This morning a Curlew flew over the site, calling twice. It circled the Wader Scrape before continuing north. The drake Pintail was still on the Slurry Lagoon and an Oystercatcher was across the river on the flash. PS.
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Pintail – 27th March
This morning the male Pintail had moved from the Ecopark Pool to the Slurry Lagoon. Three Blackcaps were singing along the Lower Path, two Water Rails were heard, a Peregrine flew over the site and two Roe Deer were seen in the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed. PS.
Whooper Swan – 3rd November
This morning there were 11 Whooper Swan in total. 6 flew through west calling, there was a single bird briefly on the Large Gravel Pit before being chased off by Mute Swans and 4 flew east late morning. -The 1st winter Caspian Gull was still on the Deep Pit.-c250 Redwing in several flocks through the morning.- A Drake Pintail still on the Eco-park.- 10+ Skylark through. MC.


Stonechat – 1st November
This morning a pair of Stonechats were on the Ecopark. The Slurry Lagoon had masses of ducks, coots and gulls on it, including over 250 Wigeon. PG.
In the afternoon there were two Caspian Gulls and five Yellow-legged Gulls in the Deep Pit area. A Great White Egret was on the Wader Scrape, a Pintail on the Ecopark and two Bramblings on the Severn/Trent field. MC.
Pintail – 16th October
This evening a male Pintail was on the Slurry Lagoon, plus a Great White Egret. About 1,250 Starlings came in to roost in the reed-bed. JDn.
Five whooper Swans flew over the site and a Barn Owl was hunting. Noctule and Pipistrelle are still active. RW
Pintail – 5th February
The pair of Pintail are still on the Large Gravel Pit. RW.
Pintail – 3rd February
Today there were two Pintail on the Large Gravel Pit. In the evening there was a large murmuration of Starlings over the Slurry Lagoon. AN/KW.
A Bittern flew across the Slurry Lagoon at dusk. RW.
Woodcock – 25th November
This morning a Woodcock was seen in the Slurry Lagoon reed bed, near the bench. The Pintail was on the Slurry Lagoon and a Chiffchaff was on the Deep Pit bank. PS.
Red-crested Pochard – 8th November
This morning, during the bird count, a male and female Red-crested Pochard were on the Large Gravel Pit, along with a male Pintail. There was a flock of over twenty Lesser Redpoll at the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon. The Greylag Goose flock now numbers well over 1,000. PS.
Brambling – 6th November
This morning a Brambling was calling from the bushes at the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon and nearby, in the Birches, was a small flock of Lesser Redpolls. A Redshank was heard calling from the Slurry Lagoon and the female Pintail was still present. PS