More Golden Plover

On my second pre-work walk of the week, I headed out to Lamin's Lane via the Three Ponds route. The walk there produced four drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, and three singing male Song Thrush, all in their regular spots. As I walked up Lamin's Lane, a flock of sixteen Redwing flew from one or two of the oaks towards Bestwood Quarry, and a flock of seventeen Lapwing were flying about behind the first field. Four Mallard flew off from the direction of the lake that's hidden away in the fields, as did a Cormorant too.

A small group of six Golden Plover were in the fallow field, and I set up scope just short of the junction for a better look. After getting some footage, a larger flock flew over the field and another two-dozen more joined the original six. It was great to see a few of them coming into their summer plumage, where the birds actually do look golden, and have black underparts.


Two male Skylark were singing over the fields, and a male Pheasant was in Lamin's Plantation. A Yellowhammer had been singing from a hedgerow nearby, and flew off towards the back of Bestwood Quarry. Yet another Great Spotted Woodpecker flew over, heading in the same direction. Heading back, produced three more Pheasant in the field by Woodside Liveries, including one of the "green type" birds, which I've never recorded near the park before, but are quite common in the north of the county. The last bird of note was a single Treecreeper back at the Three Ponds.