Marsh Harrier – 24th November
The cream-top Marsh Harrier was seen again this morning, quartering the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed. There was a Peregrine on the
Green Hairstreak – 14th April
The ‘Bird Walk – Migrants’ went well today with eight of us present. We saw Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Whitethroats,
Red Kite – 27th May
This morning the hepatic female Cuckoo was seen on the Slurry Lagoon. A Hobby was joined by a Red Kite
Osprey – 30th March
This morning there were two Shelduck on the Deep Pit. There are now seven Sand Martins by the railway bridge,
Pintail – 2nd September
This morning, on the Slurry Lagoon, there was one Green Sandpiper, one Snipe, one Pintail, two Wigeon and seven Shoveler.
Marsh Harrier – 3rd November
This morning a cream-top Marsh Harrier was seen in the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed. It was present for a good part
Comma – 11th February
This morning there were thirty Lesser Redpolls in the birches on the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon, twenty Greenfinches
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