Latest Sightings: June/July 2009

This page exists as a convenient news service. None of the reports have been verified or checked by the Notts Birdwatchers' Records Committee.

Records of certain species will not appear here during the breeding season - but please send in your reports regardless.

Please note: this page will not be updated from July 5th until July 16th. Please continue to send in your sightings as all retrospective records will be published after this brief hiatus. Many thanks - Webmaster.

Wed 1st Jul

• Bennerley Marsh - Hobby, 30 Black-headed Gull, 5 Common Tern, 20 Northern Lapwing, 35 Swallow, 60 Common Swift, 5 Skylark, 6 Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer, Green Woodpecker, Grey Partridge.

Tue 30th Jun

• Collingham - New Workings: 3 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper. Village: 1 Spotted Flycatcher.
• Kilvington Lakes - 1+ Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper.
• Clifton Pastures - 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Willow Warbler, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, 1 Dunnock, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Wren, 1 Reed Bunting, 7 Skylark, 50+ Common Swift, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Linnet.

Sun 28th Jun

• Lound Gravel Pits - 1 Turtle Dove [Cross Lane], 1 Grasshopper Warbler [reeling], 1 Barn Owl [hunting over Clayworth Common], 1 Whimbrel [over to north], 1 Oystercatcher [Neatholme Pit], 1 Ringed Plover [Neatholme Pit], 3 Eurasian Wigeon [drakes - Neatholme Works Pit], 3 Green Woodpecker, [Neatholme Lane ], 3 Lesser Whitethroat [singing], 2 Reed Warbler [singing], Garden Warbler [numerous], Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler.
• Attenborough Nature Reserve - Garden Warbler, Gadwall [with 5 ducklings], Common Kingfisher, 7 Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon.
• Cotham Flash - Hobby, Green Woodpecker [juvenile ], Great-spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Common Kestrel [3 recently fledged juveniles].
• Annesley Plantation - 6 Yellow Wagtail.
• Bennerley Marsh - 5 Grey Heron, Little Grebe [juvenile], 30 Northern Lapwing, 3 Common Kestrel [adult and 2 juveniles], 30 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Tern, 12 Skylark, 25 Common Swift, 5 House Martin, 7 Common Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler.
• Moorgreen Reservoir - 6 Grey Wagtail, 7 Coal Tit, Nuthatch, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Little Grebe, 2 Green Woodpecker.
• Annesley Pit Top - 2 Little Ringed Plover, 40 Northern Lapwing.

Sat 27th Jun

• Attenborough Nature Reserve - Red-crested Pochard [with 9 young], 3 Eurasian Teal, Northern Shoveler, 2 Common Pochard, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Lesser Whitethroat.
• Bennerley Marsh - 41 Black-Headed Gull, 20 Northern Lapwing, Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, 30 Common Swift, Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Blackcap.
• Meden Pumping Station - Little Egret, Sedge Warbler, Common Kingfisher, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk.
• Budby Pumping Station - 3 Nightjar, Tree Pipit, Hobby, Common Buzzard, Yellowhammer, Gadwall, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest [young], 1 Spotted Flycatcher, Northern Shoveler [female with a single duckling], Grey Wagtail [young], Yellow Wagtail [young], Sparrowhawk [female], Little Egret, Northern Lapwing, Sedge Warbler,
• Kilvington - Red Kite [adult bird - not wing tagged], 10 Little Egret [site record].
• Kneeton - 2 Spotted Flycatcher [in garden to north end of village].

Fri 26th Jun

• West Leake - 4 Yellowhammer, 2 Sparrowhawk.
• Bennerley Marsh - Little Egret, 5 Grey Heron, 24 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Tern, 20 Northern Lapwing, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 25 Common Swift.
• Attenborough Nature Reserve - Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Common Buzzard [over river], 3 Eurasian Teal, 6 Northern Shoveler, Gadwall [with 6 chicks].
• Collingham - New Workings: 3 Little Egret.
• Besthorpe Gravel Pits - 2 Eurasian Wigeon [drakes], 4 Green Sandpiper.
• Langford Lowfields - 1 Green Sandpiper.
• Kilvington Lakes - 9 Little Egret.

Thu 25th Jun

• Collingham - New Workings: 5 Little Egret, 6 Green Sandpiper.
• Besthorpe Gravel Pits - 1 Eurasian Wigeon [drake], 2 Green Sandpiper.
• Kilvington - West Lake: 1 Little Egret.
• Bennerley Marsh - 2 Common Tern, 2 Black-headed Gull, 7 Common Whitethroat, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 3 Common Kestrel. North Marsh: 12 Sand Martin, 4 Reed Bunting, Green Woodpecker. Plus: 2 Dingy Skipper Butterfly, 3 Emperor Dragonfly.

Wed 24th Jun

• Attenborough Nature Reserve - Gadwall [with young], 3 Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Shelduck, Euurasian Teal [Tween Pond], COmmon Buzzard, 2 Common Pochard, Oystercatcher.
• Carburton Lakes - Marsh Harrier [over], Common Buzzard.

Tue 23rd Jun

• Clifton Pastures - 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Common Whitethroat, 1 Yellowhammer, 8 Reed Bunting, 2 Hobby, 3 Common Buzzard, 1 Sedge Warbler [brook], 200+ Common Swift, 5 Goldfinch, 18 Linnet [3 flocks], 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellow Wagtail [top field near Larkhill].

Mon 22nd Jun

• Budby Pumping Station - 3+ Nightjars, Woodcocks [several], Tawny Owl.
• Collingham - 1 Spotted Flycatcher. New Workings: 2 Little Egret.
• Wellow - Tawny Owl, Common Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker.
• Bestwood Country Park - Pit Top: 1 Cuckoo [on ground], 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Black-headed Gull [2 singles to west].
• Woodborough - Cuckoo [Bank Hill Farm].

Sun 21st Jun

• Bennerley Marsh - 100 Common Swift, 120 House Martin, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Common Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Common Kestrel, 2 Grey Partridge.
• Moorgreen Reservoir & Woods - Little Grebe [adult and young], 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Common Buzzard, Jay, Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff.
• Soar Valley - West Leake - Kingston: Barn Owl, Common Kingfisher, 3 Common Buzzard, Red-legged Partridge. Zouch - Kegworth: 3 Common Buzzard.
• Sherwood Forest/Budby Common - 1 Common Redstart [male], 1 Cuckoo, Tree Pipit [numerous], 1 Green Woodpecker [male], 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker [female & fledged youngster], 2 Garden Warbler, 1 Blackcap [male], 3 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler [numerous], 3 Yellowhammer [singing males], 1 Skylark, 3+ Treecreeper [including juveniles].

Sat 20th Jun

• Kilvington Lakes - 1 Little Egret.
• King's Mill Reservoir - Mandarin Duck [drake briefly], Red Kite [to south].
• Gringley Carr - 2+ Yellow Wagtail, 3+ Common Whitethroat, 1 Jay.
• Netherfield Lagoons - 1 Cuckoo, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Willow Tit, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 4 Garden Warbler, 1 Common Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch, 30+ Common Swift.

Fri 19th Jun

• Collingham - New Workings: 7 Little Egret.
• Besthorpe Gravel Pits - 3 Green Sandpiper.
• Kilvington Lakes - 1 Little Egret.
• Bennerley Marsh - Short-eared Owl [old Sheep Field], 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Common Tern, 220 House Martin, 90 Common Swift, 12 Skylark, Willow Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat.

Thu 18th Jun

• Woodborough - Cuckoo [calling from farm at bottom of Bank Hill].
• Attenborough Nature Reserve - Gadwall [with juveniles], 4 Northern Shoveler, 1 Arctic Tern [in an unusual 1st Summer plumage on Clifton Pit. Bill and legs all black; white forehead; wings and structure of Arctic], 30 Common Tern [Clifton Pond plus more around reserve], 1 Hobby, 5 Common Buzzard, 2 Oystercatcher [Clifton Pond]. Tween Pond Scrape and Clifton Pond: 12 Northern Shoveler, 6 Common Pochard, 8 Eurasian Teal, 1 Eurasian Wigeon.
• Carburton - 3 Mandarin Duck [2 female & 1 eclipse male at crossroads].

Wed 17th Jun

• Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Eurasian Wigeon [drake], 3 Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Eurasian Teal, 3 Common Pochard, 2 Northern Shoveler.

Tue 16th Jun

• Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Eurasian Wigeon [drake], 3 Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Eurasian Teal, 3 Common Pochard, 2 Northern Shoveler.
• Cotham Flash - 2 Common Tern.
• Budby Pumping Station - 4 Nightjar, Woodcock [several], Cuckoo, Common Buzzard, Oystercatcher, Common Whitethroat.

Mon 15th Jun

• Collingham - New Workings: 3 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper.
• Cotham Flash - 1 Green Sandpiper.
• Kilvington - 2 Little Egret [West Lake].

Sun 14th Jun

• Bennerley Marsh - Grasshopper Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Common Whitethroat.
• Greasley - Yellowhammer, Common Buzzard.
• Moorgreen Reservoir - Spotted Flycatcher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, 2 Common Buzzard.
• Jacksdale - Canal path: 1 Common Kingfisher [flying from canal to Erewash], c.8 Blackcap [adults and young].
• Burnstump Country Park - 1 Common Buzzard [mobbed By Rooks near rookery].
• Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Curlew [near Kingfisher Hide], 2 Oystercatcher.
• Budby Pumping Station - 3+ Woodcock, 3+ Nightjar.
• Stapleford - Trowell border: Skylark, Common Whitethroat, Sparrowhawk.

Sat 13th Jun

• Edingley - 1 Red Kite [heading towards Farnsfield].
• Woodborough - 1 Cuckoo [Bank Hill].
• Rufford Country Park - 1 Blackbird [albino].

Fri 12th Jun

• Bennerley Marsh - Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 40 House Martin, 25 Common Swift, 7 Skylark, 5 Reed Bunting, 7 Willow Warbler, Garden Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Grey Partridge, 3 Common Pheasant, 2 Linnet. North Marsh: 2 Common Tern, Grey Wagtail, 7 Reed Bunting.
• Stanford on Soar - Red Kite [over Stanford Hills to south-east].
• Collingham - New Workings: 1 Little Egret, 1 Green Sandpiper.
• Kilvington - 5 Little Egret [West Lake].
• Burton Meadows - 1 Common Tern [along river], 1 Cuckoo, Sand Martin [river bank colony], Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat [abundant], Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting.

Thu 11th Jun

• Woodborough - Cuckoo, 7 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 20 + Swallow, Chiffchaff, 3 Chaffinch, 4 Dunnock, 2 Robin [young], 2 Red-legged Partridge [pair], 5 Common Pheasant, Green Woodpecker, Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Jackdaw.

Wed 10th Jun

• Attenborough Nature Reserve - Dunlin, Oystercatcher, Common Redshank. Clifton Pond: Black-tailed Godwit, Little Egret. Barton Flash: Common Greenshank. Tween Pond: Ruddy Shelduck.

Tue 9th Jun

• Attenborough Nature Reserve - Dunlin.
• Sutton Bonington- 1 Red Kite [low over Trowell Lane, 100 yards from the Star Inn].
• Ollerton - Energy Village: 1 Green Woodpecker [in deciduous trees alongside railway], 2 Skylark.

Mon 8th Jun

• Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Osprey [present between 10:35 - 10:45].
• Attenborough Nature Reserve - Clifton Pond: Common Redshank, Common Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Cuckoo.
• Wellow - Red Kite [14:05 drifting east at tree height], Common Buzzard.
• Collingham - New Workings: 1 Green Sandpiper.
• Kilvington - West Lake: 4 Little Egret.
• Ollerton - Goldfinch [Energy Village].

Sun 7th Jun

• Attenborough Nature Reserve - Black Tern, Common Redshank [Clifton Pond], Common Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Cuckoo.
• Blidworth - Tippings Wood: 3 Common Whitethroat, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff.
• Stanford on Soar - 2 Bullfinch [in garden at Stanford Hills].
• Kinoulton - Common Whitethroat [male].

Sat 6th Jun

• Attenborough Nature Reserve - Great White Egret [flew along River Trent], Dunlin, Common Redshank [Tween Pond, Eurasian Teal, Ruddy Shelduck.
• Bennerley Marsh - 8 Grey Partridge, 44 House Martin, 25 Common Swift, 2 Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 5 Skylark, 9 Reed Bunting, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Common Kestrel.
• Cotham Flash - 2 Little Egret [over - early morning].
• Carburton Lakes - Osprey, Common Buzzard, Hobby, Sparrowhawk, Sand Martin, Common Shelduck, Long-tailed Tit.
• Langar - 1 Barn Owl [hunting over fields either side of gated road to Colston Bassett. Several kills made].

Fri 5th Jun

• Attenborough Nature Reserve - Ruddy Shelduck, Oystercatcher [Tween Pond], 4 Northern Shoveler, c.20 Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon [Wet Marsh].
• Carburton Lakes - Hobby, 3 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Shelduck.
• Collingham - 2 Dunlin [New Workings].
• Kilvington - 4 Little Egret [West Lake].
• Bennerley Marsh - 14 Northern Lapwing, 4 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 House Martin, 12 Common Swift.
• Ollerton - Energy Village Red-legged Partridge, Skylark.

Thu 4th Jun

• Budby Common - 3 Stonechat [juveniles].
• Attenborough Nature Reserve - Buff-breasted Sandpiper [16:15 - 20:00].
• Hucknall - 1 Common Buzzard [mobbed by single Carrion Crow, Annesley Road].

Wed 3rd Jun

• Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 1 Osprey [11:00 - 11:20].
• Newton - Red Kite [Equestrian Centre].
• Cinderhill - 1 Common Crane [a possible - north over A610, SK542427, at 15:35. Large bird, long neck - extended in flight, long legs, wings straight (not arched at any point in the stroke), wings square ended with 'fingers' - being harried by Crow].
• Clifton Pastures - 2 Hobby, 2 Common Buzzard, 13 Reed Bunting, 6 Common Whitethroat, 3 Linnet, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Sedge Warbler [brook], 7 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch, Wren, 40+ Common Swift.
• Mapperley Plains - 2 Common Buzzard [Lambley Road].
• Carburton Lakes - Osprey, Common Buzzard, Oystercatcher.

Tue 2nd Jun

• Carburton Lakes - Marsh Harrier, Common Buzzard, Northern Lapwing.
• Mapperley Plains - 2 Common Buzzard.

Mon 1st Jun

• Kilvington - 1 Common Sandpiper [West Lake].
• Kings Mill Reservoir - 4 Black Tern [between 15:45 and 16:15].

Many thanks to:

Sandy Aitken, Simon Barsby, Chris Bell, Teresa Birch, Nick Blinston, Ian Bollen, Sue Bollen, Robin Brace, Phil Burnham, Dee Burrows, Jimmy Christmas, Patrick Clay, Rob Currie, Nigel Davies, Rachel Fearn, Leslie Fisher, K Freeston, Nigel Grice, Alison Hall, Andy Hall, Pete Hose, Victoria Humphreys, Kevin Hutchby, Dave Jones, Mandy Kendall, Rod Key, William Laidler, Tom Malarkey, Neil Matthews, Ben Moss, Ian Phillips, Mick Sherwin, Keith Streb, Des Turner, Tony Wardell, John Wilson, Nigel Wood.