18th October 2008

Highlights:
There was a big influx of Redwings and Fieldfares overnight and continuing until about 9am this morning with flocks of both (c80% Redwings) passing over.
I spent about 3 hours looking for a Cetti's Warbler near Wetland 3. Hear one brief call, but couldn't see it.. :-(
Common Buzzard, Wigeon, Shoveler, Gadwall, Stock Dove and Green Woodpecker all at Pillinge
6 Meadow Pipits and Kingfisher - near visitors centre.
Fieldfare - one of many flying over the Country Park in small flocks.
A group of 5 Shoveler flying over the Pillinge
Mute Swan -Pillinge
Greylags and Cormorants - Pillinge
A view over the wetland 1 reedbed
A pair of Wigeon - Pillinge
Feral Pigeon - visitors centre.

23rd September 2008

Highlights:
2 Little Gulls -Both young birds, one of them in pretty much full juv plumage the other one in more advanced moult into 1st winter plumage. I saw them briefly in gullroost around 6pm before they flew off between chimneys and scrapyard corner.
Grey Wagtail - Sewage works.
Green Sandpiper - in flight near Marston corner of Stewartby Lake.
Hobby - near railway line.
2 Shovelers and some Teal on Pillinge.
One of two immature Little Gulls.

22nd September 2008

A few more hours spent near the visitors centre looking for raptors..
Robin - Boardwalk
Black-headed Gull - Stewartby Lake

21st September 2008

A few hours, mainly spent around the visitors centre looking for raptors.
Highlights:
A few Buzzards
Sparrowhawk
Pied Wagtail - visitors centre

20th September 2008

Highlights:

Stock Dove - Long Meadow - I finally managed to get a photo of one of these! They are surprisingly hard to get anywhere near.

Southern Hawker - a fairly obliging one in the Sensory Garden today.

Stock Dove - Long Meadow - my 118th bird species photographed on the country park.

Southern Hawker - Sensory Garden near Visitors Centre.

A flock of ducks avoiding the shooting in Rookery today..Black-headed Gull - Pillinge.

Blackberries

19th September 2008

Spent most of my visit around the Sensory Garden area photographing insects.
Small White - Sensory Garden near Visitors Centre.
Silver Y Moth - Sensory Garden near Visitors Centre.
Fungi sp. - near gullwatch.
Male Ruddy Darter - Sensory Garden near Visitors Centre.
Female Common Darter - Sensory Garden near Visitors Centre.
Kingfisher carving - Sensory Garden near Visitors Centre.
Female Common Darter - Sensory Garden near Visitors Centre.

18 September 2008

Highlights:

Kingfisher

Grey Wagtail at Sewage works

Jay

3 Buzzards

31 Darter sp. dragonflies on bridge leading to wetlands

Buzzard flying over Visitors Centre.
Emerald Damselfly - Sensory Garden near Visitors Centre.
Comma - Sensory Garden near Visitors Centre.