Welcome to the Website of the Nottinghamshire Birdwatchers
This page will be updated on a daily basis, to provide a convenient news service to scarce & rare birds found within the County Nottinghamshire.
The Sightings page and @Nottsbirders Twitter feed are intended to alert birders to scarcer species that they might be interested in seeing within the County.
Records of more common species are still very important, but should preferably be submitted to the county Recorder Keith Rainford Bullfinch194@gmail.com These records will then be added to the Nottinghamshire Birdwatchers data-base, to be included in the monthly Newsletter and Annual Reports.
None of these reports have been verified or checked by the Nottinghamshire Birdwatchers' Records Committee.
"Records of certain sensitive species may not appear here during the breeding season, unless publicised by site managers or where records relate to what are likely to be passage migrants or wandering non-breeding individuals rather than breeders. Species that this generally applies to include (but are not necessarily limited to): Avocet, Bearded Tit, Bittern, Black-necked Grebe, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler. Goshawk (except from Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint), Honey-buzzard (except from Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint), Marsh Harrier, Mediterranean Gull, Nightingale, Peregrine (except for Nottingham City Centre), Raven, Red Kite and Woodlark (except for Sherwood Forest NNR/Budby Common). For a range of other species, we will not include specific breeding information - this includes Red Kite, Barn Owl, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Ringed Plover, Nightjar, Turtle Dove and Willow Tit. Nevertheless, please submit your sightings anyway."
Please report your Latest Sightings to: nottsbirders@gmail.com or @NottsBirders on the Twitter feed.
Please remember to submit all sightings to Keith Rainford Bullfinch194@gmail.com each month, using the Excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded from the Recording page.
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Archived Sightings 2001 - 2023
Archived Sightings 2001 to 2024
Archived Sightings 2025
Species shown in bold Purple on this page are BBRC rarities or species recorded on less than ten occasions in the county. Bold Blue are rare and scarce county birds recorded less than annually that require a description or supporting details for the society’s archive. A full list of these species can be found on the Recording page. Red are species of interest. Bold Grey are unconfirmed sightings or a species of unknown origin.
138 Species have been recorded so far in 2025.
Updated 4th March 2025.
Full List HERE
Saturday 12th April
Holme Pierrepont - Ferruginous Duck [female, A52 Pit at the west end 13:00 at least], WHIMBREL [Blotts Pit, early morning].
Scrooby Top Quarry - RING OUZEL [in hedgeline viewed from the steel gate on the A638 almost directly opposite the quarry, early afternoon].
Sherwood Forest NNR - Common Redstart, several Tree Pipit.
Thoresby Pit Top - Wheatear, 2 Grey Partridge, Curlew [south-east, 10:00].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - WHIMBREL, LRP [Neatholme Fen, this morning], Wheatear [still Tiln North], Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat [along the river Idle], Cattle Egret [single Alans Meadow, 7 in field behind Tiln Woods].
Hickling - Swallow [Hickling Basin].
Friday 11th April
Littleborough - 2 Ring-necked Duck [two females, Littleborough Pond late morning - 14:00 at least].
Ring-necked Ducks - Littleborough © Dave Read.
Gunthorpe - Cattle Egret [cattle field just past the end of Peck Lane on the western side, 14:45].
Langar - 100+Fieldfare [near the Wildflower Farm].
Holme Pierrepont - Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 3 Yellow Wagtail [Blotts Pit].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Wheatear [field east of bridge over river Idle, Chainbridge Lane], Cuckoo
Langford Lowfields - Cuckoo [singing, Silt Lagoon 6, early afternoon].
Idle Washlands - LITTLE GULL [adult, Slaynes Lane this morning], 43 Teal, 2 Green Sandpiper, 16 Ruff, 2 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, 2 Swallow [Hagg Lane Flash], GARGANEY [drake, still Slaynes Lane from the viewpoint].
Thursday 10th April
Gotham - RING OUZEL [male in field near Cuckoo Bush Burial Grounds, this evening].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1w GREATER SCAUP [still Clifton Pit], 105 Tufted Duck, 6 LRP [this evening].
Hoveringham - 3 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Shelduck [Sailing Lake, late afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Cuckoo [heard Chainbridge area], Curlew [south towards the Sheep Fields], Swallow, Green Sandpiper, LRP, Wheatear.
Langford Lowfields - Grasshopper Warbler [this morning].
Thoresby Pit Top - Tree Pipit [this morning].
Wednesday 9th April
Idle Washlands - SPOTTED REDSHANK, 21 Ruff, 9 Redshank [Hagg Lane Flash], MEDITERRANEAN GULL [over], 1m Marsh Harrier, 50+ Swallow, 250+ Sand Martin, Sparrowhawk [Slaynes Lane].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - WHIMBREL, 2 LRP, 4 Redshank, 1 Snipe, 2 Willow Warbler, 11 Swallow, 60+ Sand Martin. Todays Doncaster Birding
Langford Lowfields - 2 Glossy Ibis [still this afternoon].
Hoveringham - Dunlin, 50+Swallow, 2 House Martin, 20 Sand Martin, 7 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Willow Warbler [Tipping Pond area, mid-morning], 60+Sand Martin [Ferry Farm Park], 2 Pink-footed Geese [between the Sailing Lake and Gibsmere].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Reed Warbler [Sailing Pit reed-bed], 2 Common Whitethroat [in scrub river path].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Willow Warbler [2 Chambers Meadow, 1 Cross Lane, 3 Chainbridge Lane], Yellow Wagtail, Goldeneye, Green Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], Bullfinch [pair Hawthorn Lane], Linnet [2 females carrying nesting material, Chambers Meadow], Multiple singing Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs across the area.
Carburton - Swallow.
King's Mill Reservoir - Swallow.
Sutton on Trent - Swallow.
Tuesday 8th April
Sutton in Ashfield - OSPREY [heading north-east 17:51].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Reed Warbler [Tiln Works Pit], 2 Goosander, Goldeneye, Willow Warbler [Bellmoor Lake], 2 LRP, Snipe, 2 Yellow Wagtail [Neatholme Fen], 3 Willow Warbler [Chainbridge], 20+Chiffchaff, 20+Blackcap [across the site].
Langford Lowfields - 6 Cattle Egret [Phase Three, late morning].
Besthorpe NR - 9 Pink-footed Geese [still Mons Pool].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1w GREATER SCAUP, Common Tern [Clifton Pit, 09:00], Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler [Sailing Pit], Common Whitethroat [river path, behind the new viewing scrren].
Barton in Fabis - 3 Swallow, Yellow Wagtail.
Monday 7th April
Langford Lowfields - LITTLE GULL [feeding over Phase Three, this evening], SHORT-EARED OWL [this morning].
Idle Washlands -GARGANEY, BLACK TERN, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine [Slaynes Lane]; 2 Pintail, 2 Ruff, 8 Redshank [Hagg Lane Flash].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 15 Shoveler, 6 Stock Dove, 2p Oystercatcher, c.30 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, Green Woodpecker, 1s Willow Warbler, 6 (5s) Chiffchaff. Todays Doncaster Birding
Bennerley Marsh - 11 LRP [16:00].
Netherfield Lagoons - Reed Warbler [Eco Park].
Netherfield - BITTERN [flying above the Rivendell estate off the Colwick Loop Road, 15:30].
Hoveringham - Yellow Wagtail, 5 Willow Warbler [Sailing Lake, late morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1w GREATER SCAUP, 4 LRP [Clifton Pit], Common Whitethroat [River path, this morning].
Sherwood Forest NNR - Marsh Tit.
Sunday 6th April
Holme Pierrepont - 2 LITTLE GULL [Blotts Pit, 08:53 - 15:00 at least]; also 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Yellow Wagtail.
Idle Washlands - 9 Redshank, 10 Lapwing, 4 Shelduck, 3 Pintail, 35 Teal, 43 Gadwall, Swallow [Hagg Lane Flash], 35 Whooper Swan [flew north, 09:58], GARGANEY, Dunlin, 2 Marsh Harrier, Peregrine [Slaynes Lane].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - GARGANEY, 8 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 LRP, Snipe [Neatholme Fen], Curlew [Bellmoor Lake].
Collingham - Yellow Wagtail [in paddocks south of Collingham station, late morning].
Clumber Park - Hawfinch [in Yews by toilets, 09:25].
Langford Lowfields - 2 Glossy Ibis [from the 360 viewing area, 08:26].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1w GREATER SCAUP, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, LRP, 1w Caspian Gull, Sedge Warbler [Clifton Pit, this morning], Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler [Sailing Pit], Curlew [flew down river].
Saturday 5th April
Bennerley Marsh - 12 LRP, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Swallow [18:00].
Kilvington Lakes - 22 Whooper Swan [East Lake, early afternoon], Shoveler, 2 Snipe, Oystercatcher [West Lake].
Thoresby -5 COMMON CRANE [over 12:05].
Common Crane - Thoresby © Matt Dineen.
Babworth - 9 COMMON CRANE [heading east towards Retford then turned south, 11:30].
Langford Lowfields - 3 LITTLE GULL [over north-east, late morning], 2 Glossy Ibis [again between Phase Two/Three].
Holme Pierrepont - 3 LITTLE GULL [adults feeding over Blotts Pit, 10:25 at least], 2 SMEW [drake and redhead, still A52 Pit].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Common Tern [Bellmoor Lake, this morning], Ringed Plover, Willow Warbler [Neatholme Fen], LRP [Chainbridge Pit].
Friday 4th April
Colwick CP - LITTLE GULL [14 through the Main Lake heading north-east, 17:47].
Collingham Pits - LITTLE GULL [9 Ferry Lane Lake, early afternoon]; also c.9 Common Tern.
Hoveringham - LITTLE GULL [single on Annexe Pit, 12:30; 17 Sailing Lake through east 14:50, single still Annexe Pit, 15:50].
Holme Pierrepont - LITTLE GULL [7 Blotts Pit this morning then flew east 12:35, single lingering A52 Pit; 13 high over Blotts Pit, 13:07; 3 feeding over Blotts Pit, 18:50; 12 Blotts Pit then flew north-east, 20:05]; also 2 SMEW [still A52 Pit].
Langford Lowfields - c.20 over Phase Two early afternoon]; also 3 Common Tern.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - LITTLE GULL [5 Clifton Pit, late morning; 7 Clifton Pit 14:30 then flew north 15:40; 5 Clifton Pit, 16:10]; also GREATER SCAUP, 1w Caspian Gull.
Little Gull - Attenborough Nature Reserve © Andy Hall.
Netherfield Lagoons - LITTLE GULL [6 through early morning; 2 north-east through Deep Pit 17:20; 14 through north-east, 17:50].
Thursday 3rd April
Collingham Pits - 9 Ruff [Wharf Pit, this evening].
Idle Washlands - 2 Pintail, LRP, 4 Redshank, SPOTTED REDSHANK, Blackcap [Hagg Lane] (Martin McCallum), dr'k GARGANEY, 2w Caspian Gull [Slaynes Lane].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] – 2 COMMON SCOTER [dr'k and female, presumed same as birds earlier in week on S. Yorks side]; 3 Oystercatcher, 2 LRP, c.10 Lapwing, 2 Redshank. Todays Doncaster Birding
Besthorpe NR - 8 Pink-footed Geese [feeding near Mons Pool, 11:25].
Langford Lowfields - 2 Oystercatcher, LRP, Dunlin [Phase Three].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREATER SCAUP [1st-winter drake], LITTLE GULL [adult], Swallow [Clifton Pit].
Wednesday 2nd April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREATER SCAUP [1st-winter drake], LRP, Redshank, White Wagtail [Clifton Pit, late afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 20+Redwing, 2 Blackcap, Treecreeper [Bellmoor Pits], 3+Sand Martin [Hallcroft Sewage Works], Red-crested Pochard [Bellmoor Lake].
Hoveringham - Barnacle Goose, Green Sandpiper [Sailing Lake], Egyptian Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, 2 Sand Martin [Ferry Farm Park].
Holme Pierrepont - Green Sandpiper [Blotts Pit, 11:30].
Carburton - Water Rail [heard by the River Poulter, 08:10].
Newstead Abbey - 3 Pochard, 6 Tufted Duck.
Idle Washlands - 16 Whooper Swan, GARGANEY [drake], 6 Cattle Egret [south at 07:55], Willow Warbler [Slaynes Lane].
Tuesday 1st April
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 1+ LITTLE GULL [heard flying over calling, 06:45]; also 3 Swallow.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 LITTLE GULL [briefly, midday], GREATER SCAUP [1st-winter drake, still Clifton Pit].
Hoveringham -Green Sandpiper [Sailing Lake], 2 Redshank [Tipping Pond], 40+Sand Martin, Ruddy Shelduck [Ferry Farm Park].
Retford - Swallow [on wires, Hyundai Garage, Retford Road this morning].
Meering Marsh - Great White Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, Willow Warbler, Blackcap [this morning].
Sutton on Trent - c.20 Whooper Swan [over north-west, 08:20].
Colwick CP - Yellow-legged Gull [adult], Willow Warbler [early morning].
Many thanks to:
Celia Abbott, Wendy Ambler, Andy Baker, Robin Brace, Peter Burrill, Paul Buxton, Andy Capstick, Robert Carr, Alan Clewes, Miles Cluff, Ian Cowgill, Nick Crouch, Stu Davenport, Mark Dawson, Rod Dean, Lance Degnan, Matt Dineen, Steve Dunn, Derrick Evans, Ade Fox, Pete Freeman, Ian Grindle, Andy Hall, Gary Hobson, Paul Hobson, Mel Hood, John Hopper, Pat Jennings, Roger Key, Mike Leatherland, Ian Livsey, Jonathan Lloyd, Andy Mart, Martin McCallum, Nick Pickard, Andrew Przeslak, Philip Rathbone, Dave Read, Simon Roberts, Chris Robinson, Karen Rowe, Simon Sharpe, Keith Smith, Edmund Staunton, David Tyldesley, Michael Walker, Jon White, Mike Wilkinson, Colin Woodruffe.
Notts Rare and Scarce Whatapp Group, Lound Whatapp Group, Idle Washlands Whatapp Group, @NottsBirders Twitter Feed, RSPB Langford Lowfields, Netherfield Wildlife Group, Doncaster Birding.
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