Great White Egret – 1st May
Early this afternoon a Great White Egret flew down river. There were two Hobbies and a Wheatear on the riverside
Cuckoo – 24th April
There was a Cuckoo calling from the reeds on the Slurry Lagoon. Two Yellow Wagtails were on the Ecopark, also
Treecreeper – 17th April
This morning a pair of Treecreepers was seen in the willows near the footbridge. Also seen was a Whitethroat and
Patchwatch 20th September
During the Patchwatch today sixty-five species of birds were seen by 16.30hrs. These included the Bittern, three Pintail, Green Sandpiper,
Pintail – 2nd September
This morning, on the Slurry Lagoon, there was one Green Sandpiper, one Snipe, one Pintail, two Wigeon and seven Shoveler.
Little Gull – 19th April
Two Little Ringed Plovers and a Green Sandpiper were seen on the flash across the river. A Common Tern was
Hobby – 8th September
This morning, during the Birdcount, two Yellow Wagtails and good numbers of Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps were recorded. A Sedge Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher – 25th August
This morning a flock of about 140 House Martins, 40 Swallows and one or two Sand Martins were on the
Wood Sandpiper – 28th April
This morning the Wood Sandpiper was still present on the pools on the ‘Ecopark’. It was briefly joined by a
Greenshank – 3rd September
Today there was a Greenshank and a Green Sandpiper on the Slurry Lagoon, along with four Water Rail and six