Tag Archives: Swallow

Sedge Warbler – 1st April

April 1, 2017Recent wildlife sightings1st April, 2017, Sedge Warbler, Swallow, Whitethroat, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning a Sedge Warbler was singing. Also a Whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Swallow were seen. RW.

Blackcap – 31st March

March 31, 2017Recent wildlife sightings2017, 31st March, Blackcap, Little Ringed Plover, Pipistrelle, Slurry Lagoon, Swallow, WhitethroatPete Smith

This evening a Blackcap was singing from the ash trees on the north bank of the Slurry Lagoon. PS.

Late report :- This morning a Common Whitethroat and a Swallow were seen. Later a Little Ringed Plover circled the site. In the evening a Pipistrelle was seen. RW.

Willow Warbler – 30th March

March 30, 2017Recent wildlife sightings2017, 30th March, Boundary Hedge, Railway Bridge, Sand Martin, Swallow, Wheatear, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning a Willow Warbler was singing in the Boundary Hedge. JDn.

In the afternoon a Swallow was by the Railway Bridge with eleven Sand Martins and two Wheatears were on the Severn/Trent fields. RW.

Goldeneye – 15th October

October 15, 2016Recent wildlife sightings15th October, 2016, Bearded Tit, Bittern, Goldeneye, Swallow, WigeonPete Smith

This morning two Goldeneye were seen on the Slurry Lagoon. Also seen were four Bearded Tits, two Swallows and a Bittern.

The Suspicious Wigeon remain that, as better views were obtained than yesterday. On one the moulting flanks were showing grey, not the hoped for smokey pink. It also showed an anomalous dark stripe on the crown of the head. The jury is still out on this pair. PS.

Whinchat – 18th September

September 18, 2016Recent wildlife sightings18th September, 2016, Large Gravel Pit, peregrine, Red-crested Pochard, Slurry Lagoon, Snipe, Swallow, Whinchat, WigeonPete Smith

This morning, during the Bird Walk, a male Whinchat was found near the sub-station railings, a Peregrine was on one of the pylons, a Red-crested Pochard was on the Slurry Lagoon, and four Snipe flew over the Slurry Lagoon reed-beds. Several large flocks of tits and warblers were seen and a passage of Swallows was under way. On the Large Gravel Pit the group of four or five Wigeon, seen on Friday, had grown to nearer eighty. PS.

Red-crested Pochard – 11th September

September 11, 2016Recent wildlife sightings11th September, 2016, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler, Red-crested Pochard, Slurry Lagoon, Swallow, Whitethroat, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning, during the bird count, two Red-crested Pochard were seen on the Slurry Lagoon. Large mixed flocks of warblers were foraging around the site, mainly Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps but Whitethroats, a Willow Warbler and a Garden Warbler were also seen. Several family groups of Swallows were also going through during the morning. PS.

Redstart – 6th September

September 7, 2016Recent wildlife sightings2016, 6th September, Hobby, Railway Bridge, Redstart, Slurry Lagoon, SwallowPete Smith

This afternoon a female/juvenile Redstart was seen beside the Slurry Lagoon, near the access gate, and a Hobby was harassing the Swallows near the railway bridge. SC, PG.

Redstart – 27th April

April 27, 2016Recent wildlife sightings2016, 27th April, Large Gravel Pit, Little Ringed Plover, Redstart, Swallow, Wader Scrape, WheatearPete Smith

This afternoon a female Redstart was found. Also three male Wheatears were on the ploughed field beyond the Wader Scrape. Forty-two Swallows were over the Large Gravel Pit and a Little Ringed Plover was on the riverside flood. RW.

Grasshopper Warbler – 15th April

April 15, 2016Recent wildlife sightings15th April, 2016, Common Tern, Grasshopper Warbler, Little Ringed Plover, Swallow, Wader Scrape, Wheatear, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

This evening there was a Grasshopper Warbler reeling by Willow Pond, eleven Wheatears on the ploughed field beyond the Wader Scrape, one Yellow Wagtail, nine Swallows, a Common Tern and two Little Ringed Plovers on the riverside flood. RW.

Redstart – 9th April

April 9, 2016Recent wildlife sightings2016, 9th April, Blackcap, Brimstone, Causeway, Chiffchaff, Large Gravel Pit, Plantation, Red Kite, Redstart, Sand Martin, Sedge Warbler, Small Tortoiseshell, Swallow, Wheatear, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning a male Redstart was seen in the Plantation, near the Causeway end. A Sedge Warbler was singing down the bank and at least five Willow Warblers were singing around the site. Up to fifteen Chiffchaffs were singing and two Blackcaps, and a Swallow was with the Sand Martins by the railway bridge. At least two Wheatears were still on the ploughed field beyond the Wader Scrape and there was still one Goldeneye on the Large Gravel Pit. A Small Tortoiseshell and a Brimstone were seen in flight. PS.

There was also a report of a distant view of a Red Kite, towards Carlton.