Bird News - February 2016

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 Please note that for obvious reasons we do not publish sightings of rare breeders such as Little Ringed Plover during the breeding season (unless obvious migrants)

 

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• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 18 Whooper Swan, 9 Curlew
• Stockley (SK4667) 2 Goosander, 2 Buzzard, 800 Wood Pigeon
• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 48 Teal, 13 Lapwing, Common Gull, 29 Stock Dove, Goldcrest, 21 Carrion Crow
• Church Wilne (SK4431) Green Woodpecker
• Church Wilne Ski-pit (SK4532) Great Crested Grebe, 6 Wigeon, 4 Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 57 Tufted Duck, 3 Goldeneye, 50 Coot, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Draycott (SK4433) Kingfisher
• Foston (SK1831) 2 Oystercatcher
• St CHad's Water (SK4431) 73 Wigeon, 24 Gadwall, 17 Tufted Duck, 42 Coot, Stonechat
• Thulston (SK4131) 2 Skylark
• Williamthorpe (SK4366) 31 Teal, Sparrowhawk
• Rowsley Sidings (SK2665) 2 Goosander
• Great Longstone (SK2071) Barn Owl
• Dove Valley Lake (SK2031) Little Grebe, 60 Wigeon, 30 Teal, Pochard, 9 Tufted Duck, 2 Oystercatcher, 53 Lapwing
• Hilton GP (SK2431) Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Canada Goose, 34 Tufted Duck
• Lightwood (SK0575) 34 Golden Plover, 24 Lapwing, 2 Curlew
• Willington GP (SK2827) Little Grebe, Pink Footed Goose, Shelduck, 5 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 2 Water Rail, 20 Curlew

• Carsington Water (SK2451) Great Northern Diver
• Boulton Moor (SK3831) 2 Short-eared Owl
• Linacre Res. (SK3831) 5 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Shag
• Hasland (SK3969) 2 Tawny Owl
• Combs (SK0478) Kingisher
• Combs Moss (SK0576) 220 Pink Footed Goose NW
• Rowarth (SK0189) 34 Golden Plover, Barn Owl, Short Eared Owl
• Hardwick Park (SK4664) 6 Buzzard, Tree Sparrow
• Tibshelf (SK4360) Lesser Redpoll
• Kirk Hallam Lake (SK4540) 2 Egyptian Goose, 7 Shoveler, 3 Common Gull, Muscovy Duck
• Mapperley Res. (SK4343) 2 Greylag Goose, 5 Tufted Duck, 58 Black Headed Gull, Common Gull
• Mapperley Wood (SK4343) 5 Teal
• Rowthorne (SK4764) Tree Sarrow
• Osbourne's Pond (SK4444) 2 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Mute Swan, 6 Tufted Duck, 7 Moorhen
• Peewit Carr (SK4541) Great Crested Grebe, 46 Coot
• Shipley Lake (SK4444) Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall, 9 Tufted Duck
• Shipley View Lagoon (SK4444) 2 Mute Swan, 5 Canada Goose, 5 Gadwall, Pochard, 11 Coot, Green Woodpecker
• Straw's Bridge (SK4541) 2 Great Crested Grebe, 22 Mute Swan, 4 Greylag Goose, 20 Tufted Duck
• Hayfield (SK0386) 3 Kestrel, 10 Lapwing, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) 2 Shelduck, 3 Water Rail, 2 Oystercatcher, 140 Great Black-backed Gull, 14 Meadow Pipit, Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Nuthatch

• Holmwood (SK4366) Grey Partridge, Mistle Thrush
• Shipley Country Park (SK4444) Stonechat
• Rowarth (SK0290) Snipe, Short-eared Owl
• Butterley Res. (SK4052) 20 Great Crested Grebe
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 3 Snipe
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 2 Tree Sparrow
• Buxton (SK0672) 10 Mandarin
• Eggington (SK2628) 4 Mute Swan, 5 Greylag Goose, 2 Shelduck, 16 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 3 Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 13 Teal, Goosander, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 19 House SParrow
• Stanton (SK2719) 38 House Sparrow
• Stanton Pools (SK2720) 2 Little Grebe, 2 Teal, 6 Tufted DUck, Green Woodpecker, Great SPotted Woodpecker
• Press Res. (SK3565) 27 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunting
• Cromford Canal (SK3155) Water Rail
• Creetham Lane (SK3066) Curlew
• Lightwood (SK0574) Curlew
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) Goosander, 2 Kestrel, 8 Red Grouse, Green Woodpecker
• Willington GP (SK2827) 41 Linnet

• Bleaklow (SK1096) 30 Red Grouse, 2 Meadow Pipit
• Thulston (SK4131) Skylark
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) Shelduck
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 6 Whooper Swan again
• Moorhall (SK3075) 30 Fieldfare, 50 Redwing, 200 Starling
• Smeekley Woods (SK2976) 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Raven
• Calke Park (SK3622) Treecreeper

• North Wingfield (SK4165) Goldcrest
• Wolfscote Dale (SK1357) 2 Kingfisher, 2 Dipper
• Calke Park (SK3622) Mandarin, 2 Brambling, Lesser Redpoll
• Long Eaton (SK4834) Green Woodpecker
• Swadlincote (SK2471) Barn Owl
• Padfield (SK0396) Brambling
• Darley Dale (SK2664) 9 Brambling
• Leash Fen (SK2973) 70 Pink Footed Goose west

• Hardwick Park (SK4664) 4 Buzzard, 2 Tree Sparrow
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) Grey Wagtail, 2 Reed Bunting
• Fernilee Res. (SK0177) 4 Cormorant, 4 Long Tailed Tit
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 3 Great Northern Diver, 3 Goldeneye, 6 Oystercatcher, 4 Curlew
• Pilsley Green (SK4261) 2 Little Owl, 2 Raven
• Shirebrook (SK5268) Blackcap
• Hewhall (SK2920) Blackcap
• Breaston (SK4633) Blackcap
• Melbourne Pool (SK3824) Grey Wagtail
• Lightwood (SK0574) 2 Stonechat
• Willington GP (SK2827) 4 Great Crested Grebe, Buzzard, Oystercatcher, 5 Snipe, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Tit, 2 COal Tit, 4 Bullfinch, 8 Reed Bunting

• Rowarth (SK0189) Barn Owl
• Stake Clough (SK0072) Buzzard, 2 Raven
• Mickleover (SK3035) Ring-necked Parakeet
• Hardwick Wood (SK3766) 3 Buzzard
• Church Broughton (SK2032) Black Redstart remains at Heath Top Chicken Farm
• Monsal Dale (SK1871) 14 Mandarin, Raven
• North Wingfield (SK4165) Lesser Redpoll
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 2 Ringed Plover
• Willington Junction (SK3029) 4 Gadwall

• Cromford (SK2956) 5 Hawfinch
• Kirk Langley (SK2937) 2 Siskin, 4 Lesser Redpoll
• Buxton (SK0573) Curlew
• Padfield (SK0396) 10 Lesser Redpoll
• Loscoe Dam (SK4247) Tawny Owl
• R Trent/R Derwent Confluence (SK4530) 4 Brent Goose
• Thulston (SK4031) 3 Golden Plover, 50 Lapwing
• Allestree Park (SK3640)Goosander, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Nuthatch, Jay, 7 Siskin
• Arkwright (SK4270) 5 Song Thrush, 14 Lesser Redpoll
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 6 Whooper Swan, 8 Canada Goose, Peregrine, 4 Lapwing, 6 Curlew, 77 Common Gull, 160 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Skylark
• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 5 Shelduck, 2 Skylark
• Longstone Edge (SK2073) 3 Raven
• Palterton (SK4768) Merlin, 300 Wood Pigeon

• Carsington Water (SK2451) Mediterranean Gull
• Ilkeston (SK4641) 30 Siskin
• Kedleston Park (SK3140) Great Crested Grebe, 3 Shelduck, 2 Mandain, 3 Pochard, 4 Goosander, 6 Oystercatcher, 2 Lesser Redpoll
• Swadlincote (SK3119) 5 Lesser Redpoll
• Mossylea (SK0594) 3 Kestrel
• Church Broughton (SK2032) Black Redstart remains at Heath Top Chicken Farm
• Bakewell River Wye (SK2169) Juv Shag
• Repton (SK3027) 2 Yellowhammer
• Carr Vale NR (SK4669) 2 Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover
• Blakemere Farm Findern (SK3030) 8 Gadwall, & Teal, 6 Shoveler
• Moorway Lane Pond (SK3232) 40 Magpie
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) 2 Oystercatcher, Grey Wagtail, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Bunting

• Cromford (SK2956) 2 Hawfinch
• Alfreton Brook (SK4056) 3 Mandarin, Willow Tit
• Denby (SK3946) 15 Teal, Grey Wagtail
• Newton Solney (SK2725) Little Egret, 45 Wigeon, Teal, 15 Tufted Duck, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Oystercatcher, 200 Lapwing, Common Sandpiper
• Repton (SK3026) 54 Carrion Crow, 25 House Sparrow
• Twyford (SK3228) Teal, 9 Tufted Duck, 12 Coot
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 4 Curlew
• Stubbing Court (SK3567) 10 Yellowhammer
• Stubbing Pond (SK3667) 2 Gadwall, 5 Goosander
• Cathole (SK3267) 5 Raven

• Church Broughton (SK2032) Black Redstart again Heath Top Chicken Farm
• Breaston (SK4535) 17 Skylark
• Beresford Dale (SK1259) 5 Snipe
• Kedleston Park (SK3140) Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Mute Swan, 3 Mandarin, 2 Pochard, 9 Goosander, Buzzard, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Raven
• Calke Abbey (SK3622) 7 Brambling, 2 Siskin
• Church Wilne (SK4431) 2 Grey Partridge, Green Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 2 Yellowhammer
• Sawley (SK4731) 2 Great Spotted Woodpcker
• Rowthorne (SK4764) Buzzasrd, 14 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Tree Sparrow
• Froggatt (SK2576) 2 Goldcrest
• Froggatt Bridge (SK2475) Goosander
• Egginton (SK2628) Pink-footed Goose, 4 Greylag Goose, 18 Canada Goose, Shelduck, 13 Wigeon, Teal, 23 Tufted Duck, 10 Coot
• Walton-upon-Trent (SK2118) 8 Mute Swan
• Willington GP (SK2827) 18 Pochard, Goldeneye, 40 Linnet

• Freebirch (SK3073) 90 Lapwing
• Baslow Edge (SK2573) 3 Buzzard
• Boulton Moor (SK3831) Short-eared Owl
• Wild Moor (SK0274) Short-eared Owl
• Beeley Moor Triangle (SK2967) Short-eared Owl
• Leash Fen (SK2973) Short-eared Owl
• Chevin (SK3445) 5 Wren, 4 Robin, 13 Blue Tit, 6 Nuthatch, 2 Jay
• Osmaston Park (SK2042) 7 Grey Lag Goose, 54 Canada Goose, Barnacle Goose, 40 Wigeon, 9 Tufted Duck, 2 Red-legged Partridge, 18 Pheasant, 6 Moorhen, 53 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, Canada/Greylag Hybrid
• Shirley (SK2141) 13 Yellowhammer
• Pilsley Green (SK4261) Red Kite
• Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 4 Buzzard
• Willington GP (SK2827) 7 Pintail, 10 Buzzard, 21 Curlew

• Calke Abbey (SK3622) 15 Brambling, 2 Lesser Redpoll
• Calver (SK2474) Goldcrest
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) Shag, 15 Mandarin
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) Cormorant, 7 Mandarin, 10 Wigeon, 3 Gadwall, 46 Mallard, 4 Shoveler, Pochard, 29 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 22 Goosander, 2 Oystercatcher, 17 Snipe

• Boulton Moor (SK3831) Short-eared Owl
• Church Broughton (SK2032) Black Redstart again Heath Top Chicken Farm
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) Pink-footed Goose, 100 Greylag Goose, 99 Canada Goose, 7 Mandarin, 53 Wigeon, 17 Gadwall, 25 Teal, 8 Shoveler, Pochard, 22 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 18 Goosander, 2 Oystercatcher, 262 Black Headed Gull, 3 Common Gull, 17 Magpie
• Hardwick Park (SK4664) Buzzard, Jay
• Ripley (SK3950) 2 Siskin
• Carsington Water (SK2452) 3 Oystercatcher, Willow Tit
• Shardlow (SK4330) Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, 9 Siskin
• Ilkeston (SK4641) Red Kite
• Willington GP (SK2827) Little Egret, 7 Pintail, 3 Shoveler, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Oystercatcher, 17 Curlew, Herring Gull, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Chifffchaff, Goldcrest, Willow Tit

• Hilcote (SK4558) Willow Tit
• Apperknowle (SK3878) Barn Owl
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) Little Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 49 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 29 Teal, 5 Shoveler, Pochard, 19 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Oystercatcher, 9 Snipe
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3933) Shelduck
• Abbey Hill FLood (SK3639) 33 Teal
• Birch Vale (SK0186) Red Kite
• Hardwick Park (SK4664) Buzzard, 6 Fieldfare
• Beeley Moor (SK2968) Marsh Harrier
• Derby River Gardens (SK3536) Mandarin
• Willington GP (SK2827) A Dark Bellied adult Brent Goose flew in with 9 Canada Goose at about 10.00.a.m. onto the back pool. Not there at noon, Pink Footed Goose, 1 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 12 Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander, 3 Oystercatcher, 13 Curlew, 1 Redshank, 2 Chifffchaff

• Belper (SK3547) 2 Pink-footed Goose, 80 Greylag Goose
• Hardwick Wood (SK3766) 2 Buzzard
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 2 Tree Sparrow
• Long Eaton GP (SK5031) 2 Red Crested Pochard, 1 Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper
• Church Wilne Reservoir (SK4632) adult Caspian Gull
• South Wingfield (SK3755) 4 Buzzard, 2 Peregrine
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 2 Shag

• New Mills (SJ9885) 6 Teal, 6 Lapwing, Woodcock
• Holmgate (SK3863) 25 Goldfinch
• Wingerworth (SK3767) 5 Whooper Swan
• Newhall (SK2920) Treecreeper
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 2 Shag, 13 Whooper Swan, 2 Kingfisher

• Stockley (SK4667) 500 Wood Pigeon, Green Woodpecker
• Stanley (SK4140) 28 Goldfinch
• Swadlincote (SK2918) Goldcrest, &0 Jackdaw, 25 House Sparrow, 10 Goldfinch
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) Greylag Goose, 5 Canada Goose, 5 Lapwing, 53 Black Headed Gull, 258 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Skylark
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) Cormorant, Buzzard
• Church Broughton (SK2032) Black Redstart again Heath Top Chicken Farm
• Pride Park, Derby (SK3735) 9 Siskin
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 15 Whooper Swan

• Church Broughton (SK2032) Black Redstart again Heath Top Chicken Farm, Little Owl, Skylark, 4 Linnet
• Moss Valley (SK3780) 10 Fieldfare, 75 Redwing, 25 Yellowhammer
• Stockley (SK4667) 40 Fieldfare
• Bakewell (SK2268) Goosander, Aythya hybrid
• Big Moor (SK2776) Great Grey Shrike
• Totley Moss (SK2779) 3 Short-eared Owl
• Barn Owl (SK0386) Barn Owl
• Screetham Lane (SK3066) 2 Brambling
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) Cormorant

• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 4000 Starling
• Swadlincote (SK3119) 3 Lesser Redpoll
• Thulston (SK4131) Yellowhammer, 40 Lapwing
• Church Broughton (SK2032) Black Redstart again Heath Top Chicken Farm
• Chesterfield (SK3770) 2 Grey Wagtail
• Carsington Water (SK2451) Great Northern Diver

• Leash Fen (SK2973) Short Eared Owl
• Normanton Brook (SK4357) 2 Buzzard, 3 Mistle Thrush
• Church Broughton (SK2032) Black Redstart again Heath Top Chicken Farm
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 6 Mandarin, 9 Gadwall, 32 Teal, 9 Shoveler, Pochard, 24 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 14 Goosander, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 21 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 28 Snipe
• Peasunhurst (SK3166) 60 Fieldfare
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 4 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, Kingfisher, 4 Skylark
• Spondon (SK3936) 2 Buzzard

• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) Shelduck
• Brailsford (SK2541) Red Kite

• Bradbourne (SK2053) Barn Owl
• Stockley (SK4667) 3 Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk
• Boulton Moor (SK3831) Short-eared Owl
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 2 Goosander
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 2 Shag
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 2 Cormorant, 2 Snipe
• Draycott (SK4433) 87 Wigeon, 2 Goosander, 6 Meadow Pipit
• Hatton (SK2129) 40 Lesser Black Backed Gull
• Hilton (SK2430) 26 Mute Swan
• Hayfield (SK0386) 2 Buzzard, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl
• Church Broughton (SK2032) Black Redstart again Heath Top Chicken Farm

• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 11 Mandarin
• Chellaston (SK3730) Blackcap
• Findern (SK3030) 11 Gadwall, 7 Teal, 3 Shoveler
• Littleover (SK3233) 240 Black Headed Gull, 4 Common Gull
• Moorway Lane Pond (SK3232) 12 Tufted Duck, 15 Magpie, Bullfinch
• Church Broughton (SK2032) Black Redstart again Heath Top Chicken Farm

• Creswell (SK5274) Merlin
• Cromford (SK2956) 3 Hawfinch near Rugby Club
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) Greylag Goose, 2 Canada Goose, 500 Pink-footed Goose West
• Thulston (SK4131) Peregrine, 20 Lapwing
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) Snipe
• Church Broughton (SK2032) 20 Pied Wagtail, Black Redstart briefly am at entrance of Heath Top Chicken Farm
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 3 Curlew
• Willington GP (SK2827) Pink-footed Goose, Egyptian Goose, Brent Goose

• Higham (SK3959) 50 Yellowhammer
• Combs Res. (SK0379) Barn Owl
• Boulton Moor (SK3831) 2 Short-eared Owl, 11 Yellowhammer
• Rowthorne (SK4964) Sparrowhawk, Buzzard
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) Buzzard, Fieldfare, Jay, Siskin
• Kedleston Park (SK3140) Little Egret, 2 Pochard, 4 Oystercatcher, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Jay, Raven

• Calke Park (SK3622) Marsh Tit, 2 Brambling, Siskin, 3 Reed Bunting
• Thulston (SK4131) 6 Lapwing, Skylark, Yellowhammer
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) Pheasant, Snipe
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 2 Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 5 Pink-footed Goose, 126 Greylag Goose, 174 Canada Goose, 4 Mandarin, 26 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 30 Teal, 7 Shoveler, Pochard, 26 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 18 Goosander, Peregrine, 19 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 11 Snipe
• Boulton Moor (SK3831) 2 Short-eared Owl
• Willington GP (SK2827) 4 Great Crested Grebe, Bittern, Pink-footed Goose, Shelduck, 30 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, Kingfisher, 3 Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Tit, 4 Bullfinch, 4 Reed Bunting

• Morley (SK3841) Barn Owl
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) Buzzard, 3 Pheasant, 3 Snipe, 40 Goldfinch
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Mandarin, 17 Wigeon, 10 Gadwall, 27 Teal, 5 Shoveler, 22 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 14 Goosander, 3 Buzzard, 8 Moorhen, 25 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 22 Snipe, Stock Dove, Tawny Owl, 40 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 100 Starling
• Breaston (SK4633) 2 Little Egret, 18 Magpie
• Straw's Bridge Pond (SK4541) Possible Mediterranean Gull
• Boulton Moor (SK3831) Short-eared Owl
• Derby Locomotive Works (SK3635) 3 Linnet

• Derby Locomotive Works (SK3635) Sparrowhawk
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 5 Mandarin, 8 Wigeon, 8 Gadwall, 21 Teal, 5 Shoveler, Pochard, 27 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 17 Goosander, 2 Buzzard, 5 Moorhen, 22 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 50 Redwing
• Breadsall (SK3769) 2 Little Owl
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) 6 Goosander, Peregrine
• Buxton (SK0672) 9 Mandarin, Dipper
• Pavillion Gardens (SK0573) Little Grebe, Kingfisher
• Boulton Moor (SK3831) Short-eared Owl
• Bakewell R Wye (SK2268) Tufted Duck/Pochard hybrid still present
• Hilton GP (SK2531) 4 Little Grebe, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 300 Black Headed Gull, Goldcrest, 2 Willow Tit, Coal Tit, 3 Treecreeper, 2 Jay

• Calke Abbey (SK3622) Barn Owl, 2 Brambling, 2 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll
• Swarkestone Bridge (SK3627) Whooper Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose
• Chellaston (SK3730) 4 Egyptian Goose
• Carsington Water (SK2451) Oystercatcher, 23 Snipe, 2 Redshank
• Chaddesden (SK3736) Blackcap
• Bakewell R Wye (SK2268) Tufted Duck/Pochard hybrid
• Willington GP (SK2827) 4 Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, 300 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Water Rail, 4 Snipe, Yellow-legged Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Tit, 30 Chaffinch, Lesser Redpoll

• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 2 Shag, 17 Mandarin
• Boulton Moor (SK3831) 2 Short-eared Owl rear of Noel Baker School
• Mercia Marina (SK3029) Black Swan
• Newhall (SK2919) 2 Coal Tit
• Carsington Water (SK2451) Great Northern Diver
• Chatsworth Park (SK2570) 2 Buzzard, Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 5 Snipe, Woodcock
• Barrow GP (SK3527) 57 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 2 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye
• Blakemere Farm, Findern (SK3131) 10 Gadwall, 27 Teal
• Ingleby (SK3427) 2 Goosander
• Littleover (SK3233) 31 House Sparrow
• Holmgate (SK3863) 43 House Sparrow
• Melbourne Pool (SK3824) 6 Grey Heron, 2 Pochard, Herring Gull
• Moorway Lane Pond (SK3232) 35 Fieldfare, 65 Redwing, 22 Magpie
• Twyford (SK3228) 160 Lapwing
• Alton (SK3664) 13 Long Tailed Tit, Willow Tit
• Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 200 Jackdaw
• Markeaton Park (SK3337) Report of a Great White Egret main lake then towards new Play Centre - info requested
• Swarkestone Bridge (SK3627) Whooper Swan again, 70 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose
• Willington GP (SK2827) 3 Little Egret, 8 Pintail, Oystercatcher, Chiffchaff

• Wyver Lane (SK3449) Cormorant, Grey Heron, 10 Wigeon, 14 Gadwall, 23 Teal, 5 Shoveler, Pochard, 21 Tufted Duck, 9 Goosander, Sparrowhawk, 22 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 19 Snipe, 5 Stock Dove
• Newton Solney (SK2725) Great Crested Grebe, 26 Cormorant, Little Egret, 2 Goldeneye, Buzzard, Kestrel, 50 Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, 150 Fieldfare, 2 Redwing
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) Shelduck, 2 Gadwall
• Swarkestone Bridge (SK3627) Whooper Swan again

• Apperknowle (SK3878) 3 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 49 Jackdaw
• Whatstandwell (SK3355) 6 Goosander
• Pools Brook CP (SK4373) Caspian Gull
• Newton Solney (SK2725) Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, 7 Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Goosander, Kestrel, 800 Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, 40 Fieldfare
• Bakewell (SK2268) Goosander
• Allestree (SK3439) Blackcap
• Chellaston (SK3831) Short-eared Owl, Green Woodpecker
• Swarkestone Bridge (SK3627) Whooper Swan
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 3 Buzzard, Oystercatcher, Great Black-backed Gull

 

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January 2016 highlights

The Great Northern Divers at Carsington Water peaked at four in mid-month, several of the Shag remained from last month, a few Whooper Swans were found and there were plenty of reports of Pink-footed Geese heading back to the north-west.

The list shows an excellent mix of wildfowl whilst, apart from a shortage of white-winged gulls, the gull enthusiasts had plenty to identify and enjoy. Returning waders included Oystercatchers and Curlews plus unseasonable birds in the form of Ringed Plover and Ruff.

There were some impressive roost counts, involving Starling and Pied Wagtail in particular, whilst Siskin seemed to be everywhere. The find of the month, however, was surely the four high altitude Snow Buntings found feeding in snow. That must have been quite a sight.

On the debit side, only one Red Kite was reported, Great Grey Shrikes proved very elusive, there were very few Bramblings and no Waxwings at all.

Bryan Barnacle