Tag Archives: Willow Warbler

Common Tern – 30th April

April 30, 2024Recent wildlife sightingsCommon Tern, Deep Pit, Green Hairstreak, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning two Common Terns were seen over the Deep Pit. One was seen to land briefly on one of the Tern Platforms. At least fifteen Green Hairstreaks were counted.

Common Tern – Jason Vickers

Willow Warbler – Peter Smith.

Marsh Harrier – 17th April

April 17, 2024Recent wildlife sightingscarrion crow, Green Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier, Slurry Lagoon, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning a female Marsh harrier was seen over the Slurry Lagoon, attended by Carrion Crows. A Green Sandpiper was also seen. JV.

Carrion Crow and Marsh Harrier – Jason Vickers.

Willow Warbler – Jason Vickers.

Cattle Egret – 9th April

April 9, 2024Recent wildlife sightings2024, 9th April, Cattle Egret, House Martin, Reed Warbler, Sand Martin, Sedge Warbler, Swallow, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning there were plenty of hirundines about and Willow, Sedge and Reed Warblers singing. In mid-morning seven Cattle Egrets flew north, along the river and then crossed the pylon path and returned whence they came except for one that landed in a riverside ash tree, where Black-headed Gulls proceeded to mob it. It then flew over the power lines and into a Deep Pit willow, where it stayed. PS.

Cattle Egrets – Neil Hodgkinson

Cattle Egret – Peter Smith

In the evening four House Martins were seen near the railway bridge. MC.

Sedge Warbler – 8th April

April 8, 2024Recent wildlife sightings2024, 8th April, Grasshopper Warbler, Little Gull, Marsh Harrier, Marsh Tit, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Slurry Lagoon., Wheatear, Whitethroat, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning a Little Gull and a Wheatear were seen and the first Sedge Warbler was singing. JV.

By early afternoon there were 2 Sedge Warblers, 4 Reed Warblers, 18 singing Willow Warblers and a Whitethroat plus a singing Marsh Tit by the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon. The Little Gull was still present. Later in the afternoon a juvenile Marsh Harrier was seen flying high over the site to the east. MC.

There was a Grasshopper Warbler heard by the railway bridge, by the steps. RW.

Marsh Tit – Miles Cluff

Little Gull – 6th April

April 7, 2024Recent wildlife sightings2024, 6th April, Deep Pit, Little Gull, Sand Martin, Scaup, Slurry Lagoon, Swallow, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning there were five Willow Warblers singing and a Swallow was seen with four Sand Martins. There was also a report of a Scaup. PD.

Later a 1st summer Little Gull was flying over the Slurry Lagoon and Deep Pit. MC.

Little Gull – Miles Cluff

Willow Warbler – 29th March

April 1, 2023Recent wildlife sightings2023, 29th March, Causeway, Large Gravel Pit, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning a Willow Warbler was heard singing from beside the Large Gravel Pit. RJP.

In the afternoon one was heard from the southern end of the Causeway. JDn.

Whinchat – 6th September

September 6, 2022Recent wildlife sightings2022, 6th September, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Lapwing, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, water rail, Whinchat, Whitethroat, Wigeon, Willow WarblerPete Smith

Today there were four Whinchats in the rough field beside the sub-station. The Slurry Lagoon had twelve Lapwings and ten Wigeon and lots of Water Rail activity in front of the Causeway bench. There were lots of warblers still foraging for calories for their migration, including Reed, Sedge, Willow Warblers, Whitethroats, Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs. PS.

Whimbrel – 18th August

August 18, 2022Recent wildlife sightingsBlack-tailed godwit, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Ecopark, Green Sandpiper, Lapwing, Marsh Harrier, peregrine, Redshank, Sedge Warbler, Slurry Lagoon, water rail, Whimbrel, Whitethroat, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning the Peregrine was on the new pylon. One Black-tailed Godwit was on the Slurry Lagoon with about forty Lapwings and a Water Rail skipped across in front of the bench. A flock of fourteen Whimbrel flew over the site to the south-west and a cream-top Marsh Harrier flushed all of the gulls as it quartered the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed before dropping into the reeds, where it stayed. A Green Sandpiper and a Redshank were on the Ecopark, the Redshank later visiting the Slurry Lagoon. Sedge and Willow Warblers were seen and heard along with Whitethroat, young Blackcaps and plenty of Chiffchaffs. IEP.

Little Gull – 23rd April

April 23, 2022Recent wildlife sightings2022, 23rd April, Arctic Tern, cuckoo, Garden Warbler, Large Gravel Pit, Lesser Whitethroat, Little Gull, Raven, Slurry Lagoon, St.Mark's Fly, Whimbrel, Willow WarblerPete Smith

This morning there was a passage of Little Gulls through the reserve. At about 08.00 ten flew through to the north. Later a single flew through and then decided to stop on the Large Gravel Pit where, at about 11.40, eleven more flew in and joined it. They were hawking St. Marks Flies over the water and were later joined by one Arctic Tern. There were also two Whimbrel seen early on, flying through to the NE. Two Ravens were around the Slurry Lagoon and a Cuckoo was also seen there. Three Lesser Whitethroats and a Garden Warbler were singing along with most of the other warbler species. PS.

Green Hairstreak – 14th April

April 14, 2022Recent wildlife sightings14th April, 2022, Blackcap, Brimstone, Cettis Warbler, Chiffchaff, Green Hairstreak, Holly Blue, Orange Tip., Peacock, Sand Martin, Sedge Warbler, Small Tortoiseshell, Swallow, Whitethroat, Willow WarblerPete Smith

The ‘Bird Walk – Migrants’ went well today with eight of us present. We saw Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Whitethroats, Sedge Warblers and Cetti’s Warblers. There were Swallows and Sand Martins by the railway bridge. As the morning warmed up butterflies emerged with Brimstone, Orange-tip, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Green Hairstreak and Holly Blue all seen.