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March 2007

 

Sat 31st Mar

Hucknall - Brambling [Female present for 2nd day on table in garden].
Hoveringham GPs - New Workings Pit: 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Swallow. Big Pit: 23 Goosander, 50 Wigeon, 20 Goldeneye, 7 Redshank. Sailing Pit: 4 Goosander [over], 5 Goldeneye. Eastern End of Sailing Pit: 90 Sand Martin, 70 Pied Wagtail, 35 Reed Bunting. Gibsmere: 130 Fieldfare, 3 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 2 Egyptian Goose. Washings Pit: 23 Common Gull, 5 Greater Black-backed Gull, 4 Herring Gull, 30 Black-headed Gull, 2 Redshank. Plus: Peacock, Red Admiral and Small Tortoishell Butterflies, 7 Brown Hares.

Fri 30th Mar

Hucknall - 1 Brambling [male on a garden bird table].
Colwick CP - Hall Lake/Nature Res: Smew [male and female - male displaying & present until at least 17:40], 2 Swallow [through and north], 2 Green Woodpecker [displaying], Great Spotted Woodpecker. West Lake: Goldeneye [female], 10 Pied Wagtail, Skylark [through]. Trout Lake: 40 Sand Martin, Mandarin [drake], Black Swan, 4 Goldeneye. Orion Stretch: 2 Green Woodpecker, Pheasant. West Lake: 50 Sand Martin.
Holme Pierrepont - Rowing Course: 35 Sand Martin, Black-headed Gull [movement east], Common Gull [movement east].
West Bridgford - 1 Blackcap.

Thu 29th Mar

Hoveringham - 6 Common Scoter [Sailing Pit].
Stapleford - Redwing [over to north].

Wed 28th Mar

Hucknall - 1 Brambling [male on a garden bird table].
Normanton-on-Trent - 27 Whooper Swan [18:30 - circling as if looking for somwhere to roost].

Tue 27th Mar

Hoveringham - Sailing Pit: 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1 Common Scoter.
Colwick CP - 1 Little Ringed Plover
Dorket Head - 2 Common Buzzard [over at 15:00].
Edwinstowe - 2 Common Buzzard [over at c.13:50].
Attenborough NR - Wheatear [male, shingle track Works pond], Cetti's Warbler [heard only, delta & large island on main pond], 3 Goosander [2 redheads], 21 Shoveler, 5 Gadwall, 2 Shelduck.

Mon 26th Mar

Colwick CP - Race Course: 5 Reed Bunting, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Snipe, 3 Common Gull. Nature Reserve: Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker [1 single male & a displaying pair]. Loop Bank: Chiffchaff, Mandarin [drake]. West Lake: 3 Goldeneye, 2 Pochard, 28 Black-headed Gulls [through], 1 House Martin. River Trent: Kittiwake [above sluice gates]. Also: Brimstone,Peacock & Comma Butterflies and a Dog Fox [Marina Gates].
Netherfield Lagoons- 35 Meadow Pipit, 5 Shelduck, 1 White Wagtail [by new pools at at start of track to lagoons].
Attenborough NR- 1 Cetti's Warbler [from the Bund, singing irregularly to 14.30 at least].
Hoveringham GPs- Common Scoter [male - Sailing Pit at 11.30].
Gunthorpe - 13 Shelduck, 2 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 100 Fieldfare,3 Chiffchaff

Sun 25th Mar

Bunny Old Wood - 3 Coal Tit, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Common Buzzard.
Hoveringham GPs- Washings Pit: 3 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Common Buzzard, 18 Common Gull, 60 Yellowhammer, Lesser Redpoll. Farm Pits: 30 Wigeon, 2 Shelduck, 5 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 4 Corn Bunting. Sailing Pit: 5 Redshank, Oystercatcher, Twite [winter male at far end of sailing pit, opposite Owl tree and between the sailing pit and the river pit feeding on a small spit with Grey Wagtails, Chaffinches and Reed Buntings, it then moved to the Oystercatcher island. Also note: a Twite had been seen in a garden in Bleasby village over the last couple of days. Big Pit: 180 Wigeon, 5 Goldeneye, 10 Goosander, 5 Redshank, Green Sandpiper. New Workings Pit: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe + 4 Grey Partridge.
Bestwood Country Park - Mill Lakes: 3 Shelduck [2 male and 1 female roosted overnight at the north end and flew off at dawn], 8+ Greylag Goose, 2 Willow Tit, 10+ Lesser Redpoll [feeding in alders along eastern side], 1 Bullfinch, 2 Grey Heron, 1+ Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail [under bridge at south end]. Water Meadow: 2 Snipe, 1 Cormorant [over], 1 Willow Tit [on table], 1 Skylark [over golf course]. Big Wood: Goldcrest [heard calling], Great Spotted Woodpecker [heard drumming], 2+ Coal Tit [on feeders]. Pit Top: 1 Sparrowhawk, Skylark [singing], 1 Green Woodpecker [female].
Keyworth - Lings Lane: Common Buzzard, 2 Skylarks
Attenborough NR - Cetti's Warbler [singing, but typically elusive], 9 Goosander [River Trent - 7 female, 2 male], 2 Shelduck, Goldeneye [drake].

Sat 24th Mar

Clifton Bridge - Chiffchaff
Attenborough NR - Cetti's Warbler [singing, Delta area at 16:30], 3 Chiffchaff [in same area], 1 Water Rail, 2 Shelduck [over Beeston Marina]. Works Pit: Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 3 Goosander. Delta Gate: 2 Willow Tit, Marsh Tit, Treecreeper. Main Pit: 4 Goldeneye, 16 Goosander. Clifton Pit: 35 Wigeon [over and west], 6 Goldeneye. Church Pond: 50 Sand Martin, 35 Shoveler. Erewash Field: 4 Skylark, 7 Meadow Pipit, Snipe. Tween Pond: Swallow [single at 17:22].
Annesley Lagoons - 9 Whooper Swan [present from 07:50 for about 20 minutes then circled and flew north], 2 White Wagtail, 1 Whimbrel [flew through to north at about 08:10, calling], 8 Mute Swan, 10 Tufted Duck, 8 Gadwall.

Fri 23rd Mar

Netherfield Lagoons - Fly-ash Pit: 2 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Water Rail [calling], 4 Bullfinch. Deep Pit: Argentine Blue-bill. Fishing Pit: Whinchat [female], 4 Chiffchaff, Grey Partridge. River - south side: Shelduck, 30 Wigeon. Stoke Bardolph Sewerage Works: 37 Common Gull, 9 Great Black-backed Gulls, 2000 Wood Pigeon, 75 Teal, 12 Snipe, 150 Lapwing, 400 Golden Plover, 3 Chiffchaff. Plus: Huge v-shaped flock of 200+ birds, flying very high in north-westerly direction and very loud trumpeting call. Necks too long for geese. All birds appeared to be juvenile Whooper Swans.
Harlow Wood - Fountaindale Woodcock, Nuthatch, Marsh Tit.

Thu 22nd Mar

Hoveringham - 4 Common Scoter [2 adult males, 1 1st summer male & 1 immature/female].
Nottingham City Centre - Peregrine [Newton Building].

Wed 21st Mar

Attenborough NR - Cetti's Warbler [Bund area].
Hoveringham - 1 Long-tailed Duck [female on sailing lake - late afternoon].
Annesley Lagoons - 6 Mute Swan [3 pair], 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Gadwall, 14 Tufted Duck, 5 Skylark [3 singing males - very low numbers], 1 Shelduck, 46 Coot, 37 Lapwing.
Colwick CP - Willow Tit, Chiffchaff [migrant trap], Mandarin [Drake at Loop Footbridge - minus one sail]. Hall Lake: 2 Smew [male & female]. West Lake: 22 Wigeon, 2 Goldeneye, 26 Pied Wagtail, 12 Linnet, Chiffchaff. Trout Lake: 5 Goldeneye, Black Swan, 44 Sand Martin.
Bulwell - Harris Hawk [escape with jessies on - factory car park, Blenheim Industrial Estate].

Tue 20th Mar

Bunny Old Wood - 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Willow Tit.

Mon 19th Mar

Gunthorpe - 1 Little Egret, 6 Goldeneye, 18 Gadwall, 5 Snipe, 2 Chiffchaff, 117 Linnet [pre-roost gathering].
Bentinck Pit Top - 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Ringed Plover, 12 Golden Plover.
Colwick CP - Race Course: 3 Snipe, Jack Snipe, Stonechat [female], 3 Meadow Pipit. Hall Lake: Smew [male & female]. West Lake: 27 Wigeon, Chiffchaff, 44 Pied Wagtail, 12 Reed Bunting, 7 Sand Martin. Trout Lake: Black Swan, 4 Goldeneye, 36 Sand Martin. Loop Footbridge: Drake Mandarin.

Sun 18th Mar

Holme Pierrepont - Blotts: 2 Kittiwake [over and west], 3 Goosander [males - over and northwest], Redshank, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Skylark. A52 Pit: 360 Wigeon, 32 Goldeneye, Shelduck, 7 Redshank, Goldcrest
Hoveringham - 5 Whooper Swan, 3 Sand Martin, 2 Oystercatcher [River Trent], 2 Goosander [River Trent], 30+ Eurasian Wigeon, 1 Red-crested Pochard [Drake on the river]. Note: No sign of the American Wigeon c.15:30.

Sat 17th Mar

Hoveringham - 1 American Wigeon [on bank with Eurasian Wigeon opposite Old Elm Tree pub].
Attenborough NR - Works Pit: 2 Shelduck, 14 Shoveler. Delta: Cetti's Warbler [showed briefly twice at 10:10 and still singing at 17:50], Chiffchaff, Shelduck. Delta Gate: Goldcrest. Main Pit: 21 Goosander, 20 Fieldfare. Tween Pond Scrape: 2 Shelduck. Sailing Pit: 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Chiffchaff. Erewash Field: 4 Snipe, 2 Grey Partridge, 5 Meadow Pipit, 2 Skylark.
5 Common Buzzard, Red-tailed Hawk, Lesser Redpoll, 12+ Goldeneye.

Fri 16th Mar

Attenborough NR - Delta: Cetti's Warbler [calling at 13:00, the Bund], Chiffchaff, Shelduck, Merlin [female through]. Clifton Pit: 24 Shoveler, 4 Goldeneye. Main Pit: 3 Goldeneye, 11 Goosander [+3 over], 45 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing [feeding Barton side]. Tween Pond: 2 Shelduck [over].
Lound - Bellmoor Pit: 3 Sand Martin [flew NW low over pit at 12.20pm], 1 Goosander [female], 4 Oystercatcher.
Hoveringham - 1 American Wigeon [on far bank with 150 Eurasian Wigeon, 400m downstream of the Old Elm Tree pub], 3 Sand Martin [over sailing lake], 2 Common Buzzard [flew upstream], 250+ Fieldfare, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Red-crested Pochard [drake], 5 Whooper Swan.

Thu 15th Mar

Attenborough NR - Cetti's Warbler [from the Bund, heard but not seen up to 10.30 at least], 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Treecreeper.
Colwick CP - Race Course: 5 Snipe, Common Buzzard, 7 Meadow Pipit, Skylark, 2 Reed Bunting. West Lake: 10 Wigeon, Goldeneye. Trout Lake: 4 Gadwall, Pochard [female], 3 Goldeneye, 4 Great Black-backed Gull [2 adults & 2 Immature]. Loop Bank: Chiffchaff.
Collingham GPs - New Workings: 6 Sand Martin. Langford Lowfields: 4 Northern Pintail, 23 Goldeneye, 10 Common Snipe.
Tresswell Wood - 6 Chiffchaff [singing], Willow Tit, 1 Blackcap [female].
Hoveringham - American Wigeon [10.30am on riverside upstream of the Old Elm Tree public house].

Wed 14th Mar

Lound - Windsurf Pit: 6 Red-crested Pochard [3 pair]. Linghurst Wood: 1 Chiffchaff. Cross Lane: 1 Willow Tit [calling].
Hoveringham - 7 Redshank, 6 Oystercatcher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Teal, 31 Wigeon, 5 Whooper Swan, 1 Tawny Owl, 4 Meadow Pipit, 2 Goosander [Males flying north], 2 Yellowhammer, 150 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 2 Kestrel, 18 Grey Heron, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Grey Partridge, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Bullfinch.
Netherfield - 2 Shelduck [on new flooded pit just after Teal Close entrance], 1 Chiffchaff.
Bestwood Country Park - Big Wood: 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Nuthatch, 1 Jay. Lamins Lane Area - fallow field: 2 Skylark, 5 Lapwing, 1 Pheasant [male], 1 Golden Plover, 1 Kestrel [male].
Attenborough NR - Cetti's Warbler [singing in the reedbed again and showing well at times], 1 Bittern [showing for a good 10 minutes at the Bund - same spot as the Cetti's Warbler].
Cossall - Sparrowhawk [pair, over Nottingham Canal].
Bennerley Marsh - Teal, Golden Plover, Lapwing, Chiffchaff, Redshank, Kestrel, Skylark, 2 Stock Dove.
Trowell - 2 Common Buzzard [Nottingham Canal area and adjacent fields], 2 Chiffchaff [singing], Bullfinch, Willow Tit, Goldfinch, Greenfinch.
Budby Common - 10+ Yellowhammer, 2 Common Buzzard, 10+ Coal Tit, 3+ Green Woodpecker.
Cuckney Scrape - 13 Teal
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 10+ Common Buzzard, 3+ Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher [near dam], 3 Pink-footed Goose [on fields with presumed feral Greylag], 20+ Great Crested Grebe.
Bunny Old Wood - Bullfinch [pair], 1 Nuthatch, 2 Coal Tit, 4 Pheasant [1 male], 1 Lapwing, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldfinch.
West Bridgford - 1 Blackcap [singing since Sunday, at least].

Tue 13th Mar

Bunny Old Wood - 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Meadow Pipit, 1 Treecreeper, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit.

Mon 12th Mar

Lound - Doughty's Pit: 25 Whooper Swan [adults]. Linghurst Wood: c.5 Chiffchaff [singing in a wide area], 80+ Redwing [flew out of roost], 40+ Jackdaw, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Bullfinch.
Sherwood Forest - 60+ Redwing, Lesser Redpoll, 5 Brambling [2 males & 3 females], 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [no Great Spotted Woodpeckers seen], Goldcrest [several].
Budby Common - 1 Chiffchaff, Yellowhammer [several].
Attenborough NR - Cetti's Warbler [vocal but difficult to view]. 7 Goldeneye, Egyptian Goose, Sparrowhawk, Shoveler, 7 Goosander, Teal, Gadwall, Green Woodpecker, Tree Sparrow, 8 Wigeon, 3 Shelduck, 50+ Grey Heron, Common Buzzard, Chiffchaff [several singing].
Clifton Woods - 2 Goldcrest, 2 Coal Tit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Nuthatch.

Sun 11th Mar

Lound - Blaco: 25 Whooper Swan [with only 8 birds remaining at a later visit], 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Yellowhammer, c.500 Woodpigeon. Mattersey: 2 Common Buzzard [circling over woods near Mattersey]. Neatholme Lane: 1 Tawny Owl, 3 Tree Sparrow, 2 Yellowhammer, 1 Treecreeper. Neatholme Scrape: 51 Goldeneye, 35 Shelduck, 6 Redshank. Windsurf Pit: 1 Chiffchaff. Chainbridge NR Scrape: 10 Red-crested Pochard. Neatholme Works Pit: 12 Goosander.
Bennerley Marsh - 2000+ Golden Plovers [several in summer plumage], 30+ Wigeon, 12+ Teal.
Hoveringham - Big Pit: 6 Goosander, 190 Wigeon, Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 14 Redshank. New Working Pit: 6 Teal, Green Sandpiper. Gibsmere: 16 Meadow Pipit, 2 Yellowhammer. Sailing Pit: 5 Whooper Swan, 5 Redshank, 6 Oystercatcher, Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit [over & west].
Holme Pierrepont - 3 Oystercatcher [over rowing course], 1 Greater Scaup [Blott's pit - 1st winter female].
Attenborough NR - Cetti's Warbler [singing on and off all day till dusk in reedbed scrub north of the bund], 1 Bittern [flew a short distance across delta reedbed], 3 Chiffchaff [singing around the delta area], 23 Goosander [Main Pond and Clifton Pit], 18 Goldeneye [mainly on Clifton Pond but also on Church and Main Ponds], 44 Shoveler [most on Clifton Pit].
Annesley Woods - 2 Gadwall, 2 Greylag Goose, 4 Tufted Duck, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit.
Annesley Pit Top - 2 Shelduck, 10+ Linnet, Skylark [Numerous], Lapwing [Numerous], Coot [Numerous].
Colwick CP - Sand Martin [over marina and model boat area of Trout Lake].

Sat 10th Mar

Lound - Neatholme Scrape: 53 Goldeneye, 11 Redshank, 1 Northern Pintail, 27 Shelduck. Neatholme Works Pit: 13 Goosander, 2 Tree Sparrow. [No sign of the reported Ring-billed Gull]. Neatholme Lane: 1 Tawny Owl, 2 Bullfinch. Chainbridge NR Scrape: 1 Northern Pintail. The Willows: 7 Yellowhammer, 2 Tree Sparrow. Linghurst Pit 2 Kingfisher. Linghurst Wood: 2 Willow Tit.
Attenborough NR - Cetti's Warbler [singing in the reedbed scrub immediately north of the Bund in the evening].
Warsop - 12 Waxwing [along Mansfield Road in Rowan trees between railway bridge and Ford Motor company.]
Nottingham City Centre - Peregrine.
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 6 Common Buzzard, Merlin, Marsh Tit.
Budby Common - Green Woodpecker, 2 Yellowhammer, 7 Jay, Crossbill [single female].
Hazel Gap - Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay, Goldcrest.
Hoveringham - 5 Whooper Swan, 4 Goldeneye, 6 Fieldfare, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Green Sandpiper.

Fri 9th Mar

Lound - Neatholme Works Pit: [No sign of reported Ring-billed Gull in 45 minute search late evening]. 31 Goosander, 40+ Pied Wagtail [roosting], Peregrine [male flew west over Neatholme Lane at dusk]. Neatholme Pit: 4 Goldeneye. Neatholme Scrape: 29 Shelduck, c.200 Wigeon, 37 Goldeneye, 10 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 30 Cormorant, 3 Northern Pintail. Water Ski Pit: 3 Red-crested Pochard. Chainbridge NR Scrape: 8 Red-crested Pochard [4 pairs], 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Goldeneye, 5 Shelduck. Neatholme Lane: 6 Linnet, 2 Goldcrest. Cross Lane: 25+ Linnet [roosting in gorse bushes near entrance to Water Ski Pit at dusk].
Netherfield Lagoons - Shelduck, 32 Wigeon. New Workings: 5 Skylark, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Partridge, plus Red Admiral butterfly.
Colwick CP : Trout Lake: Common Buzzard, 4 Goldeneye, Black Swan, Mandarin [male in the Loop], 5 Mistle Thrush, Mediterranean Gull [log boom bank], Green Sandpiper. West Lake: 31 Wigeon.

Thu 8th Mar

Lound - Neatholme Works Pit: Ring-billed Gull [a pager report of a probable adult].
Bestwood Country Park - 1 Treecreeper, 2 Jay, 3 Song Thrush.
Besthorpe - 8 Whooper Swan [in fields towards Smithy Marsh, north of Besthorpe], 2 Grey Partridge, 1 Sparrowhawk [male], 5 Bullfinch, 200+ Fieldfare, 30+ Redwing.
Colwick CP - Hall Lake: 2 Smew [1 male & 1 redhead]. Loop: 1 Mandarin.
Hoveringham - American Wigeon [on the Big Pit], 2 Goosander, 1 Dunlin.
Holme Pierrepont - White Stork [A52 pit, opposite the NCC Gamston Depot, single bird flying north over A52].

Wed 7th Mar

Sherwood Forest CP - 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker [several], Great Spotted Woodpecker [several], Marsh Tit, Nuthatch.
Budby Common - 2 Stonechat [male & female], Yellowhammer.
Annesley Lagoons - 5 Dunnock, 10 Yellowhammer, 44 Black-headed Gull, 29 Lapwing, 25 Skylark [14 singing males], 3 Mute Swan, 13 Tufted Duck, 53 Coot, 3 Moorhen, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Canada Goose, 6 Teal, 4 Jay, 1 Grey Partridge.
Colwick CP - Race Course: 7 Meadow Pipit, 6 Reed Bunting, Stonechat [female], 4 Common Snipe. Nature Reserve/Hall Lake: 3 Smew [male & 2 females], Merlin [male]. West Lake: 10 Wigeon, 2 Goldeneye [drakes]. Trout Lake: 3 Red-crested Pochard [2 males & 1 female], Muscovy Duck, Black Swan, Common Snipe. Loop: Mandarin [drake].

Mon 5th Mar

Annesley Lagoons - 1 Jack Snipe, 2 Common Snipe, 60 Coot, 78 Black-headed Gull, 63 Lapwing, 4 Little Grebe, 25 Skylark [including 20 singing males], 2 Pochard.
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 6 Common Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Goosander [drake].
Colwick CP - Hall Lake: 3 Smew [male & 2 females]. West Lake: 14 Wigeon, 2 Goldeneye, Trout Lake: Mediterranean Gull [adult on log boom], Black Swan, 1 Mandarin [Drake in the Loop], 14 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, 4 Meadow Pipits [all over]. Racecourse: Yellow-legged Gull [11.30am].

Sun 4th Mar

Holme Pierrepont - A52 Pit: Shelduck, 70 Goldeneye, 1100 Wigeon, 32 Redshank, 24 Fieldfare, 12 Redwing.

Sat 3rd Mar

Attenborough NR - 12 Goosander [Cliton Pond], 1 Dunlin [on pools opposite side of Trent at Barton Village].
Worksop - 1 Mandarin [drake on Chesterfield Canal between Lock Keeper pub and Dormer Tools near Rhodesia].
Hoveringham - 1 Little Egret [Railway Pit], 5 Whooper Swan [in the field next to the sailing club access road], 1 Barnacle Goose [with a flock of Canadas and Greylags].
Colwick CP - Colwick Hall Lake: 3 Smew [1 male, 2 females], 4 Shoveler. West Lake: 27 Wigeon, 2 Goldeneye. Trout Lake: Mediterranean Gull [single, in almost full adult breeding plumage with other gulls - seen on both the log boom and adjacent bank], 2 Red-crested Pochard [male & female], Black Swan.
Attenborough NR - Erewash Field: 2 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Linnet, Grey Partridge, 2 Stonechat, Skylark, Jay.
Highfields - 6 Goosander [3 male,3 female], Pochard [male].

Fri 2nd Mar

Annesley - 10 Common Buzzard, 3 Brambling [feeding with Chaffinches and Great Tits].
Attenborough NR - Goldcrest, Egyptian Goose, 23 Tree Sparrow. Works Pit: 2 Shelduck. Sailing Pit: Chiffchaff, Blackcap. Erewash Field: 3 Goosander [river], 10 Skylark, 8 Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker. Plus - Red Admiral butterfly.

 

 

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