Tag Archives: Reed Warbler

Cuckoo – 26th April

May 7, 2020Recent wildlife sightings2020, 26th April, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, cuckoo, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, Whitethroat, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning two Cuckoos were calling from opposite sides of the Slurry Lagoon. There were seventeen singing Chiffchaffs, ten singing Willow Warblers, fourteen singing Blackcaps, four singing Garden Warblers, seven singing Lesser Whitethroats, twelve singing Whitethroats, thirteen singing Sedge Warblers and ten singing Reed Warblers. PS.

Raven – 14th April

May 7, 2020Recent wildlife sightings14th April, 2020, carrion crow, Raven, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning at Netherfield there were seven singing Willow Warblers, three singing Whitethroats, four singing Sedge Warblers and two singing Reed Warblers. A Raven was seen being mobbed by two Carrion Crows close to the railway bridge. PS.

Hobby – 8th September

September 8, 2019Recent wildlife sightings2019, 8th September, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Hobby, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

This morning, during the Birdcount, two Yellow Wagtails and good numbers of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps were recorded. A Sedge Warbler and a Reed Warbler were in the Slurry Lagoon reed bed and a Hobby was hawking dragonflies over the Deep Pit. PS.

Redstart – 19th April

April 19, 2019Recent wildlife sightings19th April, 2019, Causeway, Common Tern, Deep Pit, Lesser Whitethroat, Redstart, Reed Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, WhitethroatPete Smith

This morning two Reed Warblers were singing from the Slurry Lagoon reed bed, two Whitethroats and a Lesser Whitethroat were also singing. A Common Tern was flying around the tern platforms but left after a short while. On the Causeway a female Redstart was seen catching insects from the fencing and, near the Slurry Lagoon dry end, a male Redstart was also seen. PS.

Yellow Wagtail – 28th August

August 28, 2017Recent wildlife sightings2017, 28th August, Reed Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, Sparrowhawk, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

This morning a Yellow Wagtail flew over the site to the south. A Sparrowhawk was seen to fly in a direct line in fast, active flight, across the Slurry Lagoon and straight into the reeds on the opposite side to emerge almost straight away with what was presumably a hapless Reed Warbler in its talons. PS.

Reed Warbler – 14th April

April 14, 2017Recent wildlife sightings14th April, 2017, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, Swallow, WhitethroatPete Smith

This morning two Reed Warblers were singing in the north-east corner of the Slurry Lagoon reed bed. There was still only one Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat, but a few more Swallows are in. PS.

Hobby – 17th May

May 17, 2016Recent wildlife sightings17th May, 2016, cuckoo, Gravel Pits, Hobby, Reed Warbler, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning there were two Cuckoos around the Gravel Pits. More Reed Wablers have arrived, with numbers now topping twenty singing males, and, in the afternoon, a Hobby was seen over the Slurry Lagoon dry end. PS.

Cuckoo – 7th May

May 7, 2016Recent wildlife sightings2016, 7th May, cuckoo, Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler, Sedge WarblerPete Smith

At least four Cuckoos moved through the site this morning, going north. Garden Warbler numbers have now reached 11 singing males and Reed and Sedge Warblers are present in substantial numbers now too. PS.

Shelduck – 18th April

April 18, 2016Recent wildlife sightings18th April, 2016, Common Tern, Deep Pit, Reed Warbler, Shelduck, Wader Scrape, WheatearPete Smith

This morning there were two Shelducks on the Wader Scrape. There were still two Wheatears on the ploughed field beyond the Wader Scrape. The Reed Warbler was still singing in the NW corner of the Deep Pit and a Common Tern was on one of the platforms in the Deep Pit. PS.

Redstart – 17th April

April 17, 2016Recent wildlife sightings17th April, 2016, Causeway, Deep Pit, Grasshopper Warbler, Large Gravel Pit, Lesser Whitethroat, Redstart, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Wader Scrape, Whitethroat, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

This morning, on the Causeway, a male Redstart was seen, first on the bench and then it flew into the Deep Pit and foraged along the bank. There was a Reed Warbler singing in the reeds at the north-west end of the Deep Pit. There are still some Wheatears on the field beyond the Wader Scrape and more Whitethroats, Lesser Whitethroats and Sedge Warblers are in. A Yellow Wagtail flew along the Causeway and a Grasshopper Warbler was reeling near the north-west corner of the Large Gravel Pit. PS.