May 2010 Bird News

These reports are unchecked. All records submitted via the "Submit a Record" page will be sent to the Bulletin Bird Notes Compiler and entered onto the DOS database even if they do not appear here. Please note that for obvious reasons we do not publish sightings of rare breeders such as Little Ringed Plover during the breeding season (unless obvious migrants)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 May 2010
  • Carver's Rocks (SK3322) Wood Warbler
  • Foremark Reservoir (SK3759) 7 Common Scoter mid morning
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Little Gull, Garganey still present main pit, 13 Black-tailed Godwit on the Canal Scrape, 200 Swift, 65 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Herring Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Lesser Whitethroat
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
30 May 2010
  • Bolehill Wood (SK2956) Wood Warbler
  • Ambergate (SK3451) Red Kite
  • Poolsbrook CP (SK4343) 7 Great Crested Grebe, Kestrel, 4 Reed Warbler
  • Ogston Reservoir (SK3759) Red-rumped Swallow early am only, Red Kite
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Garganey still present main pit, 3 Black-tailed Godwit still present on the Canal Scrape
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
29 May 2010
  • Ogston Reservoir (SK3759) Red-rumped Swallow am - see Rod Key's page for full details
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Spoonbill briefly (Canal Pit), 3 Black-tailed Godwit (Canal Pit), Garganey still present main pit
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
28 May 2010
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Garganey still present main pit, 12 Black-tailed Godwit (Canal Pit), 3 Dunlin (Canal Pit)
  • Carsington Water (SK2553) Black Tern
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
27 May 2010
  • Hazelwood (SK3245) Barn Owl
  • Shiningcliffe Wood (SK3353) Red Kite over
  • Erewash Meadows (SK3449) Marsh Harrier am
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Garganey still present main pit, Black-tailed Godwit (Canal Pit)
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
26 May 2010
  • Carsington Water (SK2553) 2 Osprey, Sanderling, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, 100 Swift, 110 House Martin
  • Raynesway (SK3834) 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Lapwing, 2 Common Tern
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Marsh Harrier
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
25 May 2010
  • Drakelow NR (SK2220) Mandrin
  • Padley Gorge (SK2579) 2 Redstart, 2 Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher
  • Carr Vale NR (SK4669) Marsh Harrier through am
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Garganey still present on the main pit
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
24 May 2010
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Garganey still present on the main pit
23 May 2010
  • Williamthorpe (SK4366) Grasshopper Warbler
  • Hillbridge Reserve (SK0178) Wood Warblerm 3 Pied Flycatcher
  • Gardom's Edge (SK2773) Hobby, Cuckoo
  • White Edge (SK2676) Red Kite, Ring Ouzel
  • Barbrook Pools (SK2777) Marsh Harrier
  • Padley Gorge (SK2579) Great Spotted Woodpecker, Redstart, Stonechat, Wood Warbler, 5 Pied Flycatcher
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Garganey main pit
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
22 May 2010
  • Foolow (SK1976)
  • Raynesway (SK3834) 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Gadwall, Sparrowhawk, Garden Warbler
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Black Tern, Cuckoo, 2 Dunlin (Canal Scrape), Sanderling (Canal Scrape), Yellow Wagtail (Canal Scrape), 2 Hobby
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
21 May 2010
  • Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) Wood Sandpiper
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Wood Sandpiper (Canal Scrape)
  • Shardlow (SK4330) 2 Hobby, Kestrel
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
20 May 2010
  • Snake Pass area (SK1190) 34 Red Grouse, 2 Golden Plover
  • Walton Dam (SK3670) Mandarin
  • Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) Dunlin
  • Kinder Res. (SK0588) 3 Common Sandpiper, 12 Willow Warbler
  • Kinder Bank (SK0486) Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, 2 Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
19 May 2010
  • Raynesway (SK3834) Hobby
  • Carr Vale NR (SK4669) Little Egret, Marsh Harrier
  • Harper Hill (SK0669) Red Kite
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Wood Sandpiper (Canal Scrape)
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
18 May 2010
  • Stanage Edge (SK2384) Golden Plover, 5 Ring Ouzel
  • Ramsley Moor (SK2875) 4 Whinchat
  • Bretton Clough (SK2078) Cuckoo, 12 Tree Pipit, 6 Redstart, Garden Warbler, 5 Yellowhammer
  • Barbrook Plantation (SK2774) 2 Cuckoo, 7 Tree Pipit, 2 Stonechat, Garden Warbler, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Redpoll
  • Long Eaton GP (SK5033) Cuckoo
  • Chaddesden Park (SK3836) Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Jay
  • Walton Dam (SK3670) 2 Dipper
  • Abney Moor (SK1879) 2 Dotterel
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Eyptian Goose, 3 Dunlin (Canal Scrape), 5 Redshank (Canal Scrape), Merlin
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
17 May 2010
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
16 May 2010
  • Ramsley Moor (SK2875) Tree Pipit, Wood Warbler
  • Stanage Edge (SK2384) 2 Stonechat, 2 Ring Ouzel
  • Goyt Valley (SK0176) Redstart, Wood Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Garden Warbler
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Dunlin Canal Scrape
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present
15 May 2010
  • Goyt Valley (SK0176) Spotted Flycatcher
  • Mill Dale (SK1454) 2 Dipper
  • Middleton Moor (SK2074) 2 Tufted Duck, 20 Black Headed Gull, Common Gull over, 2 Shelduck
  • Kedleston Park (SK3140) Spotted Flycatcher
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present, singing and showing well. Click here for map and directions, Hobby
14 May 2010
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present and showing well pm
13 May 2010
  • R Meden, Pleasley (SK5064) Dipper
  • Pride Park Sanctuary, Derby (SK3735) Yellow Wagtail, 3 Wheatear, 2 Buzzard
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) Great Reed Warbler still present but continues to be elusive
12 May 2010
  • Carsington Water (SK2553) 2 Sanderling, Dunlin, Curlew, 2 Common Sandpiper, Turnstone, Yellow Wagtail, Redstart, Wheatear
  • Straw's Bridge Pond, Ilkeston (SK4541) A Great Reed Warbler found by Lynn Martin. Present but elusive at 19:30
  • Carr Vale NR (SK4669) 2 Marsh Harrier briefly
  • Long Eaton GP (SK3449) 4 Greylag Goose, 3 Common Tern
  • Sawley (SK4731) Common Tern, Cuckoo
11 May 2010
  • Abney Moor (SK1879) 7 Dotterel
  • Wyver Lane (SK3449) 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 2 Hobby, 3 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whitethroat
10 May 2010
  • Carsington Water (SK2553) Shelduck, 2 Curlew, Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Turnstone, 3 Common Tern, Arctic Tern, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Willow Tit, Whimbrel, Goosander
  • Raynesway (SK3834) (new Nature Reserve/sluice gates area) Kestrel, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 25 Swift
  • Goyt Valley (SK0177) Garden Warbler
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Grey Plover over
9 May 2010
  • Drakelow NR (SK2220) 6 broods of Canada Geese (21 goslings), 4 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 2 Teal, Hobby, 5 Buzzard, three broods of Lapwing (6 chicks), 2 Oystercatcher, 13 Great Black Backed Gull, 3 Kingfisher, Cuckoo, Skylark singing at 04:20, 4 Wheatear, 26 Wren, 11 Dunnock, 34 Robin, 26 Reed Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 18 Garden Warbler, 14 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroat, 8 Chiffchaff, Willow Tit, 23 Chaffinch, 4 Linnet
  • Pride Park Sanctuary, Derby (SK3735) 5 Wheatear
  • Linton (SK2616) Red Kite
  • Padley Gorge (SK2579) Redstart, Tree Pipit, 3 Pied Flycatcher
  • Goyt Valley (SK0177) Redstart, Tree Pipit
  • Chatsworth Park (SK2570) Redstart, 2 Pied Flycatcher
  • West Hallam (SK4341) Wheatear
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Drake Garganey (Canal Scrape), Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Cuckoo, Green Woodpecker, 12 Sand Martin, 3 Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaff, Whimbrel (over Canal Scrape)
8 May 2010
  • Carsington Water(SK2553) Great Northern Diver, 15 Whimbrel, Turnstone, 4 Arctic Tern
  • Foremark Res (SK3323) Black Redstart on rocks beside reservoir late am
  • Cotmanhay (SK4643) Cuckoo, 24 Swift, 2 Sedge Warbler, 5 Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Hobby, 12 Arctic Tern, 2 Lesser Whitethroat
7 May 2010
  • Foremark Res (SK3323) Turtle Dove
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 10 Arctic Tern
  • Pride Park Sanctuary, Derby (SK3735) 5 Wheatear
  • Pride Park, Derby (SK3735) 4 Lapwing, 3 Sedge Warbler, 4 Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler
6 May 2010
  • Bretton Clough (SK2078) 7 Tree Pipit, Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatcher, 6 Yellowhammer
  • Cotmanhay (SK4643) Cuckoo, 6 Swallow
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Marsh Harrier, Sanderling
5 May 2010
  • Carsington Water(SK2553) Great Northern Diver, Scaup, Hobby, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, 30 Swift
  • Stanage Edge (SK2384) Woodcock, Cuckoo, Stonechat, 3 Ring Ouzel
4 May 2010
  • Pleasley Colliery (SK4946) Whinchat, 2 Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Dipper on R Meden
  • Upper Derwentn (SK1691) Brambling, 60 Siskin, 50 Lesser Redpoll, 20 Crossbill
  • Sherriff Wood (SK2378) Wood Warbler
  • Foremark Res (SK3323) Turtle Dove
  • Grassmoor (SK4067) 50 Swift
  • Grindleford (SK2477) 2 Mandarin, 3 Goosander
  • Goyt Valley (SK0176) Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, 2 Redstart, 5 Pied Flycatcher
  • Errwood Res. (SK0175) 2 Common Sandpiper
  • Coppice Wood (SK2479) 4 Grey Wagtail, 2 Dipper, Redstart, Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatcher
  • Stanley Common (SK4142) Red Kite
  • Idridgehay (SK2947) Mandarin, Goosander
3 May 2010
  • Acenue Washlands (SK3966) Whinchat
  • Kinder Scout (SK0888) Red Kite, 5 Golden Plover, 3 Curlew
  • Stenson (SK3230) Grasshopper Warbler
  • Derby Cathedral (SK3526) Preregrines now have three hatched chicks with 1 to go
  • Barrow GP (SK3527) Peregrine, 4 Sandwich Tern reported flying west, 3 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 2 Red-legged Partridge, Yellow Wagtail
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 27 Common Tern, Arctic Tern, 3 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 6 Teal, 2 Goosander, Hobby, 3 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper
2 May 2010
  • Chaddesden (SK3737) 4 Swift
  • Butterley Res. (SK4052) 9 Blackcap
  • Middleton Top (SK2755) 2 Buzzard, Hobby
  • Cromford Canal (SK3155) 8 Little Grebe, 3 Goosander, 4 Blackcap, 2 Hawfinch
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Sandwich Tern, 26 Mute Swan, Shelduck, 2 Wigeon, 5 Common Gull, 27 Common Tern, Cuckoo, Wheatear, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Garden Warbler, 6 Bullfinch, Whitethroat, 50+ Swift, 2 Buzzard
1 May 2010
  • Kedleston Park (SK3041) Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, Kestrel, Mistle Thrush, Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Goldcrest
  • Alvaston (SK3832) 40 Swift, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, House Martin
  • Nut Wood (SK3539)Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Whitethroat
  • Willington GP (SK2827) Cuckoo, Hobby, 3 Arctic Tern, 5 Teal, 3 Dunlin, Mediterranean Gull
  • Cotmanhay (SK4643) Swift, 3 Sedge Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler
  • Hartshorne Heath (SK3419) Cuckoo
30 April 2010
  • Stanage Edge (SK2384) 6 Wheatear
  • Buxton (SK0674) 2 Swift
  • Wirksworth (SK2854) 15 Swift
  • Mackworth Park (SK3236) Little Grebe, Red-legged Partridge
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Yellow-legged Gull, Hobby, 50 Swift, Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat
  • Shipley CP (SK4444) Wheatear
  • Raynesway (SK3834) 2 Gadwall, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Lapwing

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April highlights

Definitely the month when wintering species disappear and incoming migrants arrive. Of the former, the long staying Great Northern Diver approached full summer plumage whilst Whooper Swans, Scaup and Common Scoter were still in evidence. In the vanguard of the summer species, came such delightful species as Garganey, Hobby and Yellow Wagtail.

Rarities included a Cattle Egret, two Common Cranes (which avoided several well known Carr Vale birders!) and a male Montagu’s Harrier. Sadly, all of those were somewhat brief in their stay as were three Dotterel.

Several Black Redstart were a nice surprise, our Cetti’s Warblers increased to four songsters, a Brent Goose is always an excellent find and there was a healthy mix of waders and warblers. It was also good to have at least one Corn Bunting in song.

Amongst the more obliging semi-rarities (for Derbyshire), were Red Kites, Marsh Harriers, Avocets and Little Gulls.

The result of all that was a near-record number of reports via both slips and our website (155 contributors). Many thanks to all who contributed.

Bryan Barnacle