Bird News - November 2014

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 Please note that for obvious reasons we do not publish sightings of rare breeders such as Little Ringed Plover during the breeding season (unless obvious migrants)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

 

The News Archive is available here

 

• Ilam (SK1450) 2 Raven
• Oakover Bridge (SK1648) Sparrowhawk, Goldcrest
• Pikehall (SK1959) 200 Golden Plover
• Poolsbrook Marsh (SK4473) 7 Wigeon, 17 Gadwall, 13 Shoveler, Water Rail
• Steetley Quarry (SK5478) Barn Owl
• NW Derbyshire Short-eared Owl
• Findern (SK3031) Woodcock (road casualty)
• Willington GP (SK2827) 4 Little Egret, 51 Greylag Goose, Egyptian Goose, 120 Wigeon, 55 Golden Plover, 400 Lapwing, 350 Black Headed Gull, 3 Common Gull

• Alfreton (SK4055) Blackcap
• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) Green-winged Teal (see Rod Key's page for more details and @Derbyshirebirds twitter feed for photo)
• Kirk Hallam Lake (SK4540) 11 Goosander

• Chatsworth Park (SK2570) 5 Raven

• Barrow GP (SK3527) Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 2 Wigeon, 9 Gadwall, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 7 Goosander
• Barrow-on-Trent (SK3528) 2 Great Crested Grebe, 47 Tufted Duck
• St Chad's Water (SK4431) 3 Little Egret, 9 Goosander
• Holmewood (SK4366) 40 Blackbird
• Willington GP (SK2827) 4 Little Egret, 18 Shoveler

• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 2 Cormorant, Grey Heron, 140 Greylag Goose, 100 Canada Goose, 13 Mandarin, 11 Wigeon, 4 Gadwall, 98 Mallard, Shoveler, 2 Goosander, Little Owl, Tawny Owl

• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 2 Shelduck, 20 Snipe
• Chatsworth Park (SK2570) 2 Scaup
• Hayfield (SK0386) Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Dipper
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) Cormorant, Goosander, 4 Red Grouse

• Chatsworth Park (SK2570) 7 Goosander, Kingfisher
• Deepdale (SK1669) 2 Sparrowhawk, 4 Buzzard, 25 Golden Plover, 5 Raven
• Monsal Dale (SK1771) 4 Dipper
• Allestree (SK3439) 2 Tawny Owl

• Errwood Res. (SK0175) Woodcock, 45 Lapwing
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) Little Grebe, Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Mute Swan, 140 Greylag Goose, 2 Snow Goose (escapes), 145 Canada Goose, 6 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 44 Teal, 82 Mallard, Goosander, 2 Buzzard, 4 Snipe, Little Owl, Tawny Owl, Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 20 Fieldfare
• Apperknowle (SK3878) Blackcap
• Derby (SK3536) 120 Pink-footed Goose East
• Pebley Pond (SK4879) 4 Goosander
• Poolsbrook Marsh (SK4473) 2 Water Rail, Firecrest
• Renishaw Park (SK4378) Gadwall, 9 Shoveler, 7 Goosander, Water Rail
• Steetley Quarry (SK5478) 45 Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, 15 Reed Bunting
• Littleover (SK3233) 4 Common Gull, 3 Mistle Thrush
• Mickleover Sewage Farm (SK3034) Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Grey Wagtail, 2 Song Thrush, Nuthatch, 4 Bullfinch
• Holymoorside (SK3368) Kingfisher, Dipper, Goldcrest, 14 Long Tailed Tit, 2 Treecreeper
• Walton Dam (SK3670) Goosander, Kingfisher
• Willington GP (SK2827) 6 Little Egret, 50 Greylag Goose, 4 Shelduck, 150 Wigeon, Curlew

• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 67 Mandarin
• Langley Mill (SK4447) Barn Owl
• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 2 Greylag Goose, 97 Canada Goose, 2 Wigeon, 25 Teal, Snipe, 180 Black Headed Gull, 11 Common Gull, 20 Meadow Pipit
• Kilburn NR (SK3946) 6 Mute Swan, 8 Teal, Green-winged Teal, Shoveler
• Kirk Hallam Lake (SK4540) 7 Shoveler, Kingfisher, Muscovy Duck
• Matlock (SK2960) Dipper
• Holymoorside (SK3368) Woodcock, 3 Reed Bunting
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Little Egret, 26 Cormorant, 15 Grey Heron, 45 Greylag Goose, 4 Shelduck, 300 Mallard, 5 Golden Plover, Common Sandpiper, Kingisher, 20 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, Cetti's Warbler, Raven, 6 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting

• Raynesway (SK3834) Goosander, 6 Teal
• Hatton (SK2129) 12 Mute Swan
• Milton (SK3226) Kestrel, 100 Fieldfare
• Moorway Lane Pond (SK3232) Teal, Water Rail, Lesser Black-backed Gull, 17 Collared Dove
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 110 Canada Goose, 30 Wigeon, 14 Teal, 63 Mallard, Redshank, 5 Stock Dove
• Willington PS (SK3028) 2 Peregrine
• St Chad's Water (SK4331) 5 Little Egret

• Alvaston Lake (SK3734) 2 Goosander, 50 Coot, 3 Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Arleston (SK3329) 53 Moorhen, 21 Blackbird, 6 Jay, 7 Bullfinch
• Littleover (SK3233) Treecreeper
• Sinfin (SK3532) 2 Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Bullfinch
• Swarkestone (SK3628) 25 Meadow Pipit
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 144 Greylag Goose, 2 Snow Goose (escapes), 124 Canada Goose, 5 Mandarin, Wigeon, 7 Gadwall, 21 Teal, 85 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 6 Pheasant, 317 Black Headed Gull, Little Owl
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) 127 Cormorant, 169 Stock Dove
• Hilton GP (SK2431) 2 Cormorant, Mute Swan, 2 Shoveler, 8 Teal, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Long Tailed Tit, Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, Jay, 2 Bullfinch

• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Kestrel, Bullfinch
• Langley Mill (SK4447)2 Little Owl
• Calver (SK2474) 5 Mandarin, 5 Goosander, 2 Dipper
• Normanton Brook (SK4357) 20 Meadow Pipit, 15 Pied Wagtail, Willow Tit, 100 Jackdaw
• Chruch Wilne Ski-Pit (SK4532) 4 Little Grebe, Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 7 Pochard, 65 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 173 Coot, 20 Lapwing, 2 Common Gull
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 13 Pochard, 110 Tufted Duck, 3 Goldeneye, 6 Lapwing, 4 Common Gull, Kingfisher
• Moorway Lane Pond (SK3232) Teal, 25 Magpie
• St Chad's Water (SK4431) Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 4 Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, Shoveler, 23 Goosander, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher
• Willington GP (SK2827) Little Egret, 10 Grey Heron, 10 Greylag Goose, 4 Shelduck, Sparrowhawk, Common Sandpiper, Kingisher, Green Woodpecker, Fieldfare, Redwing, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting

• Baslow (SK2472) Barn Owl
• South Normanton (SK4456) 15 Long Tailed Tit
• Ticknall (SK3523) 11 Common Gull
• Barrow GP (SK3527) 5 Little Grebe, 17 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret, 3 Teal, Green Sandpiper
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) Cormorant, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, 130 Greylag Goose, 2 Snow Goose (escapes), 6 Wigeon, 14 Gadwall, 76 Teal, 109 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, Little Owl
• Ingleby (SK3427) Sparrowhawk
• Staunton Harold Res. (SK3723) 19 Cormorant, 3 Greylag Goose, 3 Wigeon, 26 Teal, 3 Moorhen, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch
• Swarkestone Bridge (SK3627) 86 Mute Swan, 3 Whooper Swan
• Willington GP (SK2827) Bittern briefly am, 4 Whooper Swan NW

• Eggington (SK2627) Great White Egret
• Swadlincote (SK2119) 2 Grey Wagtail
• Chatsworth Park (SK2570) Shoveler, 3 Goosander, Woodcock, Raven
• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 27 Teal, Kestrel
• Chester Green (SK3537) 180 Black Headed Gull
• Denby (SK3946) 5 Teal
• Derby (SK3538) 15 Moorhen
• Findern (SK3031) 11 Gadwall, 11 Moorhen
• Markeaton Park Lake (SK3337) 93 Canada Goose, Mandarin, 42 Tufted Duck, 10 Moorhen
• Willington Railway Pond (SK3029) 2 Mute Swan

• Littleover (SK3233) 11 Mistle Thrush
• Normanton (SK3433) 50 Carrion Crow
• Carr Vale NR (SK4669) Grey Plover over
• Findern (SK3031) Blackcap
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) Little Egret, 6 Water Rail, Woodcock, Cetti's Warbler, 9 Goldcrest
• Willington GP (SK2827) Short-eared Owl still present

• Carr Vale NR (SK4669) Garganey
• Errwood Res. (SK0175) 12 Brambling
• Ferniee (SK0178) 200 Fieldfare
• Hoo Moor (SK0077) 50 Coal Tit, 10 Lesser Redpoll
• Longshaw (SK2679) 40 Mandarin
• Dove Valley Lake (SK2031) Little Grebem 2 Wigeon, 16 Teal, 2 Pochard, Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Etwall (SK2631) 15 Moorhen
• Foston (SK1831) Kestrel, Stonechat, Mistle Thrush, 40 Goldfinch
• Hilton GP (SK2431) Little Grebe, 10 Great Crested Grebe, Shoveler, 42 Tufted Duck, Jay
• Moorway Lane Pond (SK3232) Water Rail, 12 Moorhen, Common Gull, 36 Collared Dove, 2 Meadow Pipit
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 40 Mute Swan, Wigeon, Cetti's Warbler
• Willington GP (SK2827) Short-eared Owl again

• New Mills (SK0085) Tawny Owl
• Raynesway (SK3834) Little Egret, 3 Goosander
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 37 Lapwing, 2 Snipe
• Goyt Valley (SK0176) 2 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) Little Egret, Goldeneye, Grey Wagtail, 35 Blackbird, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Redpoll
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Little Egret, 10 Snipe, Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull, Short-eared Owl, Grey Wagtail

• Doe Hill CP (SK4259) Grey Wagtail
• Willington GP (SK2827) 3 Little Egret, 4 Redshank

• Errwood Res. (SK0175) 6 Mistle Thrush, 60 Siskin
• Pride Park Sanctuary (SK3734) 2 Snipe, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch
• Peewit Carr (SK4541) Willow Tit
• Shipley Lagoon (SK4444) Little Grebe, 9 Gadwall

• Wyver Lane (SK3449) Little Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 120 Greylag Goose, 100 Canada Goose, Wigeon, 2 Gadwall, 68 Teal, 98 Mallard, 6 Shoveler, 2 Goosander, Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, Kestrel, 6 Snipe, 1100 Black Headed Gull, 5 Common Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Owl, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Grey Wagtail, 3 Pied Wagtail, 11 Blackbird, 55 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, 10 Long Tailed Tit, Jay, 40 Starling
• Normanton Brook (SK4457) 2 Green Sandpiper, Willow Tit

• Newhall (SK2921) Goldcrest
• Hassop (SK2170) 3 Buzzard
• Berry Clough (SK0272) 4 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 3 Raven
• Willington GP (SK2827) Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 4 Water Rail, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail

• Mossylea (SK0594) Grey Herron, 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, Pheasant, a late Ring Ouzel, 160 Fieldfare, 3 Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest, Nuthatch, 10 Goldfinch
• Newhall (SK2920) Raven
• Calton Lees (SK2468) 29 Fieldfare
• Chatsworth Park (SK2570) 108 Mallard
• Errwood Res. (SK0175) 70 Fieldfare, 20 Siskin
• Cotton Lees (SK2468) 120 Fieldfare
• Rowsley (SK2567) 120 Fieldfare
• Upper Loads (SK3169) 2 Willow Tit

• Linacre Res. (SK3372) 50 Mandarin, Little Owl
• Cathole (SK3267) Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 320 Fieldfare
• Holymoorside (SK3368) 9 Long Tailed Tit, 3 Goldcrest, Siskin, 7 Bullfinch
• Upper Loads (SK3169) 7460 Fieldfare south

• Shardlow (SK4330) 5 Snipe
• Buxton (SK0573) Blackcap

• Kedleston Park (SK3449) 6 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 4 Grey Heron, 6 Mute Swan, 37 Canada Goose,10 Mandarin, 13 Wigeon, 59 Gadwall, 36 Teal, 129 Mallard, 3 Shoveler, Pochard, 23 Tufted Duck, 14 Goosander, 8 Moorhen, 91 Coot, 152 Black Headed Gull, Common Gull, Grey Wagtail, 100 Fieldfare
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 4 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 98 Greylag Goose, 71 Canada Goose, 4 Mandarin, 55 Teal, 41 Mallard, 2 Goosander, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 209 Black Headed Gull, 445 Wood Pigeon, Little Owl, 11 Skylark, 9 Blackbird, 34 Fieldfare, 194 Starling
• Borrowash (SK4234) 30 Fieldfare
• Allestree (SK3870) 27 Fieldfare
• Derby Locomotive Works (SK3634) 3 Pied Wagtail

• Dove Holes (SK0778) 200 Fieldfare
• Chesterfield (SK3870) Little Egret north
• Church Wilne Res. (SK4632) Great White Egret west
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 7 Snipe, 500 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 80 Fieldfare, 10,000 Starling
• Hardwick Park (SK4663) Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Bullfinch
• Shipley View Lagoon (SK4444) Raven
• Chaddesden (SK3737) 60 Pink Footed Goose east, 910 Jackdaw
• Breadsall (SK3739) 200 Pink Footed Goose east

• Great Longstone (SK1971) 6 Redwing
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) 224 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper

• Upper Loads (SK3169) Lapland Bunting reported over early am
• Chaddesden (SK3737) 2 Sparrowhawk
• Arnfield Res. (SK0197) Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, 40 Fieldfare, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Brambling
• Longshaw (SK2679) 32 Mandarin
• North Wingfield (SK4165) Grey Wagtail
• Dove Holes (SK0778) 100 Fieldfare
• Loscoe Dam (SK4247) Buzzard
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) Little Egret, 46 Mute Swan, Peregrine, Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Water Rail, 5 Woodcock, Grey Wagtail, 11 Skylark, 19 Dunnock, Cetti's Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 7 Goldcrest, 2 Nuthatch

• Kedleston Park (SK3140) 14 Goosander
• Whitwell (SK5276) 6 Grey Partridge, 30 Golden Plover
• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 50 Pied Wagtail, 3 Mistle Thrush
• Breadsall (SK3739) 6 Redwing, Blackcap
• Monyash (SK1468) 5000 Starling
• Parsley Hay (SK1364) 2000 Starling
• Pride Park Sanctuary (SK3734) 2 Mute Swan, 4 Canada Goose, Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove, 4 Meadow Pipit, 10 Pied Wagtail, 2 Wren, 7 Dunnock, 4 Robin, 12 Blackbird, 8 Fieldfare, 6 Song Thrush, 5 Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest, 3 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, Treecreeper, 3 Magpie, 2 Carrion Crow, 15 Starling, 3 Greenfinch, 26 Goldfinch
• Sawley (SK4731) Kestrel, 22 Goldfinch, Yellowhammer
• Hayfield (SK0386) 2 Cormorant, 50 Pink-footed Goose, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, Tawny Owl, Dipper, 120 Fieldfare, Raven, 4 Siskin
• Drakelow NR (SK2220) Cetti's Warbler singing and displaying to a Wren. Also Little Egret, female Pintail, 42 Shoveler, 4 Mandarin, 5 Water Rail, Green Sandpiper,2 Tawny Owl, 2 Skylark in song, 73 Fieldfare S, 4 Goldcrest

• Curbar Edge (SK2575) 150 Pink-footed Goose, Great Grey Shrike
• High Edge (SK0668) 200 Golden Plover
• Loscoe Dam (SK4247) Sparrowhawk, 12 Grey Partridge, 2 Green Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, 40 Redwing, 2 Raven, 150 Goldfinch
• Errwood Res. (SK0175) Ring Ouzel
• Goyt Valley (SK0176) 2 Stonechat, 6 Bullfinch
• Cathole (SK3267) Buzzard, 535 Wood Pigeon, 8 Fieldfare, 4 Goldcrest, Treecreeper, 2 Yellowhammer
• Holymoorside (SK3369) Dipper, 8 Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting
• Shillito Wood (SK2974) 80 Pink-footed Goose
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Kestrel, Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail

• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 2 Wigeon, 137 Teal, 35 Mallard, 3 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, Stonechat, Wheatear, 200 Fieldfare
• Willington GP (SK2827) 50 Fieldfare, Goldcrest

• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) Shelduck, Wigeon, 3 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 28 Lapwing, 30 Black Headed Gull, 30 Common Gull, 300 Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Alvaston (SK3833) 250 Pink-footed Goose west
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 2 Grey Heron, Mute Swan, 30 Greylag Goose, 2 Shelduck, 72 Teal, 7 Shoveler, Pochard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Kestrel, 13 Lapwing, Snipe, Redshank, 119 Black Headed Gull, Common Gull, 3 Lesser Blakc-backed Gull, 12 Skylark, 22 Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, 21 Redwing, Goldcrest, Raven, 66 Starling, 13 Goldfinch, 2 Bullfinch
• Chaddesden (SK3737) 120 Fieldfare
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Little Grebe, 12 Great Crested Grebe, 28 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 3 Whooper Swan, 20 Teal, 20 Shoveler, 3 Water Rail, Dunlin, 2 Snipe, Herring Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Grey Wagtail, 2 Skylark

• Bumper Castle (SK2865) 2 Jay, 10 Brambling
• Middleton-by-Youlgreave (SK1963) 2 Jay
• Errwood Res. (SK0175) Ring Ouzel
• Errwood Res. (SK0175) Ring Ouzel
• Ogston Res. (SK3760) 12 Bearded Tit see Rod Key's page for details
• Long Eaton (SK4832) Little Grebe
• Long Eaton (SK4934) Kingfisher, Stonechat
• Chapel-en-le-Frith (SK0680) 370 Pink-footed Goose
• Pride Park Sanctuary (SK3734) 3 Meadow Pipit, 3 Wren, Stonechat, 8 Goldfinch
• North Wingfield (SK4165) Grey Wagtail

 

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October 2014 highlights

This month’s list reveals a lot and not least, the increasing popularity of visible migration watches. Some of the figures for species such as Wood Pigeon and winter thrushes are impressive as are the counts for other species made by the same dedicated observers.

Amongst the rarer birds, Black-necked Grebe and Pectoral Sandpiper remained from last month, and a Velvet Scoter appeared briefly, but the highlight was surely the dozen Bearded Tits that visited Ogston Res and created a county record in the process. Of even greater interest would have been the late Swift species, which passed through the same site, had it been proved to be a Pallid Swift as was thought.

Winter seemed closer with the arrival of Whooper Swans, a good passage of Pink-footed Geese and the arrival of a Great Northern Diver and Great Grey Shrikes. Wildfowl numbers also built up, there were a few late terns and Great Skuas appeared at Carsington and Ogston.

Rough-legged Buzzards can frequently present identification problems but, in line with a national passage, it is now certain that several did pass through the county.

Bryan Barnacle