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 Please note that for obvious reasons we do not publish sightings of rare breeders such as Little Ringed Plover during the breeding season (unless obvious migrants)

 

For more reports please see Rod Key's Page

 

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• Beeley Moor 'Triangle' (SK2967) 3 Crossbill
• Cotmanhay (SK4644) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Skylark, 34 Starling, 4 Moorhen, 6 House Martin
• Great Longstone (SK211711) 1 Red Kite
• Ilkeston (SK4740) 1 Skylark, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Greenfinch, 32 House Sparrow, 34 Mallard
• Langley (SK4546) 1 Willow Warbler, 9 Blackcap, 9 Dunnock
• Langley Mill (SK4546) 1 Common Tern, 10 Chiffchaff, 24 Coot, 5 Song Thrush
• Long Eaton (SK4833) 1 Song Thrush, 3 Magpie, 9 Moorhen
• Sandiacre (SK4736) 1 Jay, 5 Moorhen
• Screetham Lane (SK3066) 1 Quail
• Shipley (SK4645) 2 Whitethroat, 32 Mute Swan, 8 House Martin
• Stanton Gate (SK4838) 1 Whitethroat, 5 Moorhen
• Weston-On-Trent (SK4028) 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Grey Wagtail
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Hobby, 1 Water Rail, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Black Tailed Godwit, 21 Mute Swan, 37 Tufted Duck, 4 Oystercatcher, 4 Teal, 4 Whitethroat, 48 Canada Goose, 5 Greylag Goose, 50 Mallard, 6 Buzzard, 6 Common Tern, 7 Cetti's Warbler

• Allestree Park/Lake (SK3540) 12 Magpie
• Chellaston (SK3630) 1 Barn Owl
• Pleasley (SK5064) 1 Grey Partridge
• Smalley (SK4045) 6 Curlew
• Willington GP (SK2827) 7 Little Egret, 85 Lapwing, 75+ Swift, Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler

• Freebirch (SK3073) 6 Curlew
• Linton (SK279175) 1 Red Kite

• Buxton (SK0875) 3 Meadow Pipit, 4 Reed Bunting, 4 Whitethroat, 5 Coot
• Hassop (SK2272) 1 Red Kite
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Curlew, 20 Swift, 3 Redstart, 4 Common Sandpiper
• Lathkill Dale (SK161663) 1 Red Kite
• Ricklow Dale (SK1666) 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Redstart
• Ticknall Limeyards SSSI (SK3523) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Coot

• Allestree Park/Lake (SK3540) 1 Buzzard
• Borrowash (SK4234) 1 Common Tern, 1 Little Owl, 2 Kingfisher, 3 Goosander
• Mapperley Res. (SK4343) 10 Canada Goose, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Greylag Goose, 3 Mandarin, 5 Common Tern
• Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Hobby
• Pebley Pond (SK4879) 2 Yellowhammer
• Shipley Lake (SK4444) 1 Common Tern, 1 Mute Swan, 2 Coot
• Willington GP (SK2827) 42 Mute Swan

• Apperknowle (SK3878) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 1 Shag, 16 Mandarin, 20 Tufted Duck, 78 Mallard, 8 Great Crested Grebe
• Pebley Pond (SK4879) 12 Mallard, 15 Canada Goose, 2 Yellowhammer, 3 Gadwall, 3 Great Crested Grebe
• Screetham Lane (SK3066) 1 Quail
• Sinfin (SK3532) 7 Little Egret
• South Normanton (SK4456) 10 Swift

• Beeley Moor 'Triangle' (SK2967) 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Red Kite, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Hobby, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Meadow Pipit
• Darley Dale (SK2662) 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Osprey, 14 Swift, 2 Bullfinch, 5 Goldfinch, 7 Swallow
• Flash Lane (SK2965) 15 Woodcock
• Hardwick Hall (SK4663) 1 Coal Tit, 3 Buzzard, 3 Goldcrest
• Hardwick Park (SK4664) 1 Jay
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Wood Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 1 Shag
• Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Common Tern, 1 Great Black Backed Gull, 1 Mandarin, 1 Oystercatcher, 108 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 22 Cormorant, 24 Tufted Duck, 28 Lapwing, 3 Little Egret, 3 Teal, 71 Greylag Goose, 8 Grey Heron

• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 2 Wheatear
• Flagg (SK1368) 3 Yellow Wagtail
• Hardwick Hall (SK4663) 1 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Sparrowhawk
• Hardwick Park (SK4664) 2 Jay
• Hardwick Wood (SK3766) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Ogston Res. (SK3760) 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Little Egret

• Avenue Washlands NR (SK3966) 1 Reed Warbler
• Breadsall (SK3739) 1 Red Kite
• Chaddesden (SK371368) 1 Hobby, 1 Red Kite
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 2 Linnet, 3 Stock Dove
• Shipley Country Park (SK4444) 4 Mistle Thrush, 6 Magpie

• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 4 Dipper
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Kestrel, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Stonechat, 3 Curlew, 4 Common Sandpiper, 5 Redstart
• Kniveton (SK2150) 1 Red Kite
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Tree Sparrow
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Hobby, 2 Sedge Warbler

• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Common Scoter
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 2 Pied Flycatcher, 4 Dipper
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Cuckoo

• Drakelow NR (SK2220) 25 Little Egret in roost, Lesser Whitethroat
• Hayfield (SK0386) 1 Whitethroat, 2 Siskin, 2 Tufted Duck, 30 Swift
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 5 Dipper
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Ring Ouzel, 3 Curlew, 5 Redstart, 6 Common Sandpiper
• Littleover (SK3233) 1 Pheasant, 16 Blackbird
• Locker's Knoll (SK3332) 5 House Martin
• Mickleover SW (SK3133) 1 Whitethroat
• New Mills (SK0085) 1 Lesser Whitethroat
• Sinfin Moor (SK3531) 2 Pheasant, 3 Yellowhammer
• Swarkestone Lows (SK3629) 1 Moorhen, 1 Swallow, 4 Yellowhammer, 5 Skylark, 5 Whitethroat

• Bakewell (SK2167) 1 Redstart, 4 Yellowhammer
• Beeley Moor 'Triangle' (SK2967) 1 Peregrine
• Bennerley Marsh (SK4743) 1 Lesser Whitethroat
• Chaddesden (SK371368) 2 Pink and Grey Galah
• Conksbury Bridge (SK2165) 1 Mute Swan, 3 Dipper
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Redstart, 10 Meadow Pipit, 100 Canada Goose, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew, 8 Willow Warbler
• Kinder Scout (SK0788) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Mallard, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Skylark, 3 Curlew, 5 Meadow Pipit
• Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 2 Oystercatcher
• Matlock (SK2959) 12 Grey Wagtail, 45 Mallard, 6 Moorhen
• Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Osprey, 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Curlew
• Over Haddon (SK1966) 1 Curlew, 1 Redstart, 11 Chaffinch, 14 Chiffchaff, 18 Coot, 2 Willow Warbler, 21 Mallard, 25 Wren, 3 Goldfinch, 4 Mandarin, 4 Song Thrush, 7 Moorhen, 7 Robin
• Stockley (SK4667) 40 Jackdaw
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Mediterranean Gull

• Beeley Moor 'Triangle' (SK2967) 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Tree Pipit, 1000 Swift
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Tree Pipit, 10 Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 7 Redstart, 8 Willow Warbler
• Kirk Hallam Lake (SK4540) 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 55 Canada Goose, 9 Greylag Goose
• Locko Park/Lake (SK4038) 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Oystercatcher, 11 Tufted Duck, 159 Greylag Goose, 2 Grey Heron, 4 Mute Swan, 49 Canada Goose
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Curlew, 6 Black Tailed Godwit, 8 Teal
• New Mills (SK0085) 1 Lesser Whitethroat
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 2 Tufted Duck, 250 Carrion Crow, 3 Common Tern, 4 Oystercatcher
• Stockley (SK4667) 2 Reed Warbler

• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) 2 Cetti's Warbler
• Draycott (SK435351) 1 Barn Owl
• Hayfield (SK0386) 1 Dipper, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whitethroat
• New Mills (SK0085) 2 Lesser Whitethroat
• Willington GP (SK2827) Spoonbill (see photo on Gallery page)

• Derby (SK3435) 12 Swift
• Mickleover (SK3034) 1 Brambling
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Black Swan, 1 Buzzard, Common Scoter, Garganey, 11 Greylag Goose, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Common Tern, 2 Lapwing, 2 Shelduck, 2 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 33 Canada Goose, 34 Mute Swan, 4 Oystercatcher, 5 Cormorant, Kingfisher, Lesser Whitethroat

• Apperknowle (SK3878) 1 Little Owl
• Aston on Trent GP/Witch's Oak (SK4329) 1 Green Sandpiper
• Buxton (SK0573) 1 Tree Pipit, 4 Redstart
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Dipper, 3 Grey Heron
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Buzzard, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kestrel, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Ring Ouzel, 181 Canada Goose, 2 Stonechat, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Redstart, 4 Curlew, 6 Common Sandpiper
• Pavilion Gardens(Buxton) (SK0573) 1 Pink Footed Goose
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Avocet, 2 Mediterranean Gull, Caspian Gull

• Allestree (SK3439) 2 Blackcap
• Apperknowle (SK3878) 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Linnet, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Yellowhammer, 3 Skylark, 3 Swift
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Cuckoo
• Palterton (SK4768) 1 Hobby
• Pavilion Gardens(Buxton) (SK0573) 1 Pink Footed Goose
• Sheepbridge (SK3674) 18 Swift, 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Stockley (SK4667) 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Summerley (SK3778) 3 House Martin
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Hobby, 2 Little Egret

• Brailsford (SK250400) 1 Little Owl
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) 15 Little Egrets in roost at dawn
• Fallange Edge (SK289670) 1 Red Kite
• Harewood Moor (SK3067) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Snipe, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Whitethroat, 16 Lapwing, 3 Curlew
• Holymoorside (SK3368) 1 Dipper, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Grey Wagtail
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Cuckoo
• Stanton (SK251634) 3 Redstart
• Stanton Moor (SK2563) 10 Tree Pipit, 15 Meadow Pipit, 20 Sand Martin
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Red Kite

• Hay Dale (SK1276) 3 Wheatear, 5 Redstart
• Hoo Moor (SK0077) 1 Cuckoo
• Little Eaton (SK3641) 1 Barn Owl
• Peter Dale (SK1275) 1 Little Owl

• Calver (SK2474) 3 Red Kite
• High Peak Junction (SK3155) 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail
• Mousley Bottom SJ (SJ9985) 10 Blackcap, 5 Grey Wagtail
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Linnet, 1 Skylark, 20 Starling

• Chaddesden (SK3737) 1 Swift
• Hathersage (SK2381) 2 Red Kite
• Staveley (SK4374) 1 Red Kite
• Wadshelf (SK3170) 1 Red Kite

• Gibbet Moor (SK2870) 7 Raven
• Monyash (SK1566) 1 Red Kite
• Uppertown (SK32268) 1 Red Kite
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Teal, 3 Oystercatcher, 32 Black Headed Gull, 4 Lapwing

• Baslow (SK2572) 1 Red Kite
• Buxton (SK0670) 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Wheatear, 3 Redstart
• Darley Dale (SK2662) 1 Red Kite
• Dove Holes (SK077769) 1 Oystercatcher, 4 Whitethroat
• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 9 Teal
• Flagg (SK1368) 4 Yellow Wagtail
• Greaves's Piece (SK2977) 1 Wood Warbler
• North Derbyshire (SK1080) 2 Twite

• Burbage (SK2682) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Redstart, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 4 Stonechat, 6 Ring Ouzel, 6 Whinchat
• Holymoorside (SK3369) 1 Buzzard, 1 Curlew
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 2 Yellow Wagtail
• Raynesway (SK387341) 2 Kingfisher
• Shirebrook (SK524684) 1 Cuckoo
• Somercotes (SK423532) 2 Kestrel
• Willington GP (SK2827) 12 Wigeon

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 2 Grey Heron, 2 Oystercatcher, 30 Mallard
• Alderwasley (SK3152) 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Curlew
• Beeley Moor 'Triangle' (SK2967) 1 Hobby
• Butterley Res. (SK4052) 12 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Coot, 2 Mute Swan, 5 Sand Martin
• Darley Abbey (SK3539) 28 Canada Goose
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) 11 Little Egrets, female Wigeon, 3 Gadwall, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 26 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 14 Garden Warbler, 7 Whitethroat, 26 Blackcap, 5 Willow Warbler, 12 Chiffchaff
• Littleover (SK323345) 3 Swift
• Locko Park/Lake (SK4038) 1 Linnet, 1 Pink Footed Goose, 130 Greylag Goose, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Yellowhammer, 32 Mallard, 4 Goldfinch, 41 Canada Goose
• Long Eaton GP (SK5031) 1 Caspian Tern full details on Rod Key's page
• Newton (SK4459) 1 Red Kite
• Nut Wood (SK3539) 6 Sand Martin

• Ashbourne (SK1746) 2 House Martin, 3 Swift
• Barbrook Res./Pools (SK2775) 2 Whinchat
• Beresford Dale (SK1258) 1 Dipper, 1 Mandarin, 11 Song Thrush, 12 Willow Warbler, 127 Mallard, 20 Chaffinch, 25 Chiffchaff, 3 Garden Warbler, 43 Wren, 5 Blackcap, 6 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Robin, 7 Blackbird, 8 Redstart
• Derby (SK3536) 1 Black Redstart singing from top of old Market Place opposite Assembly Rooms
• Errwood Res. (SK0175) 1 Cuckoo, 2 Redstart
• Hartington (SK1260) 2 Curlew
• Hathersage (SK2381) 1 Hawfinch
• Heathcote Mere (SK1460) 4 Coot
• Hillbridge Reserve (SK0178) 2 Pied Flycatcher
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Shag
• Mill Dale (SK1454) 17 Grey Wagtail
• Spondon (SK398363) 3 Swift
• Thorpe (SK1550) 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Moorhen

• Foston (SK1831) 1 Red Kite, 8 Buzzard
• Longdendale (SK0598) 1 Cuckoo
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Lapwing, 1 Shelduck, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Curlew, 2 Whitethroat, 35 Black Headed Gull, 4 Teal, 54 Swift, 7 Mallard
• Weston-On-Trent (SK4028) 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Raven, 3 Sedge Warbler, 3 Yellowhammer, 4 Stock Dove, 4 Whitethroat

• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Wood Warbler
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Redstart, 3 Curlew, 6 Swift
• Mastin Moor (SK4575) Red Kite
• Matlock (SK2960) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Coal Tit
• Mickleover (SK3135) 1 Barn Owl
• Raddle Farm Wood (SK2314) Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, GS Woodpecker, 2 Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, Treecreeper, Greenfinch, 7 Chaffinch, 3 Bullfinch, Reed Bunting

• Hathersage (SK2381) 1 Hawfinch
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Wood Warbler, 2 Dipper
• Mickleover (SK3034) 1 Hobby
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Buzzard, 3 Oystercatcher, 37 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 100+ Swift, Jay

• Abbotsholme School (SK1138) 1 Grey Wagtail, 13 Mandarin, 6 Mallard
• Ambaston (SK4331) 1 Blackcap, 1 Goosander, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Skylark, 2 Whitethroat, 7 Greylag Goose
• Church Wilne (SK4431) 1 Lapwing, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Swift
• Derby River Gardens (SK3536) 9 Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Draycott (SK4432) 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Swallow, 2 Whitethroat, 25 Starling, 4 Sand Martin, 5 House Martin
• Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 1 Peregrine
• Newton Solney (SK2825) 1 Kingfisher, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Redshank, 5 Little Egret
• Norbury (SK1142) 1 Dipper, 1 Garden Warbler
• Norbury Duck Pond (SK1142) 26 Greylag Goose, 6 Mandarin, 8 Mallard
• Rowsley (SK2565) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Song Thrush, 15 Sand Martin, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Mandarin, 27 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 6 Swift
• Sedsall Rough (SK1137) 10 Sand Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail
• Whitesprings Plantn (SK2865) 2 Woodcock, 3 Tree Pipit

• Allestree (SK3540) 1 Mandarin
• Beeley Moor (SK2968) 1 Stonechat, 3 Tree Pipit
• Big Moor (SK2776) 2 Curlew, 2 Whinchat
• Duffield (SK3343) 1 Dipper, 10 Sand Martin, 11 Greylag Goose, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Mandarin, 21 Goosander, 3 Sand Martin, 5 House Martin, 6 Canada Goose, 6 Mallard
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Wood Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Pied Flycatcher
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Goosander, 1 Kestrel, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Ring Ouzel, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Raven, 2 Redstart, 3 Curlew, 5 Swift
• Mackworth Park (SK319361) 1 Whitethroat, 10 Chaffinch, 10 Chiffchaff, 11 Robin, 14 Blackbird, 14 Wren, 2 Blackcap, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Song Thrush
• Mickleover (SK3134) 1 Kestrel, 2 Swift
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 1 Common Tern, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Tufted Duck, 10 Swift, 2 Buzzard, 2 Greylag Goose

• Bradford Dale (SK2063) 1 Redstart
• Errwood Res. (SK0175) 1 Cuckoo, 2 Woodcock
• Ilkeston (SK4542) 27 Coot, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Great Crested Grebe
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Dipper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wood Warbler, 2 Pied Flycatcher
• Kirk Hallam Lake (SK4540) 12 Coot, 2 Egyptian Goose, 3 Moorhen, 4 Mute Swan, 8 Greylag Goose
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Shag
• Mapperley Res. (SK4343) Common Tern, 11 Mallard, 3 Canada Goose, 4 Mandarin, 5 Coot
• Mapperley Wood (SK4343) 1 Jay, 1 Stock Dove, 3 Moorhen
• Osbourne's Pond (SK4444) 2 Mute Swan, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Moorhen, 7 Coot
• Peewit Carr (SK4541) 5 Mute Swan
• Shipley Country Park (SK443448) 1 House Martin, 10 Chiffchaff, 12 Chaffinch, 12 Robin, 15 Blackbird, 18 Wren, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Skylark, 6 Whitethroat, 9 Song Thrush
• Shipley Lake (SK4444) Mute Swan, 10 Swift, 2 Gadwall, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Sand Martin, 3 Tufted Duck, 5 Canada Goose
• Shipley View Lagoon (SK4443) 1 Little Grebe, 1 Reed Bunting, 12 Coot, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Goose, 9 Willow Warbler
• Snake Pass (SK070915) 11 Curlew, 16 Golden Plover, 27 Red Grouse, 4 Raven
• Straw's Bridge (SK4541) 10 Coot, 18 Mute Swan, 2 Greylag Goose, 60 Mallard

 

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May 2016 highlights

A month of change as the last migrants arrived and the longer-staying winter species departed. The latter included the three Great Northern Divers, two of which were well into summer plumage, although the Linacre Res Shag did see out the month.

Two extreme rarities were splendid finds. First came news of the county’s second ever Great Reed Warbler and then of our fourth Black Kite. If only they had stayed a little longer!

There was a good mix of raptors, including a nice passage of Osprey and the now usual showing of Red Kites. The same could be said of the waders with the most notable being an Avocet, eleven Greenshank at one site and an unusual influx of Grey Plover.

Gull numbers dropped, as expected, but an Arctic Skua was a nice surprise whilst five species of tern contained two rare Whiskered Terns which moved on to grace other counties. If we add on records of Turtle Dove and Black Redstart, a full suite of warblers and some excellent counts of common species then there is much to be satisfied with.

Bryan Barnacle