Local Sightings

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Bennerley And Botany Bay

Cotmanhay. 25 Swallow [to sw] Sparrow Hawk, 30 Black-headed Gull. Water Treatment works. Hobby, 2 Common Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff. Halls Lane End. Buzzard, 30 Goldfinch, 2 Reed Bunting, Teal [River Erewash] Botany Bay. 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 4 Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch.

Butterflies. Speckled Wood, Small Whites, Common Blues, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral. Dragonflies. Brown Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Common darter. Plus. 4 Emerald Damselflies.

Small Copper

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Stanton.

Botany Bay To Stanton

Botany Bay. 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler, Willow Tit, Bullfinch, Sparrow Hawk. Stanton. 2 Green Woodpecker, Grey Heron, Chiffchaff. Cossall Tip. Common Buzzard, 16 Swallow, Chiffchaff, Garden Warbler, 25 Long-tailed Tit, Grey Heron, 2 Jay. Bennerley Marsh. 4 Grey Heron, 50 Black-Headed Gull, 10 Swallow.

Butterflies. Speckled Wood, Small Whites, Common Blues, Small Heaths [Stanton] Small Coppers [Stanton] Dragonflies. Common Hawker [Stanton] Southern Hawkers, Migrant Hawkers, Brown hawkers, Common Darters, Ruddy Darters.

Erewash Meadows 29th August

Yellow Wag 1 adult male yesterday at Aldercar end.

Bennerley/Shipley Today

Cotmanhay. 30 House Martin [heading south] Bennerley Marsh. 100 Black-headed Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Green Woodpecker. Water Treatment Works. Chiffchaff, 50 House Martin, 20 Swallow. Halls Lane End. 5 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit. Chat Corner. 2 Common Whitethroat, Whinchat, Wheatear. Tathams Pond. Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff. Shipley Gate. 40 Swallow, Green Woodpecker. Shipley Park. 32 Great-Crested Grebe, 2 Goosander, 2 Pochard.

Butterflies. Speckled Woods, Large Whites, Small Whites, Common Blues, 2 Small Tortoiseshell. Dragonflies. 2 Common Darter, 2 Emperor, 4 Brown Hawker. Damselflies. 5 Emerald, 3 Common Blue.

Jacksdale along canal to North Meadows

A later evening walk tonight

A few crows The 10 mallard were settling down for the night 8 Lapwing 70+ swallow

and a Barn Owl

Oh and a few wood pigeon

A Quick Look At Bennerley

4 Grey Heron, 3 Green Woodpecker, Kingfisher, 10 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch, 20 Long-Tailed Tit, Kestrel, 100 Black-Headed Gull.

Dragonflies. 2 Emperor, 5 Brown Hawker, 5 Migrant Hawker. Damselflies. Emerald, Common Blue,

Butterflies. Large Whites, Small Whites, Common Blues, Red Admiral.

Today At Bennerley

Bennerley Marsh. 60 Black-Headed Gull, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 4 Grey Heron, 2 Green Woodpecker. Water Treatment Works. Sparrow Hawk, 200 Swallow, 90 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 6 Pied Wagtail, Lesser Black Backed Gull. Halls Lane End. 10 Grey Partridge, 4 Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting. Chat Corner. 2 Common  Whitethroat, 2 Reed Bunting.

Jacksdale along canal to North Meadows

Past St Marys Church

20+ Starling 2 House sparrow 2 Collared Dove

Along canal

3 magpie 6 Longtailed tits1Moorhen 1 Common Hawker

North Meadows

6 Great tits 10 Blue Tits 12 Mallard 1 Grey Heron 2 Coot

1Bllfinch 2Robin

and a good few Wood Pigeon

Erewash Meadows am (Aldercar end)

Quick trip before work, bright blue skies at 6am but lots of mist above the pools.

2 Hares, c30 Mallard, 1 Goldfinch, 4 Grey Heron, Pheasants, 2 Common Whitethroat + 3 Juvs, flock of 10-15 Long Tailed Tits, Blue Tits, 3 Great tit, 3 Chiffchaffs, 3 Reed Bunting (2m + f), Woodpigeons, Collared Dove, 4 Little Grebe, 4 Mallard, Coots, Moorhens, single Stock Dove, 11 Sand Martin, 2 dunnock, 2 Song Thrush, Blackbirds.

No sign of Green Sandpipers this mroning (though it was a short visit).