This thread is for the very latest wildlife sightings from Nagshead and Highnam Woods. Please feel free to add your own sightings and photos from the reserves here also. If you have any queries or would like further information, please email us directly at nagshead@rspb.org.uk.
Naghshead 08-01-2014
Short Trail:
7+ Wild Boar along the Gloucestershire Way, just beyond Short Trail today
Long Trail:
2+ Lesser Redpolls
1 dead male Brambling picked up off the path near the quarry today
Nagshead 10-01-2014
Car Park and Nursery Pond area:
1 lone male **TWO-BARRED CROSSBILL**, very vocal and perching on top of conifers around the car park and Nursery Pond at 2:50, 3:10 and 3:25 this afternoon. A first for the reserve.
1 Kingfisher also at Nursery Pond this afternoon
Lewis, Very nice. Do I take it the original 2 barred group has now split up across the Forest.
The Cotswold Water park sightings website
My Flicker page
It looks that way Bob. Four were seen again today in the Woorgreens area. The Nagshead bird looked a little lost and was very mobile, but calling constantly.
Cheers,
Lewis.
Nagshead 14-01-2013
Nursery Meadows / Car Park area:
6 Common Crossbills in conifers around the edge of the meadows, but mobile
3 Bullfinches at Nursery Pond
2 Hawfinches flew NW over the car park
Lower Hide:
1 Kingfisher around the ponds
The Heath (Long Trail):
4+ Hawfinches feeding in beech woodland on the ridge above the heath
3+ Bramblings also feeding in the same area
1 Fallow Deer buck on the heath
Nagshead 20-01-2014
Russell's Inclosure (east side of reserve):
GREAT GREY SHRIKE again on the north-eastern edge of the reserve along the cycle track between the stoneworks and Three Brothers mid afternoon SO615098 (fantastic views!)
Great Grey Shrike
Lewis, Are you training these. Every photo of the Shrike gets better and better
Bob, Pending Lewis coming back to you, I would park on the Parkend to Lydbrook road in the car park next to the Stoneworks. There is a feeding area at the stoneworks which could give you Marsh tit photos, siskins and others; also Mandarin on the lake. Behind the stoneworks you cross over the Cannop Brook (River Lyd) where there are grey wagtail and dipper occasionally. You then hit the cycle track at a footpath junction where you can access the cycle track through Russell's Enclosure (Heading west towards 3 brothers - in direction of New Fancy View).
Hi both,
The section of cycle track I mean breaks off from the north-south Cannop to Parkend cycle track and heads east up the slope to New Fancy View. The shrike was here yesterday, but can be very difficult to find due to the amount of suitable clearings in the area. Unfortunately the Parkend to Cannop road is currently closed due to subsidence, but you can still park behind Cannop Ponds off of the Speech House road (entrance here).
Hope that helps.
Lewis, Thanks for the info on the road subsidence which is my normal way into that area.