This morning the cream-top Marsh Harrier with red wing-tags was seen quartering the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed. Also seen was a Weasel, which ran across the Causeway. PS.
Tag Archives: Marsh Harrier
Marsh Harrier – 16th January
This morning there was a male Marsh Harrier hunting over the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed. Two crows attacked it but it landed in the reed-bed and they flew off. PS
Marsh Harrier – 11th January
This morning a female Marsh Harrier was hunting over the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed. Also seen were a Peregrine, two Buzzards, a Kestrel and a Sparrowhawk. Later two Great White Egrets flew over the site and a Redpoll and Chiffchaff were in one of the Deep Pit birches. PS
Bittern – 17th December
This morning a Bittern was seen, flying over the Large Gravel Pit. There was also a report of a Marsh Harrier over the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed at about mid-day. RJP.
Marsh Harrier – 4th August
This morning, during the Bird Walk, two ravens were on the pylons and also crossed and re-crossed the site several times. A Water Rail dashed across the gap in front of the Causeway benches, a female Marsh Harrier flew over the site but continued over the river, and a Hobby was over the Small Gravel Pit. Also the first few Siskins were heard passing over-head. PS.
Ravens.
Marsh Harrier – 20th August
This morning, during the Wildlife Walk, a female Marsh Harrier, being chased by a Common Tern, flew over the Slurry Lagoon. When the tern lost interest it began quartering the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed before dropping in. Later it took off again and flew around the Large Gravel Pit before gaining height and disappearing high towards the east. PS.
Female Marsh Harrier.
Swift – 21st April
In the morning 15 Bar-tailed Godwits flew NE along the Trent. In the afternoon a Marsh Harrier flew over, a Swift flew over the Causeway(RW). In total 66 Little Gulls few into the Deep Pit (58 in one flock), 20 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Whimbrel, Little Ringed Plover and Green Sandpiper were also seen. MC.
In the evening a Grasshopper Warbler was heard for the second night running in the sub-station field. RJP.
Marsh Harrier – 22nd March
This morning a female Marsh Harrier was seen quartering the Slurry Lagoon. It then flew over the Plantation and the Wader Scrape before flying over the Severn/Trent farmland. Along the Lower Path, two male Brimstones were patrolling. PS.
Bearded Reedlings – 16th January
Late morning a female Marsh Harrier was seen over the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed. In the early afternoon at least four Bearded Reedlings were heard on the eastern side of the reed-bed. MW. MC.
Marsh Harrier – 12th January
This morning a female Marsh Harrier was seen quartering the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed. There were also nineteen Snipe and three Chiffchaffs on the Ecopark. IEP.