Sightings
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A sightings log book is available at the reception desk of the visitor centre to record your daily sightings.
March 2008
Monday 31 March - Willow Warbler
Saturday 29th - Delta: 19 Sand Martin, 37 Fieldfare [over]. Delta Gate: Willow Tit, Marsh Tit. Main Pond: c.200 Sand Martin, 19 Goosander, 5 Goldeneye. Tween Pond: 2 Common Shelduck. Church Pond: 32 Shoveler, Little Ringed Plover (Tween Pond).
Thursday 27th - 2 Chiffchaff [Beeston Pond and Delta Sanctuary], Dunlin [Clifton Pit], 2 Oystercatcher [Clifton Pit, 6 Common Shelduck, 11 Common Goldeneye [Church Pond], 2 Red-crested Pochard [pair on Coneries Pond], Green Woodpecker [Old Car Park], 10 Goosander [Main Pond].
Wednesday 26th - 2 Common Redshank [Clifton Pond], Dunlin, Grey Wagtail, Red-Crested Pochard (Male + 2 Female)
Tuesday 18th - c. 40 Sand Martin (Church Pond), Goldeneye (Clifton Pit), Red-Tailed Hawk (With 3 Buzzard over Brandshill Wood), Oystercatcher, Chiff Chaff.
Monday 17th - c.70 Sand Martin [40 Church Pond, 20 Clifton Pond, 10 scattered around various parts of the Reserve].
Saturday 15th - Delta Gate: 3 Willow Tit, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit. Delta: Chiffchaff, 10 Shoveler, 1 Bittern [roosting late afternoon in reeds visible from the bund]. Main Pond: 7 Goosander. Clifton Pond: 5 Goosander, 8 Goldeneye, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Redshank. Tween Pond: 2 Common Shelduck. Sailing Pit: Grey Wagtail. Erewash Field: 3 Stonechat. Barton Flash: 28 Eurasian Wigeon. Church Pond: 2 Red-crested Pochard, 4 Sand Martin [15:15].
Thursday 13th - 3 Sand Martin [to NE past delta hide this evening].
Monday 10th - Red-crested Pochard [pair on Church Pond in Barton Lane railway track corner sheltering from wind].
Sunday 9th - Sand Martin, c.100 Fieldfare [to SW].
Saturday 8th - 3 Mute Swan, c.100 Mallard, 2 Eurasian Teal [male & female], 3 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Egyptian Goose, 30 Canada Goose, 4 Greylag Goose [albino variants], 32 Northern Shoveler, 10 Tufted Duck, 4 Common Shelduck, 3 Cormarant, c.250 Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Dunnock, 4 Tree Sparrow, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, Robin, 6 Woodpigeon. Main Pond: 7 Goosander. Clifton Pit: 2 Common Shelduck, 7 Common Goldeneye. Erewash Field: 2 Common Snipe. Tween Pond: 2 Common Shelduck. Delta: Water Rail. Works Pond: 19 Goosander [dusk] + Barton Flash: 80 Eurasian Wigeon.
Tuesday 4th - Bittern [1, possibly 2 birds present. Showing well, if briefly, from Delta Hide. Flew in at about 15:25 and hung around in the reeds for a few seconds before disappearing. Reappeared about twenty minutes later at the front edge of the reedbed for a couple of minutes.
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