Category Archives: Recent wildlife sightings

Recent wildlife sightings at the Netherfield Lagoons Local Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire as submitted by members of the Netherfield Wildlife Group.

Whooper Swan – 19th January

January 19, 2022Recent wildlife sightings19th January, 2022, Deep Pit, Lesser Redpoll, peregrine, Starling, Tawny Owl, Whooper SwanPete Smith

This morning there were seven Whooper Swans on the Deep Pit. They had probably spent the night there and had gone by 08.30. There was also a flock of about 20 Lesser Redpolls in a Deep Pit birch tree and a Peregrine was on the new pylon again. PS.

In the evening there were about 10,000 Starlings at the roost , eight more Whooper Swans were seen flying NW and a Tawny Owl was calling from the Deep Pit bank. PR.

Woodcock – 18th January

January 18, 2022Recent wildlife sightings18th January, 2022, peregrine, Raven, Slurry Lagoon, WoodcockPete Smith

This morning there were two Ravens on one of the pylons and a Peregrine on the new pylon. A Woodcock flew from the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed. PS.

Red Kite – 17th January

January 17, 2022Recent wildlife sightings17th January, 2022, Causeway, Lesser Redpoll, Red KitePete Smith

This morning a Red Kite flew over the site, accompanied by a rather diminutive looking Carrion Crow, in the direction of Gedling Pit Top. In a birch tree beside the Causeway was a flock of about fifty Lesser Redpolls. PS.

Bittern – 6th January

January 6, 2022Recent wildlife sightings2022, 6th January, Bittern, Causeway, Fieldfare, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning the Black-headed Gulls resting on the Slurry Lagoon ice were rudely disturbed by a Bittern as if swapped reed-beds in front of the Causeway bench. A flock of 25 Fieldfares were also seen, heading west.

Raven – 4th January

January 4, 2022Recent wildlife sightings2022, 4th January, Lapwing, Raven, Wader Scrape, water railPete Smith

This morning a Water Rail was showing well at the edge of the large pool on the Wader Scrape. A Raven was posing at the top of a pylon and two flocks of 200 and 25 Lapwings flew through high and to the south. PS.

Caspian Gull – 3rd January

January 3, 2022Recent wildlife sightings3rd January, Caspian gull, Goldeneye, Grey Wagtail, kingfisher, Large Gravel Pit, Little Egret, peregrinePete Smith

A first winter Caspian Gull was amongst the gulls at the Enva site this morning and Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail and Little Egret were along the Ouse Dyke. MC.

The pair of Peregrines were on the new pylon, three male and two female Goldeneye were on the Large Gravel Pit. PS.

Siberian Chiffchaff – 27th December

December 28, 2021Recent wildlife sightings2021, 27th December, Siberian ChiffchaffPete Smith

Late afternoon today a Siberian Chiffchaff was found in bushes just up-stream of the railway bridge. MC.

Peregrine – 22nd December

December 22, 2021Recent wildlife sightings2021, 22nd December, Goosander, Large Gravel Pit, Lesser Redpoll, peregrine, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning the fifty plus Lesser Redpolls were in birches at the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon. Six female Goosander flew over the Large Gravel Pit and at least one of them came in and landed. Later in the morning two Peregrines were seen taking a kill to the top of the new pylon. PS/IEP.

Caspian Gull – 21st December

December 21, 2021Recent wildlife sightings2021, 21st December, Caspian gull, Lesser Redpoll, Pink-footed Goose, Raven, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

This morning, at the Enva plant, a Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull and a hybrid gull were seen. There were fifty Lesser Redpolls in the Slurry Lagoon birches and 150 Pink-footed Geese went through to the SW. There was also a single Raven seen, flying south. PR/MC

Goosander – 18th December

December 18, 2021Recent wildlife sightings18th December, 2021, Bearded Tit, Causeway, Goosander, Lesser Redpoll, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning a male Goosander flew upstream, over the site. Eighteen Lesser Redpolls were in a birch tree in the Slurry Lagoon reedbed near the southern end of the Causeway. PS.

In the afternoon a male and a female Bearded Tit were in the Slurry Lagoon reedbed. RW.