Great White Egret on New Water at 06.45 before flying North after being flushed by mushroom pickers.
A few Redwing over early on South.
10 Pied Wagtail SW.
5 Siskin heard calling.
Small groups of 5's & 10's of Woodpigeon constantly flying over but not counted.
3 Teal on SBI flood.
03/10/24 Mid afternoon, Great White Egret seen flying over playing field East, then presumably the same bird later on, seen flying up from New Water, circle and then head for flooded former SBI area, 4 Swallow SE
08.00 - 10.00
94 Pink footed Geese East @ 08.08
2 Swallow flew South over playing field @ 08.10
Great White Egret flew from New Water South towards Pennington Flash @ 09.15
Other noteables included 2 Siskin South, 8 Chiffchaff, constant calls from Meadow Pipit but not counted, 3 Skylark, 1 Common Snipe over.
A slow walk from 08.15 to New Water and back, might have produced a few more birds, both species as well as total numbers, had I not been stopped 3 times by people wanting to talk ... Birds noted included 3 Common Snipe, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap , 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Kestrel, 1 Buzzard, 2 Great spotted Woodpecker, a number of Meadow Pipit as well as the usual mix of Tits & Finch species.
Some recent highlights beginning with the most recent.
06/09/24 06.45 - 09.15
1 Tree Pipit over South ,1 Reed Warbler , 4 Cettis Warbler, 5 Little Egret , 5 Shoveler.
04/09/24 07.00 - 09.45
2 Tree Pipit, down on Ruck then left SW together, 3 Willow Warbler, 1 Cettis Warbler, 2 Kingfisher.
01/09/24 15.30 - 16.15
1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Nuthatch.
31/08/24 07.30 - 09.00
2 Reed Warbler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Nuthatch.
ALL OBSERVATIONS RELATE TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PARK!
Hadn't been here for ages but fancied looking for spring arrivals somewhere interesting and had an excellent morning
Grasshopper Warbler Whinchat Marsh Harrier Little Egret plus Cetti's, Sedge and 4 other warbler species, Reed Buntings, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Bullfinch, 41 species altogether without really grilling the place
Immature male or female Marsh Harrier hunting around 1:15pm, also Willow Tit, 3 Stonechat, 80 Redwing and 5 Fieldfare. At Diggle Flash 2 Pochard, 3 Goldeneye and 34 Tufted Ducks.
Bittern sun bathing in the NE reeds of Diggle Flash at 2:55 then moved into cover. Also a drake Pochard, female Goldeneye, 30+Tufted Duck and a Willow Tit.
As aforementioned the White Tailed Lapwing was giving excellent views this morning in the, at times, very heavy showers.
Couldn't hang around as had a meeting in Liverpool, but other birds seen included Reed Warbler, Kestrel, 3 Swift, Common Buzzard, Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler and Blackcap.
Cracking find. Thanks. Couple of pictures attached.
Not that it was ever in doubt I suppose but feather wear and abrasion on the wing coverts (particularly on the right wing) of the recent Rimac, Lincolnshire (and elsewhere on the East coast) White-tailed Lapwing and today's fabulous new county addition are one and the same. Interesting movement!
Just in case it helps for folk not familiar with the site. Parking is usually best on Common Lane, cross back over Plank Lane and enter the site via the black metal horse gate. Follow the stone footpath past Nevison Flash reedbed on your left, then through a wooded section, before the path swings right and uphill to overlook the scrapes. Congratulations to Gordon for an amazing find.