Tag Archives: Brambling

Brambling – 6th November

November 7, 2020Recent wildlife sightings2020, 6th November, Brambling, Lesser Redpoll, pintail, Redshank, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning a Brambling was calling from the bushes at the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon and nearby, in the Birches, was a small flock of Lesser Redpolls. A Redshank was heard calling from the Slurry Lagoon and the female Pintail was still present. PS

Brambling – 14th October

October 14, 2020Recent wildlife sightings14th October, 2020, Brambling, Fieldfare, pintail, Redpoll, Redwing, Siskin, Skylark, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning there were plenty of Redwing about and a few Fieldfares. Skylark, Redpoll and Siskin were also flying over and a Brambling was heard along the Ouse Dyke. One Pintail was still present on the Slurry Lagoon. PS.

Barn Owl – 24th November

November 24, 2019Recent wildlife sightings2019, 24th November, Barn Owl, Boundary Hedge, Brambling, Chiffchaff, Egyptian Goose, Linnets, Ouse Dyke, Reed Bunting, Wader ScrapePete Smith

This morning a Barn Owl was seen hunting along the Boundary Hedge. Two Egyptian Geese flew over to the flooded field across the river. The seed crop on the Wader Scrape had good numbers of Reed Buntings and Linnets feeding in it, a Brambling was heard near the bird table and a Chiffchaff was seen along the Ouse Dyke. PS.

Brambling – 8th April

April 8, 2019Recent wildlife sightings2019, 8th April, Brambling, carrion crow, Deep Pit, Raven., Slurry Lagoon, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning a Ringed Plover flew over the site towards the flooded fields by the Trent. A Raven was being mobbed by five or six Carrion Crows as it investigated the sheep and lambs across the river. A stunning male Brambling was in the Deep Pit, close to the bird table, showing really well and a Willow Warbler was singing from the Slurry Lagoon hedgerow. PS

Woodlark – 7th October

October 7, 2018Recent wildlife sightings2018, 7th October, Barn Owl, Bearded Tit, Brambling, Fieldfare, Jack Snipe, Meadow Pipit, Nuthatch, Patchwatch, peregrine, pintail, Redwing, Siskin, Skylark, Snipe, Stonechat, Swallow, water rail, Wigeon, WoodlarkPete Smith

This morning, during the Patchwatch, a light passage of migrant birds was observed. Species seen included Skylark (with one Woodlark amongst them), Redwing, Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, Swallow, Stonechat, Brambling and Siskin. On the Slurry Lagoon Wigeon, Pintail, Water Rail, Jack Snipe, Snipe and eight Bearded Tits were seen, a Nuthatch was seen in the corner of the Deep Pit and two Peregrines were on the pylon. Towards dusk a Barn Owl was seen. In total over seventy species were seen. PS.

Brambling – 12th February

February 13, 2018Recent wildlife sightings12th February, 2018, Brambling, Deep PitPete Smith

This morning two Bramblings flew into the Deep Pit. PS.

Brambling – 17th December

December 17, 2016Recent wildlife sightings17th December, 2016, Brambling, Cettis Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, water railPete Smith

This morning a Brambling flew, calling, along the north bank of the Slurry Lagoon. Also five Water Rail and three Cetti’s Warblers were heard. PS

Bearded Tit – 14th October.

October 14, 2016Recent wildlife sightings14th October, 2016, American Wigeon, Bearded Tit, Bittern, Brambling, Slurry Lagoon, WigeonPete Smith

This morning the Slurry Lagoon hosted four male and two female Bearded Tits, two Bitterns and the bird table attracted a Brambling with a group of Greenfinches.

Also on the Slurry Lagoon there were two Wigeon that looked suspiciously like American Wigeon. They were feeding on the submerged aquatic vegetation and one looked like a male moulting out of juvenile plumage. The other looked browner and more like a Eurasian Wigeon. PS.

Brambling – 17th January

January 17, 2016Recent wildlife sightings17th January, 2016, Barn Owl, Black Swan, Brambling, Gravel Pits, Little Gull, Ouse Dyke, Pink-footed Goose, Shelduck, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning a Brambling was seen amongst a flock of about 50 Chaffinches along the Ouse Dyke. Two Shelduck were on the Slurry Lagoon and the Black Swan was still with the Mute Swans and geese across the river. Two skeins of Pink-feet flew over and a single bird was with the Grey-lag flock. PS.

In the afternoon a Little Gull was briefly on the Slurry Lagoon and the Barn Owl was seen hunting around the Gravel Pits. NM.

Stonechat – 29th December

December 29, 2015Recent wildlife sightings2015, 29th December, Brambling, Causeway, Deep Pit, Frog, Red Admiral, Siskin, Stonechat, Wader ScrapePete Smith

This morning the male and female Stonechats were seen on the Wader Scrape. A Brambling and a Siskin were heard along the path on the north side of the Slurry Lagoon, and two Frogs were seen in the Deep Pit and a Red Admiral was seen on the Causeway. SC. PS.