This morning the flooded areas , especially the Wader Scrape, had attracted good numbers of Mallard, Teal and Gadwall and there were five Goldeneye on the Deep Pit. In the late morning a Great White Egret flew over the Slurry Lagoon. PS.
This morning a pair of Mediterranean Gulls were seen flying over the Slurry Lagoon. Later one was seen on the Deep Pit. A Raven was seen on the pylons and an Egyptian Goose flew through. PS.
Later a Yellow Wagtail flew over the Wader Scrape and a Common Tern was seen in the Deep Pit. MC.
This morning a female Marsh Harrier was seen quartering the Slurry Lagoon. It then flew over the Plantation and the Wader Scrape before flying over the Severn/Trent farmland. Along the Lower Path, two male Brimstones were patrolling. PS.
This morning the Little Ringed Plover was on the Severn/Trent field, close to the Ecopark. A female Marsh Harrier was hunting over the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed until it drifted off to the south-west. A Snipe was on the Wader Scrape and a Willow Warbler was singing near the Reed-bed Walk. Briefly two Sand Martins were hawking insects over the Slurry Lagoon. PS.
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.
This morning a Water Rail was showing well at the edge of the large pool on the Wader Scrape. A Raven was posing at the top of a pylon and two flocks of 200 and 25 Lapwings flew through high and to the south. PS.
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.
This morning a Brambling flew over the Wader Scrape. Later two Lesser Redpolls were also seen. PS.
This morning a juvenile Arctic Tern was seen on the Slurry Lagoon before flying off in the direction of Holme Pierrepont. A Jay was seen flying along the hedge by the Wader Scrape and several Redpolls were seen flying between the Slurry Lagoon Birches. PS
This morning a Ruddy Shelduck accompanied three Egyptian Geese as they flew over the site. The Jack Snipe was still on the Wader Scrape. PS.