The Derbyshire Ornithological Society

April 2007 Bird News

• Drakelow WR (SK2220) - 2 Black-necked Grebes, Drakelow’s third ever record

• Goyt Valley (SK0174) - 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 1 Wood Warbler, 2 Tree Pipit, 2 Common Sandpiper
• Avenue Coking Plant (SK3967) - 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Whitethroats, 5 Willow Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Willow Tit & a Mallard with c4 small young
• Avenue Washlands NR (SK3966) - 1 Kingfisher, 1 Swift, 9 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 1 Meadow Pipit, 3 Linnets & 2 Yellowhammers
• Grassmoor (SK4067) - 7 Swift
• Padley Gorge (SK2579) - Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, Pied Flycatcher, Stonechat, Redstart
• Drakelow WR (SK2220) - 2 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, Kestrel, 3 Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, Common Tern, 2 Swift, 11 Reed Warbler, 7 Sedge Warbler, 5 Garden Warbler, 2 Raven
• Willington GP (SK2827) - Cuckoo, 12 Common Tern, 50 Swift, Sedge Warbler, House Martin, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper

• Willington GP (SK2827) - 2 Cuckoo, 4 Common Tern, 2 Garganey, 50 Swift, House Martin, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Blackcap
• Ogston Res (SK3760) - Little Gull, Sedge Warbler

• Willington GP (SK2827) - Hobby

• Old Whittington (SK3874) - 3 Swift
• Goyt Valley (SK0177) - 4 Tree Pipits, 3 Redstart, Cuckoo, Raven, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Pied Flycatcher
• Padley Gorge (SK2579) - 4 Pied Flycatchers, 4 Redstarts
• Abbey Hill Floods (SK3639) - A male Yellow Wagtail in the second horse paddock
• Long Eaton GP (SK5131) - 3 Grasshopper Warblers singing, a Cuckoo and a Tree Pipit
• Westhouses Engine Shed (SK4257) - 7 Whitethroat, 18 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 3 Reed Bunting, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Skylark, 3 Lapwing & 4 Goldfinch (plus Speckled Wood, Orange Tip & Peacock butterflies)
• Doe Hill CP/Lake (SK4259) - 1 Wheatear, 4 Linnet, 1 Meadow Pipit & at least 6 singing Skylarks

• Moorway Lane Pond (SK3232) - Swift
• Goyt Valley (SK0177) - Fieldfare, 9 Tree Pipit,
• Grassmoor (SK4067) - 3 Swift feeding over village in evening

• Beeley Moor (SK2966) - 2 Dotterel were found here near to the Gas Station - a traditional site-by one lucky observer at 3.40.p.m.. Unfortunately thay had not bee relocated up until dusk.
• Tideswell Dale (SK1573) - 1 Redstart, 1 Treecreper & several singing Willow Warblers
• Pride Park Sanctuary (SK3735) - Blackcap, Grey Wagtail, 2 Coot, 4 Lapwing, Little Grebe, Whinchat, Willow Warbler

• Peewit Carr (SK4542) - Reeling Grasshopper Warbler
• Carsington Water (SK2451) - 2 Sandwich Terns - 1 flew over Stones Island at 9am, then later there were 2 at the north end of the reservoir, Great Northern Diver still present, halfway between Stones Island & the east bank this morning, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 6+ Blackcaps, 4 Oystercatchers, 1 Common Sandpiper
• Ogston Res (SK3760) - Scaup, Red-breasted Merganser, 3 Common Sandpiper, Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Snipe, 2 Swift
• Drakelow WR (SK2220) - 2 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 3 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Tern, 5 Wheatear, 3 Reed Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 16 Blackcap, 9 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch and a Treecreeper. No sign of the RN Duck since Saturday night.

• Froggatt (SK2476) - Pied Flycatcher, Swift, 3 Curlew
• Willington GP (SK2827) - Little Egret, Peregrine, 4 Buzzard, Goosander, Snipe, 2 Redshank, Common Tern, 6 Swift, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 House Martin, 2 Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Bullfinch, 12 Reed Bunting, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 300 Sand Martin, 5 Swallow
• Linacre Woods (SK3372) - Pied Flycatcher, Tawny Owl

• Wyver Lane (SK3449) - 12 Greylag Goose
• Kedleston Park (SK4041) - Egyptian Goose, 5 Buzzard, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Mandarin, 2 Grey Wagtail, Treecreeper, several Swallows, 4 House Martins just to the west
• Spinkhill (SK4678) - Redstart

• Hognaston (SK2350) - 2 House Martin
• Willington GP (SK2827) - Common Sandpiper, Cuckoo, White Wagtail, Wheatear, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, Greenshank, Dunlin, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Blackcap

• Long Eaton GP (SK5131) - 2 Common Sandpipers, Sedge Warbler, Greenshank
• Drakelow WR (SK2220) - A drake Ring Necked Duck was present from noon -6.00.p.m.. This is presumably the Newhall bird. Please note that access is for Permit Holders only at this reserve.
• Carsington Water (SK2451) - The juv. Great Northern Diver still present along with a Yellow Wagtail, a Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Ravens.
• Willington GP (SK2827) - 4 Green Sandpipers, 5 Yellow Wagtails, 7 Lesser Whitethroats and a Reed Warbler

• Kedleston Park (SK4041) - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
• Butterley Reservoir (SK4052) - An early Swift flew through mid morning
• Ogston Res (SK3760) - 2 Lesser Whitethroats
• Willington GP (SK2827) - 2 Green Sandpipers, 4 Yellow Wagtails and a White Wagtail

• Carsington Water (SK2451) - The juv. Great Northern Diver still present, drake Common Scoter (off Sheepwash), 6 Black-tailed Godwits and a singing Lesser Whitethroat (Sheepwash)
• Cumberhil (SK3341) - 25 Fieldfares, 4 Red-legged Partridge
• Ockbrook (SK4236) - House Martin

• Wyver Lane DWT (SK3449) - 2 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatchers, 6 Swallows, Chiffchaff, Buzzard and still good numbers of Teal
• Chesterfield Bus Station (SK3870) - Buzzard soaring over town centre
• Long Eaton GP (SK5131) - 2 Ring Ouzel
• Harland Edge (SK2868) - 8 Willow Warbler
• East Moor (SK3069) - 2 Wheatear, 32 Golden Plover, 2 Buzzard
• Harewood Grange (SK3168) - 2 Tree Pipit, 6 Yellowhammer

• Padley Gorge (SK2579) - Pied Flycatcher
• Carsington Water (SK2451) - The juv. Great Northern Diver still present, 2 Little Gulls, Dunlin, Shelduck, Common Sandpiper,
• Barrow (SK3528) - Church Lane track to the public lagoon 1 Lesser Whitethroat singing & showing well. Also 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffcaff and 1 Willow Warbler.
• Willington GP NR (SK2827) - 2 Common Tern, 3 Little Grebe, c100 Sand Martin, 15+ Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Buzzard, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Redshank, 2 Shoveler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 10 Curlew, 3 Green Sandpiper, 18 Snipe, 1 Goosander, 25 Fieldfare
• Moseyley area (SK3043) - 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Wheatear in a ploughed field, 3+ Buzzard
• Nadin's Pool (SK282195) - The drake Ring Necked Duck still present, 3 Skylark, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Swallow

• Nadin's Pool (SK282195) - The drake Ring Necked Duck still present plus a Ring Ouzel
• Sawley (SK4631) - A Marsh Harrier flew into Derbyshire from Trent Valley Pit, Leicestershire
• Monsal Dale (SK1771) - 4 Mandarin, Tawny Owl
• Deep Dale (SK1669) - 2 Redstart
• White Edge (SK2676) - Wheatear

• Over A50 (SK3529) - A Marsh Harrier heading north seen by a visiting birder from Edinburgh
• Avenue Sidings (SK4066) - 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap & 1 Song Thrush all singing
• Drakelow WR (SK2220) - Cuckoo (four days earlier than previous earliest date)
• Leadmill (SK2380) - 2 Dipper, 2 Goosander
• Buxton (SK0573) - Swallow
• Crich Stand (SK3456) - Swallow
• Nadin's Pool (SK282195) - The drake Ring Necked Duck went missing for most of the day, only being relocated at 7.00.p.m.. If the bird is not on this pool it may be worth having a look on the pool behind Buildbase towards the Rifle Range where it was originally found. As well as the DOS Photo Gallery there are some stunning shots on Surfbirds Rare Birds Gallery of this bird
• Stanage Edge (SK2384) - 4 Wheatear
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) - 2 Yellow Wagtails
• Ogston Res (SK3760) - A Little Egret flew South mid-morning and was later found perched up in trees on the East Bank viewable from the West Bank Car Park
• Carsington Water (SK2451) - The juv. Great Northern Diver still present, 2 Raven,
• Whitwell (SK5276) - A Ring Ousel near the Horse Paddocks from 6.50-7.00 a.m. but no further sign by 8.10.a.m.

• Nadin's Pool (SK282195) - Ring-necked Duck still present (see photos on the Galley page). The bird is apparently now allowing a much closer prescence and can be viewable by parking at the layby at the end of William Nadin Way by Bison Concrete Factory entrance and walking North to view from near the pond.
• Willington GP (SK2827) - Dunlin, Willow Tit, Treecreeper, 18 Sand Martin, 3 Redshank
• Carver's Rocks (SK3322) - 2 Blackcap, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers
• Ogston Res (SK3760) - Little Gull
• Drakelow WR (SK2220) - 2 Shelduck, 2 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Sand Martin, Swallow, 2 Wheatear, Blackcap, Chiffchaff
• Carsington Water (SK2451) - The juv. Great Northern Diver still present from Stones Island

• Rowsley (SK2565) - Osprey see photos on the Gallery page
• Willington GP (SK2827) - 2 Yellow Wagtail, 10+ Reed Bunting, 2 Willow Tit, 1 Dunlin, 8 Goldeneye, 4 Wigeon, 4+ Teal, Sparrowhawk, Treecreeper, 2 Stock Doves, 3 Bullfinch, 5+ Chiffchaff, 2 Goosander, 4 Redshank
• Barrow GP (SK2827) - Goldeneye, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Sand Martin, Linnet,
• Matlock (SK2960) - Willow Tit, Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay all in or near observer's garden

• Tissington (SK1752) - 2 early House Martins
• Willington GP (SK2827) - Redshank, 2 Goosander, 8 Goldeneye, 30 Sand Martin and 5 singing Chiffchaff. 1 Green Woodpecker and 1 Treecreeper
• Kedleston Park (SK4041) - Egyptian Goose, Buzzard, Reeves's Pheasant, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, 2 Mandarin, 8 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed Bunting

• Carsington Water (SK2451) - Great Northern Diver still present
• Bakewell (SK2368) - Osprey heading north over Manner's Wood
• Ramsley Moor (SK2874) - 15 Lesser Redpoll
• Wyver Lane DWT (SK3449) - Goosander, 2 Shoveler, c15 Teal, 6 Greylag, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Several Chiffchaff singing

• Moorway Lane Pond (SK3232) - Willow Warbler, 2 Little Owl
• Kedleston (SK3040) - 2 Reeves's Pheasants, 3 Buzzards, Nuthatch, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Shelduck flying west

• Tideswell (SK1574) - Peregrine flying over the picnic site

• Alport (SK2264) - 2 Mandarin
• Long Eaton GP (SK5131) - A Kittiwake early morning which flew off North
• Carr Vale NR (SK4669) - No sign of the first winter Iceland Gull but the Black Tailed Godwit still present
• Crich Lane Woods, Belper (SK3549) - Still c50 Bramblings in Beech Trees plus a male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
• Holloway(SK3256) - still 100+ Bramblings in beech wood behind Holloway church (also adjacent to southern boundary of Lea Rhododendron Gardens if approaching from that road)

• Willington GP (SK2827) - 46 Sand Martins, Redshank, Shelduck, 4 Goosander, 13 Goldeneye, 5 Snipe, 3 Reed Bunting, possible Trumpeter Swan (escape)
• Crich Lane Woods, Belper (SK3549) - 50+ Bramblings, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
• West Park, Long Eaton (SK4833) - A Lesser Spotted Woodpecker near the Trent College grounds
• Drakelow WR (SK2220) - 2 pairs of Buzzard, Peregrine, 2 Oystercatcher, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin and 60 Fieldfare including one in song
• Williamthorpe Ponds NR (SK4366) - 4 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 singing Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Tit & 1 Jay
• Grassmoor Country Park (SK4167) - 1 male Shoveler (very unusual here)

• Longshaw Estate (SK2579) - 6 Bramblings with Chaffinches

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