Thursday 22th December

Today I went down to Gedling pit top to see the Rough Legged Buzzard that had been spotted around the area a lot and I was hoping for success and I got some because when I arrived it was perched in a tree. It sat here for a little while and then flew around right above our heads for about 5 minutes before flying away, not to be seen again.

We also saw a green woodpecker perched on top of a bush but this was from along way away. We also saw Three Kestrals hovering over Gedling Pit during our time here.

Rough Legged Buzzard

We then decided to move on to Hoveringham Pits, it was only about a 20 minute drive from Gedling. We stopped at the first lake and had a walk around it. On the lake were Pochard, Wigeon, Teal, and Tufted Ducks.

We then drove down to the Sailing Lake which turned out to have all the above plus Goldeneye, and a Little Egret. A large flock of Greylag Geese arrived and within them were four Barnacle Geese and some White Fronted Geese.

All in all a fantastic day out.