What's been seen in and around the park

Please send reports of your sightings (Birds, butterfies, dragonflies, mammals etc) to:

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Recent Reports

 

Great Reed Warbler (M. Tilford)

Sunday 11 July: GC Grebe, Grey Heron, Mute swan, Canada goose, Mallard, Coot, BH Gull, Woodpigeon, Swift, Green woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, Swallow, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Song thrush, Mistle thrush, Grasshopper warbler (Slack Lane), Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiff Chaff, Spotted Flycatcher (Shipley Hill/ Beggars Walk), Long tailed tit, Blue tit, Great tit, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook (Slack Lane), Crow, Starling, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch (Riding Stables), Reed bunting. (MB)

Monday 21 June: Great Reed Warbler still being seen near Straws Bridge.

Tuesday 25 May: Great Reed Warbler (Straws Bridge).

Sunday 16 May: Great Reed Warbler (Straws Bridge), Spotted Flycatcher on Shipley Hill, between Beggars Walk & Derby Lodge. . Also there were 5+ Sand Martins on the American Adventure.

Saturday 15 May: Black Tern, Great Reed Warbler (Straws Bridge).

Friday 14 May: Great Reed Warbler (Straws Bridge).

Thursday 13 May: Great Reed Warbler (Straws Bridge), Common Sandpiper.

Sunday 9 May: 1 Grasshopper warbler (Nutbrook Pond - Reedbed near NCB Lagoons) Garden warbler - American Adventure. Linnet - Slack Lane. (MB)

Sunday 2nd May: GC Grebe, Cormorant, Mute swan, Canada goose, Mallard, Tufted duck, Pheasant, Coot, Common tern (Am Adventure), Stock dove, Woodpigeon, Collared dove, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin (All 3 species, Am Adventure), Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song thrush, Lesser whitethroat (Top of Bell Lane), Whitethroat (Slack Lane), Blackcap, Chiff Chaff, Willow warbler, Goldcrest (Hill), Long tailed tit, Jay, Jackdaw, Crow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Linnet (Slack Lane), Yellowhammer (Bell Lane). (MB)

Thursday 15th April: 3+ Swallows - Straws Bridge. 1st Shipley record for this Spring. (MB)

Sunday 21 March: GC Grebe, Mute swan, Canada goose, Mallard, Shoveler (2m/2f - Mapp Res), Pochard, Tufted duck, Moorhen, Coot, Woodpigeon, Collared dove, Little owl (Riding stables), Green woodpecker, Skylark, Pied wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song thrush, 4 Redwing (Fields next to DWT Reserve), Chiff Chaff (Bottom end of Mapp Res/ Bottom of Shipley Hill), Long tailed tit, Willow tit (John Wood), Coal tit, Blue tit, Great tit, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Crow, Starling, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, 5+ Redpoll (Bottom of Shipley Hill), Yellowhamer (Bell Lane), Reed bunting (Slack Lane). (MB)

Sunday 14 March: GC Grebe (Am Adventure / displaying), 7+ Cormorant (AA), Mute swan, Canada goose, Mallard, Pochard, Tufted duck, 8+ Goosander (AA), Pheasant, Moorhen, Coot, BH Gull, GBB Gull (AA), Stock dove, Woodpigeon, Collared dove, Green woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, Skylark, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Fieldfare (10+ / John Wood), Song thrush, Mistle thrush, Long tailed tit, Willow tit (John Wood), Coal tit (Riding Stables), Blue tit, Great tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper (Shipley Hill), Magpie, Jackdaw, Crow, Starling, Chaffinch, Redpoll (30+ / Bottom of Shipley Hill), Bullfinch, Yellowhammer (Bell Lane).(MB)

Sunday 14 February: Little grebe, GC Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Mute swan, Canada goose, Gadwall (AA), Mallard, Shoveler (AA), Pochard, Tufted duck, Goosander (M+F / AA), Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, BH Gull, Common gull (AA), LBB gull (Slack Lane), Stock dove, Woodpigeon, Green woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, Skylark, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Song thrush, Redwing (Hill), Mistle thrush, Long tailed tit, Willow tit (John Wood), Blue tit, Great tit, Nuthatch, Jay, Magpie, Crow, Starling, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch, Yellowhammer (Bell Lane).(MB)

Friday 12 February:  Short-eared Owl seen between approx 4.30 - 5.00pm. (RD)

Thurs 28 January: Short-eared owl seen around 7.30am, 2 Goosander on Pauls Arm.(CL)

Tues 26 January: Short-eared Owl. (CL)

Sat 2 January: GC Grebe, Grey Heron, Mute swan, Canada goose, 3+ Gadwall (AA), Mallard, 3+ Shoveler (AA), Tufted duck, Moorhen, Coot, 50+ Lapwing (AA), BH Gull, 5+ Common gull (AA), Woodpigeon, Green woodpecker, Dunnock, Blackbird, Fieldfare (DWT), Redwing (DWT), Long tailed tit, Willow tit, Blue tit, Great tit, Nuthatch (Hill), Magpie, Crow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Siskin (AA), Bullfinch. (MB)