| 2008-04-21 | coot moorhen tufted duck black headed gull mallard redshank yellow wagtail little ringed plover great crested grebe lapwing oystercatcher canada goose common sandpiper pied wagtail barnacle goose little grebe tree sparrow snipe magpie carrion crow starling sand martin grey wagtail little owl wood pigeon lesser black backed gull swallow reed bunting robin blackbird white wagtail common tern goldfinch scaup collared dove dunnock curlew whimbrel great tit dunlin tawny owl | tom wareham abb |
| 2008-04-20 | Adult Great Northern Diver still present; 14 Cormorant, 2 Gadwall on Sheepwash spit; 4 Goldeneye, pair of Red Breasted Mergansers from Paul Stanley Hide, 1 Little Ringed Plover, a Dunlin and a Common Sandpiper from Paul Stanley Hide; 3 Whimbrel flew East at 3.15.p.m.; 2 Common Gulls-imm; 1 Great Black Back-imm; 3 Arctic Terns from 3.10-3.20.p.m. followed by 15 more from 3.30.-4.15 p.m. when we left; c300 Sand Martins; c250 Swallows; 5+ House Martins and a Wilow Tit from Paul Stanley hide | Rod Key and Richard James |
| 2008-04-20 | From Sheepwash Hide at 1120hrs: pair of Red-breasted Mergansers and 3 Arctic Terns.
From Paul Stanley Hide: 1 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Common Sandpiper. | Roger Carrington |
| 2008-04-20 | 55 species in total - highlights below:
Millfields:
2 willow Warbler, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Song Thrush, 10 Sand Martins.
Stones Island:
8 Barnacle geese, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, 50 Swallows, 12 houese Martins, 9sand Martins, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Willow Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 White wagtail, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Pied Wagtail, 4 Tree Sparrows, 2 Reed Bunting, 6 Black Headed Gull, 9 Swallow.
Wildife Centre:
3 Yellow wagtails, 2 Pied Wagtails, 30 Lapwing, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Wood Pigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Carrion crow.
Sheepwash Hide:
5 Goldeneye (2m,3f), 1 GN Diver (Fishtail Creek), 1 Redshank.
Paul Stanley hide:
2 willow tit, 1 GS Woodpecker(m), 1 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap (main path, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Grey Wagtail, 5 Lessr black-backed Gull, 3 Long-tailed tit. | richard and Frances Pittam |
| 2008-04-20 | From the Wildlife Centre this morning:
9+ Yellow Wagtail
1 Green Sandpiper
2 Common Sandpiper
2 Little Ringed Plover
1 Dunlin
| Clive Ashton |
| 2008-04-17 | The best sighting today was of the Great North Diver from the Wildlife Centre(WC). Excellent views of this long staying bird swimming and floating off Horseshoe Island. The bird seems to be coming into summer plumage. Forty species seen today including a Grey Heron, a Pink-footed Goose near the WC, Kestrel, Oystercatcher (3), Redshank (2), Swallow, House Martin, Sand Martin, Blackcap (1), Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler (6), Bullfinch (female) and a pair of Reed Buntings. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2008-04-17 | Stones Island 09:30 hours. Approx 30 male Yellow Wagtails with at least one White Wagtail. One of the Yellow Wagtails was showing characteristics of lutea. Photograph of the lutea type and the White Wagtail available if required. | Ivan Webb |
| 2008-04-17 | 1 Brambling, 1 Yellow Wagtail and a female Stonechat on Stones Island.
1 Green Sandpiper at Wildlife Centre 0800hrs.
2 Redwings near Sailing Club.
5 Greylag Geese and 4 Wigeon at Millfields.
3 Common Sandpipers from Paul Stanley Hide.
Immature female Peregrine flew close past Sheepwash Hide.
Male Yellow Wagtail on Sheepwash Spit.
Great Northern Diver near Oldfield Lane bank.
Many Swallows and Sand Martins, a few House Martins. | Roger Carrington |
| 2008-04-16 | Bird Club Walk, 1900-2030hrs. 19 birdwatchers set off round Stones Island between hail storms finding 2 Yellow Wagtails and a distant Great Northern Diver. Then from the shelter of the Wildlife Centre watched Curlew trickle in, finally totalling 15, but the Scaup, seen a few hours earlier, could not be located. | Roger Carrington |
| 2008-04-15 | Of note today: 1 Pink-footed Goose at Sheepwash 9am, 3 Yellow Wagtail on Stones Island, 2 Goldeneye from Lane End, Great Northern Diver, several scattered Willow Warbler and Blackcap, 1 Little Owl from WLC, | James Owen |
| 2008-04-14 | 250+ Sand Martins, many Swallows about now, plus a few House Martins,
2 Drake Shoveler distant from Sheepwash, 4 Buzzards, 2 Ravens, a pair of Grey Wagtails at Sheepwash. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2008-04-14 | pheasant robin blue tit blackbird chiffchaff chaffinch great tit reed bunting pied wagtail mallard tufted duck canada goose little grebe redshank coot house martin sand martin swallow willow tit tree sparrow dunnock great spotted woodpecker cormorant pink footed goose carrion crow wood pigeon blackcap wren great crested grebe goldeneye oystercatcher buzzard house sparrow bullfinch magpie song thrush black headed gull moorhen goldfinch long tailed tit willow warbler little owl lapwing barnacle goose snipe starling mute swan | tom wareham |
| 2008-04-14 | 1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling at Millfields Car Park 0900hrs.
2 Yellow Wagtails on Stones Island, later 3 at Wildlife Centre.
Female Scaup with Tufted at Wildlife Centre.
Great Northern Diver from Stones Island. | Roger Carrington |
| 2008-04-14 | In addition to those species already noted there were 2 white wagtails near the sailing club and 2 shelduck and 2 male common scoters opposite Sheepwash | Doug Allen |
| 2008-04-13 | great crested grebe tufted duck mallard canada goose red shank black headed gull barnacle goose oyster catcher mute swan little grebe lapwing goldeneye magpie swallow house martin sand martin coot moorhen common gull chaffinch starling reed bunting great tit cormorant little owl yellow wagtail scaup pink footed goose pied wagtail snipe dunnock kestrel great northern diver gadwall buzzard wren robin teal jackdaw goldfinch 2 ravens lesser black backed gull chiffchaff feral pigeon great black backed gull | abb tom wareham |
| 2008-04-12 | 1 Chiffchaff-Behind the Wildlife Centre
2 Redshanks-Wildlife Centre
2 Little Owls-Mated on 1 of the posts near the pylon
2 Willow Warblers-Stones Island
1 White Wagtail-Horsehoe Island | Sam Pedley |
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| 2008-04-09 | At 17:45 an Osprey flew in front of the wildlife centre, it moved high over Shiningford Island, where it hovered over the water on occassions,before being mobbed by corvids and an Oystercatcher. It was last seen at about 17:55 moving N.E.
Later on Stones Island 50+ Pied Wagtail,2 White Wagtails, 4 Reed Buntings and 50+ hirundines including several House Martins. | Clive Ashton |
| 2008-04-09 | Great Northern Diver gave better views than Monday being only 20+ metres in front of Sheepwash hide, 2 drake Common Scoter still present, dam wall produced 2 Wheatear, 100+ Hirundines consisting of 60+ Sand Martins, 40+ Swallows and 2 House Martins, 11 Meadow Pipits and a Linnet, 2 White Wagtails on Stones Island, Warblers between Millfields and Sheepwash include 20 Chiff Chaffs, 10 Willow Warblers and 2 singing Blackcaps, 6 Buzzards, male Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 2 Raven, 9 Goldeneye, c6 Redshank, Common Sandpiper | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2008-04-08 | From WLC: 1 Greenshank mid-afternoon on Horseshoe Island, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Scoter very distant, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Wigeon, also 2 Little Owl, 1 Raven, 1 Buzzard, several Redshank and Oystercatcher, Reed Bunting.
Stones Island: 1 White Wagtail, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Redwing after 6pm
Dam Wall: 3 Wheatear, 8 Meadow Pipit, c.60 Sand Martin | James Owen (ABB) |
| 2008-04-08 | WeBS count for April.Apart from the Great Northern Diver, 2 Scoters and 1 Common Sandpiper mentioned by others there were the following numbers counted :23 Little Grebe, 28 Great Crested Grebe,9 Cormorant,3 Mute Swan,88 Canada Goose,22 Barnacle Goose. 1Pink-foot, 40 Mallard, 1 Gadwall, 298 Tufted Duck, 8 Goldeneye, 16 Moorhen, 163 Coot, 6 Oystercatcher, 7 lapwing, 3 Redshank, 5 Blackheaded Gull and 4 Common Gull. Also male Wheatear and White Wagtail 07.15 to 10.15.Also a sleeping fox on the west bank of Green Pond. | Peter Gibbon |
| 2008-04-08 | 1 Greenshank near Sailing Club, then lost in early morning mist.
3 Wheatears and 1 White Wagtail on dam wall.
2 Common Sandpipers on dam wall.
2 drake Common Scoters distant from Sheepash.
58 immature Great Black-backed Gulls on Flat Island.
1 singing Blackcap at Sheepwash car park entrance.
1 Great Northern Diver, pair of Shoveler, Sand Martins, Swallows, Redshanks, Oystercatchers, Willow Warblers, Chiffchaffs. | Roger Carrington |
| 2008-04-07 | Sunny spells but rather cold today. 38 species seen around midday.
OF NOTE:
Great Northern Diver (1) - off Stones Island. Great Crested Grebe - a pair performing the head shaking ritual and seen from the Wildlife Centre. Oystercatcher (1), Curlew (1), Redshank (2), Little Owl (1), Swallow (1), Song Thrush (2), Chiffchaff (3) and Willow Warbler (1).
More plants in flower: Cowslip on Stones Island. Common Mouse-ear Chickweed - near the Wildlife Centre. | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2008-04-07 | Great Northern Diver gave great views just to the right of Sheepwash hide, adult Kittiwake, 50+ Sand Martins, 15+ Swallows, 9 Chiff Chaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Drake Common Scoter, 100+ Winter Thrushes flying North consisting mostly Redwings if not all, 6 Buzzards, 2 Raven, 2 Kestrel, 7 Snipe, 6 Redshanks, 1 Curlew, Pink Footed Goose, 5 Goldeneye, 3 Reed Buntings, 2 Meadow Pipits, 1 single female Wigeon, 27 Barnacle Geese. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2008-04-07 | 20+ swallows over bay at north end of dam wall | D.A.williams |
| 2008-04-06 | 2 drake Common Scoters off Lane End.
Great Nothern Diver Off Stones Island.
1 Common Sandpiper on Watersports Island.
15 Meadow Pipit on dam rip-rap early am, some later on Stones Is.
Male Brambling Stones Island 0800hrs.
Female Wheatear on Stones Island 1030hrs.
Blackcap singing at Millfields.
3 Willow Warbler singing on Stones Is, 2 at Millfields.
| Roger Carrington |
| 2008-04-06 | magpie tufted duck coot moorhen jackdaw blackbird little grebe pied wagtail chaffinch meadow pipit canada goose redshank sand martin oystercatcher chiffchaff starling song thrush robin wren swallow mallard carrion crow lapwing long tailed tit great northern diver cormorant gadwall barnacle goose buzzard wigeon dunnock mute swan little owl reed bunting lesser black backed gull kestrel snipe common gull black headed gull common scoter collared dove goldfinch | abb tom wareham |
| 2008-04-05 | Millfields:2 Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 nuthatch
Wildlife Centre:5 Oystercatcher, 3 Redshank, 1 Little Owl
Stones Island:4 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 8 Pied wagtail, 4 Swallows, 12 Sand Martin, 2 Meadow? Pipits | Richard and Frances Pittam |
| 2008-04-05 | 100+ swallows seen feeding low on the water from sheepwash car park. Willow Warbler singing near the brick tower and another at Hall Wood. Buzzard being mobbed by Redshank over Hopton Arm. Blackcap seen feeding near Millfields. Chiffchaff singing throughout. | David Naylor |
| 2008-04-05 | Common Sandpiper on Horseshoe Island this morning.
| Clive Ashton |
| 2008-04-03 | Weather: Dull but no wind. 36 species of bird found at around midday.
OF NOTE: Barnacle Goose (7 pairs), Sparrowhawk (female), Oystercatcher (3), Redshank (2), Sand Martin (~20), Swallow (1), Song Thrush (1), Chiffchaff (7) and Reed Bunting (pair). | Ray and Margaret Perry |
| 2008-04-01 | Great Northern Diver, 6 Swallows, c20 Sand Martins, 3 Curlew, 8 Goldeneye, 35 Redwings, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, Sparrowhawk, Grey Wagtail. | Dave Newcombe/Clive Ashton |
| 2008-04-01 | 9 Sand Martins around Stones Island.
Redwing singing on Stones Island.
1 Willow Warbler singing, 0930hrs, Millfields/start of dam wall.
1 male Blackcap, Millfields.
1 Great Northern Diver. | Roger Carrington |
| 2008-04-01 | Sparrow Hawk with freshly killed Rook. Hedge bottom along Fish Tail Creek. | Bob and Gill Smith |
| 2008-03-31 | 3 BUZZARD, 2 RAVEN, SNIPE, REDSHANK, 2 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 SWALLOWS, MALE WHEATEAR ON HORSESHOE ISLAND, 10 HOUSE MARTINS, 1 SAND MARTIN | Pete Furniss R.S.P.B. A.B.B. |
| 2008-03-30 | Starlings at Longcliffe crossroads (up the hill from Brassington) are amazing! Thousands of birds at approx 1730 (1830 BST). | Amanda Lynnes |
| 2008-03-29 | Red Kite at Wyver lane today flying South at 13.00hrs, also had 6 Sand Martins and a Chiff Chaff. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2008-03-28 | Great Northern Diver, AD Kittiwake, 2 Sand Martins, 3 Chiff Chaffs, 4 Curlew, 2 Raven, 3 Buzzard, 36 Wigeon, Treecreeper, report of Wheatear by Shiningford creek. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2008-03-28 | swallow over heanor | tom wareham |
| 2008-03-27 | From Stones Island early evening:
4 Curlew, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 2 Wren, 19 Pied Wagtails, 1 Bullfinch(m), 2 Redwing, 2 Great Crested Grebe. | Richard and Frances Pittam |
| 2008-03-28 | Osprey reported again at 09:00 and also seen by a birder over Sheepwash carpark at 12:40, Swallow also reported. | Clive Ashton |
| 2008-03-27 | 1 G N Diver from Stones Island.
1 White Wagtail on causeway to Stones Island.
1 L E Owl roosting on Stones Island.
2 Sand Martin around Sailing Club.
1 Egyptian Goose on Horseshoe Island.
No sign of Common Scoters. | Roger Carrington |
| 2008-03-26 | Osprey through past Sheepwash hide pursued by Ostercatchers at about 13:30hr.
12 Common Scoter 8m 4f last seen at 17:15 from Lane End towards Fishtail Creek.
1 Sand Martin
1 Adult summer plumage Mediterranean Gull at Lane End
L.E.O. Stones Island
3 singing Chiffchaff,Stones Island,Sheepwash and Lane End
8+ Meadow Pipits on Stones Island
| Clive Ashton |
| 2008-03-26 | Long-eared Owl on stones Island, Grt N. Diver, 30+ Meadow Pipit, Bullfinch, Williow Tit. | John & Fay Follett |
| 2008-03-26 | Beautiful showing of long eared owl on Stones Island, on and off all day. Possibility that the owl has been roosting there for some time. | Amanda Lynnes |
| 2008-03-25 | Long Eared Owl showing well on Stones Island, Great Northern Diver, 4 Sand Martins, 11 Curlew, several Chiff Chaffs on Stones Island including one in song, 2 Raven, 3 Buzzard, 7 Redwings, 15 Goldeneye, Meadow Pipit. | Dave Newcombe |
| 2008-03-25 | From Sheepwash an adult med gull in the roost from 16.30 and an adult kittiwake from 17.40 hours | Doug Allen |
| 2008-03-25 | canada goose long tailed tit robin black headed gull mallard tufted duck blackbird barnacle goose coot moorhen pied wagtail chaffinch starling little grebe redshank carrion crow redwing long eared owl chiffchaff tree sparrow blue tit great tit dunnock meadow pipit great northern diver cormorant wren great crested grebe grey wagtail oystercatcher sparrowhawk kesterl common gull buzzard pheasant lesser black backed gull | abb tom wareham |
| 2008-03-24 | Long-eared Owl on Stones IslandGreat Northern Diver near Dam2 Little OwlLapwing, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Pied Wagtail, Chiffchaff, Robin, Blackbird, Magpie, Jackdaw, C. Crow, B Tit, G Tit, L.T.Tit, Willow Tit, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Common Gull, L.B.B.Gull, B.H.Gull, H.Gull, W.Pigeon,C.Dove, Tree Sparrow, House Sparrow, Starling, Curlew, Goldeneye, Cormorant, G.C.Grebe, L.Grebe, M.Swan, Barnacle Goose, Canada Goose | John |
| 2008-03-24 | Just a quick early visit before the B.Hol crowds.
Highlights:
Millfields - 3 Goldeneye (1m, 2f), Tufted Duck (55), Great Crested Grebe (8), Long-tailed Tit (8), Carrion Crow (4), Dunnock (7), Shelduck (2).
Paul Stanley - Curlew (2), Little Grebe (5), Reed Bunting (2), Wrens singing and calling (4), Oystercatcher (2), Gr Spotted Woodpecker (1f), Redshank (1), Willow tit (1), robin (2). | Richard and Frances Pittam |
