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

Newstead, Nottinghamshire.
Joined January 2020
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: fnacp4.wixsite.com/fnacp/lat…
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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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17th November - 2 EGYPTIAN GEESE and first winter Yellow-legged Gull on the middle lagoon.
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Thank you Paul Naylor for the photos of the Egyptian Geese. Also Woodlark seen.
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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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7th November - Little Egret (3) bottom lagoon and Golden Plover flew over.
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Also 6 EGYPTIAN GEESE.
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