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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.

 

 

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Archived Sightings 2001 - 2023


Archived Sightings 2001 to 2023


Archived Sightings 2024


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.

Total of 215 Species recorded within the County in 2024.

Updated 31st December 2024.

Full List HERE

 

Friday 10th January

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Stonechat [Tiln North], 55 Pink-footed Geese [on the deck, Alans Meadow], c.20 Goldeneye [Neatholme Scrape], Great White Egret [4 Tiln North, 4 Clayworth Common, 3 roosted Chainbridge Wood], 8-10 Cattle Egret [Clayworth Common].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 6 Pintail [Clifton Pit, this evening], c.60 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-west 10:00].

Clumber Park - BITTERN [in reeds Harwick Ford, 14:00].

Idle Washlands - 5 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, Raven [Slaynes Lane South, late morning], Starling [large murmuration again over Slaynes this evening].

Clifton - c.300 Pink-footed Geese [heading west, late morning].

Colwick CP - 11 Whooper Swan [over west, 10:51].

Burton Joyce - 11 Whooper Swan [on river bank near Poplars Sports Ground then flew towards Netherfield, 10:45].

Thursday 9th January

Idle Washlands - 12 Cattle Egret [over between 16;00 and 16;30]; 2 Marsh Harrier, c.50,000 Starling [murmuration and roost]. Todays Doncaster Birding

Kilvington Lakes - Slavonian Grebe [West Lake, other lakes now frozen over].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 3 Cattle Egret [Conservation Lake], 5 Great White Egret, 7 Cattle Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, 3 Stonechat [Chainbridge Scrape East].

Worksop - Great White Egret, Mandarin [on the River Ryton in the Canch].

Gunthorpe - 13 Whooper Swan [on flooded field south-east of Bulcote Farm, just west of Gunthorpe GP's this afternoon].

Barton in Fabis/Thrumpton - 6 Pintail [on flooded fields towards Thrumpton, mid-morning], 3 Pink-footed Geese [with greylags [Thrumpton riverside fields].

Wollaton Park - Great White Egret [this morning].

Clumber Park - 3 Hawfinch [at least 3 still north-east of the chapel, 11:00].

Rufford CP - 9 Hawfinch [main car park, 08:40].

Wednesday 8th January

Kilvington Lakes - Slavonian Grebe [still present on North Lake].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Cattle Egret, BITTERN, Marsh Harrier, 2 Snipe, SHORT-EARED OWL, Chiffchaff, Stonechat.

Calverton - 400+Pink-footed Geese [flew north-west, 14:15].

Rufford CP - Caspian Gull [adult], Yellow-legged Gull [2nd-winter, rufford Lake this afternoon].

Clumber Park - 18+Hawfinch [north of the Chapel, early afternoon].

Idle Washlands - Caspian Gull, Grey Wagtail [Slaynes Lane], 70 Dunlin, 26 Snipe, 11 Redshank, 10 Ruff [Bawtry Floods].

Barton in Fabis - 6 Great White Egret, Little Egret, Merlin [female type], Peregrine, c.400 Lapwing, adult Caspian Gull [flooded fields off Manor Road, 10:30 - 15:00].

Colwick CP - 2 Great White Egret [flew out of roost, 07:45].

Tuesday 7th January

Barton in Fabis - Mediterranean Gull [adult, briefly on flooded fields off Manor Road 15:25 then flew west]; also 9 Pintail.

Idle Washlands - 2 Caspian Gull [1st-winter and near-adult], 11 Goldeneye, 4 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, 4 Raven, Stonechat, 2 Yellowhammer [Slaynes Lane], several Ruff and Redshank [Bawtry lay-by on Gainsborough road].

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - Great Crested Grebe, 3 Redshank, c.98r Curlew, c.20 GB-b Gull, Marsh Harrier, c.10 Fieldfare. Todays Doncaster Birding

Retford - Kingfisher [Chesterfield Canal, behind the Hospice, this afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - SMEW [redhead still Neatholme Fen, late morning].

Clumber Park - Great White Egret [Clumber Lake], 5 Goosander [subsidiary pond by causeway].

Welbeck - 2 Great White Egret [Upper Welbeck lake].

Rufford CP - 8 Hawfinch [by the car park, 08:30].

Monday 6th January

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - SMEW [redhead], 2 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier [female], Raven, 15+Redpoll [Neatholme].

Idle Washlands - 25 Redshank, 25 Dunlin, 5 Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit [Bawtry Floods, this morning]..

Clumber Park - Hawfinch [at least one still east of the Chapel].

Hoveringham - Ruddy Shelduck [drake on the Sailing Lake].

Sunday 5th January

Kilvington Lakes - Slavonian Grebe [still present on East Lake, midday], 2 Whooper Swan [East Lake midday, then relocated to West Lake this afternoon].

Collingham Pits - SMEW [redhead, still Wharf Pit].

Hoveringham - Great White Egret [Railway Pit].

Saturday 4th January

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - SMEW [redhead], Green Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier [Neatholme Fen, late afternoon], 2 Pintail, 2 Great White Egret [Neatholme Scrape], 3 Goosander [Chainbridge Scrape].

Gringley Carr - 20+CORN BUNTING, 4 Yellowhammer, 6 Reed Bunting, small numbers of Golden Plover, Grey Partridge.

Collingham Pits - SMEW [redhead, still Wharf Pit].

Girton Pits - 14 Whooper Swan [in sheep fields].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 5 Whooper Swan [Sailing Pit, mid-afternoon to dusk].

Kilvington Lakes - Slavonian Grebe [still present on East Lake, midday].

Holme Pierrepont - SMEW [redhead, still A52 Pit], Caspian Gull [1st-winter Blotts Pit].

Idle Washlands - 9 Goldeneye, Kingfisher [Slaynes Lane], 4 Pintail, 6 Redshank, 37 Dunlin, 7 Snipe, cc Marsh Harrier, 2 Stonechat [Bawtry Bridge].

Clumber Park - 9 Hawfinch [around the Chapel late morning; with seven still present 12:00].

Hawfinch - Clumber Park © Andy Hall.


Colwick CP - 2 Caspian Gull [both 1st-winter, Main Lake 10:48].

Langford Lowfields - Green-winged Teal [drake, still present on Phase Three, 08:57].

Skegby Bottoms - Little Egret [in tree along stream, 08:50].

South Muskham - Black-throated Diver [still on A1 Pits, 08:30].

West Bridgford - Blackcap [female, garden Compton Acres], 25 Redwing [on Hawthorn opposite Asda/Allotments entrance].

Friday 3rd January

Langford Lowfields - Green-winged Teal [drake, western corner Phase Three, viewed from the western public footpath; 10:30 - 14:08 at least].

Green-winged Teal - Langford Lowfields © James Wilkinson.


Holme Pierrepont - SMEW [redhead still at west end of A52 Pit, 15:39].

Kilvington Lakes - Slavonian Grebe [still on east lake].

Netherfield - 2 Caspian Gull [1st and 3rd-winter, Enva Recycling Centre].

Oxton - Red Kite [drifting south, mid-afternoon].

Collingham Pits - SMEW [redhead still Wharf Pit, early afternoon].

Clumber Park - Hawfinch [at least one still east of the Chapel, 12:42].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Firecrest [reported in churchyard], 3 Black-necked Grebe [reported Main Pond], Caspian Gull [adult, still Clifton Pit], Ring-necked Parakeet [Delta], Great White Egret [Church Pond], Otter [Main Pond].

South Muskham - Black-throated Diver [still on A1 Pit this morning, viewed from the A1 layby].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - SMEW [redhead], 2 Great White Egret, Kingfisher, Marsh Harrier, 225 Shoveler, 4 Pintail [Neatholme Fen], 7 Little Egret, Great White Egret, 2 Pintail [Linghurst Pool], 3 Great White Egret [Conservation Lake], Cattle Egret [4/5 Tiln North, 4 Conservation Lake, 3 Walters Farm], 2 Great White Egret, 2 Water Rail [Walters Farm].

Rufford CP - 5 Hawfinch [from the main car park, 08:30].

Thursday 2nd January

Kilvington Lakes - Slavonian Grebe [still on east lake, late morning].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Hawfinch [briefly, this morning].

Collingham Pits - SMEW [redhead, still Wharf Pit].

New Ollerton - 3 Brambling [in fields opposite the Pumping House, 09:46]; also Redpoll and Linnets.

Idle Washlands - 4 Great White Egret, Ruddy Shelduck, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher [Slaynes Lane].

Misson Springs - 750 Linnet. Todays Doncaster Birding

Clumber Park - 8 Hawfinch [in woodland east of the Chapel, this morning], adult Mediterranean Gull, 2 Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull [Clumber Lake, early afternoon].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 60 Pink-footed Geese [low east over Church Pond, 08:42], adult Caspian Gull, Great White Egret [Clifton Pit].

Rufford CP - 6 Hawfinch [main car park area, 08:20].

South Muskham - Black-throated Diver [still on southern pit south of Church Lane, 08:12 - 14:09 at least].

Black-throated Diver - South Muskham © Steve Robins.


Wednesday 1st January

Tricounty New Year's Day Bird Race

A total of 119 species were recorded in the county on todays Bird Race between Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

Final tally was Nott's 119, Leic's 114 and Derby's 113.

Bird Race species list for Nott's below.

Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Pink-footed Goose, Russian White-fronted Goose, Greylag, Canada Goose, Barnacle Goose, Egyptian Goose, Shelduck, Mandarin, Wigeon, Gadwall, Green-winged Teal, Teal, Mallard, Pintail, Shoveler, Red-crested Pochard, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Scaup, Goldeneye, Smew, Goosander, Red-legged Partridge, Grey Partridge, Pheasant, Black-throated Diver, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Cormorant, Bittern, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier, Goshawk, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, Peregrine, Water Rail, Moorhen, Coot, Golden Plover, Lapwing, Snipe, Woodcock, Curlew, Ruff, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull,Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, Collard Dove, Ring-necked Parakeet, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Stonechat, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Redwing, Mistle Thrush, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Gret Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Raven, Starling, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Brambling, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Siskin, Linnet, Lesser Redpoll, Bullfinch, Hawfinch, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting, Corn Bunting.

Holme Pierrepont - Green-winged Teal [drake, Blotts Pit, 10:55 - 15:54 at least], Great White Egret, Caspian Gull.

Green-winged Teal - Holme Pierrepont © Alan Clewes.


Kings Mill Reservoir - adult Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull [in the roost, this evening].

Kilvington Lakes - Slavonian Grebe [still on east lake, midday], 16 Siskin [in alders along bank at back of North lake]; also Red Kite, Green woodpecker, 80 Lapwing over, 5 Snipe, Grey Wagtail.

South Muskham - Black-throated Diver [still on the third pit south of Church Lane 13:25, viewed from the A1 lay-by]; also SMEW [redhead].

Collingham Pits - SMEW [redhead, still Wharf Pit].

Clumber Park - Yellow-legged Gull [Clumber Lake].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Cattle Egret, Great White Egret [Tiln North], Red crested Pochard [pair on Linghurst lake], imm Marsh Harrier, 2 Goosander [pair on Water ski pit].

Woodthorpe - 2 Blackcap [garden feeders].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREATER SCAUP [1st-winter drake, still Tween Pond, this morning], Caspian Gull [adult, still Clifton Pit].

Girton Pits - 5 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE , 2 Barnacle Geese, Pink-footed Goose [sheep fields, north of the Sailing Lake]; also 2 Whooper Swan, Woodcock.

Gringley Carr - CORN BUNTING.

Carburton - Raven, Goosander.

Skegby - 3 Little Egret [Buttery Lane].

Many thanks to:

Alison Baldwin, Mervyn Bartle, Nick Blinston, Michael Blount, Ruth Brown, Peter Burrill, Paul Buxton, Miles Cluff, Jim Collinson, Ian Cowgill, Nick Crouch, Mark Dawson, Lance Degnan, Heather Easton, John Ellis, David Farnsworth, Adrian Ford, Ade Fox, Pete Freeman, Vic Giles, Neal Glen, Fen Graham, Laura Green, Andy Hall, Tom Hibbert, Jonathan Lloyd, Martin McCallum, Ged Morley, Lesley Noar, Andrew Przeslak, Kenneth Roberts, Simon Roberts, Steve Robins, Chris Robinson, Alan Scrimshaw, Alfie Seastron, Tom Shields, Andy Shooter, Tim Smith, Mel Thorn, Geoff Tindsley, David Tyldesley, Mike Vickers, Dave Viles, John Williamson, James Wilkinson.



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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