Please remember that viewing of CWP 95 is possible only from the permissive footpath that leads off Fridays
Birdwatching Access to Lake 95
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Monthly Archives: February 2008
28 February 2008
CWP 126: 1 Willow Warbler with sub song in the scrub along between Lakes 111/111b and Lake 126. (First record of Willow Warbler of the year) Also: 2 Oysterctacher; 2 Siskin; 25+ Lapwing; Grey Wagtail Gareth Harris
27 February 2008
CWP82: 12 Meadow Pipits. John Grearson
Kent End Quarry: Snipe 4, Lapwing 50, Little Egret 1, Common Gull 6. John Grearson
CWP74: Golden Plover 50, Lapwing 200, Shoveler 26, Goldeneye 6, Ruddy Duck 23, Smew 1 male, Cormorant 11. John Grearson
26 February 2008
At Ashton Keynes village today 3 separate Blackcaps in song. 5 Bramblings and about 15 Reed Buntings at feeding station in garden. John Grearson
CWP59 – 1 Kingfisher and 25 Greylags. John Grearson
CWP68C - Shoveler 41, Teal 84, Shelduck 2, Curlew heard, Cetti’s Warbler in song. John Grearson
CWP95 - Great White Egret and 3 Little Egrets. 1 Shelduck. John Grearson
25 February 2008
CWP 81: 1 Sand Martin.(Birdguides and pagers)
Please could anyone who has information about this bird please let us know.
CWP 95: Great White Egret showing well Nigel Pleass.
CWP 46/48 (Swillbrook): female smew, male goosander, 3 kingfisher, 4 water rail, 10 tufted duck, 5 pochard and a brambling. Nick Adams
CWP 12: First-winter Caspian gull this afternoon on lake 12. Peter Brash
24 February 2008
CWP 59: male Red Breasted Merganser Malcolm Royal
CWP 95: 6 Shelduck; pair of Pintail; 4 Little Egret Malcolm Royal
Kent End Farm: Sparrowhawk; 18 Snipe; 2 Shelduck; Little Egret; c300 Lapwing; 3 Golden Plover; 2 Green Sandpiper Malcolm Royal
CWP 74: Goldeneye (4M 2F); 500+ Lapwing Malcolm Royal
Waterhay: 26 Curlew Malcolm Royal
21 February 2008
CWP 95 at dusk: 1 Great White Egret (flew out at 17.30 heading to roost), 26 Shoveler, 25+ Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Moorhen etc. Gareth Harris
CWP 74: Snipe; 700+ Lapwing; 135 Shoveler; 21 Cormorant; 20 Ruddy Duck; 15+ Goldeneye Gareth Harris
20 February 2008
CWP 29: 4 Goosanders (3m,1f), 4 Smew (2m,2f), 20 Red Crested Pochards (10m,10f) and a Jay. Bob Shiret
CWP 95: Dark Morph Barn Owl and a “normal” Barn Owl. Great White Egret Bob Shiret
18 February 2008
CWP 29: 3 Smew, 3 Scaup, male Goosander, Tufted Duck, Wigeon Birdguides; Bob Philpott
CWP 95: Large area of pit covered in ice with most wildfowl at far end. 4 Little Egrets with one preening and showing breeding plumes; with the teal and wigeon were a few gadwall and a pair of Pintail behaving agressively to birds around them. Bob Philpott
CWP 68c: Male pintail from hide. (entry in comments box in this site)
17 February 2008
Kent End Quarry: 11 Snipe; 14 Teal; Kestrel; 6 Long tail tit; heron Keith Perkins
CWP 82: Little egret; 64 Fieldfare; Kestrel; 24 Lapwing; Goldcrest; Pied wagtail; 2 Long Tail Tit Keith Perkins
CWP 83: 70 Wigeon Keith Perkins
CWP 29: three drake and 2 redhead smew; 2 Scaup and a drake Goosander BIrdguides