DaveN
Derwent Valley Birder
Wyver Lane Bird Notes February 2011
Highlights include Pink-Footed Goose, Mandarin, Pintail and Herring Gull.
Site maximums for February include 5 Cormorants on 1st, 6 Grey Heron on 12th,
2 Mute Swans on 21st, 25th and 28th. 3 Pink-footed Geese on 10th, c100 Greylag
Geese on 7th, 149 Canada Geese on 5th, 2 Shelduck on 9th, 4 Mandarin on 7th,
8th and 21st, 43 Wigeon on 27th, drake Gadwall on 21st, 19 Teal on 25th, 85
Mallard on 7th, a pair of Pintail on 21st which is only the third record since 2007.
11 Shoveler on 2nd, 2 drake Pochard on 21st, and a female seen on several dates.
8 Tufted Duck on 5th, 21 Goosander on 5th, 21 Coots on 5th, 10th and 28th,
6 Moorhen on 25th.
2 Sparrowhawks were seen in the air on 1st and 2 Buzzards were recorded on 5th.
43 Lapwing on 7th and 3 Snipe on 5th.
630 Black-headed Gulls on 21st, 3 Common Gull on 7th, 6 Lesser-Black Backed
Gulls on 21st. An adult Herring Gull which is extremely rare for Wyver was around
the main pool on the afternoon of the 7th.
6 Stock Doves on 25th, 21 Long-Tailed Tits on 1st, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
on 1st, a Green Woodpecker on 1st, a Willow Tit on 8th, 2 Mistle Thrush on 1st,
a Brambling on 1st, 17 Magpies on 28th, c50 Fieldfare on 28th, 17 Redwing on
10th, c20 Siskin on15th and 7 Reed Buntings on 20th.
Highlights include Pink-Footed Goose, Mandarin, Pintail and Herring Gull.
Site maximums for February include 5 Cormorants on 1st, 6 Grey Heron on 12th,
2 Mute Swans on 21st, 25th and 28th. 3 Pink-footed Geese on 10th, c100 Greylag
Geese on 7th, 149 Canada Geese on 5th, 2 Shelduck on 9th, 4 Mandarin on 7th,
8th and 21st, 43 Wigeon on 27th, drake Gadwall on 21st, 19 Teal on 25th, 85
Mallard on 7th, a pair of Pintail on 21st which is only the third record since 2007.
11 Shoveler on 2nd, 2 drake Pochard on 21st, and a female seen on several dates.
8 Tufted Duck on 5th, 21 Goosander on 5th, 21 Coots on 5th, 10th and 28th,
6 Moorhen on 25th.
2 Sparrowhawks were seen in the air on 1st and 2 Buzzards were recorded on 5th.
43 Lapwing on 7th and 3 Snipe on 5th.
630 Black-headed Gulls on 21st, 3 Common Gull on 7th, 6 Lesser-Black Backed
Gulls on 21st. An adult Herring Gull which is extremely rare for Wyver was around
the main pool on the afternoon of the 7th.
6 Stock Doves on 25th, 21 Long-Tailed Tits on 1st, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
on 1st, a Green Woodpecker on 1st, a Willow Tit on 8th, 2 Mistle Thrush on 1st,
a Brambling on 1st, 17 Magpies on 28th, c50 Fieldfare on 28th, 17 Redwing on
10th, c20 Siskin on15th and 7 Reed Buntings on 20th.