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 Andy Hall. 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, Garganey. 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 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 Andy Hall each month, using the Excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded from the Recording page.
Archived Sightings 2001 - 2018
Archived Sightings 2001 to 2018
Archived Sightings 2019
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.
Records from 2018 that require a description/supporting details
Cattle Egret - Cotham, 20/01/2018.
American Wigeon - Lound, 23/01/2018.
Common Crane - Carburton, 01/04/2018.
Common Crane - Langford, 23/04/2018.
Common Crane (2) - Elkesley, 24/04/2018
Arctic Skua - Langford, 25/05/2018.
Gannet - Long Eaton/Notts border, Stapleford, 24/09/2018.
American Wigeon - Cottam, 04/11/2018.
White-winged Black Tern - Lound, 17/11/2018.
Can the observers please send the required details to the county recorder Andy Hall
Have you seen any Lesser-spotted Woodpeckers at Sherwood Forest this year?
The RSPB are trying to map their territories to understand population size and protect them during the breeding season.
Please email any information on sightings to - sherwoodforest@rspb.org.uk.
Savi's Warbler - Attenborough Nature Reserve (Please abide by the site rules).
If you are coming to see the Savi's Warbler, please be aware that the Nott's Wildlife Trust do not allow the use of tape lures (mobile phone played or otherwise) at Attenborough Nature Reserve without the prior consent of Natural England. Also, for the benefit of resident breeding birds, we kindly ask people to stick to the footpath (do not push through the hedge) and do not linger on the steps or 'landing' of the Tower Hide.
Tuesday 30th April
Kirkby in Ashfield - Hoopoe [Near Lowmoor Road industrial estate, in fields that run between Coxmoor Golf Course and the Sutton Junction housing estate, favoring the edge of rape seed field at the rear of the housing estate, 12:00 - 14:00 at least].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Savi's Warbler [reeling from the Clifton Pit reed-bed until 08:30 at least, and seen briefly on several occasions once the mist had lifted, reeling again briefly, 13:44], 2 WHIMBREL [landed briefly on gull island for a few minutes before flying off north-east, at around 20:15], Hobby [flying around the Clifton Pit reed-bed area, catching and consuming insects on the wing, 20:15], Marsh Harrier [female cream-crown beating up and down the reedbeds for a few minutes, 20:00], BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Clifton Pit on gull island, 17:09], Hobby [over the river towards Thrumpton, 14:10], Cuckoo [from Kingfisher Hide, 09:11].
Netherfield - 2 WOOD SANDPIPER [two reported on new workings to the east of the Ouse Dyke path, this evening, single present, 12:27].
Holme Pierrepont - Marsh Harrier [flew north over the A52 Pit, 18:22].
Burton Joyce - 2 Hobby [high above the village, 18:00].
Ratcliffe on Soar - OSPREY [flew over the Power Station and over LEGP's, 17:32].
Hoveringham - 2 ARCTIC TERN [through Railway Pit, late afternoon] 2 Red-crested Pochard [drakes Railway Pit], 4 Lesser Whitethroat [Gonalston Lane].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - GARGANEY [Neatholme Scrape, this afternoon], WOOD SANDPIPER, 2 Ruff, Ringed Plover, 4 Yellow Wagtail [Tiln North], Grasshopper Warbler, Cuckoo [singing Chainbridge Pit].
Monday 29th April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Savi's Warbler [reeling from the Clifton Pit reed-bed 05:59 and seen briefly, 06:45 and again this evening], BAR-TAILED GODWIT [roosted on Ridge and Furrow, then flew over the river], Pink-footed Goose [Ridge and Furrow, early morning], 3 Goosander [Clifton Pit, 08:30, Hobby [over midday], OSPREY [over Clifton Pit, heading east, 17:06], GREATER SCAUP [drake, Church Pond, late afternoon], Common Swift [over near the cricket field].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Ruff, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Wheatear [Tiln North, 18:59].
Netherfield Lagoons - OSPREY [over north-east, 17:35], WOOD SANDPIPER [still present on the new workings off the Ouse Dyke path, this morning], 2+Little Ringed Plover, Grasshopper Warbler.
Barton in Fabis - BAR-TAILED GODWIT, Ringed Plover [Tundrae], Little Ringed Plover [Cottages Flash, 16:00].
Thoresby Park - WHIMBREL [Perlethorpe Flood, flew in from the east, 13:03 and still present 19:27 at least], Brambling [briefly in South Grove, then flew north], Garden Warbler [by the lake], 12 Yellow Wagtail.
Hoveringham - Curlew, Common Swift [Sailing Pit].
Sunday 28th April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Savi's Warbler [reeling and showed well from the Clifton Pit reed-bed, 06:23, showed again briefly this evening reeling in willow at the far edge of the reed-bed], Common Swift [over Clifton Pit, 08:40], KITTIWAKE [adult, Clifton Pit, 09:06], GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew over Clifton Pit, towards Long Eaton, 12:12].
Netherfield Lagoons - LITTLE GULL [adult, dropped into the Deep Pit, this evening], WOOD SANDPIPER [still present on the new workings off the Ouse Dyke path, this evening], WHIMBREL [briefly on the new workings off the Ouse Dyke path, this morning]. Also 3 Little Ringed Plover, reeling Grasshopper Warbler, Cuckoo, Common Swift, 2 Yellow Wagtail.
Thoresby Park - 5 Yellow Wagtail, Little Ringed Plover, Common Snipe [Perlethorpe Flood, this evening].
West Leake - RING OUZEL [female, still on the West Leake Hills this afternoon, but elusive].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 ARCTIC TERN [Bittern Pools], 3 GREAT WHITE EGRET [one Neatholme Fen, 2 on Neatholme Pit], 2 Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Tern, 4 Little Egret [Neatholme Fen], 2 Common Sandpiper [Chainbridge Pit], Cuckoo [heard from Hawthorn Lane].
Kilvington Lakes - 2 Hobbies [West Lake, 09:21], 3 Dunlin, Red Crested Pochard [West Lake, 12:05].
Barton in Fabis - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [still present on the riverside field, behind Cottages Flash, 08:00 - 15:40 at least]. Also Wheatear.
Sherwood Forest NNR - 6 Common Redstart [4 males, Birklands].
Markham Moor - Hobby [over towards Retford, 07:35].
Saturday 27th April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Savi's Warbler [reeling, from the Clifton Pit reed-bed, 06:32], BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Clifton Pit, Gull Island, 06:54], GREATER SCAUP [drake, Church Pond, 07:19], 7+ ARCTIC TERN [2 Clifton Pit, 07:32, 5 briefly Tween Pond, 07:37, 2 Sailing Pit, 12:58 - 14:10, single still Clifton Pit, 16:14], KITTIWAKE [adult, Tween Pond, 08:42].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 ARCTIC TERN [ flew through Chainbridge, Scrape West, early afternoon]. Also GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Goldeneye.
Barton in Fabis - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [single on the riverside field, behind Cottages Flash, 09:46 - 13:56 at least]. Also Wheatear.
Sherwood Forest NNR - Cuckoo [Birklands, 09:00], 6+Common Redstart [north-west of the Major Oak], 6 Tree Pipit [2 north-east corner, 4 Budby South Forest], 2 Common Crossbill [Seymore Grove], 2 Marsh Tit, 18 Willow Warbler, 45 Linnet.
King's Mill Reservoir - c.250 Sand Martin , 4 Common Snipe.
Harworth Pit Tip - RING OUZEL [male, still on the pit top behind Aldi, 08:39].
Friday 26th April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Savi's Warbler [reeling, early morning and seen fly between the reed-beds, reeling occasionally early evening, 18:00 at least], GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew east over Tween Pond, 10:20], OSPREY [high over Coneries, 11:30], Little Ringed Plover [Ridge and Furrow, 11:30], GREATER SCAUP [drake, Coneries, 15:00].
Besthorpe NR - Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Wheatear [Mons Pool, this evening].
Netherfield Lagoons - WOOD SANDPIPER [still on the new workings off the Ouse Dyke path, 14:50].
Holme Pierrepont - Greenshank, Pink-footed Goose [Blotts Pit, 13:00].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Commn Swift [over the north end of Bellmore Lake, 12:57], Whinchat [Tiln North, in the south-east corner, 18:33], Cuckoo, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Ruff [Tiln North, this evening], Cuckoo [calling from field behind, Chainbridge Pit].
Langford Lowfields - BAR-TAILED GODWIT, 3 WHIMBREL, 6 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Greenshank [all Phase Three, late morning], GARGANEY [drake, from the viewing mound], CASPIAN GULL [first-winter, German ringed, Phase Three].
Budby Pumping Station - 2 Hobby [11:00].
Kilvington Lakes - 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Red-crested Pochard [West Lake].
Sherwood Forest NNR - Cuckoo [Budby South Forest/Seymore Grove, 08:00 - 08:53].
Hoveringham - WHIMBREL [Sailing Lake, flew south-east, 08:20].
Barton in Fabis - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [single on the riverside field, behind Cottages Flash, 07:11 - early evening at least], Little Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail [Cottages Flash].
Thursday 25th April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Savi's Warbler [reeling, from the Clifton Pit reed-bed, 05:00 - 06:00 morning and again from 18:44 this evening], WHIMBREL [Clifton Pit, Gull Island, 06:35], BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Clifton Pit, then flew north-east], Cuckoo [Wet Marsh, 07:08], Dunlin [Clifton Pit, 08:22], 2 LITTLE GULL [first-winter, Sailing Pit, 12:45, adult, Sailing Pit/Clifton Pit, 11:56 - 15:49], Common Swift [over Clifton Pit, 14:08].
Netherfield Lagoons - WOOD SANDPIPER [still on the new workings off the Ouse Dyke path, this evening]. Also Ringed Plover, LRP, 4 Common Tern, Grasshopper Warbler reeling.
West Leake - RING OUZEL [female, still present West Leake Hills, late evening].
Burton Joyce - Hobby [heading steadily North, 13:00].
Thoresby Park - Tree Pipit [midday], 2 Common Crossbill [over east, 10:34].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - WHIMBREL [Neatholme Fen, 10:30, then flew south], 2 BLACK TERN [Neatholme Fen/Neatholme Scrape, 11:52 - 14:47], WOOD SANDPIPER [Tiln North, 15:33 - 18:39], Short-eared Owl [Tiln North/Chainbridge Scrape, this evening]. Also Common Sandpiper, 13 Common Tern [Neatholme Fen].
Harworth Pit Tip - RING OUZEL [male, still on the pit top behind Aldi, 10:16].
Holme Pierrepont - 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [south-west over the Rowing Course, 06:35], 2 Hobbies [hawking over the A52 Pit, 17:08], BAR-TAILED GODWIT [A52 Pit, 17:08], Short-eared Owl [flew south-east through A52 Pit, 17:25 - 17:30].
Barton in Fabis - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [single on the riverside field, behind Cottages Flash, this morning], 2 Ringed Plover, LRP [Cottages Flash].
Langford Lowfields - BAR-TAILED GODWIT, Greenshank, 6 Dunlin, CASPIAN GULL [all Phase Three, this morning].
Wednesday 24th April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Savi's Warbler [reeling, almost continuously from 05:20 - 06:15, showing briefly 05:57-06:00. reeling again this evening from 18:30 at least], 2 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Clifton Pit, on Gull Island, 18:47, 7 ARCTIC TERN [through Clifton pit, towards Coneries, 18:28], 11+ LITTLE GULL [Clifton Pit, 09:24, with five still present/or new birds, 11:24, 2 present, 15:51], Grasshopper Warbler [Delta, 07:45], Ruff [Clifton Pit, Gull Island, 06:06].
Holme Pierrepont - 12 BLACK TERN [10 flew east through the A52 Pit, 18:35, 2 on the Rowing Course, by the 1500m marker, 14:45], 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [A52 Pit, 17:17], 10+Common Tern [Rowing Course, 14:45], Common Sandpiper [Blotts Pit].
West Leake - RING OUZEL [female, still present West Leake Hills, this evening].
Besthorpe NR - 2 Black-tailed Godwit [Mons Pool, this evening].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - WOOD SANDPIPER [Tiln North, 16:05 - 18:40 at least].
Besthorpe NR - 2 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Mons Pool]. Also Greenshank, LRP, 4 Lesser Whitethroat.
Collingham Pits - Grasshopper Warbler [reeling, Ferry Farm Lake], Sedge Warbler, Stonechat.
Netherfield Lagoons - WOOD SANDPIPER [still on the pools of the works area opposite the Ouse Dyke, this evening], Ringed Plover, 4 LRP [this morning].
Thoresby Park - Yellow Wagtail [single over South Grove, 15:55].
Bennerley Marsh - Ringed Plover, 5 Yellow Wagtail [15:00].
Hoveringham - WHIMBREL [Sailing Lake, flew north-east, 11.30], Common Sandpiper, 16 Fieldfare.
Annesley Pit Top - Greenshank [09:42].
Barton in Fabis - 2 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [still on the riverside field, behind Cottages Flash, 07:48], Ruff, 3 Ringed Plover, 3 LRP [Cottages Flash, including single tundrae, 08:40], Wheatear, White Wagtail [riverside fields].
Kilvington Lakes - 2 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [West Lake, 07:42 -10:00 when they were flushed by a Peregrine and flew north-east].
Tuesday 23rd April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Savi's Warbler [reeling, from 04:57 this morning and again late afternoon, seen briefly on a couple of occasions but generally very elusive], 2 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Clifton Pit, 06:19], Cuckoo [heard from Tower Hide, 06:33, then seen to fly downriver from Kingfisher hide, 07:39], 2 GARGANEY [pair, Clifton Pit, 07:33], GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew high south, c.08:00], 2 LITTLE GULL [adults, Clifton Pit, 10:40], GREATER SCAUP [still present on Church Pond, mid-morning]
Kilvington Lakes - 11+ BAR-TAILED GODWIT [single, West Lake 09:37, three present, early afternoon, four more then flew in with a group of 5 ARCTIC TERN, 14:05, six still present at 18:27 with a further five dropping in at 18:06], 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE [West Lake, 10:29, these are considered to be passage birds as site is not suitable for breeding]. Also 4 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 10+ Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Red Crested Pochard [all West Lake].
Holme Pierrepont - 2 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Blotts Pit, 16:49], WHIMBREL [Blotts Pit, 17:30 - 17:33, then flew east], 3 LITTLE GULL [flew east through Blotts Pit, 18:33], Bufflehead [female, Blotts Pit, 17:07, metal ring on right leg]. Also 2 Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Pink-footed Goose.
Netherfield Lagoons - WOOD SANDPIPER [on pools off the Ouse Dyke path, this afternoon], Grasshopper Warbler [reeling this evening].
Langford Lowfields - 5 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [single, Phase Three, 08:54, second dropped in 10:30, with further birds dropping in at 16:38, 17:00 and 17:13], 7 LITTLE GULL [3 adults, Phase Three, 09:58 with a further four adults by 10:10], CASPIAN GULL [German ringed first-winter, Phase Three, 16:56], WHIMBREL [Phase Three, 18:00]. Also Whooper Swan, 2 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, Garden Warbler.
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Bellmore Lake, on the small island, 08:45], Cuckoo [Neatholme Scrape], GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Dunlin, 3 LRP, 2 Common Redshank, 2 Sedge Warbler [Chainbridge Scrape East], 6 Common Tern, 2 Reed Warbler [Neatholme Fen], Greenshank [Chainbridge Scrape West], 2 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 3 Common Redshank [Tiln North].
Collingham Pits - Lesser Whitethroat [Silt Pond].
Annesley Pit Top - Greenland Wheatear [08:27].
Barton in Fabis - 2 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [feeding on the riverside field, behind Cottages Flash, 07:35 - 08:45 then flew over the river to the Attenborough NR. Both again present 17:48 at least]. Also Wheatear, 2 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Yellow Wagtail.
Budby Pumping Station - ARCTIC TERN [flew east, 07:35].
Hoveringham - Garden Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Sedge Warbler [Sailing Lake, this morning], Lesser Whitethroat [Thurgarton Lane].
Besthorpe NR - Greenshank, 4 Dunlin [Mons Pool, early morning].
Monday 22nd April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Savi's Warbler [reeling, from the Clifton Pit reed-bed from 04:30 to mid morning showing intermittently. reeling again late afternoon to 21:00 at least but extremely elusive], LITTLE GULL [adult summer, showing well on Sailing lake all afternoon by No 2 bouy, Clifton Pit over Tower Hide, 18:45], 3 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Clifton Pit/Tween Pond, from 17:24 - 21:00 at least], 2 Pink-footed Geese [Clifton Pit, 14:30], GREATER SCAUP [drake, still present on Church Pond, 12:34], GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew over Clifton Pit, 10:45].
West Leake - RING OUZEL [single, still present on the West Leake Hills, 20:05].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Hoopoe [briefly in flight on Chainbridge Scrape West, 16:50 but no further sign], 3 Common Tern, calling Greenshank [Chainbridge Scrape East, 18:19], LITTLE GULL [adult, Bellmore Lake, 16:40], Common Sandpiper [Neatholme Pit, 11:24], WHIMBREL [Tiln North, 06:04].
Hoveringham - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Sailing Lake, through to North, this afternoon], Dunlin [dropped in late afternoon], Whinchat, 3 Common Sandpiper, 13 Fieldfare [Sailing Lake, this morning].
Holme Pierrepont - Cuckoo [in trees east of A52 Pit, late morning], Pink-footed Goose [still on Blotts Pit].
Sherwood Forest NNR - 15 Common Crossbill [Seymore Grove], Common Redstart, Tree Pipit [singing, Heathy Glade, 09:00].
Thoresby Park - Little Ringed Plover, 5 Yellow Wagtail [Pearlthorpe flood], 16+House Martin].
Netherfield Lagoons - SANDWICH TERN [through, 07:45]. Also Grasshopper Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat.
Sunday 21st April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Savi's Warbler [singing from the Clifton Pit reed-bed this evening 21:00 at least. Audible from Tower Hide], Cuckoo [Delta, 15:45], GREATER SCAUP [drake, still Church Pond].
Lenton - Cuckoo [flew over the A52, 20:10].
Nott'm City - Peregrine [the first chick has hatched on the Newton building].
West Leake - RING OUZEL [single, still present on the West Leake Hills, this morning].
Calverton - Cuckoo [singing this morning].
Langford Lowfields - CASPIAN GULL [first-winter, (new bird) on Phase Three, 11:58]. Also 2 Ruff, Greenshank, Wheatear, Whooper Swan, Grasshopper Warbler, 7+ Fieldfare.
Bestwood Country Park - 2 Garden Warbler [singing, c.100m from the Alexandria Lodges, 11:16].
Hickling - Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler [by the canal, this morning].
Holme Pierrepont - 25 ARCTIC TERN [flew east through the A52 Pit, 08:39], Greenshank [Blotts Pit], 2 Common Sandpiper [singles on the A52 Pit/ Blotts Pit], Pink-footed Goose [Blotts Pit].
Ranskill - OSPREY [over the Ranskill Trout Lake, 08:00].
Sherwood Forest NNR - 20+Common Crossbill [Seymore Grove, early morning], 2 Woodlark, 3 Tree Pipit [on the Common], 2 Common Redstart.
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Curlew [south over Tiln North, 06:25], GARGANEY [pair, south end of Tiln North, 06:35], Cuckoo [Chainbridge Pit, 07:32], Grasshopper Warbler [Tiln North, 07:48], White Wagtail, Dunlin [Chainbridge East], 2 Common Tern [Neatholme Fen], 2 Wheatear, 20+Yellow Wagtail [Tiln North, this evening].
Saturday 20th April
West Leake - 2 RING OUZEL [male and female, on the West Leake Hills, 19:36].
Kilvington Lakes - 2 WHIMBREL [West Lake, on the spit, 17:40 then flew off high north-west, 17:57]. Also 2 Common Sandpiper.
Sherwood Forest NNR - 2 Woodlark, 4 Tree Pipit, 8 Brambling 2 Siskin, 20 Lesser Redpoll [Budby Common, this afternoon], c.10 Common Crossbill [Seymore Grove/the Triangle].
Thoresby Park - 2 Tree Pipit [15:45], 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Oystercatcher, 4 Fieldfare [Pealthorpe flood].
Langford Lowfields - White Stork [seen briefly over Phase One, 12:34], Whooper Swan [Phase 2], Ruff, Dunlin [Phase 3].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 GARGANEY [pair, still on Tween Pond, 12:14], Cuckoo [flew over Clifton Pit, this morning], Common Tern [over the river heading for Clifton Pit, 15:41], Goosander [Coneries].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Ruff, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Wheatear [Tiln North], 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET, Little Egret [Chainbridge East].
Barton in Fabis - ROCK PIPIT [feeding briefly behind Cottages Flash, 08:20 then flew towards the river and lost from view], WHIMBREL [feeding in field directly behind Cottages Flash, 09:05, then flew off high south-east 09:20], Wheatear [A453 Balancing Pond, mid-morning].
Holme Pierrepont - Greenshank [still Blotts Pit, 07:34], Hobby [flew over the Rowing lake from the Colwick direction, towards A52 Pit, this morning], 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Common Redshank, 2 Common Tern [Blotts Pit, 12:00 - 13:30], Cuckoo [heard calling on old Skylarks].
Hickling - Garden Warbler [singing and foraging in blackthorn on edge of Hickling village, this morning].
Friday 19th April
Langford Lowfields - Pectoral Sandpiper [Phase Three, 07:54 to early evening at least, viewed from the public footpath], 2 CASPIAN GULL [first-winter, Phase Three]. Also Hobby, Ruff, GREAT WHITE EGRET [all Phase Three].
Kilvington Lakes - OSPREY [over, 14:00], Wheatear.
Netherfield Lagoons - SANDWICH TERN [flew east over the site, 13:20], GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew over this afternoon], 2 Common Redstart [female on the Causeway and a male at the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon, this morning], Jack Snipe [still on the Slurry Lagoon], Grasshopper Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler, 14 Fieldfare, Green Sandpiper.
Sherwood Forest NNR - 9 Common Redstart [northern end of the Birklands], 6 Woodlark, 2 Tree Pipit [on the south side of the common], 20+Common Crossbill [drinking from puddle/in trees near the Triangle].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [singles on Chainbridge Scrape East and West], 2 Black-tailed Godwit, c.6 Dunlin, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail [Tiln North], Green Sandpiper [Windsurf Pools], 2 Common Tern [Neatholme Fen], 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Green Sandpiper [Bellmore Lake], Cuckoo [calling Chainbridge Pit], 3 Little Ringed Plover, 6 Common Snipe [Chainbridge Scrape East].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 GARGANEY [pair, Tween Pond, viewable from the screen, 07:36 - 14:14], Curlew [over to south-west, 08:02], SANDWICH TERN [flew south-east over the Visitor Centre, 12:42], GREATER SCAUP [still present on Church Pond, 12:45], BLACK TERN [Coneries, viewable from the dipping platform 15:45 - 17:23 at least], Common Tern [Clifton Pit, 13:30], 2 Tree Sparrow [on the reedbed behind the visitor centre].
Annesley Pit Top - WHIMBREL [on the Bottom Lake, 07:15].
Holme Pierrepont - 5 SANDWICH TERN [4 flew through Blotts Pit, 07:00, one Blotts Pit on the islands 14:30, then drifted off north, 15:32 but flew back in 15:42], LITTLE GULL [first-winter, very mobile on site this morning visiting the Rowing Course, Blotts Pit and A52 Pit], 2 ARCTIC TERN [flew east through the Rowing Course, 08:05]. Also Greenshank, Ringed Plover, 3 Wheatear.
Clifton Grove - Lesser Whitethroat [in scrub in front of the Rough Wood, early morning].
Keyworth - Garden Warbler.
Thursday 18th April
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Common Crane [flew over 17:00, landing on Tiln North 17:06, showing well until 19:55 when they departed flying along the river towards Blaco and were lost to view]. Also BAR-TAILED GODWIT, 6 Dunlin, 4 Common Redshank, Ruff, Short-eared Owl, Yellow Wagtail [Tiln North], 2 WHIMBREL [flew north over Chainbridge Scrape East], 2 Black-tailed Godwit [Neatholme Scrape/Tiln North], GREAT WHITE EGRET, Greenshank, 4 Common Redshank [Chainbridge Scrape East], Green Sandpiper [Windsurf Pools], 2 Common Whitethroat [Neatholme Scrape], Cuckoo [calling Chainbridge Scrape East], 3 Fieldfare [on field near Windsurf Pools].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 GARGANEY [pair, Tween Pond, 19:30 at least], Ringed Plover [Clifton Pit, then relocated over the river on Cottages Flash], GREATER SCAUP [drake, still Church Pond], Grasshopper Warbler [Wet Marsh area], 2 Reed Warbler.
Hoveringham - Short-eared Owl [Sailing Lake, 19:10]. Also Wheatear.
Kilvington Lakes - RING OUZEL [male still present, 19:00], Greenshank, 46 Fieldfare.
Netherfield Lagoons - Jack Snipe [Slurry Lagoon, this afternoon], Cuckoo, 2 Wheatear [this evening].
Holme Pierrepont - 2 LITTLE GULL [adult summer and first-winter, on the Rowing Course, 18:39].
Langford Lowfields - GREY PLOVER, 3 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, Short-eared Owl.
Budby Common - RING OUZEL [female, in flight middle of the common, 11:25], 10+Common Crossbill.
Thoresby Park - Wheatear [in sheep field, 08:15], 2 Mandarin, 3 Yellow Wagtail [over north, between 08:20 -09:30], 2 Common Crossbill [Buckgates, over east, 10:12], Tree Pipit [Buckgates, 10:12], Fieldfare [single, into roost South Grove], 2 Woodcock [roding over South Grove, 20:23 -20:41].
Arnold - Grasshopper Warbler [reeling briefly in hedgerow of Ernehale infant school, Arno Vale Road, 08:13].
Wednesday 17th April
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Tiln North, still present this evening], 3 ARCTIC TERN [Neatholme Scrape, late afternoon], Wheatear, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover [Tiln North], 3 ARCTIC TERN [Bellmore Lake, through north, this morning], Common Whitethroat [Neatholme Scrape], White Wagtail, 3 Common Redshank, 6 Goldeneye [Neatholme Pit], 3 Common Redshank [Chainbridge Scrape East].
Langford Lowfields - CASPIAN GULL [Phase Three, German ringed first-winter, 17:38 - 19:10 at least], 2+ Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - LITTLE GULL [first-summer, Sailing Pit, 17:20], GARGANEY [drake, Clifton Pit, 08:30], GREATER SCAUP [drake, still Church Pond, 09:34].
Holme Pierrepont - ARCTIC TERN, 5 LITTLE GULL [2 adult full summer, 3 first-winter on the Rowing Course, 17:15], WHIMBREL [A52 Pit, on the east side, 10:33].
Thoresby Park - Brambling [single singing, this afternoon].
Harworth Pit Tip - RING OUZEL [male, on the Pit Tip behind Aldi, this morning].
Hoveringham - CORN BUNTING [Gonalston Lane, this morning], 4 Oystercatcher, Little ringed Plover [through north mid-morning], Common Redshank, Whitethroat, 10 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler [Railway Pit].
Netherfield Lagoons - Grasshopper Warbler, Common Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 30 Sand Martin.
Skegby Trail - c.150 Fieldfare [in horse paddocks, 07:00].
Tuesday 16th April
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Tiln North from 09:00 - 18:35], Short-eared Owl [Clayworth Common, this evening], Ringed Plover, 2Common Redshank, Ruff, Wheatear, 2 White Wagtail [Tiln North], GREAT WHITE EGRET, Black-tailed Godwit [Neatholme Scrape], GREAT WHITE EGRET,3 Common Redshank [Chainbridge Scrape East], 4 Common Redshank, 6 Ruff, 6 Goldeneye [Chainbridge Pit], Green Sandpiper [Conservation Pond].
Langford Lowfields - GREAT WHITE EGRET [Phase One, 17:00], Grasshopper Warbler [reeling in scrub between Phase One and the Oven area, 10:12], Cuckoo [seen/heard around Phase One, this morning]. Also Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler.
Sherwood Forest NNR - 20+Common Crossbill [Budby South Forest], Tree Pipit [Seymore Grove], Yellow Wagtail, 17 Willow Warbler.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Ferruginous Duck [drake and female (unknown origin) still present on Coneries Pond], GREATER SCAUP [drake, showing well Church Pond, 09:39], Reed Warbler [Wet Marsh].
Sherwood Pines - 2 Whooper Swan [over, 09:24].
Hoveringham - 2 Common Snipe, 35 Fieldfare [Sailing Lake].
Holme Pierrepont - 2 LITTLE GULL [first-winter A52 Pit, 07:47], 2 Ringed Plover, White Wagtail [Blotts Pit].
Monday 15th April
Holme Pierrepont - 2 LITTLE GULL [A52 Pit, this evening].
Kilvington Lakes - RING OUZEL [male, still present west of West Lake, early evening], Greenshank, Dunlin, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 15+Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail [all West Lake, early evening].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - GREAT WHITE EGRET [Chainbridge Scrape West, early evening], Greenshank, 3 Goosander [Bellmoor Lake, late afternoon], Wheatear [Tiln North].
Clifton Grove - 3+RING OUZEL [Branshill, 3 males and 1 possible female, 50 yds or so uphill viewed from the gate at Burrows Farm, 12:50 to 13:05 at least].
Sherwood Forest NNR - 13 Common Crossbill [Budby South Forest, with some visiting small pool in main east-west transverse track mid-morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Ferruginous Duck [drake and female (unknown origin) still present on Coneries Pond, 10:00], GREATER SCAUP [drake, still Church Pond]. Also Common Tern.
Langford Lowfields - GREY PLOVER [Phase Three, viewed from the public footpath, this morning].
Sunday 14th April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Ferruginous Duck [drake and female (unknown origin) still present on Coneries Pond, 19:04], 5 LITTLE GULL [Coneries Pond, late afternoon].
Kilvington Lakes - RING OUZEL [male still on the south side of West Lake, 11:45 - 18:00].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - White Wagtail, Ruff, 5 Goldeneye [Chainbridge Pit], Wheatear, White Wagtail, 2 Ringed Plover [Tiln North], Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape East], 8 Common Redshank [2 Conservation Lake, 2 Walters Lane, 2 Chainbridge Pit, Tiln North].
Clifton Grove/Barton in Fabis - RING OUZEL [male, still present near Burrows Farm, 08:30 - 15:10], 2 Wheatear, 3+ Yellow Wagtail [in ploughed field behind the A453 Balancing Pond, 10:30], c.45 Fieldfare [moving north over Branshill, 09:15].
Sherwood Forest NNR - Common Redstart, 2+Tree Pipit [on site, this morning], c.40 Brambling [Budby end of Seymore Grove, 08:21], 18 Common Crossbill [Budby South Forest].
Holme Pierrepont - GARGANEY [drake, Blotts Pit, 07:55 - 15:30 at least], 3 LITTLE GULL [2 first-summer and first-winter, A52 Pit, 09:03],ROCK PIPIT [A52 Pit, 10:15], Common Redstart [still presentin scrub by Works Pond but very elusive], Common Sandpiper, Common Redshank [Blotts Pit, 15:02].
Netherfield Lagoons - ARCTIC TERN, LITTLE GULL [through this morning]. Also Common Whitethroat, 33 Blackcap, 19 Chiffchaff, 16 Willow Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler [heard singing across the site].
Saturday 13th April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 5 LITTLE GULL [4 adults and first-winter, Clifton Pit, 18:13], 2 Ferruginous Duck [drake and female (unknown origin) still present on Coneries Pond, this evening], GREATER SCAUP [drake, Church Pond, 13:40 - 18:00]. Also c.5 Swallow and c.5 House Martin.
Clifton Grove/Barton in Fabis - RING OUZEL [still present in paddocks by Burrows Farm, 17:20 at least], 2 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Grey Partridge [in ploughed field behind the A453 Balancing Pond, this morning].
Kilvington Lakes - RING OUZEL [male, still on the south side of West Lake, late afternoon], Lesser Whitethroat [calling in hedgerow on the southern side].
Thoresby Park - 2 Yellow Wagtail [over north-east, late afternoon], 2 Oystercatcher, Swallow, House Martin [Pealthorpe flood].
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Ringed Plover, 14 Golden Plover, 2 Little Egret, 10 Swallow [late afternoon].
Sherwood Forest NNR - 2 Common Redstart [Birklands, this afternoon], Tree Pipit [in the heathy glade, this morning], 6+Common Crossbill [Seymore Grove].
Rufford Country Park - OSPREY [flew over the A614, 13:50].
Idle Washlands - 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 150 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Ringed Plover [Slaynes Lane].
Holme Pierrepont - LITTLE GULL [first-winter, still on the A52 Pit, this morning].
Besthorpe Nature Reserve - 5 GREAT WHITE EGRET [Meering Marsh, came in from the south, this morning].
Langford Lowfields - 4 GREAT WHITE EGRET [Phase Three briefly then headed north, this morning], 13 Black-tailed Godwit [Phase Three].
St Annes - RING OUZEL [male, St Annes Allotments briefly, 07:45].
Friday 12th April
Holme Pierrepont - 2 LITTLE GULL [adult and first-winter, still present on the A52 Pit, 18:49].
Kilvington Lakes - RING OUZEL [male still on the south side of West Lake, late afternoon].
Clifton Grove/Barton in Fabis - RING OUZEL [male, still in paddocks by Burrows Farm, 14:53], 3 Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear [in ploughed field behind the A453 Balancing Pond, 18:53].
Hoveringham - ROCK PIPIT [Sailing Lake, 08:15 to late morning at least]. Also 3 Common Snipe, 2 White Wagtail.
Netherfield Lagoons - Pied Flycatcher [female, seen briefly near the bird table in the Deep Pit, this morning]. Also Common Whitethroat, 2 Sedge Warbler, 6 Willow Warbler, Yellow Wagtail.
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - GREAT WHITE EGRET [Chainbridge Scrape West], 2 Common Redshank, Common Snipe, 2 Swallow, Willow Warbler [Chainbridge Pit], Greenshank, Wheatear, 2 Ruff [Tiln North], Ruff, 2 Common Snipe [Bellmore Lake].
Sherwood Forest NNR - 4 Common Crossbill, 2 Brambling [Budby South Forest], 18 Willow Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Ferruginous Duck [drake and female (unknown origin) still present on Coneries Pond by the Visitor Centre], 2 Sedge Warbler [one in reeds by Sailing Club, second on riverside path before Erewash delta, 07:30], Common Whitethroat [heard, Riverside path], White Wagtail [Horse Paddocks], Sand Martin [good numbers now using the Sand Martin nesting hide], Tree Sparrow [by the Visitor Centre], Goosander, 2 Goldeneye [Clifton Pit]
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Ringed Plover [early morning].
Thursday 11th April
Hoveringham - Pale-bellied Brent Goose [Sailing Lake, 12:15 - 17:30 viewable from the barrier this evening], Sedge Warbler [singing, Railway Pit this morning], GREAT WHITE EGRET, Common Snipe, Peregrine [Sailing Lake].
Colwick Park - GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew over West Lake, late evening].
Holme Pierrepont - Common Redstart [in scrub on the west side of Works Pond, 18:35], 2 LITTLE GULL [adult and first-winter, still on the A52 Pit, 17:12].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Ferruginous Duck [drake and female (unknown origin) still present on Coneries, 07:00 - early evening at least], Yellow Wagtail [Ridge and Furrow, 17:50].
Clifton Grove/Barton in Fabis - RING OUZEL [male still present 12:30 - 17:52, when it flew over Burrows farm towards Branshill after been flush by a tractor], 2 Wheatear [Still in ploughed field behing the A453 Balancing Pond], 3+Yellow Wagtail [Clifton Pastures, in Oilseed Rape].
Beeston - Common Redstart [in hedgerow behind the Nottingham tennis centre, before flying south over the boots head office].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - GREAT WHITE EGRET [Chainbridge Scrape East, 16:30], Wheatear [Tiln North, 15:35].
Sherwood Forest NNR - 6 Common Crossbill [drinking from puddles, Budby South Forest], 2 Brambling, 21 Willow Warbler [across the site].
Harworth Pit Top - Jack Snipe.
Kilvington Lakes - RING OUZEL [male still present on West Lake, this morning].
Southwell Trail - Chiffchaff [12 territories], Blackcap [6 territories], Willow Warbler [2 territories].
Wednesday 10th April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Ferruginous Duck [adult drake and female (unknown origin) Coneries, 07:30 - 18:30 at least], 2 LITTLE GULL [adults, Sailing Pit, 07:42 - 18:00 at least].
East Leake - c.30 Redwing [in the ash trees at the south end of East Leake allotments, late evening].
Harworth Pit Top - RING OUZEL [male, around the burnt gorse on the butress, late afternoon]. Also 2 Jack Snipe.
Cottam - GREAT WHITE EGRET [still on Borrow Pits opposite Torskey Lock, late afternoon].
Holme Pierrepont - 2+ LITTLE GULL [adult, Blotts Pit, this morning, 2 adults, A52 Pit, late afternoon], Common Tern, 10+ Swallow [Rowing Course], Dunlin, Green Sandpiper [Blotts Pit].
Sherwood Forest NNR - 3 Common Crossbill, 2 Lesser Redpoll [Seymour Grove, Budby South Forest]. Also 3 Chiffchaff, Siskin and 1 Willow Warbler.
Newark Sugar Factory - Brambling [male on feeders], single Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, House Martin.
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 3 Wheatear [2 Tiln North, single Clayworth Common], Green Sandpiper, White Wagtail [Chainbridge Scrape East], Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Pit], 22 Linnet [Walters Lane].
Clifton Grove/Barton in Fabis - RING OUZEL [male, still showing well in the paddocks by Burrows Farm, 10:00], Willow Warbler [in scrub below Branshill], Wheatear, White Wagtail, 2 Grey Partridge [in ploughed field behind the A453 Balancing Pond].
Kilvington Lakes - RING OUZEL [male still by south-west corner of West Lake], 8 Whooper Swan [East Lake], Greenshank, Ringed Plover, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 2 House Martin, 14 Yellow Wagtail [all West Lake].
Hoveringham - GREAT WHITE EGRET, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Snipe [Sailing Lake].
Gonalston - Green Sandpiper, Little Owl.
Langford Lowfields - 8 White Wagtail, Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Redshank, Peregrine [all Phase Three, eary morning].
Tuesday 9th April
Kilvington Lakes - 2 LITTLE GULL [adults, West Lake, this evening], RING OUZEL [male, still present mid-afternoon]. Also Dunlin, Common Redshank, 3+ Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, House martin, Wigeon, 5 Goldeneye.
Clifton Grove/Barton in Fabis - RING OUZEL [male, still present on horse paddocks, Burrows Farm, this evening], 2+Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear [ploughed field behind the A453 Balancing Pond].
Hoveringham - 2 Goosander [through upriver, this afternoon], White Wagtail [on clubhouse lawns], 10 Oystercatcher, Common snipe, 250 Sand Martin.
Sherwood Forest NNR - 2 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff [singing, Seymore Grove, 12:13], 2 Common Crossbill [drinking from puddles, Budby South Forest, between the main entrance and Seymore Grove, 13:45]. Also Marsh Tit.
Thoresby Park - House Martin [flew north, 09:09], 3 Brambling [on feeders].
Holme Pierrepont - LITTLE GULL [adult, Blotts Pit, this morning - still present 17:30].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 LITTLE GULL [adults, on the Sailing Pit, 07:27], Common Tern [Tween Pond/Main Pond, 08:36 - 09:07], House Martin [Coneries], GREAT WHITE EGRET [over the Sailing club, 12:10].
Langford Lowfields - GREY PLOVER [Phase Three, 06:59]. Also 2 White Wagtail, Peregrine.
Monday 8th April
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Short-eared Owl [Clayworth Common, this evening], 3 Green Sandpiper [Walters Lake Pit], 30 Fieldfare, single Redwing [Doughtys Fields], 4 House Martin.
Holme Pierrepont - LITTLE GULL [adult, on the Rowing Course at 1500m marker, late afternoon], 2 Ruff [Blotts Pit].
Clifton Grove/Barton in Fabis - RING OUZEL [male, still present in paddocks at Burrows Farm, late afternoon], 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatear, 20 Golden Plover [A453 Balancing Pond], Little Ringed Plover [Cottages Flash].
Balderton - GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew north over Staple Lane, late afternoon].
Kilvington Lakes - RING OUZEL [male, still present frequenting hedges and open grassland at south-west end of West Lake, early afternoon at least]. Also Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Swallow, 7 Yellow wagtail.
Hoveringham - LITTLE GULL [bird information service report, with no further details].
Thoresby Park - 13 Brambling, 2 House Martin [north over South Grove], 2 Swallow, 2 Oystercatcher [Pealthorpe flood].
Vicar Water - 9 Fieldfare [flew north, early morning], Goosander.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Common Redshank [Tween, 07:00], 2 Pink-footed Geese [Clifton Pit, 07:16], 2 Black-tailed Godwit [Clifton Pit, 10:32], House Martin.
Rufford CP - 8 Fieldfare.
Calverton - Swallow [through].
Sunday 7th April
Kilvington Lakes - RING OUZEL [male, still along the hedgeline running east to west from Flawborough Road, 17:50], SANDERLING [West Lake, 11:44 - 17:50 at least]. Also Swallow.
Clifton Grove/Barton in Fabis - RING OUZEL [male, showing on and off most of the day in paddocks near Burrows Farm, Branshill], Swallow [Burrows Farm], 2 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Golden Plover [ploughed field behind the A453 Balancing Pond].
Thoresby Park - 10 Brambling [feeding with over 40+ Redpoll in South Grove, late afternoon], 2 singing Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 45 Siskin.
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Ruff, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper [Tiln North, this morning], 2 Common Redshank, 2 Swallow, Red-crested Pochard, Goldeneye [Chainbridge Pit], 2 Willow Warbler [Ski Pit and Chainbridge Scrape East screen], 12 Fieldfare [Sheep Field], Ruff [Chainbridge Scrape East], Water Rail [Tiln Pits].
Saturday 6th April
Market Warsop - Common Crane [possible flew over heading towards Mansfield, c.17:30].
Clifton Grove/Barton in Fabis - RING OUZEL [male, still present on Branshill but very elusive, 15:30 at least], CORN BUNTING [singing briefly on fence near A453 Balancing Pond, 11:40], 5+Yellow Wagtail, 4+White Wagtail, 2 Wheatear, c.100 Golden Plover [in the ploughed field behind the A453 Balancing Pond], Willow Warbler [singing Mill Hill Spinney].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 LITTLE GULL [adults, Main Pond, 15:19], 80 Golden Plover [flew over Tower hide, 13:48].
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Little Egret, 2 Common Redshank [mid-day].
Kilvington Lakes - RING OUZEL [male, west end of West Lake, 11:30].
Holme Pierrepont - OSPREY [flew low north over Blotts Pit, 09:25], 3 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Common Snipe [Blotts Pit].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Wheatear [Clayworth Common, 07:45], Common Whitethroat [Chainbridge Lane, near the paddocks], 13:53], 3 Little Ringed Plover [Chainbridge Scrape East, 16:56], 2 Swallow [Chainbridge Scrape], Barnacle Goose [Conservation Lake].
Thoresby Park - Swallow [through north-eat, this morning], 100+Lesser Redpoll [flew north], 6 Brambling [on feeders], Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff [singing].
Netherfield Lagoons - Willow Warbler [singing in the north end of the Deep Pit and later in the Slurry Lagoon, this morning], 30 Sand Martin, Swallow [beside the railway bridge], Little Ringed Plover [Slurry Lagoon].
Friday 5th April
Thoresby Park - 4 Hawfinch [feeding on Hornbeam near South Grove, then flew south, 18:15], 34 Brambling [South Grove, this evening], 5 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, Grey Wagtail [Pealthorpe flood, 16:04]. Also single Swallow, 2 House Martin, 19 Fieldfare, 4 Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Yellowhammer.
Clifton Grove - RING OUZEL [male, Branshill, 18:11 - 19:00 at least], c.150 Golden Plover [over Branshill, 14:52].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 11 LITTLE GULL [Bellmore Lake, 16:16, 9 then flew east with two remaining 16:20], 11 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Common Redshank [Chainbridge Scrape].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREATER SCAUP [drake, distant on Clifton Pit, 14:38], 4 LITTLE GULL [Clifton Pit, 14:40 with two possibly different birds present on Conneries/Sailing Pit, 18:50], ARCTIC TERN [Clifton Pit, flew through east, 18:49], 27 Goldeneye [flew into Clifton Pit, 19:06], 2 Common Tern [Sailing Pit, 18:50 relocating to Clifton Pit, Gull Island, 19:56].
Upton - 100+Fieldfare [Prospect Farm, this afternoon].
Idle Washlands - Green-winged Teal [drake, again on Hagg Lane Flash, 12:54], 2 WATER PIPIT [Slaynes Lane].
Sutton in Ashfield - 40+ Fieldfare [in paddocks Maun valley trail].
Owthorpe - 60+Fieldfare [this morning].
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Sand Martin, 2 Willow Warbler, Peregrine [this morning].
Newark - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF [singing just upriver along the riverside path behind TX Maxx, 06:30 - 09:22 at least].
Thursday 4th April
Newark - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF [singing briefly along the Trent behind TK Maxx, then flew across the river towards the Marina, c.07:20].
A sonogram below, (xeno-canto.org/103983) made from this mornings mobile phone sound recording comparing todays bird Top, with a Siberian Chiffchaff in Russia beneath.
Kilvington Lakes - 3 Yellow Wagtail [on the far bank of West Lake, late afternoon]. Also White Wagtail, 5 House Martin [within a mixed hirundine group].
Hoveringham - SPOTTED REDSHANK [over the Sailing Lake bridleway from south-west calling, dropped towards Trentside 11:25 but could not be relocated], OSPREY [Sailing Lake briefly, 12:50], GREAT WHITE EGRET [Trentside], 4 Goldeneye, Goosander [River Trent], 10 Oystercatcher, Common Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Common snipe [Trentside], 300 Sand martin, 4+ Swallow, 10+ House martin, 10 Blackcap, 8 Chiffchaff.
Thoresby Park - Brambling [feeding with Chaffinches in South Grove, this afternoon], 2 Oystercatcher [Pealthorpe flood].
Eakring - White Wagtail [in paddock at edge of village, mid-day], 4 Common Snipe [Eakring Meadows], 15+ Common Snipe [Penny Pasture].
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Little Egret, Peregrine.
Wednesday 3rd April
Kilvington Lakes - WATER PIPIT [West Lake, late afternoon].
Cottam - GREAT WHITE EGRET [on Borrow Pits, opposite Torskey Lock, late afternoon].
Barton in Fabis - 2 Wheatear [still present on Ploughed field behind the A453 Balancing Pond, 16:30], Pink-footed Goose [still Cottages Flash].
Bennerley Marsh - Black-tailed Godwit [mid-afternoon].
Netherfield Lagoons - Sedge Warbler [singing, 12:30 - 13:30]. Also Willow Warbler and several Blackcap.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - OSPREY [over Coneries, then thermalling high above the village, 12:29], Ruff [Clifton Pit/Tween Pond, 07:45 - 08:08].
Clifton Grove - Ruddy Shelduck [Beestone Weir, 08:30]. Also 2 Sand Martin, Grey Wagtail.
King's Mill Reservoir - 23 Common Snipe, House Martin [this morning].
Langford Lowfields - CASPIAN GULL [first-winter], Pink-footed Goose, 5 Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper [all Phase Three, this morning].
Annesley Pit Top - COMMON SCOTER [female, on the bottom lagoon, 08:12 - 13:50 at least].
Dunham Pools - Yellow Wagtail [along the river bank, 06:41].
Sherwood Forest NNR - Hawfinch [flew west calling over the old visitor centre, 06:37], 8 Brambling [singing, near the cricket pitch, 07:00], 5 Common Crossbill [flew north, 07:30], 16+singing Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap.
Thoresby Park - Peregrine [flew north, 06:15], 7 Brambling.
Tuesday 2nd April
Holme Pierrepont - 3 Little Ringed Plover, Common Redshank, 6 Common Snipe, 3 Blackcap [Blotts Pit, this evening].
Colwick Park - Swallow, 80+Sand Martin, 2 Red-crested Pochard [this evening].
Collingham Pits - 12 Goldeneye, Curlew, 2 Swallow [Ferry Lane Lake, 17:30].
Barton in Fabis - 2 Wheatear [still in the ploughed field, behind the A453 Balancing Pond, 17:00].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - House Martin [over Tween Pond, 16:15], Little Ringed Plover [Tween Pond, 16:43].
Idlewashlands - 10 Common Redshank, Ruff, Little Ringed Plover, 5 Shelduck [Hagg Lane Flash, 14:00], Common Redshank, 7 Little Ringed Plover, 10 Shelduck [Newington Flash, S.Yorks].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Short-eared Owl [Hayton Common, this afternoon], Glaucous x Herring Gull [hybrid, Bellmore Lake 13:50], House Martin, Swallow, 200+Sand Martin [Bellmoor Lake, this morning], 250 Sand Martin, 4 Common Redshank [Chainbridge Pit], 3 Little Ringed Plover, Common Redshank [Chainbridge Scrape East], Willow Warbler [singing, Chainbridge Lane near the east viewing Screen, this morning].
Newark Sugar Factory - Green Sandpiper.
Edwinstowe - 2 House Martin, Brambling.
South Muskham - 100 Sand Martin, 1 Swallow, 1 House Martin, 1 Common Snipe.
Besthorpe Nature Reserve - Yellow Wagtail [this morning].
Monday 1st April
Langford Lowfields - 60+Sand Martin [over Beach Hut, late afternoon], Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, several Ringed Plover [Phase Three].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Swallow [over the Visitor Centre, 16:32], Ruddy Shelduck [flew over Main Pond, 08:01].
Thoresby Park - 11 Sand Martin [over north-west, 15:43], 4 Brambling, 2+Chiffchaff, Blackcap [singing in South Grove], 24 Lesser Redpoll [flew over north, this morning].
Holme Pierrepont - Little Ringed Plover, 5 Common Snipe [Blotts Pit, mid-afternoon], 20+Sand Martin [A52 Pit].
Hoveringham - GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Redshank, Wheatear, Swallow, 80 Sand Martin, 4 Fieldfare [Sailing Lake].
King's Mill Reservoir - 6 Common Snipe, c.15 Sand Martin.
Barton in Fabis - 4 Wheatear [one on fence post near Cottages Flash, 07:36, three on ploughed field, behind the A453 Balancing Pond, 11:15]. Also Little Ringed Plover, Pink-footed Goose [Cottages Flash].
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Don Cameron, Andy Capstick, Phil Carter, Steven Chick, Mick Clay, Alan Clewes, Dave Cooke, Peter Cottam, Nick Crouch, Mark Dawson, Rod Dean, Jacqueline Dennison, Pete Freeman,
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Andy Hall, Jill Hannah, Joe Harris, Tom Hibbert, Robert Hilton, Alan Hobson, John Hopper, Bill Jeffreys, Elliott Kelly, Dave Kirman, Spencer Lawrence, Michael Leatherland, Peter Lee, Martin Ledger, Jonathan Lloyd, Ged Morley, Dave Morton, Andy Murry, Paul Naylor, Dave Nicholls, Carl Pask, Roger Pask, Steve Payne,
Peter Playle, John Purrington, Phil Read, Simon Roberts, Chris Robinson, Harry Robinson, Richard Rogers, Arthur Rogerson,
Neil Sainthouse, Alan Scrimshaw, Tom Shields, Peter Smith, Simon Smith,
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