Goosander – 15th January
The Slurry Lagoon was very quiet this morning, mainly covered with Black-headed Gulls, there are few ducks around. A female
Buzzard – 4th January
There were plenty of winter thrushes about today but the frozen Slurry Lagoon had only about 30 Teal and a
Marsh Harrier – 27th November
The Marsh Harrier left the roost quite early this morning, setting off to hunt further down the Trent Valley. There
Marsh Harrier – 26th November
Half of the Slurry Lagoon was under ice this morning. There were a few Teal, Wigeon and Shoveler but mostly
Marsh Harrier – 11th November
This morning the Red-crested Pochard was still on the Slurry Lagoon and some small groups of Skylarks were flying over.
Curlew – July 4th
This morning it was noticeable that a lot of warblers have stopped singing. The three Black-headed Gull chicks have left
Mandarin – 20th March
This afternoon a male Mandarin was on the Trent, near the Poulter Brook, and a pair of Goosanders were nearby.
Great White Egret – 9th November
This morning there were seven species of duck on the Slurry Lagoon, including good numbers of Wigeon, Shoveler and Gadwall.
Bittern – 9th June
This morning there were two male Cuckoos on the reserve. In the afternoon another male was in the Slurry Lagoon
Arctic Tern – 14th April
During this morning’s Bird Count, a lone Arctic Tern flew through and a Little Gull flew through with a Black-headed