Bird News

This is a news service only and the reports are unchecked. All records submitted via the "Submit 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 Please note that for obvious reasons we do not publish sightings of rare breeders such as Little Ringed Plover during the breeding season (unless obvious migrants)

 

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• Hatton (SK2129) 6 Bullfinch
• Marston-on-Dove (SK2328) 40 Swallow, Reed Warbler, 25 Goldfinch, 6 Reed Bunting
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 6 Swallow, Yellow Wagtail
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 11 Wigeon, Marsh Harrier, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Meadow Pipit, Yellow Wagtail
• Raynesway (SK3834) 5 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, Kingfisher
• Shardlow (SK4330) Sparrowhawk, 60 Swallow
• Thulston (SK4031) 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Stock Dove
• Pools Brook CP (SK4373) 8 Great Crested Grebe
• Findern (SK3030) 10 Buzzard
• Staunton Harold Reservoir (SK3723) 450 Tufted Duck, 4 Greenshank
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2+ Gadwall, 25 Teal, 240 Mlallard, 12 Shoveler, Pochard, 4 Little Egret, 5 Little Grebe, Hobby, 2 Water Rail, 2 Ringed Plover, 400 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 4 Common Tern, juv Cuckoo, Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, 14 Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Grey Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail

• Raynesway (SK3834) Little Egret
• Staunton Harold Reservoir (SK3723) 280 Greylag Goose, 6 Mandarin
• Alvaston (SK3833) 200 Canada Goose
• Weston-on-Trent (SK4127) Yellowhammer, 3 Hobby, Wheatear
• Littleover (SK3233) Redstart
• Old Tupton (SK3965) Swift
• Beeley Moor (SK2867) Grey Partridge

• Moorway Lane Pond (SK3232) Little Owl, Tawny Owl (20:30)
• Mackworth Park (SK3236) 6 Bullfinch
• Willington GP (SK2827) 4+ Shoveler, 4 Little Egret, Water Rail, Ringed Plover, Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper (photos here), Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, 2 Greenshank, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat, Sparrowhawk

• Weston-on-Trent (SK3828) Jay, 2 Buzzard, 4 Lapwing
• Pride Park Derby (SK3635) Kingfisher
• Chaddesden (SK3737) Swift
• Holmgate (SK3863) 120 Linnet
• Mickleover Sewage Works (SK3034) Sparrowhawk, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 29 Magpie, Bullfinch
• Mackworth Park (SK3236) Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, Coot Chiffchaff, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 6 Cormorant, 100 Meadow Pipit, Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher
• Barrow GP (SK3527) 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Whinchat
• Erewash Meadows (SK4449) Whinchat
• Willington GP (SK2827) 10 Shoveler, 5 Little Egret, 6 Little Grebe, Water Rail, Ringed Plover, 580 Lapwing, Little Stint flew W at 0815, Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank (Canal Pit), 5 Greenshank, 4 Common Tern, 2 Kingfisher, 2 Raven, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Sparrowhawk

• Swarkeston Lake (SK3627) 9 Yellow Wagtail
• Staunton Harold Res. (SK3723) Wheatear
• Straw's Bridge (SK4541) 21 Mute Swan, Pochard, 9 Moorhen, 30 Coot, Kingfisher
• R Trent/R Dove Confluence (SK2726) 2 Wood Duck
• Swanwick (SK4052) Wheatear
• Dove Hole Quarry (SK0878) Yellow-legged Gull, Whinchat
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 3 Swallow, 5 House Martin
• Willington GP (SK2827) 3 Greylag Goose, 6 Gadwall, 26 Teal, 2 Pintail, 31 Shoveler, 6 Little Egret, 5 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 2 Ringed Plover, 500 Lapwing, Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank (Canal Pit), 3 Greenshank, 4 Common Tern, Cuckoo, 2 Kingfisher, Tree Pipit (Canal Pit).

• Berry Clough (SK0272) Merlin
• Derbyshire Bridge (SK0171) 2 Wheatear
• Errwood Res. (SK0175) 5 Lesser Redpoll
• Willington GP (SK2827) 7 Gadwall, 35 Teal, 29 Shoveler inc 4 near-fledged juvs, 4 Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, Gren Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, 5 Commom Tern, 100 Swallow, 8 Bullfinch

• Swanwick (SK4052) 12 Grey Partridge
• Whittington Moor (SK3872) Dipper over
• Willington GP (SK2827) Barnacle Goose, Ruff

• Ramsley Moor (SK2875) Cuckoo
• Foremark Res. (SK3323) 4 Yellow-legged Gull
• New Mills (SJ9985) Swift over
• Hardwick Hall (SK4663) 2 Hobby
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 11 Grey Heron, 6 Wigeon, 2 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Turnstone
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 2 Greenshank
• Willington GP (SK2827) 10 Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit

• Staunton Harold Res. (SK3723) 2 Greenshank,2 Common Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper
• Gamesley (SK0194) Hobby
• Bumper Castle (SK2865) Common Tern
• Carsington Water (SK2451) Ruff, 2 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 8 Common Sandpiper
• Stone Edge (SK3367) Red Kite

• Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 2 Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 200 Swallow
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 2 Greenshank
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 11 Grey Heron, 8 Greylag Goose, 4 Wigeon, Hobby, Peregrine, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, 19 Yellow Wagtail

• Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 2 Buzzard
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) Hobby, Lapwing
• Abney Moor (SK1779) 5 Buzzard, 7 Kestrel, Peregrine, 2 Wheatear, 2 Chiffchaff
• Ridgeway (SK4180) Hobby
• Great Wilne (SK4430) Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, Bullfinch
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Little Egret, Spotted Redshank, Sparrowhawk, 3 Greenshank, Great Spotted Woodpecker. Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Sedge Warbler

• Harland Edge (SK2868) Cream-crown Marsh Harrier east at 10:30
• Chatsworth Park (SK2570) Goosander
• Darley Dale (SK2662) Swift
• Alvaston (SK3833) Swift

• Chesterfield (SK3871) Peregrine
• Harland Wdge (SK2868) 11 Raven
• Leash Fen (SK2973) Hen Harrier over
• Ramsley Pools (SK2874) Cuckoo being fed by Meadow Pipits
• Two Dales (SK2864) 5 Buzzard, 2 Chiffchaff, Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Raven
• Carsington Water (SK2451) Osprey 09:50 mobbed by Peregrine, 2 Buzzard and 3 Grey Heron
• Avenue Washlands (SK3966) Peregrine
• Hayfield (SK0386) Hobby, 2 Swift, Green Woodpecker, 6 Siskin
• Willington GP (SK2827) 5 Little Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, Black Tern

• Carsington Water (SK2451) Little Egret, 12 Grey Heron, Pink-footed Goose, 4 Wigeon, 5 Shoveler, Pochard, 2 Peregrine, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Spotted Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Tern, 2 Wheatear
• Williamthorpe (SK4366) Green Sandpiper
• Willington GP (SK2827) 6 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, Kestrel, Hobby, 3 Oystercatcher, 130 Lapwing, Dunlin, Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper

• Carsington Water (SK2451) Little Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 5 Shelduck, Wigeon, 25 Gadwall, Pochard, 4 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, Ruff, Greenshank, 7 Common Sandpiper, 3 Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear
• Matlock Bath (SK3059) 2 Dipper
• Willington GP (SK2827) Little Egret, Greenshank, Water Rail, 4 Oystercatcher, Dunlin, 4 Green Sandpiper

• Pavillion Gardens, Buxton (SK0573) 7 Mandarin
• Pride Park (SK3735) Willow Tit
• Willington GP (SK2827) Juv Spotted Redshank from Platform 1 mid morning, 2 Gadwall, 41 Teal, 370 Mallard, 15 Shoveler, 5 Little Egret, 7 Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk, 3 Oystercatcher, 250 Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 5 Greenshank, 6 Common Tern, indepedent juv Cuckoo, Kingfisher, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Tit, Yellow Wagtail

• Carsington Water (SK2451) 2 Little Egret, 12 Grey Heron, Red-crested Pochard, 5 Buzzard, Peregrine, 3 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 3 Snipe, 3 Whimbrel, 8 Common Sandpiper, Mediterranean Gull, Skylark
• Calver (SK2474) Sedge Warbler
• Willington GP (SK2827) Little Egret, Greenshank, Water Rail, 4 Oystercatcher, Dunlin, 4 Green Sandpiper

• Borrowash (SK4234) Grey Heron, Common Sandpiper
• New Mills (SJ9986) 28 Linnet
• Chaddesden Park (SK3836) 2 Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, Great SPotted Woodpecker, 3 Swallow, 30 Long-tailed Tit, 40 Blue Tit, 20 Great Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 11 Gadwall, 23 Teal, eclipse male Red-crested Pochard, 4 Little Egret, 9 Grey Heron, 6 Ringed Plover, Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 ad Common Gull, 2 ad Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Raven, Willow Tit, Yellow Wagtail, 50 Goldfinch
• Bradley Dam (SK2245) 20+ Mandarin
• Ilkeston (SK4641) 6 Buzzard
• Willington GP (SK2827) 5 Little Egret, 21 Greylag Goose, 6 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 4 Oystercatcher, Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper, 6 Grey Heron, Hobby, Water Rail, 7 Common Tern, juv Cuckoo, Goldcrest, Treecreeper

• Church Broughton (SK2132) Green Woodpecker
• Carsington Water (SK2451) Little Egret, 10 Grey Heron, 10 Gadwall, 14 Teal, 16 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, Whimbrel, 8 Common Sandpiper, 2 Sandwich Tern, Yellow Wagtail, 3 Crossbill
• Alvaston (SK3832) 6 Swift
• Combs Res. (SK0379) Mandarin, 105 Mallard
• Willington GP (SK2827) 6 Little Egret, Peregrine, Dunlin, Greenshank,2 Hobby, 2 Green Sandpiper

• Raynesway DWT Reserve (SK3834) Kestrel, Kingfisher, 2 Reed Bunting
• Willington GP (SK2827) 4 Little Egret, 24 Greylag Goose, 5 Greenshank

• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 6 Greenshank, Whinchat, 3 Wheatear
• Renishaw Park (SK4378) Sparrowhawk, Hobby, Redshank

• Williamthorpe (SK4366) Teal, 4 Buzzard, 70 Lapwing
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 3 Little Egret, 10 Grey Heron, 2 Wigeon, 11 Gadwall, 6 Teal, Peregrine, 5 Ringed Plover, Knot, 3 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull
• Langley Mill (SK4447) 4 Swift, 12 Swallow, 12 House Martin
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Little Egret, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, 3 Oystercatcher, 150 Lapwing, Dunlin, Greeshank, Knot, 2 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, Juv Cuckoo, 2 Kingfisher

• Langley Mill (SK4546) Kingfisher
• Harewood Moor (SK3067) A wandering Hen Harrier
• Pasture Golf Course (SK3033)2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chiffchaff
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) Common Sandpiper
• Holme Nook (SK3539)2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Greenfinch, 20 Goldfinch

• Beeley Moor (SK2967) Peregrine chasing Merlin
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 3 Peregrine, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Common Sandpiper, 4 Turnstone, Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Swift, 5 Redstart, 2 Wheatear
• Raynesway (SK3834) Little Grebe, Kestrelm 60 Goldfinch
• Shardlow (SK4330) Buzzard 27 Lapwing, 2 Linnet
• Willington GP (SK2827) 10 Black-tailed Godwit briefly until 06:05, 3 Greeshank

• Ockbrook (SK4235) Sparrowhawk, 8 Buzzard, 15 Pheasant, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Willow Warbler
• Breadsall (SK3739) Nuthatch
• Breaston NR (SK4733) Great Spotted Woodpecker

• Findern (SK3030) Hobby
• Findern Lake (SK3029) 4 Little Grebe
• Bottom Moor (SK3162) 50 Crossbill
• Staunton Harold Res. (SK3723) 3 Little Egret
• Willington GP (SK2827) Juvenile Cuckoo still being fed by Reed Warbler foster parents, 2 Little Egret, 2 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker

• Sitch's Plantation (SK3066) Grasshopper Warbler
• Langley Mill (SK4447) 3 Green Woodpecker, 30 Goldfinch, Kingfisher
• Kedleston (SK3141) 6 Spotted Flycatcher

• Pleasley Colliery NR (SK4964) Kittiwake (usual colour ringed bird), Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Grasshopper Warbler & Buzzard
• Bakewell (SK2168) 11 Goosander
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) Sparrowhawk, Little Owl, 2 Raven, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 9 Black-tailed Godwit
• Water-cum-Jolly Dale (SK1673) Cape Shelduck
• Chesterfield (SK3871) Peregrine
• Pastures Golf Course (SK3033) Chiffchaff singing

• Monsal Dale (SK1771) 11 Mandarin, 2 Goosander, 6 Dipper, Peregrine
• Duffield (SK3443) Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven
• Willington GP (SK2827) Juvenile Cuckoo still being fed by Reed Warbler foster parents, Little Egret, 375 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper (Paltform 4), Common Sandpiper

• Ewewash Meadows (SK4449) 4 Grey Heron, Buzzard, Kestrel, 30 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, 8 Jay
• Hardwick Hall (SK4683) Dipper
• Ripley (SK3950) Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker
• Raynesway DWT Reserve (SK3834) Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Belper (SK3648) 2 Siskin

• Beeley Moor Triangle (SK2967) Marsh Harrier
• Brimington (SK3940) 4 Bullfinch, Grey Wagtail
• Pride Park Derby (SK3735) 14 Mistle Thrush
• Littleover (SK3433) Swift
• Wardlow (SK1874) 2 Little Owl
• Willington GP (SK2827) Juvenile Cuckoo still being fed by Reed Warbler foster parents, 4 Teal, 8 Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, 6 Little Grebe, 24 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Buzzard, 5 Oystercatcher, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper (Canal Pit), Redshank, 18 Common Tern, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Willow Tit

• Ingleby (SK3527) Little Egret
• Pleasley (SK4964) Kittiwake
• Arnfield Reservoir (SK0197) Western Bonelli's Warbler still present
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) 2 Wheatear (only the fourth ever July record at Drakelow), Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern, Kingfisher, Nuthatch
• Ashover (SK3871) Grey Partridge, Curlew, 2 Raven
• Bakewell (SK2168) Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Bredsall (SK3739) 2 Nuthatch
• Willington GP (SK2827) Juvenile Cuckoo still next to Platform 4, 4 Little Egret, 2 Dunlin, Little Owl, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Buzzard

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May highlights

A quite exceptional month for extreme rarities with our second ever Lesser Yellowlegs, our 6th Red-necked Phalarope and 7th Purple Heron. You could also have got pretty long odds on finding another Nightingale in the county.

Single Gannet, Honey Buzzard, Dotterel and Black Redstart would all have been more popular if they had showed to more than single observers although a Spoonbill was marginally more co-operative.

At Carsington Water, the last of the wintering Great Northern Divers seemingly transmogrified into a Black-throated Diver overnight (and it stayed to the month’s end!), the ‘wild’ Barnacle Goose extended its holiday and a passage Osprey seemed delighted to test one of the new platforms.

There were several easily-seen Garganey, and yet another record number of Red Kite sightings was supported by a good list of other raptors. Amongst the scarcer breeding birds, the Cetti’s Warblers sang on, a few Turtle Doves revealed themselves and a Corn Bunting reappeared at a traditional site.

Bryan Barnacle