Coot, 30+ Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Mute Swan.

Balderton - 1 House Martin [over].

Thu 1st Oct

Bennerley Marsh - 90 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Buzzard, Hobby, 5 Common Kestrel, 2 Eurasian Teal, 10 Northern Lapwing, Jay, Green Woodpecker. North Marsh: 4 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit, Chiffchaff.

 

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