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182 Species recorded so far in 2016. Full List Here

Saturday 30th April

Barton in Fabis - Short-eared Owl [still present over fields behind the Balancing Pond, this evening]. Also Red Kite [high over towards Gotham, 11:30], 2 Common Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover and 2 Corn Bunting. Please only view from the roadside verge, as we now have a number of ground nesting birds within the Balancing Pond fenced off area].

Kilvington Lakes - Greenshank and Dunlin [West Lake, this afternoon]. Also 3 Raven over, Lesser Whitethroat and good numbers of Yellow Wagtail.

Collingham Pits - 3 Common Sandpiper, 4 Northern Wheatear, 3 White Wagtail, Dunlin and Grasshopper Warbler [this afternoon].

Hoveringham - 2 Red-crested Pochard, Common Sandpiper and Garden Warbler [Railway Pit].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Whimbrel [Clifton Pit on stoney island, 09:59 then flew North].

Clifton Grove - 2 Raven [over Clifton Wood, 09:00] Also Yellow Wagtail [on rough ground beside the Tram park and Ride].

Clumber Park - 2 Ring Ouzel [male and female, still present in field south of Hardwick Ford, 08:00].

Friday 29th April

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Hobby [over Clifton Pit, 17:20], Common Redstart [female, in L Meadow, viewable from path alongside works pond, 11:45]. Also 4 Oystercatcher [ridge and furrow], 20 Swift, c1000 Sand Martin, c100 Swallow, c50 House Martin, Common Sandpiper and Little Ringed Plover.

Clifton Grove - 2 Raven [over Clifton Woods, 16:15].

Hoveringham - Osprey [through low South, following the Trent upstream, 13:00]. Also Hobby, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper.

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Common Goldeneye, 3 Dunlin, Greenshank and 2 White Wagtail [West Lake].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 3 Northern Wheatear and 10 Yellow Wagtail [Clayworth Common] and Common Sandpiper [Tiln North].

Newstead and Annesley CP - Ring Ouzel [North/West scrub area near the Bog Wetlands, 11:00].

Hucknall - Tree Sparrow [in private garden].

Netherfield Lagoons - Grasshopper Warbler [ reeling close to the railway bridge, this morning].

Barton in Fabis - Common Redshank and Little Ringed Plover [A453 Balancing Pond, 07:00 and Raven [over Branshill 09:30].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Osprey [through North, 07:00].

Thursday 28th April

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Arctic Tern [still present on Tween Pond, 16:00]. Also 2 Swift [over Coneries] and Garden Warbler.

Budby Common - 8 Common Crossbill [Budby south forest, on pines at Seymour Grove, this afternoon.

Bennerley Marsh - 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper and Little Egret.

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Grasshopper Warbler [reeling by eastern end of the boardwalk, this morning]. Also the first Reed Warblers in.

Netherfield Lagoons – Swift, Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Sand Martin, 2 Northern Wheatear [still on the ploughed field, this morning].

Wednesday 27th April

Barton in Fabis - Short-eared Owl [over fields towards Thrumpton, 19:00 - 20:00]. Also 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Redshank and 6+Yellow Wagtail [A453 Balancing Pond].

Collingham Pits - c40 Yellow Wagtail, 3 White Wagtail [on the south side of Ferry Lane Lake, and in the adjacent potato fields] also Hobby [through, this evening].

Besthorpe NWT - Common Sandpiper [Mons Pool, this evening].

Bestwood Country Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [male, 14:25].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Red Kite [flew slowly south over the site], Hobby over heading East] and Grasshopper Warbler [reeling from the east end of the boardwalk, this afternoon].

Netherfield Lagoons - Common Redstart [female, this afternoon], 3 Northern Wheatear [on the ploughed field beyond the Wader Scrape]. 42 Swallow [over the Large Gravel Pit] and Little Ringed Plover [on the riverside flood].

Hoveringham - Dark-bellied Brent Goose, Common Redstart [female], Hobby, 2 Northern Wheatear and Red-crested Pochard [Railway Pit]. Hobby and Green Sandpiper [Sailing Lake]. 3 Swift, 200+ Sand Martin, 20+ House Martin, 12 Sedge warbler, 2 Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap and Little Ringed Plover [Sailing Lake, Trentside Pit and Riverside].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Arctic Tern [Tween Pond, 12:00].

Holme Pierrepont - Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Redshank, 3 Little Ringed Plover and Lesser Whitethroat [Blotts pit, 11:00].

Clifton Grove - 2 Raven [over Clifton Wood, c10:30]. Also 2 Common Whitethroat [Beeston Weir].

Sherwood Forest NNR - 2 Common Redstart and Tree Pipit.

Budby Common - Cuckoo [calling intermittently from 08:30 to 11:45].

Newstead and Annesley CP - Ring Ouzel [still present this morning].

Skegby Trail - Grasshopper Warbler [reeling, 07:00 - 08:00] and 2 Lesser whitethroat.

Tuesday 26th April

Holme Pierrepont - Dunlin, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 4+Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Redshank and 2 Yellow Wagtail [Blotts Pit, late afternoon].

Bestwood Country Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [17:00].

RSPB Beckingham Marshes - Arctic Tern [through North, early afternoon].

Barton in Fabis - Whinchat [male, on fencing near Cottages flash this afternoon]. 6+Yellow Wagtail, 2 Corn Bunting and Common Redshank [A453 Balancing Pond. Can all visiting birders to this site please only view from the roadside verge, as we now have a number of ground nesting birds within the fenced off area].

Colwick Country Park - 70+Swift, 200+Sand Martin, 40+Swallow, 10 House Martin [feeding over the Trout Lake], 17 Common Tern [on the river boom] Also Oystercatcher and 2 Grey Wagtail

Newstead and Annesley CP - Ring Ouzel [along the main track between the Top and Middle Lagoon at North end, this morning].

Teversal - Ring Ouzel [male, still present in horse paddocks, West of Skegby trail c200 m from Newbound lane bridge, early morning at least].

Monday 25th April

Market Warsop - Marsh Harrier [cream crown, low East, over Warsop Sand Quarry this afternoon].

Budby Common - Whinchat [male, Budby South Forest 15:15].

Southwell - Hobby [over Southwell Racecourse 12.30].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Little Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, Grasshopper Warbler and Peregrine. Also 4 Raven [over Branshill Wood, Barton in Fabis, viewed from the reserve].

Kilvington Lakes - Greenshank, Dunlin and Common Sandpiper.

Hoveringham - 2 Red-crested Pochard [pair, on the Railway Pit].

Holme Pierrepont - Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Redshank, Sedge Warbler and Willow Warbler [Blotts Pit, 10:00 - 12:00].

Sunday 24th April

Barton in Fabis - Blue-headed Wagtail [Showed briefly bathing in the puddle on the waste-ground area of the Balancing Pond, 18:00]. Also 6+Yellow Wagtail. 2 Raven [over Branshill Wood, towards the village, 13:07], Common Sandpiper [Cottages Flash, 11:00] and Mandarin [drk, on the river below Cottages Flash].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Common Redstart [Chainbridge Lane this afternoon], Cuckoo [Linghurst wood] and Common Redstart [briefly in hedge along access road to RLC Bellmoor].

Papplewick - Northern Wheatear [on ploughed fields south of Forest Lane].

Idle Washlands - Grasshopper Warbler [reeling, Slaynes lane, this morning].

Clumber Park - 2 Ring Ouzel [present this morning].

Bennerley Marsh - 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lesser Whitethroat 2 Common Whitethroat and several commoner Wabler species now in. Also 2 Little Egret.

Hoveringham - 2 Swift [over Hoveringham Pastures]. Also 4 Sedge Warbler and Common Whitethroat.

Budby Common - Tree Pipit, Cuckoo, Whinchat and Lesser Redpoll.

Sherwood Forest NNR - 3 Common Redstart [all males].

Netherfield Lagoons - Grasshopper Warbler [reeling near the Willow Pond, this morning], Common Sandpiper [on the river] and Northern Wheatear [in the field beyond the Wader Scrape].

Teversal - Ring Ouzel [male, still present in horse paddocks, West of Skegby trail c200 m from Newbound lane bridge, 08:15].

Newstead and Annesley CP - Ring Ouzel [male, by the Middle Lagoon, 08:08]. Aso 3 Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin and Common Sandpiper [lower lagoon, 14.30].

Saturday 23rd April

Langold - Ring Ouzel [male, present on Langold Pit Tip].

Kilvington Lakes - 3 Greenshank and Dunlin [West Lake, this afternoon].

Collingham Pits - Grasshopper Warbler.

Kingsmill Reservoir - drk Mandarin Duck.

Barton in Fabis - Channel Wagtail [briefly on the wasteland area of the Balancing Pond, 09:00]. Also 6 Yellow Wagtail, Northern Wheatear, 2 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Corn Bunting with 3 present this evening. Also 2 Raven [over Branshill Wood, 09:40].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Curlew [through this morning] and Common Sandpiper [in front of the Sand Martin Hide].

Teversal - Ring ouzel [male, still present in horse paddocks, West of Skegby trail c200 m from Newbound lane bridge, 07:00 to 13:25 at least].

Friday 22nd April

Calverton - 2 Swift [over Springwater Water Treatment works, 18:30].

Kings Mill Reservoir - Hobby [18:30].

Teversal - Ring ouzel [male, still present in horse paddocks, West of Skegby trail c200 m from Newbound lane bridge, 07:00 to early evening at least].

Barton in Fabis - Blue-headed Wagtail [still present around the Balancing Pond/A453 flash, 17:30], 8 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Redshank and 2+Corn Bunting].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Swift [16:40]. Also Sedge Warbler, Cetti's Warbler and Common Whitethroat.

Mansfield Woodhouse - Red Kite [over, 15:30].

Hodsock - Hobby [Hodsock Flash].

Edwinstowe - Cuckoo.

Idle Washlands - Lesser Whitethroat [Hagg Lane Flash, this afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Cuckoo and Northern Wheatear and 2 Dunlin [Tiln North], Swift [over Neatholme Scrape] and Lesser Whitethroat [entrance to Chainbridge Scrape East, viewpoint].

Kilvington Lakes - Greenshank, 2 Dunlin and Common Sandpiper.

Holme Pierrepont - Common sandpiper, 2 Common Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover and Oystercatcher [Blotts Pit this morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Common Redstart [male, in field behind Kingfisher Hide, 10:40], 2 Swift [over Clifton Pit, 08:45] and Raven [over Coneries].

Thursday 21st April

Barton in Fabis - Blue-headed Wagtail [still present around the A453 Flash/Balancing Pond, 14:30 to 20:00 at least], Short-eared Owl [hunting distantly over the flood-bank before heading off towards Thrumpton, 20:15], 10+ Yellow Wagtail, Common Redshank, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper and 3 Corn Bunting.

Gotham/Radcliffe-on-Soar - Red Kite [flew over the Kegworth road 15:40, drifting slowly over towards the Radcliffe Power Station].

Netherfield Lagoons - Cuckoo [singing on site]. Also Common Sandpiper [feeding along the river].

Besthorpe NWT - Lesser Whitethroat [by car park at Mons Pool].

Kilvington Lakes - Whimbrel [West Lake, 10:30 to 16:40 at least], Greenshank, Common Redshank, 4 Oystercatcher, 4 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper and 2 Little Ringed Plover [All West Lake 10:30 - 11:30].

Newstead - Garden Warbler [Newstead Meadow, 10:30].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Greater Scaup [08:30 until 8:40, then flew off with a pair of Pochard] Also Grasshopper Warbler [reeling, from scrub by the eastern end of the boardwalk this morning].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Common Redstart [50m north of Cross Lane, in small hawthorns by river, 07:55].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greenshank [flew over Clifton Pit, 07:35].

Teversal - Ring ouzel [male 07:00, In horse paddocks adjacent to the trail, close to newboundmill lane 53.161200,-1.264806].

Wednesday 20th April

Scrooby - 3 Short-eared Owl [fields East of the railway this evening].

Barton in Fabis - Blue-headed Wagtail [present around the A453 Flash/Balancing Pond, 20:00 at least]. Also c25 Yellow Wagtail, c10 White Wagtail, Northern Wheatear, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Redshank, 4 Common Snipe and 2 Corn Bunting.

Kilvington Lakes - Whimbrel [west Lake, on island early evening]. Also White Wagtail [North Lake].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Common Redstart [male, viewed from public footpath on flood bank, feeding in scattered scrub this evening].

Budby Common - Cuckoo [singing, 18:00].

Hoveringham - Channel Wagtail [Sailing Lake] Also Swift, Common Sandpiper and Raven.

Eakring - Garganey [drake, Eakring Flash, 09:25]. Also Common Whitethroat. Lesser Whitethroat [Penny Pasture Common].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Cuckoo [singing from Cross Lane Area], 2 Yellow Wagtail and 2 White Wagtail [in ploughed field East of Neatholme scrape], Whooper Swan [still on Clayworth Common] and 2 Common Tern [on Neatholme Fen early morning].

Holme Pierrepont - Curlew, Oystercatcher, Goldeneye, Common Tern, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler and Common Redshank.

Skegby Trail - Lesser Whitethroat 07:30.

Tuesday 19th April

Barton in Fabis - c20 Yellow Wagtail, 10 White Wagtail, Northern Wheatear, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Redshank and 3 Corn Bunting [A453 Flash, 17:00 to 18:00].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Common Redstart [male, public footpath on west side of site, opposite Phase 1 and 2, this evening].

Collingham Pits - Whimbrel [this afternoon on Ferry Lane Lake].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Whimbrel [South end of Tiln N this afternoon]. Whooper Swan [still, Clayworth Common near Conservation Lake], Sedge Warbler [singing in big bramble over river from Conservation Lake] and 2 Yellow Wagtail [in ploughed field East of Neatholme Scrape].

Netherfield Lagoons - Common Redstart [male, in Causeway bushes but elusive], 2 Yellow Wagtail [in ploughed field], 9 Northern Wheatear - [at least in ploughed field], 2 Oystercatcher [on Wader Scrape] Grasshopper Warbler - [reeling but not seen] and 4 Common Tern.

Kilvington Lakes - Ring-necked Duck [drake, again on West Lake], 2 Dunlin and 4 Common Sandpiper.

Idle Washlands - 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Lesser Whitethroat [Hagg lane flash], > 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper and Curlew [Slaynes lane].

Budby Common - Cuckoo [heard, to the west], 2 large flocks of Lesser Redpoll [100+ birds altogether, flock in Triangle, and second in the South Forest].

Maun Valley Trail - Common whitethroat, Willow Warbler and Yellow Wagtail this morning.

Skegby Trail - Northern Wheatear [in horse paddocks adjacent to trail, 07:45].

Costock - Ring Ouzel [male, still present in private area with no public access, 07:30].

Monday 18th April

Calverton - Red Kite [bottom end of Calverton, drifting towards Woodborough this afternoon].

Clifton - Peregrine [low over clifton grove est, 13:10].

Budby Common - Ring Ouzel [male, Budby South Forest, midday].

Kilvington Lakes - 3 Dunlin and 3 White Wagtail [West Lake].

Barton in Fabis - Dunlin [Cottages Flash, 09:58]. Short-eared Owl [hunting over fields behind the A453 Flash, 19:20], 25+Yellow Wagtail, 4 White Wagtail, Northern Wheatear, 2 Little Ringed Plover and 2 Common Redshank [A453 Flash].

Hoveringham - Osprey [through North, 09:40], Dark-bellied Brent Goose [Railway Pit, near the pylon immediately North/East of the copse], Green Sandpiper [Railway Pit], Northern Wheatear, 12 Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Peregrine and Green Sandpiper [Sailing Lake].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Black-tailed Godwit [Ridge and Furrow, this morning] Also and 2 Dunlin, 2 Little Ringed Plover and 2 Brambling.

Sunday 17th April

Costock - Ring Ouzel and Common Redstart [both males, still present in private area with no public access, 16:00].

Colwick Country Park - 4 Common Tern [over the river this afternoon].

Cotham Flash - 2 Grey Partridge.

Collingham Pits - Grasshopper Warbler “reeling,” 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Green Sandpiper.

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Jack Snipe and 2 Grey Partridge.

Hoveringham - Sandwich Tern [flew North down river, 12:00], Dark-bellied Brent Goose [still near the eastern waterside pylon, on the Railway Pit] also 1 singing Lesser Whitethroat [in hedge beyond Sailing Lake].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Marsh Harrier [thru south, 10:00], Merlin [still on Hayton common this evening] and first Cuckoo.

Newstead and Annesley CP - 3 Little Ringed Plover and Nothern Wheatear.

Market Warsop - Cuckoo [singing at the disused sand quarry, 09.40 at least]. Also Common Whitethroat.

Barton in Fabis - Blue-headed Wagtail [on fencing by the A453 Flash 09:15, then flew high South/West]. Also 6+ White Wagtail, 15+ Yellow Wagtail [late afternoon], 3 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Redshank and Northern Wheatear]. Also Common Sandpiper [Cottages Flash, this morning].

Beeston - Common Tern [Beeston Lock, 08:00].

Netherfield Lagoons - Common Redstart [by the bench, before flying into the Deep Pit and foraged along the bank, this morning], Reed Warbler [singing in the reeds at the north-west end of the Deep Pit], Grasshopper Warbler [reeling near the north-west corner of the Large Gravel], 2+Northern Wheatear [on the field beyond the Wader Scrape] and Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroats and Sedge Warblers are in.

Holme Pierrepont - 2 Avocet [Blotts Pit, 07:15 to 13:30 at least]. Also drk Goldeneye, and several Little Ringed Plover.

Skegby Trail - 2 Lesser Whitethroat [singing, 07:15].

Saturday 16th April

Budby Common - 50+ Lesser Redpoll and c20 Common Crossbill [this afternoon].

Costock - Ring Ouzel and Common Redstart [both males, in private area with no public access early afternoon].

Kilvington Lakes - Short-eared Owl [North Lake, 11:00].

Hoveringham - 500+ Sand Martin with small number of Swallow and House Martin [over the Sailing Lake , 11:00]. Also Green and Common Sandpiper.

Mansfield Woodhouse - Harrier sp [Ringtail, thru North, 10:00].

Market Warsop - Grasshopper Warbler and Common Whitethroat [Warsop Sand Quarry this morning].

Holme Pierrepont - Marsh Harrier [male thru North, 08:28] and Common Redstart [male, 09:30].

Barton in Fabis - 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Redshank, 2 Northern Wheatear, 3 White Wagtail and 8+Yellow Wagtail [A453 Flash/Balancing Pond area, early morning].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Whimbrel [flew North from Tiln North, 08:25].

Friday 15th April

Netherfield Lagoons - Grasshopper Warbler [reeling by Willow Pond, this evening]. Also 11 Northern Wheatear [on the ploughed field beyond the Wader Scrape], 1 Yellow Wagtail, 9 Swallow, Common Tern and 2 Little Ringed Plover [on the riverside flood].

Costock - Common Redstart [male, in private area for third consecutive day].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Arctic Tern [Main Pond, 14:50], 8 Brambling [The Bund, 16:11] and Whimbrel [thru Tween, late afternoon].

Holme Pierrepont - 4+Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail and 2 Common Tern [Blotts Pit, this afternoon]. Also 2 Curlew [in field adjacent to concrete track/A52 pit].

Clipstone Forest - 4 Tree Pipit, 2 Siskin, 8 Lesser Redpoll and large arrival of Willow Warbler [Watch Hill Heath].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - 2 Curlew, Ringed Plover and several Sedge warbler [Phase 1].

Kirkby in Ashfield - Marsh Harrier [East over Astra Carpets, late morning].

Kilvington Lakes - Ring-necked Duck [drk back on West Lake, 09:10 to early evening at least].

Barton in Fabis - Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 6 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Redshank, 3 Northern Wheatear, 10 Yellow Wagtail, 5+White Wagtail and 3+Corn Bunting [A453 Flash/Balancing Pond area].

Thursday 14th April

Barnby in the Willows - Common Crane [thru North/West, 16:55].

Holme Pierrepont - 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Redshank and Common Tern [Blott's Pit 16:00 - 16:45]. Also Common Whitethroat, 2 Common Tern, 4 Little Ringed Plover and 2 White Wagtail [A52 Pit this afternoon].

Netherfield Lagoons - 2 Common Tern [on the tern platform in the Deep Pit, this afternoon].

Barton in Fabis - 3 Corn Bunting [feeding on roadside verge, old A453], 2 Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Dunlin and 2 White Wagtail [A453 Flash, this afternoon].

RSPB Beckingham Marshes - 4 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Redshank, Oystercatcher and Curlew.

Clifton Grove - Curlew [thru North/East, 13:00].

Lenton - Brent Goose [thru South/West 12:00 noon].

Hoveringham - Common Crane [over, heard only, 11:10] Also Greenshank and 5 Dunlin. 8+ Yellow Wagtail, 2 Common Sandpiper and 2 Nothern Wheatear [Sailing Lake, 18:30 - 19:30].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Brambling [on the Bund and Wet Marsh, this morning].

Wednesday 13th April

Netherfield Lagoons - Grasshopper Warbler [reeling beside the Small Gravel pit, late afternoon], 2 Little Ringed Plover and 2 Dunlin [on the flooded field across the river]. Also 2 Lesser Whitethroat heard.

Holme Pierrepont - Grasshopper Warbler and Sedge Warbler [between the A52 Pit and Grange pit, this morning], 2 Curlew [Blotts Pit]. Also Common Sandpiper, 3+ Little Ringed Plover, 5 Oystercatcher, 2 White Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Northern Wheatear, and 2 Common Sandpiper.

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Whooper Swan, Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, 2 singing Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler and 2 Greater Scaup.

Normanton on the Wolds - Garden Wabler and Brambling 14:00.

Bilborough - Osprey [heading North, 12:40].

Hoveringham - 2 Greenshank [Sailing Lake, this morning], 3 Northern Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail and Little Ringed Plover, Common Tern. Also Little Owl [in the village].

Barton in Fabis - Common Sandpiper [Cottages Flash, this morning].

Scrooby - Short-eared Owl [hunting over marshy fields east of the railway, this morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Little Gull [Tween this morning].

Tuesday 12th April

Holme Pierrepont - 7 Common Scoter [on the A52 Pit, this afternoon].

Retford - Hobby [East over, 16:50].

Netherfield Lagoons - Ring Ouzel [male, on the Wader Scrape early evening], 9 Northern Wheatear [in ploughed field behind the Scrape], Arctic Tern [ briefly, feeding over the Large Gravel Pit], Dunlin and 2 Little Ringed Plover [on the flooded field across the river].

Hoveringham - 3 Avocet [on the Railway Pit, 14:55 at least], Dark-bellied Brent Goose 5 Arctic Tern 13:45, and Lesser whitethroat [all the Railway Pit]. Osprey [through east then returned down the west side of the Sailing Lake and flew towards the Railway Pit with a fish], 3 Arctic tern, 20 Little Gull, 2 Ruff, 9 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, Cettis warbler [first site record], 16 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Northern Wheatear and Red kite [all the Sailing Lake].

Bestwood Pit Top - Raven [over, 15:20].

Besthorpe NWT - Little Gull [2nd sum, Mons Pool].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve -2 Sandwich Tern [thru Bellmoor Lake, 13:15] Also 2 Arctic Tern.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Spoonbill [thru North/West over Clifton Pit, 11:45]. Also 2 Sandwich Tern and Little Gull [thru, towards Coneries].

Newstead and Annesley CP - 3 White Wagtail 11:00.

Girton Pits - 2 Little Gull [this morning].

Monday 11th April

Hoveringham - 22 Little Gull [10 adults, 3 x 1 summer and 3 x 2nd summer 10:30, 2 adults still present pm, sub-adult 18:00 and 5 adults through to East at 18:30] Also Ruff and 2 Dunlin.

Collingham Pits - 2 Little Gull [this afternoon].

Kilvington Lakes - 1 Little Gull [2nd summer, West Lake], and White Wagtail.

Clifton Grove - Ring Ouzel [male, still present around the clump of brambles but elusive].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 8 Little Gull [7 Main Pond and 1 on the Sailing Pit, this afternoon], Raven [flew over Tower Hide, towards the Power Station], 3 Common Tern [Clifton Pit], 3 Barnacle Geese and drake Mandarin Duck [over the river on cottages flash].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - 3 Black-tailed Godwit [overhead this morning].

Sunday 10th April

Netherfield Lagoons - Red Kite [over this afternoon], 2 Northern Wheatear [still on the field beyond the Wader Scrape] Also singing Blackcaps, Willow Warblers, Sedge Warblers and at least one Common Whitethroat.

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Common Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover, White Wagtail and Yellow Wagtail.

Beeston - 2 Red kite [circling over highfields park, university, 11:15].

Saturday 9th April

Wilford - 2 Common Crane [over Ironmongers Pond, 18.44].

Idle Washlands - Hen Harrier [Ringtail, Newington Flash, then along Slaynes lane late afternoon] Also Short-eared Owl

Kilvington Lakes - Little Ringed Plover [1 on spit] and 10 Yellow Wagtail.

Hoveringham - Dark-bellied Brent Goose [on the Railway Lake]. Also Pink-footed Goose and 2 Little Ringed Plover. Northern Wheatear [off the Sailing Lake access road and 2 Green Sandpiper.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Common Tern and Yellow Wagtail [this afternoon].

Gotham - 50 Brambling [still on Cottages Hill, in with mixed fich flockof mainly Chaffinch].

Lady Bay - 2 Marsh Harrier [male and female, over Holme Road opposite the hook park/flood plains, this morning].

Warsop Hills and Holes - Blackcap ,4 Willow Warbler ,17 Chiffchaff and 3 Grey Wagtail.

Beeston Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap, 2 Swallow and 2 Sand Martin [Beeston Marina], Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 3 Cettis Warbler and 6 Swallow [Beeston Trent Lock].

Netherfield Lagoons - Common Redstart [male, seen in the Plantation, near the Causeway end]. Also 2 Northern Wheatear [on the ploughed field beyond the Wader Scrape].

Friday 8th April

Hoveringham - Dark-bellied Brent Goose [still on the Railway Pit, by the 'eastern' pylon]. Also 22 Whooper Swan [flew over the Sailing Lake, 09:50, and relocated on the Railway Pit], 3 Raven [one over the Sailing Lake and 2 over th Railawy Pit] Also 4 Yellow Wagtail [Sailing Lake].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Common Sandpiper [over Visitor centre, 12:15].

Toton park and ride - Red Kite [over 12:35, low towards Chilwell/Beeston].

Bentinck Pit Tip - Northern Wheatear.

Clifton Grove - Ring Ouzel [still present on Branshill this morning] Also Northern Wheatear.

Holme Pierrepont - Avocet [on Blotts Pit, this morning].

Thursday 7th April

Hoveringham - Dark-bellied Brent Goose [still present on the Railway Lake, 15:00 feeding under the pylon]. Also Yellow Wagtail.

Skegby - 12 Golden Plover [over North, this afternoon].

Bunny - Red Kite [over towards Gotham, 14:20].

Killvington Lakes - Ring-necked Duck [drk, still present on West Lake, 14:00 at least]. Also 2 Yellow Wagtail and 2 Little Ringed Plover.

Clifton Grove - Ring Ouzel [male, still present on Branshill, 07:30 - 15:30 at least]. Also Northern Wheatear.

Wednesday 6th April

Kilvington Lakes - Ring-necked Duck [Drk, on West Lake, 09:50 - 18:30 at least]. Also Yellow Wagtail.

Girton Pits - Great Northern Diver [Juv, still on the Sailing Pit this afternoon].

Collingham - Red Kite [drifted North over mobbed by a crow, 13:30].

Kirkby-in Ashfield - Raven [moving slowly northwest over Portland Park, 12:25].

Calverton - Red Kite [Calverton pit top, this morning].

Clifton Grove - 2 Ring Ouzel [males, still present on Branshill, 11:00].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Common Tern [through this morning].

Newstead and Annesley CP - Red Kite [through N/W, 10:35] Also Northern Wheatear.

Skegby Trail - Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff [singing, 07:30].

Tuesday 5th April

Idle Washlands - Glossy Ibis [on flood south of Slaynes Lane, 19:30], Hen Harrier [Misson, hunting at back of new quarry workings North of Slaynes Lane, 10:05] Also Merlin [over Hagg Lane flash, 9:45].

Hoveringham - Dark-bellied Brent Goose [still present on the Railway Lake, 19:00], Willow Warbler [Railway Lake] and 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Shelduck [on the Sailing Lake this afternoon].

South Muskham - Northern Wheatear [in sheep field next to the bridge, this afternoon].

Skegby Trail - Chiffchaff and Blackcap [singing briefly, 16:00].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Red Kite and 20 Common Buzzard [this afternoon].

Stoke Lock - Red Kite [over wood opposite lock, 12:00].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Sedge Warbler [Wheatear field] and Common Tern [through, 10:40].

Clifton Grove - Ring Ouzel [male, still present on Branshill, 15:00 at least] Also Tree Pipit [through, this morning] and 2 Northern Wheatear.

Fiskerton - Short-eared Owl [quartering field near Fiskerton Station, 08:20].

Newstead and Annesley CP - Tree Pipit [through, early morning].

Monday 4th April

Netherfield Lagoons - 3 Little Gull [flew through, late afternoon], 2 Raven this morning] and c300 Sand Martin [came in to roost in the reed bed].

Woodborough - Northern Wheatear [in third ploughed field, from the Epperstone bypass end of Shelt Hill, 16:30].

Idle Washlands - Glossy Ibis [still on flood south of Slaynes Lane], 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Northern Wheatear and 1 Willow Warbler [all Slaynes Lane].

Rufford CP - Swallow and 2 Goosander.

Holme Pierrepont - 3 Northern Wheatear [2 males, adjacent to A52 pit], 3 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Willow Warbler, Blotts 5+ Chiffchaff, c.20 Sand Martin, Common Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher and 2 Shelduck [all Blotts Pit].

Hoveringham - Dark-bellied Brent Goose [near the pylon on the West side of the Railway Lake, 12:25 to 18:15 at least], Little Gull [adult, on the Sailing Lake, 10:20]. Also Northern Wheatear [early morning on grassy area near the Sailing Lake club house].

Clifton Grove - 2 Ring Ouzel [males, still present on Branshill, 10:00. with at least one male still present 16:30]. Also Northern Wheatear, Common Whitethroat "heard" and small numbers of Redwing and Fieldfare.

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Little Gull [through Bellmoor Lake, 08:30].

Market Warsop - Willow Warbler [singing, 07:16].

Newstead and Annesley CP - 2 Little Gull [adults,on the Middle Lagoon, 06:56].

Sunday 3rd April

Idle Washlands - Glossy Ibis [South/West of Misson on flood south of Slaynes Lane, 16:00]. Also Short-eared Owl.

Collingham Pits - 2 Raven [over 15:00]. Also 2 Curlew, 5 Sand Martin and 2 Oystercatcher.

Besthorpe NWT - Common Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher and 2 Blackcap.

Papplewick - Yellow Wagtail [in paddocks, South of Forest Lane 14:30].

Compton Acres - Red Kite [drifted over to the NW, 14:00].

Willoughby in the Wolds - Red Kite [on the county boundary, this afternoon].

Cotham - 2 Northern Wheatear [Cotham horse paddocks early afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Green Sandpiper and 2 Common Redshank [Neatholme Scrape], 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew [Tiln], 4 Sand Martin [Chainbridge Scrape], 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Grey Wagtails and 2 Kingfishers [River Idle], 115 Mute Swans and female Northern Wheatear [Clayworth Common], Yellow Wagtail [fly over, Lound].

Warsop Hills and Holes - 15 chiffchaff and 20 siskin.

Kings Mill Reservoir - Little Ringed Plover.

Hucknall - 3 Red Kite [all circling over together, 12:00].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - 2 Sandwich Tern [flew over North, 11:10].

Clifton Grove - 2 Ring Ouzel [male, favoring the top right corner of Branshill, 09:55. Two males together just above the wooden paddock, 11:30. Both birds still present 14:00 at least. Also 2 Northen Wheatear, Raven, and 10 Fieldfare [all Branshill].

Barton in Fabis - Northern Wheatear [female, Cottages Flash, 09:25].

Sutton Bonington - Red kite [over farmland East of Sutton Bonington this morning].

West Bridgford - Red Kite [soaring low over the north end of West Bridgford Green Line, 08.55].

Skegby - 6 Chiffchaff, Willow Tit, 25 Fieldfare/redwing,Raven and 2 Red-legged Partridge [along the Skegby Trail, 07:30].

Saturday 2nd April

Idle Washlands - Glossy Ibis [South/West of Misson on flood south of Slaynes Lane, 09:40 to 15:45 then then flushed and flew to old quarry adjacent to Slaynes Lane]. Also Short-eared Owl, Raven, 3 Common Redshank and 2 Oystercatcher.

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Red Kite [low over, and landed in a large tree in the woods by the car park, this morning]. Also Northern Wheatear [male, on fence post by the Phase 2 viewing screen], c40 Sand Martin, Swallow, Cetti's Warbler and 4 Chiffchaff.

Collingham Pits - 5 Curlew and Green Sandpiper.

Hoveringham Sailing Lake - Northern Wheatear [male, in field off the access road], 1 Little Ringed Plover, 3 White Wagtail, Green Sandpiper and 9 Golden Plover [over towards Kneeton].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Scaup [female on Bellmore Lake, 10:25].

Kings Mill Reservoir - Raven (herd only) Oystercatcher, 2 Northern Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover, 5 Chiffchaff, 20 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow and 2 Willow Tit.

Mapperley - Northern Wheatear [Duncan Macmillan House, 09:00].

Barton in Fabis - Sandwich Tern [one heard, over village 08:15, Seven on the deck Cottages Flash, 08:39 then flew up the river and high S/W, Nineteen S/W through Cottages Flash, 09:54]. Also 2 Corn Bunting [singing along Barton Lane, late morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Sandwich Tern [One over Clifton Pit, 08:00, Seven flew onto the reserve from Cottages Flash then flew high S/W, 08:41, Seventeen S/W through Coneries, 09:20, Twelve S/W through Clifton Pit, 09:30, Nine on the deck, Clifton Pit 09:45 then flew S/W]. Also Willow Warbler [singing for several minutes along Clifton Pond riverside path], Shoveler [total 20. with 8 on ridge and furrow and 12 on Clifton Pond], Goldeneye [still about 20 on Clifton Pond] and 80 Sand Martin [Clifton Pond].

Friday 1st April

Norwell - 46 Whooper Swan [over North, 19:15].

Hoveringham - 2 Yellow Wagtail, 1 White Wagtail + c40 Pied Wagtails [the Sailing Lake, 18:00], 3 Red Kite [seperate birds over the Sailing Lake in a 10 minute period, 12:00]. Also Dunlin, Curlew, Green Sandpiper and 3+ Sand Martin.

Holme Pierrepont - 2 House Martin and 3 Little Ringed Plover this evening.

Ravenshead - Red Kite [over ponds, off Rigg Lane, opposite Papplewick Pumping Station, 17:38].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Northern Wheater [in the Horse paddock adjacent to level crossing, Barton Lane]. Marsh Tit and Blackcap [the Delta Gate], Little Ringed Plover [Works Beach Marsh]. Also 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Shelduck and 2 Barnacle Geese [over the river on Cottages Flash].

Bennerley Marsh - 2 Little Ringed Plover.

Clumber Park - Bittern [flew East over the lake, 11:00].

Gamston - 2 Raven [over, 10:16].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Red Kite [flew South East across the site, 08:50].

Newstead and Annesley CP -2 Pintail [on middle lagoon, this morning].

Many thanks to:

Alexander Aitken, Oli Beacock, Bob Beck, Nick Blinston, Michael Blount, Ian Bollen, Dave Bonser, Nigel Bosworth, Robin Brace, David Brydon, Phil Burnham, Sean Browne, Paul Buxton, Paul Charlesworth, Steven Chick, James Christmas, Alan Clewes, Miles, Cluff, Barry Cooper, Carl Cornish, Tony Critchley, Rod Dean, Jacqueline Dennison, Steve Dunn, Jamie Dunning, Gaynor Ford, Steve Furber, John Gallagher, Peter George, Russ Gimson, Steve Goddard, Andy Hall, Matthew Heaver, Paul Hobson, John Hopper, Ian Hughes, Mary Julian, Spencer Lawrence, Michael Leatherland, Kenneth Lee, Kerri Lindley, David Lumb, Andrew Matthews, Darren Matthews, josse mcmahon, Paul Naylor, James Owen, Martyn Perkins, John Pressley, Andrew Przeslak, Ralph Radford, David Read, Chris Robson, Hayley Sears, Alan Scrimshaw, Jason Reece, Simon Roberts, Pete Saunders, Alan Scrimshaw, Tom Shields, Peter Smith, Simon Smith, Jenny Swindells, John Szczur, David Tyldesley, Tony Watts, Andrew Whawell, Abbey Wicks, Paul Wilcox, Rob Woodward.

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