March 2006
Wed 29th
March: Attenborough - Little Ringed Plover[Barton
flash],Sand Martin c30,Swallow,R.L.Partridge.
Tue 28th
March: Attenborough - Sand Martin x21[church pond],Curlew and Whimbrel[over clifton pit],Scaup x2[females,main
pond],Lesser Redpoll[L Meadow],Snipe x2,Shelduck x2,Chiffchaff x2,Peregrine[sth of river],Siskin x2[works path].
Sun 26th
March - 1st Sand Martin over new hide on
Sun 19th
March: Attenborough - Redhead Smew[Tween],Fem Scaup x3[main pond],Shelduck x3,Oystercatcher[clifton
pit],Buzzard x2,Bittern[Delta,11.00].
Fri 17th
March: Attenborough N.R. - Redhead smew(tween),fem.scaup(main
pond).
Thu 16th
March: Attenborough N.R. - Large falcon sp.with
jesses (see surfbirds common birds for picture),3 fem.scaup,shelduck and siskin.
Mon 13th
March: Attenborough - Hawfinch x3[churchyard],Snipe,Shelduck x2,Scaup x1,Siskin c20.
Mon 13th
March: Attenborough NR - Shoveler, Gadwall, Shelduck, Goosander, Teal, LBB Gull [Works Pond]; 2
Egyptian Geese, Greylag [Across Trent (Nr Barton
Island)]; Common Snipe, 2 Little Grebes, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk
[Delta Hide]; 95 Wigeon, 4 Gadwall, Buzzard, Green
Woodpecker, Weasel with prey [New Workings]; 2 female Scaup
[Main Pond]
Sat 11th
March: Attenborough - Hawfinch[5 around churchyard],Buzzard,Chiffchaff,Whooper swan[still over river,Barton in Fabis],Siskin+Nuthatch[churchyard].
Wed 8th
March: Attenborough N.R. - 2 HAWFINCH in treetops around church and old car park
btw.c.11a.m -12.15p.m,whooper swan still BARTON IN
FABIS.
Wednesday
8th March. c.09:30 Lesser spotted woodpecker (Male)
seen near the gate to Glebe field. Calling and Drumming!, c.16:00 Over 30 Shoveler on the Works pit, 2 Tree creepers near to Old Car
park along with small flock of Siskins.
Mon 6th
March: Attenborough NR - Bittern [Delta, mid morning], Sparrowhawk.
Mon 6th
March: Attenborough NR - 3 Fem Scaup, Goosander - N
end of Main Pit. Gadwall, Fem Goldeneye
- Church Pond. Shelduck, Teal, unusually large number of Pheasants - Delta. Small
numbers of Sinensis Cormorants dotted around the
site, along with greater numbers of normal Cormorants.
Sat 4th
March: Attenborough NR: - 27 Goosanders, 3 female Scaup
[Main Pond], Red head Smew [Tween
Pond], Shelduck [Works Pond], 2 Buzzards, Chiffchaff
[Clifton Pit], Bittern [Delta-19:59].
Sat 4th
March: Attenborough (Erewash Field) - 20 Meadow
Pipits, Snipe, Short-Eared Owl [16:30-singleton]
