Sightings
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to Nottingham Birdwatchers for providing this information.
A sightings log book is available at the reception desk of the visitor centre to record your daily sightings.
January 2008
Thursday 31st - Bahama Pintail (Presumed Escaped).
Monday 28th - Red Crested Pochard.
Sunday 27th - 9 x Pintail, 20 x Tree Sparrow, 3 x Willow Tit, Reed Bunting 4 x Ruddy Duck (All from Kingfisher Hide
Saturday 26th - Red Crested Pochard (Female) (near visitor centre), Delta: Common Snipe. Erewash Field: 3 Common Snipe, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Skylark.
Thursday 24th - 6 x Siskin.
Monday 21st - Chiffchaff [in full song at 10:00 from inside the sewage works just West of Barton Lane level crossing].
Saturday 19th - 6 x Common Redpoll, 6 x Bullfinch, Red-Necked Grebe.
Friday 18th - Red-Necked Grebe (Still Present).
Tuesday 15th - 2 Bittern [opposite Delta Hide, showing well briefly at 14:15].
Monday 14th - 2 Pintail, 1 Red necked Grebe - Clifton Pit, view from Kingfisher hide
Sunday 13th - 1 Red necked Grebe - Clifton Pit, view from Kingfisher hide, 28 Shoveler [Church Pond], Water Rail, c.20 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Grebe, c.10 Gadwall, c.10 Common Pochard, c.20 Tufted Duck, c.100 Mallard, 2 Goosander [1 male, 1 female], c.200 Northern Lapwing, c.1500 Woodpigeon, c.10 Collared Dove, c.400 Starling, c.2000 Rook, c.20 Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, c.20 Canada Goose, c.100 Coot, c.50 Moorhen, Robin, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Magpie
Saturday 12th - Bittern, Red-necked Grebe [showing down to a few feet on the Clifton Pond in front of the Kingfisher Hide], Mediterranean Gull [a first-year bird on reedbed island], 1 Little Egret [also on reedbed island before flying towards the Coneries roost at 16:00], 1 Chiffchaff [Wet Marsh], 28+ Common Gull [Clifton pit].
Friday 11th - 1 x Bittern
Thursday 10th - 1 Bittern
Sunday 6th - 2 Bittern
Saturday 5th - Brambling (River Path), 2 x Willow Tit.
Friday 4th - Greater Black-Backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker (Willows Peninsula), 25 Tree Sparrows (Willows Peninsula).
Thursday 3rd - Bahama Pintail (presumed escaped), 2 x Red Crested Pochard, 2 Bittern.
Wednesday 2nd - 2 Red-crested Pochard [a pair on Main Pond], 3 Bittern [Delta Hide from 15:30], Water Rail, Kingfisher, 8 Goosander, Bullfinch.
Archived Sightings
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
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