Tag Archives: Little Egret

Little Ringed Plover – 14th March

March 14, 2013Recent wildlife sightings14th March, 2013, Little Egret, Little Ringed Plover, Ouse Dyke, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This afternoon there were two Little Egrets in the Ouse Dyke and a Little Ringed Plover on the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon, near the beach. PS.

Barn Owl – 4th March

March 4, 2013Recent wildlife sightings2013, 4th March, Barn Owl, Buzzard, Little Egret, SnipePete Smith

The Barn Owl was seen again this evening hunting beside the Large Gravel Pit. Also seen were two Little Egrets, eight Snipe and a Buzzard. RW.

Lesser Redpoll – 20th January

January 20, 2013Recent wildlife sightings20th January 2013, Chiffchaff, Lesser Redpoll, Little EgretJacqueline

Six Lesser Redpoll were feeding near the Grand Staircase today and at least two Chiffchaff were again seen in the Ouse Dyke together with one Little Egret. The Slurry Lagoon is completely frozen over apart from a small area kept open by the family of Swans. JMD.

Chiffchaff – 13th January

January 13, 2013Recent wildlife sightings13rd January, 2013, Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, Lesser Redpoll, Little Egret, Ouse Dyke, Shelduck, tealPete Smith

The weather was cold with a dusting of snow on the ground when we met at dawn to do the bird count. Four Chiffchaffs flew from the pipe where the Ouse Dyke flows from under Teal Close, where they may have been roosting. Other birds recorded included Grey Wagtail, Lesser Redpolls, Little Egrets, a Shelduck and over 400 Teal. PS.

IMG_2929a - Snowscene — The cold light of dawn

Goosander – 1st January

January 1, 2013Recent wildlife sightings1st January, 2013, Blackbird, Goosander, Little Egret, RedwingPete Smith

A male Goosander flew up river over the railway bridge this morning. Most of the winter thrushes have gone now, only a few Redwings and Blackbirds remain. They’ve stripped most of the berries and the Blackbirds are eating the rose hips. Three Little Egrets were also seen, along the Ouse Dyke. PS.

Waxwing – 2nd December

December 2, 2012Recent wildlife sightings2012, 2nd December, Fieldfare, goldfinch, Goosander, Lapwing, Little Egret, Lower Path, Ouse Dyke, peregrine, Redpoll, Redshank, Redwing, Siskin, Snipe, WaxwingPete Smith

This morning there were large flocks of thrushes and finches along the railway embankment. There were hundreds of Redwings with smaller numbers of Fieldfares and amongst the thrush flock were twelve Waxwings. About thirty Linnets were in a flock with Goldfinches and a few Redpolls. Near the ford on the Lower Path a Treecreeper was investigating the bark on an ash tree. Across the river seven Herons stood amongst the still puddled fields with flocks of Black-headed Gulls and Grey-lag Geese. Amongst them were a few Lapwings and two Redshank. In some Alders between the Boundary Hedge and the Ouse Dyke, three Siskins were feeding with Goldfinches and on the Ouse Dyke bank five Redpoll were feeding on stinging nettle seeds. One male had a beautiful, soft, rose-pink breast. Along the Ouse Dyke three Little Egrets were feeding and ten Snipe circled around before settling near the National Grid development. A Peregrine was also seen over the Severn/Trent land. In the afternoon two Goosander were seen flying up river. PS.

Little Egret – 25th November

November 25, 2012Recent wildlife sightings2012, 25th November, Barn Owl, Cettis Warbler, Chiffchaff, ducks, Goldcrest, Little Egret, Ouse Dyke, Plantation, Slurry Lagoon, Thrushes, Toad, Trent, water railPete Smith

This morning the results of last night’s rain were obvious as you looked along the Ouse Dyke. It had obviously burst its banks during the night but was now running high and muddy in its course. The Trent was also swollen and had spread across nearby fields. Five Little Egrets were together in the Ouse Dyke. Two Chiffchaffs were found and a Goldcrest. There were also plenty of ducks and winter thrushes about.

Later, in the afternoon, two crows chased a Barn Owl along the Ouse Dyke and into the Plantation. Three Cetti’s Warblers were heard singing and four Water Rail were squabbling in the Slurry Lagoon reed bed and a Toad was seen, crawling across the Slurry Lagoon path. PS.

Bearded Tit – 28th October

October 28, 2012Recent wildlife sightings2012, 28th October, Bearded Tit, Chiffchaff, Fieldfare, Little Egret, Redpoll, Redwing, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

A Bearded Tit was heard in the reed bed in the NE corner of the Slurry Lagoon this morning. It was later seen by another observer as it flew out into the centre of the reed bed on the dry end. There were also two Little Egrets, several Redpolls, and a Chiffchaff. Redwing and Fieldfares were also seen in small numbers. PS.

Egyptian Goose – 25th October

October 25, 2012Recent wildlife sightings25th October 2012, Egyptian Goose, Little Egret, Slurry Lagoon, StarlingsJacqueline

A single Egyptian Goose flew onto the Slurry Lagoon late afternoon with the Canadas and Greylags. A Little Egret was spotted but no further sightings of the Great White. The Starling roost was again impressive with wave after wave of birds decending into the Slurry reed bed – hard to assess numbers but perhaps between 7 and 8,000 birds in total. JMD RW.

Little Egret – 10th August

August 10, 2012Recent wildlife sightings10th August 2012, Heron, Little Egret, Wader ScrapeJacqueline

A Little Egret stopped off at our Wader Scrape this evening but it was prevented from feeding by one of the local Herons who harassed it constantly and then chased it away down the Dyke. JMD.