| 2008-06-04 | Taken from the logbook for the 2nd:
Teal (2), Redshank (3), Curlew (1), Whimbrel (1), Common Tern (4), Coal Tit (1). | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2008-06-04 | Red legged partridge seen by Rose Day at Sheepwash. | Amanda Lynnes |
| 2008-06-03 | mallard great crested grebe coot moorhen teal tufted duck black headed gull 4 commern tern little grebe great tit lapwing house martin swallow swift canada goose jackdaw starling oystercatcher mute swan tree sparrow chaffinch blue tit collared dove wood pigeon coal tit magpie redshank common gull pied wagtail curlew | abb tom wareham |
| 2008-06-02 | A family of Treecreepers on the bend seperating Wildlife centre creek and Shiningford creek including 2 adults and 3 juveniles.
2 Common Terns and 2 Grey wagtails. Several Black Headed Gull chicks from the Wildlife centre. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2008-05-30 | 1 adult Spoonbill. | Paul Bennett |
| 2008-05-27 | 34 species found around midday. Area covered - Stones Island to Shiningford Creek. Rather dull and breezy.
OF NOTE: Canada Geese with three well developed goslings. Two of the goslings were fighting on Stones Island! Mallard ducklings (5). Pheasant - on the Wildlife Centre feeding table! Oystercatcher (2), Lapwing (1), Redshank (2). Black-headed Gull chicks (2). Common Gull (2). Common Tern (2). Swift (probably over 100) accompanied by Swallows (~50), House Martins and a single Sand Martin, all hunting very close to the surface of the water.
| Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2008-05-27 | Some sightings taken from the logbook:
Oystercatcher (4) + 2 young, Barnacle Goose (10) + 6 young, Sparrowhawk (1), Kestrel (1), Raven (3), Common Sandpiper (1), Curlew (1), Redshank (5), Buzzard (1)
PLUS - on the 26th a Whimbrel. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2008-05-27 | WLC: 2 Common Tern on raft, 2 BH Gull chicks on another, 1 Curlew overflew, 2 Common Gull on Horseshoe Island.
From Paul Stanley: 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail.
Also, during the morning a Tawny Owl was mobbed and chased in Shiningford Creek by a pair of Blackbirds.
Very quiet day otherwise. | James Owen |
| 2008-05-26 | 18th May WeBS count should read 185 Canada Goose not 85. My mistake. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2008-05-24 | From Wildlife Centre:
Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Black-headd Gull, Tufted Duck, Great-crested Grebe, Tree Sparrow.
From Paul Stanley:
Buzzard, Canada Geese, Tufted Duck, Coot, Moorehen, Common Sandpiper (1), Redshank (1), Pied Wagtail (2).
| Richard and Frances Pittam |
| 2008-05-21 | 1st summer Little Gull, from Paul Stanley at 11:00 hr and again at Sheepwash 11:30 then flew high to North West.
2 Common Terns on raft at Wildlife Centre, also 2 Common Gulls present on Horseshoe Island.Sparrowhawk attacked Tree Sparrows on feeding station at Wildlife Centre.No sign of Turtle Dove this morning. | Clive Ashton/Dave Newcombe |
| 2008-05-20 | Notable today: 1 Turtle Dove on WLC bird table both early morning and mid-afternoon, at least 4 Raven from Paul Stanley Hide. 2 Lapwing chicks on Horseshoe Island, and 3 Barnacle goslings around Stones Island.
2 Curlews bathed on Horseshoe Island 30 minutes apart during the morning.
Also 4 singing Garden Warblers along path between Lane End and Sheepwash. | James Owen |
| 2008-05-18 | WeBS count for May 6.15 to 10.2019 Mute swan, 85 Canada Goose, 12 Barnacle Goose, 10 Cormorant59 Mallard, 105 Tufted Duck, 3 Pochard, 14 Little Grebe,40 Great Crested Grebe, 17 Moorhen, 64 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher,2 Little Ringed Plover, 8 Lapwing, 7 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper 11 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull,2 common tern. | Peter Gibbon |
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| 2008-05-18 | none today | Leslie Fisher |
| 2008-05-18 | None. | Paul Bennett |
| 2008-05-17 | PAUL STANLEY HIDE
2 Oystercatchers, 6 Little Grebes,Swallows,4 Cormerants,Greater Spooted Woodpecker,2 Redashank mating directly in front of hide, single Heron, single Common Sandpiper, Pied Wagtail, single Grey Wagtail, 4 Little Ringed Plover, watched in fascination as a Great Crested Grebe laid an egg in front of the hide, never seen it live before.
SCRUBLAND NEXT TO SHINNINGFORD
Reed Bunting,Reed Warbler,Sedge Warbler and Grasshopper Warbler
VISITOR CENTRE
Sand Martins, House Martins,Swallows, Swifts, a Pair of Common Gulls, 4 Redshank, 2 Barnacle Geese, single Oystercatcher. | Leslie Fisher |
| 2008-05-16 | 5 Common Terns passed through late this morning.
This afternoon from the Wildlife Centre:
1 Dunlin
1 Curlew
At 15:15hr a male Grey Plover dropped onto Horseshoe Island, and was still present at 17:00 hr. | Clive Ashton |
| 2008-05-14 | Common Tern and 2 Little Ringed Plover in front of sailing club,
2 Common Sandpipers and a Curlew at Sheepwash plus the 4 juv and 2 adult Ravens again. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2008-05-14 | Oystercatcher with 2 chicks on Millfields island | Bob and Gill Smith |
| 2008-05-13 | 6 Ravens in field between Hall and Middle Wood. Presumably 2 adults with 4 juveniles. Also had 2 Common Sandpipers.
Also of interest was a Wood Sandpiper down Wyver lane this morning. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2008-05-12 | Fairly quiet on site today, in Hall Wood a male Pied Flycatcher and 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Common Sandpipers on Sheepwash spit, several Redshanks and Oystercatchers, male Sparrowhawk with prey by the Wildlife Centre, Buzzard, Raven, quite a few broods of Canada Geese and Mallards. Also of note was a Hare in the field to the left of the Wildlife Centre where the Little Owls are often seen. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2008-05-11 | Male garganey on Horseshoe Island most of day then swimming in front of hide approx 16:30 | Amanda Lynnes |
| 2008-05-10 | little gull pied flycatcher common tern | Andy & Lieza radage |
| 2008-05-08 | Black Tern(one adult summer)and Little Gull(1st summer) | Paul Thomas |
| 2008-05-08 | A Sanderling on Sheepwash spit,at 14:00 hours until 14:20, also 2 Ringed Plover and a Dunlin from Paul Stanley hide. | Clive Ashton |
| 2008-05-07 | Very sunny on site today. 42 species of bird identified between Stones Island and Shiningford Creek. Of note: Pink-footed Goose (1), Mallard ducklings of different sizes, Pochard (male) - from the Wildlife Centre, Pheasant (1), Oystercatcher (2), Lapwing (~10), Redshank (2) - all three waders on Horseshoe Island, Song Thrush (1), Bullfinch (2 males), Reed Bunting (4 singing males). | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2008-05-07 | The following interesting sightings were noted in the Wildlife Centre logbook for today:
Common Tern, Black Tern, Brambling (pr), Little Ringed Plover, Curlew, Peregrine, Common Buzzard, Kestreel, White Wagtail and Pink-footed Goose. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2008-05-07 | Had a walk round Carsington today mainly recording the more common birds. 40 Chiff Chaffs, 41 Willow Warblers, 15 Garden Warblers, 28 Blackcaps, 7 Whitethroats, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 41 Blackbirds, 57 Robins, 9 Dunnocks, 31 Blue Tits, 23 Great Tits, 51 Wrens, 42 Chaffinch, 14 Goldfinch, 8 Goldcrest, 5 Reed Bunting, 4 Song Thrush,
male Pied Flycatcher between Penn Carr and Oldfield lane by wooden boardwalk, Skylark over Upperfields farm, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Male on Stones Island and a Female over Horseshoe island, 2 Common Terns on dam wall, Little Ringed Plover at P.Stanley, 3 Common Sandpipers, drake Pochard, Pink Footed Goose and 2 Cackilng Geese at Wildlife Centre. Plenty of Butterflies with it being warm and sunny including, lots of Orange Tips, Peacocks, Small Tortoiseshells and a few Speckled Woods and Brimstones | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2008-05-06 | canada goose mute swan mallard moorhen coot carrion crow barnacle goose tufted duck oystercatcher chiffchaff blackbird chaffinch blue tit robin reed bunting starling common tern little grebe great crested grebe tree sparrow willow warbler pied wagtail garden warbler black headed gull goldfinch sparrowhawk kestrel buzzard cormorant whitetroat collare dove common sandpiper wood pigeon little owl wren great tit swifts cackling goose pink footed goose greenfinch lesser black backed gull common gull (5)redshank | abb tom wareham |
| 2008-05-04 | tufted duck, lapwing, black headed gull, coot, moorhen, tree sparrow, great crested grebe, canada goose, redshank, mute swan, oystercatcher, pied wagtail, collared dove, blackbird, chaffinch, sparrowhawk, mallard, jackdaw, swallow, starling, dunnock, robin, little owl, little grebe, swift, wood pigeon, barnacle goose, pink footed goose, carrion crow, cormorant, spotted flycatcher, grey heron, pheasant, yellow wagtail, curlew, sand martin, house martin, greenfinch, magpie. | abb tom wareham |
| 2008-05-03 | Pied Flycatcher,Male 16:30 hrs. | Mick Sharp |
| 2008-04-29 | starling mallard jackdaw sand martin blackbird tufted duck redshank magpie swift robin canada goose coot moorhen grey heron great crested grebe little grebe mute swan chiffchaff wood pigeon black heade gull willow warbler wren swallow pied wagtail oystercatcher dunlin greylag goose dunnock sedge warbler garden warbler house martin tree sparrow barnacle goose chaffinch carrion crow great tit avocet whitethroat buzzard white wagtail sand martin collared dove rook cormorant pink footed goose sparrowhawk reed buntings little owl kestrel swallow curlew whimbrel house martin goldfinch yellow wagtail greenfinch blue tit scaup great black backed gull little ringed plover | abb tom wareham |
| 2008-04-29 | The 2 Avocets were present in front of the WLC till 1.25pm at least (that was when I left!!). Usual stuff included Oystercatcher (6+), Redshank (5+), good numbers of Swift, Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin, Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler etc on Stones. | Steph' Hicking |
| 2008-04-29 | 2 Avocet reported on pager systems from the WLC this AM. | Steph Hicking |
| 2008-04-28 | Forty four species seen from Stones Island to the end of Wildlife Centre Creek (WCC). OF NOTE: A pair of Canada Geese with three yellow goslings (WCC), Gadwall (male), Mallard ducklings (~15), Pheasant (heard), Oystercatcher (4), Redshank (4), Little Owl (1), WHEATER (female) - close to WCC, Song Thrush (1), Whitehroat (1), Garden Warbler (1) + several each of Chiffchaff, Blackcap and Willow Warbler, Reed Bunting (male). | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2008-04-28 | No message | Amanda Lynnes |
| 2008-04-28 | Record to confirm sighting of two Little Terns from Sheepwash Hide (I wasn't the person that spotted them. The Little Terns were feed among a number of Common Terns for around a half hour before flying west. | John Wynn |
| 2008-04-27 | coot little grebe mallard canada goose moorhen tufted duck great crested grebe black headed gull lapwing redshank oystercatcher chaffinch little owl carrion crow jackdaw collared dove barnacle goose mute swan tree sparrow 5dunlin swifts goldfich house martin pied wagtail wood pigeon blue tit reed bunting blackbird great tit robin wren spotted flycatcher curlew whimbrel dunnock cormorant magpie buzzard little ringed plover lesser black backed gull starling | abb tom wareham |
| 2008-04-27 | Sanderling and Little Gull from Sheepwash Hide. | from birdguides |
| 2008-04-27 | A single Little Gull off Stones Island and a single Swift over Stones Island berween 6.30 and 7.15. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2008-04-26 | A very good day today barring all the cyclists and runners.
Paul Stanley Hide
2 Oystercatchers
1 Female Sparrowhawk catching a Pied Wagtail
1 Yellow Wagtail on island in front of hide
Walking back to-wards the visitor centre on a piece of rough land near what I think is fishtail creek but I'm not sure about that though, there were 4 species of Warbler viewable. Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Garden warbler and a grasshopper Warbler was heard briefly, also on this small piece of shrub-land there were also Whitethroats and Chiffchaffs.It was so good here that I spent 3 hours here and never got to the visitor center In the hedges near lane end there were at least 4 pairs of Blackcaps | Leslie Fisher |
| 2008-04-26 | 1 swift flying over heanor | tom wareham |
| 2008-04-24 | Thirty eight species seen on a short visit. Best find was a singing Sedge Warbler on Stones Island. The following were also interesting: Mallard ducklings in Wildlife Centre Creek, Oystercatcher (2), Dunlin (2) - Horseshoe Island, Redshank (4), Little Owl (1), Blackcap (1 male) - Stones Island, and Bullfinch (a pr) - near the Water Sports Centre. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2008-04-24 | 1 green sandpiper 1 greenshank 2 common sandpiper | abb tom wareham |
| 2008-04-24 | Immature Little Gull from Wildlife Centre this afternoon, still at 16:45
3 Dunlin,1 Common Sandpiper,1 Yellow Wagtail and the female Scaup on Horseshoe Island.
1 Yellow Wagtail,2 Grey Wagtail,1 drake Pochard from Sheepwash, Lesser Whitethroat still singing in car park. | Clive Ashton |
| 2008-04-24 | No sign of little gulls this morning.
16 Arctic Terns through about 0930hrs.
1 Lesser Whitethroat singing in Sheepwash Car Park. Another near the stone barn at Millfields. Also a Whitethroat near stone barn.
1 Sedge Warbler singing on Stones Island. | Roger Carrington |
| 2008-04-23 | 3 Little Gulls infront of Lane End hide at 12:00hr and still at 15:00hr.
1 Lesser Whitethroat singing near Lane End hide.
The Pink footed Goose also near Lane End.
Female Scaup at Wildlife centre, along with 2 Dunlin.
| Clive Ashton |
| 2008-04-22 | 1 Greenshank, 1 Pink footed goose. In bay left of WLC. | Bob and Gill Smith |
| 2008-04-21 | Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzards, Kestrel, 2 Raven, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Curlew, Female Scaup, pr Red Breasted Merganser, 7 Goldeneye, pr Gadwall, Female Teal, Great Northern Diver | Dave Newcombe |
