All posts by Pete Smith

Cattle Egret – 24th April

April 24, 2024Recent wildlife sightingsCattle Egret, Large Red Damselfly, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

This morning a single Cattle Egret was seen flying over the site. Also a Yellow Wagtail was seen. JV.

Later a Large Red Damselfly was seen resting on some brambles. PS.

Kittiwake – 22nd April

April 22, 2024Recent wildlife sightings, UncategorizedDeep Pit, Kittiwake, Lesser Whitethroat, peregrine, SwiftPete Smith

This morning there were three Kittiwakes on the Deep Pit, two adults and an immature. There were also three singing Lesser Whitethroats, a Swift and a Peregrine. JV

Kittiwakes – Jason Vickers

Curlew – 19th April

April 20, 2024Recent wildlife sightingsCurlew, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This evening two Curlews flew, calling, over the Slurry Lagoon. JDn.

Swift – 18th April

April 18, 2024Recent wildlife sightingsMarsh Harrier, SwiftPete Smith

This morning the Marsh Harrier was seen again and a Swift flew through. JV

Later in the morning a second Swift was seen. IEP.

Marsh Harrier – 17th April

April 17, 2024Recent wildlife sightingscarrion crow, Green Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier, Slurry Lagoon, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning a female Marsh harrier was seen over the Slurry Lagoon, attended by Carrion Crows. A Green Sandpiper was also seen. JV.

Carrion Crow and Marsh Harrier – Jason Vickers.

Willow Warbler – Jason Vickers.

Lesser Whitethroat – 14th April

April 14, 2024Recent wildlife sightingsEcopark, Lesser Whitethroat, White Wagtail, WhitethroatPete Smith

This morning, a Grasshopper Warbler was heard on the Ecopark. During the Monthly Bird Count several Whitethroats and a Lesser Whitethroat were recorded and a White Wagtail was seen on the Ecopark. PS.

Spoonbill – 11th April

April 11, 2024Recent wildlife sightings11th April, 2024, Grasshopper Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, Spoonbill, StoatPete Smith

This morning an immature Spoonbill flew over the site. A Grasshopper Warbler was heard in the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed and a Stoat was seen on the Causeway path. JV.

Spoonbill – Jason Vickers.

Cattle Egret – 9th April

April 9, 2024Recent wildlife sightings2024, 9th April, Cattle Egret, House Martin, Reed Warbler, Sand Martin, Sedge Warbler, Swallow, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning there were plenty of hirundines about and Willow, Sedge and Reed Warblers singing. In mid-morning seven Cattle Egrets flew north, along the river and then crossed the pylon path and returned whence they came except for one that landed in a riverside ash tree, where Black-headed Gulls proceeded to mob it. It then flew over the power lines and into a Deep Pit willow, where it stayed. PS.

Cattle Egrets – Neil Hodgkinson

Cattle Egret – Peter Smith

In the evening four House Martins were seen near the railway bridge. MC.

Sedge Warbler – 8th April

April 8, 2024Recent wildlife sightings2024, 8th April, Grasshopper Warbler, Little Gull, Marsh Harrier, Marsh Tit, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Slurry Lagoon., Wheatear, Whitethroat, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning a Little Gull and a Wheatear were seen and the first Sedge Warbler was singing. JV.

By early afternoon there were 2 Sedge Warblers, 4 Reed Warblers, 18 singing Willow Warblers and a Whitethroat plus a singing Marsh Tit by the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon. The Little Gull was still present. Later in the afternoon a juvenile Marsh Harrier was seen flying high over the site to the east. MC.

There was a Grasshopper Warbler heard by the railway bridge, by the steps. RW.

Marsh Tit – Miles Cluff

Cattle Egret – 7th April

April 8, 2024Recent wildlife sightings2024, 7th April, Arctic Tern, Cattle Egret, hirundines, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning two Arctic Terns were feeding over the Slurry Lagoon and stayed for most of the day. Good numbers of hirundines were seen flying through. In the afternoon a Cattle Egret flew over the site twice. MC.

Cattle Egret – Miles Cluff

Arctic Tern – Miles Cluff