This Month’s Sightings

1^st – 20-30 Goldfinch seen feeding in the horse paddock North of Crow Park Way

2^nd – 1 Black Swan seen at Mercia Marina, 1 Kingfisher seen at the railway institute fishing pond and 1 Common Whitethroat seen canal side between the Nadee and the white footbridge

26^th – 2 Kestrel seen over field NE of Hicklin’s Bridge

28^th – 1 male Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 1 Bullfinch and 8 Mute Swan (2 adult and 6 cygnets) see on Mercia Marina Pond

October

3^rd – 1 Greylag Goose seen amongst Canada Geese canal W of the treatment works, 3+ Skylark over field NE of Hicklin’s Bridge

5^th – 8 Gadwall seen on Mercia Marina Pond, 1 Swallow seen flying South over Watson’s Bridge

14^th – 1 Grey Heron seen canal side South of the treatment works, 8 Stock Dove seen in the cultivated field SW of Common Piece Lane, 1 Green Woodpecker seen in the horse paddock N of Crow Park Way, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker seen over Stanhope Wood, 1 male Yellowhammer seen N of Hicklin’s Bridge

16^th – 1 dead Shrew seen Common Piece Lane jw Crow Park Way