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Last months sightings:

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Thursday - 29/02/24

Smew - Holme Pierrepont - ad/drk still at A52 Pit also 1w/drk Scaup & Short-eared Owl this afternoon.

Slavonian Grebe - Holme Pierrepont - earlier report on A52 Pit was erroneous.

Waxwing - Harworth - 3 on Harworth Business Park.

Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - 4 again along Chainbridge Lane.

1530 - Slavonian Grebe - Holme Pierrepont - on A52 Pit.

1240 - Common Crane - Beeston - over Sainsbury's heading SE

Hawfinch - Clumber Park - again by the chapel.

Wednesday - 28/02/24

Cattle Egret - Idle Washlands - 18 still at Hagg Lane Flash.

Waxwing - Ranskill - 6 by level crossing at Station Road.

1326 - Scaup - Hoveringham GPs - female still on Railway Pit with Tufted Duck.

Ruddy Shelduck - Hoveringham GPs - drk showing well by River Trent.

Tuesday - 27/02/24

Cattle Egret - Idle Washlands - 20 at Hagg Lane Flash.

Ruddy Shelduck - Hoveringham GPs - drk showing well.

1045 - Smew - Attenborough NR - ad/drk on River Trent at SE end of Barton Lane.

Monday - 26/02/24

Caspian Gull - Attenborough NR - ad still on Clifton Pit.

Waxwing - Gedling - c25 still E of the cafe near bee garden at Gedling Country Park this morning.

Smew - Holme Pierrepont - ad/drk & redhead still on A52 Pit also 1w/drk Scaup *1430

Sunday - 25/02/24

Cattle Egret - Idle Washlands - 18 at Hagg Lane Flash.

Waxwing - Gedling - flock still at W end of Gedling Country Park by the pond along the lower footpath at c ///

Mealy Redpoll - Holme Pierrepont - at Works Pit.

Iceland Gull - Attenborough NR - juv on Clifton Pit.

1130 - Ruddy Shelduck - Hoveringham GPs - 1 this morning.

Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common (56th day) - still this morning.

Waxwing - Balderton - 1 along the cycle track.

Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - 3 again at Tiln North.

Saturday - 24/02/24

1630 - Waxwing - Gedling - c20 still at W end of Gedling Country Park by the pond along lower footpath at c ///

Cattle Egret - RSPB Langford Lowfields - 4 in field N of Westfield Lane.

1210 - Goshawk - Welbeck Watchpoint - 2 again today.

Cattle Egret - Attenborough NR - again in roost at Coneries pond this morning.

Caspian Gull - Attenborough NR - ad still on Clifton Pit.

Friday - 23/02/24

1500 - Waxwing - Gedling - 26 still at W end of Gedling Country Park by pond along lower footpath at /// but mobile.

Cattle Egret - RSPB Langford Lowfields - 3 still in field N of Westfield Lane this afternoon.

Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - still at Tiln North.

1005 - Goshawk - Welbeck Watchpoint - 1 again then 2 at 1032

Thursday - 22/02/24

1455 - Bittern - Attenborough NR - still in reeds left of Tower Hide at Clifton Pit.

Wednesday - 21/02/24

Cattle Egret - Idle Washlands - 9 still at Hagg Lane Flash.

LNY - Cattle Egret - RSPB Langford Lowfields - 2 still in field N of Westfield Lane yesterday.

Tuesday - 20/02/24

Smew - Collingham Pits - redhead still on Ferry Lane Lake.

Cattle Egret - Idle Washlands - 11 still at Slaynes Lane South.

Ferruginous Duck - Idle Washlands (84th day) - drk still at Slaynes Lane North.

1008 - Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common (50th day) - still W of the triangle.

LNY - Waxwing - Gedling - flock still at E end of Gedling Country Park near solar panels yesterday.

LNY - Cattle Egret - Idle Washlands - 14 along Slaynes Lane yesterday.

LNY - Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - 4 still at Tiln North yesterday.

Monday - 19/02/24

Caspian Gull - Idle Valley NR - 1w & 3w on Bellmoor Lake.

Goshawk - Welbeck Watchpoint - 2 again.

Caspian Gull - Attenborough NR - 2w on Clifton Pit.

Caspian Gull - Attenborough NR - ad still.

Bittern - Attenborough NR - at Clifton Pit this morning.

Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common - still W of the triangle.

Sunday - 18/02/24

Cattle Egret - Misson - 12 still in cattle field along Dales Lane *1200 x17 N of the junction of Eastwood Lane & Top Road.

1330 - Goshawk - Welbeck Watchpoint - 2 again.

Scaup - Idle Washlands - still at Slaynes Lane North.

Caspian Gull - Welbeck Watchpoint - ad on Great Lake.

Smew - Collingham Pits - redhead still on Ferry Lane Lake.

1052 - Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common - still W of the triangle *1222

1025 - Caspian Gull - Idle Valley NR - 1w at Belmoor Lake.

Mealy Redpoll - Osberton - 2 still in a private garden.

Saturday - 17/02/24

Black Redstart - Stoke Bardolph - female-type in a garden for 2nd time this week.

1330 - Waxwing - Mansfield - 25 in trees by walkway between Nottingham Road & Gordon Brae then headed towards Johnson Drive.

1115 - Ferruginous Duck - Idle Washlands - drk still at Slaynes Lane also Scaup still.

1049 - Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - 7 still with cattle E of Tiln North.

1016 - Cattle Egret - Misson - 16 still in cattle field along Dales Lane.

0800 - Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common - still in oaks W of the triangle *0936

Friday - 16/02/24

Waxwing - Rufford CP - 3.

Caspian Gull - Attenborough NR - ad still from VC this morning.

Bewick's Swan - Newark on Trent - ad in field near Kelham Bridge with Mute Swan herd.

1426 - Smew - Holme Pierrepont - ad/drk & redhead still on A52 Pit also 1w/drk Scaup.

1218 - Ferruginous Duck - Idle Washlands - drk still at Slaynes Lane also 2 Scaup.

Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - 6 still at Tiln North.

Cattle Egret - RSPB Langford Lowfields - 3 still in field N of Westfield Lane.

Cattle Egret - Misson - 18 in cattle field N of the junction of Eastwood Lane & Top Road.

Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common - still W of the triangle.

Waxwing - Gedling - 12 still at W end of Gedling Country Park, by the pond along the lower footpath *1539

LNY - Waxwing - Gedling - 3 still at W end of Gedling Country Park, by the pond along the lower footpath yesterday.

Thursday - 15/02/24

Caspian Gull - Idle Valley NR - 1w at Belmoor Lake also Bittern over Tiln North.

Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - 9 at Tiln North.

1200 - Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common - again on N side but mobile.

Wednesday - 14/02/24

Caspian Gull - Idle Valley NR - ad & 1w at Belmoor Lake this afternoon.

Cattle Egret - Misson - 14 still in cattle field N of Eastwood Lane & Top Road.

1030 - Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - 8 again with cattle at Tiln North.

Tuesday - 13/02/24

Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - 7 again in fields E of Tiln North.

Cattle Egret - Misson - c14 in muddy field with cattle N of Top Road/Eastwood Lane junction.

1303 - Scaup - Idle Washlands - 2 at Slaynes Lane North but no sign of Ferruginous Duck

Goshawk - Welbeck Watchpoint - 3 this morning from ///

Bewick's Swan - RSPB Langford Lowfields - on Deep Water Pit then headed S

LNY - Waxwing - Gedling - c40 still at W end of Gedling Country Park yesterday.

LNY - 1545 - Caspian Gull - Idle Valley NR - 2w again yesterday at Belmoor Lake.

LNY - Cattle Egret - Misson - 4 still with cattle just E of Misson Cemetery.

Monday - 12/02/24

Caspian Gull - Attenborough NR - ad still on Clifton Pit.

Goshawk - Welbeck Watchpoint - male today.

Hawfinch - Thoresby Park - 3 at Netherfield Lane this morning. 

1148 - Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common - still at /// then headed E

0950 - Waxwing - Thoresby Park - c20 still at Netherfield Lane *1103 x42

Hawfinch - Rufford CP - 3 by the car park this morning.

LNY - Cattle Egret - RSPB Langford Lowfields - 3 again in field N of Westfields Lane yesterday.

LNY - Ferruginous Duck - Idle Washlands - ad/drk reported again at Slaynes Lane yesterday.

LNY - Caspian Gull - Idle Valley NR - 1w again at Belmoor Lake yesterday.

Sunday - 11/02/24

Waxwing - Thoresby Park - c40 still at Netherfield Lane.

1640 - Waxwing - Holme Pierrepont - 7 over Rowing Course heading N

Waxwing - Gedling - 52 still at W end of Gedling Country Park by the pond along the lower footpath at /// this afternoon.

1300 - Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - 5 at Tiln North.

Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common (42nd day) - still but mobile.

Hawfinch - Rufford CP - still by the car park.

Waxwing - Gedling - 23 still by crossroads near VC

Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - 3 still in cattle field opposite Alan's Meadow.

Caspian Gull - Attenborough NR - ad still on Clifton Pit.

Mealy Redpoll - Osberton - 6 with Lesser Redpoll flock in a private garden.

Saturday - 10/02/24

1215 - Waxwing - Thoresby Park - 20 at Netherfield Lane *1315 x40

Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - 9 still with 5 in sheep fields at Walters Farm at /// & 4 at Tiln North.

Waxwing - Gedling - 50 still at W end of Gedling Country Park by the pond along the lower footpath at /// this afternoon.

1130 - Caspian Gull - Clumber Park - ad still on Clumber Lake.

0920 - Caspian Gull - Clumber Park - ad again on Clumber Lake also 13 Hawfinch near the chapel.

Friday - 09/02/24

Smew - Holme Pierrepont - ad/drk & redhead still on A52 Pit also 1w Scaup.

Smew - Collingham Pits - redhead again on W side of Ferry Lane Lake.

Waxwing - Stapleford - 2 at the bottom of Gibbons Avenue briefly this morning.

Wednesday - 07/02/24

1657 - Short-eared Owl - Littleborough - 2 hunting stubble fields.

Caspian Gull - Attenborough NR - ad still on Clifton Pit.

Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - 4 still by Chainbridge Lane.

0740 - Hawfinch - Rufford CP - 3 still by the car park.

Caspian Gull - King's Mill Reservoir - 2w this morning.

1209 - Waxwing - Gedling - 31 still at W end of Gedling Country Park by the pond along lower footpath at ///

Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common - still but mobile *1152 near fallen conifer at N end of Budby Common at ///

Tuesday - 06/02/24

LNY - Caspian Gull - Attenborough NR - ad still on Clifton Pit yesterday evening.

Monday - 05/02/24

Waxwing - Gedling - flock still at W end of Gedling Country Park by the pond along the lower footpath at /// but mobile *1538 x42

Cattle Egret - Misson - still with cattle just E of Misson Cemetery.

LNY - 1100 - Caspian Gull - ad again at Clifton Pit

LNY - Bewick's Swan - Idle Washlands - 5 ad at Slaynes Lane then headed W

LNY - 0840 - Hawfinch - Rufford CP - 5 in oak S of walled garden.

Sunday - 04/02/24

1200 - Smew - Cromwell - 2 redhead on gravel pits view from quarry bund by riverside footpath.

Ferruginous Duck - Idle Washlands - reported second bird has been re-identified as a drk Ferruginous x Pochard hybrid from photographs, original drk still present this afternoon.

® Ferruginous Duck - Idle Washlands (67th day) - 2 reported at W end of Slaynes Lane North this afternoon but elusive, access only from E end still due to flooding.

Cattle Egret - Misson - still with cattle just E of Misson Cemetery.

1208 - Cattle Egret - RSPB Langford Lowfields - 3 N of Westfield Lane.

1205 - Smew - Cromwell - drk & redhead still on gravel pits, view from quarry bund by riverside footpath.

Waxwing - Gedling - c30 still at W end of Gedling Country Park by the pond along the lower footpath at ///

1019 - Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common - again W of Naish Farm at c ///

Saturday - 03/02/24

1637 - Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common (34th day) - again in triangle at N side of the common then headed N

1538 - Twite - Holme Pierrepont - 1 over Blotts Pit calling S 

Cattle Egret - Idle Valley NR - still by Chainbridge Lane this morning.

Caspian Gull - Clumber Park - ad & 1w on Clumber Lake.

1130 - Waxwing - Balderton - 4 along Hollowdyke Lane N of Phoenix Lane.

Waxwing - Gedling - 39 at W end of Gedling Country Park by the pond along the lower footpath at /// *1020 *1445 x45

Friday - 02/02/24

0840 - Hawfinch - Rufford CP - still by the car park.

1230 - Caspian Gull - Carburton - ad on Carburton Lower Lake.

1500 - Caspian Gull - Idle Valley NR - 2w at Belmoor Lake.

1130 - Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common - again in hawthorn scrub S of the track at c /// but mobile. 

1257 - Ferruginous Duck - Idle Washlands - drk still at W end of Slaynes Lane North, access only from the E end due to flooding still.

1200 - Waxwing - Gedling - c20 still at W end of Gedling Country Park by the pond along the lower footpath at ///

Thursday - 01/02/24

Caspian Gull - King's Mill Reservoir - 1w again into roost this afternoon also 2 2w Yellow-legged Gull.

1507 - Scaup - Idle Washlands - female at Slaynes Lane South, access only from E end still due to flooding.

1400 - Great Grey Shrike - Budby Common - still but very mobile.

1412 - Waxwing - Flintham - 1 in a tree from a car passing on A46

Waxwing - Clumber Park - 5.

🟠 Waxwing - Gedling - 20 still near building site at Gedling Country Park *1106 *1150

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