Welcome to the Website of the Nottinghamshire Birdwatchers

This page will be updated on a daily basis, to provide a convenient news service to scarce & rare birds found within the County Nottinghamshire.

The Sightings page and @Nottsbirders Twitter feed are intended to alert birders to scarcer species that they might be interested in seeing within the County.

Records of more common species are still very important, but should preferably be submitted to the county Recorder Keith Rainford Bullfinch194@gmail.com These records will then be added to the Nottinghamshire Birdwatchers data-base, to be included in the monthly Newsletter and Annual Reports.

None of these reports have been verified or checked by the Nottinghamshire Birdwatchers' Records Committee.

 

"Records of certain sensitive species may not appear here during the breeding season, unless publicised by site managers or where records relate to what are likely to be passage migrants or wandering non-breeding individuals rather than breeders. Species that this generally applies to include (but are not necessarily limited to): Avocet, Bearded Tit, Bittern, Black-necked Grebe, Black Redstart, Cetti's Warbler. Goshawk (except from Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint), Honey-buzzard (except from Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint), Marsh Harrier, Mediterranean Gull, Nightingale, Peregrine (except for Nottingham City Centre), Raven, Red Kite and Woodlark (except for Sherwood Forest NNR/Budby Common). For a range of other species, we will not include specific breeding information - this includes Barn Owl, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Ringed Plover, Nightjar, Turtle Dove and Willow Tit. Nevertheless, please submit your sightings anyway."

 

 

Please report your Latest Sightings to: nottsbirders@gmail.com or @NottsBirders on the Twitter feed.

Please remember to submit all sightings to Keith Rainford Bullfinch194@gmail.com each month, using the Excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded from the Recording page.

Archived Sightings 2001 - 2020


Archived Sightings 2001 to 2021


Archived Sightings 2022


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.

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Wednesday 31st August

Idle Washlands - 2 Curlew Sandpiper [juveniles, Slaynes Lane mid- morning]; also GARGANEY.

2 Curlew Sandpiper - Idle Washlands © Steve Furber


Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - OSPREY [over the lake then flew low north-east, 17:55].

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Whinchat [along fence at old inflow at western end of West Lake, late afternoon], Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Ruff [West Lake].

Netherfield Lagoons - Whinchat [1st-winter still in grassland on south-west side of substation, 13:45].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 WOOD SANDPIPER, Ruff, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, BITTERN, Great White Egret [Chainbridge Scrape East, this morning], Hobby [Chainbridge Scrape West], 2 Little Egret, 4 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 3 Black-tailed Godwit [Tiln North], 3 Black-tailed Godwit [Chainbridge Pit].

Hoveringham - Great White Egret [Causeway Dyke, flew towards Gibsmere 10:50], 5 Pochard [Tipping Pond], Lesser Whitethroat [Annex scrub late morning].

Collingham Pits - CASPIAN GULL [German-ringed 'X34E' Ferry Lane Lake, this morning], 2 GARGANEY [still on Wharf Pond this evening]; also 3 Black-tailed Godwit.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Temminck's Stint, 4 Ringed Plover [Clifton Pit, 06:30], 2 Hobby [over Tween Pond].

Tuesday 30th August

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Temminck's Stint [still present on Clifton Pit, 20:02]; also 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Swift [this morning].

Netherfield Lagoons - Whinchat [1st-winter still in grassland on south-west side of substation, late afternoon].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - OSPREY, Peregrine [this afternoon].

Collingham - 2 GARGANEY [Wharf Pit, early afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - WOOD SANDPIPER [Chainbridge Scrape West, this morning], 10 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin [Tiln North], 3 Hobby [Neatholme Pit].

Hoveringham - Great White Egret, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Hobby, 8 Yellow wagtail [Sailing Lake, this morning], Whooper Swan [still present on the Tipping Pond].

Monday 29th August

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 WOOD SANDPIPER, Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret [Chainbridge Scrape West, this evening], BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret [Bellmoor Lake, late afternoon], SPOTTED REDSHANK, 2 Ruff, LRP, Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2 Great White Egret, 2 White Wagtail [Chainbridge Scrape East], 2 Pintail, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper, WOOD SANDPIPER, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 2 Greenshank, 18 Snipe, Wheatear [Tiln North].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Temminck's Stint [still present on Clifton Pit, 06:20 - 16:40 at least]; also 3 Ringed Plover, LRP, Common Sandpiper, Hobby.

Holme Pierrepont - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [juvenile, Blotts Pit late afternoon]; also Common Sandpiper, Snipe [Blotts Pit].

Netherfield Lagoons - Whinchat [1st-winter in grassland on south-west side of substation, 12:50].

King's Mill Reservoir - Little Egret [adult south-west corner midday], Kingfisher, 10 Teal, 2 Shoveler, c.25-30 Chiffchaff [with roving Tit flock also Treecreeper], c.50-60 Hirundine mostly House Martin midday.

Collingham Pits - GARGANEY [eclipse drake still on Wharf Pond, 09:05].

Idle Washlands - 10 Wigeon, 6 Curlew, 8 Snipe, 4 Ruff, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Swallow [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Elton - Black Kite [probable seen from moving vechicle slowly heading North over A52 at a hight of 80 - 120 feet between Elton and the first road to Bottesford, c.08:30].

Sunday 28th August

Idle Washlands - Corncrake [seen briefly on private land just off Slaynes early morning, no further sign by midday]; 7 Curlew, 13+Black-tailed Godwit [then flew east], 1+Snipe, 3 TURNSTONE, 3 Ruff, WOOD SANDPIPER, Yellow-legged Gull, 5 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, Peregrine, Sedge Warbler [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Corncrake - Idle Washlands © Steve Furber


Attenborough Nature Reserve - Temminck's Stint [still present on Clifton Pit, 19:30 at least], 2 Black-tailed Godwit [juveniles, flew off east 20:00]; also 3 Ringed Plover, LRP, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe.

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher [The Willows], Ruff, Wigeon [Neatholme Scrape].

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - Wigeon, 5 Curlew [left south], Common Sandpiper, 2 African Sacred Ibis [on private land], Yellow Wagtail.

Saturday 27th August

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Temminck's Stint [Clifton Pit, this morning to 18:00 at least], CASPIAN GULL [1st-summer, Clifton Pit 10:39]; also 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Hobby.

Netherfield Lagoons - CASPIAN GULL [1st-summer flew east through Slurry Lagoon, 17:05].

Serlby - 2 Hobby [sat in trees on corner of Green Lane accessed next to Serlby Park Golf club drive range, 14:30].

King's Mill Reservoir - Little Egret [adult south end, this morning].

Clumber Park - Great White Egret [fishing in the pond of the River Poulter on Lime Tree Avenue, nr Clumber Park].

Annesley Pit Top - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [juvenile, on the Middle Lagoon, 07:43].

Friday 26th August

Holme Pierrepont - BLACK TERN [juvenile, Blotts Pit early afternoon to dusk]; also Ringed Plover.

Clifton - Whinchat [NTU Campus, near the Cricket pitch late afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper [Tiln North], 2 Greenshank, 3 Snipe, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape East], Snipe, Great White Egret, Ruff [Chainbridge Scrape West], Great White Egret [Windsurf Pit], Great White Egret, 4 Lesser White-fronted Geese [Chainbridge Pit], BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 2+ Common Sandpiper [Bellmoor Lake].

Idle Washlands - 4 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret, Red Kite [Slaynes Lane, early afternoon].

Hoveringham - ARCTIC TERN [juvenile, Sailing Lake, this morning].

Thursday 25th August

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Shag [juvenile, again on island on the Sailing Pit 09:37 but no further sign by this evening], 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Northern Wheatear [Clifton Pit], 6 Common Sandpiper [Sailing Lake, 20:00].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Spotted Flycatcher, Common Redstart [male], 5 Stonechat [Budby South Forest late afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 3 Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper [Bellmoor Lake, this evening], 6 Black-tailed Godwit [briefly], Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, Snipe [Chainbridge Scrape East], 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 6+Snipe, Green Sandpiper [Tiln North].

Besthorpe NR - GARGANEY [eclipse drake, Mons Pool 18:00].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 COMMON SCOTER [drakes, on the A52 Pit, late afternoon].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 2 OSPREY.

Collingham Pits - SPOTTED REDSHANK [juvenile again Wharf Pit, this morning], GARGANEY [eclipse drake still on Wharf Pond this evening].

King's Mill Reservoir - c.30 Chiffchaff [movement through south-west corner mid-morning); also c.15 Swift.

Wednesday 24th August

Kilvington Lakes - BLACK-NECKED GREBE [juvenile still West Lake, this evening].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greenshank, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 LRP, 2 Ringed Plover, 7 Snipe [Clifton Pit, this evening].

Carburton - 2 OSPREY.

Collingham Pits - SPOTTED REDSHANK, 6 Avocet, 2 LRP, Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Curlew, 5 Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, 4 Great White Egret [Wharf Pit, this morning].

Spotted Redshank - Collingham Pits © Martin Kennewell


Besthorpe NR - CASPIAN GULL [German-ringed 'X34E' this morning], Great White Egret.

Caspian Gull (German-ringed 'X34E') - Besthorpe NR © Martin Kennewell


Hoveringham - OSPREY [present again around Trentside/Sailing Lake, this morning], 2 Greenshank [flew over the Sailing Lake towards the Railway Pit].

Newark on Trent - Hobby [east].

South Muskham - 5 Green Sandpiper [on small pond in field next to the bridge].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - WOOD SANDPIPER, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 8 Snipe, Water Rail [Tiln North, early morning], Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, Water Rail [Chainbridge Scrape East].

Tuesday 23rd August

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Shag [juvenile, on island on Sailing Pit 09:48 - 12:20 at least but no further sign this evening].

Shag - Attenborough Nature Reserve © Simon Roberts


Collingham Pits - SPOTTED REDSHANK [juvenile again on Wharf Pit this evening]; also GARGANEY.

Hoveringham - OSPREY [Sailing lake, flew upstream along the River Trent before returning again, late morning/early afternoon]; also Whooper Swan, 2 Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 3 Red Kite.

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - WOOD SANDPIPER [Chainbridge Scrape East/Tiln North this morning], Curlew, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP [Chainbridge Scrape East], Great White Egret, 3 Ringed Plover, Ruff, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Snipe [Chainbridge Lane], Whinchat [male, along the river Neatholme Scrape], c.12 Yellow Wagtails [through to the west].

Monday 22nd August

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - WOOD SANDPIPER, Ruff, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP [Chainbridge Scrape East, this evening], 3 Black-tailed Godwit [Tiln North].

Hoveringham - CASPIAN GULL [adult, Railway Pit this afternoon].

King's Mill Reservoir - Common Sandpiper.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [eclipse drk, still Clifton Pit 08:20].

Sunday 21st August

Collingham Pits - GARGANEY [eclipse drk, Wharf Pit this evening].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - GARGANEY [Neatholme Fen], Raven [Tiln North], Common Redstart [The Willows], Hobby [over Lound village].

Langford Lowfields - 2 GARGANEY [still Phase 3, this morning].

Eakring - Common Redstart, Red Kite [Penny Pasture].

Saturday 20th August

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY, 2 LRP, Yellow-legged Gull [juv], 2 Hobby, Yellow Wagtail [Clifton Pit, this evening], 3 Greenshank [Ridge and Furrow], 2 Red-crested Pochard [Coneries].

Besthorpe NR - SPOTTED REDSHANK [11:58, then flew off].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [adult male 09:43; possible second individual pursued by a Hobby].

Collingham - Whinchat [along track off Cross Lane].

Bilsthorpe - Whinchat [along the old colliery/business site, 09:00].

Friday 19th August

Attenborough Nature Reserve - ARCTIC TERN, GARGANEY, 8 Goosander, Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, LRP [Clifton Pit, this evening].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Greenshank, 15 Little Egret [Linghurst Pool], Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Marsh Harrier [Neatholme Fen], 2 Hobby [Neatholme Pit], 2 Ruff, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Golden Plover [Chainbridge Scrape West], 11 Egyptian Geese, Greenshank, 6 Yellow Wagtail [Chainbridge Scrape East].

Southwell - Red Kite [near Hollybeck Garden Centre].

Langford Lowfields - SPOTTED REDSHANK [juvenile on Phase 3, 07:40 - 10:28 at least]; also BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 2 GARGANEY, 2 Goosander, Great White Egret, 4 Avocet, Greenshank, Hobby.

Thursday 18th August

Collingham Pits - SPOTTED REDSHANK [juvenile, Wharf Pits then flew towards Mons Pool, this evening]; also 6 juv Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Avocet, 2 Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, Curlew, 3 Great White Egret, 9 Swift.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 GARGANEY, 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper [Clifton Pit, late afternoon], 2 Greenshank [flew east over Works Pond, 08:00], 2 Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, 2 Hobbies, Yellow-legged Gull [juv], 16 Swift, 500+Swallow/House Martin [Clifton Pit, early morning].

Holme Pierrepont - Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover [Blotts Pit, late morning].

Idle Washlands - BLACK TERN [Slaynes Lane, 10:00]; also Common Tern, 3 Greenshank, 5 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 3 Ruff, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 5 Pochard, 2 Hobby, Swift.

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 12 Little Grebe, 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper.

King's Mill Reservoir - Common Sandpiper.

Wednesday 17th August

Barnby in the Willows - GANNET [2nd-summer, flew low west 20:07].

Kilvington Lakes - SPOTTED REDSHANK [on the west side of West Lake, 18:20], LITTLE GULL [juvenile, West Lake afternoon-early evening], BLACK-NECKED GREBE [juvenile, still West Lake this afternoon]; also Redshank.

Langford Lowfields - BLACK-NECKED GREBE [juv], 2 GARGANEY, 3 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper [Phase 3, this evening].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, LRP [Clifton Pit, late afternoon]; 2 Ringed Plover, 150+Swallow/House Martin [Clifton Pit, early morning].

Gunthorpe GP's - OSPREY [over mid-afternoon].

Sutton in Ashfield - Raven [low over Theives Wood, calling 11:30].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Ruff, Greenshank, 12 Redshank [over], 17 Yellow Wagtail [Chainbridge Scrape].

Annesley Pit Top - TURNSTONE [through north-east, this morning].

Hoveringham - Greenshank [Railway Pit, this morning].

Tuesday 16th August

Netherfield Lagoons - Common Redstart [male, south side of the Wader Scrape this evening].

Kilvington Lakes - BLACK-NECKED GREBE [juvenile still present on West Lake, 10:00]; also Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail.

Idle Washlands - WOOD SANDPIPER [Slaynes Lane, this morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [eclipse drk, Coneries Pond early morning; then Clifton Pit this evening], 2 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, LRP, Snipe [Clifton Pit], 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 3 Hobbies [Ridge and Furrow], Yellow-legged Gull [juvenile, Clifton Pit this evening], 35 Little Egret [Coneries roost].

Monday 15th August

Holme Pierrepont - Ferruginous Duck [juvenile, still present on Blotts Pit, this evening]; also eclipse drk Red-crested Pochard.

Kilvington Lakes - BLACK-NECKED GREBE [juvenile still present on West Lake for its third week]; also 10 Yellow-legged Gull.

Owthorpe - 20 Red-legged Partridge [19:00].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [Coneries Pond], 4 Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow], 2 Greenshank, 3 LRP [Clifton Pit].

Langford Lowfields - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, GARGANEY, Great White Egret, 7 Snipe [this morning].

Bramcote - 3 Red Kite [over the Sherwin roundabout, 10:30].

Beeston Weir - 4 Egyptian Geese, 6 Little Egret [on the gravel bar on the south side of the river]; also 2 Kingfisher.

Sunday 14th August

Holme Pierrepont - Ferruginous Duck [juvenile, still present on Blotts Pit, 06:39 - 19:30 at least], 2 Greenshank [south through Blotts Pit, 09:03].

Langford Lowfields - CASPIAN GULL [unringed adult and possible juvenile, Phase 3 early afternoon]; also BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Bittern, GARGANEY, Marsh Harrier [this morning].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - GARGANEY [female type, mobile on Tiln North, Bellmoor Lake, Chainbridge Scrape East, this morning], Common Redstart [juvenile, The Willows], Great White Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe [Chainbridge Scrape East], Common Sandpiper [Chainbridge Pit].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, LRP, 2 Snipe [Clifton Pit].

Stoke Bardolph - Ruddy Shelduck [still on the river Trent, this morning].

Meering - 4 Great White Egret [this morning].

Saturday 13th August

Holme Pierrepont - Ferruginous Duck [juvenile, still on the A52 Pit, this morning then relocated to Blotts Pit this evening]; also Great White Egret.

Stoke Bardolph - Ruddy Shelduck [on the river Trent, late afternoon].

Scrooby - PIED FLYCATCHER [Old Schoolhouse garden 08:15 - mid-afternoon at least].

Langford Lowfields - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 2 GARGANEY [Phase 3].

Collingham Pits - CASPIAN GULL [German-ringed 'X34E' again late morning].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Common Redstart [male, the Willows], Dunlin [Tiln North], Black-tailed Godwit [Chainbridge Scrape].

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 2 Shelduck, Lapwing, Curlew, Green Woodpecker Doncaster Birding.

Sherwood Forest NNR - Whinchat, Stonechat [Budby Common, 08:15].

Friday 12th August

Holme Pierrepont - Ferruginous Duck [juvenile, A52 Pit this evening].

(Ferruginous Duck) - Holme Pierrepont © Alan Clewes


Langford Lowfields - BLACK-NECKED GREBE [juvenile, still Phase 3 this afternoon].

Annesley Pit Top - OSPREY [low north-east, 08:00].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape East].

Arnold - Northern Wheatear [Gedling Crematorium].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - CASPIAN GULL [adult Clifton Pit, 06:29], 13 Black-tailed Godwit [dropped into Clifton Pit, 08:44], GARGANEY [eclipse drake, Clifton Pit this evening]; also 2 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, LRP, Dunlin, Yellow-legged Gull, Hobby.

Thursday 11th August

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [eclipse drake, Clifton Pit early evening]; also Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, 6 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 LRP, Dunlin, 7 Snipe.

Langford Lowfields - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 2 GARGANEY [Phase 3].

Wednesday 10th August

Netherfield Lagoons - CASPIAN GULL [juvenile, Enva Recycling Centre late morning; then on the Deep Pit, early afternoon], MEDITERRANEAN GULL [juvenile, Deep Pit], 10+ Yellow-legged Gull [Enva Recycling Centre].

Langford Lowfields - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, GARGANEY, Wigeon, Great White Egret, 8 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Water Rail, Marsh Harrier, 2 Bearded Tit, 10 Yellow Wagtail [this Morning], 2 Whimbrel [through west, 19:55].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Whinchat [Tiln North, this morning].

Tuesday 9th August

Netherfield Lagoons - CASPIAN GULL [juvenile on Deep Pit then flew towards Enva Recycling Centre, 13:40], 2 Black-tailed Godwit, MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult], 11 Yellow-legged Gull [Slurry Lagoon].

Langford Lowfields - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, GARGANEY, Goosander [female/juv], Great White Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, Marsh Harrier [This morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe [Ridge and Furrow].

Monday 8th August

Netherfield Lagoons - CASPIAN GULL [adult at Enva Recycling Centre this evening] 3 Yellow-legged Gull [all juveniles including French-Camargue ringed '22A:C']; also Common Redstart [by Slurry Lagoon bench].

Collingham Pits/Besthorpe NR - 8 Great White Egret [six on gravel pit on Northcroft Lane Collingham; two Mons Pool].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Greenshank, juv LRP, juv Water Rail [Clifton Pit], 4 Green Sandpiper, juv Dunlin [Ridge and Furrow].

Sunday 7th August

Sherwood Forest NNR - Common Redstart [male, calling from fence post Budby South Forest late afternoon].

Sherwood - Great White Egret [Valley Road Park, in a tall Lime tree close to the 5 ways roundabout and next to the ring road].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY, 2 Greenshank [Clifton Pit], Dunlin, Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow], Golden Plover [through south], Yellow-legged Gull [adult, Church Pond].

Pleasley - Hobby [Meden Trail, 10:30].

Langford Lowfields - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 2 GARGANEY, 2 Wigeon, Goldeneye, 3 Bittern, 2 Great White Egret, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier, Bearded Tit [early morning].

Saturday 6th August

Sherwood Forest NNR - 14 Stonechat [Budby South Forest,  mix of adults and juvs late afternoon]; also Common Redstart.

Idle Washlands - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 2 Snipe, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier [juvenile], Wigeon, Peregrine, 4 Common Tern, 13 Yellow Wagtail [Slaynes Lane] Doncaster Birding.

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - Peregrine.

Langford Lowfields - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Back-tailed Godwit, CASPIAN GULL [Phase 3, this morning].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Common Redstart [The Willows].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [juvenile, still Clifton Pit].

Hoveringham - Pochard [Tipping pond], Ringed Plover [Sailing Lake, through south 11.30], 4 Yellow Wagtail [Sailing Lake track mid-morning].

Friday 5th August

Langford Lowfields - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 2 GARGANEY, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshank [Phase 3, this evening].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [juvenile still Clifton Pit this evening], 2 Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Greenshank [Chainbridge Scrape East, mid-afternoon], Marsh Harrier [west over Conservation Lake], Great White Egret, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper [Neatholme Scrape], Greenshank, 2 Snipe [Chainbridge Scrape East].

Idle Washlands - WOOD SANDPIPER [Slaynes Lane] Doncaster Birding.

Arnold - Northern Wheatear [Gedling Crematorium].

Thursday 4th August

Langford Lowfields - CASPIAN GULL [adult, metal ringed on right tibia Phase 3 this evening], WOOD SANDPIPER, 2 GARGANEY [Phase 3], WHIMBREL [through south].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [juvenile still Clifton Pit this evening], Greenshank, 4 Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow], Curlew [west over Coneries, 06:25]; also Dunlin, 50 Swift.

Collingham Pits - CASPIAN GULL [German-ringed 'X34E' on Ferry Lane Lake this afternoon].

Wednesday 3rd August

Budby Common - Nightjar, Woodlark, Woodcock, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 juv Common Redstart, 4 Stonechat, 2 Shoveler, Common Tern, 2 Yellow Wagtail [this evening].

Beeston Marina - Curlew [over towards ANR, 19:12].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - CASPIAN GULL [2nd-summer, Belmoor Lake this afternoon], WOOD SANDPIPER [still Chainbridge Scrape East].

Kilvington Lakes - 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE [juveniles still West Lake]; also Black-tailed Godwit [juvenile], Yellow-legged Gull.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [juvenile, still Clifton Pit this morning], MEDITERRANEAN GULL [juvenile, Church Pond 10:04], Marsh Harrier [Coneries Pond], Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow].

East Leake Gravel Pits - GARGANEY [juvenile, 08:30].

Langford Lowfields - 2 GARGANEY [still Phase 3, this morning].

Tuesday 2nd August

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [juvenile, Clifton Pit mid-afternoon], Yellow-legged Gull [juv], 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 10 Teal.

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - OSPREY [again 11:33].

Bunny - Spotted Flycatcher [juvenile, Bunny Wood].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - WOOD SANDPIPER [Chainbridge Scrape East, late morning].

Langford Lowfields - 2 GARGANEY, CASPIAN GULL [German-ringed 'X34E' pHASE 3, this morning]; also Curlew, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Bittern, 2 Great White Egret, Bearded Tit.

Plumtree - Red Kite [circling over Plumtree this morning, c.08:30].

Monday 1st August

Stoke Bardolph - CASPIAN GULL [adult on River Trent opposite Fery Boat Inn then flew north, 19:10].

Netherfield - 10 Yellow-legged Gull [4 juveniles, Enva Recycling Centre this evening].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Common Gull [juvenile], 5 LRP, Ringed Plover [adult tundra], 3 Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, Dunlin [this afternoon].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [from the watchpoint, 13:35], OSPREY [showing well and fishing on/off afternoon], Hobby, GOSHAWK, 5+Red Kite, 20+Common Buzzard, 6+Kestrel.

King's Mill Reservoir - Common Sandpiper.

Hoveringham - Whooper Swan, Pochard [Tipping Pond].

Scrooby - WOOD SANDPIPER [on new excavations at Scrooby Top Quarry Lakes; also GARGANEY [drake, on nearby railway lakes].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - WOOD SANDPIPER [Chainbridge Scrape East].

Idle Washlands - WOOD SANDPIPER, 2 Black-tailed Godwit [Slaynes Lane].

Thoresby Park - Raven, Red kite [this morning].

Langford Lowfields - WOOD SANDPIPER [Phase 1, early morning]; also 10 Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret, GARGANEY [on the reserve].  

Many thanks to:

Nicola Arnold, Andy Baker, Merv Bartle, Oli Beacock, Michael Blount, Robin Brace, Alan Bradley, Ruth Brown, Andrew Buckley, Paul Buxton, Don Cameron, Yvonne Camilleri, Steve Clifton, Miles Cluff, Mark Collingham, Wayne Collingham, Ian Cowgill, Stu Davenport, Paul Davidson, Mark Dawson, Jacqueline Dennison, Allan Dodds, John Ellis, Del Evans, Steve Follows, Ade Fox, Pete Freeman, Vic Giles, Gil Green, Andy Hall, Paul Hobson, John Hopper, Martin Kennewell, Martin Kerby, Ian Livsey, Neil Loverock, Martin McCallum, Ged Morley, Paul Naylor, Stella Nickolay, Martyn Perkins, Clive Presscott, Dave Read, Phil Read, Simon Roberts, Chris Robinson, Alan Scrimshaw, Mark Speck, Edmund Staunton, David Suter, Paul Thomas, Simon Thompson, David Tyldesley, Mike Warren, Paul Wilcox, Mark Wilde.



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