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February 2012

 

Wed 29th Feb

Skegby Trail - 3 Eurasian Curlew [over north-west].

Rufford Country Park - 7 Goosander.

Penny Pasture - c.500 Fieldfare [field immediately west of pasture].

Creswell Crags - 3 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 8 Common Pheasant [males].

Tue 28th Feb

Hucknall - 1 Blackcap [male in garden].

Cresswell Crags - 38 Mallard, 6 Moorhen, 3 Coot, 2 Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, 5 Mute Swan, 4 Tufted Duck, European Robin.

Newington - Hen Harrier [female flying along the River Idle towards Bawtry], Eurasian Curlew [single, north-west calling], 7 Common Snipe [on flooded area adjacent River Idle].

Budby Common - 20 Common Crossbill [flock at western end of common - included 8 males], 1+ Stonechat.

Mon 27th Feb

King's Mill Reservoir - 4 Cormorant, 8 Eurasian Teal, Gadwall, 38 Common Pochard, c.35 Tufted Duck, Common Kestrel, 72 Northern Lapwing, 8 Common Snipe, c.10 Redwing.

Kinoulton - c.3 Tree Sparrow, 7 Yellowhammer, 5 Skylark, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Bullfinch, c.9 Fieldfare, c.12 Redwing.

Langford Lowfields - 1 Raven [perched on pylon - calling. Flew towards Collingham at 10:45], 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Owl [Cottage Lane].

Cotham Landfill - 1 Glaucous Gull [second winter late morning].

Attenborough Village - 7 Reed Bunting [on garden feeders].

Rufford Country Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [calling near car park].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 8+ Common Buzzard, Eurasian Curlew [flew east, calling].

Sun 26th Feb

Langford Lowfields - 1 Red Kite, 1 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Redshank, 1 Common Goldeneye, c.5 Tree Sparrow.

Hodsock - Red Kite.

Lambley - Red Kite.

Bentinck Void - Short-eared Owl [at 15:30].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Bittern, 2 Woodcock [flushed], 1 Common Buzzard, 6 Bullfinch, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 + Redwing.

Sat 25th Feb

Gedling Pit Top - 2 Common Buzzard, 15+ Skylark, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Common Snipe, 2+ Reed Bunting.

Arnot Hill Park - 4 Greenfinch, 1 Coal Tit, 4+ Common Pochard, 10+ Tufted Duck, 30+ Mallard, Great Tit.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 Bittern [Dragonfly Pond].

Budby Common- 3 Common Crossbill [within The ‘Triangle’ late morning].

Stapleford - Skylark [singing].

Fri 24th Feb

Gedling Pit Top - 4 Common Buzzard, 3 Common Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10+ Skylark, 10+ Long-tailed Tit, 1 Short-eared Owl.

Kinoulton - 6 Skylark, 2 Bullfinch, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting, Wren.

Collingham Pits - 4 Whooper Swan [field between pits and A1], 2 Northern Pintail, 22 Common Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 1 Eurasian Curlew, 2 Common Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper.

Thu 23rd Feb

King's Mill Reservoir - Cormorant, Greylag Goose, 1 Gadwall, 8 Eurasian Teal, c.25 Common Pochard, c.45 Tufted Duck, 1 Water Rail [near main car park], 5 Common Snipe, Stock Dove, Siskin.

Norton - Skylark.

Tue 21st Feb

Sookholme - White Stork [field next to A60].

Annesley Woodhouse - 1 Red Kite [over main road].

Budby Forest South - 3 Common Crossbill.

Woodthorpe - Blackcap [male in garden].

Mon 20th Feb

Newstead & Annesley Country Park - 261 Black-headed Gull, Collared Dove, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 4 Robin, 8 Carrion Crow, 26 Northern Lapwing, 16 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 6 Greylag Goose, 16 Tufted Duck, 10 Mallard, Little Grebe, Herring Gull, Wren, Song Thrush, 3 Common Pochard, Common Pheasant, 2 Common Shelduck, 9 Skylark.

Rufford Country Park - Goldcrest, Mute Swan, Common Pochard, Tufted Duck, Grey Heron, Long-tailed Tit, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Greylag Goose, Great Tit, Robin, Canada Goose.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Smew [female still present].

Sun 19th Feb

Holme Pierrepont - 5 Smew [2 males and 3 females on Blott's Pit], 2 Water Rail, Common Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Goldeneye, Gadwall, Comorant, Little Grebe, Tufted Duck, Moorhen, Coot, Great Crested Grebe, Green Woodpecker, Common Redshank, Bullfinch.

Langford Lowfields - 2 Short-eared Owl, 1 Smew [redhead on Silt Lagoon], 2 Water Rail, 1 Little Owl [in field off Cottage Lane].

Spalford Pit - 1 Mediterranean Gull [adult winter], 850 Common Gull, 2000 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Goldeneye.

Spalford Warren - 1 Mealy Redpoll [male at feeding station on Rabbit Lane].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Merlin [male through south].

Cotham Flash - 2 Short-eared Owl.

West Bridgford - Grantham Canal: Reed Bunting [male], 2 Long-tailed Tit.

Retford - Red Kite [Eaton Wood].

Norton - Barn Owl.

Sat 18th Feb

Gedling Pit Top - 2 Short-eared Owl, 3 Common Snipe, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 40+ Fieldfare, 1 Grey Partridge.

Gonalston - 8 Little Egret [near stream].

Hoveringham - c.20 Goldfinch, c.30 Tufted Duck, Black-headed Gull. Railway Lake: 16 Common Goldeneye [12 males], 50+ Eurasian Wigeon, c.50 Eurasian Teal, 50+ Common Pochard, c.60 Northern Lapwing, c.10 Long-tailed Tit [feeding in woods], Wren, 14 Little Egret [far north bank and in fields]. River Trent: Common Kingfisher, 2 Gadwall [pair], 2 Oystercatcher [pair], 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk [pair], 3 Little Grebe.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Smew [female still present on Main Pond], Eurasian Wigeon [river], Ruddy Shelduck [unknown origin - with Canadas], Goosander [Main Pond], Oystercatcher, Treecreeper, Canada Goose [Barton Flash], Common Goldeneye [Clifton and Main Ponds], Common Shelduck [Tween Pond], Eurasian Teal [Clifton and Tween Ponds].

Fri 17th Feb

Holme Pierrepont - 5 Smew [2 males and 3 females on Blott's Pit], 4 Common Kingfisher.

Colwick Country Park - Mandarin Duck [male], Black Swan, 12 Gadwall, 109 Eurasian Wigeon, 2 Northern Shoveler [Hall Lake], 2 Red-crested Pochard [male and female on lake], 33 Common Pochard, 2 Common Goldeneye, 11 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 80 Northern Lapwing, Mediterranean Gull, 27 Common Gull, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Green Woodpecker, 14 Redwing.

Gedling Pit Top 3 Common Pheasant, Common Buzzard, 3 Common Kestrel, 120 Black-headed Gull [over], 25 Lesser Black-backed Gull [over], 7 Great Black-backed Gull [over], 7 Fieldfare, 3 Song Thrush, 8 Meadow Pipit, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Goldfinch.

Hoveringham - 1 Jack Snipe [small railway lake].

Pykett's Pond - Glaucous Gull [adult in field immediately west of pond. Flew towards pond at 11:00 and not relocated].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Chainbridge Wood: Firecrest, [showing well at 12:05 near feeders near entrance gate to wood].

Bentinck Void - 2 Short-eared Owl.

Thu 16th Feb

Clipstone - Vicar Water: 3 Mandarin Duck [2 males and 1 female - present all year].

Hoveringham - Railway Lake: 5 Oystercatcher, 10 Little Egret.

Old Basford - Tawny Owl [calling].

Langford Lowfields - Smew [redhead on Silt Lagoon - viewable from public footpath], 1 Little Egret, c.50 Tree Sparrow [viewing screen].

Highfield Park - 2 Green Woodpecker [pair], 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [pair], 2 Northern Shoveler [pair], 8 Goosander,10 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, Common Kingfisher, Treecreeper, Eurasian Teal, Common Pochard, Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Mallard, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Dunnock, Robin, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull, Chaffinch, Magpie, Moorhen, Coot, Canada Goose, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Wren.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greater Scaup [Main Pond], Smew [female still present].

Wed 15th Feb

Bulcote - Goosander [female on river].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 Smew [females on Blott's Pit].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Common Goldeneye [Clifton Pond].

Tue 14th Feb

Church Warsop - White Stork [roof-top].

Stanton on the Wolds - 6 Bullfinch.

Sherwood Forest - Visitor Centre: 1 Common Crossbill, 4 Marsh Tit, 20 Siskin, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 4 Eurasian Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 3 Eurasian Jay, 40 Redwing, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Rufford Country Park - 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [male in car park area with tit flock], 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Eurasian Nuthatch, 3 Marsh Tit, 1 Siskin, 5 Common Pochard, 50 Tufted Duck.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Red-crested Pochard, Greater Scaup, Bittern [Clifton Pond - flew from reeds].

Hoveringham - 1 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Smew [redhead], 1 Great White Egret.

Besthorpe NWT - South: 1 Northern Pintail, 1 Common Redshank.

Collingham Pits - 3 Whooper Swan [field between pits and A1], 110 Eurasian Wigeon, 2 Common Goldeneye, 3 Dunlin, 7 Common Redshank, 5 Green Sandpiper.

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Smew [East Lake], 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Common Snipe.

Hucknall - 3 Bullfinch [2 male and 1 female in garden].

Mon 13th Feb

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 Red-crested Pochard, Bittern, 20 Goosander, Common Snipe, 6 Common Goldeneye, 100+ Tufted Duck, 30+ Eurasian Wigeon, 6 Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard, Mallard, Eurasian Teal, Gadwall, 3 Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Cormorant, 100+ Northern Lapwing, Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard, 2 Stock Dove, Reed Bunting, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Robin, Dunnock, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Eurasian Starling, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Water Rail, Moorhen, Coot.

Rufford Country Park - 1 Goosander.

Bentinck Void - 2 Jack Snipe.

Girton - Carolina Wood Duck [male with Mallards].

Holbeck - 40+ Northern Lapwing [over].

Carburton - 2 Grey Heron, Common Kestrel, Tufted Duck, Common Pheasant [walking on frozen lake].

Norton - 2 Red-legged Partidge, Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard.

West Bridgford - c.250 Redwing [mixed flock], c.250 Fieldfare [mixed flock].

Hoveringham - 1 Ruff [female on small railway lake].

Sun 12th Feb

Bentinck Void - 2 Jack Snipe.

Watnall - Cloverlands: 20+ Black-headed Gull, 30+ Redwing, 1 Goldfinch, 3 Blue Tit, 1 Robin, 4 Blackbird, 1 Dunnock, 2 Chaffinch, 1 Magpie, 1 Goldcrest.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Red-crested Pochard [near visitor centre], 2 Tree Sparrow, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Common Shelduck, 4 Egyptian Goose [on river], 15+ Great Crested Grebe [together on river].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - 1 Bean Goose [with Greylags on Clayworth Common], 1 Pink-footed Goose, 4 Smew [drake and 3 females], 1 Hen Herrier [female on Clayworth Common].

Cropwell Bishop - 1 Red Kite [low over village].

Worksop - Thievesdale: 40 Goldfinch, 30 Chaffinch, 18 Yellowhammer.

Clumber Park - 1 Red Kite [flying - north side of park], 1 Tawny Owl [calling at 06:45], 21 Goosander, 64 Mute Swan, 43 Tufted Duck, 4 Common Pochard, 1 Common Goldeneye [drake], 3 Mandarin Duck [2 males, 1 female], 74 Mallard, 19 Moorhen, 112 Gadwall, 196 Common Coot, 68 Blue Tit, 32 Long-tailed Tit, 33 Great Tit, 5 Coal Tit, 4 Marsh Tit, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 11 Siskin, 1 Common Crossbill [flying around ornamental bridge, calling loudly], 43 Stock Dove, 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 19 Eurasian Nuthatch, 1 Hawfinch [near chapel], 4 Redwing, 33 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Goldcrest, 6 Eurasian Jay, 60 Pink-footed Goose [over, north-west], 13 European Robin, 7 Dunnock, 4 Wren.

Hoveringham - c.10 Little Grebe, 3 Common Buzzard. River Trent: c.30 Goosander [on river], c.500+ Eurasian Wigeon, c.300 Canada Goose c.100 Common Coot, c.80 Greylag Goose, 49 Cormorant, c.50 Tufted Duck, 28 Rook, 23 Carrion Crow, 16 House Sparrow, 17 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Grey Heron, 6 Fieldfare, 4 Chaffinch, 5 Little Grebe, 5 Northern Shoveler, 4 Redwing, 3 Common Buzzard, Blue Tit, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull.

Sat 11th Feb

Gedling Pit Top - 1 Goldcrest, 3 Short-eared Owl, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Common Kestrel, 30+ Fieldfare, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 30+ Goldfinch, 1 Wren.

South Muskham - 1 Smew [female on largest A1 lake], 7 Northern Lapwing.

Arnold - 24 Fieldfare [garden].

Holme Pierrepont - Blott's Pit: 200+ Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasian Teal, Common Goldeneye.

Clumber Park - Bittern [over reed-beds near ford at 13:30 and 13:45].

Stanton on the Wolds - c.50 Fieldfare, 2 Greenfinch, Common Buzzard.

King's Mill Reservoir - 24 Common Pochard, c.40 Tufted Duck, 2 Eurasian Wigeon [males], 12 Gadwall.

Bentinck Void - 1 Common Buzzard [mobbed by crow].

Hoveringham - Railway Lake: Green Sandpiper, Common Redshank, Grey Plover, 2 Dunlin, Smew [3 females], 5 Goosander, Grey Heron [nest building].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Yellow-legged Gull [near visitor centre], Red-crested Pochard [pair], 40 Goosander, 6 Common Goldeneye [3 males, 3 females], Common Kingfisher [river], Northern Pintail, Mistle Thrush, 2 Egyptian Goose [pair], 60 Common Pochard.

Fri 10th Feb

Clumber Park - 3 Eurasian Nuthatch, 5 Willow Tit, 1 Red Kite.

Hoveringham - Railway Lake: 1 Grey Plover, 5 Dunlin. Sailing Lake: 1 Iceland Gull [2nd winter in roost], 3 Goosander.

Colwick - 100+ Fieldfare [industrial estate/railway station].

Warren Hill - 4+ Bohemian Waxwing [flying from Top Valley towards Big Wood School, close to Bestwood Country Park].

Nottingham - Hucknall Road: 1 Bohemian Waxwing [near Total garage], 50+ Redwing, Eurasian Sparrowhawk [over], 8 Common Buzzard [briefly, over], 1 Black-headed Gull, 1 Mistle Thrush.

Newark - 1 Common Kingfisher [by green rail bridge], 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 12 Goosander, 1 Common Kestrel [by A1 bridge].

Holme Pierrepont - Rowing Course: Smew [redhead], c.200 Gadwall, 12 Common Goldeneye, 25 Common Pochard, Common Redshank, 4 Dunlin, 30 Northern Lapwing.

Bingham - Grantham Road: 300+ Fieldfare.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Smew [redhead], 3 Northern Pintail [male and 2 females on Clifton Pond], c.40 Goosander [across the reserve], 2 Common Snipe [flew from Clifton Pond reed-beds], Eurasian Teal, Common Pochard [numerous], Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Redwing, Fieldfare, Goldfinch, 1 Woodcock [flushed from track behind Tower Hide], 2 Common Shelduck.

Thu 9th Feb

Carburton - 3 Grey Heron.

Cuckney - Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel.

Babworth - Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel.

Idle Valley - Bullfinch [male], European Robin,

Gunthorpe to Bleasby - River Trent: c.100 Goosander [several groups including 32 taking off and flying together].

King's Mill Reservoir - 6 Cormorant, 8 Gadwall, 6 Eurasian Teal, 1 Common Buzzard, 61 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Snipe, Siskin.

Langford Lowfields - 1 Smew [female on silt lagoon, viewable from public footpath only], c.30 Tree Sparrow [on feeders - viewable from viewing screen on public footpath], 1 Marsh Tit [woodland].

Kinoulton - 100 Linnet , Grey Wagtail, Common Buzzard, Moorhen, 2 Fieldfare, Common Kestrel, 3 Mallard.

Hoveringham - Railway Lake: 5 Little Egret, 1 Great White Egret, 3 Smew [redheads], 1 Goosander [female], 1 Grey Plover, 1 Ruff, 7 Dunlin.

Rufford Country Park - 1 Lessser Spotted Woodpecker [male].

Selston - c.100 Fieldfare [feeding on berries].

Gedling - 80+ Redwing [Priory Road].

Stapleford - c.50 Fieldfare [again, over in multiple directions].

Wed 8th Feb

Nottingham - Hucknall Road: 1 Bohemian Waxwing [with Redwings - opposite Total garage], 50 Redwing.

Hucknall - Siskin [male in garden], 20 Redwing [churchyard].

Stapleford - c.50 Fieldfare [over in multiple directions].

Tue 7th Feb

Langley Mill - Peel Street: 6 Redwing [in garden].

King's Mill Reservoir - 4 Cormorant, 6 Eurasian Teal, 92 Northern Lapwing, 1 Common Snipe, 5 Fieldfare.

West Bridgford - 50+ Fieldfare[Rugby Road].

Bingham - Grantham Road: 120+ Fieldfare, Redwing [several mixed flocks of this size].

Watnall - Cloverlands: 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Blue Tit, 3 Eurasian Starling, 1 Wren, 5 Blackbird, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Woodpigeon.

Newark - 1 Water Rail [by Steam Down Cycle Track], 3 Short-eared Owl [also cycle track on way to Cotham].

Worksop - c.200 Fieldfare [Raines Avenue], c.3 Redwing.

Mapperley Plains - c.300 Fieldfare [in orchard].

Mon 6th Feb

Arnold - 12 Fieldfare [garden].

Watnall - Cloverlands: 2 Mistle Thrush, 5 Blackbird, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Dunnock, 1 Coal Tit.

Hoveringham - Railway Lake: 1 Grey Plover, 5 Dunlin, 2 Common Redshank, 1 Oystercatcher, 11 Goosander, 2 Smew.

Gedling Pit - 1 Common Snipe, 20+ Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing, 20+ Goldfinch.

King's Mill Reservoir - 5 Common Snipe, 5 Eurasian Teal, c.25 Common Pochard, c.20 Gadwall, 79 Northern Lapwing, Black-headed Gull [numerous].

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West Bridgford - Byron Road: Dunnock, European Robin, 8+ House Sparrow, 12+ Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, 4 Blackbird [male and female], Great Tit, Blue Tit, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Blackcap [male and female], Wren.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Bittern, 2 Red-crested Pochard [male and female], 1 Smew [female], 2 Common Shelduck, 6 Common Goldeneye, 35 Goosander.

Sun 5th Feb

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Smew [female on Clifton Pond], c.55 Goosander, c.200 Eurasian Teal, Common Kingfisher [river Trent], Woodcock [flew between gardens near churchyard].

Gonalston - Garden: 6 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Wren, 1 Song Thrush, 9 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 12 Blackbird, 4 Reed Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Goldfinch, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Robin, 14 Chaffinch, 2 Eurasian Nuthatch.

Mansfield Woodhouse - River Maun: Common Buzzard, Common Kingfisher, Bullfinch, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush, Redwing.

Bestwood Country Park - Pit Tip: c.10 Redwing, 5 Fieldfare. Mill Lakes: 1 Common Kingfisher, 1 Common Shelduck, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Snipe [mud island], c.50 Lesser Redpoll, c.30 Siskin.

Sat 4th Feb

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Smew.

Clumber Park - Hawfinch.

Clayworth Common - Grey Plover.

Holme Pierrepont - Blott's Pit: 3 Smew.

Keyworth Meadow - 2 Common Buzzard, Grey Heron, 5 Magpie, 15+ Jackdaw, 20+ Yellowhammer [with finches], Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, European Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Carrion Crow, Rook, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Common Pheasant, Fieldfare, Wren.

Keyworth - 15 Redwing [in garden on rowan and holly].

Budby Pumping Station - 19 Bar-tailed Godwit [through at 11:30].

West Bridgford - Abbey Park: 40+ Fieldfare, 10+ Redwing, 8 Northern Lapwing.

Langford Lowfields - 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Kingfisher, c.500 Eurasian Teal, 3 Common Goldeneye, 1 Woodcock, 10+ Tree Sparrow, 1 Siskin.

Fri 3rd Feb

Chesterfield Canal - Botany Bay: 3 Mute Swan, 6 Mallard [iced in], Wren.

Arnot Hill Park - Pond area: 35 Tufted Duck, 2 Cormorant, 2 Common Pochard, 8 Canada Goose, 3 Coot, 24 Moorhen, 63 Black-headed Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull. Over Park: 25 Fieldfare, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard [low over Council Depot, mobbed by 6 Carrion Crows]. Bowling Green and Feeders: 2 Coal Tit, 15 Great Tit, 18 Blue Tit, 1 Siskin, 14 Greenfinch, 6 Goldfinch, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Carrion Crow, 17 Collared Dove, 4 Woodpigeon, 1 Eurasian Nuthatch, House Sparrow, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Wren.Rear of old House/ Rose Garden: 1 Goldcrest, 19 Greenfinch, 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Jackdaw, 18 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush .

Hoveringham - 1 Great White Egret west - towards Lowdham].

Ruddington Country Park - Water Rail.

King's Mill Reservior - 2 Long-tailed Tit, Greylag Goose, 2 Great Black-backed Gull.

Thu 2nd Feb

Clipstone - Vicar Water: Mandarin Duck [pair].

Costock - 20 European Golden Plover.

Rufford COuntry Park - 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [1 in main car park, 1 in wood betewen car park and Ice House], 8 Goosander, 10 Eurasian Nuthatch, 2 Redwing, 1 Eurasian Jay, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Treecreeper.

Fiskerton to Farndon - Trent Meadows: 200+ Canada Goose, 200+ Greylag Goose, 100+ Greater White-fronted Goose, 100+ Eurasian Wigeon, 50+ Mute Swan.

Watnall - Cloverlands: 1 European Robin, 10 Eurasian Starling, 4 Blackbird, 1 Blue Tit, 2 Wren, 1 Dunnock , 1 Redwing, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Magpie.

Wed 1st Feb

Clumber Park - Mandarin Duck.

Cotham - Land-fill: 1 Mediterranean Gull [adult winter by entry road midday period].

Kilvington Lakes - 1 Barnacle Goose, 6 Goosander, 1 Dunlin.

Besthorpe - 4 Whooper Swan [fields north on Besthorpe NWT Reserve with 2 Mute Swans], 75 Eurasian Wigeon [on river Trent], 3 Common Shelduck, 2 Little Egret [NWT Besthorpe South].

Keyworth - 12+ Yellowhammer.

 

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