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Shipley 21/05/2012

May 21, 2012 in Latest Patch Sightings by Jim Steele

Quail calling today in Shipley.

3 Willow Warbler (one nest with eggs) and 3 Reed Warbler singing at the Hex Pools. Several teneral Common Blue Damselflies, two mature, and a Blue-tailed Damsel, too. In the NW corner a single Dingy Skipper was most welcome. 3 Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk. Great Spotted Woodpecker. Skylark nearby.

Woodside NR – a fox on The Mound. Reed Bunting, several Whitethroat and Blackcap singing, and also a Lesser Whitethroat singing in the car park area adjacent to Shipley Lake. 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler singing. Green and GS Woodpecker. 2 Buzzard over. Family party of Long-tailed Tits. Dingy Skipper and 2 Brown Argus and a Small Copper on the ‘butterfly area’ – the overflow car park. Lots of Orange Tips still about and a fine Peacock (butterfly, that is..). Common Blue Damsel.

Jim

 

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Unlucky Thirteen ?

May 13, 2012 in Read Posts, Sightings by DaveJ

Water Dock

Now, I’m not a suspicious person, but today was a little strange, first I use my fav. Parker pen, then I find out that my Sky TV bill is of the scale [that gets cancelled soonest ! ] then,  for no apparent reason a small tribe of “cyclo chavvietus” has a pop ! I dare not even think about my mortgage ! [in joke]  I said in the last post that it takes very little to make my day, well a performing buzzard will do ! complete with glides, soars, hovers and stoops, dreamy !


Bennerley Marsh. 10 Jackdaw, Jay, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Swallow, 5 Lapwing. Chat Corner. 2 Buzzard, Sparrow Hawk, Green Woodpecker, 5 Swift, 2 Gadwall.

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Viz-Migging And A Nice Pair Of Ticks !

May 4, 2012 in Sightings, The Bennerley Birders Pages by DaveJ

Garlic Mustard

After a few days messin’ with computer software, decided at two-thirty in the afternoon to get out and what a songful experience it turned out to be ! Cossall was buzzin’ with Whitethroats, Blackcaps and all manner of birdsong, plus my first Swift’s of the summer.

Back at Bennerley a Peregrine flew along the concrete road scattering all avian kind before it !

Chat was alive with Skylarks, Meadow Pipits and Swallows and if made me think that I should do more evening birding – when it gets a bit warmer !

 


Bennerley Marsh. 2 Canada Goose, Peregrine [along the concrete road] 8 Lapwing, 14 Jackdaw, 3 Willow Warbler, 15 Swallow. Chat Corner. 5 Skylark, 14 Swallow, 8 Meadow Pipit, 4 Reed Bunting. Cossall. 2 Pheasant, Cormorant [fly-over] Grey Heron, 18 Black-headed Gull [fly-over] 2 Swift, Skylark, 3 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2 Whitethroat, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Linnet.

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Bennerley Marsh 24/04/2012

April 24, 2012 in Latest Patch Sightings by Jim Steele

Quick scan over the marsh from the road.

7 Lapwing. 1 Curlew. Drake Gadwall. Pair of Reed Bunting. Willow Warbler singing.

Jim

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Straw’s Bridge 23/04/2012

April 23, 2012 in Latest Patch Sightings by Jim Steele

A cool day, but one or two good birds and early Spring flowers.

On Swan Lake a single GCGrebe, a pair of Tufties and ‘that coot’ on the nest close in made of twigs and Tesco bags is still sitting on one egg! 2 Swallows. Some impressive Cowslips now in flower, particularly in the wildflower meadow area to the North of the pond. A duck Mallard with a dozen recently hatched ducklings.

Further back another GCGrebe on the large pool.

Pewit’s Carr – several Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff and at least 3 singing Blackcaps.  Song Thrush singing. Pair of Tufties on the water. A superb Long-tailed Tit’s nest with young in the reed bed! Pair of Fieldfare.

GCGrebe on nest on Manors Flood (they usually do well here), another very aggressive coot on a nest (it shouted at me!) and a further 4 Tufties.

Two Kestrel hovering over the grassland and a Sparrowhawk over.

Jim

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Hex Pools 22/04/2012

April 22, 2012 in Latest Patch Sightings by Jim Steele

Quick stroll around the pools.

7 Willow Warbler and a Chiffchaff singing, pair Gadwall, Skylark singing in adjacent field, 2 Buzzard and Kestrel to West, Coot with 7 newly-hatched young. Pair of Willow Tit – first I’ve seen here. Several House Sparrows collecting insects from the lagoon banks for feeding their young over on the estate. 3 Greenfinches.

Jim

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Jacksdale along canal to North Erewash Meadows

April 21, 2012 in Latest Patch Sightings by SteveI

Mallard, Coot,Gadwall,Tufted Duck,Teal,Little Grebe
Greylag,Mute Swan
Pheasant
Crow,Rook,Magpie,Jay
Blackbird,Robin,House Sparrow,Starling,Chaffinch Chiff Chaff,Willow Warbler,Goldfinch

Swallow,Sand Martin

Longtailed Tit,Blue Tit, Great Tit,Willow/Marsh Tit

Green Woodpecker

Collared Dove
and a lot of Wood Pigeon

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Willingtons Wonders

April 14, 2012 in Beyond The Valley., Read Posts, Sightings, The Bennerley Birders Pages by DaveJ

Common Sandpiper

Not much time for photos today, too busy with flocks of Cetti’s, Sandpipers and other wondrous things ! And besides it was freezing ! So it was zip up, head down and if it moves tick it !

 

Willington NR. Shelduck, 5 Gadwall, 2 Goosander, 9 Cormorant, Grey Heron, Sparrow Hawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Oystercatcher, 20 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 15 Sand Martin, 30 Swallow, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 5 Reed Bunting.

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Simpley Shipley

April 13, 2012 in Read Posts, Sightings, The Bennerley Birders Pages by DaveJ

Great Crested Grebe

Popped up to Woodside and Shipley for a couple of hour or so, lots of warblers warbling, mainly Chiffchaffs but also Willow Warblers and a Blackcap.

 

 

Shipley Wood. 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 2 Nuthatch, Song Thrush. Woodside. Green Woodpecker, Skylark, 20 Swallow, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Nuthatch, 3 Meadow Pipit, 4 Reed Bunting. Mapperley Wood. Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, 2 Chiffchaff, Song Thrush., 3 Pheasant. Mapperley Reservoir. 6 Great Crested Grebe, Nuthatch, Mistle Thrush.

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Local Patch Work !

March 25, 2012 in Latest Patch Sightings, Read Posts, Sightings, The Bennerley Birders Pages by DaveJ

Corvids

A fairly interesting day with an early Willow Warbler, mating Dunnocks, a few butterflies, 2 overflying Goosander and a single drake Teal, that, although I was close seemed reluctant to leave the water and was probably one of a mating pair.

A Brown made an apearance, emerging from a muck heap, stood his ground and dared Dougie to chase him, Dougies been here before and knowing the hares turn of speed declined the challenge !

 

Cotmanhay. Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker. Butterflies. 2 Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell. Botany Bay. 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Tit, 3 Dunnock [mating] 2 Goosander [over] Bentleys Plantation. Sparrow Hawk [f.] Kestrel [f.] 2 Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Teal [m.] Plus. Brown Hare. Eastwood Meadows/North Marsh. Willow Warbler, 6 Meadow Pipit, 5 Reed Bunting, Grey Wagtail [R.Erewash] 3 Mistle Thrush, 2 Green Woodpecker, Grey Heron, Snipe. Plus. 5 Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies.

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