Garganey – 13th May
This morning there were eight Shelduck and a male Garganey on the Slurry Lagoon. The Wader Scrape had two Little
Black Tern – 30th April
This afternoon there were signs that some more migrants had arrived with four Lesser Whitethroats in song. There were still
Wheatear – 8th April
This morning, on the monthly bird count, there were several new birds in, including five Willow Warblers, four Sand Martins,
Wheatear – 18th March
The sleet and rain this morning has put some migrants down and the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon had
Chiffchaff – 15th March
This afternoon, during the brief sunny spell, a Chiffchaff was heard singing in the Deep Pit, also four Meadow pipits
Whooper Swan – 19th February
Six Whooper Swans flew north-east over the reserve this morning. There were two Little Egrets in the willow on the
Shelduck – 16th February
The cold weather of the last week or so froze all of the water bodies so that the gulls and
Goosander – 7th December
This afternoon there were two female Goosander on the Large Gravel Pit, along with four female Goldeneye and some Gadwall
Little Egret – 28th November
At dusk the gull roost contained about 500 birds, consisting mainly of Black-headed, Herring and Great Black-backed Gulls. there were
White-fronted Goose – 15th November
This evening, as the Grey-lag and Canada Geese flew in to roost on the Slurry Lagoon, a softer, more musical