Tag Archives: Ecopark

This afternoon there were three Whinchat still in the ecopark, also several of the Yellow Wagtails still remain and later a Spotted Flycatcher was seen. JDn.

Whimbrel – 18th August

August 18, 2022Recent wildlife sightingsBlack-tailed godwit, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Ecopark, Green Sandpiper, Lapwing, Marsh Harrier, peregrine, Redshank, Sedge Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, water rail, Whimbrel, Whitethroat, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning the Peregrine was on the new pylon. One Black-tailed Godwit was on the Slurry Lagoon with about forty Lapwings and a Water Rail skipped across in front of the bench. A flock of fourteen Whimbrel flew over the site to the south-west and a cream-top Marsh Harrier flushed all of the gulls as it quartered the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed before dropping into the reeds, where it stayed. A Green Sandpiper and a Redshank were on the Ecopark, the Redshank later visiting the Slurry Lagoon. Sedge and Willow Warblers were seen and heard along with Whitethroat, young Blackcaps and plenty of Chiffchaffs. IEP.

Yellow Wagtail – 29th July

July 29, 2022Recent wildlife sightings2022, 29th July, Ecopark, Green Sandpiper, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

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.

Whinchat – 16th May

May 16, 2022Recent wildlife sightings16th May, 2022, Ecopark, WhinchatPete Smith

Two Whinchat were seen this afternoon on the Ecopark. JDn.

Water Rail – 12th May

May 12, 2022Recent wildlife sightings12th May, 2022, cuckoo, Deep Pit, Ecopark, greenshank, Hobby, House Martin, Little Ringed Plover, Slurry Lagoon, Swift, water rail, Wood Sandpiper, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

This morning a pair of Water Rail were seen on the Slurry Lagoon, with a chick. The Cuckoo was singing from the Slurry Lagoon and Large Gravel Pit all morning. Up to six Swifts were foraging over the north end of the Deep Pit and Slurry Lagoon, with sometimes a small flock of House Martins. RJP.

A Hobby was seen over the Slurry Lagoon and 3 LRPs a Greenshank and 2 Wood Sandpipers were on the Ecopark along with 2 Yellow Wagtails. IEP.

Wood Sandpiper – 11th May

May 11, 2022Recent wildlife sightings11th May, 2022, Ecopark, greenshank, Ringed Plover, Ruddy Shelduck, Wood SandpiperPete Smith

This morning there were two Wood Sandpipers, a Greenshank, a Ringed Plover and a Ruddy Shelduck on the Ecopark. RW.

Whinchat – 5th May

May 5, 2022Recent wildlife sightings2022, 5th May, Common Tern, Deep Pit, Dingy Skipper, Ecopark, Green Hairstreak, Hobby, Holly Blue, Little Ringed Plover, Lower Path, Whinchat, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

This morning a female Winchat was on the Ecopark along with a Yellow Wagtail and 3 LRPs.
A Hobby passed over the Deep Pit heading south and there were six Common Terns on the Deep Pit. IEP.

Later on a male Whinchat was reported on the Ecopark. JDn/RW.

Five Holly Blues, five Green Hairstreaks and a Dingy Skipper were seen around the Deep Pit and along the Lower Path. PS.