Attenborough Nature Centre

Current Opening Times

 Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm.   Weekends 9am - 6pm.       Last orders 30 mins before closing time      
Access to the Reserve, 7am-dusk 
                       

with the Wildlife Trusts, Nottinghamshire  

Sightings

Thank you to Nottingham Birdwatchers for providing this information. link to Notts Birders

A sightings log book is available at the reception desk of the visitor centre to record your daily sightings.

 

For details of our forthcoming OPTICRON optics demonstration day click here

 

February 2008

Monday 18th - River Path: 15 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Common Snipe, 1 Goosander.

Saturday 16th - Delta Hide: 2 Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk, Reed Bunting [numerous displays], Bittern

Friday 15th - 1 Red-crested Pochard [female with a small group of Mallard in SW corner of Tween Pond]. Cricket Ground: 6 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare

Sunday 10th - Goosander.

Friday 8th - Beeston Pond: 2 Goosander. Main Pond: 16 Goosander, 5 Common Goldeneye. Clifton Pit: Oystercatcher, 90 Northern Lapwing, 8 Common Goldeneye. Erewash Field: Jack Snipe, 3 Common Snipe, 5 Meadow Pipit. Delta: Bittern [17:15], Common Buzzard, 3 Water Rail, 32 Shoveler.

Wednesday 6th - Water Rail.

Saturday 2nd - Oystercatcher, Bittern, Kingfisher, 3 x Shellduck.

Friday 1st - Delta Gate: Willow Tit, Coal Tit. Clifton Pit: 300 Golden Plover [over to SW]. Coneries: 4 Goosander, Chiffchaff. 

Archived Sightings

Jan 2008        Dec 2007       Nov 2007       Oct 2007         Sept 2007          Aug 2007

July 2007        June 2007       May 2007        April 2007        March 2007       February 2007

Jan 2007        Dec 2006        Oct 2006          Sept 2006         August 2006      July 2006

June 2006      May 2006        April 2006        March 2006      Feb 2006           Jan 2006

Dec 2005       Nov 2005        Oct 2005          Sept 2005

 

A range of OPTICRON Binoculars and Spotting Scopes are now available in the shop.