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  

November 2005

 

Tue 29th Nov

Attenborough - Goldeneye x6, Goosander x27, Siskin x3, Kingfisher, Buzzard, Snipe x3, Reed Bunting.

Attenborough - 1000-1430 Scaup(fem), Red headed Smew [Main pond] Marsh Tit on feeder by Delta hide, Chiffchaff [bridge Works pond].

Sun 27th Nov

Attenborough - Redhead Smew[main pond,behind tern raft],Siskin c20,Buzzard x4,Chiffchaff[clifton pit].

Thu 24th Nov

Attenborough - Goosander x22,Siskin x10,Stonechat,Chiffchaff.

Wed 23rd Nov

Attenborough - Female Stonechat [Wheatear Field], Treecreeper, female Red crested Pochard [Church Pond], 15 Goosanders.

Tue 22nd Nov

Attenborough - Bittern[from delta hide,14.00 to 14.30],Corn Bunting,Stonechat,Goosander x22[main pond],Siskin.

Mon 21st Nov

Attenborough - Redhead Smew [west end of Main Pit], 2 Stonechats [Wheatear Field], female Scaup/Anythya hybrid [Church Pit].

Sun 20th Nov

Clifton Grove - female Snow Bunting feeding in newly ploughed field near Beeston weir at 2.30 pm, it was last seen flying over the trent towards Attenborough and couldn't be relocated. Also 25 Corn Bunting , 70+Linnets and 19 Tree Sparrows feeding in the same area. 2 Stonechats on fence posts behind Holme pit and 4 calling Water Rail on Holme pit.

Sun 20th Nov

Attenborough - Lesser Redpoll,Fieldfare c150,Goldeneye x4[clifton pit],Stonechat[wheatear field].

Sun 20th Nov

Attenborough - 4 Siskins [Delta Wood], Water Rail, 6 Goosanders [Works Pit]

Fri 18th Nov

Attenborough - Goosander x7,Grey Wagtail,Dunlin x2

Thu 17th Nov

Attenborough - Pintail x4[inc 1 drake,clifton pit],Goldeneye x4[inc 2 drakes],Snipe x3,Corn Bunting c12[over river,opposite main pond],Water Rail x2[delta].

Thu 17th Nov

Attenborough [Erewash Fields] - Blackcap [male], 3 Stonechats early afternoon.

Mon 14th Nov

Attenborough - Bittern, on the Delta, from the bund, 11:40 am. Scaup [female on Church Pit], Western Yellow - Legged Gull [Sailing Pit]

Sun 13th Nov

Attenborough - drake Scaup [Church Pond], Black tailed Godwit [Clifton Pit], 4 Snipe

Sun 13th Nov

Attenborough - Drake Scaup[church pond],Black Tailed Godwit[clifton pit],Stonechat x2[sth of river,Barton],Buzzard x3,Willow Tit x4,R.C.Pochard[church pond].

Thu 10th Nov

Attenborough[Trent Meadows] - 2 Stonechats [male and female].

Wed 9th Nov

Attenborough - 3 Treecreeper, 7 Goldcrest, Good views of hunting Sparrowhawk.

Wed 9th Nov

Attenborough N.R. - Black-tailed godwit,lesser spotted woodpecker, yellow-legged gull,c.10 siskin,3 buzzards.

Sat 5th Nov

Attenborough - Female Lesser spotted Woodpecker [Delta Wood gate], 3 Water Rail [Delta and Works Pit], 20 Golden Plover [overflying].

Wed 2nd Nov

3 Water Rail, several small flocks of Redwing and Fieldfare moving through. Common Darter in the Delta.

Wed 2nd Nov

Stonechat[wheatear field],R.C.Pochard[church],Unfortunately no sign of R.N.Grebe's.

Tue 1st Nov

2 Red-necked Grebes on Works Pond South of the island near gravel workings-staying close in to the bank.-1330. Chiffchaff, Kingfisher [Wetmarsh], Bullfinch and Willow Tit by delta gate. 3 Buzzards, Little Grebe, 7 Goldeneye, a few Redwing and Fieldfare. Mon 31st Oct: Attenborough - Yellow legged Gull [Coneries], 4 Goldeneye[Clifton Pit].