The Derbyshire Ornithological Society

Bird News for August 2007

These reports are unchecked. Please note that for obvious reasons we do not publish sightings of rare breeders such as Little Ringed Plover (unless obvious migrants) during the breeding season

• Locko Park (SK4038) - Family group of 5 Hobbies moving through (2 ads, 3 juvs)
• Barlborough Park (SK4978) - Hobby
• Bluebank (SK3974) - Swift

• Drakelow NR (SK2220) - Whinchat, Hobby, Kestrel, 4 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Snipe, 2 Reed Warbler. The Whinchat keeps up a run of this species being recorded at Drakelow every year since 1963.

• Locko Park (SK4038) - 2 Yellow Wagtail, 17 Mistle Thrush, Crossbill, 2 Little Owl, Tawny Owl, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 83 Greylag Goose, Chiffchaff

• Shipley Park area (SK4443) - Wheatear, 50 House Martin, Buzzard, 2 Tree Sparrow, Little Owl
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) - 4 Little Egret at dusk, 4 Mandarin, 2 Swift NE
• Willington GP (SK2827) - Kingfisher, 2 Hobby, Green Sandpiper

• Stone Edge (SK3366) - Osprey drifting SSE at 16:50
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) - 10 Little Egret left the roost, 8 Cormorant nests still contain dependent young, 17 Shoveler, Wigeon, Pochard, redhead Goosander, Kestrel, Peregrine, 2 Hobby, 4 Buzzard, Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Willow Warbler in song, and 253 Greenfinch leaving roost in blackthorn bushes
• Avenue Coking Plant (SK3967) - 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Willow Tit & seven Butterfly species including 1 Painted Lady & 1 Small Copper
• Avenue Washlands NR (SK3966) - 7 Tufted Duck (family group), 7 Linnets & c60 House Martins

• New Whittington (SK3975) - A Red Kite flying low over observer's house

• Avenue Washlands NR (SK3966) - 7 Teal, 1 Grey Wagtail & c60 House Martins

• Pleasley Colliery NR (SK4964) - 13 Swallow, 10 House Martin & c45 Lapwings. Also ten Butterfly species on site including 1 Painted Lady & 10 Brimstone
• Bakewell (SK2168) - Swift over the twon centre pm

• Kings Newton (SK3926) - Spotted Flycatcher

• Staunton Harold Res (SK3824) - 2 Little Egrets on the dam
• Long Eaton GP (SK5031) - A juv. Black Tern on the Windsurfing Pit
• Carsington Water (SK2451) - A Little Stint from the visitor centre, Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Spotted Flycatchers, Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Sandpipers
• Carr Vale NR (SK4569) - The juv. Mediterranean Gull flew North at 7.40.a.m.

• Staunton Harold Reservoir (SK3723) - A Little Egret near the dam on the inflow below the water treatment works
• Carr Vale NR (SK4569) - The juv. Mediterranean Gull again present at 11.45 a.m. along with a Greenshank
• Melbourne Pool (SK3824) - Hobby, Kingfisher

• Drakelow NR (SK2220) - 15 Little Grebe, 6 Little Egret, Mandarin, Hobby, 2 Swift moving NE, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler still singing and 106 Greenfinch leaving roost

• Baslow (SK2572) - Hobby

• Locko Park (SK4038) - A Crossbill flew over early afternoon
• Kedleston Park Park (SK4038) - 6 Swift, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Willow Warbler

• Carsington Water (SK2451) - A Yellow Legged Gull on Flat Island
• Bradley Dam (SK2245) - 48 Mandarin

• Drakelow NR (SK2220) - The record tumbles again, 11 Little Egrets in the roost tonight
• Carr Vale NR (SK4569) - 5 Black Tailed Godwits
• Westhouses Engine Shed (SK4257) - 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Grey Wagtail, 25 Swallows, 6 House Martins & 1 Stock Dove plus six Butterfly species
• Avenue Coking Plant (SK3967) - 1 Whitethroat
• Boythorpe (SK3770) - 1 Swift
• Locko Park (SK4038) - 2 Hobby, Peregrine, 6 Buzzard, 2 Little Owl, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker

• Baslow (SK2572) - 4 Swift over R Derwent at 5:00pm
• Big Moor (SK2875) - Peregrine

• Aston-on-Trent GP (SK4329) - A Ruff
• Church Wilne Reservoir (SK4632) - A female Goldeneye and 473 Tufted Ducks
• Drakelow WR (SK2220) - A new site record and surely a county record of 10 Little Egrets in the roost, it was like a scene from tropical lagoon when some were flying around the island trying to get a good spot for the night. Also noted this evening were 201 Cormorants, 2 Mandarins 6 Swift and a gathering of at least 240 Starlings coming in to roost
• Ingleby (SK3527) - 2 Little Egrets on the R Trent
• Bakewell (SK2168) - A Swift over town centre at 8:40pm

• Drakelow NR (SK2220) - 3 Little Egret (leaving roost), 27 Gadwall, 16 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 2 Peregrine, 2 Kestrel, 90 Coot, Snipe (first returning autumn bird), Curlew SW, Common Sandpiper, 1 Swift SW, a new brood of 3 Green Woodpecker (3rd brood on site this year), 80 Sand Martin, 120 House Martin, 23 Swallow SW, 3 Meadow Pipit SW, Tree Pipit SW (the first here since Sep 2000), Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Treecreeper, Willow Tit and 2 Coal Tit
• Barrow GP (SK3527) - 30 Cormorant
• Barrow-on-Trent (SK3528) - 14 Swift heading west at 4pm

• Bradwell Moor (SK1481) - Possible Marsh Harrier
• Monyash (SK1566) - 21 Swallow
• Bakewell (SK2168) - 4 Swift over town centre am

• The Bendalls (SK3325) - 25 Mistle Thrush, Hobby, 3 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard

• Grassmoor (SK4067) - Still 4 Swift feeding over village in evening

• Willington GP (SK2827) - 6 Cormorant, 6 Reed Warbler, 2 Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, 2 Bullfinch, 6 Sand Martin, 7 Swallow, Common Sandpiper
• Foremark Res (SK3323) - The Osprey circled the reservoir from 10:05 until 10:40
• King's Newton (SK3926) - An escaped male Reeves Pheasant in fields and scrub near the R.Trent
• Long Eaton GP SK5031) - 2 Little Grebes, 44 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Cornorant, 4 Grey Heron, 9 Tufted Duck, 1 Oystercatcher and 30 Common Terns
• Church Wilne Reservoir (SK4632) - 47 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Cormorant, 320 Tufted Duck and a drake Pochard

• Foremark Res (SK3323) - The Osprey was again present and seen twice between 9.45-10.05 a.m. before it flew N towards Bendalls Farm and again at 3.30.p.m. before it again flew North.
• Avenue Coking Plant (SK3967) - 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Willow Tit & 1 Jay
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) - Black-tailed Godwit briefly, Common Sandpiper

• Barrow GP (SK3527) - 20 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) - 10 Little Grebe, 5 Teal, Hobby, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 2 Swift SW, Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Willow Warbler, Treecreeper and two Willow Tit
• Grassmoor (SK4067) - c200 Swift over high together in evening
• Leash Fen (SK2874) - Spotted Flycatcher, Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Song Thrush
• Big Moor (SK2775) - 8 Stonechat, 10 Whinchat
• Cromford (SK2956) - 11 Goosander, 3 Dipper

• Bakewell (SK2168) - Hobby, 3 Goosander, Dipper, 3 Grey Wagtail, 4 Little Grebe
• Avenue Washlands NR (SK3966) - 1 Kingfisher, 2 Little Grebes, 10 Swallows, 12 House Martins, 5 Swift & 1 Linnet
• Avenue Coking Plant (SK3967) - 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Wagtail & 2 Jays
• Grassmoor (SK4067) - 34 Swift in evening
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) - a juvenile Golden Plover on the ground (this is the earliest autumn record ever, the previous earliest being 16th Aug, 1973), also a juvenile Yellow Wagtail (the first here this year)

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