Tag Archives: Pied Wagtail

Spotted Flycatcher – 25th August

August 25, 2019Recent wildlife sightings2019, 25th August, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Great White Egret, House Martin, Lesser Whitethroat, Lower Path, Pied Wagtail, Railway Bridge, Sand Martin, Spotted Flycatcher, Swallow, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

This morning a flock of about 140 House Martins, 40 Swallows and one or two Sand Martins were on the wires by the railway bridge. Also there were two juvenile Pied Wagtails and a juvenile Yellow Wagtail. Along the Lower Path in a walnut tree near the signal box were two Spotted Flycatchers with Blackcaps, Garden Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat. PS.

There was also a report of a Great White Egret circling the site late morning. NH.

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.

Curlew – 17th March

March 17, 2013Recent wildlife sightings17th March, 2013, Curlew, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Little Ringed Plover, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Slurry Lagoon, teal, Wader ScrapePete Smith

This morning the Little Ringed Plover was seen again on the Wader Scrape, along with 32 Gadwall, 2 Teal and a male Goldeneye. A Curlew flew over the site and there was a mixed flock of Pied Wagtails and Meadow Pipits on the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon. PS.

Cetti’s Warbler – 6th March

March 6, 2011Recent wildlife sightings2011, 6th March, birds, Deep Pit, Grey Wagtail, Lower Path, peregrine, Pied Wagtail, Slurry Lagoon, water rail, Willow titPete Smith

A cold wind was blowing as we walked around the site today but a pair of Grey Wagtails and a pair of Pied Wagtails did not seem too bothered by it, even though the male Grey Wagtail’s tail was blown right over his back at one time. The Cetti’s Warbler was heard in the Deep pit and the pair of Peregrines was perched on a pylon ( is this a different pair to those seen on the Newton Building ?). Three Water Rail were heard on the Slurry Lagoon and a Willow Tit was heard along the Lower Path. PS/AE/AR/DG/PG/RW.