July 2009 Bird News

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 Please note that for obvious reasons we do not publish sightings of rare breeders such as Little Ringed Plover during the breeding season (unless obvious migrants)

For more reports please see Rod Key's Page

31 July 2009
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Little Egret flying SW
  • Drakelow NR (SK2220) Juv. Garganey
30 July 2009
  • Foremark Res. (SK3324) Yellow-legged Gull
  • Ramsley Moor (SK2875) 2 Hobby
  • Aston-on-Trent GP (SK4329) Teal, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Green Sanpiper (note: this site can only be viewed from the A50 gate)
  • Pastures Hill Golf Course (SK3033) Buzzard, Green Woodpecker
  • Locko Park (SK4038) 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker, 20 Swallow, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Jay, 100 Jackdaw
  • Ogston Res. (SK3760) Whiskered Tern briefly to 07:20
28 July 2009
  • Pastures Hill Golf Course (SK3033) Buzzard
27 July 2009
  • Castleton (SK3431) 5 Spotted Flycatcher
  • Sinfin (SK3431) 4 Green Woodpecker
  • Shardlow (SK4330) 10 Yellowhammer
  • Staunton Harold Res. (SK3324) Yellow-legged Gull, Mediterranean Gull
  • Foremark Res. (SK3324) 3 Yellow-legged Gull
26 July 2009
  • Avenue Washlands (SK3966) 2 Green Sandpiper
  • Bakewell (SK2168) 2 Jay, 2 Raven over
  • Staunton Harold Res. (SK3324) Yellow-legged Gull, Common Gull
  • Foremark Res. (SK3324) Yellow-legged Gull
22 July 2009
  • Several Wood (SK3320) Reeling Grasshopper Warbler
21 July 2009
  • Ockbrook (SK4338) Red Kite flying between Ockbrook and Dale Abbey
20 July 2009
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 4 Shoveler, Arctic Tern
19 July 2009
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Hobby, Greenshank
  • Drakelow NR (SK2220) 5 Little Egret, 7 Mandarin, 12 Shoveler, eclipse male Wigeon, female Pochard, juvenile Peregrine, Kestrel, Willow Tit, Yellow Wagtail
17 July 2009
  • Etwall (SK2631) 2 Red Kite flying over
  • Foremark Res. (SK3324) Gannet still present but appeared to depart at 18:50
16 July 2009
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Peregrine, Turtle Dove, Kingfisher
  • Foremark Res. (SK3324) Gannet, Yellow-legged Gull still present
15 July 2009
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 3 Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull, 27 Black-tailed Godwit (26 south one on spit), Dunlin
13 July 2009
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Green Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull (3rd summer), Kingfisher
  • Ticknall (SK3523) Hobby
  • Foremark Res. (SK3324) Yellow-legged Gull still present (now thought to be a 4th summer)
12 July 2009
  • Avenue Washlands NR (SK3966) Hobby
11 July 2009
  • Aston-on-Trent GP (SK4329) 246 Lapwing, Dunlin, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull, 9 Common Tern
10 July 2009
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 4 Green Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Snipe
  • Foremark Res. (SK3324) Yellow-legged Gull still present
9 July 2009
  • Foremark Res. (SK3324) Yellow-legged Gull still present
8 July 2009
  • Foremark Res. (SK3324) Yellow-legged Gull still present
  • Barrow On Trent (SK3528) Common Sandpiper
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper
  • Carsington Water (SK2451) Tufted Duck, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Tern, Barn Owl, 5 Linnet, 12 Bullfinch
6 July 2009
  • Foremark Res. (SK3324) Yellow-legged Gull still present
5 July 2009
  • Brimington (SK3974) 2 Red Kite
  • Drakelow NR (SK2220) 5 Little Egret, 7 Mandarin, family party of Kestrel (female and three juveniles), Oystercatcher, 2 Common Tern, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Tit
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 9 Black-tailed Godwit briefly
4 July 2009
  • Cromford Canal (SK3324) 26 Little Grebe, 7 Tufted Duck, 25 Moorhen
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Greenshank, Common Sandpiper
1 July 2009
  • Foremark Res. (SK3324) Yellow-legged Gull
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Wigeon, Teal, 3 Pochard
30 June 2009
  • Wyver Lane (SK3449) 3 Shoveler, Hobby
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Greenshank
29 June 2009
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Garganey, Hobby, 7 Green Sandpiper

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May 2009 highlights

An exceptional month that could only have been bettered if some of the rarer species had stayed around for a little longer of had been available to more of us.

Potentially the rarest sighting is that of the reported Black Kite (there have been only three accepted records to date) although many of us would have loved to add Rose-coloured Starling or Wryneck to our local lists. Both were photographed but declined to stay.

Fulmar, Little Stint and the two Common Cranes were sinilarly too brief for most of us although Black-necked Grebe, Garganey, Osprey, Red Kite, Hobby, Dotterel, Temminck's Stint and Wood Sandpiper were either multiples or lingered somewhat longer to give us a better chance.

There was an excellent list of waders and terns, the last of the Great Northern Divers achieved full summer plumage before departing and the Cetti's Warblers were present all month.

May can be a lively month for birders and this one was certainly no exception.

Bryan Barnacle