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 Please note that for obvious reasons we do not publish sightings of rare breeders such as Little Ringed Plover during the breeding season (unless obvious migrants)

 

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• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 66 Black Headed Gull
• Ambaston (SK4233) 1 Bullfinch, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Goldcrest, 11 House Sparrow, 11 Starling, 2 Buzzard, 2 Redwing, 4 Wren
• Borrowash (SK4133) 14 Fieldfare, 80 Starling
• Breaston (SK4633) 2 Redwing
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Great Northern Diver
• Church Wilne (SK4532) 1 Kestrel, 2 Bullfinch, 8 Yellowhammer
• Littleover (SK316331) 1 Coal Tit, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Blue Tit
• Mickleover (SK3034) 1 Magpie, 2 Blue Tit, 2 House Sparrow, 3 Blackbird, 3 Carrion Crow, 4 Black Headed Gull
• Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Dunlin, 1 Redshank, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Mute Swan, 4 Gadwall, 7 Tufted Duck, 91 Coot
• Shardlow (SK4330) 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Redwing
• Sheldon (SK171682) 30 Lapwing

• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Great Northern Diver, 6 Whooper Swan, 1 Hawfinch
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Long-tailed Duck
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Woodcock
• Normanton Brook (SK4357) 1 Great Black Backed Gull, 2 Stonechat, 4 Meadow Pipit
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 2 Fieldfare
• Whitwell (SK5276) 1 Little Owl
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Great White Egret

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 105 Greylag Goose, 27 Teal, 6 Egyptian Goose, 9 Snipe
• Beeley Moor (SK2968) 150 Pink Footed Goose
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 14 Little Grebe, 3 Woodcock
• Etwall (SK264315) 1 Jack Snipe
• Hilton Gravel Pits NR (SK2431) 39 Tufted Duck
• Smalley (SK418453) 2 Skylark, 21 Snipe, 6 Meadow Pipit
• Staveley Works (SK4274) 1 Short Eared Owl
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Great White Egret, 2500 Starling, 5 Raven

• Ashover Rocks(`Fabric') (SK3563) 143 Jackdaw
• Aston-On-Trent (SK4129) 53 Golden Plover
• Bennetston Hall Pond (SK0879) 2 Little Grebe
• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 1 Shoveler, 17 Golden Plover
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Goldcrest, 1 Raven, 2 Hawfinch, 2 Little Egret, 2 Teal, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Bullfinch, 5 Little Grebe, 50 Lapwing
• Mickleover (SK3034) 1 Blackcap, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Bullfinch
• Pavilion Gardens(Buxton) (SK0573) 21 Mandarin
• Poolsbrook Marsh (SK4473) 20 Gadwall
• Stockley (SK4667) 17 Goosander
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern, 1 Common Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Great Black Backed Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Raven, 2 Snipe, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Snipe, 4 Water Rail, 9 Shoveler

• Bennetston Hall Pond (SK0879) 2 Little Grebe
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Gadwall, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Willow Tit, 23 Snipe
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) 7 Goosander
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Buzzard, 1 Redwing, 2 Bullfinch, 2 Meadow Pipit
• Swarkestone (SK3628) 1 Buzzard, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Teal, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Carrion Crow, 2 Cormorant, 2 Magpie, 2 Robin, 2 Skylark, 2 Song Thrush, 20 Chaffinch, 3 Blackbird, 3 Jay, 3 Wood Pigeon, 4 Goldfinch, 4 Great Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 5 Fieldfare, 5 Jackdaw, 5 Wren, 6 Long Tailed Tit, 6 Mute Swan, 90 Canada Goose
• Whaley Bridge (SK005823) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Great White Egret

• Borrowash (SK4234) 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 11 Goosander, 2 Barn Owl, 25 Fieldfare
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Hawfinch, 205 Pochard, 21 Snipe
• Gang Mine DWT (Cromford) (SK2855) 1 Treecreeper, 15 Fieldfare, 2 Collared Dove, 25 Redwing, 3 Great Tit, 3 Magpie, 3 Mistle Thrush, 30 Jackdaw, 4 Blackbird, 4 Bullfinch, 4 Chaffinch, 4 Goldfinch, 4 Wren, 5 Robin, 5 Wood Pigeon, 6 Stock Dove, 7 Blue Tit
• Kirk Langley (SK2838) 50 Fieldfare
• Long Eaton (SK4933) 1 Peregrine
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lapwing, 1 Red Legged Partridge, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Goosander, 4 Wigeon, 6 Shoveler, 680 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 8 Yellow-legged Gull
• Newton Solney (SK2725) 1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 1 Raven, 20 Fieldfare, 3 Goosander, 30 Lapwing
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Treecreeper

• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Water Rail, 24 Little Egret, 3 Raven

• Apperknowle (SK3878) 1 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 25 Redwing
• Crowhole (SK3374) 1 Treecreeper, 4 Mandarin, 5 Redwing
• Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Coal Tit, 28 Redwing
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 4 Goosander

• Ashbourne Airfield (SK1945) 1 Jack Snipe, 185 Canada Goose, 30 Snipe, 40 Skylark, 51 Pheasant, 800 Starling
• Chaddesden Sidings (SK3735) 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Snipe
• Chesterfield (SK3871) 1 Peregrine
• Markeaton Lake/Park (SK3337) 1 Bullfinch, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 15 Redwing, 5 Tufted Duck
• Staveley SF (SK4476) 1 Goldcrest, 1 Kestrel, 10 Long Tailed Tit, 12 Fieldfare, 14 Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Meadow Pipit
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern

• Bennetston Hall Pond (SK0879) 1 Little Grebe
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Hawfinch, 1 Willow Tit, 3 Ruff
• Chatsworth Park (SK2570) 143 Mallard, 150 Pink Footed Goose
• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 1 Shelduck, 150 Pink Footed Goose, 17 Teal
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 13 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 33 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese, 1 Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Water Rail, 1 Woodcock
• Holmgate (SK3863) 29 House Sparrow
• Peak Forest (SK1179) 170 Pink Footed Goose
• Smalley (SK4044) 2 Stonechat, 2 Tree Sparrow, 4 Grey Partridge, 5 Golden Plover
• Willington (SK2928) 1 Stonechat

• Barrow GP (SK3527) 1 Great White Egret
• Barrow-On-Trent (SK3528) 1 Great White Egret
• Darley Abbey (SK3438) 1 Raven, 1 Red Legged Partridge
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 2 Little Grebe, 3 Goldeneye, Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Jay
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 13 Little Grebe, 2 Herring Gull, 2 Pintail
• Sinfin Moor (SK3531) 2 Stonechat
• Stockley (SK4667) 13 Goosander, 5 Siskin

• Long Eaton GP (SK508331) 2 Pintail
• Shardlow (SK426306) 12 Lapwing
• Shipley (SK459456) 19 Snipe, 1 Jack Snipe, 3 Water Rail
• Stubbing Court (SK3567) 6 Jay
• Swarkestone (SK3628) 1 Cormorant, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Magpie, 1 Teal, 10 Mallard, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Goosander, 2 Moorhen, 2 Robin, 24 Chaffinch, 24 Skylark, 3 Dunnock, 3 Reed Bunting, 3 Wren, 4 Blackbird, 4 Canada Goose, 4 Carrion Crow, 4 Great Tit, 6 Rook, 7 Mute Swan, 7 Wood Pigeon, 8 Jackdaw, 8 Long Tailed Tit
• Trent Lock (SK4831) 22 Moorhen

• Ilkeston (SK472424) 7 Ring Necked Parakeet over

• Allestree (SK3439) 83 Starling
• Goyt Valley (SK0176) 25 Golden Plover
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker
• Renishaw Lake (SK4478) 1 Red-throated Diver
• Smalley (SK4044) 2 Stonechat
• Stockley (SK4667) 7 Goosander

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Little Egret, 20 Mallard, 5 Wigeon, 51 Black Headed Gull, 8 Moorhen
• Chesterfield (SK3871) 1 Peregrine
• Littleover (SK3331) 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Little Egret, 1 Ring Necked Parakeet

• Allestree (SK3439) 128 Starling
• Ashbourne Airfield (SK1945) 1 Brambling, 2 Pink Footed Goose, 238 Greylag Goose, 35 Chaffinch, 422 Canada Goose
• Beeley Moor (SK2968) 135 Pink Footed Goose
• Chapel-En-Le-Frith (SK0680) 70 Pink Footed Goose
• Chesterfield (SK3871) 1 Peregrine
• Dove Holes Quarry (SK0878) 2 Shelduck, 2 Stonechat, 38 Tufted Duck
• Mapperley Res. (SK4343) 1 Mandarin
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Glaucous Gull
• North Wingfield (SK4165) 12 Whooper Swan
• Osmaston (SK1943) 22 Pheasant, 26 Red Legged Partridge
• Osmaston Lake/Park/Wood (SK2042) 1 Muscovy Duck, 4 Wigeon

• Barrow-On-Trent (SK3528) 2 Goldeneye
• Darley Dale (SK2662) 1 Kingfisher
• High Bridge GP (SK2727) 2 Redshank
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Marsh Harrier
• Wragg's Qy (SK2866) 1 Red Grouse, 4 Bullfinch

• Allestree Park/Lake (SK3540) 1 Ring Necked Parakeet
• Ashbourne Airfield (SK1945) 15 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Jack Snipe, 4 Snipe, 600 Starling, 70 Skylark
• Buxton (SK0573) 45 Pink Footed Goose
• Ednaston (SK2341) 57 Pheasant
• Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Coal Tit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 3 Buzzard
• Ilkeston (SK454433) 1 Brambling
• Long Eaton GP (SK5033) 1 Pintail
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Kestrel, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 21 Fieldfare
• St Chad's Water (SK4431) 12 Goosander, 8 Little Egret
• Straw's Bridge (SK4541) 13 Shoveler
• Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Goosander, 24 Little Egret, 800 Starling, 9 Egyptian Goose

• Barlow (SK344754) 1 Kingfisher, 1 Red Legged Partridge, 12 Siskin
• Breaston (SK469333) 1 Blackcap
• Derwent Meadows DWT (SK3934) 4 Goosander
• Glossop (SK0394) 1 Golden Pheasant reported from a garden
• Hayfield (SK0386) 12 Cormorant
• Langwith (SK5169) 1 Barn Owl
• Longdendale (SK0598) 1 Little Egret, 1 Whooper Swan, 170 Pink Footed Goose, 3 Reed Bunting
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 5 Meadow Pipit
• Swarkestone (SK3628) 1 Bullfinch, 1 Cormorant, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 1 Redwing, 2 Magpie, 2 Skylark, 2 Wood Pigeon, 3 Robin, 4 Blackbird, 4 Wren, 5 Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 6 Blue Tit, 8 Mute Swan, 80 Starling, 9 Carrion Crow
• Weston-On-Trent (SK4028) 27 Pheasant, 61 Carrion Crow
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Great White Egret

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 25 Mallard, 5 Wigeon
• Alvaston (SK3832) 1 Ring Necked Parakeet
• Chapel-En-Le-Frith (SK0680) 320 Pink Footed Goose
• Meadows Farm, Findern (SK3127) 2 Egyptian Goose
• Milton (SK3226) 123 Pied Wagtail, 2 Brambling, 25 Chaffinch

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 1 Green Sandpiper
• Allestree Park/Lake (SK3540) 1 Ring Necked Parakeet
• Buxton (SK0575) 1 Wheatear
• Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Grey Wagtail
• Kinder Bank (SK0486) 1 Dipper
• Kinder Res. (SK0588) 2 Meadow Pipit, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Kestrel
• Mapperley Park Wood (SK4342) 1 Raven
• Mickleover (SK3034) 1 Ring Necked Parakeet
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 1 Kestrel, 1 Woodcock
• Radbourne (SK2836) 47 Red Legged Partridge
• Shipley Country Park (SK4444) 19 Lapwing
• Shipley Lake (SK4444) 10 Gadwall, 111 Coot, 24 Wigeon, 32 Tufted Duck
• Thorpe (SK1550) 40 Pink Footed Goose

• Chellaston (SK3730) 1 Grey Heron, 10 Yellowhammer, 12 Chaffinch, 35 Redwing
• Old Tupton (SK3965) 1 Merlin

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 128 Lapwing, 18 Teal, 25 Mallard, 4 Moorhen, 52 Black Headed Gull
• Carsington Water (SK2451) 8 Lesser Redpoll
• Coombs Dale (SK2274) 30 Fieldfare
• Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Coal Tit
• Great Longstone (SK2072) 1 Red Kite
• Longstone Edge (SK2073) 5 Raven, 6 Buzzard
• Mickleover (SK3034) 1 Sparrowhawk
• Pastures Golf Course (SK3033) 2 Jackdaw
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 1 Goldcrest
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Buzzard, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Kestrel, 12 Long Tailed Tit, 4 Greenfinch
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Kestrel
• Thulston (SK418314) 70 Lapwing
• Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Water Rail, 3 Stonechat, 410 Black Headed Gull

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 18 Teal, 346 Black Headed Gull
• Alvaston Lake (SK3734) 7 Shoveler
• Apperknowle (SK3878) 25 Fieldfare
• Brailsford (SK2540) 3 Shoveler, 69 Greylag Goose
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Cattle Egret, 1 Yellowhammer, 2 Little Egret, 448 Cormorant, 70 Mute Swan
• Mickleover (SK3034) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Monyash (SK1566) 1 Song Thrush, 1 Treecreeper
• Rowthorne (SK4764) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Coal Tit, 3 Song Thrush
• Shirley Common (SK2142) 26 Golden Plover
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail

• Allestree Park/Lake (SK3540) 1 Ring Necked Parakeet
• Brackenfield (SK3758) 16 Long Tailed Tit
• Dove Valley Lake (SK2031) 2 Goldeneye, 54 Greylag Goose
• Egginton SF (Etwall Farm) (SK2729) 2 Green Sandpiper, 45 Meadow Pipit
• Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Little Egret
• Shillito Wood (SK2974) 1 Brambling

• Allestree (SK3439) 50 Goldfinch
• Errwood Res. (SK0175) 1 Pintail
• Hayfield (SK0386) 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 10 Redwing, 15 Black Headed Gull, 2 Goosander, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Raven, 4 Buzzard, 5 Siskin, 50 Fieldfare, 50 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Bullfinch
• Mickleover (SK3034) 1 Ring Necked Parakeet
• Middleton Moor (SK2074) 1 Glaucous Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Shelduck, 1250 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 15 Long Tailed Tit, 28 Lapwing, 3 Grey Partridge, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, 53 Black Headed Gull
• Normanton Brook (SK4357) 1 Stonechat, 1 Willow Tit, 5 Meadow Pipit
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Fieldfare, 5 Blackbird, 9 Redwing

• Barlow (SK335750) 1 Goldcrest, 4 Raven, 4 Yellowhammer
• Buxton (SK0573) 300 Pink Footed Goose
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 2 Cattle Egret, 1 Long Tailed Duck
• North Wingfield (SK418653) 2 Hawfinch
• Shipley Country Park (SK4444) 11 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Peregrine
• Smalley (SK420444) 28 Linnet, 8 Skylark
• Swanwick (SK4053) 20 Whooper Swan SE
• Williamthorpe (SK4366) 2 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Cormorant, 32 Teal, 90 Mallard

• Allestree (SK3439) 1 Red Kite
• Apperknowle (SK3878) 14 Redwing, 30 Lapwing
• Chatsworth Park (SK2570) 1 Little Grebe, 1 Wigeon, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Goosander, 6 Mandarin
• Foston (SK1831) 170 Greylag Goose, 2 Stonechat
• Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Coal Tit, 32 Fieldfare
• Kedleston (SK3041) 2 Grey Partridge
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 1 Woodcock
• Pride Park Sanctuary LNR (SK3734) 1 Fieldfare
• Sawley (SK4731) 1 Red Kite
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 100 Black Headed Gull, 17 Pied Wagtail, 2 Fieldfare, 5 Skylark, 6 Mistle Thrush, 65 Goldfinch, 7 Yellowhammer

• Abbey Hill Flood (SK3639) 135 Lapwing, 14 Carrion Crow, 21 Mallard, 242 Black Headed Gull, 4 Egyptian Goose, 5 Coot, 6 Moorhen
• Bakewell (SK2168) 180 Pink Footed Goose
• Buxton (SK061771) 1 Wheatear
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Goldeneye, 1 Raven, 1 Yellow-legged Gull
• Glapwell (SK4766) 28 Fieldfare
• Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 1 Woodcock

• Darley Dale (SK2662) 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Long Tailed Duck, 1 Pintail
• Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Coal Tit, 1 Sparrowhawk, 9 Red Legged Partridge
• Mapperley Res. (SK4343) 6 Mandarin
• Newhall (SK292203) 1 Blackbird, 1 Bullfinch, 1 Chaffinch, 1 Dunnock, 1 Raven, 1 Robin, 1 Wren, 14 Collared Dove, 15 Goldfinch, 19 House Sparrow, 2 Blue Tit, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Greenfinch, 8 Long Tailed Tit
• Screetham Lane (SK3066) 1 Red Legged Partridge
• Shardlow (SK4330) 1 Red Kite

• Barrow GP (SK3527) 1 Stonechat, 1 Yellow-legged Gull
• Chesterfield (SK3871) 150 Pink Footed Goose
• Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2220) 5 Little Egret, 57 Wigeon, 12 Shoveler, 4 Goosander, 1 Peregrine, 1 Water Rail, 2 Tawny Owl, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 5 Goldcrest, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Siskin, 3 Hawfinch SW
• Locko Park/Lake (SK407382) 160 Greylag Goose, 8 Shoveler
• Sinfin Moor Wetlands (SK3631) 100 Pink Footed Goose
• Twyford (SK3228) 1 Barn Owl
• Whitwell Common (SK493779) 100 Lapwing, 400 Golden Plover
• Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Raven, 1 Skylark, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Great Black Backed Gull, 2 Stonechat, 2 Wigeon, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Common Gull, 3 Snipe, 3 Water Rail, 32 Cormorant, 4 Cetti's Warbler

 

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Oct 2017 highlights

Autumn always brings much to interest us and this year was no exception. Yet another Manx Shearwater was discovered, Great White Egrets have become almost monthly occurrences and several sites saw new species or record counts. The latter included the highest ever Pintail count at Carsington Water.

Whooper Swans arrived, the passage of Pink-footed Geese picked up and wildfowl included obliging Green-winged Teal and Long-tailed Duck individuals. It was nice to be able to report a Ruddy Duck (even without giving full details) and there was once again an impressive list of wader species. The list of gulls was less varied than usual but does include a number of Yellow-legged Gulls and a couple of Kittiwake.

Several rarer species reported were, sadly, all too brief or just seen by single observers and these included Bean Geese, Wryneck, Yellow-browed Warblers, Bearded Tits and a Firecrest. The national influx of Hawfinch, however, did push a good number of this large finch through the county and many birders were lucky enough to catch up with some of them. A number were reported from the visible-migration sites where there were also some excellent counts of both expected and less usual species.

Add in a few Water Pipits and Rock Pipits and there was plenty to look for whilst refamiliarizing ourselves with the calls of Fieldfare, Redwing and Brambling.

Bryan Barnacle