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, 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 from Budby Heath). 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 2018

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 birds 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.

Wednesday 28th February

Bennerley Marsh - 100 Golden Plover, 200 Redwing, 100 Fieldfare [mid-afternoon].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greater Scaup [female, still Clifton Pit, 11:55], 5 Herring Gull.

Strelley - 4 Waxwing [flew south over the Nottingham Business Park, 11:45].

Hoveringham - Smew [redhead], Jack Snipe, 10 Common Snipe, Common Redshank [Railway Pit].

Rufford Country Park - c.12 Hawfinch [in tall trees near the main car park], 12 Goosander [on the lake].

Wollaton Park - Raven [in trees on golf course], 2 Rose-ringed Parakeet, Tawny Owl.

Tuesday 27th February

Harworth Pit Top - 5 Jack Snipe, 2 Grey Partridge [16:55].

Idle Washlands - Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 10 Common Redshank [Hagg Lane Flash]

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Avocet [Chainbridge Scrape, viewed from steel access gate, late afternoon].

Bennerley Marsh - c.70 Golden Plover [mid-afternoon].

Teversal - Red Kite [drifting eastwards through a snow shower on the Silverhill Trail, 13:15], Willow Tit [single, on the Trail behind Teversal Visitor Centre].

Wollaton Park - 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [males, chasing each other around the tops of the stand of very tall Poplar trees at the back of the lake, 12:00]. Also 6 Rose-ringed Parakeet.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greater Scaup [female, still Clifton Pit, 11:40].

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [flew into West Lake, 10:20].

Hoveringham - Smew [redhead, still on the Railway Pit, this morning].

Rufford Country Park - 22 Goosander [on the lake, this morning].

Clifton Village - 2 Hawfinch [showing around the Clifton Grove car park area between 09:15 - 10:30], Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [drumming, 150 yards north-east of the car park, in the Grove this morning].

Monday 26th February

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [1w, still on the Slalom Course, early afternoon], 2 Smew [drk and redhead, still on the A52 Pit, late afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Great White Egret [again on Neatholme Fen].

Rufford Country Park - 2+Hawfinch [from the main car park, midday].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Whooper Swan [over church Pond, then turned and headed towards centre, 11:05], Pink-footed Goose [single with Greylags over the river, opposite Barton road, 09:48].

Sunday 25th February

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Mediterranean Gull [adult, in the Neatholme Scrape gull roost, late afternoon], Barn Owl [on fence posts along Gadwall Trail by Neatholme Scrape], Great White Egret [flew off from Windsurf Pit 17:30], 2 Great White Egret [together Neatholme Fen, this morning].

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, present on West Lake, 09:20 - mid-afternoon at least]. Also 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Redshank.

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 3 Goshawk [with two in the air together, 11:00 - 14:00]. Also 2 Raven.

Thoresby park - Merlin.

Idle Washlands - Ruff, 11 Common Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 56 Teal, 185 Wigeon, 24 Gadwall [Hagg Lane Flash, 14:00].

Owthorpe - Great Grey Shrike [still present on hedgerows near rubble pile, between Grantham Canal and bridleway to Newfield Farm (c.SK668323), 12:30].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [1w, still on the Slalom Course, late morning at least], Shelduck, 25 Common Snipe, Common Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher [Blotts Pit, this morning], Common Sandpiper [Skylarks].

Budby Pumping Station - Merlin [male low to north-west], 1 Oystercatcher, 12 Common Snipe.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greater Scaup [female still present on Clifton Pit, this morning], 10 Common Snipe [Tween].

Clifton Village - Hawfinch [single, feeding on field maple seeds, Clifton Grove car park, 10:15].

Rufford Country Park - c.20 Hawfinch [main car park/Lime Tree Av, with the odd bird feeding in Yew near Abbey, 07:30 - 10:00], 10 Goosander [on the lake, 14:00].

Netherfield Lagoons - c.30 Whooper Swan [between 30 and 35 flew west-north-west over the lagoons, this morning], 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 3 Water Rail [heard from the Causeway].

Carlton - Blackcap [male, feeding on sunflower hearts in private garden]

Wollaton Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [drumming near the lake, early morning].

Saturday 24th February

Farnsfield - Whooper Swan [flock heard heading over Lurcher Farm, just west of White Post A614 roundabout, 19:35].

Thoresby Park - Woodcock [18:20]. Also 2 Raven and large numbers of Fieldfare earlier.

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, West Lake this afternoon, then flew south-west, 15:50], Mediterranean Gull [first-winter, West Lake briefly 15:35, then flew west].

Gonalston - 5 Hawfinch [in tree tops and Yews along Gonalston Lane, opposite the church but very elusive disappearing into private gardens for long periods, 14:42].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Great White Egret [dropped into Chainbridge Scrape 13:45], Hawfinch [in Lound Village in trees behind residential home, 12:42],111 Pink-footed Geese [over heading north-west, 08:30].

Owthorpe - Great Grey Shrike [hunting from small trees dotted along hedges c 400m south of the rubble pile, 12:00 - 13:00 at least].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greater Scaup [Clifton Pit, from the viewing screen, 11:40].

Daneshill - Firecrest [along track beside old pig farm leading to Daneshill, 11:15].

Clifton Grove - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [drumming high in trees, c400m east of the Holgate car park, 10:12, then flew towards the village].

Thrumpton - Merlin [female, flew over the river to Thrumpton from the LEGP'S, 10:10].

Wollaton Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [female, in birch and alder at the lakeside near the conservation area, drumming and calling, but very sporadically 09:15].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [1w, still on the Slalom Course, 09:00], Long-tailed Duck [1w drk, Rowing Course, still near the finishing line, 10:00].

Friday 23rd February

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, again West Lake, on and off all afternoon to 17:00 at least], 8 Whooper Swan [6 adults, 2 first-winter, West Lake, this afternoon].

Thoresby Park - 3 Raven, good numbers of Fieldfare, 16:00.

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [1w, still on the Slalom Course, early afternoon], Common Sandpiper, 5 Common Snipe, 9 Goldeneye [Blotts Pit, midday].

Newstead - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [Newstead Cemetery, midday].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Firecrest [again in the Ivy covered trees near Wildgoose Farm, 10:00], Great White Egret [Neathome fen, 15:15].

Rufford Country Park - c20 Hawfinch [main car park/Lime Tree Av, also feeding in Yews near the Abbey, this morning].

Wollaton Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [drumming near the Lake, 08:00], Rose-ringed Parakeet [single, conservation area].

Clifton Village - 4 Hawfinch [showing well along Holgate, max 4 at one time but mainly 2, favouring trees by the car park. 3 still present 14:45], Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [drumming/calling, from the car park/gardens, 07:30 - 08:00].

Thursday 22nd February

Hoveringham - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, roosted from 16:40 in the Railway Pit roost].

Thoresby Park - 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [seen and heard calling, 17:30].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [1w, still on the Slalom Course, early afternoon at least], Long-tailed Duck [1w drk, Rowing Course, still near the finishing line], Common Sandpiper [Slalom Course, this morning], 7 Goldeneye, Grey Wagtail.

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Firecrest [in Ivy covered trees at wildgoose farm, 12:34]. Also Black-necked Grebe and Smew [Neatholme Pit], 2 Great White Egret, 2 Ringed Plover, Curlew [through north], Woodcock [Bunker Wood], 3 Ruff, Dunlin, Jack Snipe, 2 Stonechat.

Netherfield Lagoons - Red Kite [over the other side of the river over Radcliffe on Trent].

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter West Lake, landed on the spit 11:55, then drfited across to the northwest shore, 12:45 at least].

Clifton Grove - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [seen briefly, drumming/calling in trees about 200m downriver from the Clifton Hall, 11:36].

Cotham - Iceland Gull [first-winter, on the landfill, this morning].

Rufford Country Park - Hawfinch [main car park], 24 Goosander, 16 Redwing.

Mapperley - 25 Whooper Swan [over Duncan Macmillan House, heading West, 08:50].

Idle Washlands - Green-winged Teal [still present on Newington Flash, just over the county boundary in South York's].

Wednesday 21st February

Hoveringham - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, in the Railway Pit roost, 16.45]. Also Iceland Gull and Mediterranean Gull [both first-winter, Railway Pit roost], Smew [redhead], 11 Goosander, Shelduck [Railway Pit].

Thoresby Park - Woodcock, Raven [in the park grounds, 17:45].

Atterborough Nature Reserve - Greater Scaup [female, still between Gull island and wetmarsh late afternoon], 2 Water Rail [in reeds by centre].

Osberton - 4 Hawfinch [on the Osberton estate, this afternoon].

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, West Lake, early afternoon]. Also Iceland Gull [first winter].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Great White Egret [feeding together before flying off in opposite directions], Smew [redhead, Neatholme Pit], Black-necked Grebe [Chainbridge Pit].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [1st-winter still Slalom Course/River Trent confluence, by the footbridge, 09:00 at least], Long-tailed Duck [still present on the Rowing Course by finishing line], Also Goldeneye [rowing course], 14 Common Snipe, 8 Goldeneye [Blotts Pit].

Clumber Park - 9 Hawfinch [near the chapel, this morning], Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [near the cricket field].

King's Mill Reservoir - 50 Common Snipe, Little Egret [this morning].

Idle Washlands - Green-winged Teal [at the Bawtry end of Newington Flash this morning, just over the county boundary in South York's].

Tuesday 20th February

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Smew and adult Yellow-legged Gull [Neatholme Scrape,17:05].

Clipston - 2 Greater Scaup [drk and female, Vicar Warter, 15:05]. Also 3 Goosander.

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [1st-winter still Slalom Course/River Trent confluence, by the footbridge, 13:00 at least], Long-tailed Duck [still present on the Rowing Course by finishing line].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greater Scaup [female, still present Clifton Pit, 11:18].

Kilvington Lakes - Kumliens Gull [first-winter, on West Lake, 10:05 - 10:10 then flew north-east, but present again early evening].

Rufford Country Park - 12 Hawfinch [feeding on ground below lime trees, mid-morning].

Rolleston - Great White Egret [one on wet meadows just before Rolleston Railway station, 08:54].

Monday 19th February

Hoveringham - Kumliens Gull [first-winter, into roost on the Railway Pit, late afternoon] Smew [redhead, still present on the Railway Pit]. Also Shelduck, 2 Goosander, Raven [Sailing Lake].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greater Scaup [female, still present on Clifton Pit, 17:20 at least].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [1st-winter still Slalom Course/River Trent confluence, from northwest side of Rowing Course by bridge near 750m marker, this afternoon], Long-tailed Duck [still present on the Rowing Course].

Thoresby Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [flew low over, this the park morning and again this afternoon]. Also 3 Red-legged Partridge.

Sunday 18th February

Hoveringham - Kumliens Gull [first-winter, into roost at the Gonalston Lane end of the Railway Pit, 17:30]. Also 2 Caspian Gull [first and second-winter], Smew [redhead at the Gonalston Lane end of the Railway Pit, 14:30].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [1st-winter still Slalom Course/River Trent confluence, from northwest side of Rowing Course by bridge near 750m marker, early afternoon at least], Long-tailed Duck [still present on the Rowing Course], 4 Oystercatcher [Slalom Course/River Trent confluence, 16:34].

Lowdham - Red Kite.

Kilvington Lakes - Kumliens Gull [first-winter, again on West Lake 13:00 - 15:00].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greater Scaup [female, still Clifton Pit, 11:30].

Clifton Village - 3 Hawfinch [at least three still feeding in yews along Holgate, 10:00].

Collingham Pits - 21 Whooper Swan [Ferry Lane Lake, this morning]

Bassingfield - Merlin [female, hunting along Bassingfield Lane].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Great White Egret [on windsurf Pit early morning], 81 Whooper Swan [Chainbridge Scrape West early morning, then flew off north], Cettis Warbler [Neatholme Fen, 10:45], Black-neck Grebe and Smew [still on Neatholme Pit].

Saturday 17th February

Hoveringham - Kumliens Gull [first-winter, in the Railway Pit roost late afternoon]. Also Caspian Gull [adult], 2 Mediterranean Gull [second and first-winter], Yellow-legged Gull [adult], Smew [redhead, at the Gonalston Lane end of the Railway Pit].

Langford Lowfields - 3 Whooper Swan [adults, Phase 3 then flew north, 16:30], Marsh Harrier [male, hunting Phase 2], 2 Peregrine [buzzing Starlings], Green Sandpiper, 10,000+ Starling [murmuration and roost, over Phase 2 reedbed, late afternoon].

Gonalston - 3+ Hawfinch [3+ seen and several calling around farm/church in yew trees over hanging wall, 15:30].

Kilvington Lakes - Kumliens Gull [first-winter, again on West Lake on south-east shore then flew south-east, 14:14], 9 Goosander [West Lake, this evening].

Collingham Pits - Smew [redhead, on Ferry Farm lake, this afternoon].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [1st-winter, on the mound near the benches by the rowing course, early afternoon at least], Long-tailed Duck [still present on the Rowing Course], Smew [adult drk, on the A52 Pit].

Besthorpe NR - Marsh Harrier [male, over Mons Pool, 12:00 - 13:10].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Black-neck Grebe and Smew [still on Neatholme Pit], Great White Egret [on Neatholme Fen].

Hickling - c.30 Tree Sparrow.

Saxondale - c.20 Golden Plover.

Harworth Pit Top - 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Stonechat [this afternoon].

Thrumpton - 6+Hawfinch [feeding in yew trees along Church Lane near the church and Thrumpton Hall estate entrance, 13:30 then flew into the hall grounds].

Clifton Village - 3+Hawfinch [still present along Holgate, late morning].

Hazelford Ferry - Pink-footed Goose [in trent-side fields with greylags, this morning].

Compton Acres - Tree Sparrow [first record since 1995].

Blyth - c.100 Pink-footed Geese [north-east over Tinker Lane, 08:50].

Rufford County Park - c.10 Hawfinch [from the main car park/Lime Tree Av, this morning].

Friday 16th February

Kilvington Lakes - Kumliens Gull [first-winter, West Lake 12:45 to 16:00 when it flew high to the north-east, in the direction of Lincoln].

Flintham - 2 Red Kite [from A46 junc to Flintham 15:15 to 15:30 at least].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Black-necked Grebe and redhead Smew [still present on Neatholme Pit, early afternoon], 2 Stonechat [pair on fence round the Conservation Lake].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [1st-winter still Slalom Course/River Trent confluence, from northwest side of Rowing Course by bridge near 750m marker, late morning], 2 Smew [drk and redhead, A52 Pit still this afternoon].

Welbeck Raptor Watch Point - 4 Goshawk [up together over woods from the watch point].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greater Scaup [female, Clifton Pit, 12:30].

Hoveringham - 6 Pink-footed Geese [in with the Canada/Greylag flock, Sailing Lake]. Also Red Kite, 2 Goosander, 10 Goldeneye, 4 Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, Chiffchaff, 4 Tree Sparrow.

King's Mill Reservoir - Water Rail, 5 Common Snipe, 200+ Lapwing.

Lady Bay - Blackcap [female, on garden feeders].

Stoke Bardolph - 6 Chiffchaff [along outflow ditch, this morning].

Clifton Village - 2 Hawfinch [still present in trees along Holgate, this morning].

Harworth Pit Top - 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Stonechat.

Cotham - Iceland Gull [first-winter on the landfill, viewed from the cycle track this morning].

Thursday 15th February

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [still showing well on the Slalom course, late afternoon], Long-tailed Duck [first-winter drk, still on the Rowing Course, near the finish line, this afternoon].

Harworth Pit Top - 2 Short-eared Owl and at least 6 Jack Snipe [on former slurry lagoon, this afternoon].

Langford Lowfields - Marsh Harrier [male, over the northern-most lagoon, this afternoon].

Kilvington Lakes - Kumliens Gull [first-winter, on West Lake, 13:25 then flew off south-east, 13:30 but returned again, 14:00. For anyone wishing to connect with this bird, the hours between 13:00 to 15:30 seem to be pretty reliable].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Hawfinch [flew over Horse paddock along Chainbridge Lane and landed in trees near the Care Home, 13:15], Great White Egret [in reed-bed at west end of Neatholne Fen, 13:15], Black-necked Grebe and Smew [still Neatholme Pit], Pink-footed Goose [Tiln North], 40 Goosander, Oystercatcher [Bellmoor Lake].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greater Scaup [female, still present on Clifton Pit, 10:23 at least], Water Rail [Ridge and Furrow].

Clumber Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [female, with long-tail Tit flock, woodland adjacent to A614, 10:00].

Keyworth - 14 Red-legged Partridge [on a grassy-field].

King's Mill Reservoir - 400+ Lapwing, 15 Common Snipe [this morning].

Burton Joyce - Blackcap [on garden feeder, this morning].

Osberton - 21 Hawfinch [on the Osberton estate this morning].

Wednesday 14th February

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greater Scaup [female type, Clifton Pit from Kingfisher hide, early afternoon].

Bulwell - 4 Raven [two tumbling display, over Bulwell Wood this morning].

Tuesday 13th February

Hoveringham - Iceland Gull [first-winter, the pale individual in the Railway Pit roost, this afternoon]. Also Caspian Gull [second-winter], Yellow-legged Gull [third-winter].

Clifton Village - 2 Hawfinch [preening briefly in tall tree next to the car park, at far end 16:30].

Holme Pierrepont - Long-tailed Duck first-winter drk, still on the Rowing Course, near the finish line, this afternoon], 2 Smew [drk and redhead, still present on the A52 Pit].

Bennerley Marsh - 100 Golden Plover, 200 Lapwing, 500 Starling, 14 Shoveler [mid-afternoon].

Langford Lowfields - Marsh Harrier [male, this morning].

Monday 12th February

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, flew in from the north, 14:25, Present to at least 15:10].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Black-necked Grebe [still present on Neatholme Pit, early afternoon], Great White Egret [Chainbridge Lane].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [showing well around the edge of the Rowing Course near the Start line, 11:30], Long-tailed Duck [first-winter drk, still on the Rowing Course, near the finish line, this afternoon],
, Common Sandpiper [on the Slalom course].

Wollaton Park - 6 Rose-ringed Parakeet [in the conservation area at the back of the lake]. Also 4 Raven over.

Clumber Park - 2 Water Rail, Grey Wagtail [by the pump house near Clumber Bridge].

Hoveringham - 24 Goldeneye, 2 Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, Common Redshank [Sailing Lake and Trentside pit this morning], 2 Tree Sparrow [Sailing Club, on feeders].

Rufford Country Park - 12+Hawfinch [from the main car park/Lime Tree Av].

Lenton - 4 Raven [low over south-west heading towards QMC, 07:20].

Sunday 11th February

Hoveringham - first-winter Iceland Gull, adult Caspian Gull, first-winter Mediterranean Gull [in the Railway Pit roost, late afternoon].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [still present on the Slalom course, late afternoon, but ranging onto the Rowing Course this morning], Long-tailed Duck [first-winter drk, still on the Rowing Course, near the finish line], Smew [drk, at east end of A52 Pit late morning].

King's Mill Reservoir - Red Kite [over mobbed by Jackdaws, 14:04].

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, briefly on West Lake, 13:00 - 13:10, then flew west].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Great White Egret [Chainbridge NR Scrape West], Smew [Neatholme Pit], 4 Brambling, 4 Tree Sparrow [Walters Lane], 2 Hawfinch [still by village crossroads].

Misterton Carr - c.123 Whooper Swan, 2 Corn Bunting [this morning].

Gringley Carr - Great White Egret [flew west, c.11.15], 220 Golden Plover, 10+ Brambling.

Clifton Village - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [drumming in the village car park, 10:00, and seen well, 14:30], 5 Hawfinch [maximum of 5 in tree tops along Holgate, this afternoon].

Beeston Rylands - 2 probable Siberian Chiffchaff [heard and seen, along the Beeston Canal, half a mile from Bridge 19, in the partly fallen tree opposite the black fingerpost sign near Nottingham Casuals Rugby Club, this morning].

Idle Washlands - 3 Ruff, 19 Common Redshank [Hagg Lane/Newington Flash, this morning].

Rufford Country Park - 5+Hawfinch [from the main car park/Lime Tree Av, this morning].

Saturday 10th February

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [still present on the Slalom course, 14:25].

Barton in Fabis - 57 Golden Plover [in with lapwings behind the A453 Balancing Pond, mid-afternoon].

Rufford Country Park - 8 Hawfinch [in treetops on Lime Tree Avenue, just off the car park early afternoon].

Langford Lowfields - Bittern [Phase 1, 11:28].

Clifton Village - 3 Hawfinch [in treetops behind Yew Tree Lodge, Holgate 09:30].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Hawfinch [at least one still by village crossroads, 08:29], Black-necked Grebe [Neatholme Pit, 10:00], 5 Brambling [on road outside Walters farm with large Chaffinch flock, 11:30], Great White Egret [Wind Surf Pit], Smew [redhead, Neatholme Pit], 12 Red-crested Pochard [Water Ski Pit].

Friday 9th February

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, flew into West Lake, 13:40. Bathed, preened and then went to sleep on the North bank 14:25].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [still present on the Slalom course, early afternoon at least], Long-tailed Duck [first-winter drk, still on the Rowing Course].

Lambley - Red Kite [drifted east over Catfoot Lane, 14:00].

Gedling - Red Kite [over Shearing Hill towards Gedling CP, 13.30].

Bestwood - Raven [Bestwood Pit Top, 12.30].

Clifton Village - 3 Hawfinch [at least 3 still on Holgate in large trees and Yew tree, 10:00].

Cotham - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, on the landfill this morning]. Also first-winter Iceland Gull and 2 first-winter Caspian Gull.

Wollaton Park - 3 Rose-ringed Parakeet [in the conservation area, this morning].

Thursday 8th February

Hoveringham - 2 first-winter Iceland Gull, adult Caspian Gull, first-winter Mediterranean Gull, adult and third-winter Yellow-legged Gull [in the Railway Pit roost, late afternoon], Iceland Gull [first- winter, flew from the Sailing Lake, towards railway pit], Mediterrean Gull [first-winter, Sailing Lake roost]. Also Red Kite, Peregrine, Common Sandpiper, 23 Goldeneye [Sailing Lake].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [first-winter, still present on the Canoe Slalom Course, this afternoon], Long-tailed Duck [first-winter drk, still on the Rowing Course by the finishing line, this morning].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Black-necked Grebe, Smew [Neatholme Pit, 14:45], 3 Ruff, drk Pintail [Chainbridge Scrape], 6 Oystercatcher [Chainbridge Pit], Hawfinch [through south].

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, again on West Lake midday, then flew east 13:30].

Rufford Country Park - 9+ Hawfinch [maximum of nine in a mobile group in the Reg Hookway Arboretum, 11:20, also six in the main car park, midday].

Scofton - 11 Hawfinch [in Scofton village, this morning].

Papplewick - Barn Owl [hunting along Mansfield Road between papplewick and Ravenshead, 09:00].

Wednesday 7th February

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Iceland Gull [first-winter, Neatholme Scrape from 16:05 till 17:00 when the flock flushed and it flew off]. Also adult Yellow-legged Gull. 2 Great White Egret [in the Neatholme Lane area this afternoon], 3 Ringed Plover and single Dunlin [Tiln North], Tawny Owl [Neatholme Fen at Dusk].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Bittern [flew over the Delta Gate, 16:02], 11 Whooper Swan [flew south-west over Clifton Pit, 10:20], Water Rail, Goosander [by the Visitor Centre].

Serlby Golf Course - 6 Hawfinch [minimum of 6 birds noted along the footpath on the south sideof the golf course late afternoon]. Also several Brambling [within a mixed finch flock at the footpath/road Junc].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [showing very well on the Slalom course edge 13:00 to 13:20], Kingfisher and Grey Wagtail also. Long-tailed Duck [still present on the Rowing Course], Smew [drk and redhead, showing well at west end of the A52 Pit].

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, West Lake on the spit in front of the view-point, 13:00 to 13:17, then flew west with no further sign by 15:30]. Also Stonechat.

Wollaton Park - 3 Rose-ringed Parakeet [in the conservation area, 13:30 - 14:00].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [female, north-western boundary opposite Severn Trent main pumping station, 12:30 - 13:10].

Cotham - Iceland Gull [first-winter, the pale individual, on the landfill briefly this morning and again late afternoon], Caspian Gull [first-winter, this morning].

Tuesday 6th February

Hoveringham - Iceland Gull [first-winter, the pale individual, in the Sailing Lake roost]. Also single Common Sandpiper and 4 Tree Sparrow.

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, on West Lake, amongst a flock of small gulls on the spit in front of the view-point, 14:00. At 14:40 it flew off south-east in the direction of the recycling farm, returning again to the same spot, 15:40 before finally departing c.16:15].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [showed well on the Slalom course edge 14:35 to 15:15 at least], Long-tailed Duck [still present on the Rowing Course by the finish line], Smew [drk, on the A52 Pit].

Bennerley Marsh - 10 Golden Plover, 225 Lapwing, 100 Wigeon, 14 Shoveler [late afternoon].

Lenton - Peregrine [plucking prey on the chimney of the estates building, University of Nottingham]. Also 17 Siskin [in the birch trees by the entrance].

Clifton Village - 5 Hawfinch [in tall trees behind the water users car park, 11:05].

Netherfield Lagoons - Stonechat [feeding on the Wader Scrape this morning].

Monday 5th February

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, West Lake, arrived around 15:10, departed westwards, 16:26].

Rufford Country Park - 12+ Hawfinch [from the main car park/Lime Tree Av, mid afternoon].

Clumber Park - 4 Hawfinch [near the Abbey, 14:00].

Wollaton Park - 8 Rose-ringed Parakeet [in the Conservation Area, this afternoon]. Also 12 Siskin [at the hall end of the lake].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Hawfinch [single, still by village the crossroads, 12:20].

Cotham - Iceland Gull [first-winter, the pale individual on the landfill this morning]. Also single first-winter Caspian Gull.

Clifton Village - 4 Hawfinch [in and around Yew Tree Lodge, Holgate, this morning].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [first-winter, still present on the Canoe Slalom Course, this morning], Long-tailed Duck [on the Rowing Course, near finishing line], 2 Smew [redhead, Blotts Pit 07:50 then flew towards the A52 pit, 08:10, drk, still A52 Pit, this afternoon].

Sunday 4th February

Hoveringham - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, in the Railway Pit roost, late afternoon], Iceland Gull [first-winter, Railway Pit roost, 16:55], Caspian Gull [adult, also in the roost].

Idle Washlands - Great White Egret [flew south through Idle Stop, 16:30]. Also 2 Stonechat and Brambling.

Kilvington Lakes - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, on West Lake, 13:30 to 13:45 when it flew off, but returned again 14:30 to 14:45 then flew off again returning 15:35 before it finally departed at 15:50].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 8 Chiffchaff [At least 8 wintering at the sewage farm, by sailing pit].

Stoke Bardolph - 6 Chiffchaff [At least six Chiffchaff wintering in the ditch on the left at Stoke Bardolph sewage works].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [first-winter, still present on the Canoe Slalom Course, this afternoon], Smew [drk, still at west end of A52 Pit].

Hickling - 10+ Brambling [on feeders, Shelts Spinney next to Grantham Canal 16:30 at least]. Also Tree Sparrow, 2 Raven.

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Great White Egret [Neatholme Fen, western viewpoint], 3 Hawfinch [still by village the crossroads, this morning], 18 Goosander [Bellmoor Lake].

Balderton - Pink-footed Goose [single, on Lakeside].

Clifton Village - 6 Hawfinch [showing well in tall trees in the water users car park, 09:00, but becoming more elusive as the morning progressed when they moved to feed on Yews in Yew Tree Lodge, Holgate].

Netherfield Lagoons - 80 Pink-footed Geese [flew west, over the site, this morning], Peregrine [perched on the pylon], 2 Raven [flew down-river], Stonechat [on the Wader Scrape].

Saturday 3rd February

Hoveringham - Hoveringham - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, dropped into the Railway Pit roost at 16:40].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [first-winter, still present on the Canoe Slalom Course, this afternoon], Long-tailed Duck [still on the Rowing Course, near finishing line this morning], 3 Smew [drk and 2 Redheads, A52 Pit early afternoon].

Colwick - Brambling [female, in private garden this afternoon].

Bennerley Marsh [North] - Jack Snipe, c.70 Common Snipe, 3 Water Rail.

West Bridgford - 2 Blackcap [male and female, in private garden].

Clifton Village - 7 Hawfinch [showing well in tops of trees in the water users car park, 13:00 at least].

Clumber Park - 2 Hawfinch [Hardwick terrace, 10:00].

Rufford Country Park - c.12 Hawfinch [feeding on the floor at Lime Tree Avenue, 08:30]. Also Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [heard drumming].

Cotham - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, again on the landfill early morning only]. Also 1w Iceland Gull and adult Caspian Gull.

Friday 2nd February

Hoveringham - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter, in the Railway Pit roost, late afternoon], Caspian Gull and Mediterranean Gull [both first-winter, in the Sailing Lake roost before all the birds moved to the Railway Pit]. Also single Common Sandpiper, 7 Golden Plover, Chiffchaff [Sailing Lake], Chiffchaff [Gonalston Lane entrance to carp fishery mid morning], 2 Oystercatcher [Railway Pit, late morning], Common Redshank [Gonalston fields near A612 late morning].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [first-winter, still present on the Canoe Slalom Course, this afternoon], Smew [drk, West end of the A52 Pit, viewed from Adbolton Rd, 14:50].

Rufford Country Park - 6+ Hawfinch [6 briefly on the ground and getting in the yews, possibly more but only six together at any one time]. Also 2 Marsh Tit, 29 Goosander.

Cotham - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter again on the landfill, showing from the cycle track, this morning], Also 2 Caspian Gull [adult and first winter], 2 Iceland Gull [both first-winter].

Skegby - Brambling [mixed in with chaffinches along the Skegby trail, 08:20].

Thursday 1st February

Hoveringham - Iceland Gull [first-winter, in the Sailing Lake roost], 10 Goldeneye, 12 Pochard [Sailing Lake, this morning], Corn Bunting [on fence of Horse Paddock by Sailing Lake track 09:30], 2 Tree Sparrow, 4 Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer [Sailing Lake, Feeding Station], 2 Oystercatcher [River Trent bank, opposite former Elm Tree PH].

Holme Pierrepont - Spotted Sandpiper [first-winter, still present on the Canoe Slalom Course, mid-afternoon at least].

Cotham - Kumlien's Gull [first-winter on the landfill, showing well from the cycle track this morning]. Also Iceland Gull and Caspian Gull [both first-winter birds].

Kilvington Lakes - 8 Common Shelduck, Oystercatcher.

Many thanks to:

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