Cuckoo – 26th April
This morning two Cuckoos were calling from opposite sides of the Slurry Lagoon. There were seventeen singing Chiffchaffs, ten singing […]
Little Gull – 19th April
Two Little Ringed Plovers and a Green Sandpiper were seen on the flash across the river. A Common Tern was
Curlew – 15th April
This morning a Curlew was heard calling as it flew over the site. A Jay flew across the Slurry Lagoon
Raven – 14th April
This morning at Netherfield there were seven singing Willow Warblers, three singing Whitethroats, four singing Sedge Warblers and two singing
Ruddy Shelduck – 5th April
This morning a Ruddy Shelduck accompanied three Egyptian Geese as they flew over the site. The Jack Snipe was still
Mediterranean Gull – 4th April
This morning two Mediterranean Gulls flew into the Deep Pit to join the Black-headed Gulls. They displayed to each other
Covid – 19
The onset of the Covid-19 Lockdown has curtailed much of the Group’s activities on the site. Social distancing means that
Sand Martin – 22nd March
This morning a Sand Martin flew south over the site. There were more than twenty Chiffchaffs and two male Peregrines
Whooper Swan – 20th March
Around 95 Whooper Swans were seen flying north, high over the lagoons, this evening. There is also still one Green
Curlew – 14th March
A Curlew flew through this afternoon and there were four Green Sandpipers on the Ecopark. JDn.