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December 2009
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Thu 31st Dec
Carburton Lakes - 2 Goosander [male & female], 4 Common Buzzard, Eurasian Nuthatch, 110 Northern Lapwing, 2 Pink-footed Goose.
Bennerley Marsh - 70 Black-headed Gull, 6 Common Gull, 150 Northern Lapwing, 33 Eurasian Wigeon, 16 Eurasian Teal, Green Woodpecker, Jay, 12 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Bullfinch. Chat Corner: Jack Snipe, 3 Common Snipe, 2 Common Kestrel, Sparrowhawk [male], 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Goosander [male & female over to north], Barn Owl [dusk]. North Marsh: Jack Snipe, 11 Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Goosander [3 Male & female on Erewash Canal].
West Leake - 10 Common Buzzard.
A453 Clifton to M1 - 250+ Northern Lapwing [on farmland before Barton In Fabis].
Bentinck Pit - 15 Bewick's Swan [1 ringed bird], 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Kestrel.
Welbeck Lakes - Greylag Goose, 2 Pink-footed Goose, 8 Common Buzzard [up simultaneously], Cormorant, 1 Common Gull [first winter], 2 Great Black-backed Gull, Fieldfare, Northern Lapwing, Blue Tit, Willow Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Wren, Goldfinch, Eurasian Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Goosander [over], Goldcrest.
Clifton Pastures- 6 Common Kestrel, 2 Common Buzzard [one juvenile, one adult with a Woodpigeon], 7 Grey Heron, 1 Jay.
Wed 30th Dec
Gonalston - Great White Egret [possible being mobbed by Grey Herons on the large pit to the west of the level crossing].
Colwick Country Park - 2 Red-crested Pochard [pair in Lodge Bay], 1 Black Swan.
Bevercotes Wood - 3 Stonechat [1 male & 2 females - no sign of Siberian Stonechat].
Tue 29th Dec
Rufford Country Park - 1 Water Rail, Hawfinch [main car park at 08:15], Song Thrush, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel [male], Eurasian Nuthatch, Treecreeper.
Budby Pumping Station - 20 Siskin, Yellowhammer, Dunnock, Coal Tit, Willow Tit, Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Common Kestrel [female], Common Buzzard, 5 Coot, 2 Common Pochard, 1 Little Grebe, Redwing, Fieldfare, Greenfinch, Goosander [female].
Welbeck Lakes - 5 Mandarin Duck [females], 1 Northern Pintail [female, briefly], 2 Grey Heron, Northern Lapwing, 5 Eurasian Wigeon [2 males & 3 females], Little Grebe, Goldfinch, c.500 Greylag Goose, 107 Canada Goose, Fieldfare, 35 Cormorant, 2 Herring Gull, 26 Gooseander [12 male & 14 female], 16 Stock Dove.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Clifton Pond: 1 Bittern. Delta Hide: 1 Bittern. Main Pond: Bittern, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Moorhen, Greylag Goose, Common Goldeneye, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Common Gull, Cormorant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird. Visitor Centre: Canada Goose, Ruddy Shelduck.
Mon 28th Dec
Jacksdale - Wharf Green 20 Northern Lapwing, 2 Blackbird, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Magpie, Robin.
Burton Joyce Meadows - 120 Eurasian Wigeon [Shelford side], 6 Common Goldeneye, 10+ Fieldfare, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Pink-footed Goose.
Budby Common- 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Yellowhammer, 2 Redwing, 1 Stonechat [female], 1 Jay.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Red-breasted Merganser [river], Main Pond: Goosander, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Moorhen, Greylag Goose, Common Goldeneye, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Cormorant Visitor Centre: Canada Goose, 1 Ruddy Shelduck, 6 Egyptian Goose.
Sun 27th Dec
Greasley - 3 Little Egret [low over church at 10:00].
Watnall - 5 Common Buzzard.
Mansfield Woodhouse - Little Egret [10:22 to south over Morrison's car park].
Hoveringham - Great Northern Diver [juivenile still present], 4 Red-crested Pochard, 35 Eurasian Teal, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Redshank, 5 Siskin, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Common Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret.
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Chiffchaff [with roaming tit flock on south-west side of water treatment works], 60 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 60 Northern Lapwing, Common Redshank, 80 Eurasian Teal, 53 Eurasian Wigeon, 30 Redwing, 5 Mistle Thrush, 3 Green Woodpecker, Kingfisher. Chat Corner: 2 Common Kestrel, Herring Gull [over], 9 Cormorant [over], 3 Eurasian Teal [River Erewash], 7 Common Pheasant, 3 Grey Partridge. Bennerley Marsh.
Jacksdale - Wharf Green to Erewash Meadows: 35+ Carrion Crow, 12 Mallard, 2 Blue Tit, 6 Woodpigeon, Robin, Grey Heron, 4 Blackbird, 2 Magpie, Common Buzzard, 6 Redwing 2 Common Pheasant, 8 Black-headed Gull.
Bingham - 50+ Redwing, 50+ Fieldfare, 1 Mistle Thrush.
Sat 26th Dec
Colwick Country Park - Smew.
Holme Pierrepont - 1 Water Rail [Blott's Pit], 1 Woodcock [Skylarks Nature Reserver], 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Common Redshank [rowing course].
Budby Pumping Station - 6 Coot, 10 Eurasian Teal, 40 Tufted Duck, 2 Mute Swan, Robin, Willow Tit, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 42 Black-headed Gull, 21 Mallard, 36 Moorhen, Dunnock, 2 Gadwall, 1 Common Pochard [male], Sparrowhawk [male], Common Kestrel [female], Common Buzzard, Fieldfare, 1 Little Grebe.
Welbeck Lakes - 26 Goosander [14 males & 12 female], 2 Common Gull [first winter], Black-headed Gull, Sparrowhawk [female raiding feeding station], 4 Little Grebe.
Bennerley Marsh - 90 Black-headed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 45 Eurasian Wigeon, 90 Northern Lapwing, 50 Golden Plover, Green Woodpecker, 30 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush. Water Treatment Works: 65 Pied Wagtail, 9 Meadow Pipit, Fieldfare, Tawny Owl. Chat Corner 2 Common Kestrel, 2 Common Snipe, Barn Owl.
Bank Hill - Lesser Redpoll [on silver birches in gardens].
Clifton Pastures - 3 Bean Goose [alighted briefly before heading south-west at 14:45], 350 Golden Plover, 750 Nortehrn Lapwing.
Fri 25th Dec
Kirton - Short-eared Owl, c.1000 Black-headed Gull.
Langar - 20+ Redwing, 10+ Fieldfare, 1 Common Buzzard [over village], 3 Herring Gull [over], 12 Blackbird [all males - feeding on windfall apples].
Bennerley Marsh - 30 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 64 Northern Lapwing, 44 Eurasian Wigeon, 130 Redwing, 14 Fieldfare, 8 Mistle Thrush. Chat Corner: 2 Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting, Short-eared Owl, 2 Common Kestrel. North Marsh: 9 Common Snipe, 40 Northern Lapwing, 2 Eurasian Teal, 47 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, Jay, 60 Jackdaw.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Bittern [Main Pond].
Wed 23rd Dec
Clifton Pastures - Bittern, 6 Goosander, 1 Common Buzzard [juvenile], 3 Common Kestrel, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Holme Pierrepont - 1 Great Northern Diver.
Bennerley Marsh - 60 Northern Lapwing, 7 Common Snipe, 125 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare, 5 Mistle Thrush, 2 Jay, Common Kestrel. Chat Corner: 2 Stonechat, 2 Barn Owl, 25 Northern Lapwing [over], 10 Eurasian Teal [over], 7 Eurasian Wigeon [over], 4 Cormorant [over], 120 Jackdaw [over].
Wharf Green - 6 Blackbird, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Magpie, Robin
Tue 22nd Dec
Hoveringham - Chiffchaff, Jack Snipe, Common Snipe, 40 European Golden Plover, 50 Northern Lapwing, 2 Goosander, 14 Common Goldeneye, 39 Northern Shoveler, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk [male].
Holme Pierrepoint - Rowing Course 1 Great Northern Diver [immature near 2000m marker], 1 Black Swan.
Arnot Hill Park - Pond Area: 2 Black Swan, 3 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, 2 Canada Goose, 23 Moorhen, 2 Grey Wagtail, 27 Tufted Duck, 18 Red-crested Pochard, 75+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Canada Goose [over]. Bowling Green Feeders: 18 Tree Sparrow, 5 Dunnock, 7 Woodpigeon, 16 Collared Dove, 1 Eurasian Nuthatch, 12 Chaffinch, 3 Goldfinch, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Blue Tit [2 ringed birds], 5 Great Tit [1 ringed bird], 5 Magpie, 8 Blackbird , 2 Robin, 3 Wren, 1 Pied Wagtail. Rear of Old House/ Rose Garden: 3 Song Thrush, 35+ Redwing, 100 Starling, 20 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared Dove, 2 Robin, 12 Chaffinch.
Wharf Green - 6 Blackbird, 25 Carrion Crow, 2 Robin, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Tit, 50+ Starling, Wren.
Nottingham - Common Buzzard [QMC].
Mon 21st Dec
Langar- 50+ European Golden Plover, 100+ Fieldfare.
Wharf Green- 6 Magpie, 4 Blackbird, Common Kestrel, 12 Carrion Crow, 2 Wren, 2 Redwing.
Sun 20th Dec
Clumber Park - 8 Mandarin Duck [4 Male & 4 Female], 1 Common Goldeneye [female], Goosander, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, 2 Marsh Tit, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Hoveringham - Railway Lakes: 1 Whooper Swan, 1 Great Northern Diver, 5 Red-crested Pochard, 380 Common Pochard, 1 Goosander, 30 Common Goldeneye, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Snipe, c.5 Common Redshank.
Bennerley Marsh - 30 Black-headed Gull, 60 Northern Lapwing, 5 Golden Plover, Common Snipe, 2 Common Pheasant, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Bullfinch, 5 Mistle Thrush, 95 Redwing. North Marsh: 2 Stonechat [male & female], 2 Common Snipe, Water Rail.
Stagglethorpe Crossroads - Rough-legged Buzzard.
Bestwood Mill Lakes - 1 Goosander [male], 1 Common Snipe, 8 Eurasian Teal, 6 Gadwall, 2 Bullfinch, 25+ Redwing, 2 Song Thrush.
Sat 19th Dec
Bennerley Marsh - African Grey Parrot [now recaptured], 80 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 48 Eurasian Wigeon, 60 Northern Lapwing, 15 Golden Plover, 2 Common Pheasant. Chat Corner: 4 Common Snipe, 4 Stonechat, 3 Bullfinch, 190 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, Common Kestrel.
Kings Mill Reservoir - Mediterranean Gull [adult in roost], Iceland Gull [1st or 2nd winter in roost at dusk], 16 Eurasian Teal, 11 Gadwall.
Fri 18th Dec
Hoveringham - 30+ Redwing [hawthorne bushes along railway line].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 55 Goosander [in to roost on Clifton Pond], c.200 Redwing [bushes around Clifton Pond].
Bevercotes Wood - Siberian Stonechat [male at sk706735 go through metal gate and follow path anti-clockwise, until you reach pond on your right - then view large area of gorse].
Holme Pierrepont - 1 Great Northern Diver [still on rowing course].
Bennerley Marsh - 50 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Common Gull, 42 Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Shoveler [single male on Three Ponds], 70 Northern Lapwing, 95 European Golden Plover, 10 Common Snipe, 75 Redwing, 8 Fieldfare, 3 Green Woodpecker, 3 Common Kestrel, Short-eared Owl, African Grey Parrot. North Marsh: 5 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 3 Common Snipe, 6 Common Pheasant.
Carburton Lakes - Common Kingfisher [on middle lake], Jay, Eurasian Nuthatch, Willow Tit, Common Buzzard.
Thu 17th Dec
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 51 Goosander [in to roost on Clifton Pond], c.300 Fieldfare, c.100 Redwing.
Tue 15th Dec
Hoveringham - 1 Great Northern Diver [juvenile still on Railway Lake].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - c.24 Goosander.
Sun 13th Dec
Rufford Country Park - 2 Goosander [males], 4 Common Pochard [males], 1 Red-crested Pochard [female], 2 Common Gull, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker [male & Female], 1 Marsh Tit.
Hoveringham - Railway Lakes: 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Little Egret, 6 Red-crested Pochard, 6 Common Redshank, 1 Common Snipe.
Holme Pierrepont - 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Smew [1 male & 1 female], 5 Common Goldeneyer [on rowing course - including 1 male], 1 Common Kingfisher, Long-tailed Tit [flock], 1 Chiffchaff [with Long-tailed Tits], 1 Water Rail [Finger Ponds], 100+ Redwing, 5+ Fieldfare.
Carburton - 1 Black Redstart [female at Manor Farm].
Bennerley Marsh - 200 Black-headed Gull, 7 Common Gull, Herring Gull, 70 Northern Lapwing, 2 Common Snipe, Jack Snipe, 40Eurasian , 28 Eurasian Teal, 70 Redwing, Fieldfare, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Stonechat [2 male & 2 female], 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting, Green Woodpecker, 192 Jackdaw, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Kestrel, Barn Owl.
Welbeck Lakes - Goosander, 1 Red-breasted Merganser [male on bottom lake among Goosanders].
Sat 12th Dec
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 33 Goosander, c.10 Fieldfare, c.10 Redwing, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bullfinch [pair], Reed Bunting [female], 2 Common Snipe, 2 Common Kestrel, Common Pheasant.
Bennerley Marsh - 50 Black-headed Gull, 70 Northern Lapwing, Common Snipe, 27 Eurasian Teal, 2 Meadow Pipit, 4 Green Woodpecker, 4 Bullfinch, 30 Redwing, 40 Rook, 3 Common Kestrel, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl. Water Treatment Works: 95 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail.
Clifton - 2 Black Redstart [2 first winter birds still present at the Lark Hill Retirment Village].
Barton-in-Fabis - 1 Pink-footed Goose [in field opposite Branshill Wood - flew off east].
Budby Pumping Station - Willow Tit, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Water Rail, Gadwall, 1 Eurasian Wigeon, 1 Eurasian Teal, Sparrowhawk [female]
Holme Pierrepont - 2 Smew [females], Great Northern Diver [rowing course].
Annesley Pit Top - 4 Jack Snipe.
Thu 10th Dec
Highfields Park - 3 Goosander [males], 3 Northern Shoveler [male & females].
Wed 9th Dec
Bennerley Marsh - 46 Eurasian Wigeon, 14 Eurasian Teal, 58 Northern Lapwing, 120 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 14 Greenfinch, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stonechat [male], 9 Grey Partridge, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl.
Hoveringham - Great Northern Diver [still present on Railwway Lake - but elsuive].
King's Mill Reservoir - Eurasian Teal, 18 Gawall, 3 Northern Shoveler, 1 Red-crested Pochard [drake present until mid-afternoon], 1 Sparrowhawk.
Tue 8th Dec
Bennerley Marsh - 39 Eurasian Wigeon, 28 Eurasian Teal, 55 Northern Lapwing, Common Redshank, 4 Common Snipe, 28 Redwing, 3 Mistle Thrush, 14 Greenfinch, 17 Meadow Pipit, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Kestrel, 3 Common Gull, 140 Black-headed Gull, Barn Owl.
Bestwood Country Park - Lamin's Lane: 57 European Golden Plover [in fallow field], 20 Common Pheasant [mainly Dark-type males].
Arnot Hill Park - 3 Mute Swan, 2 Black Swan, 2 Greylag Geese, 2 Canada Geese, 15 Red-crested Pochard, 12 Tufted Duck [1 possible Scaup x Tufted hybrid], 28 Moorhen, 2 Grey Wagtail, Mallard [numerous]. Bowling Green Feeders: 15 Chaffinch, 25+ Goldfinch, 8 Greenfinch, 3 Wren, 11 Dunnock, 6 Tree Sparrow, 3 Magpie, 2 Wren, 16 Woodpigeon, 12 Collared Dove, 6 Great Tit, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Coal Tit, 15 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Carrion Crow, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Robin, 200+ Starling, Blackbird [numerous]. Rear of old House/ Rose Garden: 25+ Redwing, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Song Thrush, 1 Fieldfare, 6 Carrion Crow, Dunnock, Wren, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Magpie, 1 Grey Heron [over], 1 Eurasian Nuthatch, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Sparrowhawk [male], 2 Pied Wagtail. Old Railway Line Footpath: 1 Tawny Owl [heard, not seen, past 2 evenings], Wren, Dunnock, Tree Sparrow, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Mon 7th Dec
Wharf Green - 14 Mallard, 2 Magpie, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 4 Blue Tit.
Sun 6th Dec
Bennerley Marsh - 110 Black-headed Gull, 12 Common Gull, 220 Northern Lapwing, 8 Common Snipe, 100 Eurasian Teal, 41 Eurasian Wigeon, 6 Northern Shoveler, 39 Redwing, 14 Fieldfare, 89 Pied Wagtail, 100 Starling, 5 Bullfinch, 8 Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting, Stonechat [female], Green Woodpecker, 2 Common Kestrel, Barn Owl.
Erewash Meadows - 3 Blackbird, 15 Carrion Crow, 6 Woodpigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, 10 Mallard.
Sat 5th Dec
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 14 Goosander, 6 Fieldfare, Goldeneye [female], Reed Bunting [female], Song Thrush.
Bennerley Marsh - Short-eared Owl, Tawny Owl [after dark], 3 Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard, 4 Stonechat [2 male & 2 female], 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Reed Bunting, 22 Fieldfare, 18 Redwing, Common Kingfisher, 2 Bullfinch, 160 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull [over south], 260 Northern Lapwing, 4 Common Snipe, 48 Eurasian Wigeon, 8 Eurasian Teal. North Marsh: Jack Snipe, 2 Common Snipe, 15 Goldfinch, 9 Redwing.
Milnhay Water Treatment Works - 80 Pied Wagtail, 3 Grey Wagtail, Rook, Jackdaw [mixed flock with Rooks - 250 birds].
Arnot Hill Park - 3 Mute Swan, 2 Black Swan, 11 Canada Goose, 2 Greylag Goose, 19 Red-crested Pochard, 21 Tufted Duck [numbers change daily], 2 Grey Wagtail, 37 Moorhen, 50+ Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron. Bowling Green Feeders: 5 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, 3 Brambling, 3 Carrion Crow. 6 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, Wren, Dunnock, Blackbird, Tree Sparrow, Robin, 200+ Starling [feeding on cordyline tree seeds], 1 Eurasian Nuthatch, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 34 Collared Dove, 6 Woodpigeon. Rear Of Old House/ Rose Garden: 2 Goldcrest, 1 Jay, 1 Sparrowhawk [female - circling near Old House], 40+ Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 6 Song Thrush, 3 Magpie, 12 Carrion Crow, 30+ Chaffinch, 15 Goldfinch, 1 Pied Wagtail.
Fri 4th Dec
Brackenhurst - NTU: 9 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Bullfinch.
Trent Bridge - 3 Greater Scaup [2 male &asmp; 1 female], Common Cormorant.
Bennerley Marsh - 80, Black-headed Gull, 80, Northern Lapwing, Common Snipe, 39 Eurasian Wigeon, 3 Eurasian Teal, 3 Pheasant, 3 Cormorant, 27 Redwing, 2 Meadow Pipit, 9 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch, Jay, 25 Rook, 45 Jackdaw, Short-eared Owl.
Hoveringham - 30+ Fieldfare. Small Railway Pit: 150+ Common Pochard, 40 Eurasion Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, 30 Tufted Duck, 20 Coot.
Nottingham University Park - Boating Lake: 16 Goosander, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Moorhen.
Sturton le Steeple - River Trent: 5 Grey Heron, 2 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Wren, 1 Robin, 2 Tree Sparrow, 10 Blackbird, 4 Dunnock. 4 Mute Swan, 2 Moorhen, 2 Common Kestral.
grey herons together on side of drainage ditch.one reed bunting had a lot of white feathering? all spotted on a 3 mile walk.
Budby Pumping Station - 212 Greylag Goose, 4 Greater White-fronted Goose, 1 Pink-footed Goose Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Willow Tit, Merlin [male], Common Kestrel [female], Little Grebe, Common Buzzard, Gadwall, Eurasian Teal, Greenfinch, Green Woodpecker.
Welbeck Lakes - 25 Goosander, 2 Pink-footed Goose, Eurasian Nuthatch, 3 Grey Heron, 33 Great Crested Grebe, Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Cormorant, Little Grebe.
Thu 3rd Dec
Kings Mill Reservoir - 41 Eurasian Teal, Green-winged Teal [male], 3 Common Snipe, 6 Gadwall, Bittern [on floating tern raft at 15:00 before being attacked by gulls], Common Kestrel, Siskin, Common Kingfisher [on fence near Boat-house], Wren, Coot, Moorhen.
Wed 2nd Dec
Bennerley Marsh - 130 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 70 Eurasian Wigeon, 26 Eurasian Teal, 100 Northern Lapwing, Jack Snipe, 2 Common Kingfisher, 21 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 30 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Stonechat [male & female], 90 Jackdaw, Common Kestrel, Short-eared Owl.
Hockerton – 2 Whooper Swan [flying near A617 towards Newark].
Tue 1st Dec
Bennerley Marsh - 80 Black-headed Gull, 25 Northern Lapwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 7 Redwing, Green Woodpecker, Common Kestrel, Short-eared Owl.
Clumber Park - 80+ Redwing, 30 Siskin, 2 Goosander [near lake road bridge], 1 Goldcrest.
Wharf Green to Erewash Meadows- 5 Blackbird, 3 Redwing, 5 Carrion Crow, 3 Collared Dove, 11 Woodpigeon, 3 Blue Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Moorhen, 7 Magpie,1 Barn Owl.
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