Tag Archives: Stonechat

Stonechat – 10th February

February 10, 2022Recent wildlife sightings10thFebruary, 2022, Deep Pit, Ecopark, Goldeneye, Skylark, Sparrowhawk, StonechatPete Smith

The female Stonechat is still around the Ecopark. There was some movement of Skylarks over the site, two Sparrowhawks were seen and there were two pairs of Goldeneye in the Deep Pit. IEP.

Stonechat – 9th February

February 9, 2022Recent wildlife sightings2022, 9th February, Deep Pit, Ecopark, Goldeneye, StonechatPete Smith

Today there was a female Stonechat on the Ecopark and two pairs of Goldeneye on the Deep Pit. PR.

Stonechat – 1st November

November 1, 2021Recent wildlife sightings1st November, 2021, Brambling, Caspian gull, Coot, Deep Pit, duck, Ecopark, Great White Egret, gull, pintail, Slurry Lagoon, Stonechat, Wader Scrape, Wigeon, Yellow-legged GullPete Smith

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.

Stonechat – 17th February

February 17, 2021Recent wildlife sightings17th February, 2020, StonechatPete Smith

Today a pair of Stonechats were seen in the sub-station field. JDn.

Stonechat – 22nd November

November 22, 2020Recent wildlife sightings2020, 22nd November, Deep Pit, Goldeneye, Jay, kingfisher, Large Gravel Pit, Pochard, Shelduck, Slurry Lagoon, StonechatPete Smith

This morning a Stonechat was seen between the Wader Scrape and the Ouse Dyke banks. A Jay flew by as well as a Kingfisher. On the Slurry Lagoon there was a Shelduck, with a single Pochard on the Deep Pit and a Goldeneye on the Large Gravel Pit. PS

Stonechat – 25th October

October 25, 2020Recent wildlife sightings2020, 25th October, Redpoll, Slurry Lagoon, StonechatPete Smith

This morning a pair of Stonechats were seen near the sub-station. There were plenty of Redpolls flying about and some were on the birches at the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon. PS.

Stonechat – 9th March

March 9, 2020Recent wildlife sightings2020, 9th March, Causeway, Deep Pit, StonechatPete Smith

This morning a female Stonechat was seen inside the Deep Pit from the Causeway. PS.

Stonechat – 18th March

March 18, 2019Recent wildlife sightings18th March, 2019, Stonechat, Wader ScrapePete Smith

This afternoon a male Stonechat was reported on the Wader Scrape. JMD.

Stonechat – 17th February

February 17, 2019Recent wildlife sightings17th February, 2019, Slurry Lagoon, StonechatPete Smith

This morning a male Stonechat was seen on the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon. JF.

Woodlark – 7th October

October 7, 2018Recent wildlife sightings2018, 7th October, Barn Owl, Bearded Tit, Brambling, Fieldfare, Jack Snipe, Meadow Pipit, Nuthatch, Patchwatch, peregrine, pintail, Redwing, Siskin, Skylark, Snipe, Stonechat, Swallow, water rail, Wigeon, WoodlarkPete Smith

This morning, during the Patchwatch, a light passage of migrant birds was observed. Species seen included Skylark (with one Woodlark amongst them), Redwing, Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, Swallow, Stonechat, Brambling and Siskin. On the Slurry Lagoon Wigeon, Pintail, Water Rail, Jack Snipe, Snipe and eight Bearded Tits were seen, a Nuthatch was seen in the corner of the Deep Pit and two Peregrines were on the pylon. Towards dusk a Barn Owl was seen. In total over seventy species were seen. PS.