Bird News August 2012

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 Please note that for obvious reasons we do not publish sightings of rare breeders such as Little Ringed Plover during the breeding season (unless obvious migrants)

 

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• Derbyshire CCC (SK3737) 7 Mistle Thrush
• Willington GP (SK2827) 3 Gadwall, 11 Teal, 3 Shoveler, Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 COmmon Tern, Yellow Wagtail, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Blackcap, Raven
• Willington PS (SK3028) Peregrine

• Bennerley Marsh (SK4743) 3 Swift
• Matlock (SK2960) 102 Jackdaw
• Foston (SK1831) Hobby

• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 4 Wigeon, 18 Teal, Snipe, 4 Common Sandpiper, Herring Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, 600 Starling
• Ambergate (SK3451) 8 House Martin
• High Peak Junction (SK3155) 7 Little Grebe

• Kedleston Park (SK3140) Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Goosander
• Wingerworth (SK3767) 41 Swallow, 37 Goldfinch
• Sunny Dale Park Derby (SK3333) 35 Mistle Thrush

• Baslow (SK2571) Osprey moving south along R Derwent
• Press Res. (SK3565) 47 Goldfinch
• Derby Cathedral (SK3536) 3 Peregrines
• Pride Park Derby (SK3735) Swift, 35 Sand Martin
• Combs Res. (SK0379) Cormorant
• Locko Park (SK4038) 3 Great Crested Grebe, 16 Coot, Goldcrest, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Nuhatch
• Newhall (SK2921) 17 House Martin
• Press Res. (SK3565) 47 Goldfinch
• Willington GP (SK2827) Garganey, 350 Lapwing, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 3 Cetti's Warbler

• Mickleover Meadows (SK3135) Hobby, Ring-necked Parakeet
• Alfreton (SK4055) 2 Blackcap
• Abbey Hill Flash (SK3639) 2 Kingfisher, Wheatear
• Calke Abbey (SK3622) 2 Hobby
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 11 Little Grebe, 17 Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall, Red-crested Pochard, 61 Common Tern, 8 Common Tern, Great Spotted Woodpecker

• Robin Wood (SK3525) Redstart, 2 Raven
• Ticknall (SK3523) Turtle Dove
• Ticknall Limeyards (SK3523) Hobby over
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 5 Wigeon, Dunlin, 2 Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 10 Turnstone, Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Wheatear, Raven
• Hayfield (SK0386) Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, 2 Raven
• Barrow GP (SK3527) 2 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 80 Canada Goose, Moorhen
• Dove Valley Lake (SK2031) 2 Pochard
• Foston (SK1831) Whitethroat
• Hatton (SK2129) Little Grebe
• Ingleby (SK3427) 24 Mute Swan, 2 Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher
• Littleover (SK3233) Grey Heron, 6 Mistle Thrush
• Mickleover Sewage Works (SK3034) Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, 6 Goldfinch, 3 Bullfinch
• Newton Solney (SK2725) Coot, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Swift
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Hobby, Buzzard, 4 Coot, 8 Snipe, 4 Common Tern, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler

• Beeley Moor Triangle (SK2967) Cuckoo (juvenile)
• Fallange Edge (SK2765) Wheatear
• Butterley Res. (SK4052) Osprey over A38
• Breaston (SK4535) Nuthatch
• Wirksworth (SK2853) Redstart

• Buxton (SK0573) Peregrine
• Linacre Res.(SK3372) Little Owl, Kingfisher

• Shipley View Lagoon (SK4444) Hobby, 2 Swift
• Locko Park (SK4038) Ruddy Shelduck
• Buxton (SK0573) Swift
• Chesterfield (SK3871) 6 Swift
• Thulston (SK4031) Little Owl

• Pilsley (SK4262) Hobby
• Derwent Meadows NR (SK3934) Hobby
• Buxton (SK0573) Swift
• Calver (SK2474) 2 Swift
• Barbrook Pools (SK2777) 11 Whinchat
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) Marsh Harrier
• Hathersage (SK2381) 23 Mandarin, 6 Goosander, 6 Dipper
• Thulston (SK4031) Little Owl
• Dove Hole Quarry(SK0878) 3 Shelduck, 22 Tufted Duck, Coot, Common Sandpiper, 50 Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, 200 Lesser Black-backed Gull

• Kedleston Park (SK2451) Ruddy Shelduck
• Carsington Water (SK2451) Osprey
• Kirk Langley (SK2838) Tree Pipit, 2 Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Willow Tit
• Willington GP (SK2827) Hobby, 3 Grey Plover, 12 Snipe, Green Sandpiper

• Alvaston (SK3832) 64 Swift west

• Loscoe (SK4247) 5 Mallard, Moorhen, 2 Coot, Reed Warbler Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 20 House Martin
• Raynesway (SK3834) 2 Grey Heron , 2 Kingfisher
• Shardlow (SK4330) 120 Lapwing
• Langley Mill (SK4545) 2 Kingfisher, 70 Goldfinch
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 3 Grey Heron, 29 Teal, 5 Tufted Duck, Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Spotted Flycatcher
• Chatsworth Park (SK2570) 4 Swift
• Cromford (SK2956) 4 Swift
• Crich Chase (SK3452) Peregrine
• Willington GP (SK2827) Little Egret, 3 Common Tern, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Willow Warbler

• Swanwick (SK4052) 4 Grey Partridge
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) 12 Cormorant
• Thulston (SK4031) 2 Buzzard, 15 Common Gull, 110 Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Locko Park (SK4038) Crossbill
• Willington GP (SK2827) Bittern flying and landed near spit at 08:40, 8 Snipe, Common Sandpiper

• Carsington Water (SK2451) Greenshank
• Hayfield (SK0386) 3 Swift, Kingfisher, Raven
• Langley Mill (SK4545) 6 Swift
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 6 Curlew, Comnmon Sandpiper, 300 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
• Kedleston Park (SK3140) Ruddy Shelduck
• Willington GP (SK2827) Hobby, 2 Common Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull

• Middleton Moor (SK2074) Yellow-legged Gull, Wheatear
• Locko Park (SK4038) Yellow Wagtail

• Howden Res (SK1995) 2 Red Kite
• Chesterfield (SK3871) Peregrine
• Hasland (SK3969) Hasland
• Shipley Lake (SK4444) Swift
• Langley Mill (SK4545) 70 Goldfinch
• Pastures Golf Course (SK3033) 8 Buzzard
• Locko Park Lake (SK4038) 5 Spotted Flycatcher
• Gratton Dale (SK2059) Barn Owl
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Green Sandpiper

• Ogston Res. (SK3760) Little Egret, Kestrel, 2 Kingfisher, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Swallow, Whitethroat, Blackcap, 4 Goldfinch
• RR Works Sinfin (SK3532) 10 House Martins feeding around Sales and Service building
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) Wheatear
• Derby Cathedral (SK3536) 2 Peregrine
• Willington GP (SK2827) Garden Warbler

• Carsington Water (SK2451) Common Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull
• Willington GP (SK2827) 3 Curlew, 5 Snipe, Cetti's Warbler

• Combs Res. (SK0379) 8 Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Teal

• Pride Park Sanctuary (SK3734) Kestrel, Hobby, 20 Sand Martin, 2 Mistle Thrush, 20 Starling, 35 Goldfinch
• Dronfield (SK3578) Swift
• Chapel-en-le-Frith (SK0680) 4 Swift
• Hasland (SK3969) Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker
• Willington GP (SK2827) Greenshank

• Ticknall (SK3523) Swift
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 3 Snipe, 5 Curlew, Common Sandpiper
• Willington GP (SK2827) 8 Grey Heron, Buzzard, Hobby, 2 Oysertcatcher, 30 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 8 Common Tern, 4 Linnet, 6 Bullfinch

• Beeley Moor Triangle (SK2967) Little Owl
• Avenue Washlands NR (SK3966) 2 Barnacle Goose, Kestrel, Kingfisher, Whitethroat, Yellowhammer
• Willington GP (SK2827) 3 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 100 Black-headed Gull, Cetti's Warbler

• Avenue Washlands NR (SK3966) 10 Swift
• Raynesway (SK3834) 2 Kingfisher
• Thulston (SK4031) Buzzard, 10 Common Gull, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Willington GP (SK2827) 3 Snipe, Treecreeper
• Willington PS (SK3028) 2 Peregrine

• Ogston Res. (SK3760) 16 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 12 Greylag Goose, 4 Tufted Duck, Sparrowhawk, Lapwing, 5 Common Tern, 5 Swallow
• Loscoe (SK4247) Grey Heron, 6 Skylark, 6 Reed Bunting, Kestrel. 10 Swallow
• Derby (SK3536) Hobby
• Longshaw (SK2578) Hobby, 8 Goldcrest

• Carsington Water (SK2451) Red-crested Pochard
• Chatsworth Park (SK2570) Cuckoo
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) Kestrel, 2 Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Froggatt Edge (SK2576) 3 Whinchat
• Erewash Meadows DWT (SK4449) 50 Greylag Goose, 40 Mallard, 120 Lapwing, 2 Greenshank, Kingfisher, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Bradford Dale (SK1963) 8 Grey Wagtail, Dipper
• Elton Common (SK4541) 3 Quail
• Carr Vlae NR (SK4669) Osprey over
• Longshaw (SK2578) 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Redstart, 4 Willow Warbler, 3 Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher

• Ogston Res. (SK3760) 4 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Cormorant, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Greylag Goose, 80 Canada Goose, 3 Oystercatcher, 3 Black-headed Gull, 3 Common Tern, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

• Straw's Bridge Pond (SK4541) Yellow-legged Gull
• Loscoe (SK4247) 5 Tufted Duck, 3 Moorhen, 10 Coot, Common Tern, Kingfisher, 30 Swallow, 5 Mistle Thrush
• Big Moor (SK2776) 9 Red Grouse
• Locko Park (SK4038) 2 Hobby, 2 Barn Owl, Little Owl
• Buxton (SK0576) Cuckoo
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 2 Raven
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Little Grebe, Oystercatcher, Kingfisher, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 2 mixed flocks, mainly Long-tailed Tits, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs & Willow Warblers and 1 Lesser Whitethroat, Treecreeper, Raven

• Langley Mill (SK4447) 35 Starling
• Mickleover (SK3035) 3 Swift

• Hasland (SK3969) Peregrine
• Pleasley (SK5064) Raven
• Hayfield (SK0386) Hobby, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 2 Teal, 180 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Yellow-legged Gull
• Willington GP (SK2827) Hobby, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Woodpecker

• Swarkestone Bridge (SK3727) Sacred Ibis reported briefly
• Willington GP (SK2827) Water Rail

• Elton Common (SK2159) 3 Quail calling

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June/July highlights

A remarkable range of birds for the summer months with far more wader, gull and tern species than might be expected whilst the influx of Common Scoter was also very notable, as was good numbers of Common Crossbill.

A Red-footed Falcon pleased many and a few birders connected with two wandering Common Cranes but a Great White Egret was all too brief and four White Storks were, sadly, not available to us.

We have grown to expect plenty of Little Egret and Red Kite records but the decline of Turtle Dove and Corn Bunting makes every record rather precious.

Breeding success seems to have varied from species to species although overall, results may be better than the poor weather suggested. It was good to get a few Quail records even if seeing one remains totally a matter of luck.

Bryan Barnacle