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."
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Archived Sightings 2001 - 2023
Archived Sightings 2001 to 2023
Archived Sightings 2024
Species shown in bold Purple on this page are BBRC rarities or species recorded on less than ten occasions in the county. Bold Blue are rare and scarce county birds recorded less than annually that require a description or supporting details for the society’s archive. A full list of these species can be found on the Recording page. Red are species of interest. Bold Grey are unconfirmed sightings or a species of unknown origin.
198 Species have been recorded so far in 2024.
Updated 1st August 2024.
Full List HERE
Saturday 31st August
Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [juvenile, Clifton Pit this evening].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - OSPREY [again, then headed east towards Clumber Park 14:30].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] – 1+ Ringed Plover [north], Greenshank, Yellow-legged Gull, 80+ Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Egret, 2+ Great White Egret, 6 Grey Heron, 1m Marsh Harrier.
Idle Washlands - Wigeon sp. [eclipse drake showing white axillaries, present on Hagg Lane Flash but is thought to be a hybrid]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Friday 30th August
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] – 3 CURLEW SANDPIPER, 2 Greenshank, Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 10 Snipe, 6 Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 4 Greenshank, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 2 Yellow Wagtail [Neatholme Fen, this morning], Marsh Harrier [juv heading west], Raven [Neatholme Pit], Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, Yellow-legged Gull [Bellmoor Lake this evening]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Hoveringham - 13 Golden Plover, Goldeneye [female], Hobby, 3 Red Kite, Common Tern, Northern Wheatear, 6 Yellow Wagtail [Sailng Lake].
Eakring - Whinchat, c.80 Linnet [Penny Pasture, this morning].
Holme Pierrepont - Barnacle Goose, Great White Egret [Blotts Pit].
Thursday 29th August
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Honey Buzzard [over Chainbridge Meadow then moved south towards Retford, 12:15], BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Marsh Harrier [Neatholme Fen], Great White Egret [Chainbridge Scrape West], Green Sandpiper, 6 Red-crestd Pochard [Chainbridge Scrape East], 2 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 300+Lapwing, 10 Little Egret, Great White Egret, Common Tern [Neatholme Fen].
West Bridgford - Caspian Gull [juv/1st-summer amongst BH Gulls just west of Trent Bridge, 17:50].
Aldercar Flash - 30 Teal, Little Egret, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe.
Holme Pierrepont - Barnacle Goose, Yellow-legged Gull [1st-winter, Blotts Pit mid-afternoon].
Bestwood CP - Little Owl [calling repeatedly 14:00].
Bennerley Marsh - 3 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret [Late morning].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - OSPREY [Top Lake, 10:33; second individual probably a different bird through high heading south, 12:39], Marsh Harrier [through south].
Langford Lowfields - 14 Great White Egret, 25 Little Egret, 3 Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, Curlew, Whimbrel, Marsh Harrier, Yellow-legged Gull [Phase Three], Great White Egret, Peregrine [Deep Water Pit].
Idle Washlands - 2 GARGANEY, 2 Ruff, Stonechat [juv], 3 Snipe [Slaynes Lane], 2 Greenshank, Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 7 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret [Hagg Lane Flash]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Wednesday 28th August
Idle Washlands - Whooper Swan, 8 Great White Egret, 3 Egyptian Geese, 3 Wigeon, GARGANEY, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine [juv], 5 Ruff, Whimbrel [over], 35 Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, 20 Snipe, Swift [Slaynes Lane], Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Greenshank, 7 Ringed Plover, 12 Yellow Wagtail [Hagg Lane Flash].
Kilvington Lakes - Whinchat, 10 Ringed Plover, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Yellow Wagtail [West Lake].
Bennerley Marsh - Northern Wheatear [this afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Ringed Plover, Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier [juvenile], 2 Hobby [Clifton Pit].
Clifton Grove - Spotted Flycatcher [Foxcovet Lane, near Burrows Farm], Raven.
Barton in Fabis - Common Redstart [male], Lesser Whitethroat [along hedgerow between Barton/Thrumpton late morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - BLACK-NECKED GREBE [Neatholme Pit, 10:50], BITTERN, Goldeneye [Neatholme Scrape, late morning].
Newark on Trent - Greenshank, Hobby [Newark Sugar Factory pond, viewed from the A616].
Tuesday 27th August
Bennerley Marsh - Whinchat [this evening].
Idle Washlands - GARGANEY [female/juvenile], 7 Great White Egret, 5+Little Egret, c.25 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, 2 Ruff, Greenshank [heard], 40+Swift [south], 4 Common Tern [Slaynes Lane].
Watnall - Raven [flew east calling near Watnall Woods mobbed by two Rook, 11:15].
Langford Lowfields - GARGANEY [still Phase Three, 07:30], OSPREY [south-west over Phase Three, 09:00]; also Goldeneye, Red-crested Pochard, 2 Curlew, Yellow-legged Gull.
Monday 26th August
Attenborough Nature Reserve - BLACK TERN [Juvenile, still Coneries this afternoon], Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper [Clifton Pit].
Besthorpe NR - 3 SPOONBILL [still present Mons Pool this morning with an unconfirmed report of seven this afternoon].
Hickling - Yellow Wagtail [over south, this morning], Hobby, 3 Grey Partridge, Yellowhammer, 250+Starling, Kingfisher.
Sunday 25th August
Attenborough Nature Reserve - BLACK TERN [Juvenile, again present on Coneries from the Dipping Platform, this afternoon].
Besthorpe NR - 3 SPOONBILL [still/again at Mons Pool this morning, including green V463 ringed as a chick in Denmark in June 2023 and aRG/RNfY ringed as a chick in The Netherlands in May 2018. Both first showed up on 21st July; the former also being seen at Alkborough Flats in the interim. Spoonbills have been present since mid May with a peak count of six inderviduals].
Spoonbill - Besthorpe Nature Reserve © Nick Crouch.
Winkburn - Spotted Flycatcher [at least five, family group on the edge of Roe Wood off Roe Wood Lane].
Idle Washlands - 12+ Wigeon, Little Egret, c.10 Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 3 Ruff, 7+ Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 100+ hirundines and Swifts [west], 2 Buzzard [Slaynes Lane], 7 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 6 Stock Dove [Hagg Lane Flash].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 3 Shelduck, 33 Shoveler, c.30 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 175+ Mallard, 110+ Teal, 7 Little Grebe, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 20 Ringed Plover, 14 Lapwing, 4 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 2 Greenshank, TURNSTONE, 2 Dunlin, 5 Common Tern, Caspian Gull [3rd-summer, thought to be same bird as last week], Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, Kestrel. Todays Doncaster Birding
Langford Lowfields - SANDERLING [still present Phase Three, mid-morning at least].
Hoveringham - 30 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Common Tern [Tipping Pond mid-morning].
Saturday 24th August
Idle Washlands - OSPREY [south over Slaynes Lane, 14:20]; also Whooper Swan, 2 GARGANEY, 230 Lapwing, Ringed Plover, 4 Ruff, 30 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Marsh Harrier, 7 Common Buzzard, Raven.
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - OSPREY [flew low west over the lake, 14:03].
Langford Lowfields - GARGANEY [still Phase 3].
Annesley Pit Top [Newstead & Annesley CP] - Merlin [flew low south-east through the Middle Lagoon, 08:59].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - TURNSTONE, 5 Ringed Plover, LRP, Common Sandpiper [Clifton Pit, early morning], BLACK TERN, 2 Hobby, 345 House Martin, 7 Swift [Coneries], Ruff [Clifton Pit, mid-afternoon].
Bramcote - 5 Common Buzzard [circling together].
Friday 23rd August
Netherfield - Lesser Black-backed Gull [of interest: intermedius Norwegian-black colour ringed J807U; Enva Recycling Centre this evening].
Langford Lowfields - GARGANEY, SANDERLING, 4 Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 3 Curlew, Yellow-legged Gull [adult], 10 Swift [Phase Three, this afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - BLACK TERN [Juvenile, still present on Coneries, early afternoon], 3 LRP [adult/2 juv's], 5 Ringed Plover [3 adults/2 juv's], 4 Common Sandpiper, 2 Wigeon [Clifton Pit].
Thursday 22nd August
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Cattle Egret [Chainbridge Pit, with cattle 17:55], GARGANEY, 2 Red-crested Pochard [juv's], 17 Little Egret, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen, this morning].
Everton - Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 3 Snipe [on small pool in wet field south-east of Gainsborough Road bridge, this afternoon].
Holme Pierrepont - Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Barnacle Goose [Blotts Pit], c.30 Swift, 6 Common Tern [A52 Pit, late morning].
Chilwell - 2 Swift [over south, 11:00].
Wollaton - Red Kite [over Grangewood Road, 09:28].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - BLACK TERN [Juvenile, still present on Coneries, 07:00]; also today 4 LRP, 2 Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper [Clifton Pit].
Wednesday 21st August
Attenborough Nature Reserve -Caspian Gull [juvenile, Clifton Pit this evening then flew west], BLACK TERN [Juvenile, still present on Coneries 17:33]; also 2 Ringed Plover, 4 LRP, 4 Common Sandpiper.
Langford Lowfields - SANDERLING, GARGANEY [Phase Three, this morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Cattle Egret [Chainbridge Pit].
Tuesday 20th August
King's Mill Reservoir - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [Juvenile moulting to 1st-winter, bearing yellow ring on right leg this evening].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - BLACK TERN [Juvenile, still on Coneries 16:04 at least], Common Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Hobby [early morning], 3 Wigeon [Coneries].
Besthorpe NR - Goosander, 6 Teal, 4 Gadwall, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 3 Snipe, Curlew, 4 Common Tern [Mons Pool, this afternoon].
Idle Washlands – 10 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 20 Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Snipe, c.6 Ruff, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Whooper Swan, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, 11 Cormorant, Buzzard, Egyptian Goose, [Slaynes Lane].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] – 12 Mute Swan, 11 Egyptian Geese, 13 Shoveler, Wigeon, 59+ Teal, 3+ (2yj) Tufted Duck, 5 Moorhen, 4 Little Grebe, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern, Cormorant, Green Woodpecker, 3 Chiffchaff. Todays Doncaster Birding
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - BLACK-NECKED GREBE [Neatholme Scrape, late morning].
Monday 19th August
Idle Washlands - 3 GARGANEY, Cattle Egret, 6 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier [adult & imm male], 10 Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff [Slaynes Lane].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - BLACK TERN [Juvenile, still on Coneries this morning], Ringed Plover, 4 LRP [adult/3 juvs], Common Sandpiper [Clifton Pit].
Holme Pierrepont - Greenshank, Snipe, Water Rail [Blotts Pit, 08:00].
Cuckney - 3 Reed Warbler [in reed beds borderering the River Poulter between Cuckney & Langwith], 23 Teal, 7 Gadwall [Cuckney Dam].
West Bridgford - Caspian Gull [1st-summer on River Trent by Trent Bridge with c.50 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 07:42].
Sunday 18th August
Attenborough Nature Reserve - BLACK TERN [Juvenile, still on Coneries, 16:09], 2 Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, LRP, Hobby [this evening].
Netherfield - Caspian Gull [1st-summer Enva Recycling Centre, 16:00].
Idle Washlands - 2 GARGANEY, 4 Ruff, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret [Slaynes Lane, this afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 3 Yellow-legged Gull, Common Sandpiper, 100+Sand Martin [Chainbridge Pit, late morning], Great White Egret [Chainbridge Scrape East], OSPREY [juvenile, reported over Chainbridge Pit], 6 Little Egret, Great White Egret, Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Tern, Hobby [Neatholme Fen], Yellow-legged Gull [adult Bellmoor Lake, early afternoon].
Langford Lowfields - GARGANEY [still Phase Three, late morning].
Saturday 17th August
Langford Lowfields - 21 Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 3+Curlew, Caspian Gull [adult], Marsh Harrier [Phase Three, this morning].
Netherfield - Caspian Gull [Polish-ringed adult P:UM8; again Enva Recycling Centre].
Morton - 2 Red Kite [circling south of Morton, 12:20].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - BLACK TERN [Juvenile, still on Coneries, 10:28].
Idle Washlands – Whooper Swan, Ringed Plover, 26 Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Buzzard [Slaynes Lane].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 6 Egyptian Geese + large feeding flock including: ‘titmice’ with Whitethroats, Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps, Great Spotted and Green Woodpecker. Todays Doncaster Birding
Friday 16th August
Idle Washlands - Whooper Swan, 6 Grey Heron, 14 Great White Egret, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, Greenshank, 10 Green Sandpiper, 210 Lapwing, 14 Common Tern, 3 Swift, Yellow Wgtail [Slaynes Lane].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 15 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper [Cross Lane Marsh], 2 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, Dunlin, Ruff, 3 Greenshank, 5 Snipe [Neatholme Fen].
Nether Langwith - Marsh Harrier [hunting low over Wheat field, 13:30].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - BLACK TERN [Juvenile, still on Coneries this morning], 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper [Clifton Pit, this evening].
Thursday 15th August
Attenborough Nature Reserve - BLACK TERN [Juvenile, Coneries this afternoon], Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper [Clifton Pit].
Kilvington Lakes - Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, LRP, 6 Lapwing, 2 Hobby, Red Kite [all West Lake, early afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Ruff, 5 Green Sandpiper, LRP, cc Marsh Harrier [Neatholme Fen, late morning], Cattle Egret [Chainbridge Pit].
Idle Washlands - 13 Little Egret, 6 Great White Egret, Hobby, 2 Marsh Harrier, 35 Snipe, TURNSTONE, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 2 GARGANEY, c.1000 Mallard, 4 Raven, 7 Swift [Slaynes Lane].
Langford Lowfields - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [Juvenile], 4 Curlew, 3 Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank [Phase Three, this morning].
Wednesday 14th August
Tollerton - Northern Wheatear [Tollerton Airfield, this evening].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - ARCTIC TERN [juvenile Clifton Pit, late afternoon], 2 Greenshank, LRP, Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper [this morning].
Arctic Tern - Attenborough Nature Reserve © Simon Roberts.
Clumber Park - Common Redstart [male, in hedge between Harwick Ford and the farm, this afternoon].
Netherfield - Caspian Gull [Polish-ringed adult P:UM8; Enva Recycling Centre, 14:00].
Holme Pierrepont - 4 LITTLE GULL [all juveniles on the A52 Pit, early afternoon].
Little Gulls - Holme Pierrepont © Alan Clewes.
Idle Washlands - Whooper Swan, Red-crested Pochard, 23 Great White Egret, TURNSTONE, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, c.100 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail [Slaynes Lane]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Hoveringham - Green Sandpiper [Tipping Pond, late morning].
Tuesday 13th August
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Sabine's Gull [Adult, briefly on Clifton Pit 19:15 to 19:25; 6th County Record]; also 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper [Clifton Pit], Great White Egret, 22 Little Egret [Coneries roost, early morning], 3 Hobbies [over Ridge and Furrow, 05:30].
Sabine's Gull - Attenborough Nature Reserve © Simon Roberts.
Holme Pierrepont - Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Snipe [Blotts Pit, this afternoon].
Barton in Fabis - Common Redstart [male, along hedgerow between Barton and Thrumpton, late morning/early afternoon].
Monday 12th August
Hickling - Green Sandpiper [over heading south, 19:45].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [Juvenile, Clifton Pit then flew west 16:38]; also 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, Common Gull [adult], 2 Hobby.
Bradmore - Red Kite [over field alongside A60 Loughborough Rd, 13:20 and above the village, 16:20].
Idle Washlands - Whooper Swan, 15 Common Tern, 9 Snipe, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier [Slaynes Lane].
Sherwood Forest NNR - Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Woodlark, 3 Tree Pipit, 8+Stonechat.
Holme Pierrepont - Greenshank [dropped into Blotts Pit late morning], Great White Egret, Hobby, Swift [A52 Pit].
Kilvington Lakes - 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank [West Lake].
Langford Lowfields - GARGANEY [Phase Three, 07:00], Caspian Gull [adult this evening].
Sunday 11th August
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - BLACK TERN [briefly Neatholme Pit then flew east, 17:45], Greenshank, Ringed Plover [Neatholme Scrape], Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret [Neatholme Fen].
Idle Washlands - 3+GARGANEY [Hagg Lane Flash]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Great White Egret, Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Hobby [Clifton Pit, this evening].
Hoveringham - Ruddy Shelduck [Railway Pit, feeding on grassland Gonalston Lane end].
Old Basford - 2 Little Egret [Vernon Park, this afternoon].
Saturday 10th August
Stoke Bardolph - Caspian Gull [on the River Trent from the Ferry Boat pub].
Annesley Pit Top [Newstead & Annesley CP] - OSPREY [through west, 10:14].
Barton in Fabis - Marsh Harrier [cream-crown, over fields south of the village then flew west, 09:03]; also Hobby.
Idle Washlands - Cattle Egret, 9 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, 3 Hobby, 2 GARGANEY, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Ringed Plover [Slaynes Lane, this morning].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - OSPREY [through west, 07:15], 2 Goshawk [07:30].
Friday 9th August
Idle Washlands - BLACK-NECKED GREBE [Juvenile], 9 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret, 15 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, SANDERLING, 12 Common Tern [Slaynes Lane, this evening].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 2 LRP, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 2 Ruff. Todays Doncaster Birding
Rufford CP - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [Juvenile on the lake with BHG's, this afternoon].
Langford Lowfields - 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew [Phase Three, 15:15].
Netherfield - Caspian Gull [Polish ringed adult P:UM8, Enva Recycling Centre, 13:00].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 32 Red-crested Pochard [Parish Park], Green Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin [Neatholme Fen], Red Kite, Buzzard, 2 Marsh Harrier, Hobby [Neatholme Pit], 6 Great White Egret, Greenshank [Cross Lane Marsh], 2 Hobbies [Chainbridge Scrape East].
Thursday 8th August
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Whimbrel [Clifton Pit late afternoon, then flew south 18:30]; also Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 50 Swift, Hobby.
Kilvington Lakes - Greenshank [West Lake, this morning], Hobby [mobbed by Black-headed Gull].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Greenshank [Cross Lane Marsh by Fishery].
Wednesday 7th August
Langford Lowfields - Caspian Gull [adult], Green Sandpiper, 2 Curlew [Phase Three, this evening].
Idle Washlands - 2 Hobby, Marsh Harrier, TURTLE DOVE [flew through], Common Sandpiper [Hagg Lane, late morning].
Stoke Bardolph - Ruddy Shelduck [still opposite the Ferry Boat pub, this morning]
Tuesday 6th August
Kilvington Lakes - 3 Greenshank [two East Lake and single on West Lake this evening], 5 Lapwing [West Lake].
Idle Washlands - Whooper Swan, 29 Great White Egret [a new site and Nottinghamshire record count]; Cattle Egret , 7 Little Egret, Greenshank over, Snipe [Slaynes Lane] Todays Doncaster Birding
Grove - Merlin [female/imm, near Grove].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Great White Egret [Clifton Pit, early morning], Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow], TREE SPARROW [from Tower Hide].
Monday 5th August
Stoke Bardolph - Ruddy Shelduck [opposite the Ferry Boat pub/outflow this afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Cattle Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 25 Little Egret [Coneries roost, early morning], 3 Hobbies [until 05:20], 2 Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow], Marsh Harrier [through Clifton Pit heading east down river, 10:05].
Sunday 4th August
Burton Joyce - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult], LRP [juv], 2 Common Sandpiper [bank of the river Trent, 16:30].
Netherfield - Caspian Gull [1st-summer, Enva Recycling Centre 15:00].
Idle Washlands - 2 Common Sandpiper [Hagg Lane Flash], 6 Yellow Wagtail [Slaynes Lane].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 Green Sandpier, Great White Egret [early morning].
Saturday 3rd August
Osberton Estate - SANDWICH TERN [east over Scofton Village 19:55].
Idle Washlands - 17 Great White Egret [north-west over Slaynes Lane this evening].
Netherfield - 2 Caspian Gull [1st-summer and 3rd-summer, Enva Recycling Centre 17:00].
Newark on Trent - 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper [Sugar factory ponds].
Hoveringham - 3 Common Sandpiper [two Railway Pit islands, single opposite Ferry Farm Park, this morning].
Friday 2nd August
Hoveringham - COMMON SCOTER [drake, Sailing Lake, 09:20].
Langford Lowfields - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [juvenile, Phase Three]; also 5 Curlew.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Great White Egret, 2 Hobbies [Clifton Pit, early morning], Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe [Ridge and Furrow].
Thursday 1st August
Idle Washlands - Cattle Egret, 15 Great White Egret [Slaynes Lane, late morning], Stonechat [Hagg Lane].
Hoveringham - COMMON SCOTER [drake, Sailing Lake 09:17 - 16:55 at least].
Many thanks to:
Joe Ashburner, Graham Beeley, Robin Brace, Paul Buxton, Ian Cowgill, Stu Davenport, Mark Dawson, Rod Dean, Lance Degnan, Jackie Dennison, Alan Dodds, Ray Dupont, David Entwisle, Del Evans, Steve Follows, Adrian Ford, Ade Fox, Steve Furber, Vic Giles, Neal Glen, Gil Green, Andy Hall, J. Harrison, Mark Harrison, Garry Hobson, Paul Hobson, John Hopper, Andrew Kerridge, Mike Leatherland, Ian Livsey, Jonathan Lloyd, Andrew Mart, Ged Morley, Paul Naylor, Hugh Nicholson, Nigel Oram, Peter Playle, Andrew Przeslak, Dean Radford, Chip Rhodes, Simon Roberts, Chris Robinson, Alfie Seastron, Alan Scrimshaw, Lee Scudder, Andy Shooter, Edmund Staunton, Peter Stoppard, Simon Thompson, David Tyldesley, Jon White, Mark Wilde, Steve Wilkinson.
Notts Rare and Scarce Whatapp Group, Lound Whatapp Group, Idle Washlands Whatapp Group, @NottsBirders Twitter Feed, RSPB Langford Lowfields, Netherfield Wildlife Group, Doncaster Birding.
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