Karen Bennett who is Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Education and Community Manager has asked us to let you know that Attenborough Nature Centre are holding short one day wildlife i.d. courses as well as half day walk and talks. More information can be found on their Web Site.
All posts by Jacqueline
Water Rail – 21st February
A Water Rail was feeding out in the open along the bank of the Ouse Dyke this afternoon possibly because all the Lagoons are again partially frozen. JMD.
Little Egret – 13th February
A Little Egret was standing on the edge of the ex Fat Hen Field this afternoon and three Shelduck were on the Slurry Lagoon. The number of Linnets roosting in the Deep Pit has risen to 72. JMD.
Bittern – 1st February
This morning a Bittern was standing on the ice at the eastern end of the Deep Pit. The water is partial frozen again allowing for quite good views before it crept back into the reeds and a single Shelduck was sitting on one of the Tern Platforms. JMD.
Cetti’s – 28th December
A Cetti’s Warbler was singing quite strongly in the Deep Pit this morning. The Slurry is still frozen solid but both the Large Gravel Pit and the Deep Pit have small areas of open water in which all the birds are gathering. A few Redwing and Fieldfare in the the hawthorn bushes but not the large flocks of the past few days. JMD.
Winter Solstice – 21st December
It was beautiful at the Lagoons today. The Slurry is completely frozen and the Large Gravel Pit it partially frozen so the birds are more concentrated. The cold weather has pushed in large numbers of winter thrushes particularly Redwing and Fieldfare attracted by the abundance of hawthorn berries and in S.T. fields a flock of approximately 130 Golden Plover was resting. JMD.
Goosander – 3rd December
A male Goosander was on the river today. JMD.
Tree Sparrow – 4th November
Nine Tree Sparrows were flying up and down the hedges bordering S.T. fields of harvested corn. JMD.
Jack Snipe – 16th October
A Jack Snipe was creeping along the edge of the left-hand reeds on the Slurry Lagoon feeding and seven Common Snipe and a single Dunlin were over towards the right-hand reed bed. Large numbers of Starlings again came in to roost – difficult to be accurate but probably eventually over 3,000 birds. JMD.
Geese – 9th October
For the last few evenings large numbers of Greylag and Canada Geese have been flying on to the Slurry Lagoon to roost probably attracted to the area by the spilt corn from the harvested fields. Mid morning today over 800 Greylag and 130 Canadas were still present with some extremely light hybrids among the Greylag flock. JMD.