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October 2013

 

Thu 31st Oct

Lowdham - Glossy Ibis.

Collingham - 1 Common Kingfisher, c.80 Greylag Goose.

Kingston on Soar - 29 Grey Partridge [4 coveys of 4, 6, 7 and 12].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - c.200 Canada Goose, Barnacle Goose [single with Canadas].

Arnold - 100 Fieldfare [Dorket Head].

Highfields Park - 2 Goosander [females], 8 Eurasian Teal, 8 Cormorant, 60+ Black-headed Gull.

Hoveringham - Sailing Lake: Wren, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Eurasian Wigeon, Gadwall, Common Pochard, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, Coot, Moorhen, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, 3 Little Egret, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Carrion Crow, Magpie, 60 Fieldfare, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail, Green Woodpecker.

Southwell - Norwood Park: c.200 Northern Lapwing [flooded flash field], Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow.

Wed 30th Oct

Attenborough Nature Reserve - c.20 Common Snipe [10 Clifton Pond, 10 Main Pond], Bullfinch [pair near Tower Hide], 3 Common Goldeneye [male, Clifton Pond; 2 females Main Pond], Lesser Black-backed Gull [Clifton Pond], Common Pochard [small group, Clifton Pond], Barnacle Goose[over river, in field With Canada Geese].

Arnold - 1 Chiffchaff [Douro Drive].

Collingham Lakes - 1 Whooper Swan, 4 Common Redshank, 6 Green Sandpiper.

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Black Tern, Great White Egret, Ruff, Common Redshank.

Tue 29th Oct

Bennerley Marsh - 18 Eurasian Wigeon, 80 Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, 3 Common Snipe, Grey Heron. Common Buzzard. Chat Corner: Stonechat, 3 Northern Lapwing, Common Snipe, 32 Goldfinch, 10 Fieldfare, 14 Meadow Pipit, 6 Pied Wagtail.

Holme Pierrepont - 2 Red-breasted Merganser [brown-heads at west end of A52 pit].

Teversal - Silverhill Trail: 2 Willow Tit, 2 Mistle Thrush, 20 Skylark.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Tree Sparrow, House Sparrow, Wren, Eurasian Starling, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Common Kestrel, Magpie, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Northern Lapwing, c.10 Common Snipe, Egyptian Goose, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mute Swan, Coot, Moorhen, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard, Gadwall, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Willow Warbler [by river], Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Pheasant, Great Crested Grebe, Goosander [female].

Radcliffe-on-Trent - 1 Raven [over].

Mon 28th Oct

Kingston on Soar - 83 Linnet, 1 Red Kite, 46 Yellowhammer.

Kirkby in Ashfield - Red Kite [over Portland Park at 09:15 heading towards Bentinck Void].

Bennerley Marsh - 1 Stonechat.

Sun 27th Oct

Burntstump Country Park - 1 Red Kite.

Langford Lowfields RSPB - 3 Green Sandpiper, 6 Little Egret, 2 Common Snipe, 10 Grey Partridge, 2 Bullfinch.

Bennerley Marsh - 50 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Jack Snipe, 5 Meadow Pipit. Chat Corner: Great Black-backed Gull, Common Buzzard, Common Pheasant, 48 Redwing, 30 Fieldfare, 100 Eurasian Starling. North Marsh: 19 Common Snipe, Jack Snipe, 2 Tufted Duck, Grey Heron, 3 Reed Bunting.

Sat 26th Oct

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Works Pond: 32 Eurasian Teal, 45 Northern Lapwing, Grey Heron. Delta: 10 Gadwall, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Jay. Clifton Pond: 3 Reed Bunting, 44 Eurasian Wigeon, 16 Gadwall, 35 Eurasian Teal, 14 Northern Shoveler, 2 Common Goldeneye, 2 Common Pochard, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, 9 Common Snipe, 60 Northern Lapwing, 12 Tree Sparrow, 10 Goldfinch, 3 Linnet, Siskin, 3 Fieldfare. Tween Pond: 8 Eurasian Teal, Herring Gull, 41 Northern Lapwing. Church Pond: 22 Eurasian Wigeon, 14 Northern Shoveler, 8 Gadwall, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Northern Lapwing. Erewash Field: 5 Meadow Pipit. Coneries: 16 Common Pochard, 4 Gadwall, 2 Common Goldeneye, 14 Great Crested Grebe.

Barton in Fabis - 2 Stonechat.

Collingham Lakes - 1 Northern Pintail, 200 Common Pochard, 6 Little Egret, 1 Common Snipe, 3 Common Redshank, 3 Green Sandpiper.

Newington Flash - 2 Whooper Swan.

Fri 25th Oct

Gringley - 25 Whooper Swan [over, south-east].

Thu 24th Oct

Bennerley Marsh - 55 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 36 Eurasian Wigeon. Grey Heron, 4 Common Snipe, 2 Jack Snipe, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Barn Swallow. Chat Corner: 145 Black-headed Gull, 35 Redwing, 6 Mistle Thrush, Common Kingfisher, Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting.

Mon 21st Oct

Newstead and Annesley Country Park - 1 Hoopoe, Northern Wheatear.

Sun 20th Oct

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - 2 Common Goldeneye [male and female on Neatholme Scrape], Eurasian Teal, Gadwall, 2 Little Egret, 80 European Golden Plover, Grey Heron, c.50 Northern Shoveler, 2 Common Buzzard, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 2+ Green Woodpecker, 1 Barn Swallow [over A638 just north of learning centre].

White Post Farm - Little Owl.

Newstead and Annesley Country Park - 1 Hoopoe, c.20 Common Pochard, Black-necked Grebe.

Gedling Pit Top - 3 Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel, 1 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker.

Bentinck Void - 2 Northern Pintail, Jack Snipe

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Sat 19th Oct

Budby Pumping Station - 2 Great White Egret, 9 Common Snipe, 1 Brambling, Redwing, Fieldfare, 2 Goldcrest.

Misterton - Fieldfare, Redwing, Ring Ouzel.

Sherwood Forest NNR - c.10 Redwing, Siskin, Common Crossbill [heard], 1 Brambling[heard, to west].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Clifton Pond: 40+ Redwing [over], 3 Common Goldeneye [1 male & 2 female]. 4 Goosander, c.100 Eurasian Wigeon, 35 Gadwall, 40 Eurasian Teal, 8 Northern Shoveler, 180 Northern Lapwing, 22 Common Snipe, 3 Jack Snipe, Curlew Sandpiper, Ruff, 30 Goldfinch, 18 Tree Sparrow, Common Buzzard. Tween Pond: 2 Egyptian Goose, Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 40 Northern Lapwing. Wet Marsh: 18 Gadwall, 2 Grey Heron. Works Pond: Grey Heron, 25 Northern Lapwing, 18 Eurasian Teal. Delta: 30 Eurasian Wigeon. Church Pond: 14 Egyptian Goose, 5 Gadwall, 15 Eurasian Wigeon, 10 Great Crested Grebe.

Langford Lowfields RSPB - Brambling, Jack Snipe, 5 Whooper Swan [flew north], Green Sandpiper, Eurasian Curlew, Common Redshank, 7 Little Egret.

Fri 18th Oct

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Goosander.

Farndon - Trent: Common Kingfisher, c.80 Northern Lapwing.

Thu 17th Oct

Kingston on Soar - 7 Little Egret.

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Great White Egret.

Scrooby - Common Crane [over].

Besthorpe NWT - Meering: 2 Little Egret, c.1200 European Golden Plover [in field to the north]. Mons Pool: 8 Red-crested Pochard [5 males and 3 females], 2 Common Snipe, 2 Common Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper.

Collingham Lakes - 1 Northern Pintail, 1 Common Goldeneye, 3 Red-crested Pochard [2 males and 1 female], 6 Little Egret, 2 Common Redshank, 3 Green Sandpiper.

Holme Pierrepont - 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Redshank [Blott's Pit], Siskin [flock In alders], Treecreeper, 75 Eurasian Wigeon, 140 Gadwall, 15 Northern Shoveler, Tawny Owl.

Wed 16th Oct

Hoveringham - Sailing Lake: 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Buzzard.

Tue 15th Oct

Newark - Eurasian Sparrowhawk [The Park].

Kilvington Lakes - 1 Common Goldeneye, 2 Little Egret, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Redshank, 700+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Yellow-legged Gull.

Kingston on Soar - 9 Pink-footed Goose, 34 Redwing.

Mon 14th Oct

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Whooper Swan.

Annesley Pit Top - Richard's Pipit.

Beeston - Kittiwake [weir].

Holme Pierrepont - c.160 Pink-footed Goose [west at 17:30], 1 Common Goldeneye [Blott's Pit].

Dunham Lakes - Great Skua.

Wellow - Hooded Crow, 2 Eurasian Jay.

Besthorpe NWT - Meering: 20 Whooper Swan [adults over], 2 Little Egret, c.500 European Golden Plover [over], 1 Green Sandpiper, c.10 Fieldfare, c.20 Redwing.

Collingham Lakes - 1 Northern Pintail, 2 Little Egret, 2 Grey Plover, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, c.50 Redwing.

Sun 13th Oct

Hoveringham - Red-throated Diver [Railway Lake].

Kings Mill Reservoir - 1 Black-necked Grebe, 1 Little Gull, 2 Northern Pintail, 85 Skylark [north-west], 17 Little Grebe, 11 Great Crested Grebe, c.400 Coot, 3 Northern Shoveler, 2 Common Pochard, c.75 Tufted Duck, 28 Gadwall, Grey Heron, Chiffchaff, Blackcap.

Hucknall - 1 Siskin [female], 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker [male], 1 Coal Tit.

Worksop - 500 Eurasian Starling [Thievesdale].

Holme Pierrepont - Blott's Pit: 1 Eurasian Jay, 5 Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, 1 Common Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, 8 Eurasian Wigeon, 6 Northern Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Mallard, 1 Grey Heron.

Sat 12th Oct

Clumber Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mandarin Duck [drakes], Common Goldeneye [drake].

Beeston - 21 Whooper Swan [over Wollaton Road - headed north].

Fri 11th Oct

Colwick Country Park - 1 Great Skua [north-east].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 Red-breasted Merganser.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 17 Whooper Swan [adults], 7+ Common Snipe, Jack Snipe.

Thu 10th Oct

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Whooper Swan [adults].

Bennerley Marsh - 14 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Common Buzzard, 2 Common Kestrel. Chat Corner 28 Jackdaw, 2 Common Buzzard, 35 Redwing. North Marsh 2 Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, 8 Redwing, 2 Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit.

Colwick Woods- 50+ Redwing [west].

Woodthorpe - c.20 Redwing [west at 08:30].

Clumber Park - 7 Whooper Swan.

Wed 9th Oct

Newington Flash - 50+ Eurasian Wigeon, 6 Cormorant, 6 Grey Heron, 6 Little Egret, 1 Common Buzzard, 200+ Eurasian Starling.

Besthorpe NWT - Meering: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper [juvenile], 2 Ruff, 1 Common Redshank [along river].

Collingham Lakes - 2 Red-crested Pochard [drakes], 4 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper.

Flawborough - 1 Common Crane.

Besthorpe NWT - Meering: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper [juvenile]. Mons Pool: 3 Eurasian Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit.

Tue 8th Oct

Kings Mill Reservoir - 2 Northern Pintail, c.50 Gadwall.

Dunham Ponds - 2 Green Sandpiper, 60+ Skylark.

Kilvington - 1 Red Kite.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Clifton Pond: Jack Snipe.

Hickling - 2 Redwing, Common Snipe.

Besthorpe NWT - Meering: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper [juvenile].

Mon 7th Oct

Besthorpe NWT - Meering: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper [juvenile], 2 Ruff.

Collingham Lakes - 2 Red-crested Pochard [drakes], 4 Little Egret.

Kilvington Lakes - 1 Little Egret [Besthorpe ringed bird], 1 Common Crane [in ploughed field between West Lake and Flawborough], 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin.

Sun 6th Oct

Kilvington Lakes - 1 Common Crane [field at north-west corner of main lake].

Newark on Trent - 4 Barn Swallow [south].

Hazleford Ferry- 2 Common Kingfisher, 66 Mallard, c.90 Canada Goose, Northern Lapwing.

Cotgrave - Common Crossbill.

Bennerley Marsh - 35 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Buzzard, Greenfinch.

Cossall Pit Top - 8 Barn Swallow, 23 Jackdaw, 2 Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Chiffchaff, 2 Goldfinch.

Nottingham Canal - 2 Grey Heron, 2 Common Buzzard, Blackcap.

Old Moor Wood - 13 Common Buzzard, 35 Jackdaw, 6 Wagtail.

Spring Wood - Osprey [over to south at 16:55], 2 Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Yellowhammer. 1 Meadow Pipit.

Cropwell Bishop - Little Owl [on fence post].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Clifton Pond: Northern Lapwing, 8+ Common Snipe, Jack Snipe, Hobby, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasian Teal, Northern Shoveler, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Cormorant, Yellow-legged Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Grey Heron, Common Buzzard, Reed Bunting, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Common Kingfisher, Eurasian Starling, Wren, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Common Pochard, Common Pheasant, Coot, Moorhen, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Barnacle Goose, 2 Common Gull.

Papplewick - Chiffchaff [calling].

Sat 5th Oct

Arnot Hill Park - Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Carrion Crow. Pond Area: 20 Tufted Duck, 2 Common Pochard, 9 Red-crested Pochard, 6 Coot, 27 Moorhen, 6 Greylag Goose, 2 Canada Goose, 3 Grey Wagtail. Park & Bowling Green Feeders: 2 Jay, 2 Goldcrest, 5 Pied Wagtail, 1 Eurasian Nuthatch, 5 Magpie, 2 Eurasian Sparrowhawk, 3 Coal Tit, 1 Song Thrush, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 50+ Eurasian Starling, 1 Blackcap, 12 Greenfinch, 3 Wren.

Kings Mill Reservoir - c.150 Northern Lapwing [over at 11:30].

Besthorpe NWT - Meering: 100 Pink-footed Goose [over south-east mid-morning], 3 Little Egret, 1 Pectoral Sandpiper [juvenile], 2 Ruff, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Whinchat.

Collingham Lakes - 2 Red-crested Pochard [drakes], 4 Little Egret, 1 Eurasian Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Northern Wheatear.

Bentinck Void - 3 Northern Wheatear, 3 Northern Pintail.

Budby Pumping Station - 8 Jack Snipe.

Idle Washlands - 1 Common Greenshank, 1 Ruff, 2 Little Egret, 1 Common Shelduck.

Clumber Park - 2 Barn Swallow, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard.

Cotham - Little Egret [near Wensor Bridge].

Fri 4th Oct

Cotham Flash - 1 Barn Swallow, 2 Common Buzzard, 4 Grey Partridge.

Wed 2nd Oct

Hockerton - 1 Red Kite.

West Bridgford - 3 Redwing.

Newark on Trent - Sugar Factory: 1 Dunlin [juvenile], 100+ Eurasian Teal, 1 Redwing, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Eurasian Wigeon, 1 Blackcap, 3 House Martin.

Besthorpe NWT - Meering: 1 Pectoral Sandpiper [juvenile], 1 Ruff, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Redwing.

Collingham Lakes - 2 Red-crested Pochard [drakes], 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper.

Misson Quarry - 36 Common Snipe.

Newington Flash - 2 Spotted Redshank, 180 Eurasian Teal, 15 Eurasian Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, Little Stint, Garganey.

Tue 1st Oct

Meden Valley Trail - Willow Tit , 8 Mistle Thrush [west].

Colwick Woods - Chiffchaff, Common Buzzard.

Eakring Flash - 1 Mandarin Duck [drake].

Newington Flash - Little Stint [flooded field], Garganey, Green Sandpiper.

 

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