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

Joined January 2020
434 Photos and videos
30 Apr 2025
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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26 Mar 2025
26th March - Singing Blackcap this morning (earliest by one day) and Water Rail.
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26 Mar 2025
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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26 Mar 2025
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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26 Mar 2025
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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25 Feb 2025
24th February - Stonechat (m) and Shoveler (m) on the bottom lagoon. 16th Water Rail (2) and Barn Owl.
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20 Jan 2025
19th January - GOSHAWK (juv), Wigeon (2) and Water Rail.
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8 Jan 2025
8th January - Juvenile GOSHAWK for the second day. Also Wigeon.
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15 Dec 2024
15th December - GOSHAWK (juv).
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6 Dec 2024
6th December - Goldeneye.
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4 Dec 2024
3rd December - 15 Raven flew west!
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21 Nov 2024
21st November - Goosander (m), 19 Teal and a Brambling.
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20 Nov 2024
20th November - GOSHAWK (juv), Goldeneye on the bottom lagoon (first of the year), Peregrine and 2 Water Rail.
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19 Nov 2024
19th November - Juvenile GOSHAWK and 6 Wigeon.
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17 Nov 2024
17th November - 2 EGYPTIAN GEESE and first winter Yellow-legged Gull on the middle lagoon.
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18 Nov 2024
Thank you Paul Naylor for the photos of the Egyptian Geese. Also Woodlark seen.
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10 Nov 2024
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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10 Nov 2024
8th November - GOSHAWK over the top lagoon also Bramblin.
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7 Nov 2024
7th November - Little Egret (3) bottom lagoon and Golden Plover flew over.
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10 Nov 2024
Also 6 EGYPTIAN GEESE.
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