Barn Owl – 8th November
This evening about 10,000 Starlings came in to roost in the Slurry Lagoon reed bed. Two Barn Owls were seen […]
Starling – 31st October
At the lagoons this evening the Starling roost attracted about 6,000 birds. One Sparrowhawk was seen trying to snatch a
Bearded Tit – 29th October
This afternoon a male and three female Bearded Tits were seen in the reedbed on the Slurry Lagoon. RW.
Redwing – 23rd October
This morning there were quite a few Redwings at the lagoons, with more arriving as the morning went on. There
Barn Owl – 8th October
This morning, during the bird count, a Barn Owl was seen. Also two Ravens were on the pylons, Siskin and
Stonechat – 3rd October
This morning a female Stonechat was on the fence beside the Deep Pit, on the pylon side. It was foraging
Bittern – 27th September
Today a Bittern was reported in the Deep Pit. At about 16.15 a Bittern was seen flying between reed beds
Black Tern – 24th September
This morning, during the Bird Walk, a Black Tern was watched for about twenty minutes, hawking insects over the Deep
Nuthatch – 17th September
This morning a Nuthatch flew along the river at tree-top height. A 1st for site. Also seen were two Ravens,
Pink-footed Goose – 16th September
This morning thirty Pink-footed Geese flew east over the site. Also seen were two Ravens, a passage of 280 Swallows