A trickle of passage this morning, with 22 Swallow and 26 Meadow Pipit south. Around the cattle/horse field near the BT tower, min 6 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest. 1 male Peregrine over
dave broome said
Sat Jul 20 4:00 PM, 2024
A trickle of Swift were moving south today, with 45 logged. 7 Mistle Thrush and Nuthatch were among other birds seen
Isabel Hay said
Sat Feb 17 5:36 PM, 2024
Little Egret on one of the (currently muddy) grassy areas near the big lake on its own, feeding, later joined by a gull. It's the grassy area north of the eastern end of the lake, the one with the semi-loop bit of path before the hill. I'd heard a report of one a few days ago in the park. Didn't hear any ring-necked parakeets today.
Mute Swans, Tufted Ducks, Moorhens, Coots, Great Crested Grebes; Herring, Lesser Black-Backed and Black-Headed Gulls; pair of Cormorants, feral geese, Canada Geese in the lake. Elsewhere: Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Blackbird, Crows, Magpies.
Simon Johnson said
Sat Feb 3 8:16 PM, 2024
Sightings from the boating lake area
2 little Egrets in trees to the east of the boating lake 2 Rose-ringed parakeet Nuthatch 7 Cormorants Great crested Grebe
A Great White Egret flew east over the north end of the park at 10:05
dave broome said
Mon Aug 28 10:21 AM, 2023
Spotted Flycatcher this morning around the horse pasture east of the BT Tower
dave broome said
Sat Aug 19 1:32 PM, 2023
Birds this morning included 13 Chiffchaff, 1 juv Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest and 2 Bullfinch
Jonny Scragg said
Thu Jun 22 7:58 PM, 2023
Adult summer-plumage Mediterranean Gull dropped on to the lake for a quick bathe at 19:45 today
Simon Johnson said
Fri May 19 11:33 AM, 2023
Cuckoo calling from inside the park this morning
Isabel Hay said
Sat May 6 11:00 PM, 2023
Oops forgot time: Calling Ring Necked Parakeet heading over the animal centre towards the piggery around 3pm
Isabel Hay said
Sat May 6 10:24 PM, 2023
Calling Ring Necked Parakeet heading over the animal centre towards the piggery
Simon Johnson said
Sat Jan 21 5:14 PM, 2023
26 Whooper swan flew west at 16:30
Simon Johnson said
Wed Oct 19 9:13 PM, 2022
3,900 Redwing flew SW at dusk
Simon Johnson said
Tue May 10 10:22 PM, 2022
Cuckoo calling from north end of the park this evening
pete berry said
Mon Apr 11 3:20 PM, 2022
A Red Kite high over,drifting n.w.and being mobbed by a single Crow at 1.30 today
pete berry said
Fri Apr 16 9:51 AM, 2021
A Glossy Ibis spent 10 mins circling over before flying off west at 9.50 am
Mike c cooper said
Sat Jan 9 7:14 PM, 2021
Walk round 9/1 mid afternoon
2 ring necked parakeets in tree tops towards boating lake
Several herrin and common gulls on mostly frozen lake with 100+ Black headed
Adrian Dancy said
Sat Nov 7 7:18 PM, 2020
Ring-necked parakeet heard in the park. When I tried to locate the bird I saw it take flight over the boating lake.
Charles Farrell said
Sun Oct 18 5:46 PM, 2020
17-Oct-2020 (10:00 - 23:30): Changeable but generally fairly bright
Extensive walk up Old Hall Lane (around the outside of the Golf Course) and then around the park. As usual (for me) I didn't see that much of interest.
- 4 Lapwing overhead towards the Reservoir - Several noisy Jay - Small flock of calling Bullfinch in the woodland between the Boating Lake and the Tram Museum - 1 Mistle Thrush - a Good fall of Goldcrest, mainly along Old Hall Lane - a flock of a dozen or so Blackbirds demolishing the berries on one particular tree - 1 calling Nuthatch
Kev Jin said
Fri Oct 16 8:28 PM, 2020
16.10.2020 11am-noon
1 Jay
1 Great tit
5 Graylag Geese
Bryan Deighton said
Sun Aug 9 4:54 PM, 2020
1030-1430 9th August
Walk round with the kids whilst eldest was at treetops.
Nothing majorly exciting.
Blackbird x 4
Dunnock x 2
Great tit x 2
Grey wagtail x 2
Robin x 1
Swift x 2
Wren x 1
Lots of Carrion Crows, Canada and Greylag Geese, various Gulls, Mallards, Mute Swans, Feral and Woodpigeons.
Also heard a parakeet flying over the bandstand area but the foliage was too dense to find it.
Charles Farrell said
Sun Jan 12 11:30 PM, 2020
Sun 12-Jan-20 (14:30 - 15:30):
Not a great deal to see. Best of what I did see
- 1 Common Gull amongst the BH Gulls on the Boating Lake - Flock of c25 Redwing - 1 Mistle Thrush with the Redwing flock
Plenty of the common Ducks and Geese on the Boating Lake and plenty of Gulls overhead, although I didnt pick out anything out of the ordinary.
Adrian Dancy said
Wed Jan 1 7:59 AM, 2020
30 Linnets, Sparrowhawk hunting over the wood and a Common Buzzard flying at treetop level just before sunset.
Walk from the lake car park to the garden centre and return. Birds seen as follows. Goldfinch x3 Starling x3 House Sparrow x6 Wood Pigeon x 6 Mallard x 5 Blackbird x10 Carrion Crow x 4 Canada Goose x 20 Coot x 4 Great Crested Grebe x 1 Mute Swan x 4 Magpie x 9 Grey Heron x 1 Long Tailed Tit x4 Robin x 10 Jay x 1 Treecreeper x 1 Stock dove x 2 Song Thrush x z Great Tit x 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull x 1 Blackcap x 1 Moorhen x 1 Raven x 2 Flying over the house ,cronking Sparrowhawk x 1 Herring Gull x 1 Black Headed Gull x 6
sid ashton said
Mon Nov 12 5:50 PM, 2018
dave broome wrote:
sid ashton wrote:
Brilliant shot Dave
The Swifts departure explains the long face....
.........or was that because you forgot to take the lens cover off???
dave broome said
Mon Nov 12 4:47 PM, 2018
sid ashton wrote:
Brilliant shot Dave
The Swifts departure explains the long face....
sid ashton said
Mon Nov 12 3:52 PM, 2018
Brilliant shot Dave
dave broome said
Mon Nov 12 2:27 PM, 2018
Birds near the BT Tower early morning included 1 Redpoll and c40 Fieldfare moving south and a Sparrowhawk, with a few horses joining in the search for the Swift
The side gate at the St.Margarets Road entrance is always left open for foot traffic if the main gate is shut for car access.Shortly after entering the park there is a car park on the left and just beyond a raised grassy mound which should be good for seeing the bird if it's still about in the morning and feeding over the same general area as today.
Simon Johnson said
Sun Nov 11 5:45 PM, 2018
Possible pallid swift roosted on the east side of the BT tower this evening
Hopefully will be there tomo and would be great if anyone could get some pics
It was feeding over trees below the Tower and would have been best to view from within the park.
If the st Margarets road entrance to the park is closed early in the morning then acsess down bridle road which is to the north of the reservoir and between it and parrenthorn high school.
If you walk east down this track (where the red-rumped swallows were) you will eventually come to a kissing gate within the park boundary wall on your right and this will come into the field which you can walk across towards the BT tower
Simon Johnson said
Mon Oct 1 5:27 PM, 2018
2 Red Kites flew SW over the bowling Greens at st Margarets road entrance about 5 mins ago
Simon Johnson said
Thu Sep 20 12:35 PM, 2018
Sightings from the north part of the park and a vis mig watch this morning
2 Ring-necked Parakeets around the BT tower again this morning
1200 Meadow Pipits flew south 600+ House Martin flew south and a further 250 were feeding over the trees near the bowling greens 200+ Swallow south Sand Martin south 8 Grey Wagtail south 5 Cormorant SW 29 Lapwing SW Nuthatch Treecreeper several Goldcrest and Coal Tit calling from the woods 4 Sparrowhawks in the air at the same time Buzzard
Simon Johnson said
Sat Sep 1 9:13 PM, 2018
Adult Hobby flew south this evening Ring necked Parakeet was heard calling
Simon Johnson said
Fri Aug 10 11:00 AM, 2018
60 Swift moving south
Also small groups of House Martin Swallow and Sand Martin moving through
Treecreeper 2 Goldcrest 6 Jay 2 Great spotted woodpecker Nuthatch Sparrowhawk
Simon Johnson said
Sat Jun 30 10:26 PM, 2018
A cuckoo flew into the park near the bowling greens this morning
Looks like the other post was from March but hadnt posted until I logged on now!
Simon Johnson said
Sat Jun 30 10:25 PM, 2018
A willow Tit was heard calling from woodland near to the bowling greens 40 Redwing also in the area
Simon Johnson said
Sun Mar 11 7:31 PM, 2018
4 Sand martin flew north by the BT tower 2 Little Egret flew over also Kestrel Sparrowhawk 230 Redwing
Morning visit: 9 - 11 highlights being A sparrowhawk 30+ redwings
Simon Johnson said
Tue Aug 22 11:26 AM, 2017
Osprey just been circling over the park for 5 minutes before heading south putting a lot of birds up as it went also
Charles Farrell said
Mon Mar 13 12:14 AM, 2017
Sat 12-Mar-17: 07:55
Tawny Owl seen flying between trees near Golf Course, chasing away small birds that had disturbed its slumber
Simon Johnson said
Fri Sep 30 9:45 PM, 2016
Migration watch this morning 2400+ meadow pipit SW 70+ Pied wagtail south 100 Goldfinch south 105 Linnet south 28 Siskin South 19 Skylark SW 9 Common Buzzards 5 Sparrowhawk 2 Peregine Chiffchaff 57 House Martin 83 Swallow
Simon Johnson said
Wed Jul 20 10:06 PM, 2016
This evening
Hobby flew through the park 40 Goldfinch in pre roost near the hall 4 Common Gull Chiffchaff singing
7 Mistle Thrush and Nuthatch were among other birds seen
2 little Egrets in trees to the east of the boating lake
2 Rose-ringed parakeet
Nuthatch
7 Cormorants
Great crested Grebe
Curlew flew SW
91 redwing
283 Chaffinch into roost
4 lesser redpoll
Ring-necked parakeet
65 rook
A Glossy Ibis spent 10 mins circling over before flying off west at 9.50 am
2 ring necked parakeets in tree tops towards boating lake
Several herrin and common gulls on mostly frozen lake with 100+ Black headed
Extensive walk up Old Hall Lane (around the outside of the Golf Course) and then around the park. As usual (for me) I didn't see that much of interest.
- 4 Lapwing overhead towards the Reservoir
- Several noisy Jay
- Small flock of calling Bullfinch in the woodland between the Boating Lake and the Tram Museum
- 1 Mistle Thrush
- a Good fall of Goldcrest, mainly along Old Hall Lane
- a flock of a dozen or so Blackbirds demolishing the berries on one particular tree
- 1 calling Nuthatch
16.10.2020 11am-noon
1 Jay
1 Great tit
5 Graylag Geese
1030-1430 9th August
Walk round with the kids whilst eldest was at treetops.
Nothing majorly exciting.
Blackbird x 4
Dunnock x 2
Great tit x 2
Grey wagtail x 2
Robin x 1
Swift x 2
Wren x 1
Lots of Carrion Crows, Canada and Greylag Geese, various Gulls, Mallards, Mute Swans, Feral and Woodpigeons.
Also heard a parakeet flying over the bandstand area but the foliage was too dense to find it.
Not a great deal to see. Best of what I did see
- 1 Common Gull amongst the BH Gulls on the Boating Lake
- Flock of c25 Redwing
- 1 Mistle Thrush with the Redwing flock
Plenty of the common Ducks and Geese on the Boating Lake and plenty of Gulls overhead, although I didnt pick out anything out of the ordinary.
30 Linnets, Sparrowhawk hunting over the wood and a Common Buzzard flying at treetop level just before sunset.
360 Fieldfare north
Also 700 + Swift moved S/Se
Goldfinch x3
Starling x3
House Sparrow x6
Wood Pigeon x 6
Mallard x 5
Blackbird x10
Carrion Crow x 4
Canada Goose x 20
Coot x 4
Great Crested Grebe x 1
Mute Swan x 4
Magpie x 9
Grey Heron x 1
Long Tailed Tit x4
Robin x 10
Jay x 1
Treecreeper x 1
Stock dove x 2
Song Thrush x z
Great Tit x 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull x 1
Blackcap x 1
Moorhen x 1
Raven x 2 Flying over the house ,cronking
Sparrowhawk x 1
Herring Gull x 1
Black Headed Gull x 6
.........or was that because you forgot to take the lens cover off???
The Swifts departure explains the long face....
Brilliant shot Dave
No further sign up till 9.15
Hopefully will be there tomo and would be great if anyone could get some pics
It was feeding over trees below the Tower and would have been best to view from within the park.
If the st Margarets road entrance to the park is closed early in the morning then acsess down bridle road which is to the north of the reservoir and between it and parrenthorn high school.
If you walk east down this track (where the red-rumped swallows were) you will eventually come to a kissing gate within the park boundary wall on your right and this will come into the field which you can walk across towards the BT tower
2 Ring-necked Parakeets around the BT tower again this morning
1200 Meadow Pipits flew south
600+ House Martin flew south and a further 250 were feeding over the trees near the bowling greens
200+ Swallow south
Sand Martin south
8 Grey Wagtail south
5 Cormorant SW
29 Lapwing SW
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
several Goldcrest and Coal Tit calling from the woods
4 Sparrowhawks in the air at the same time
Buzzard
Ring necked Parakeet was heard calling
Also small groups of House Martin Swallow and Sand Martin moving through
Treecreeper
2 Goldcrest
6 Jay
2 Great spotted woodpecker
Nuthatch
Sparrowhawk
Looks like the other post was from March but hadnt posted until I logged on now!
40 Redwing also in the area
2 Little Egret flew over also
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
230 Redwing
- 1 Sparrowhawk
- 2 Goosander (Pair)
- 2 Great Crested Grebe
- 1 Mistle Thrush
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (heard)
26 species in all
Morning visit: 9 - 11
highlights being
A sparrowhawk
30+ redwings
Tawny Owl seen flying between trees near Golf Course, chasing away small birds that had disturbed its slumber
2400+ meadow pipit SW
70+ Pied wagtail south
100 Goldfinch south
105 Linnet south
28 Siskin South
19 Skylark SW
9 Common Buzzards
5 Sparrowhawk
2 Peregine
Chiffchaff
57 House Martin
83 Swallow
Hobby flew through the park
40 Goldfinch in pre roost near the hall
4 Common Gull
Chiffchaff singing