Yellow-legged Gull – 1st February
This morning the three water bodies were all mostly frozen over. There were a lot of gulls resting on the […]
Bittern – 14th January
This morning a Peregrine was seen on the new pylon. A Bittern was seen flying over the Slurry Lagoon and
Lesser Redpoll – 8th January
This morning a Peregrine flew along the pylons before perching on one across the river. At the dry end of
Peregrine – 6th January
This morning there were hundreds of Greylag and Canada Geese roosting on the Slurry Lagoon. They left en-mass as the
Raven – 1st January
This morning things were pretty quiet at the lagoons. There were a lot of gulls passing through that paused briefly
Egyptian Goose – 30th December
This morning two Peregrines were on the pylons. Two Egyptian Geese and a Pink-footed Goose were amongst the Greylags and
Barn Owl – 26th December
This morning at dawn a Barn Owl was seen hunting near the Gravel Pits and a Peregrine was on the
Short-eared Owl – 17th December
This morning there were flocks of birds going in all directions as they left their roosts and set off to
Golden Plover – 16th December
This morning there were, as usual, good numbers of Greylag and Canada Geese and Mallards on the Slurry Lagoon, which
Peregrine – 15th December
This morning there were a fair number of gulls resting on the frozen surface of the Slurry Lagoon. Also a