Wildlife Sightings at Attenborough
Sightings for October 2007
Tuesday 30th Oct 2007
Willow Tit, 6 Fieldfare, Redwing, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Wigeon [good numbers in Delta area], Gadwall [good numbers in Delta area], Shoveler, Eurasian Teal [Tween Pond scrape], Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit [in flocks], 2 Common Snipe, 175 Lapwing.
Sunday 28th Oct 2007
10 Golden Plover (Clifton Pit).
Saturday 27th Oct 2007
Great White Egret (Clifton Pit), Mediterranean Gull, 2 Little Egret.
Friday 26th Oct 2007
1 Bittern [roosting in the Delta reedbde opposite the hide], 1000+ Jackdaw , 600+ Rook [into the roost], 35 Eurasian Wigeon, 45 Gadwall, 20 Eurasian Teal 20, 30 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare, 3 Treecreeper, 2 Willow Tit, 3 Lesser Redpoll.
Thursday 25th Oct 2007
39 Bewick's Swan [on Clifton Pit directly in front of Barton Lane hide - including only 3 juveniles], Whooper Swan (over).
Wednesday 24th Oct 2007
Short Eared Owl (Clifton side of river in between Scout Island and Bund)
Monday 22nd Oct 2007
1 Bittern [Wet Marsh], Little Grebe [Church Pond near Tern Platform], 1 Goldeneye [female, Clifton Pit].
Saturday 20th Oct 2007
Goldeneye, Redpoll, Siskin, 20 + Fieldfare (over), Redwing, Delta: Northern Pintail [male on New Lagoon], Water Rail, 2 Fieldfare. Clifton Pit: Jack Snipe, 2 Common Snipe, 35 Tree Sparrow.
Monday 15th Oct 2007
Mediterranean Gull, Jay.
Saturday 13th Oct 2007
Main Pit: 2 Grey Wagtail. Clifton Pit: 3 Little Egret, 3 Water Rail, Jack Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Redwing, Grey Wagtail. Erewash Field: 2 Stonechat [male & female], 14 Meadow Pipit, Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Friday 12th Oct 2007
Jack Snipe, Mediterranean Gull [adult], 3 Little Egret, Brambling, 70+ Redwing, Siskin, 5 Lesser Redpoll, Pink-footed Goose,Yellow-legged Gull, Grey Wagtail, Jay, Red-crested Pochard, Goldeneye.
Sunday 7th Oct 2007
3 Little Egret [Clifton Pit], Yellow legged Gull [near Centre on blue buoy], 10+ Tree Sparrow [on feeders near Clifton Pit hide].
Saturday 6th Oct 2007
Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, 20 Swallow [feeding over Main Pond and seen from the bund].
Wednesday 3rd Oct 2007
Great Black-Backed Gull - Coneries Pond
