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Bird News - June 2019

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30 June 2019
  • Barrow GP (SK3527) 1 Shelduck, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 36 Mute Swan, 4 Common Tern, 76 Canada Goose
  • Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Common Scoter, 26 Black-tailed Godwit
  • High Bridge GP (SK2727) 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 10 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Heron, 29 Tufted Duck, 38 Greylag Goose, 4 Oystercatcher, 7 Gadwall
  • Rosliston (SK2416) 1 Bullfinch, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Greenfinch, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 House Martin, 6 Blackcap
  • Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Buzzard, 2 Grey Partridge
29 June 2019
  • Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Oystercatcher, 19 Black-headed Gull, 2 Tufted Duck, 20 Lapwing, 23 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 8 Coot
  • Chellaston (SK3730) 45 House Sparrow
  • Elton Common (SK2159) 1 Quail, 1 Yellow Wagtail
  • Kedleston Hall/Park/Lake (SK3140) 2 Spotted Flycatcher
  • Long Eaton GP (SK5032) 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Little Egret, 1 Red-Crested Pochard
  • Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 110 Swift
  • Weston-On-Trent (SK4028) 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 4 Grey Wagtail, 4 Sedge Warbler
28 June 2019
  • Barbrook Valley (SK2776) 1 Teal, 3 Canada Geese, 5 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 4 Swallow, 9 Meadow Pipit, 3 Wren, 2 Redstart, 15 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 4 Willow Warbler, 1 Chaffinch, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting.
  • Matlock (SK301604) 1 Blackbird, 2 Swift
  • White Edge (SK2676) 1 Bee-eater over north, 31 Meadow Pipit, 4 Wren, 3 Tree Pipit, 2 Redstart, 2 Whinchat, 6 Stonechat, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting
27 June 2019
  • Beeley Moor (SK2968) 2 Grasshopper Warbler
  • Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Knot
  • Grange Wood (SK2714) 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Marsh Tit
  • Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sedge Warbler, 18 Curlew, 2 Whitethroat, 25 Lapwing, 3 Yellow-legged Gull
  • Swarkestone (SK3628) 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Tern, Song Thrush, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 2 Swallow, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 House Martin, 3 Reed Bunting, 3 Skylark, 4 Chiffchaff
  • Wirksworth (SK2854) 6 Swift
26 June 2019
  • Erewash Meadows (DWT Resv) (SK4449) 1 Barn Owl, 2 Common Tern, 2 Little Egret, 2 Little Owl, 2 Teal, 9 Black-tailed Godwit
  • Glossop (SK0593) 50 Swift
  • Long Eaton GP (SK5032) 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Little Egret, 100 Sand Martin, 150 Swift, 2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Stock Dove, 20 House Martin, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 43 Gadwall, 6 Common Tern, 7 Jay
  • Spondon (SK402357) 15 Swift
24 June 2019
  • Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Grey Heron, 11 Black-headed Gull, 2 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 20 Mallard, 37 Lapwing, 4 Moorhen, 9 Coot
  • Chaddesden (SK3737) 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 10 Swift
  • Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Quail, 1 Redstart, 1 Ring Ouzel, 2 Curlew, 2 Stonechat, 3 Common Sandpiper
  • King's Newton (SK4027) 1 Tawny Owl, 50 Mute Swan, 7 Little Egret, 9 Goosander
  • Matlock (SK3060) 3 Swift
  • Tibshelf (SK4360) 2 Willow Tit
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Greenshank, 1 Wigeon, 1 Willow Tit, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Oystercatcher
23 June 2019
  • Allestree (SK3439) 3 Bullfinch
  • Elton Common (SK2159) 16 Skylark, 2 Quail
  • Gratton Dale (SK2060) 16 Willow Warbler
  • Shipley (SK458456) 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 30 Sand Martin
22 June 2019
  • Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Herring Gull, 34 Lapwing
  • Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Cuckoo
  • High Bridge GP (SK2727) 1 Common Tern, 1 Greenshank, 18 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Redshank, 24 Mute Swan, 26 Lapwing, 34 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 37 Tufted Duck, 45 Greylag Goose, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Little Egret, 8 Great Crested Grebe
21 June 2019
  • Erewash Meadows (DWT Resv) (SK4449) 1 Hobby, 1 Oystercatcher, 3 Little Owl, 3 Shoveler, 5 Grey Heron
  • Mickleover (SK2933) 1 Hobby
  • Kinder Bank (SK0486) 2 Woodcock
  • Kinder Res. (SK0588) 2 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redstart, 5 Stonechat
  • Kinder Scout (SK0888) 1 Ring Ouzel, 13 Golden Plover, 4 Curlew, 4 Dunlin, 7 Red Grouse
  • Matlock (SK3060) 1 Tawny Owl, 2 House Martin, 2 Swift
  • Normanton Brook (SK4357) 16 Skylark
20 June 2019
  • Alport Castles (SK1491) 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Mistle Thrush, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Raven
  • Birchinlee Pasture (SK1591) 3 Red Grouse, 39 Meadow Pipit, 5 Skylark
  • Long Eaton (SK4934) 1 Lesser Whitethroat
  • Long Eaton GP (SK5032) 1 Red-Crested Pochard
  • Matlock (SK3060) 1 Tawny Owl
19 June 2019
  • Alfreton (SK4055) 1 Ring-necked Parakeet
  • Carsington Water (SK2451) 2 Osprey
  • Matlock (SK301604) 1 Magpie, 1 Tawny Owl
  • Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Osprey
18 June 2019
  • Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Grey Heron, 13 Coot, 20 Lapwing, 25 Mallard, 3 Little Egret, 7 Moorhen
  • Alport Castles (SK1491) 1 Wheatear, 2 Raven, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull
  • Erewash Meadows (DWT Resv) (SK4449) 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Buzzard
  • Long Eaton GP (SK5032) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 102 Mute Swan, 14 Gadwall, 3 Pochard, 34 Whitethroat, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Common Tern
  • Pilsley Green (SK4261) 2 Little Owl, 5 Raven
  • Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 3 Little Egret, 1 Lapwing, 50 Swift, 1 Whitethroat
17 June 2019
  • Duffield (SK3443) 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Raven
  • Long Eaton GP (SK5032) 1 Red-Crested Pochard, 2 Lesser Whitethroat
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Grasshopper Warbler
16 June 2019
  • Curbar Edge (SK2575) 1 Curlew
  • Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 4 Little Egret, 17 Gadwall, 2 Hobby, 1 Oystercatcher, 170 Swift W/SW; 40 House Martin; Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Willow Warbler, 2 Linnet
  • Erewash Meadows (DWT Resv) (SK4449) 1 Barn Owl, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Swift, 5 Reed Bunting, 6 House Martin, 8 Grey Heron
  • Long Eaton GP (SK5032) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Red-Crested Pochard, 12 Little Grebe, 19 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 21 Mallard, 26 Tufted Duck, 4 Gadwall, 50 Coot, 6 Common Tern
  • Mapperley Res. (SK4343) 11 Mandarin, 2 Gadwall, 7 Mute Swan
  • Matlock (SK3060) 1 Magpie, 5 Swift
  • Parsley Hay (SK1562) 1 Quail
  • Shipley Lake (SK4444) 1 Oystercatcher
  • St Chad's Water (SK4431) 1 Goosander
  • Wolfscote Dale (SK1357) 4 Mandarin, 9 Goosander
15 June 2019
  • Bakewell River Wye (SK210691) 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Mandarin, 3 House Martin, 3 Swallow
  • Church Wilne Ski Pit (SK4532) 1 Hobby
  • Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Hobby
  • Kedleston Hall/Park/Lake (SK3140) 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Shelduck
  • Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Siskin, 2 Pied Flycatcher
  • Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Ring Ouzel, 11 Red Grouse, 2 Curlew, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Raven, 2 Redstart, 3 Goosander, 4 Common Sandpiper, 6 Stonechat
  • Long Eaton GP (SK5032) 1 Little Egret, 1 Oystercatcher, 14 Little Grebe, 18 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Wagtail, 20 Swift, 40 Mute Swan, 5 Buzzard, 5 Pochard, 7 Common Tern
  • Matlock (SK3060) 1 Tawny Owl
14 June 2019
  • Bottom Moor (SK3162) 1 Tawny Owl, 3 Tree Pipit, 4 Woodcock
  • Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 4 Mandarin
  • Kedleston Hall/Park/Lake (SK3140) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 10 Mute Swan, 100 Canada Goose, 105 Coot, 13 Gadwall, 149 Greylag Goose, 2 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 2 Shelduck, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 47 Tufted Duck, 6 Oystercatcher, 72 Mallard
  • Kinder Scout (SK0888) 1 Golden Plover, 2 Curlew, 2 Stonechat
  • Long Eaton (SK4934) 3 Little Egret
  • Snake Pass (SK1190) 1 Grey Wagtail, 8 Willow Warbler
  • Wolfie Pond (SK4166) 2 Willow Tit
  • Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Barn Owl, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Mandarin, 28 Canada Goose, 3 Greylag Goose, 3 Oystercatcher, 30 Black-headed Gull, 4 Tufted Duck, 5 Gadwall
13 June 2019
  • Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 2 Shoveler, 20 Lapwing, 3 Whitethroat
  • Alvaston Lake (SK3734) 110 Greylag Goose
  • Erewash Meadows (DWT Resv) (SK4449) 1 Mandarin
12 June 2019
  • Froggatt (SK2576) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Kestrel, 1 Swallow, 1 Swift
11 June 2019
  • Creswell Crags (SK5374) 1 Kestrel, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 24 Mallard, 4 Song Thrush, 6 Chiffchaff, 8 Coot
  • Tapton (SK3972) 1 Hobby
10 June 2019
  • Heanor (SK4346) 1 Hobby
  • Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Dipper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Pied Flycatcher
  • Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Redstart, 2 Ring Ouzel, 31 Meadow Pipit, 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Stonechat
  • Swarkestone (SK3628) 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Collared Dove, 2 Common Tern, 3 Blackcap, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Sand Martin, 3 Skylark, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Chiffchaff
9 June 2019
  • Beeley Moor (SK2968) 1 Snipe, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Woodcock
  • Calver (SK2474) 13 Blackcap, 13 Chiffchaff, 39 Wren
  • Drakelow NR (SK2220) 2 Teal, 4 Gadwall, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Willow Tit, 5 Willow Warbler
  • Errwood Res. (SK0175) 2 Spotted Flycatcher
  • Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Skylark
  • Little Hayfield (SK0388) 1 Cuckoo
  • Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Little Egret, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Lesser Whitethroat
  • Palterton (SK4768) 1 Willow Tit
7 June 2019
  • Calke Park (SK3622) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 6 Mandarin, 8 House Martin
  • Matlock (SK3060) 1 Tawny Owl
  • Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Lapwing, 1 Oystercatcher, 10 Swallow, 14 Blue Tit, 15 Goldfinch, 17 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Little Egret, 2 Yellowhammer, 25 Starling, 3 Swift, 6 Linnet, 8 Blackbird
  • Stockley (SK4667) 1 Kingfisher
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 30 Lapwing, 61 Swift
6 June 2019
  • Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Little Egret, 30 Lapwing
  • Dennis Knoll (SK2284) 5 Crossbill
  • Middleton Moor (SK2074) 12 Curlew, 2 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler,2 Shelduck, 21 Lapwing, 24 Reed Bunting, 3 Willow Warbler, 320 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Sedge Warbler, 8 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Mallard
5 June 2019
  • Glapwell (SK4766) 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker
  • Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 1 Hobby
  • Pride Park Derby (SK3735) 2 Greenfinch
  • Rowarth (SK0189) 1 Barn Owl
  • Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Grey Partridge
  • Wirksworth (SK284549) 1 Redstart
4 June 2019
  • Alvaston Lake (SK3734) 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 305 Canada Goose, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Stock Dove, 6 Tufted Duck, 61 Greylag Goose
  • Curbar (SK2574) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Curlew, 1 Greenfinch
  • Erewash Meadows (DWT Resv) (SK4449) 18 Gadwall, 2 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 3 Grey Heron
  • Pilsley Green (SK4261) 1 Peregrine, 2 Raven
  • Spondon (SK398363) 1 Bullfinch
  • Swarkestone (SK3628) 1 Common Tern, 1 Coot, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Little Egret, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Robin, 2 Song Thrush, 2 Swift, 3 Swallow, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 4 Skylark6 Sand Martin
  • Whitwell (SK5276) 1 Quail
3 June 2019
  • Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Little Egret
  • Kedleston Hall/Park/Lake (SK3140) 1 Sparrowhawk, 60 Swift
  • Kinder Scout (SK0888) 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 3 Curlew
  • Markham Tip (SK4572) 1 Cuckoo
  • Swarkestone (SK3628) 2 Goldcrest, 2 Oystercatcher
2 June 2019
  • Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Raven, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Little Egret, 2 Mistle Thrush, 37 Lapwing, 6 Pied Wagtail
  • Biggin Dale (SK1457) 3 Curlew, 4 Redstart
  • Darley Abbey (SK3438) 2 Little Egret
  • Eyam (SK2276) 1 Cuckoo
  • Linacre Res. (SK3372) 19 Moorhen, 26 Mandarin, 27 Coot, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 92 Mallard
  • Monyash (SK1566) 1 Curlew
1 June 2019
  • Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Red Kite
  • Clay Cross (SK3963) 15 Magpie, 5 Whitethroat
  • Flash Lane (SK2965) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Curlew, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Woodcock
  • King's Mills (SK414276) 15 Shelduck
  • Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Little Egret, 1 Sanderling
  • Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 1 Raven, 1 Sparrowhawk
  • Matlock (SK301604) 1 Blackbird, 4 Swift
  • Unstone (SK3777) 1 Cuckoo
31 May 2019
  • Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Oystercatcher, 20 Lapwing, 22 Mallard, 3 House Martin, 4 Greylag Goose, 5 Sand Martin, 6 Black-headed Gull, 7 Moorhen, 9 Coot
  • Allestree (SK3439) 3 Swift
  • Hulland (SK2446) 2 Curlew
  • Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Pied Flycatcher
  • Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew, 2 Goosander, 3 Grey Wagtail, 3 Redstart, 5 Stonechat
  • Rowthorne (SK4764) 2 Buzzard
  • Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Grasshopper Warbler
30 May 2019
  • Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Buzzard, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Heron, 48 Lapwing
  • Hulland (SK2446) 2 Curlew
  • Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 3 Pochard
  • Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Dunlin, 18 Lapwing, 2 Canada Goose, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 2 Shelduck, 3 Sanderling
  • Padley Gorge/Wood (SK2579) 1 Nuthatch, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Treecreeper, 6 Pied Flycatcher
  • Pleasley (SK5064) 2 Grey Partridge
29 May 2019
  • Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Little Egret, 14 Mallard, 16 Coot, 2 Greylag Goose, 21 Lapwing, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Swift, 4 Black-headed Gull, 5 Moorhen, 8 Pied Wagtail
  • Carr Vale Nature Reserve (SK4669) 1 Bonaparte's Gull
  • Doe Hill CP (SK4259) 1 Hobby
  • Sawley (SK472312) 54 Mute Swan
  • Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Shelduck, 2 Shoveler, 1 Wigeon, 1 Grey Heron, 10 Common Tern, 50 Swift, 1 Cuckoo, 3 Garden Warbler, 1 Jay, 1 Raven
28 May 2019
  • Barlow (SK3474) 1 Yellowhammer, 4 Swift
  • Calow (SK4070) 2 Raven
  • Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Redstart, 1 Siskin, 15 House Martin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew, 3 Goosander
  • Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Little Egret, 1 Red-Crested Pochard, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Egyptian Goose, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull
  • Mickleover (SK309341) 19 Long-tailed Tit
  • Mossylea (SK0594) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Spotted Flycatcher
  • Ripley (SK3950) 1 Goldcrest
  • Shire Hill (SK0594) 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Oystercatcher
  • Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Garganey
27 May 2019
  • Barlow (SK337750) 1 Osprey, 1 Yellowhammer, 3 Skylark
  • Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Great White Egret, 2 Cattle Egret
  • Idridgehay (SK2848) 9 Guineafowl
  • Shipley Country Park (SK422442) 2 Curlew
  • Swarkestone (SK3628) 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Whitethroat2 Chiffchaff, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Sand Martin, 30 Canada Goose, 4 Blackcap, 5 Skylark
  • Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Canada/Greylag Hybrid, 1 Whitethroat, 11 Greylag Goose, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Sedge Warbler, 29 Coot, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Gadwall, 40 Black-headed Gull, 6 Lapwing, 6 Tufted Duck, 7 Blackcap, 77 Canada Goose, 8 Moorhen

 

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May 2019 highlights



May is mostly about the build up of summer visitors and breeding successes. This year, it delivered all of that and some fine county rarities too. Take your pick from Pomarine Skua, Bonaparte's Gull, Roseate Tern, Red-rumped Swallow and Red-backed Shrike. If only some of those had stayed around a little longer for more of us to enjoy! Since the first two of those species were discovered at Carr Vale (another reward for the constant effort approach) then it is also worth recording that the total species for the month there set a new site record of 113. Congratulations to the CV team once again.


Having got used to regular sightings of Great White Egret, it now looks as if we can look forward to more Cattle Egrets too. Amongst other wetland species, we saw Avocets again, several Grey Plover, a Temminck's Stint, Wood Sandpipers and a large flock of Dunlin amongst a most impressive list of waders. Also, a nice showing of Garganey and Black Terns.


Raptors included a Honey Buzzard, several Marsh Harriers and a number of Osprey. The full list of species for the month makes very interesting reading and included a number of the excellent counts of commoner species. These show the excellent value obtained from dedicated patch work.

Bryan Barnacle and Kate Barnacle