Bird Sightings 2007
January
Pink-footed Goose Barton-in-Fabis 06/01/2007 1 single bird with greylags on barton flash
Pink-footed Goose Clifton Grove 21/01/2007 150 c150 heading N/W over beeston weir
Pink-footed Goose Clifton Grove 22/01/2007 40 40 over clifton bridge heading west
Goldeneye Clifton Grove 22/01/2007 7
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 29/01/2007 1
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 06/01/2007 4
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 16/01/2007 3
Common Buzzard Clifton Grove 22/01/2007 2
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 29/01/2007 4
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February
Grey Heron Barton-in-Fabis 04/02/2007 43 back in the heronry branshill wood
Grey Heron Barton-in-Fabis 17/02/2007 54 all left the heronry every time a common buzzard flew over
Grey Heron Barton-in-Fabis 24/02/2007 47 again very nervous when a common buzzard flew over
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 17/02/2007 1
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 24/02/2007 1 displaying to a common buzzard
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 17/02/2007 6
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 24/02/2007 4
Water Rail Clifton Grove 25/02/2007 1 heard calling on holme pit
Water Rail Clifton Grove 27/02/2007 1 heard calling on holme pit
Stonechat Clifton Grove 18/02/2007 2 in field near beestone weir
Fieldfare Clifton Grove 18/02/2007 20
Redwing Clifton Grove 18/02/2007 10
Coal Tit Clifton Grove 18/02/2007 1
Greenfinch Barton-in-Fabis 03/02/2007 35 feeding in set-aside field near branshill wood
Siskin Clifton Grove 18/02/2007 2
Siskin Clifton Grove 25/02/2007 1
Linnet Barton-in-Fabis 03/02/2007 40 feeding in set-aside field near branshill wood
Linnet Barton-in-Fabis 04/02/2007 25 feeding in set-aside field near branshill wood
Linnet Clifton Grove 18/02/2007 40
Linnet Clifton Grove 25/02/2007 40
Twite Barton-in-Fabis 03/02/2007 1 feeding in set-aside field near branshill wood
Lesser Redpoll Clifton Grove 18/02/2007 1
Bullfinch Clifton Grove 18/02/2007 7
Bullfinch Clifton Grove 25/02/2007 7
Yellowhammer Barton-in-Fabis 03/02/2007 70 feeding in set-aside field near branshill wood
Yellowhammer Barton-in-Fabis 04/02/2007 35 feeding in set-aside field near branshill wood
Yellowhammer Clifton Grove 18/02/2007 24
Yellowhammer Clifton Grove 25/02/2007 19
Reed Bunting Barton-in-Fabis 03/02/2007 80 feeding in set-aside field near branshill wood
Reed Bunting Barton-in-Fabis 04/02/2007 40 feeding in set-aside field near branshill wood
Corn Bunting Barton-in-Fabis 04/02/2007 110 feeding in set-aside field near branshill wood
Corn Bunting Clifton Grove 24/02/2007 30 in set-aside near clifton wood
Corn Bunting Clifton Grove 25/02/2007 30 in set-aside near clifton wood
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March
Great Bittern Clifton Grove 03/03/2007 1 accidentally flushed from the wet marsh area behind holme pit
Grey Heron Barton-in-Fabis 08/03/2007 37 in fields
Grey Heron Barton-in-Fabis 10/03/2007 59 in fields
Grey Heron Barton-in-Fabis 17/03/2007 22 in fields
Grey Heron Barton-in-Fabis 27/03/2007 30 in fields
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 08/03/2007 1 displaying with common buzzard over branshill wood
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 10/03/2007 1
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 17/03/2007 1 seen carrying sticks to an old herons nest in branshill wood
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 18/03/2007 1
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 08/03/2007 6
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 10/03/2007 6
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 17/03/2007 2 birds seen in separate heron nests in branshill wood
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 18/03/2007 4
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 27/03/2007 3
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 31/03/2007 2
Water Rail Clifton Grove 02/03/2007 1 heard calling on holme pit
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Clifton Grove 03/03/2007 2 pair drumming holme pit
Sand Martin Barton-in-Fabis 25/03/2007 30 over barton flash
Fieldfare Barton-in-Fabis 18/03/2007 30
Fieldfare Barton-in-Fabis 27/03/2007 20
Fieldfare Barton-in-Fabis 31/03/2007 15
Redwing Barton-in-Fabis 18/03/2007 22
Chiffchaff Clifton Grove 25/03/2007 3 singing
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April
Grey Heron Barton-in-Fabis 15/04/2007 2 seen to land in the heronry but were quickly moved on by an arial assault by 2 common buzzard
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 09/04/2007 7 1 bird with jesses attached to its leggs
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 10/04/2007 4
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 15/04/2007 7
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 30/04/2007 3
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 09/04/2007 1
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 10/04/2007 1
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 14/04/2007 1
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 15/04/2007 1
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 30/04/2007 1
Osprey Barton-in-Fabis 29/04/2007 1 11.15am s/w high over barton lost to view over attenborough 11.30am
Osprey Barton-in-Fabis 30/04/2007 1 over branshill wood 1.15pm - 1.45pm drifted off slowly n/w
Hobby Barton-in-Fabis 30/04/2007 1 high over barton flash
Oystercatcher Barton-in-Fabis 14/04/2007 3
Common Tern Barton-in-Fabis 21/04/2007 2
Barn Owl Barton-in-Fabis 06/04/2007 1
Common Swift Barton-in-Fabis 21/04/2007 25
Common Swift Barton-in-Fabis 29/04/2007 18 through to west
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Clifton Grove 01/04/2007 1 calling male in trees behind holme pit
Sand Martin Barton-in-Fabis 29/04/2007 20
Barn Swallow Barton-in-Fabis 09/04/2007 1
Barn Swallow Barton-in-Fabis 29/04/2007 7
House Martin Barton-in-Fabis 15/04/2007 15
House Martin Barton-in-Fabis 29/04/2007 20
Tree Pipit Barton-in-Fabis 23/04/2007 1 singing in front of branshill wood
Yellow Wagtail Barton-in-Fabis 22/04/2007 2
Yellow Wagtail Barton-in-Fabis 29/04/2007 9
White Wagtail Barton-in-Fabis 09/04/2007 2
Whinchat Barton-in-Fabis 21/04/2007 1 male near barton flash
Northern Wheatear Barton-in-Fabis 14/04/2007 2 male & female barton flash
Northern Wheatear Barton-in-Fabis 21/04/2007 2 males near barton flash
Northern Wheatear Barton-in-Fabis 22/04/2007 3 2 males 1 female
Sedge Warbler Clifton Grove 18/04/2007 1 singing on holme pit
Sedge Warbler Clifton Grove 29/04/2007 6 singing on holme pit
Reed Warbler Clifton Grove 29/04/2007 3 singing on holme pit
Blackcap Clifton Grove 29/04/2007 21 singing between barton & clifton grove
Garden Warbler Clifton Grove 29/04/2007 10 singinging between barton & clifton grove
Common Whitethroat Clifton Grove 29/04/2007 5 singing between barton & clifton grove
Chiffchaff Clifton Grove 29/04/2007 25 singing between barton & clifton grove
Willow Warbler Clifton Grove 29/04/2007 4 singing between barton& clifton grove
Tree Sparrow Barton-in-Fabis 09/04/2007 4
Corn Bunting Barton-in-Fabis 29/04/2007 1 singing in front of branshill wood
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May
Shelduck Barton-in-Fabis 13/05/2007 1 near cottages flash
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 20/05/2007 1 over branshill wood
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 26/05/2007 1 displaying with buzzard over branshill wood
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 20/05/2007 3 over branshill wood
Hobby Barton-in-Fabis 20/05/2007 1 over branshill wood
Hobby Barton-in-Fabis 26/05/2007 1 over barton flash
Common Sandpiper Clifton Grove 28/07/2007 feeding on the steps of beeston weir
Oystercatcher Barton-in-Fabis 13/05/2007 2 in the sheep field near cottages flash
Cuckoo Barton-in-Fabis 13/05/2007 3 males calling near branshill ponds
Cuckoo Clifton Grove 19/05/2007 1 calling on holme pit
Cuckoo Barton-in-Fabis 20/05/2007 1 female over barton flash
Cuckoo Barton-in-Fabis 26/05/2007 1 calling near barton flash
Swift Barton-in-Fabis 13/05/2007 c400 feeding over branshill wood
Swift Barton-in-Fabis 20/05/2007 c2000 feeding over branshill wood
Sedge Warbler Clifton Grove 12/05/2007 5
Sedge Warbler Clifton Grove 20/05/2007 1 branshill ponds
Sedge Warbler Clifton Grove 28/05/2007 4 holme pit
Reed Warbler Clifton Grove 12/05/2007 6 holme pit
Reed Warbler Clifton Grove 28/05/2007 7 holme pit
Garden Warbler Clifton Grove 28/05/2007 6 singing in clifton wood
Corn Bunting Barton-in-Fabis 12/05/2007 1 singing male near the village
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June & July
Grey Heron Barton-in-Fabis 04/07/2007 5 all juvs on cottages flash
Egyptian Goose Barton-in-Fabis 04/07/2007 12 near cottages flash
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 16/06/2007 1 branshill wood
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 02/07/2007 1 branshill wood
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 24/06/2007 3 branshill wood
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 01/07/2007 3 branshill wood
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 02/07/2007 6 adults and 2 juvs over branshill wood
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 29/07/2007 6 adults and 2 juvs over branshill wood
Hobby Barton-in-Fabis 02/07/2007 1 hawking dragonflys over branshill ponds
Hobby Clifton Grove 16/07/2007 1 holme pit
Oystercatcher Barton-in-Fabis 01/07/2007 1 in sheep field near flash
Oystercatcher Barton-in-Fabis 02/07/2007 1 in sheep field near flash
Oystercatcher Barton-in-Fabis 04/07/2007 1 in sheep field near flash
Northern Lapwing Barton-in-Fabis 24/06/2007 c60 flying over the flash
Black-tailed Godwit Barton-in-Fabis 29/07/2007 7 feeding on cottages flash 6.30pm
Turtle Dove Clifton Grove 17/06/2007 1 perch on wires behind holme pit
Turtle Dove Barton-in-Fabis 04/07/2007 2 flying over barton flash
House Martin Barton-in-Fabis 03/07/2007 45 around the village
Yellow Wagtail Barton-in-Fabis 02/01/2007 5 all juveniles in field faceing branshill wood
Yellow Wagtail Clifton Grove 16/07/2007 2 near the yellow gate pond
Yellow Wagtail Barton-in-Fabis 29/07/2007 1
Sedge Warbler Barton-in-Fabis 16/06/2007 5 branshill ponds
Sedge Warbler Clifton Grove 30/06/2007 12 holme pit/beeston weir
Reed Warbler Clifton Grove 30/06/2007 4 holme pit
Blackcap Clifton Grove 30/06/2007 3 the grove
Garden Warbler Clifton Grove 30/06/2007 5 clifton wood/the grove
Common Whitethroat Clifton Grove 30/06/2007 15 beeston weir/the grove
Chiffchaff Clifton Grove 30/06/2007 7 the grove
Willow Warbler Clifton Grove 30/06/2007 2 the grove
Tree Sparrow Barton-in-Fabis 02/07/2007 1 near bartton island
Tree Sparrow Barton-in-Fabis 03/07/2007 7 feeding in wheat field opposite branshill wood
Tree Sparrow Barton-in-Fabis 04/07/2007 3 feeding in wheat field opposite branshill wood
Tree Sparrow Barton-in-Fabis 29/07/2007 14 in hedgerow facing branshill wood
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August
Little Egret Barton-in-Fabis 04/08/2007 2 both birds on barton flash
Little Egret Barton-in-Fabis 10/08/2007 1 on barton flash
Little Egret Barton-in-Fabis 11/08/2007 3 on barton flash
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 04/08/2007 1
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 09/08/2007 1
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 11/08/2007 1
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 12/08/2007 1
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 25/08/2007 1
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 04/08/2007 4 adults & 2 juvs
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 06/08/2007 2
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 11/08/2007 2
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 12/08/2007 4 adults & 2 juvs
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 25/08/2007 3 adults & 2 juvs
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 26/08/2007 4 adults & 2 juvs
Hobby Clifton Grove 12/08/2007 1
Hobby Barton-in-Fabis 27/08/2007 1
Ringed Plover Barton-in-Fabis 25/08/2007 1 barton flash early morning
Northern Lapwing Barton-in-Fabis 12/08/2007 200 over barton flash
Greenshank Barton-in-Fabis 12/08/2007 1 barton flash early morning
Turtle Dove Clifton Grove 25/08/2007 1 behind Holme pit
Yellow Wagtail Clifton Grove 06/08/2007 2
Yellow Wagtail Barton-in-Fabis 12/08/2007 1
Tree Sparrow Barton-in-Fabis 06/08/2007 7 all juv birds
Tree Sparrow Barton-in-Fabis 11/08/2007 10 juvs & 4 adults
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September
Garganey Barton-in-Fabis 15/09/2007 1 seen on branshill ponds late pm
Little Egret Barton-in-Fabis 08/09/2007 1 barton flash early morning
Red-Tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 01/09/2007 1
Red-Tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 09/09/2007 1
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 01/09/2007 3
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 09/09/2007 7
Common Buzzard Clifton Grove 11/09/2007 5
Common Buzzard Clifton Grove 16/09/2007 3 juv's and 4 adult birds
Hobby Barton-in-Fabis 01/09/2007 3
Hobby Barton-in-Fabis 03/09/2007 1
Hobby Clifton Grove 10/09/2007 1
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Clifton Grove 10/09/2007 1
Barn Swallow Barton-in-Fabis 08/09/2007 50
Barn Swallow Barton-in-Fabis 16/09/2007 55 birds through to the s/w
Barn Swallow Clifton Grove 28/09/2007 30 birds through to the s/w
House Martin Barton-in-Fabis 16/09/2007 12 birds through to the s/w
House Martin Clifton Grove 28/09/2007 200 birds through to the s/w
Whinchat Clifton Grove 06/09/2007 1
Meadow Pipit Clifton Grove 16/09/2007 10
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October
Shoveler Clifton Grove 02/10/2007 1
Little Egret Barton-in-Fabis 14/10/2007 1
Red-tailed Hawk Barton-in-Fabis 28/10/2007 1
Common Buzzard Clifton Grove 15/10/2007 1 juv
Common Buzzard Barton-in-Fabis 21/10/2007 2
Northern Lapwing Clifton Grove 03/10/2007 60
Northern Lapwing Clifton Grove 27/10/2007 10
Meadow Pipit Clifton Grove 02/10/2007 33
Meadow Pipit Clifton Grove 06/102007 15
Meadow Pipit Clifton Grove 27/10/2007 17
Pied Wagtail Clifton Grove 02/10/2007 33
Pied Wagtail Clifton Grove 06/10/2007 16
Pied Wagtail Clifton Grove 15/10/2007 62
Pied Wagtail Clifton Grove 27/10/2007 20
Stonechat Clifton Grove 06/10/2007 1 female
Stonechat Clifton Grove 15/10/2007 2 female 1 male
Stonechat Clifton Grove 20/10/2007 1 female
Stonechat Clifton Grove 23/10/2007 2
Stonechat Clifton Grove 27/10/2007 5
Northern Wheatear Clifton Grove 03/10/2007 1 female
Fieldfare Clifton Grove 20/10/2007 15
Fieldfare Barton-in-Fabis 28/10/2007 22
Redwing Clifton Grove 23/10/2007 15
Redwing Barton-in-Fabis 28/10/2007 15
Brambling Clifton Grove 13/10/2007 1 feeding in field near clifton bridge with 30 chaffinch
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November
Whooper Swan Clifton Grove 12/11/2007 flock of 17 flew low over beeston weir at 7.30am heading towards attenborough
Goosander Clifton Grove 12/11/2007 2 on river near the weir
Bittern Clifton Grove 17/11/2007 1 seen briefly in flight at 9.00am then out in the open at 4.15pm till dusk on holme pit.
Bittern Clifton Grove 24/11/2007 1 seen briefly in flight at 4.30pm
Bittern Clifton Grove 25/11/2007 1 showing very well on holme pit at 1.00pm
Bittern Clifton Grove 27/11/2007 1 briefly in flight at 4.15pm
Bittern Clifton Grove 28/11/2007 1 very briefly in flight at 3.20pm on holme pit
Woodcock Clifton Grove 04/11/2007 2 in flight behind holme pit at dusk
Water Rail Clifton Grove 12/11/2007 3 calling on holme pit
Water Rail Clifton Grove 24/11/2007 5 calling on holme pit
Water Rail Clifton Grove 25/11/2007 7 calling on holme pit
Water Rail Clifton Grove 27/11/2007 5 calling on holme pit
Tawny Owl Clifton Grove 27/11/2007 1 calling from clifton wood
Stonechat Clifton Grove 17/11/2007 7 stonechat from beeston weir to holme pit
Cetti's Warbler Clifton Grove 27/11/2007 1 heard calling twice at 4.00pm from the far left corner of holme pit but wasn�t seen
Cetti's Warbler Clifton Grove 28/11/2007 1 calling again 3.30 - 3.45pm seen very briefly but very elusive
Tree Sparrow Clifton Grove 12/11/2007 31 seen leave roost at first light
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December
Gadwall - Clifton Grove 21/12/2007 4
Shoveler - Clifton Grove 21/12/2007 2
Tufted Duck - Clifton Grove 02/12/2007 35
Goosander - Clifton Grove 02/12/2007 2
Goosander - Clifton Grove 15/12/2007 2
Red-legged Partridge - Gotham 24/12/2007 2
Grey Partridge - Clifton pastures 26/12/2007 8
Little Grebe - Clifton Grove 02/12/2007 7
Common Buzzard - Clifton Grove 02/12/2007 1
Common Buzzard - Clifton Grove 16/12/2007 1
Common Buzzard - Clifton Grove 22/12/2007 2
Common Buzzard -Clifton pastures 27/12/2007 4 birds displaying small plantation
Peregrine Falcon - Clifton Grove 01/12/2007 1 over holme pit & clifton woods
Water Rail - Clifton Grove 09/12/2007 2 holme pit
Water Rail - Clifton Grove 16/12/2007 2 on holme pit but heard only
Water Rail - Clifton Grove 22/12/2007 2 on holme pit but heard only
Water Rail - Clifton Grove 25/12/2007 1 holme pit
European Golden Plover- Gotham 24/12/2007 7
European Golden Plover - Clifton pastures 26/12/2007 250
European Golden Plover - Clifton pastures 27/12/2007 1500
Lapwing -- Barton-in-Fabis 08/12/2007 150
Lapwing - Gotham 24/12/2007 120
Lapwing - Clifton pastures 26/12/2007 500
Lapwing - Clifton pastures 27/12/2007 500
Tawny Owl - Clifton Grove 01/12/2007 1 heard only
Kingfisher - Clifton Grove 08/12/2007 1
Skylark - Clifton Grove 09/12/2007 20
Meadow Pipit - Clifton Grove 09/12/2007 20
Stonechat - Clifton Grove 01/12/2007 2
Stonechat- Clifton Grove 03/12/2007 2
Stonechat - Clifton Grove 06/12/2007 6
Stonechat - Clifton Grove 09/12/2007 6
Stonechat - Clifton Grove 15/12/2007 2
Stonechat - Clifton Grove 16/12/2007 4
Fieldfare - Clifton Grove 02/12/2007 12
Fieldfare - Clifton Grove 24/12/2007 120
Fieldfare - Clifton pastures 27/12/2007 200
Redwing - Clifton Grove 09/12/2007 6
Cetti's Warbler - Clifton Grove 09/12/2007 1 Holme pit very vocal but very elusive only showing occasionly
Brambling - Barton-in-Fabis 27/12/2007 2
Siskin - Clifton Grove 21/12/2007 30
Siskin - Clifton Grove 22/12/2007 30
Lesser Redpoll - Clifton Grove 15/12/2007 Flock of 10 birds but 1 of the birds looked typically larger and paler possible flammea