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Birds

The Park has many different types of habitat, including open waters and their banks, woodland and the woodland edge, scrub, marshland and open grassland, providing different types of protection and food sources.  The Park is mostly surrounded by woodland and farmland and there also is a river nearby. It is not surprising therefore that a wide range of birds use these resources and are resident, come here to breed or visit the site. Over 200 species have been recorded in the past 5 years. Over 60 species breed on the site.

 

NACP is an excellent place for visible migration. There are excellent all round vistas. A total of almost 200,000 birds logged migrating or dispersing over the park since 2004. There have been some spectacular movements such as 14,800 Woodpigeons south on November 2nd 2016, 4950 Redwings SW on October 27th 2006, 4295 Fieldfares west on October 20th 2010, and 1205 Meadow Pipits SE on October 4th 2011. 

Hoopoe

Rarities

The site has a very respectable list of county rarities and nationally scarce birds, plus one major rarity- a WHISKERED TERN in 2010. This is the site’s only official national rarity.

The Park is known for being the best site in Nottinghamshire for Ring Ouzels (over 30 birds by spring 2016 including seven birds together in spring 2010!),

 

Other rare birds include Crane (2 records), Ring-billed Gull, Hoopoe, Richard’s Pipit (no less than four!), Rough-legged Buzzard, Great White Egret (3 records), Tundra Bean Goose, Arctic Skua (4 records), Red-necked Phalarope, Pectoral Sandpiper, Dotterel, Bearded Tit & Yellow-browed Warbler.

Black Necked Grebe

Residents, regular and annual visitors include:

Grebes and Herons

black necked grebe
little grebe
grey heron

Gamebirds

red-legged partridge
grey partridge
pheasant

Cuckoo

Wildfowl

mute swan
whooper swan
Canada goose
greylag goose
shelduck
mallard
gadwall
shoveler
wigeon
teal
pochard
tufted duck

Cuckoo

kestrel

Birds of Prey

common buzzard
kestrel
sparrowhawk

Pigeons and Doves

stock dove
woodpigeon
collard dove

Wrens and Accentors

wren

dunnock

Coot

Rails and Coots

water rail
moorhen
coot

Waders and Gulls

oyster catcher
little ringed plover
lapwing
woodcock
snipe
black headed gull
common gull
lesser black-backed gull
greater black-backed gull
herring gull

Wood Lark

Swifts and Larks Martins and Swallows

swift
woodlark
skylark
sand martin
house martin
swallow

Pipits and Wagtails

tree pipit
meadow pipit
yellow wagtail
pied wagtail

Treecreeper

Yellow Hammer

Chats and Thrushes

robin
wheatear
blackbird
song thrush
mistle thrush
fieldfare
redwing

Bunting

yellow hammer
reed bunting

Owls

tawny owl
barn owl

Willow Warbler

Warblers

grasshopper warbler
reed warbler
blackcap
garden warbler
lesser whitethroat
whitethroat
chiffchaff
willow warbler
goldcrest

Tits

long tailed tit
blue tit
great tit
coal tit
willow tit

Goldfinch

Crows and Starlings

jay
magpie
jackdaw
rook
carrion crow
starling

Finches

chaffinch
greenfinch
goldfinch
siskin
linnet
bullfinch

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