An adult male Redstart was by the bird table this evening. A Black-tailed Godwit and a Green Sandpiper were on the Slurry Lagoon. MC.
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Black-tailed Godwit – 10th August
This morning, on the Slurry Lagoon, there were still two Black-tailed Godwits, as well as a Snipe and a Lapwing. Also present were five Egyptian Geese. PS.
In the afternoon at least ten Yellow-legged Gulls plus the juvenile Caspian Gull and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull were on the Deep Pit and a Hobby and a Red Kite were seen. MC.
Mediterranean Gull – 9th August
This morning there were two juvenile Black-tailed Godwits on the Slurry Lagoon. Later they were joined by an adult Mediterranean Gull. MC.
In the afternoon a juvenile Caspian Gull was seen on the Deep Pit. MC.
Redstart – 8th August
This afternoon a Redstart was seen on the Causeway by the benches. MC.
Green Sandpiper – 7th August
This morning a Green Sandpiper was on the Slurry Lagoon, with two Lapwings and seven Egyptian Geese. SCw.
Yellow Wagtail – 29th July
This afternoon four Yellow Wagtails – three of them juveniles – were on the Ecopark. A Green Sandpiper was seen flying low over the Slurry Lagoon. IEP.
Mediterranean Gull – 27th July
This morning a Raven flew east over the site and later a Mediterranean Gull was seen with other gulls flying over towards the Enva site. Two young Peregrines were making practice stoops at each other over the Slurry Lagoon. PS.
Black Tern – 22nd July
This morning there was a Black Tern feeding over the Slurry Lagoon with the Common Terns. PS
In the afternoon there were three Black-tailed Godwits on the Slurry Lagoon. JDn.
Sandwich Tern – 21st July
This evening a Sandwich Tern was seen following the river upstream, flying high over the railway bridge. MC.
Caspian Tern – 20th July
This evening a Caspian Tern was seen flying around the Slurry Lagoon. It was probably the same bird as had been at Holme Pierrepont earlier on. MC.
