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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.
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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.
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"Records of certain sensitive species may not appear here during the breeding season, unless publicised by site managers or where records relate to what are likely to be passage migrants or wandering non-breeding individuals rather than breeders. Species that this generally applies to include (but are not necessarily limited to): Avocet, Bearded Tit, Bittern, Black-necked Grebe, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler. Goshawk (except from Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint), Honey-buzzard (except from Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint), Marsh Harrier, Mediterranean Gull, Nightingale, Peregrine (except for Nottingham City Centre), Raven, Red Kite and Woodlark (except for Sherwood Forest NNR/Budby Common). For a range of other species, we will not include specific breeding information - this includes Barn Owl, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Ringed Plover, Nightjar, Turtle Dove and Willow Tit. Nevertheless, please submit your sightings anyway."
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Archived Sightings 2001 - 2020
Archived Sightings 2001 to 2022
Archived Sightings 2023
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.
160 Species recorded so far in 2023. Updated 31st March
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Annual Reports 1967 - 2018 and five out of print Books of the Birds of Nottinghamshire for sale on the Sales Page
Sunday 30th April
Gotham Moor - Hobby, 3 Northern Wheatear, 18 Yellow Wagtail.
King's Mill Reservoir - 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern [resident pair back on raft, this morning; 4 this evening], Reed Warbler, 6 Common Whitethroat, Common Swift [c.25 at 07:40 building to c.40 at 0845 but all gone by 10:15; a further c.40 this evening], 2 Whooper Swan [colour ringed adults absent early morning but flew back in 09:15], 2 Northern Wheatear [both female types cereal field].
Saturday 29th April
Holme Pierrepont - 8 WHIMBREL [through east this evening].
King's Mill Reservoir - ARCTIC TERN [briefly 15:05].
Farndon - Northern Wheatear [near the river, this afternoon].
Langford Lowfields - WOOD SANDPIPER [Phase 3, 09:05].
Hoveringham - CATTLE EGRET [still present Sailing Lake, 08:30].
Rainworth Bogs/water - Snipe, 3 Yellowhammer, Common Whitethroat.
Rufford Pit Top - Tree Pipit, Common Whitethroat, Reed Warbler.
Rainworth Heath - Garden Warbler.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 5 ARCTIC TERN [Neatholme Fen, 07:26 then flew north; 2 Neatholme Fen 10:33], Green-winged Teal [drake, still present Chainbridge Scrape East, 11:20], 4 Hobby [Chainbridge Scrape East].
Idle Washlands - WOOD SANDPIPER [Slaynes Lane, early morning - 12:45 at least].
Friday 28th April
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Green-winged Teal [drake, still present Chainbridge Scrape East, early afternoon], CATTLE EGRET [off Walter's Lane in sheep field], 8 ARCTIC TERN [Neatholme scrape/Fen], 15 Yellow Wagtail [single on Chainbridge Scrape; 14 Chainbridge Pit], 2 Cuckoo [around Chainbridge Scrape], 4 Swift.
Idle Washlands - 9 ARCTIC TERN, 2 WHIMBREL, 2 SANDERLING, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 30+Dunlin, 10 Ringed Plover [Slaynes Lane].
Collingham Pits - SANDERLING, 10 Ringed Plover, 7 Dunlin [Northcroft Pits, early afternoon].
Hoveringham - CATTLE EGRET [Sailing Lake, 08:21 - 16:45 at least]; also 2 Pink-footed Geese, 4 Dunlin, 3 Northern Wheatear.
Holme Pierrepont - Black-tailed Godwit, White Wagtail [Blotts Pit].
Kirklington - Swift.
King's Mill Reservoir - 2 Whooper Swan [same colour-ringed individuals still present], 3 Wigeon, 3 Swift, 100+ Sand Martin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, 4 Common Whitethroat.
Bulwell Airfield - JACK SNIPE [flew across the fence to grassy edge to ponds, this morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - ARCTIC TERN [flew east through Tween, 08:48], Common Redstart [female], Whinchat [Wheatear Field, mid-afternoon at least].
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Oystercatcher, 2 LRP, Northern Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail.
Colwick CP - 2 ARCTIC TERN, 5 Common Tern [above the river sluice, 07:50].
Thursday 27th April
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Green-winged Teal [drake, still present Chainbridge Scrape East, 18:10 at least], WHIMBREL, Black-tailed Godwit [Neatholme Fen], Dunlin, 4 Hobby, 3 Swift, Cuckoo [Chainbridge area], 2 Commic Tern, Garden Warbler, Kingfisher [Neatholme].
Hoveringham - WHIMBREL, 2 Common Tern, 3 Northern Wheatear, Swift [Sailing Lake].
King's Mill Reservoir - 2 Whooper Swan [same colour-ringed individuals still]; also Common Tern, Common Whitethroat.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Dunlin, 2 Herring Gull, Swift [Clifton Pit, this morning]; also 20+Common Tern on site.
Langford Lowfields - Glossy Ibis [reported from Phase1 again this morning].
Wednesday 26th April
West Bridgford - Purple Heron [adult, flew east along the river through Lady Bay 10:15].
Langford Lowfields - Glossy Ibis [flew into Phase 1, 19:57 then flew north with 2 Little Egret dusk]
Annesley Pit Top - OSPREY [through east, early evening], 2 Whinchat [males], 2 Greenland Wheatear.
Holme Pierrepont - Common Redstart [along the main track to the A52 Pit, late morning], 2 Whinchat [male/female, Blotts Pit].
Idle Washlands - CATTLE EGRET, Great White Egret [Hagg Lane Flash, 10:25].
Hoveringham - 2 WHIMBREL, Common Redstart [Sailing Lake, mid-morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Green-winged Teal [drake, still Chainbridge Scrape East this morning], 2 Little Ringed Plover, 5+ Hobby, Peregrine, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Yellow Wagtail [Chainbridge area], Cuckoo [heard from Chainbridge Lane], Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler [Neatholme Scrape area].
Rufford CP - Whooper Swan [adult, red ring on left leg].
King's Mill Reservoir - Whooper Swan [single adult], 3 Common Tern, c.100 Sand Martin, c.10 Swallow, 4 Stock Dove, Grey Wagtail.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 WHIMBREL [Clifton Pit 06:05 then flew east 06:10], 2 Whinchat [males, Ridge and Furrow, early morning to 20:00 at least].
Farndon - Grey Partridge.
Tuesday 25th April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - JACK SNIPE [flushed just off the river path Clifton Pit, 18:39], ARCTIC TERN [on scaffolding Tween Pond, 18:03], Whinchat [reported Wheatear Field].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Green-winged Teal [drake, still present Chainbridge Scrape East], Hobby [up to 6 hawking over Chainbridge Scrape], 4 Yellow Wagtail [Tiln North], Swift over with Hirundines, Common Tern, Jay [Neatholme Fen], CATTLE EGRET [still in sheep fields at Walters Farm], Common Whitethroat [Neatholme Scrape].
Idle Washlands - 6 Egyptian Geese, 7 Great Crested Grebe, Cuckoo, 4 LRP, 6 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 10 Redshank, Common Gull, CATTLE EGRET, 2 kestrel, 100+ Sand Martin, 20+ Swallow, Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Whitethroat, 4 Sedge Warbler, Northern Wheatear, Whinchat, 2 Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail [Slaynes Lane], Great White Egret [Hagg Lane Flash].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] WeBS - 9 Canada Geese, 34 (2j) Greylag Geese, 4 Mute Swan, 1 Egyptian Goose, 9 Shelduck, 4p Shoveler, 26 Gadwall, 1m Wigeon, 14 Mallard, 38 Teal, 36 Tufted Duck, 5 Moorhen, 23 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Oystercatcher, LRP, WHIMBREL, Curlew heard only, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 1000+ (+c,50 dead – presumed Avian Flu – reported to DEFRA) Black-headed Gull, 9 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Sparrowhawk, 3s Skylark, 2 Long-tailed Tit, 8 (6s) Chiffchaff, 2s Blackcap, 1s Lesser Whitethroat, 5s Wren, 4 (3s) Blackbird, 2s Dunnock, 8 Yellow Wagtail, 9 Pied Wagtail, 5 (3s Chaffinch, 1 Linnet, 2 (1s) Yellowhammer. Todays Doncaster Birding
Compton Acres - Grasshopper Warbler [reeling and showing, 12:00].
King's Mill Reservoir - Common Redstart [male], Northern Wheatear [2 adjacent horse paddock], 2 Whooper Swan [still], 2 Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail.
Langford Lowfields - ARCTIC TERN [flew over Phase 3, early morning].
Monday 24th April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 15 ARCTIC TERN [Church Pond, 20:28], Great White Egret [18:20], KITTIWAKE [adult Clifton Pit, 07:57], 20+ House Martin [feeding around the Water Treatment Plant, 07:30].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Green-winged Teal [drake, still Chainbridge Scrape East, 15:10], BLACK TERN [Chainbridge Pit 11:38 - 13:28], Pink-footed Goose, Dunlin, Northern Wheatear, White Wagtail [Tiln North], Swift [Chainbridge Scrape East], Grasshopper Warbler [Neatholme], c.40 Yellow Wagtail [dropped into Chainbridge Pit, 15:27], Merlin [west over Clayworth Common, 17:06].
Black Tern - Lound © Mike Vickers.
Idle Washlands - 2 BLACK TERN, 2 ARCTIC TERN, LITTLE GULL, 3 Ruff, SANDERLING, 4 Greenshank, 11 Ringed Plover, 6 Dunlin [Slaynes Lane].
Hoveringham - SANDERLING, 2 Northern Wheatear [Sailing Lake].
Sanderling - Hoveringham © Dave Nicholls.
Thoresby - 2 Mandarin, Hobby, Cuckoo.
Collingham Pits - 9 Goldeneye, 3 Swift, 375 Sand Martin, 100 Swallow, 45 House Martin, 3 Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 11 Whitethroat, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 18 Yellowhammer.
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Oystercatcher, 2 LRP, Greenshank [midday].
King's Mill Reservoir - 2 Whooper Swan [colour ringed adults still present], Garden Warbler, Northern Wheatear [male Horse Paddock].
Sunday 23rd April
Collingham Pits - 3 ARCTIC TERN [over 18:03].
Erewash Meadows NR - TURNSTONE [on the Nott's side of the reserve, 15:09].
Turnstone - Erewash Meadows NR © Caroline Callaghan.
Langford Lowfields - TURNSTONE [Deep Water Pit, early afternoon]; also Swift, White Wagtail.
Annesley Pit Top - 2 SANDERLING [Middle Lagoon, 09:35 - 12:37 at least], ARCTIC TERN [briefly then flew north-east late morning]; also Hobby, Ringed Plover, Dunlin.
Sanderling - Annesley Pit Top © Josh Fusiara.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Green-winged Teal [drake, Chainbridge Scrape East, still this morning], Grasshopper Warbler [reeling [Neatholme], Great White Egret [Chainbridge Scrape], 2 Common Tern [south-east over Cross Lane Fishery], Hobby, Cuckoo, Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Pit].
Littleborough - 3 SANDERLING [briefly then flew north, 09:30].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 10 ARCTIC TERN [through Clifton Pit heading north-west 09:03, two high over Sailing Pit, 10:19], BAR-TAILED GODWIT, WHIMBREL, 3 Yellow Wagtail [Clifton Pit, Gull Island mid-morning].
Kilvington Lakes - 2 ARCTIC TERN [flew north through West Lake, this morning], 2 COMMON SCOTER [pair], Common Sandpiper, Sanderling, 7 Dunlin [West Lake].
Holme Pierrepont - 2 SANDERLING, 4 ARCTIC TERN, 13 Common Tern [Blotts Pit, this morning].
King's Mill Reservoir - 3 COMMON SCOTER [2 drakes and a female to 12-30 at least], 6+ ARCTIC TERN, 1+ Common Tern [8 Commic Tern dropped in in rain c.10:35 difficult viewing in gloom and rain], 2 Whooper Swan [colour-ringed individuals still].
Saturday 22nd April
Idle Washlands - Gull-billed Tern [Slaynes Lane early afternoon, then flew off high east 13:45 with no further sign]; Swift, Cuckoo, 9 LRP, 2 WHIMBREL, 2 BAR-TAILED GODWIT, WOOD SANDPIPER, 22 Redshank, 1+ Common Tern, 14+ LITTLE GULL, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Wigeon, c.4 Buzzard, Curlew, OSPREY, Sparrowhawk, 2 Sedge Warbler, Yellow Wagtail [Slaynes Lane]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Gull-billed Tern - Idle Washlands © Roz Hilditch.
Gull-billed Tern - Idle Washlands © Bob Usher.
Sherwood Forest Golf Course - Cuckoo [calling this evening].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 12 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 LRP, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, 2 Pink-footed Geese, 7 Curlew, Yellow Wagtail, 2 Oystercatcher, 3 Snipe, Dunlin, WHIMBREL.
Hoveringham - Long-tailed Duck [adult drake, Sailing Lake on the north-east end 10:29 - 18:09 at least], 2 LITTLE GULL [Railway Pit, 15:55].
Collingham Pits - LITTLE GULL [reported Northcroft Pit].
Eastwood - Hoopoe [photographed in private garden].
Hoopoe - Eastwood © Tony Rhodes.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Green-winged Teal [drake, Chainbridge Scrape East], 31 Redshank [dropped into Chainbridge Scrape East, 08:40]; also 2 Hobby.
Clumber Park - 3 Cuckoo, 4-5 Tree Pipit, Common Redstart, Sedge Warbler [this morning].
Langford Lowfields - BAR-TAILED GODWIT, WHIMBREL, Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, 4 LRP [Deep Water Pit, 07:24].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Grasshopper Warbler [reeling Wheatear Field, early morning], 4 Common Tern [Tween this evening].
Holme Pierrepont - Long-tailed Duck [adult drake, A52 Pit briefly early morning], 2 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Blotts Pit until 07:35 then flew east], LITTLE GULL [adult, A52 Pit], Marsh Harrier [through north-east].
Long-tailed Duck - Holme Pierrepont © Alan Clewes.
Friday 21st April
Holme Pierrepont - 86+ LITTLE GULL [30 present on the A52 Pit 15:46 increasing to 86 this evening with large numbers departing towards Netherfield; 28 still present with another 4 dropping in from the west 20:07; all 32 then departed the A52 Pit towards Netherfield 20:25].
Little Gulls - Holme Pierrepont © Alan Clewes.
Netherfield Lagoons - 65+ LITTLE GULL [numbers increased from one adult this morning on the Deep Pit to 65 this evening, that included a flock of 58 arriving from Holme Pierrepont 18:47 before flying off north-east with 13 staying on the Deep Pit], 20 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [15 flew north-east along the River Trent 10:57; five flew north-east 18:37], WHIMBREL [single flew north-east 18:37].
Little Gulls - Netherfield Lagoons © Miles Cluff.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 60 LITTLE GULL [2 Clifton Pit 09:22 - 12:38; 3 over towards Barton in Fabis 12:45; 17 high east over Clifton Pit 16:07; 38 heading east over Clifton Pit 18:12].
Little Gulls - Attenborough NR © Josh Fusiara.
Collingham Pits - ARCTIC TERN [Ferry Lane Lake, 16:10].
Langford Lowfields - 2 ARCTIC TERN [through north-east, 15:30].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Green-winged Teal [drake, Chainbridge Scrape East 11:00 - 19:29 at least], BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Chainbridge Scrape], Golden Plover, Common Sandpiper, Cuckoo [Tiln North], Swift [over the river Idle near Tiln North/Chainbridge Scrape East], Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper, 42 Stock Dove [Bluebell Fishery].
Kilvington Lakes - 4 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [flew off north, 09:30].
Idle Washlands - 3 BAR-TAILED GODWIT, 2 WHIMBREL [Slaynes Lane].
King's Mill Reservoir - 2 Whooper Swan [both colour-ringed orange YGR and YGT on left leg, this morning], Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail.
Annesley Pit Top - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [six Middle Lagoon, 06:00 then flew north 07:15].
Thursday 20th April
Cottam - Black Kite [seen from the Trent river bank moving low north-west mobbed by Carrion Crow at a range of 100m; last seen with the power station cooling towers in the background, 15:10].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Green-winged Teal [drake, Chainbridge Scrape East late morning to 17:30 at least for second day], BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Chainbridge Scrape/Tiln North/Neatholme Fen then flew east, 09:08; single Bellmoor Lake, 18:37], 2 CATTLE EGRET [Walters Lane, this evening], Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape East], 3+Yellow Wagtail [Tiln North].
Green-winged Teal - Lound © Gary Hobson.
Green-winged Teal - Lound © Mike Vickers.
Holme Pierrepont - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [single, Blotts Pit 17:06].
Langford Lowfields - Hobby [Phase 1, mid-morning], BAR-TAILED GODWIT [single, Deep Pit, early afternoon], LITTLE GULL [five through north, mid-afternoon].
Netherfield Lagoons - LITTLE GULL [ten adults dropped into the Deep Pit 10:05; 7 adults and 2nd-summer Deep Pit 14:15]
Attenborough Nature Reserve - LITTLE GULL [eight flew NNE along River Trent, 09:30; four adults at Clifton Pit 12:36 - 17:50].
Gotham Moor - 3 Green Sandpiper [in drainage dyke leading into fairham brook near pylon], Also Lapwing, Grey Partridge, Kestrel, Little Egret, Yellow Wagtail.
Collingham Pits - 9 Goldeneye, Ringed plover, Mediterranean Gull [flew north-east], 2 Great Black-backed Gull, 4 ARCTIC TERN [3 flew north-east; one still present this evening], 2 Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 3 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Yellow Wagtail [This morning].
Idle Washlands - 12 LRP, BAR-TAILED GODWIT, CATTLE EGRET, Sedge Warbler [Slaynes Lane] Todays Doncaster Birding
Wednesday 19th April
Netherfield Lagoons - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [north-east through the Deep Pit, 07:48] 60 LITTLE GULL [several flocks totalling 60 throughout the day between 11:44 - 19:05].
Little Gull - Netherfiled Lagoons © Miles Cluff.
Langford Lowfields - 40+LITTLE GULL [10+dropped onto Phase 3 then flew north-east, this afternoon; 30+ through north-east 18:23].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [north-east through Clifton Pit 18:35].
Kilvington Lakes - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [West Lake 13:24 - 17:55 at least].
Langar - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [on a small flood-pool by Harby Road. north of Langar, opposite John Deere, early afternoon].
Holme Pierrepont - 4 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Blotts Pit, 07:49 - 08:05 then flew north], 16 LITTLE GULL [4 through towards Netherfield 12:02; 12 feeding over the A52 Pit 13:05].
Idle Washlands - 5 BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Slaynes Lane, 07:40].
Hoveringham - 10 BAR-TAILED GODWIT, Green Sandpiper, ARCTIC TERN, 3 Pink-footed Geese [Sailing Lake, this morning].
Hucknall - Tree Pipit [woodland on Misk Hill, this morning], 23 Fieldfare [ in hedgerow tree, Misk Hill].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 18+ BAR-TAILED GODWIT [16 Chainbridge Scrape, 07:22 - 07:43 then flew north-east, singles on Bellmoor Lake 16:14 - 16:43 at least; single Neatholme Fen 16:53, single Tiln North, 19:00], SPOTTED REDSHANK [Neatholme Fen, 16:53 - 19:45], 2 CATTLE EGRET [Chainbridge Pit, in the south-west corner, 10:49; single sheep field near Walters Farm 18:43]; also on site Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Marsh Harrier, Cuckoo, 6 Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper.
Bar-tailed Godwit - Lound © Ian Cowgill.
Tuesday 18th April
Besthorpe NR - Hobby [16:21].
Chilwell - Ring-necked Parakeet [east over Depot Corner, 14:30].
Hoveringham - 2 ARCTIC TERN [Sailing Lake, early afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 CATTLE EGRET [Chainbridge Pit, in the south-west corner, 10:30], Hobby [over Cross Lane].
Scrooby - 2 COMMON CRANE [south-east over Scrooby Top Quarry, 08:50].
Collingham Pits - Dunlin, 17 Goldeneye [Ferry Lane Lake].
Barton in Fabis - WHIMBREL [heading north-west calling over the riverside fields, 08:35], 3 Yellow Wagtail [sheep field off New Road].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow, briefly 07:50], 2+Common Tern [single Sailing Pit, 08:00], 2 Coneries this afternoon], Reed Warbler [Clifton Pit/Wet Marsh], Common Whitethroat [riverside scrub]; also 2 Shelduck, Great White Egret, Swallow.
Langford Lowfields - ARCTIC TERN [Phase 3, 07:55 - 08:58 at least], Common Tern [Phase 1].
Rushcliffe Golf Course - Garden Warbler [singing this morning].
Monday 17th April
Holme Pierrepont - 2 ARCTIC TERN [Blotts Pit, 18:26].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 3 COMMON CRANE [south over the Water Ski Pit, 12:02 the circling/calling over Chainbridge Scrapes 12:08 - 12:37 before drifting off north-east], ARCTIC TERN [single Chainbridge Scrape East 09:04 - 11:05 then flew north; single Chainbridge Scrape East 18:32; single Neatholme Scrape, 12:55, 3 Neatholme Scrape, 18:12 -18:38 then flew north], 2 Sedge Warbler [Chainbridge].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 WHIMBREL [singles north-west over the Sailing Pit 12:00; north over Clifton Pit, 13:24], Common Tern [Tween Pond scaffolding, 13:35], Common Sandpiper [flying along Trent, 08:00].
Idle Washlands - 3 COMMON CRANE [south-west over Slaynes Lane, late morning], 2 ARCTIC TERN.
King's Mill Reservoir - Northern Wheatear [male, cereal field briefly 08:25 but not subsequently], White Wagtail [adult male briefly near stables midday], pair Shelduck.
Hoveringham - COMMON SCOTER [drake Sailing Lake, 07:40].
Annesley Pit Top - Dunlin [this morning].
Skegby Trail - 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 3 Tree creeper, 2 Pied Wagtail, Reed bunting, Red-legged Partridge.
Sunday 16th April
Holme Pierrepont - Cuckoo [calling briefly on Adbolton Lane, opposite Skylarks car park 19:15].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - COMMON SCOTER [drake, Chainbridge Pit mid-morning at least], Grasshopper Warbler [Neatholme Bridge], Northern Wheatear [Tiln North]; also 2 Green Sandpiper, Cuckoo, White Wagtail, Great White Egret.
Hoveringham - KITTIWAKE [1st-summer still present Tipping Pond, mid-morning], 2 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Curlew, White Wagtail [Sailing Lake].
Elkesley - Cuckoo [Elkesley Woods area, 09:28].
Idle Washlands - 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 60+ Sand Martin, 4+ LRP, 6 Redshank, Common Tern [Slaynes Lane].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - Pink-footed Goose, Lesser Whitethroat.
Netherfield Lagoons - Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat [on site this morning].
Gedling CP - Tree Pipit [perched in scrub at the west end of the park, 08:20]; also Common Whitethroat.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Grasshopper Warbler [reeling Wheatear Field/Ridge and Furrow area 07:42 - late evening], 60 Tufted Duck, 500+Sand Martin [Clifton Pit, this evening].
Saturday 15th April
Everton Carrs - 8 Grey Partridge, Cuckoo [heard over Misson, early evening].
Gunthorpe - Common Redstart [male by farm at north-east end of Peck Lane, 11:15]
Holme Pierrepont - CHANNEL WAGTAIL [A52 Pit, this morning], Pink-footed Goose, Northern Wheatear [just east of A52 pit, behind the BP service station].
Hoveringham - KITTIWAKE [1st summer still on Tipping Pond to 10:45 at least], Green Sandpiper [Tipping Pond], 9 Redshank, Dunlin, 5 Yellow Wagtail, Common Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 5+ Chiffchaff [Sailing Lake this morning].
Idle Washlands - SPOTTED REDSHANK [Slaynes Lane, this morning], Cuckoo, 2 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 7 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, LRP, Ringed Plover, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, 8 Shelduck, Common Tern [Slaynes Lane]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - LITTLE GULL [Neatholme Scrape, early morning], 2 Redshank, 6 Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret, 89 Gadwall [Chainbridge Scrape East], Northern Wheatear [Tiln North], CATTLE EGRET [north over Chainbridge Scrape, late evening].
King's Mill Reservoir - 2 Northern Wheatear [silll in adjjacent field alongside Hamilton Road].
Langford Lowfields - Lesser Whitethroat [along path approching Phase 3, 06:55], Northern Wheatear [two between the Car Park and Deep Water Pit, 09:23].
Clifton Grove - Sedge Warbler [Holme Pit, this morning], 5 Little Egret [Mill Hill, in field uphill from Burrows Farm, Fox Covert Lane], 6 Swallow [around farm house]
Skegby Trail - 30 Yellowhammer [feeding on freshly sown field]; also Mandarin [pair], Buzzard, 4 Chiffchaff, 3 Skylark, Reed bunting.
Chilwell - 2+Ring-necked Parakeet [near Chilwell Cemetery, early morning].
Friday 14th April
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Common Sandpiper, 10 Goosander [Clifton Pit, this evening].
Hoveringham - KITTIWAKE [1st-summer, Tipping Pond], Green Sandpiper, Northern Wheatear [Sailing Lake], Great White Egret, Common Sandpiper [Railway Pit].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Black-tailed Godwit [Neatholme Fen], 2 Green Sandpiper, Cuckoo [Chainbridge], Common Whitethroat, Neatholme Scrape].
King's Mill Reservoir - 2 Northern Wheatear [male and female in neighboring field late morning]; also House Martin.
Wollaton Park - 7 Tufted Duck, drk Mandarin, Treecreeper, 2 Ring-neck Parakeet.
Thursday 13th April
Caunton - RING OUZEL [male, landed in garden hedge briefly this evening].
Ring Ouzel - Caunton © Colin Binch.
Colwick CP - ARCTIC TERN [feeding over the Main Lake, 19:15].
Holme Pierrepont - ARCTIC TERN [through the A52 Pit towards the Rowing Course, 18:12].
Arctic Tern - Holme Pierrepont © Alan Clewes.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - KITTIWAKE [adult Bellmoor Lake, 17:35 - 18:00].
Carburton - OSPREY [from the feeding station layby, 15:52].
Idle Washlands - Ringed Plover, 9 LRP, Black-tailed Godwit, White Wagtail [Slaynes Lane].
Sherwood Pines - Merlin [female over west, 08:20].
Wednesday 12th April
Idle Washlands - 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 5 Redshank, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 11 Shelduck, 4 Goldeneye, Peregrine, 5 Yellow Wagtail,White Wagtail [Slaynes Lane].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 2 Pink-footed Geese, 4 Egyptian Geese, 4 Shoveler, 11 Wigeon, 2 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, Snipe, 2 Redshank, 50+ Sand Martin, Swallow. Todays Doncaster Birding
Langford Lowfields - 2 Northern Wheatear, c.20 Yellow Wagtail, 3 House Martin [this morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Common Whitethroat [along River Idle c 400m north of Chainbridge Scrape, this morning], Cuckoo [heard, 08:35].
Tuesday 11th April
Langford Lowfields - OSPREY [seen heading in the direction of Langford Lowfields from Lowfields fishing retreat near North Scarle Lincolnshire 17:55].
Langold CP - 5 Swift, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warbler [14:50].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Fieldfare [Bunker Woods], Common Whitethroat [Neatholme Scrape], Swallow [Tiln North], 2 Red-crested Pochard [Chainbridge Scrape East].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Northern Wheatear [Barton Lane horse paddock, 08:00], Common Whitethroat [Wheatear Field], Sedge Warbler, 8 Swallow [Clifton Pit].
Kilvington Lakes - Yellow Wagtail [West Lake].
Monday 10th April
Annesley Pit Top - Whooper Swan [this evening].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - COMMON SCOTER [female, still present Tiln North, this morning], 4 Common Tern [Neatholme Scrape].
Idle Washlands - 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Pintail [pair], Goldeneye, 2 Oystercatcher, 12 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 5 LRP, 3 Ruff, Willow Warbler, 50 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, 2 House Martin [Slaynes Lane], 4 Ruff [Hagg Lane Flash]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Attenborough Nature Reserve - SPOTTED REDSHANK [Ridge and Furrow/Clifton Pit early morning then flew off west 07:52]; also Sedge Warbler, Swallow, House Martin.
Hoveringham - 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Tern [Sailing Lake, this morning].
Clifton Grove/Barton in Fabis - 5 Northern Wheatear [3 Branshill, 07:30, 2 on the riverside fields between Barton/Cottages Flash, single in paddocks off Trentside], 4 Swallow [2 Burrows Farm, single Trentside, single on wires Barton Lane].
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Oystercatcher [early morning].
Sunday 9th April
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - COMMON SCOTER [female, still present Tiln North, 16:00], Common Tern [Neatholme Scrape, 15:09], CATTLE EGRET [Walters Lane, mid-morning], , LRP, 2 Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail [Tiln North].
Budby - Common Redstart [north side of Budby Common, late morning].
Collingham Pits - (entire site) 8 Shelduck, 8 Goldeneye, 6 Oystercatcher, 3 Avocet [briefly, this morning], 10 LRP, 5 Curlew, Green sandpiper, 380 Sand Martin [through this morning], 36 Swallow [through this morning], 9 House Martin [through this morning], 11 Willow Warbler [7 singing], 25 Chiffchaff, 31 Blackcap, Sedge Warbler, 3 Yellow Wagtail [1 south], 2 White Wagtail.
Holme Pierrepont - 2 COMMON SCOTER [females, A52 Pit, 09:35].
Hoveringham - 9 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail, 3 Swallow, Sedge Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, 7 Chiffchaff [Sailing Lake and Annex this morning].
Elkesley - Yellow Wagtail [Irrigation Pond].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Curlew [north over the Visitor Centre, 07:13].
Saturday 8th April
Idle Washlands - 4 Pintail [2 pair], 6 Goldeneye, 2 Egyptian Geese [adults with 4 young], 4 Oystercatcher, Dunlin, 6 Ruff, 11+Black-tailed Godwit, 3 LRP, 8+Redshank, Kestrel, 30+Sand Martin, 3 Yellow Wagtail [Slaynes Lane]. Today Doncaster Birding
Bennerley Marsh - 3 LRP, 8 Swallow, 50 Pied Wagtail [midday].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - COMMON SCOTER [female, still present Tiln North, late-morning], 4 Yellow Wagtail [2 Tiln North/2 Clayworth Common].
Hoveringham - COMMON SCOTER [female, Sailing Lake this morning].
Hucknall - 3 Common Buzzard, Little Grebe, Mute Swan, Moorhen [Merlin Park, former RollsRoyce airfield].
Friday 7th April
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - COMMON SCOTER [female, Tiln North 10:00 -20:00 at least], 6 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler [Hawthorn Lane], 2 Goldeneye [Chainbridge Pit], 2 Red-crested Pochard [Pair Doughty's Pit].
Hickling - Mandarin [drake on Hickling Basin with Mallards, 17:45].
Budby Pumping Station - COMMON CRANE [over heading south-west, 09:20].
Kilvington Lakes - Northern Wheatear [male, West Lake].
Eakring - 13 Snipe [Penny Pasture].
Idle Washlands - 2 COMMON SCOTER [Slaynes Lane, 07:30], LRP, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 15 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow, Sedge Warbler, 50 Linnet [Slaynes Lane] Todays Doncaster Birding
Annesley Pit Top - COMMON SCOTER [1st summer drake, on Bottom Lagoon 06:22 - 17:45 at least].
Common Scoter - Annesley Pit Top © Graeham Mounteney.
Thursday 6th April
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 3 Black-tailed Godwit [Neatholme Fen], Sedge Warbler [Neatholme Pit], 2 Green Sandpiper [singles at Chainbridge and cement works], Swallow, 5 Sand Martin, 2 Red-crested Pochard [pair Doughties lake], also on site Yellow Wagtail, LRP, Willow Warbler and Blackcap in reasonable numbers.
Harworth - Common Redstart [moving along hedge towards the small Copse at the west end of All Saints Church graveyard, 13:32].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - LRP [Ridge and Furrow this afternoon before flying off north-west], Red-crested Pochard [Church Pond].
King's Mill Reservoir - 2 Northern Wheatear [cereal field early afternoon], 2 Willow Warbler, c.25 Sand Martin, Water Rail, 6 Snipe, Kingfisher.
Netherfield Lagoons - Sedge Warbler [singing male, north-west corner Deep Pit, this morning].
Hickling - Swallow [over the north end of the village].
Wednesday 5th April
Budby Pumping Station - Common Redstart [male, in Hawthorn on the bridge 12:30].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Common Redstart [male, Wheatear Field 11:29], 70 Fieldfare [heading south over the river Barton in Fabis, late morning].
Langford Lowfields - 4 Yellow Wagtail.
Hoveringham - SCAUP [female again on the Railway Pit].
King's Mill Reservoir - c.70 Sand Martin [in drizzly rain], Willow Warbler [new in, singing], Blackcap [new in, singing].
Tuesday 4th April
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - WHIMBREL [Tiln North, 13:15 - 14:30 at least]; also LRP, 2 Yellow Wagtail.
Collingham Pits (entire site) - 16 Shelduck, 86 Wigeon, 9 Goldeneye, 6 Oystercatcher, GREY PLOVER, 8 LRP, 5 Curlew, Redshank, White wagtail, 3 Willow warbler, 27 Chiffchaff, 22 Blackcap, 3 Bullfinch.
Besthorpe NR - Whooper Swan [adult with mutes].
Hoveringham - 7 Whooper Swan, SCAUP [female], 3 Blackcap, 10+ Chiffchaff [all Railway Pit this morning], 2 Pink-footed Goose, Curlew, 2 White Wagtail [Sailing Lake], Green Sandpiper [Tipping Pond], 20+ Sand Martin [working nest holes River Trent bank opposite Ferry Farm Park].
Idle Washlands - KITTIWAKE [adult Slaynes Lane 07:50 - 15:10 at least], 8 Shelduck, 6 Pintail [3 pairs], 4 Goldeneye, 3 LRP, 5 Green Sandpiper, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Yellow Wagtail [Slaynes Lane], 2 Grey Partridge, Willow Warbler [Hagg Lane Flash]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Monday 3rd April
Lenton - 2 KITTIWAKE [Highfields Park], also 4 Teal, Kestrel, 2 Buzzard.
Holme Pierrepont - Yellow Wagtail [flew over Blotts Pit, early afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Goosander, 13 Chiffchaff [singing], 3 Blackcap [singing], Willow Warbler [singing].
Sunday 2nd April
Langford Lowfields - Razorbill [Phase 3 then flew to Deep Water Pit 12:26; before flying off high south-east 12:59. Of interest the same Razorbill was seen briefly at the Idle Washlands on Newington Flash (S.York's) 09:18 and then was lost from view], BEWICK'S SWAN [juvenile on Phase 3 with 36 Whooper Swan, 14:42].
Razorbill - Langford Lowfields © James Wilkinson.
Razorbill - Langford Lowfields © Nick Crouch.
Razorbill - Langford Lowfields © Alan Clewes.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Curlew [north over Clifton Pit, 19:34], Sedge Warbler [Erewash outflow], CATTLE EGRET [departed Coneries roost, 06:30]; also 51 Wigeon.
Chilwell - 2 Ring-necked Parakeet [west over Depot Corner, 19:00].
Kilvington Lakes - 10 Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Yellow Wagtail [late afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 15 Swallow [over Bellmoor Lake, mid-day], several Willow Warbler, Blackcap [Chainbridge/Neatholme], 8 Sand Martin, Kingfisher [Neatholme Fen].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - CATTLE EGRET [mid-morning].
Hoveringham - KITTIWAKE [adult from the west, 10:15 settled on the Sailing lake before being flushed by a boat], 2 SCAUP [adult and 1st-winter drake, Tipping Pond].
Scrooby - 2 KITTIWAKE [adults on flooded excavations at Scrooby Top Quarry Lakes, 08:06].
King's Mill Reservoir - Willow Warbler [singing], Blackcap [male], 9 Chiffchaff, c.30 Sand Martin [06:30-10:15].
Saturday 1st April
Thrumpton - Alpine Swift [Second county record; ranging over the Thrumpton Hall Estate/Cranfleet Lock on the Nott's/Derby's border c.09:45 - 11:05 when it flew high north-west and lost to view with no further sign].
Alpine Swift - Thrumpton © Rob Hoare.
Alpine Swift - Thrumpton © Alan Clewes.
Kittiwake Passage - An unprecedented passage of KITTIWAKE in the county today, with record numbers logged through the day, including an astonishing county record flock of 200, which was tracked along the Trent Valley from Long Eaton to Gunthorpe.
Kittiwake flock count of 200 individuals - Thrumpton/Long Eaton © James Shergold.
Kittiwake flock - Burton Joyce © Miles Cluff.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - CATTLE EGRET [Coneries roost, 18:00], KITTIWAKE [adult, Sailing Pit, 15:32 TO 16:06 at least; adult, Clifton Pit 11:35 then flew high west 11:56].
Netherfield Lagoons - KITTIWAKE [6 adults, Deep Pit 17:19 at least], Willow Warbler [13:20].
Kittiwake - Netherfield Lagoons © Miles Cluff.
Colwick CP - KITTIWAKE [adult, Main Lake 15:06].
Holme Pierrepont - KITTIWAKE [13 flew north-east along Rowing Course, 14:04, with one still present 15:00; three adults on Blotts Pit 08:39 then then flew off high north 09:39].
Kilvington Lakes - Yellow Wagtail [west bay of West Lake, mid-afternoon].
King's Mill Reservoir - House Martin [with Sand martins mid-morning], 6 Snipe.
Hoveringham - Goldeneye, Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail [Sailing Lake this morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Green Sandpiper [Charcon works along Chainbridge Lane].
Many thanks to:
Wendy Ambler, Karen Archibald, Laurence Archibald, Andy Baker, Paula Barnes, Karen Beaumont, Bob Beck, Graham Beeley, Michael Blount, Doug Bottrell, Robin Brace, Philip Burnham, Paul Buxton, Phil Cadman, Caroline Callaghan, Andy Capstick, Darren Chapman, Lisa Cleaver, Alan Clewes, Miles Cluff, Wayne Collingham, Peter Cottam, Ian Cowgill, Keith Cox, Stu Davenport, Rod Dean, John Ellis, Richard Ellison, Robin Elliott, Steve Follows, Ade Fox, Pete Freeman, Roy Frost, Steve Furber, Josh Fusiara, Malc Goodman, Richard Gratton, Indy Kiemel Greene, Frank Greenwood, Andy Hall, Judith Harrison, Norman Haynes, Ian J Hicks, Roz Hilditch, Gareth Hirons, Gary Hobson, Paul Hobson, Dave Hursthouse, Trevor Jackson, Steve Keller, Andrew Kerridge, Andy Lakin, Spencer Lawrence, Mike Leatherland, Jonathan Lloyd, Aaron Long, Jim Lyons, Martin McCallum, Ged Morley, Suzanne Nelson, Paul Naylor, Phil Palmer, David T Parkin, Steve Payne, Simon Roberts, Neil Sainthouse, Alan Scrimshaw, Richard Shaw, James Shergold, Tom Shields, Andy Shooter, Diana Schmies, David Suter, Jenny Swindells, Alan Thomas, Simon Thompson, David Tyldesley, Bob Usher, Mike Vickers, Ben Ward, Tony Wardell, James Wilkinson, Mike Wilkinson, Steve Wilkinson.
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