Tag Archives: Mute Swan

Whooper Swan – 25th March

March 26, 2024Recent wildlife sightings2024, 25th March, Mute Swan, Slurry Lagoon, Whooper SwanPete Smith

This morning eight Whooper Swans landed on the Slurry Lagoon. Unfortunately the resident Mute Swans were a little put out, so the Whoopers left. JV

Whooper Swans – Jason Vickers

Bittern – 7th June

June 7, 2021Recent wildlife sightings2021, 7th June, Bittern, cuckoo, Deep Pit, Large Gravel Pit, Little Egret, Mute Swan, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning a Bittern was seen, first flying around the Deep Pit and then over the Slurry Lagoon, there was also a Little Egret in the Deep Pit. The Mute Swans on the Slurry Lagoon now have five cygnets and the pair on the Large Gravel Pit have three. A Cuckoo was heard calling for about an hour from the large willow by the Large Gravel Pit. PS.

Goosander – 1st January

January 1, 2021Recent wildlife sightings1st January, 2021, Ecopark, Egyptian Goose, Goosander, Green Sandpiper, Mute SwanPete Smith

This morning a female Goosander flew over the site from the river. On the green field across the river a small herd of Mute Swans was accompanied by a pair of Egyptian Geese and on the flooded Ecopark the Green Sandpiper was still present. PS.

Cuckoo – 27th June

June 27, 2020Recent wildlife sightings27th June, Common Tern, cuckoo, Mute Swan, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning there were two male Cuckoos calling around the reserve. The Slurry Lagoon Swans have lost another cygnet and are now down to one. The tern platforms have at least seven pairs of Common Terns on nests now. PS.

Barnacle Goose – 28th October

October 28, 2018Recent wildlife sightings2018, 28th October, Barnacle goose, Chiffchaff, Fox, Large Gravel Pit, Mute Swan, peregrine, Pink-footed Goose, Ruff, Slurry Lagoon, Whooper Swan, Wigeon, YellowhammerPete Smith

This morning the Ruff was still present on the Slurry Lagoon but was flushed by a Fox. There were also 25 Wigeon. On the Large Gravel Pit there were two Whooper Swans and a Barnacle Goose with about thirty Mute Swans. The two Peregrines were on the pylons and a Yellowhammer and Chiffchaff were also recorded. About 100 Pink-footed Geese flew over to the west. PS.

Hobby – 21st May

May 21, 2017Recent wildlife sightings2017, 21st May, Coot, cuckoo, Great Crested Grebe, Hobby, Mute Swan, Railway Bridge, Slurry Lagoon, Swallow, warblersPete Smith

This morning, during the Warbler Walk, nine warblers were seen or heard (just Grasshopper Warbler missing). A Hobby attacked the Swallows at the Railway Bridge, but they saw it coming. The Slurry Lagoon Mute Swans now have eight cygnets and there are several Coot families and the Great Crested Grebes on the Slurry Lagoon still have their chick. Earlier on, at about 08.00hrs a Cuckoo was singing from an ash tree beside the railway line. PS.

Sand Martin – 19th March

March 19, 2017Recent wildlife sightings19th March, 2017, Lesser Redpoll, Lower Path, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Pied Wagtail, Sand MartinPete Smith

This morning two Sand Martins were seen flying over the site, to the south. There were four Lesser Redpoll on the Lower Path and ten migrating Pied Wagtails were seen on the Severn/Trent fields. An Oystercatcher was on one of the tern-tables and a flock of 42 Mute Swans was grazing across the river. PS.

Pintail – 3rd January

January 3, 2016Recent wildlife sightings2016, 3rd January, Cettis Warbler, Golden-eye, Large Gravel Pit, Little Egret, Mute Swan, pintail, Redwing, Slurry Lagoon, Song Thrush, Stonechat, Wader ScrapePete Smith

Happy New Year

This morning a drake Pintail touched down briefly on the Slurry Lagoon and the two Stonechats were together on the Wader Scrape. There were five Little Egrets and a herd of about forty Mute Swans across the river, upstream from the Railway Bridge, and a small flock of mixed Redwings and Song Thrushes on the Wader Scrape, with another four Song Thrushes singing around the reserve. Five Cetti’s Warblers were heard and eleven Golden-eye were on the Large Gravel Pit. PS.

Red-crested Pochard – 26th May

May 26, 2014Recent wildlife sightings2014, 26th May, cuckoo, Deep Pit, Mute Swan, Red-crested Pochard, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

A Red-crested Pochard drake was on the Slurry Lagoon this morning. At least two Cuckoos were calling and a second brood of cygnets has appeared in the Deep Pit. PS.

Mute Swan – 19th February

February 19, 2014Recent wildlife sightings19th February, 2014, Coltsfoot, Mute Swan, teal, WigeonPete Smith

Across the river from the reserve, a herd of almost sixty Mute Swans are feeding on the rape field. Most of the Teal and Wigeon have now left the site. Another sign of the approach of spring is the first Coltsfoot flower of the year. PS.