May 2006
Thu 25th
May 2006 : Attenborough - Cuckoo flying towards reserve from the village early
pm, 2 Little Ringed Plover and Drake Teal (Tween
Scrape), Grasshopper Warbler (Reeling next to the bridge at the sailing club),
Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Sedge, Garden, Reed, and
Willow Warblers all singing in good numbers around the reserve.
Wed 24th
May 2006 : Attenborough - Hobby x2[over wet marsh],LRP
x2,Buzzard x3,Teal.
Sun 14th
May 2006 : Attenborough - Little Gull[1st winter ,moulting flight feathers,sailing
pit 07.15],Dunlin x2 + LRP x2[works],Pair of Yellow Wagtails[tween],Shelduck x2.
Sat 13th
May 2006 : Attenborough - Works Pit:- 2 Dunlins Little
ringed Plover, Tween Pond:- Shelduck,
2 Little Ringed Plovers, Yellow Wagtail, Sailing Pit:- Oystercatcher, Barton
Flash: Yellow Wagtail.
Fri 12th
May 2006 : Attenborough - Ringed Plover+LRP[Tween],LRP x2 + Dunlin[Works
beach],Shelduck x3,Cuckoo,Yellow Wagtail x2.
Sat 6th
May 2006 : Attenborough - Drake Garganey[still on main pond],with Female Scaup
and Turnstone.Cuckoo calling,LRP[tween],Shelduck x2.
Sat 6th May 2006 :
Attenborough - Garganey [Main Pond, nr the
bund], Female Scaup [Main Pond], Turnstone [Main Pond
-- on the tern platform -- possibly doing a cleanup job of the Cormorant's mess
for the Terns.], 3 Little Ringed Plovers [Tween
Pond], 2 Yellow Wagtails [Clifton Pit].
Sat 6th
May 2006 : Attenborough - 2 Grasshopper Warblers [Erewash Field-seen not
heared] also just across the border in
Fri 5th
May 2006 : Attenborough - Short-eared Owl on Barton side of river late afternoon.
Mon 1st May 2006: Attenborough -
Arctic Tern[main pond],LRP x4[tween],Shelduck x3[Tween],Brambling x6[old car park].
