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December 2013

 

Tue 31st Dec

Cotham - Landfill: 1 Iceland Gull 1 Mediterranean Gull.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: Parrot Crossbill.

Mon 30th Dec

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: Parrot Crossbill.

Sun 29th Dec

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Smew.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: Parrot Crossbill, Great Grey Shrike.

Holme Pierrepont - Iceland Gull.

Clumber Park - Hawfinch.

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Barton in Fabis - 3 Whooper Swan.

Retford - Firecrest [Randall Way, near sewage works], Siberian Chiffchaff [possible].

Kinoulton - Common Buzzard, c.100 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, c.12 Skylark, c.12 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, 6 Northern Lapwing, c.200 Eurasian Starling, Bullfinch, Mistle Thrush.

Sat 28th Dec

Highfields Park - 5 Goosander, c.15 Eurasian Teal, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Egyptian Goose.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: Great Grey Shrike [top of tree from 15:00].

Budby Pumping Station - 3 Common Crossbill.

Kings Mill Reservoir - 1 Water Rail [feeding on pontoon at reserve/shallow end before swimming to reeds by the shore near the road junction], 4 Northern Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 22 Eurasian Teal, c.1000 Black-headed Gull, 50+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 30+ Herring Gull, 20+ Common Gull.

Fri 27th Dec

Kings Mill Reservoir - 2 Goosander [drake and female], 1 Common Kingfisher.

Warsop- 1 Goldcrest [female].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill.

Thu 26th Dec

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Hoveringham - 1 Glaucous Gull.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Common Goldeneye, Common Kingfisher [several locations], 2 Egyptian Goose, Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, 10+ Goosander.

Mansfield Woodhouse - Maun Valley: 4 Little Egret [near electricity substation].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill.

Wed 25th Dec

Lowdham/Gonalston - Glossy Ibis.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Smew [female - Clifton Pond], Common Kingfisher [showing well on beck behind Kingfisher hide], Chiffchaff, Goosander.

Tue 24th Dec

Rufford Country Park - 13 Goosander.

Idle Valley Washlands - 11 Common Redshank.

Clayworth Common - 24 Whooper Swans [with herd of 145 Mute Swans].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - 2 Ruff, 3 Little Egret, Great White Egret, 2 Common Goldeneye.

Ravenshead - Blackcap [male].

Sherwood Forest NNR - 400+ Brambling [beech wood south-west of Budby Forest South], 4 Treecreeper, 7 Eurasian Nuthatch, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Marsh Tit, 25 Coal Tit, 40 Redpoll, 3 Siskin, 8 Bullfinch, c.14 Parrot Crossbill [usual place], c.5 Common Crossbill.

Mon 23rd Dec

Budby Pumping Station- 1 Egyptian Goose, 8+ Eurasian Teal, 1 Green Sandpiper.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill.

Cotham Flash - Iceland Gull [1st winter - also seen at landfill site].

Sun 22nd Dec

Besthorpe NWT - Caspian Gull [adult - early afternoon at Mons Pool], 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Redshank, 2 Common Shelduck.

Hoveringham - Common Sandpiper, Common Goldeneye, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Fieldfare, Redwing, Little Egret.

Rufford Country Park - 1 Hawfinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Goosander, 5 Siskin.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill.

Bassingfield - Whooper Swan.

Sat 21st Dec

Budby Pumping Station - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Crossbill, 35 Pink-footed Goose [over].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.12 Parrot Crossbill.

Kinoulton - Mistle Thrush [singing], Song Thrush, c.5 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing.

Fri 20th Dec

Holme Pierrepont - Landfill: Iceland Gull [1st winter - Cotham bird from earlier], Glaucous Gull [1st winter - Cotham bird from earlier].

Cotham - Landfill: Iceland Gull [1st winter], Glaucous Gull [1st winter].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill.

Pappelwick - Raven.

Highfields Park - 5 Goosander, 3 Common Pochard, 3 Northern Shoveler, 2 Song Thrush, 14 Eurasian Teal.

Thu 19th Dec

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill.

Kinoulton - Fieldfare, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Bullfinch.

Wed 18th Dec

Edwalton - 8 Siskin [Golf Centre].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Smew [female on Clifton Pond at 09:45].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill.

Rufford Country Park - 1 Hawfinch, 30+ Redwing, 6 Goosander [5 male, 1 female].

Tue 17th Dec

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill, 4 Common Crossbill, 6+ Brambling [among large Chaffinch flock], 2+ Marsh Tit.

Mon 16th Dec

Hoveringham - 10 Common Pochard, 12 Common Goldeneye [6 pairs], c.120 Eurasian Wigeon, c.40 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Buzzard, c.30 Eurasian Teal, Siskin, c.20 Fieldfare, Little Egret.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill.

Mansfield Woodhouse - Maun Valley: 3 Little Egret [near electricity substation], 200+ Fieldfare, Redwing, Grey Wagtail, Yellowhammer.

Sun 15th Dec

Rufford Country Park - 2 Hawfinch, 30+ Redwing, 1+ Fieldfare, 1+ Goosander.

Holme Pierrepont - Glossy Ibis.

Clumber Park - 41 Cormorant [roost], 15 Mandarin Duck, 22 Goosander, Eurasian Teal, Gadwall. Common Pochard, 2 Common Goldeneye, Water Rail, 40 Great Crested Grebe, 14 Common Crossbill, 2 Willow Tit, c.80 Lesser Black-backed Gull, c.200 Black-headed Gull, 2 Tawny Owl, Great Northern Diver [possible 1st winter].

Idle Valley Washlands - 27 Common Redshank, Dunlin, 2 Bar-tailed Godwit, c.200 Eurasian Wigeon, 97 Eurasian Teal, Common Buzzard.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill, 3 Marsh Tit.

Sat 14th Dec

Rufford Country Park - Hawfinch.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill, Great Grey Shrike, 3 Common Crossbill, Brambling [calling], Yellowhammer, Eurasian Sparrowhawk.

Fri 13th Dec

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Common Buzzard, Fieldfare [numerous], Redwing [numerous],Smew [Clifton Pond at 10:30 but not at 13:00], 50+ Goosander [throughout reserve], Great Spotted Woodpecker [Wet Marsh path], Herring Gull [Tween Pond], Common Kingfisher [Works Pond], Little Egret [Works Pond], Common Shelduck [Clifton Pond], Siskin [Bund - on aspen], Grey Wagtail [Church Pond].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill.

Thu 12th Dec

Highfields Park -4 Goosander, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Eurasian Teal.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill.

Wed 11th Dec

Langford Lowfields RSPB - 3500 Eurasian Starling, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 3 Water Rail, 3 Whooper Swan.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Yellow-browed Warbler. Clifton Pond: Smew [red-head], 82 Goosander. River Trent: Common Kingfisher.

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Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill.

Budby Pumping Station - Jack Snipe, Common Snipe, Lesser Redpoll, 2 Common Crossbill.

Kirton - c.80 Greylag Goose.

Silverdale - Eurasian Sparrowhawk.

Tue 10th Dec

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: c.14 Parrot Crossbill.

Mon Dec 9th

Woodborough - Bank Hill: Raven [north-west towards Dorket Headat 14:45].

Hoveringham - 1 Whimbrel.

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Pink-footed Goose, 5 Dunlin, 2 Common Redshank.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: 1 Parrot Crossbill, Great Grey Shrike.

Sun Dec 8th

Old Basford - Green Woodpecker [Old Dye Works].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Budby Forest South: 13 Parrot Crossbill.

Whattin in the Vale - Whatton Bridge: Little Egret.

Clumber Park - 47 Corrmorant [roost], 35 Mandarin Duck, 14 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe, c.100 Gadwall, 10 Common Pochard, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Common Crossbill, 1 Brambling, 3 Grey Heron, c.250 Eurasian Starling, c.100 Fieldfare, Redwing.

Sat 7th Dec

Cotgrave Country Park- 6 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 4 Goldfinch, 2 Chaffinch, 4 Bullfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit, Wren, European Robin, Green Woodpecker, Common Buzzard.

Netherfield Lagoons - 2 Little Egret, Redwing, Fieldfare, 3 Reed Bunting, 30+ Goldfinch, 4 Greylag Goose, 3 Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, 2 Wren, Eurasian Wigeon. Ouse Dyke: Common Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Great Tit, Blue Tit, 20+ Chaffinch.

Clumber Park - Mandarin DuckDuck [8+ males, near Carburton Bridge], Goosander [1 male, 2 females], Gadwall, Little Grebe, Siskin [marshy area next to Ornamental Bridge].

Welbeck Watchpoint - 2 Goosander [over].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Smew [female, Clifton Pond], Fieldfare [large mixed flock], Redwing [large mixed flock], c.50 Goosander [Works Pond, Clifton Pond and Coneries], 2 Meadow Pipit [Church Pond], Siskin [Works Pond].

Fri 6th Dec

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - 10 Little Egret, 1 Ruff, 2 Dunlin.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Snow Bunting [over].

Thu 5th Dec

Clipstone Forest - 2 Common Crossbill, 3 Brambling.

Wed 4th Dec

King's Mill Reservoir - 8 Common Snipe, 2 Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Teal, Gadwall.

Rufford Country Park - 2 Hawfinch [in trees off main path at Long Meadow].

Clipstone Heath SSSI - Willow Tit.

Kilvington Lakes - West Lake: 5 Dunlin, 5 Common Redshank.

Tue 3rd Dec

Clayworth Common - c.24 Whooper Swan, 9 Egyptian Goose.

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Bittern, 8 Little Egret.

Langford Lowfields RSPB - 1000+ Jackdaw [as part of huge corvid roost].

Southwell Trail - Kirklington - European Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Fieldfare, Redwing, Collard Dove, WoodPigeon, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit [heard], Wren [heard], Dunnock, House Sparrow, Eurasian Starling, Carrion Crow, Common Pheasant, Mallard, Grey Heron, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Kestrel.

Mon 2nd Dec

Hoveringham - 2 Iceland Gull [1st winter & 2nd winter in roost].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Goosander, Common Goldeneye, Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard.

Sun 1st Dec

Collingham Lakes - Common Shelduck, Merlin, Whooper Swan, Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Redshank, 4 Common Snipe.

Clayworth Common - c.24 Whooper Swan, 30 Mute Swan, c.200 Greylag Goose, 9 Egyptian Goose.

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Bittern, 8 Little Egret, 9 Goosander, 5 Common Snipe, c.100 Fieldfare.

Gedling Pit Top - 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Stonechat, 3 Common Snipe, 1 Eurasian Jay, 6+ Skylark, Common Buzzard, Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker, Common Pheasant, Mute Swan, Black-headed Gull, Moorhen, Carrion Crow.

Balderton - 1 Short-eared Owl.

Gringley Carr - Greenfinch [in large mixed flock], Chaffinch [in large mixed flock], c.200 Redwing, c.100 Fieldfare, 100 Linnet, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Short-eared Owl, 40 Eurasian Wigeon [over].

Clumber Park - 57 Cormorant, 22 Mandarin Duck, 38 Goosander, c.75 Gadwall, Common Goldeneye, 2 Little Grebe, Common Pochard, Eurasian Teal.

 

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