Brimstone – 7th April
Not just Brimstones, but today was a great day for butterflies. There were good numbers of Brimstones and Orange-tips about.
Whinchat – 5th May
This morning a female Winchat was on the Ecopark along with a Yellow Wagtail and 3 LRPs.A Hobby passed over
Green Hairstreak – 14th April
The ‘Bird Walk – Migrants’ went well today with eight of us present. We saw Chiffchaffs, Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Whitethroats,
Swallow – 10th April
This morning, during the Bird Count, a Swallow was seen by the railway bridge, investigating the nest sites underneath. Five
Goosander – 5th July
This morning a female Goosander was seen swimming upstream on the Trent. A Shelduck was on the Slurry Lagoon. During
Ruff – 4th October
What a difference a day makes – it was glorious at the Lagoons this afternoon. The warm sunshine encouraged some