Black Tern Clifton Pit Attenborough NR this evening. Notts Birdwatchers Attenborough Reserve Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

A nice way to finish off the long weekend - watching two Black Terns at Kilvington Lakes, found earlier this evening by Paper Automaton. Never the easiest to try and video!

Totally bliss at Kilvington Lakes yesterday evening. Hot weather, summer migrants back in full force, gorgeous drive through the countryside, and 2 Black Terns touching distance away (literally). What more could you want.
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Some heavy rain today was productive for a few sites through the county, with Little Tern, Wood Sandpiper, Arctic Terns and Bar-tailed Godwits all seen 🌧️. The week ahead looks interesting too, with some southerly/south-easterly winds to look forward to, a few Black Terns maybe?

5 Arctic Terns (2, 1, 2) N through Collingham Pits this morning, along with the 1st Wood Sand of the year and the 13th Bar-wit (picked up by AlfieBirder as it dropped in), plus 6 Swifts appearing as the rain eased. Definitely worth a good soaking for.

Another Arctic Tern at Netherfield Lagoons this morning looking as graceful as ever in the freezing torrential rain. Hopefully one or two more still to come this afternoon.
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Report of 13 Arctic Tern through Bellmoor Lake in past half an hour.

Handsome little gull on Clifton pit Attenborough NR this afternoon found by dawn erskine (aka pistols)
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Nice to find this adult Little Gull today
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2 Great Egret.
4 Little Egret.
2 Cattle Egret.
and a Water rail.
On floods west of River Idle near Scaftworth this afternoon.
NB: Wellies recommended.

One of two male Bar-tailed Godwits at Collingham Pits today, always a highlight of late April here in Notts.
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Corrrrr some totally crippling views of 2 male Bar-tailed Godwits at Ferry Lane Lake, Collingham Pits at the moment. One of my favourite birds 🍊
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Been a decent few days for wader and tern passage, with Arctic Terns and Bar-tailed Godwits logged at a few sites throughout the county. This weekend is looking promising for some more passage too, so don’t be too disheartened if you’ve not seen any yet! 🌧️

Despite Bar-wits number 3-7 of the spring having departed, an excellent evening at Collingham Pits, with 10 Arctic Terns bombing through NE with a few BHG, a group of c90 Black-wits NW, 1 Swift, 1 Wheatear, 3 White Wagtails, and then 3 more Bar-wits dropping in.

Whimbrel - Cotgrave, Notts (24.04.2024)

A quick dash out to Collingham Pits this morning, no Arctic Terns but the second Bar-tailed Godwit of the spring on Ferry Lane Lake, this one just starting to get a bit of colour.

Bar-tailed Godwits & Black-tailed Godwit - HP, Notts (22.04.2024)

70sp at Collingham Pits this morning, with the highlight a Swift drifting north; also the first Garden Warbler of the year plus 32 singing Willow Warblers, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Green Sand, and 1 of the 6 Wheatears present last night (thanks AlfieBirder) remaining today.

Notts Birdwatchers 8 Arctic Tern over Daneshill lakes.

Looks like it’s a classic overcast rainy late April day today with Bar-tailed Godwits and Arctic Terns on the move, get out if you can!