The Derbyshire Ornithological Society

May 2007 Bird News

Please note that for obvious reasons we do not publish sightings of rare breeders such as Little Ringed Plover (unless obvious migrants) until after the breeding season

• Carr Vale NR (SK4569) - A fem/imm Golden Oriole flew behind the reserve pool at 10.15.a.m.
• Linacre Res (SK3372) - 12 Mandarin, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Tawny Owl

• Ogston Reservoir (SK3760) - 2 Turnstones, Red Kite briefly
• Tapton Lock (SK3872) - Red Kite flying north at 09-35 (see Ogston Record above)

• Eggington (SK2528) - Hobby, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, Common Tern, Bullfinch, 2 Sand Martin, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Whitethroat, 8 Swan

• Derwent Reservoir (SK1790) - 6 Common Sandpiper, 15 Siskin, 5 Grey Wagtail

• Willington GP (SK2827) - 2 Dunlin, Redshank, 5 Willow Tit, 11 Common Tern, Cuckoo

• Pride Park Sanctuary (SK3735) - Common Tern

• Aston-on-Trent GP (SK4329) - 11 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Cormorant, 2 Grey Herons, 1 Grey Lag Goose, 26 Mute Swans, 20 Shelduck, 8 Gadwall, 1 Teal-drake, 33 Tufted Duck, 23 Ringed Plovers-probably mostly "Tundrea" race birds, 3 Sanderling, 5 Dunlin, 13 Common Terns and 2 Cuckoos
• Fairholmes (SK1789) - Wood Warbler

• Pride Park Sanctuary (SK3735) - Female Wheatear
• Carr Vale NR (SK4569) - A Wood Sandpiper mid-morning. The third this month
• Willington GP (SK2827) - Dunlin

• Carsington Water (SK2451) - An Arctic Tern on Big Island mid-afternoon.
• Ogston Reservoir (SK3760) - A Turnstone on the West Bank from the Public Hide mid-evening
• Melbourne Pool (SK3824) - 3 Spotted Flycatchers

• Mercaston (SK2643) - Little Owl on power lines
• Pleasley Pit (SK4964) - 2 Grey Partridge, Wheatear, Heron

• Linacre Res (SK3372) - 18 Mandarin, Heron
• Harwewood Moor (SK1789) - 2 Cuckoo, 12 Curlew, 2 Grey Partridge
• Beeley Moor (SK2867) - 3 Buzzard, 8 Wheatear, 3 Stonechat

• Fairholmes area (SK1789) - Goshawk, Siskin, 2 Hobby, Cuckoo, Pied Flycatcher
• Errwood Res. (SK0175) - Redstart, Tawny Owl, Little Owl, Woodcock
• Swarkestone Lake (SK) - Hobby mobbed by Sparrowhawk
• Carsington Water (SK2451) - Great Northern Diver still present

• Carver's Rocks (SK3323) - Lesser Whitethroat, Hobby
• Carsington Water (SK2451) - Drake Garganey, Great Northern Diver still present.

• Nadin's Pool, Newhall (SK2719) - The Wood Sandpiper was still present

• Nadin's Pool, Newhall (SK2719) - The Wood Sandpiper was still present all day
• Willington GP (SK2827) - 2 Turnstone, 22 Common Tern
• Bakewell (SK2168) - 2 Dippers
• Wingerworth Lido (SK3867) - Hobby through
• Bakewell Sewage Farm (SK2465) - Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher
• Willaimthorpe (SK4366) - Green Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk, 4 Sand Martin

• Long Eaton GP (SK5031) - Still at least 1 Arctic Tern amongst 20+ Common Terns
• Church Wilne Reservoir (SK4632) - 10 Arctic Terns and 2 Common Terns
• Ambaston GP (SK4232) - 11 Common Terns
• Drakelow (SK2220) - Greenshank briefly, Peregrine
• Carsington Water (SK2451) - 2 Whimbrel from the visitor centre at 2.46.p.m.
• Nadin's Pool, Newhall (SK2719) - Wood Sandpiper
• Aston-on-Trent GP (SK4329) - 8 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover (all departed by evening), Wheatear

• Willington GP (SK2827) - 14 Dunlin

• Big Moor (SK2776) - 3 Red Grouse, 3 Cuckoo, Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, 9 Stonechat, 14 Curlew

• Willington GP (SK2827) - Cuckoo, Dunlin, 17 Common Terns

• Tapton Park Chesterfield (SK3972) - Green Woodpecker

• Derby Cathedral (SK3536) - 2 eggs hatched by the Peregrines
• Carr Vale NR (SK4569) - Hobby
• Willington GP (SK2827) - The drake Garganey still present, 22 Common Terns

• Poolsbrook Country Park (SK4373) - The drake Ring Necked Duck had moved here and was found mid-morning
• Carr Vale NR (SK4569) - Hobby
• Willington GP (SK2827) - The drake Garganey still present

• Carr Vale NR (SK4569) - The drake Ring-necked Duck still present
• Ogston Reservoir (SK3760) - A Flock of 10 Whimbrel present until about 7.30.p.m.
• Baslow (SK2572) - Peregrine flying NW

• Long Eaton GP (SK5031) - 2 Egyptian Geese, Goldeneye, Linnet, Gadwall, Sand Martin, 2 Swift, Grasshopper Warbler, Whitethroat, Cuckoo
• Kedleston Park (SK3140) - Egyptian Goose, 2 Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 7 Blackcap
• Goyt Valley (SK0173) - 2 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, Whinchat, 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Raven, 3 Common Sandpiper, 5 tree Pipit, 4 Red Grouse

• Willington GP (SK2827) - 2 Whimbrel, Fieldfare
• Knowle Hill Farm, Ticknall (SK3425) - 2 Ring Ouzel
• Barrow GP (SK3428) - Greenshank
• Padley Gorge (SK2579) - 4 Song Thrush, 7 Pied Flycatcher, 4 Stonechat, Cuckoo, 4 Redstart, Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Tree Pipit
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) - 2 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Garden Warbler, 2 Tawny Owl, 4 Mandarin, 4 Willow Warbler, 5 Chiffchaff

• Hilton (SK2331) - A singing male Cettis Warbler was discovered this afternoon by Max Radford on a private fishing pond, Hall Croft Fisheries just west of Hilton. The bird was singing every few minutes from a thick hedge which bordered one side of this pond. Earlier it had been in osiers round the egde of the pool where Max did have a couple of views of this bird. The landowner was approached about access but was adamant that he did not want birders on this site. Unfortunately, despite earlier optimism that the bird can be heard from a lay by on the A50 just west of Hilton on the westbound carriageway, a check Sunday confirmed that this is not possible due to the noise and danger from A50 traffic and the need to walk back to the east side of Sutton Brook (definitely not recommended). There is no access whatsoever to this site for birders. This is the second county record following on from the Drakelow WR record in late May 1999.
• Aston-on-Trent GP (SK4329) - A Wood Sandpiper, a pair of Garganey, 2 drake Scaup, a Common Sandpiper
• Church Wilne Reservoir (SK4632) - A Slavonian Grebe - the first ever May record, 2 Sandwich Terns, 1 Black Tern, 29 Common Tern and c150 Swifts
• Derbysghire Bridge, Goyt Valley (SK0171) - 2 Pied Flycatchers, 3 Redstarts, a Cuckoo and 10+ Tree Pipits
• Willington GP (SK2827) - A male Ring Ousel was found by Richard James early evening of May 4th and was still present on the 5th. It frequents the far bank of the first pit on the left at the top of Meadow Lane, 2 Grasshopper Warblers, drake Garganey, 3 Hobby, 1 Bar tailed Godwit, 1 Dunlin, 2 Buzzard, 14 Common Tern, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Grasshopper Warbler
• Sapperton (SK1834) - Little Owl, Cuckoo, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Buzzard, Common Tern, Willow Warbler

• Carsington Water (SK2451) - The Great Northern Diver still present, Whimbrel, Arctic Tern, Lesser Whitethroat
• Long Eaton GP (SK5031) - 3 Arctic Terns, 1 Black Tern
• Higham Farm Fishery (SK3858) - 1 Cuckoo singing briefly
• Higham (SK3859) - 2 Lesser Whitethroats singing

• Long Eaton GP (SK5031) - A Common Crane was circling the area at 7.20.p.m. but there was no indication about which direction it may have flown off in or whether the bird landed near by
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) - Ruff, Wheatear, Buzzard
• Willington GP (SK2827) - 2 Grasshopper Warblers reeling heard distantly from the platforms.
• Foremark Res (SK3324) - Grasshopper Warbler Reeling
• Goyt Valley (SK0177 to SK0174) - 3 Pied Flycatcher, 8 Redstart, 6 Tree Pipit, Wood Warbler, Raven, Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 2 Grey Wagtail

• Long Eaton GP (SK5031) - A Wheatear and 23 Yellow Wagtails
• Padley Gorge (SK2579) - 1 Pied Flycatcher
• Aston-on-Trent GP (SK4329) - 16 Great Crested Grebes,1 8 Cormorants, 4 Grey Herons, 4 Grey Lag Gees, 22 Shelduck, 5 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 106 Tufted Duck, 1 Sanderling in transitional plumage, 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Swifts, a Water Pipit-very elusive and flighty, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat and 2 Blackcaps
• Locko Park (SK4038) - Hobby, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Spotted Flycatcher
• Carsington Water (SK2451) - The Great Northern Diver was still present off Stone's Isalnd, 2 Black Terns and an Arctic Tern

• Ockbrook (SK4235) - An Eagle Owl was seen perched on a fence in Cole Lane mid evening on May 1st. This is presumably the same escaped bird which has been seen occasionally in Oakwood and Alvaston during the last 2/3 months. It apparently flew off in the direction of the woods between here and Hopton Hall
• Westhouses Engine Shed (SK4257) - 2 Grey Partridge, 1 Green Woodpwcker, 4 Lapwing, 1 Grey Wagtail and singing birds including 8 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Skylarks, 1 Linnet & 1 Yellowhammer
• Mickleover (former Pastures Hospital) (SK2931) - A Red Kite flew past one lucky observer's window
• Kedleston Park (SK3140) - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Egyptian Goose, Shelduck, 2 Reeve's Pheasant, 4 Mandarin

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