The diary of a relative beginner, birding his local patch - Bestwood Country Park.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Oct 31st AM
Mill Lakes: 1 MANDARIN DUCK, 2 Wigeon, 3 Red-crested Pochard, 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3+ Common Gull, c.15 Siskin
Leen Pastures: 3+ Lesser Black-backed Gull
Pit Tip: 40+ Fieldfare, c.20 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch
Leen Pastures: 3+ Lesser Black-backed Gull
Pit Tip: 40+ Fieldfare, c.20 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Oct 27th
Lamin's Lane: 12 Red-legged Partridge [Top Breck], 26+ Fieldfare [Over WSW], 2+ Tree Sparrow
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Oct 9th
Warren Hill: c.500 Starling [Pillar-like cloud-formation seen briefly above Church Field Plantation]
Thursday, October 07, 2010
Oct 7th
Pit Tip [Vis. Mig. over Grassland]: 23 Skylark, 3 Linnet, 22 Meadow Pipit, 7 Pied Wagtail
Mill Lakes [Dipping Ponds]: 3 Bullfinch [f, m, j], 1 Willow Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Song Thrush
Broad Valley [Vis. Mig.]: 9 Pied Wagtail, 3 Sand Martin
Bestwood Quarry: 4 Common Buzzard [inc adult and juv.], 1 Sparrowhawk
54 Species Recorded
Mill Lakes [Dipping Ponds]: 3 Bullfinch [f, m, j], 1 Willow Tit, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Song Thrush
Broad Valley [Vis. Mig.]: 9 Pied Wagtail, 3 Sand Martin
Bestwood Quarry: 4 Common Buzzard [inc adult and juv.], 1 Sparrowhawk
54 Species Recorded
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Oct 5th
Pit Tip [vis. mig.]: 12 Redwing [S], 3 Linnet [S], 10 Meadow Pipit
Mill Lakes: 1 Mandarin, 2 Wigeon, 1 Red-crested Pochard [Leucistic female], 1 Pochard [Female], 1 , Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Snipe, 1 House Martin [low S over lake]
Leen Pastures: 2 Reed Bunting
Quarry: 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff [singing]
Mammals: 1 Weasel [Leen Pastures]
Insects: 1 Hornet [Main Drive]
Mill Lakes: 1 Mandarin, 2 Wigeon, 1 Red-crested Pochard [Leucistic female], 1 Pochard [Female], 1 , Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Common Snipe, 1 House Martin [low S over lake]
Leen Pastures: 2 Reed Bunting
Quarry: 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff [singing]
Mammals: 1 Weasel [Leen Pastures]
Insects: 1 Hornet [Main Drive]
Monday, October 04, 2010
Oct 4th
8am@Pit Tip:
1 Common Snipe [flushed from grassland in fog and flew NW], 20 Siskin [W over plantation], 5 Pied Wagtail [over SW], 5+ Skylark, 6+ Meadow Pipit
12:30pm@Quarry:
1 Common Buzzard [low over paddocks]
4pm@Pit Tip:
20 Siskin [E over plantation], 2-3 Barn Swallow [low S over grassland], 1 Sparrowhawk [mobbed to W], 3 Common Buzzard [soaring to NW]
Insects:
1 Common Darter [male at pool near entrance to Quarry], 1 Red Admiral [Quarry], 1 Peacock [horse trail onto Pit Tip], 1 Comma [near Winding House]
1 Common Snipe [flushed from grassland in fog and flew NW], 20 Siskin [W over plantation], 5 Pied Wagtail [over SW], 5+ Skylark, 6+ Meadow Pipit
12:30pm@Quarry:
1 Common Buzzard [low over paddocks]
4pm@Pit Tip:
20 Siskin [E over plantation], 2-3 Barn Swallow [low S over grassland], 1 Sparrowhawk [mobbed to W], 3 Common Buzzard [soaring to NW]
Insects:
1 Common Darter [male at pool near entrance to Quarry], 1 Red Admiral [Quarry], 1 Peacock [horse trail onto Pit Tip], 1 Comma [near Winding House]
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