Tag Archives: 2019

Bearded Tit – 28th October

October 28, 2019Recent wildlife sightings2019, 28th October, Bearded Tit, Green Sandpiper, Slurry Lagoon, StarlingPete Smith

This afternoon a Bearded Tit was seen in the Slurry Lagoon reedbed. 2,000 Starlings came in to roost and there were two Green Sandpipers. RW.

Fieldfare – 21st October

October 21, 2019Recent wildlife sightings2019, 21st October, Chiffchaff, Fieldfare, RedwingPete Smith

This morning there were three small flocks of Fieldfares seen flying over the site as well as one flock of four Redwings and still some Chiffchaffs were calling from the bushes. PS.

Late afternoon four Bearded Tits were in the Slurry Lagoon reed bed beside the Causeway. About 1,200 Starlings came in to roost and 100 Pink-footed Geese flew over to south-east at about 6.15 pm. RW.

Raven – 22nd September

September 22, 2019Recent wildlife sightings2019, 22nd September, Raven., Shoveler, Slurry Lagoon, WigeonPete Smith

This morning, during the bird walk, 22 Wigeon were on the Slurry Lagoon with 34 Shoveler and a Raven was heard calling from a pylon. PS

Marsh Harrier – 15th September

September 15, 2019Recent wildlife sightings15th September, 2019, Marsh Harrier, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

In the early afternoon a female Marsh Harrier was seen rising from the reed-bed on the Slurry Lagoon, headed south. DB/KB.

Hobby – 8th September

September 8, 2019Recent wildlife sightings2019, 8th September, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Hobby, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

This morning, during the Birdcount, two Yellow Wagtails and good numbers of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps were recorded. A Sedge Warbler and a Reed Warbler were in the Slurry Lagoon reed bed and a Hobby was hawking dragonflies over the Deep Pit. PS.

Great White Egret – 7th September

September 8, 2019Recent wildlife sightings2019, Common Snipe, Dunlin, Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper, greenshank, riverside flash. 7th September, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

A Great White Egret was on the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon, plus four Common Snipe and a Green Sandpiper. A Dunlin and a Greenshank were on the riverside flash. RW.

Spotted Flycatcher – 25th August

August 25, 2019Recent wildlife sightings2019, 25th August, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Great White Egret, House Martin, Lesser Whitethroat, Lower Path, Pied Wagtail, Railway Bridge, Sand Martin, Spotted Flycatcher, Swallow, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

This morning a flock of about 140 House Martins, 40 Swallows and one or two Sand Martins were on the wires by the railway bridge. Also there were two juvenile Pied Wagtails and a juvenile Yellow Wagtail. Along the Lower Path in a walnut tree near the signal box were two Spotted Flycatchers with Blackcaps, Garden Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat. PS.

There was also a report of a Great White Egret circling the site late morning. NH.