September 2006
Sat 30th - Works Pit: Clouded Yellow
Butterfly, Delta Hide: 9 Golden Plover [through to the West], Clifton Pit:
Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, 12 Swallows [through to the South West]
Tue 26th - Green
Sandpiper [Clifton Pit], Lesser spotted
Woodpecker [Delta], Grey Wagtail.
Sat
23rd - 3 Little Egrets, 7 Snipe, 2 Dunlin, Buzzard, 5 Common Terns
[Clifton Pit.], Water Rail [Wet Marsh], Western Yellow-Legged Gull [Sailing
Pit], Green Sandpiper [New Workings], 2 Hobbys [Baron Fields], 3 Chiffchaffs,
Willow Warbler
Fri 22nd - Garganey [Delta] PM
Thu 21st- 2 Little Egrets, 4 Snipe,
Kingfisher, Little Grebe.
Sun 17th Sep 2006 :
Attenborough - Little Egret still on Clifton
Pit.
Sat 16th Sep 2006 : Attenborough NR. - On
Clifton Pit:- 4 Little Egrets, Western Yellow-Legged Gull [overflying], Black
Necked Grebe [juvenile - feeding around reed beds in front of hide], 26 Egyptian
Geese including 2 unfledged goslings. On the Works Pit:-3 Snipe.
Fri 15th Sep 2006 : Attenborough - Black Tern, Little Egret [both Clifton Pit], Common Sandpiper.
Thu 14th Sep 2006 : Attenborough - In the morning 1 Little Egret, 1 Black Tern (Clifton Pit)
Wed 13th Sep 2006 : Attenborough - 2 Little Egrets, 2 Common Snipe, few warblers or hirundines
Tue 12th Sep 2006 : Attenborough - Black Tern x2,Common Sandpiper[Clifton Pit].
Tue 12th Sep 2006 : Attenborough NR - Clifton Pit, Little Tern (Juvenile) present 12:30- 1:45., Black Tern (2 Juveniles present 2:00pm- 4:40pm at least). There was also a tern present with a black bill discussed by birders present, after checking Terns of Europe it seems to be a Common
Tue 12th Sep 2006 : Attenborough NR - 3 Kingfishers, Wigeon, Buzzard, 2 Snipe.
Mon 11th Sep 2006 : Attenborough NR - 2 Little Egrets, Common Sandpiper [Clifton Pit], Grey Wagtail, Western Yellow-Legged Gull [Sailing Pit], plenty of warblers (Chiffchaffs, Whitethroats, Reed Warblers)
Sun 10th Sep 2006 : Attenborough - Macaw species (possibly Great Green Macaw) Over visitor centre, flew from Long Eaton end towards Attenborough Village. Chased off by a mob of black headed gulls. A very expensive loss to owner, but a stunning sighting!!!
Mon 4th Sep 2006 : Attenborough - Garganey still present on Clifton Pit at around 12.45.
Fri 8th Sep 2006 : Attenborough - 1st Winter Mediterranean Gull [Tween], Snipe.
Thu 7th Sep 2006 : Attenborough - Little Egret, Water Rail, Y.L.Gull, Yellow wagtail x6,Snipe,Common whitethroat, Buzzard x8.
Tue 5th Sep 2006 : Attenborough - Spotted Flycatcher[L Meadow],Whinchat x2+Oystercatcher[sth of river,below Barton Flash],Little Egret x2+Common Sandpiper[clifton pit],Water rail[wet Marsh].
Sun 3rd Sep 2006 : Attenborough - Little Egret x2,Oystercatcher x4.
Fri 1st Sep 2006 : Attenborogh NR - On Clifton Pit: Garganey [eclipse male], Oystercatcher, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, On the Sailing Pit: Western Yellow-Legged Gull [bouy No.9], Arctic Tern [adult], and generally Blackcap., Jay + 2 Emperor Dragonflies, Common Darter Dragonfly, 4 Brown Hawker Dragonflies and Migrant Hawker Dragonflies [lots !]
