FNACP

Friends of Newstead and Annesley Country Park (formerly known as Annesley Pit Top), a group of volunteers working for nature and the local community.

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FRIENDS OF NEWSTEAD AND ANNESLEY COUNTRY PARK

Please note our sightings from April are now on Bluesky (@fnacp.bsky.social) and will not updated on Twitter.

A summary of sightings will still continue to be made on our webpage:

https://t.co/EGlj3MXweM

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26th March - Singing Blackcap this morning (earliest by one day) and Water Rail.

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March update 3. 24th - 2 Raven. 25th - Goosander (m), Willow Warbler, Water Rail, Little Ringed Plover and visible migration 97 Meadow Pipit north-west.

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March Update 2. 17th - Raven and Woodlark. 19th - Egyptian Goose and Water Rail. 20th - First Willow Warbler of the year, Little Ringed Plover, Woodlark, Little Egret and 2 Oystercatcher. 21st - 2 Little Ringed Plover flew north and Little Egret. 23rd Red Kite over Middle Lagoon.

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March update 1. 7th - Woodlark, 2 Oystercatchers, Shoveler and Chiffchaff. 8th - Woodlark. 9th - 2 Oystercatcher and Jack Snipe. 14th - 2 Egyptian Geese, Water Rail and 2 Raven. 16th - First Sand Martin of the year, GOSHAWK (juv). Peregrine, Water Rail and 2 Oystercatcher.

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24th February - Stonechat (m) and Shoveler (m) on the bottom lagoon. 16th Water Rail (2) and Barn Owl.

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19th January - GOSHAWK (juv), Wigeon (2) and Water Rail.

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8th January - Juvenile GOSHAWK for the second day. Also Wigeon.

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15th December - GOSHAWK (juv).

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6th December - Goldeneye.

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3rd December - 15 Raven flew west!

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21st November - Goosander (m), 19 Teal and a Brambling.

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20th November - GOSHAWK (juv), Goldeneye on the bottom lagoon (first of the year), Peregrine and 2 Water Rail.

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19th November - Juvenile GOSHAWK and 6 Wigeon.

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Thank you Paul Naylor for the photos of the Egyptian Geese. Also Woodlark seen.

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17th November - 2 EGYPTIAN GEESE and first winter Yellow-legged Gull on the middle lagoon.

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10th November - 3 Shelduck, 3 Raven and a Common Darter. 5 Jack Snipe on the plateau. 260 Pink-footed Geese flew North West and 90 South East.

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8th November - GOSHAWK over the top lagoon also Bramblin.

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Also 6 EGYPTIAN GEESE.

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7th November - Little Egret (3) bottom lagoon and Golden Plover flew over.