Bird News May 2017

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 Please note that for obvious reasons we do not publish sightings of rare breeders such as Little Ringed Plover during the breeding season (unless obvious migrants)

 

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The News Archive is available here

• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Little Egret, 3 Black Swan, 3 Cetti's Warbler
• Long Eaton GP (SK5032) 1 Blackcap, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Gadwall, 5 Great Crested Grebe
• Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 2 Common Tern, 5 Buzzard
• Mickleover (SK3034) 1 Dunnock, 1 Robin, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Blackbird, 3 Goldfinch, 4 House Sparrow
• Press Res. (SK358655) 3 Common Tern
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 2 Oystercatcher
• Trent Meadows (SK5032) 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Blackcap
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 30 Mute Swan

• Barrow GP (SK3527) 1 Goosander, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Shelduck, 70 Mute Swan
• Bleaklow (SK1096) 28 Golden Plover, 7 Curlew, 9 Red Grouse
• Church Wilne (SK4532) 1 Barn Owl
• Crowhole (SK333754) 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Yellowhammer, 3 Swallow
• Snake Pass (SK1190) 1 Dunlin
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Grey Heron, 2 Dunlin, 2 Teal, 37 Mute Swan
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 12 Coot, 19 Black Headed Gull, 2 Moorhen, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Lapwing, 4 Gadwall, 8 Shelduck

• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 3 Black Swan
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Redstart, 2 Dunlin

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Egyptian Goose
• Bradly Old Park Farm Pond (SK2344) 28 Canada Goose, 4 Little Grebe, 51 Greylag Goose, 8 Coot
• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 4 Egyptian Goose
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 12 Little Egret, 2 Black Swan, 25 Mute Swan, pair of Shelduck and 8 ducklings, 6 Gadwall, 3 Common Tern, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 49 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 12 Whitethroat, 8 Garden Warbler, 21 Blackcap, 11 Chiffchaff, 10 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, 6 Bullfinch
• Ednaston (SK2341) 1 Yellow Wagtail
• Froggatt Edge (SK2576) 1 Cuckoo
• Lady's Pond (Bradley) (SK2245) 14 Mandarin, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Coot
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Yellowhammer, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Pochard, 4 Cetti's Warbler
• Radbourne (SK2836) 4 Raven, 7 House Martin
• Toyota Site/Lake (SK2930) 11 Coot, 3 Little Grebe, 7 Mallard
• White Edge (SK2676) 1 Ring Ouzel
• Willington GP (SK2827) 7 Black Tailed Godwit
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 4 Gadwall, 8 Shelduck

• Barrow-On-Trent (SK3528) 8 Sand Martin
• California (SK3435) 2 Swift
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 4 Black Swan
• Melbourne (SK3825) 3 Swift
• Melbourne Pool (SK3824) 1 Oystercatcher, 13 Coot, 19 Greylag Goose, 3 Moorhen, 4 Pied Wagtail
• Mosley Bank (SK3628) 10 Sand Martin, 10 Wren, 2 Kingfisher
• Swarkestone Bridge (SK3627) 2 Pied Wagtail, 55 Canada Goose, 65 Greylag Goose

• Axe Edge Moor (SK0270) 1 Snipe, 28 Curlew, 3 Ring Ouzel, 5 Mistle Thrush, 5 Wheatear, 9 Golden Plover
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 4 Black Swan
• Foston (SK1831) 11 Robin, 12 Wren, 7 Chiffchaff, 7 Whitethroat
• Glossop (SK0492) 1 Red Kite, 2 Ring Ouzel
• Matlock (SK3060) 1 Red Kite
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Red Kite, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Lapwing, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Whitethroat, 6 Curlew
• Padley Gorge/Wood (SK2579) 1 Wood Warbler
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Skylark, 2 Lapwing, 2 Linnet
• Scropton (SK1631) 20 Wren, 8 Blackbird, 8 Whitethroat
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Redshank
• Spondon (SK398363) 1 Bullfinch
• Stockley (SK4667) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Reed Warbler
• Sudbury Lake (SK1531) 1 Oystercatcher, 12 Sand Martin, 2 Gadwall, 33 Greylag Goose, 40 Canada Goose

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 3 Egyptian Goose, 3 Little Egret
• Darley Abbey (SK3438) 1 House Martin
• Glapwell (SK476662) 1 Goldcrest
• Hady (SK3970) 1 Grasshopper Warbler
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 2 Siskin, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Grey Wagtail
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Buzzard, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Raven, 1 Stonechat, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Curlew, 2 Red Grouse, 2 Tawny Owl, 30 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 55 Canada Goose
• Ripley (SK3950) 3 Swift

• Alvaston (SK3833) 1 Hobby
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Hobby
• Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 1 Bullfinch, 1 Hobby, 1 Jay, 12 Buzzard, 2 Lapwing, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Reed Bunting, 4 Kestrel, 5 Skylark
• Pride Park Derby (SK3735) 1 Hobby
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Skylark, 12 Sand Martin
• Stenson Fields (SK3231) 1 Raven
• Willington (SK2928) 4 House Martin
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Hobby, 1 Pink Footed Goose, 1 Snow Goose, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Tufted Duck, 57 Greylag Goose, 6 Gadwall, 78 Canada Goose

• Chaddesden (SK373369) 2 Swift
• High Bridge GP (SK2727) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Shelduck, 15 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 18 Tufted Duck, 2 Canada Goose, 2 Common Tern, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Redshank, 2 Sanderling, 2 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 3 Coot, 4 Gadwall, 7 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Lapwing
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Kestrel, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Redstart, 1 Stonechat, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Goosander, 2 Oystercatcher, 20 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 21 Willow Warbler, 3 Curlew
• Longcliffe (SK2255) 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Redstart, 1 Song Thrush
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 5 Egyptian Goose, 5 Little Egret
• Trent/Dove Confluence (SK2726) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 29 Mute Swan
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Teal, 1 Cuckoo, 12 Common Tern, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 13 Gadwall, 15 Cormorant, 17 Canada Goose, 34 Mute Swan, 5 Oystercatcher
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Cormorant, 1 Gadwall, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Pink Footed Goose, 1 Shelduck, 17 Mandarin, 2 Lapwing, 20 Black Headed Gull, 46 Canada Goose, 7 Greylag Goose

• Aston-On-Trent (SK4029) 1 Red Kite
• Barlow (SK334751) 1 Buzzard, 1 Yellowhammer, 2 Whitethroat
• Chaddesden (SK379372) 1 Hobby
• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 2 Shelduck, 2 Wigeon
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Great White Egret, 285 Cormorant, 4 Black Swan, 8 Little Egret
• Palterton (SK479675) 2 Yellow Wagtail
• Stanage Edge (SK2384) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Curlew, 1 Lapwing, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Reed Bunting, 6 Skylark
• Stanley (SK4140) 1 Cuckoo

• Chapel-En-Le-Frith (SK061816) 1 Sparrowhawk
• Church Wilne (SK4431) 1 Buzzard, 1 Common Tern, 1 Cormorant
• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Wigeon, 20 Sand Martin
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 5 Little Egret, 4 Black Swan, 1 Shelduck, 6 Gadwall, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Tern, Great Spotted Woodpecker feeding young, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 34 Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 9 Whitethroat, 8 Garden Warbler, 27 Blackcap, 18 Chiffchaff, 10 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Reed Bunting
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Siskin, 1 Wood Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Redstart, 4 Spotted Flycatcher
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Buzzard, 1 Goosander, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Redstart, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Stonechat, 3 Tawny Owl, 4 Common Sandpiper
• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 10 Moorhen, 20 Coot, 21 Mandarin, 51 Mallard
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Sedge Warbler
• Ramsley Moor (SK284746) 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Stonechat, 3 Whinchat
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sanderling, 13 Little Egret, 3 Egyptian Goose
• South Normanton (SK4456) 1 Swift
• Spondon (SK402358) 6 Swift

• Brackenfield (SK3758) 1 Hobby
• Burbage Edge (SK276816) 1 Ring Ouzel
• Butterley Res. (SK399519) 1 Common Sandpiper
• Clough Wood (SK2561) 1 Redstart, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wood Warbler, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Pied Flycatcher
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Mandarin, 4 Black Swan
• Hayfield (SK0386) 1 Dipper, 1 Spotted Flycatcher
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Cuckoo
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Tree Pipit
• Mapperley Res. (SK4343) 1 Kestrel, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Skylark, 2 Common Tern, 2 Greylag Goose, 4 Chiffchaff
• Poolsbrook Marsh (SK4473) 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Whitethroat
• Rowsley (SK2565) 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redstart, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Blackcap, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Song Thrush, 22 Sand Martin, 3 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Swallow, 6 House Martin
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Reed Warbler, 12 Whitethroat, 2 Common Tern, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 8 Little Egret
• Stanage Edge (SK2384) 7 Ring Ouzel
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Garganey, 11 Common Terns, 2 Cuckoo

• Brassington (SK226578) 1 Redstart
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) 4 Bullfinch
• Dethick (SK3258) 1 Wheatear
• Mousley Bottom SJ (SJ9985) 22 House Martin
• Shipley Country Park (SK4444) 1 Yellowhammer
• Spondon (SK397364) 3 Swift

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 17 Coot, 28 Mallard, 5 Mistle Thrush
• Alvaston (SK3833) 1 Hobby
• Biggin Dale (SK141573) 5 Linnet, 6 Redstart
• Bradford Dale (SK2063) 3 Dipper, 3 Grey Wagtail
• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 1 Common Sandpiper, 17 Sand Martin, 2 Curlew, 2 Wigeon, 3 Lapwing, 3 Oystercatcher, 3 Shelduck, 8 Canada Goose
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 4 Black Swan
• Duffield (SK3343) 14 Mallard, 3 Grey Wagtail, 4 Canada Goose, 5 Mandarin, 5 Sand Martin, 6 Mallard, 7 Goosander
• Egginton (SK2628) 2 Little Owl
• Fallinge Edge (SK2765) 1 Hobby
• Holme Nook (SK3539) 15 Canada Goose, 4 Pheasant, 48 Greylag Goose
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Redstart, 2 Siskin, 6 Spotted Flycatcher
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Cormorant, 1 Goosander, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Redstart, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Stonechat, 4 Common Sandpiper, 7 Curlew
• Locko Park/Lake (SK4038) 19 Mallard, 21 Greylag Goose, 23 Canada Goose
• Ramsley Moor (SK287749) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Redstart, 1 Tree Pipit
• Stockley (SK4667) 1 Cuckoo

• Eldon Hill (SK1181) 1 Whinchat
• Hardwick Park (SK456641) 1 Spotted Flycatcher
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 10 Curlew, 4 Lapwing, 6 Sanderling, 7 Dunlin
• Mousley Bottom SJ (SJ9985) 2 Goldcrest, 2 Reed Bunting, 3 Garden Warbler, 5 Treecreeper
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Kestrel, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Skylark, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Sand Martin
• Raynesway (SK387341) 3 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Goosander
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher

• Barlow (SK3575) 1 Buzzard
• Chaddesden (SK3837) 10 Swift
• Crowhole (SK336757) 1 Whitethroat, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Swift
• Elton Common (SK2159) 1 Little Egret
• Gamesley (SK0194) 50 Starling
• Glapwell (SK4766) 2 Red Legged Partridge
• Hady (SK395707) 1 Grasshopper Warbler
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Cuckoo, 4 Cetti's Warbler
• New Mills (SJ994864) 1 Reed Bunting
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Tree Sparrow, 2 Grey Partridge
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Curlew, 1 Kestrel, 1 Shelduck, 115 Canada Goose, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorant, 3 Gadwall, 4 Pied Wagtail, 4 Stock Dove, 8 Black Headed Gull, 82 Greylag Goose

• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 4 Black Swan
• Hady (SK395707) 1 Grasshopper Warbler
• Hoo Moor (SK0077) 1 Cuckoo
• Horsley Woodhouse (SK3944) 2 Oystercatcher
• Kedleston Hall/Park/Lake (SK3140) 1 Oystercatcher
• New Mills (SJ995865) 3 Whitethroat
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Buzzard, 1 Skylark, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Sand Martin
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 2 Egyptian Goose
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Red Kite

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 3 Mute Swan
• Derbyshire Bridge (SK0171) 2 Whinchat, 5 Meadow Pipit
• Errwood Hall (SK0074) 2 Cuckoo, 3 Redstart
• Errwood Res. (SK0175) 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Tree Pipit
• Goyt's Clough (SK0172) 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Stonechat
• Goyt's Clough Qy (SK0273) 2 Dipper
• Hathersage (SK2381) 4 Redstart, 6 Tree Pipit
• High Bridge GP (SK2727) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sanderling, 10 Gadwall, 13 Tufted Duck, 14 Lapwing, 14 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 19 Mallard, 2 Common Tern, 2 Teal, 4 Redshank, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Shelduck
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Dipper, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Redstart, 4 Spotted Flycatcher
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Sanderling, 2 Oystercatcher
• Matlock Bank (SK300599) 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Swift
• New Mills (SK0085) 1 Red Kite
• Newhall (SK2920) 1 Bullfinch, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Magpie, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Dunnock, 2 Great Tit, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler, 5 Jackdaw, 5 Swift, 6 Carrion Crow, 6 House Sparrow, 6 Wood Pigeon, 7 Goldfinch, 8 Starling
• Sinfin Moor (SK3531) 1 Wheatear
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 2 Dunlin, 2 Yellow Wagtail
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Knot, 1 Whimbrel
• Wingerworth (SK3767) 1 Red Kite
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kestrel, 1 Little Gull, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Mandarin, 1 Pink Footed Goose, 1 Shelduck, 1 Teal, 13 Coot, 13 Greylag Goose, 131 Canada Goose, 15 Black Headed Gull, 2 Cormorant, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Gadwall, 4 Lapwing, 6 Moorhen

• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 2 Spotted Flycatcher
• Ladybower Res. (SK1687) 3 Goosander
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Buzzard, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Raven, 1 Red Crested Pochard, 1 Shelduck, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Pochard
• Mapperley Res. (SK4343) 2 Common Tern, 6 Mandarin
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Curlew, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Linnet, 2 Teal, 3 Black Headed Gull, 3 Whitethroat, 42 Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Shipley Country Park (SK4444) 1 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Buzzard, 4 Chiffchaff
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Hobby, 1 Knot, 1 Sanderling
• Woodlands Valley (SK1588) 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Wood Warbler, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Tree Pipit

• Aston on Trent GP/Witch's Oak (SK4329) 1 Common Scoter
• Barlow (SK333752) 1 Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Whitethroat, 3 Yellowhammer
• Bretby (SK2723) 1 Cuckoo
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Cormorant, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Sedge Warbler, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Dunlin, 6 Lapwing, 8 Curlew
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Kestrel
• Stanage Edge (SK2384) 1 Pied Flycatcher
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Hobby, 1 Knot, 5 Dunlin

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Garganey, 1 Grey Heron, 15 Coot, 2 Moorhen, 20 Lapwing, 3 Mute Swan, 32 Mallard, 4 Pied Wagtail
• Apperknowle (SK3878) 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Red Legged Partridge, 4 Lapwing
• Avenue Washlands NR (SK3966) 1 Red Kite
• Carsington Water (SK242522) 2 Red Crested Pochard
• High Bridge GP (SK2727) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Redshank, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Shelduck
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 2 Spotted Flycatcher
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Raven, 1 Ring Ouzel, 2 Goosander, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Swift, 6 Common Sandpiper, 7 Curlew
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Cuckoo, 2 Common Sandpiper
• Padley Gorge/Wood (SK2579) 1 Tree Pipit, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Redstart
• Stanage Edge (SK2483) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Whinchat
• Ticknall (SK3523) 1 Grasshopper Warbler
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Teal, 14 Black Headed Gull, 14 Coot, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Shelduck, 3 Gadwall, 4 Grey Heron, 4 Mute Swan, 5 Moorhen, 6 Lapwing, 94 Canada Goose
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Knot

• Calke Park (SK3622) 1 Red Kite
• Cromford Moor (SK3055) 3 Cuckoo
• Dove Dale (SK141542) 1 Buzzard, 2 Dipper, 4 Grey Wagtail
• Kedleston Hall/Park/Lake (SK3140) 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Oystercatcher
• Ripley (SK3950) 1 Wheatear
• Shiningbank Qy (SK2265) 1 Yellow Wagtail
• Walton Dam (SK364703) 1 Red Kite
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Caspian Gull, 1 Knot

• Barlow (SK3474) 1 Little Owl, 3 Buzzard, 3 Swallow, 3 Yellowhammer
• Erewash Meadows (DWT Resv) (SK4449) Black Headed Gull, 1 Common Tern, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Garganey, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Gadwall, 2 Teal, 3 Common Gull, 3 Snipe, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Stock Dove, 5 Shoveler, 6 Mallard, 7 Lapwing, 7 Reed Bunting
• Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Osprey, 2 Black Tern
• Pinxtonwharf (SK4554) 1 Whinchat
• Pastures Golf Course (SK3033) 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Lapwing, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Linnet, 2 Little Egret, 3 Skylark, 4 Whitethroat

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Garganey, 10 Lapwing
• Chellaston (SK3730) 4 Swift
• Derbyshire Bridge (SK0171) 1 Hobby
• Flagg (SK1267) 3 Yellow Wagtail
• Hay Dale (SK119774) 1 Yellow Wagtail
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Redstart, 1 Wood Warbler, 2 Pied Flycatcher
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 15 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Goosander, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Ring Ouzel, 4 Curlew
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Raven, 1 Turnstone, 1 White Wagtail, 15 Swift, 2 Common Sandpiper
• Markeaton Park (SK3337) 1 Egyptian Goose
• Toad's Mouth (SK2680) 1 Redstart

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Garganey, 1 Little Egret, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Wheatear, 10 Coot, 17 Lapwing, 2 Pied Wagtail, 20 Mallard
• Ashover Rocks(`Fabric') (SK3563) 2 Grey Partridge
• Calke Park (SK3622) 1 Cuckoo
• Derby (SK3536) 3 Grey Wagtail
• Dove Holes (SK0778) 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Swift, 6 Whitethroat
• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 1 Bar Tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kestrel, 3 Redshank, 4 Buzzard
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Great White Egret, 9 Little Egret, 2 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall, 1 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Tern, 3 Kingfisher, 5 Green Woodpecker, 1 Wheatear, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 30 Reed Warbler, 5 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 16 Whitethroat, 20 Garden Warbler, 27 Blackcap, 18 Chiffchaff, 7 Willow Warbler, 4 Goldcrest, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Willow Tit, 6 Linnet
• Hatton (SK2129) 3 Grey Wagtail
• Hayfield (SK0386) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Redstart, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Whitethroat, 20 Swift, 3 Wheatear, 4 Curlew, 4 Goldcrest, 4 House Martin
• Holmebrook Valley Park (SK3572) 1 Common Sandpiper
• Holme Nook (SK3539) 32 Canada Goose, 40 Greylag Goose
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Pochard
• Marston-On-Dove (SK2328) 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 20 Wren, 33 Mallard, 7 Chiffchaff, 9 Whitethroat
• Matlock Bank (SK299600) 1 Collared Dove, 10 Swift
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Lapwing, 1 Redstart, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Shelduck, 4 Reed Bunting, 4 Whitethroat, 5 Garden Warbler, 5 Wheatear
• Nut Wood (SK3538) 6 Sand Martin
• Padfield (SK0396) 4 Swift
• Peak Forest (SK1179) 10 House Martin
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) Ring Ouzel still present
• Shelton Lock (SK3731) 10 Swift
• Weston-On-Trent (SK395273) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Reed Warbler
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Little Gull, 2 Black Tern

• Alderwasley (SK3153) 1 Little Owl
• Bakewell (SK2168) 3 Swift
• Derby SF/Incinerator (SK3834) 1 Cetti's Warbler
• Eckington (SK4379) 1 Swift
• Gamesley (SK0194) 1 Swift, 2 Whitethroat
• Hady (SK3970) 1 Hobby, 5 Swift
• Hayfield (SK0386) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Swift, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Dipper
• Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 6 Swift
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 31 Mute Swan, 4 Common Sandpiper
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Ring Ouzel
• Rowsley (SK2467) 6 Crossbill
• Stockley (SK4667) 2 Red Legged Partridge, 5 Swift
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Great White Egret, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Black Tern
• Wirksworth (SK2853) 4 Stock Dove

• Apperknowle (SK3878) 3 Swift
• Buxton (SK0573) 1 Swift
• Chesterfield (SK3871) 3 Swift
• Combs (SK0478) 1 Swift, 1 Wheatear, 2 Grey Partridge
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 4 Greenshank
• Eckington (SK4379) 4 Swift
• Hayfield (SK0386) 1 Cuckoo, 2 Whitethroat
• Hazelwood (SK3245) 1 Swift
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Dipper, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Redstart, 11 Mistle Thrush, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 4 Blackcap
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Raven, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Common Sandpiper
• Matlock (SK3060) 1 Swift
• Melbourne (SK3825) 7 Swift
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Peregrine, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 12 Swift, 2 Common Sandpiper, 26 Swallow, 5 Curlew, 5 Lapwing, 7 Wheatear
• Pride Park Derby (SK375357) 1 Kingfisher
• Raynesway (SK386342) 1 Common Sandpiper
• Sunny Dale Park, Derby (SK3333) 3 Swift, 4 Song Thrush, 7 Chiffchaff, 8 Wren
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Hobby, 1 Turnstone, 4 Black Tern

• Alfreton Brook (SK4056) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Hobby, 1 Nuthatch, 1 Treecreeper
• Apperknowle (SK385783) 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Wheatear, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Yellowhammer, 4 Lapwing, 4 Linnet
• Aston-on-Trent GP (SK4329) 1 Garganey, 1 Marsh Harrier
• Chellaston (SK3730) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Chaffinch, 4 Reed Bunting, 4 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff, 6 Whitethroat, 7 Blackcap, 7 Skylark, 8 Yellowhammer
• Clay Cross (SK3963) 1 Red Kite, 4 Skylark
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Cuckoo, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher
• Normanton Brook (SK4357) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Lesser Whitethroat
• North Wingfield (SK4165) 1 Marsh Harrier
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Little Egret, 2 Lapwing, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Shelduck, 3 Mute Swan
• Swadlincote (SK334190) 1 Red Kite
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Arctic Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Garganey, 1 Turnstone, 3 Black Tailed Godwit, 3 Black Tern

• Codnor Park Res. (SK4351) 2 Common Tern, 4 Arctic Tern
• New Whittington (SK3975) 1 Little Owl
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 1 Wheatear, 2 Reed Warbler, 5 Whitethroat, 6 Sand Martin
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Goosander
• Thulston (SK414316) 2 Hobby
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Garganey, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Oystercatcher, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Swift, 9 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Reed Warbler, 3 Black Tern, 2 Arctic Terns, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Sedge Warbler, 7 Common Tern, 5 Gadwall

• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Black Backed Gull, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Turnstone, 2 Common Gull, 2 Red Crested Pochard, 2 Redshank, 3 Dunlin
• Chee Dale (SK115728) 1 Hoopoe
• Chellaston (SK3630) 1 Little Egret
• Fallange Edge (SK2867) 1 Cuckoo
• High Bridge GP (SK2727) 1 Dunlin, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Shelduck, 4 Lapwing, 7 Tufted Duck, 8 Gadwall
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Dipper, 2 Pied Flycatcher
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Buzzard, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Raven, 1 Redstart, 1 Stonechat, 2 Cuckoo, 2 Wheatear, 3 Sparrowhawk, 4 Common Sandpiper, 5 Whimbrel
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 2 Sanderling, 4 Pochard
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 1 Raven
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 9 Whimbrel
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 1 Willow Warbler, 14 Cormorant, 16 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Whitethroat, 3 Grey Heron, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Reed Warbler, 5 Black Tern, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Sedge Warbler, 9 Common Tern, 9 Gadwall
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Black Swan, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Shelduck, 1 Snipe, 17 Black Headed Gull, 2 Buzzard, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Gadwall, 8 Teal, 9 Lapwing

• Allestree (SK3439) 2 Song Thrush
• Bumper Castle (SK2865) 1 Redstart, 10 Fieldfare
• Egginton SF (Etwall Farm) (SK2729) 4 Yellow Wagtail
• High Bridge GP (SK2727) 1 Garganey, 2 Common Sandpiper
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Black Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Black Backed Gull, 1 Wheatear, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 Dunlin, 8 Arctic Tern
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Turnstone, 2 Fieldfare, 3 Ring Ouzel
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Tufted Duck, 5 Common Tern, 6 Lapwing
• Peasunhurst (SK3166) 2 Wheatear
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Skylark, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard
• Shipley Country Park (SK4444) 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 3 Lesser Whitethroat
• Willington (SK2928) 2 Cuckoo
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bar Tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 4 Black Tern, 4 Dunlin, 2 Common Terns, 2 Swift, 1 Redshank, 1 Snipe

• Ambaston GP (SK426314) 2 Raven
• Brailsford (SK2541) 3 Bar Tailed Godwit
• Breaston (SK4535) 1 Hobby
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret, 1 Shoveler, 9 Gadwall, 1 Long Tailed Duck, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Tern, 2 Wheatear, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 28 Reed Warbler, 3 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Whitethroat, 19 Garden Warbler, 25 Blackcap, 20 Chiffchaff, 13 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Treecreeper
• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 1 Curlew, 1 Gadwall, 1 Shelduck, 11 Teal, 4 Black Tailed Godwit, 5 Tufted Duck, 7 Canada Goose
• Egginton SF (Etwall Farm) (SK2729) 1 Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wagtail
• Erewash Confluence With Trent (SK5033) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Sedge Warbler, 3 Whitethroat, 34 Starling, 4 Blackcap
• Hope (SK1686) 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Redstart, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Swallow, 1 Wren, 12 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldfinch, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Mistle Thrush, 2 Skylark, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Swallow, 4 Rook, 4 Skylark, 9 Carrion Crow
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Arctic Tern
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Dunlin, 1 Kestrel, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Sanderling, 1 Whitethroat, 11 Wheatear, 2 Curlew, 2 Lapwing, 2 Redstart, 22 Willow Warbler, 3 Ring Ouzel, 5 Garden Warbler, 5 Swallow, 6 Lapwing, 6 Linnet
• Nut Brook (SK4541) 1 Common Sandpiper
• Padfield (SK0396) 1 Great White Egret
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Wheatear
• Sinfin Moor (SK3531) 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Wheatear, 3 Whinchat
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Dunlin, 3 House Martin
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Arctic Tern, 1 Little Tern
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 1 Goosander, 1 Shelduck, 1 Snipe, 2 Curlew, 2 Gadwall, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Tufted Duck, 7 Teal

• Ashbourne Airfield (SK1945) 2 Tree Sparrow, 3 Wheatear, 5 Whitethroat, 8 Willow Warbler
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Long Tailed Duck
• Harewood Grange (SK3168) 1 Wood Warbler
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Cuckoo, 4 Buzzard
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Grey Heron, 2 Oystercatcher
• Locko Park/Lake (SK4038) 2 Hobby, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Peregrine
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail
• Mickleover (SK3034) 3 Greenfinch
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 1 Hobby, 1 Oystercatcher
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Tree Sparrow
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Whinchat, 4 Wheatear
• White Brow (SK0588) 2 Snipe
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Cuckoo, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Redshank, 1 Snipe, 1 Water Rail, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin
• Yeldersley (SK2144) 1 Grasshopper Warbler

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Muscovy Duck, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Redshank, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Mandarin, 2 Tufted Duck, 22 Lapwing, 31 Greylag Goose, 36 Canada Goose, 5 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 5 Pied Wagtail
• Burbage (SK2682) 1 Ring Ouzel
• Calver (SK2474) 1 Dipper, 10 Mandarin, 12 Mallard, 2 Grey Wagtail
• Derby (SK3735) 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Goosander
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 9 Little Egret, 1 female sum-plum Long Tailed Duck at dawn but left to west at 05:46, 7 Gadwall, 10 Teal, 1 Shoveler, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 7 Green Woodpecker, 1 Wheatear, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 8 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Garden Warbler, 18 Blackcap, 20 Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warbler, 3 Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 2 Coal Tit, 6 Linnet, 1 Raven
• Froggatt Bridge (SK2475) 1 Grey Heron, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Little Grebe
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 1 Cuckoo, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Redstart, 1 Ring Ouzel, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 House Martin, 4 Curlew
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 12 Wheatear, 4 Whimbrel, 5 Lapwing, 6 Curlew
• Padley Gorge/Wood (SK2579) 3 Pied Flycatcher
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Kestrel, 1 Skylark, 2 Wheatear, 6 Sand Martin
• Royal Derby Hosp Outlet Pond (SK3235) 1 Wheatear
• White Edge (SK264775) 2 Whinchat
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Cuckoo
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cormorant, 1 Raven, 1 Redstart, 14 Teal, 2 Gadwall, 2 Jay, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Shelduck, 3 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 5 Sedge Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 7 Common Gull, 80 Black Headed Gull

 

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April 2017 highlights

Long staying birds included both the Great Northern Diver and Long-tailed Duck with both progressing to almost full summer plumage. As expected, many of the Waxwings were also still with us, as it was too early for them to move as far northwards as they will need to go.

Large white birds are always interesting so a suite of Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, Spoonbill and an escaped White Stork proved very popular with those who could get to them in time.

Wildfowl numbers were well down but interest remained in Garganey and visits from Scaup and Common Scoters. There were an impressive 22 species of wader of which ten Sanderling together was particularly noteworthy. Gull roosts were largely over but weather conditions at the end of the month saw arrivals of Arctic, Black and Little Terns as well as the expected Common Terns. Many of the latter will stay with us for the next few months.

Raptors included many opportunities to see Osprey and Red Kite plus the return of Hobby for their summer breeding cycle.

Two excellent finds were a Hoopoe and a Bearded Tit although neither stayed long enough to be enjoyed by too many observers. Our colour-ringed Twite total progresses well, the number of locations that boasted Cetti’s Warbler increased yet again, migrant chats and warblers came in good numbers and there were once again some excellent counts of species that are too easy to take for granted. All in all, quite a month

Bryan Barnacle