Little Gull – 23rd April
This morning there was a passage of Little Gulls through the reserve. At about 08.00 ten flew through to the […]
Arctic Tern – 21st April
This morning, an Arctic Tern was briefly over the Deep Pit (9am) before flying off south-east. A Garden Warbler was
Green Hairstreak – 14th April
The ‘Bird Walk – Migrants’ went well today with eight of us present. We saw Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Whitethroats,
Grasshopper Warbler – 12th April
Lots of migrants fresh in today. The first Grasshopper Warbler of the year was reeling just east of the railway
Swallow – 10th April
This morning, during the Bird Count, a Swallow was seen by the railway bridge, investigating the nest sites underneath. Five
Sand Martin – 7th April
This morning the Little Ringed Plover was on the Severn/Trent field, close to the Ecopark. A female Marsh Harrier was
Tawny Mining Bee – 6th April
This morning the two Willow Warblers were both singing from the same spots as yesterday. There were at least twenty
Willow Warbler – 5th April
This morning two Willow Warblers were heard, rather half-heartedly, singing. The male Pintail showed briefly on the Slurry Lagoon before
Curlew – 3rd April
This morning a Curlew flew over the site, calling twice. It circled the Wader Scrape before continuing north. The drake