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February 2011
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Mon 28th Feb
Netherfield Lagoons - 1 Grey Wagtail [on bank of stream near entrance], 3+ Brambling, [with Chaffinches].
Sun 27th Feb
Spalford Warren - 3+ Mealy Redpoll, 35+ Lesser Redpoll.
Sat 26th Feb
Keyworth - 1000+ Starling [murmuration group split and reformed - third day running with increasing numbers], 2 Sparrowhawk [after Starlings].
Langford Lowfields - Marsh Harrier [adult female], 3 Northern Pintail, Common Goldeneye [1 male], 1 Green Sandpiper, 15 European Golden Plover, 2 Brambling, 2 Bullfinch, 1 Tree Sparrow.
Beckingham Marshes - 4 Eurasian Curlew, c.50 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Tree Sparrow.
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Dunlin, 125 Pied Wagtail.
Oxton - 4+ Common Buzzard.
Bilsthorpe - Garden: 20 + Chaffinch, 6 Greeenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Brambling, 2 Reed Bunting [male &, female], 3 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Mealy Redpoll, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Magpie, 2 Woodpigeon.
Mansfield - 100+ Bohemian Waxwing [in poplar - Princes Street & Chesterfield Road North - 50 yards north of junction with A6075].
Bilsthopre rear garden - 20 + Chaffinch, 6 Greeenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 3 Brambling, 2 Reed Bunting [male &, female], 3 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Mealy Redpoll, 5 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 8 Great Tit, 6 Blue Tit, 2 Magpie, 2 Woodpigeon.
Arnold- garden: 6 Yellowhammer, 7 Goldfinch, 5 Blackbird, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Bullfinch, 4 Chaffinch 3 Dunnock, 2 House Sparrow.
Fri 25th Feb
Beeston - 1 Bohemian Waxwing.
Netherfield Lagoons - 2 Grey Partridge, 5 Brambling [with other finches near site entrance], 2 Common Shelduck, 53 Northern Shoveler, 11 Eurasian Starling, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Stock Dove.
Hoveringham - Sailing Lake 11 European White-fronted Goose [2 family groups in field along entrance track], 1 Yellow-legged Gull [adult].
Langford Lowfields - 7 Lesser Redpoll [woodland edge], 2 Common Goldeneye [pair on lagoon 5], 2 Common Buzzard [over phase 2].
Cotham - Poplar Woods: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch [male & female], Common Buzzard, Green Woodpecker.
Bennerley Marsh - 1 Little Egret [the second record of this species at this site - the first was on the 14/06/2008. View the marsh from the assess gate on Newtons Lane].
Thu 24th Feb
Hucknall - Garden: Sparrowhawk, c.6 Brambling, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Siskin, 3 Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Blackbird, Song Thrush, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Collared Dove, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Black-headed Gull.
Langford Lowfields - Marsh Harrier, Common Goldeneye [male on lagoon 3], 2 Little Egret, Common Buzzard [over phase 1].
Girton Quarry - Spalford Lagoon: 2 Smew, 180 Northern Lapwing, 20+ Eurasian Teal, 20+ Tufted Duck, 200 Black-headed Gull, Common Redshank, 11 Common Shelduck.
Gunthorpe Lock - Redwing, Fieldfare.
Netherfield Lagoons - 43 Northern Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 15 Reed Bunting, 33 Linnet, 1 Green Woodpecker.
Clumber Park - Common Buzzard, Great Crested Grebe, Common Pochard, Reed Bunting.
Wed 23rd Feb
Langford Lowfields - 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Goldeneye [male on lagoon 1], Oystercatcher.
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Dunlin, 160 Northern Lapwing, 105 Eurasian Wigeon.
Mansfield - c.70 Bohemian Waxwing [Nottingham Road].
Tue 22nd Feb
Kilvington Lakes - West Lake: 1 Little Egret, 6 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 11 Cormorant, Northern Lapwing [large flock]. East Lake: 4 Goosander.
Arnot Hill Park - 60 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Cormorant, 46 Tufted Duck, 24 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Coot, Black-headed Gull [over], Lesser Black-backed Gull [over], 1 Treecreeper, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Jackdaw, 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Blackcap, 2 Sparrowhawk, 1 Eurasian Nuthatch, 150+ Eurasian Starling, 2 Goldcrest, 4 Pied Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Blackbird, Wren, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Bittern [Clifton Pond at 13:47].
Calverton - 14 Bohemian Waxwing [in tree at the junction of Main Street & Old Hall Road at 16:00].
Hucknall - garden: 6 Brambling, 5 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Siskin [male & female], 6 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting, Jay.
Mon 21st Feb
West Bridgford - 40+ Bohemian Waxwing [Asda car park].
Arnold - 2 Lesser Redpoll [regular garden visitors].
Nottingham - 5 Bohemian Waxwing [garden on Chalfont Drive - viewed from less than 4 feet].
Sun 20th Feb
Netherfield Lagoons- 1 Common Shelduck, 1 Eurasian Curlew, 1 Merlin, 53 Northern Shoveler, 1 Smew [redhead], 1 Northern Pintail [male], 2 Water Rail, 3 Bullfinch, 7 Reed Bunting, 1 Skylark, 2 Oystercatcher, [Trent valley - flying north], 4 Common Goldeneye, 17 Eurasian Wigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Common Kingfisher.
Bennerley Marsh - 4 Dunlin, 101 Eurasian Wigeon, 300 Black-headed Gull, 235 Northern Lapwing.
Rufford County Park - 3 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [near entrance at 09:20], 3 Hawfinch [just north of abbey], 10 Siskin, 45 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Eurasian Nuthatch, 4 Marsh Tit, 7 Treecreeper, 3 Goosander [2 males].
Gunthorpe - Barnacle Goose [river bank].
Harrison's Plantation - 6 Goosander, 2 Treecreeper, Goldcrest, Eurasian Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Sat 19th Feb
Mansfield - 2 Bohemian Waxwing [Sunny Bank].
Langford Lowfields - 2 Marsh Harrier, Little Egret, 3 Bullfinch, Common Goldeneye, 3 Common Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, Yellowhammer [flock], Reed Bunting [flock].
Holme - c.375 Brambling [just outside Holme near North Muskham].
Fri 18th Feb
Langford Lowfields - 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Eurasian Curlew, Marsh Harrier [immature female], 2 Little Egret, 80 Northern Lapwing.
Bramcote - White-cheeked Pintail [escape on Cookies Pond].
Arnold - 3 Bohemian Waxwing [Asda car park].
Collingham - 1 Little Egret, 36 Gadwall, 18 Common Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover.
Girton Gravel Pits - 1 Smew [redhead on pit between A1133 and sailing club], 1 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper.
Kilvington Lakes - 4 Goosander [east lake], 1 Eurasian Curlew.
Thu 17th Feb
Langford Lowfields - 2 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier [immature female], Barn Owl [phase 1 grassland].
West Bridgford - Bohemian Waxwing [corner of Eltham Road and Abbey Road - just after 08:00].
Pinxton - 1 Brambling [Pinxton Canal].
Hucknall - Garden: 2 Siskin, 15 Redwing, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Brambling, 6 Bullfinch, 3 Jay, 10 Chaffinch, 1 Goldfinch, 2 Dunnock, 5 House Sparrow, 5 Blackbird, 5 Greenfinch, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Song Trush.
Wed 16th Feb
Langford Lowfields - 2 Marsh Harrier, 90 Northern Lapwing, 2 Little Egret, 9 Whooper Swan.
Clifton - 14 Corn Bunting [Chisbury Green].
Lambley Lane - c.20 Bohemian Waxwing [opposite Hilltop Garden Centre]
Tue 15th Feb
Langford Lowfields - 6 Brambling [phase 1 feeders], Marsh Harrier [immature female].
Hucknall - The Ranges: 2 Song Thrush. Garden: 1 Brambling, 2 Reed Bunting.
Hodsock Priory - 1 Woodcock, c.10 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Eurasian Nuthatch.
Gringley Carr - 500+ Northern Lapwing, 120+ Golden Plover, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 1 Common Gull, 20 Black-headed Gull, Cormorant.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Bittern [Clifton Pond at 13:55].
Nottingham - 1 Red-crested Pochard [male on canal near Trent St].
Arnold - 20 Bohemian Waxwing [Douro Drive at 08:00].
King's Mill Reservoir - 8 Northern Shoveler [4 pairs], 3 Barnacle Goose.
Nottingham - 2 Goldcrest [Manvers Street - opposite Gem FM].
Mon 14th Feb
Langford Lowfields - 2 Brambling [phase 1], 2 Little Egret [phase 2].
Sherwood - 20+ Bohemian Waxwing [at 08:30 on Lower Winchester Street].
Cuckney - Great Grey Shrike [Park House Farm].
Mansfield - 40 Redwing [Berry Hill Park].
Clumber Park - 1 Hawfinch [east of chapel].
Arnot Hill Park - 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cormorant. Pond/Overflow area:, 41 Tufted Duck, 16 Red-crested Pochard [wild & feral birds], 40 Moorhen, 1 Coot, 80+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Blackcap. Feeders: Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow. Rear of Old House/Back of Civic Centre: 3 Pied Wagtail, 80 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 19 Chaffinch, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 34 Greenfinch, 125 Starling, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Carrion Crow, Magpie. Rose Garden: 1 Bullfinch [male on Prunus trees], 8 Goldfinch, 1 Eurasian Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock. Bowling Green Feeders: 8 Greenfinch, 15 Chaffinch, 28 House Sparrow, 3 Dunnock, 6 Blue Tit [2 ringed birds], 2 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Pied Wagtail.
Sun 13th Feb
Rainworth - 1 Brambling, c.20 Chaffinch [with Brambling], c.25 Siskin, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Common Buzzard, Willow Tit.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Clitfon Pond: 3 Common Snipe, Tree Sparrow, Bittern, 4 Common Goldeneye [2 pairs], Snow Goose [presumed escape], Common Gull, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasain Teal, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Egyptian Goose.
Hucknall - 2 Brambling [garden].
Sat 12th Feb
Langford Lowfields - 3 Little Egret, 2 Common Shelduck, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Redshank, 9 Brambling, 2 Siskin, 50 Reed Bunting, 20 Yellowhammer, 20 Linnet, 1 Common Buzzard.
Hoveringham - Sailing Lake: 11 Pink-footed Goose, 9 Greater White-fronted Goose.
Fri 11th Feb
West Bridgford - 15+ Bohemian Waxwing [Greythorne Drive].
King's Mill Reservoir - Gadwall, 15 Eurasian Teal, 121 Northern Lapwing.
Clumber Park - Oystercatcher.
Thu 10th Feb
Worksop - 2 Brambling [Wallingbrook Rise].
Rufford Country Park - 4 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [calling and displaying - 3 females].
Carrington - 30 Redwing [sports field trees].
Mansfield - Eakring Road: c.50 Bohemian Waxwing.
Newstead Village - 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [near SK518530], 1 Bullfinch
Wed 9th Feb
Langford Lowfields - 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Tree Sparrow, 5 Little Egret [phase 2].
Barnby in the Willows - Rough-legged Buzzard [Manor Farm].
Collingham - 4 Whooper Swan [field on opposite side of Trent with c.50 Mutes].
Girton Pits - c.30 Common Goldeneye, 2 Smew [redheads on pit between A1133 and Sailing Club], 2 Goosander, 2 Common Redshank.
Sherwood - Common Kingfisher [A611/A6514].
Kilvington Lakes - 2 Eurasian Curlew, Aythya Hybrid [Common Pochard x Tufted - East Lake, first seen in November].
Norton - 100+ Northern Lapwing.
Welbeck Lake - 2 Grey Heron, 12 Goosander, Greater Scaup, Common Buzzard.
Clumber Park - 20+ Bohemian Waxwing, Robin, Treecreeper, Eurasian Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Willow Tit.
Cuckney - Cresswell Road: 3 Common Buzzard, 4 Common Pheasant [dark individuals].
Tue 8th Feb
Langford Lowfields - Marsh Harrier [immature male on phase 1], c.120 Northern Lapwing [over phase 1], Barn Owl [phase 1].
Worksop - 70+ Bohemian Waxwing [opposite Priory Church - in school playground].
Carburton Lake - East: 15 Goosander [4 males, 11 females], Clumber Park [near chapel], 1 Hawfinch.
Holme Pierrepont - 2 Common Shelduck [A52 Lake].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - c.50 Gadwall, c.70 Northern Shoveler, c.55 Eurasian Wigeon, 16 Eurasian Teal, 13 Goosander, 10 Common Pochard, 17 Common Goldeneye, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 2 Common Shelduck, 21 Grey Heron [nesting], 2 Bittern [1 at the Delta 10:30 & 1 from Kingfisher Hide at 12:00], c.100 Northern Lapwing [wheeling above Clifton Pond], 4 Common Buzzard [very high over Clifton Pond], Sparrowhawk.
Kelham Hills - 6 Common Buzzard [soaring - high].
Hoveringham - Sailing Lake: Red Kite, Green Sandpiper, 42 Common Goldeneye, 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Common Shelduck, Grey Heron [nest building]. Plus: A mixed flock of c.3000 gulls.
King's Mill Reservoir - Blackcap [in trees, railway side of reservoir at 10:45].
Mon 7th Feb
Arnot Hill Park - Pond Area: 45 Tufted Duck [numbers increasing], 2 Common Pochard, 1 Coot, 16 Red-crested Pochard, Black-Headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 35 Moorhen. Rear of Old House: 70+ Redwing [daily visitors].
Sun 6th Feb
Langford Lowfields - 9 Whooper Swan [silt lagoon 5], 2 Mealy Redpoll [with 9 Lesser Redpoll], 2 Common Shelduck, Marsh Harrier.
Netherfield Lagoons - 2 Water Rail [stream bank - 50 yards from Teal Close].
Sat 5th Feb
Hucknall - Red Kite.
Worksop - 1 Blackcap [female, Meadow Lea].
Langford Lowfields - 1 Bittern [phase 1 reed-bed], 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Shelduck, 2 Treecreeper [wood].
Hoveringham - 1 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 10 Pink-footed Goose, 6 Greater White-fronted Goose, 125 Greylag Goose, 1 Barnacle Goose.
Strelley - 60+ Bohemian Waxwing [Nottingham Business Park].
Fri 4th Feb
Langford Lowfields - 9 Whooper Swan [lagoon 5].
Thu 3rd Feb
Langford Lowfields - Marsh Harrier [immature male], Common Shelduck [lagoon 6], Common Goldeneye [male on lagoon 6 and later on Phase 1], 9 Whooper Swan [lagoon 7].
Clumber Park - 13 Hawfinch [around the chapel], 4 Mandarin Duck [drakes from ornamental bridge].
Rufford Country Park - 5 Bohemian Waxwing [car park area].
Sutton Bonington - University Campus Eurasian Starling [murmurations - starting at 16:30 until about 17:00 every evening this week].
Wed 2nd Feb
Carrington - Redwing [flock on Hucknall Road].
Lound - Idle Valley: 1 Tree Sparrow, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Common Redshank, 2 Grey Partridge, 1 Little Egret, 23 Whooper Swan, 1 Bewick's Swan [roosting on Chainbridge Nature Reserve Scrape - west viewpoint at 17:00].
Rufford Country Park - 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [car park, extremely vocal], 1 Great Spotted Woodepcker [car park], 3 Eurasian Nuthatch, 2 Jay, 2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Goosander, 2 Marsh Tit.
West Bridgford - 25+ Redwing [Abbey Circus].
Arnold - 25 Bohemian Waxwing [Sainsbury's car park at 08:00].
- Pond Area & Overflow Feeders: 41 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Pochard, 1 Coot, 34 Moorhen [with 3 ringed birds], 60+ Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron [on floating reed-beds], 3 Greenfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 2 Blue Tit, Tree Sparrow, Dunnock. Top of Drive/Rear of Old House/Rose Garden: 2 Goldcrest, 23 Chaffinch, 40+ Greenfinch, 100+ Eurasian Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 9 Goldfinch, 4 Wren, 5 Magpie, 8 Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird, Robin, Tree Sparrow, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, Collared Dove, Woodpigeon. Bowling Green Feeders: 20+ House Sparrow, 6 Greenfinch, 1 Coal Tit, 3x Great Tit, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Wren, 1 Pied Wagtail, Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird. Old Railway Line: 2 Grey Wagtail, 1 Eurasian Nuthatch.
Clumber Park - 2 Jay, Treecreeper, Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Cormorant, 5 Hawfinch [around church at 11:45], 4 Eurasian Nuthatch, 2 Mandarin Duck [males, by ornamental bridge], 1 Willow Tit, 4 Marsh Tit, 1 Tawny Owl [12:00, calling around pleasure grounds], 2 Common Buzzard [near ford], 1 Bullfinch, 5 Fieldfare, 12 Goosander, 1 Common Goldeneye [drake, near bridge], 4 Common Shelduck.
Welbeck Lake - 3xgrey Herons,7 Goosander,2 Common Buzzards.
Norton - Infield Lane: 2 Common Kestrel, 5 Whooper Swan.
Tue 1st Feb
Langford Lowfields - Marsh Harrier [immature male], 9 Whooper Swan [lagoon 5], 4 Grey Partridge [phase 2], Merlin [phase 2].
Rufford Country Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [female by main entrance to park from A614], Great Spotted Woodpecker [several], 50+ Redwing, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Eurasian Nuthatch, Treecreeper.
Clumber Park - 22 Hawfinch [near chapel], 6 Goosander.
Watnall - Cloverlands Estate: 12 Magpie, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Blackbird, 10 Bohemian Waxwing, 14 Chaffinch, 4 Carrion Crow, 6 Eurasian Starling.
Arnold - 40 Bohemian Waxwing [Douro Drive].
King's Mill Reservoir - 2 Stock Dove [pair], 117 Northern Lapwing, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Snipe, 11 Gadwall, 3 Willow Tit, 6 Eurasian Teal, 1 Cormorant, c.6 Reed Bunting.
Arnot Hill Park - Pond Area: 45 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 36 Tufted Duck, 1 Coot, 38 Moorhen, 2 Canada Goose, Mallard [numerous]. Rear Of Old House/ Rose Garden: 47 Greenfinch, 120+ Starling, 22 Chaffinch, 28 Woodpigeon, 9 Collared Dove, 30+ Redwing, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Jackdaw, 11 Carrion Crow, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit. Bowling Green Feeders: 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Blackcap [male], 2 Greenfinch, 20+ House Sparrow, 1 Woodpigeon, 5 Chaffinch, 1 Robin.
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