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.
Please report your Latest Sightings to: nottsbirders@gmail.com or @NottsBirders on the Twitter feed.
Please remember to submit all sightings to Andy Hall each month, using the Excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded from the Recording page.
Archived Sightings 2001 - 2018
Archived Sightings 2001 to 2018
Archived Sightings 2019
Species shown in bold Purple on this page are BBRC rarities or species recorded on less than ten occasions in the county. Bold Blue are rare and scarce county birds recorded less than annually that require a description or supporting details for the society’s archive. A full list of these species can be found on the Recording page. Red are species of interest. Bold GREY are unconfirmed sightings or a species of unknown origin.
International Swan Census 2020.
If you have not submitted records of Whooper and Bewick’s Swans from the weekend 18th-19th Jan directly to the national survey, please send them to Andy Hall as soon as possible.
Friday 31st January
Holme Pierrepont - Long-tailed Duck [first-winter], Smew [adult drk, A52 Pit, late afternoon], Ring-necked Parakeet [flew over Blotts Pit, 10:23], 2 Ruddy Shelduck, 8+Common Snipe [Blotts Pit].
Hoveringham - Smew [redhead, still on the Gonalston end of the Railway Pit, 14:54].
Thrumpton - 2 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [feeding with 300+Greylags in the large river-side field, then flushed by helicopter and flew towards Attenborough, 10:23].
Thursday 30th January
Hoveringham - Glaucous Gull [second-winter again in the Railway Pit roost from the Thurgarton end, this evening], Smew [redhead, still on the Gonalston end of the Railway Pit].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 3 Great White Egret [singles on Chainbridge, Neatholme Fen and the fishing Lake], c.200 Golden Plover [high over Chainbridge Scrape, from the view point], Marsh Harrier [adult male, Chainbridge Scrape], Jack Snipe [in the south-west corner of Tiln North], c.250 Pink-footed Geese [heading west], 3 Oystercatcher [Neatholme].
Langford Lowfields - 3 Smew [redheads, still Phase 3, on the west side].
Scarrington - Red Kite [over New Lane, 14:50].
Idle Washlands - 3 BEWICK'S SWAN [2 adults and juvenile], 350+Whooper Swan [along Slaynes Lane, mid-day].
Ruddington Country Park - 2 Water Rail [showing well by the lake reed bed area].
Boughton - Raven [over Boughton Brake, 11:15].
Center Parcs - c.300 Pink-footed Geese [two large skeins heading north-east, 200 - 300 in total, 09:59].
Wednesday 29th January
Hoveringham - Glaucous Gull [second-winter again in the Railway Pit roost, this evening], Yellow-legged Gull [adult, Railway Pit roost], Smew [redhead, Railway Pit, Gonalston end], Water Rail, 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE [still on the Sailing Lake].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still present on Coneries by the Visitor Centre, this afternoon], 2 Bearded Tit [Clifton Pit, from Kingfisher hide], Whooper Swan [Tween Pond, from the car park].
Barton in Fabis - 2 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still present on riverside fields near Cottages Flash with Greylags, mid-afternoon at least].
Penny Pasture Common - 2 Jack Snipe, 20 Common Snipe [late morning].
Welbeck Lakes - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [female, still present viewed from the bird feeding station layby, mid-morning].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Bearded Tit [ south east corner of Tiln North, this morning], Smew [redhead, Linghurst Pit], Marsh Harrier [adult male, Chainbridge West].
Langford Lowfields - 3 Smew [redheads, Phase 3, close in to western shoreline], 637 Lapwing, 12 Goldeneye, Shelduck, 3 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 2 Grey Wagtail, Peregrine, Stonechat [all Phase 3, viewable from perimeter footpath].
Center Parcs - c200 Pink-footed Geese [over south-east, c.10:00].
Tuesday 28th January
Hoveringham - Glaucous Gull [second-winter again in the Railway Pit roost, this evening]; also redhead Smew, 35 Goosander, Water Rail.
Barton in Fabis - 2 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [on riverside fields near Cottages Flash with Greylags, 11:30 - late afternoon at least].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still present on Coneries, 09:52], Whooper Swan [in the old car park, 11:05].
Welbeck Lakes - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [female, still present viewed from the bird feeding station layby, 10:00, then flew towards the top lake], 2 Pink footed Geese [with Greylags]
King's Mill Reservoir - Peregrine.
Lenton - 5 Goosander [on the Nottingham University Lake, this morning].
Monday 27th January
Hoveringham - 2w CASPIAN GULL, adult Yellow-legged Gull [Railway Pit roost, this evening]; also Smew [redhead, Gonalston end of the Railway Pit].
Collingham Pits - Yellow-legged Gull [second-winter in the Ferry Lane Lake roost, this evening]; also Smew [redhead still].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still present on Coneries, showing well], 2 Bearded Tit [showing from Kingfisher hide, late morning], Whooper Swan [adult feeding near the Visitor Centre car park].
Retford - 3 WAXWING [still present feeding on berries outside 136 North Road].
Thoresby - Hawfinch [single in the main car park/Deer Park area].
Langford Lowfields - Phase 3, viewed from perimeter footpath: 6 Shelduck, 19 Goldeneye, 5 Curlew, Oystercatcher, 2 Smew [redheads close in to western shoreline], 200 Lapwing, Phase 1: Marsh Harrier, 6 Stonechat, 2 Common Snipe.
Gringley Carr - 3 Corn Bunting.
Idle Washlands - 2 BEWICK'S SWAN, 300+ Whooper Swan [Slaynes Lane].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Great White Egret [in with cattle, end of Chainbridge Lane], 3 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, Siskin [small flock in Alders with Goldfinch].
Ferry Farm Park - 2 Goosander, 30 Wigeon, Redshank [this morning].
Sunday 26th January
Holme Pierrepont - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult in the A52 Pit roost, this evening], Long-tailed Duck [first-winter], 2 Smew [adult drk and redhead,A52 Pit], Whooper Swan [Blotts Pit].
Welbeck Lakes - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [female, still present viewed from the bird feeding station layby, 14:54], 7 Pink footed Geese [with Greylags], 2 Peregrine.
Retford - 3 WAXWING [still present feeding on berries outside 136 North Road, early afternoon].
Idle Washlands - 21 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 2 BEWICK'S SWAN [Slaynes Lane].
Budby Pumping Station - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [flew over east with 5 Goosander, 08:40].
Clumber Park - 3 Hawfinch [in trees by the Chapel, this morning].
Rufford Country Park - 22 Goosander [on the lake, this morning].
Langford Lowfields - 2 Smew [redheads, still present 08:48].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [present on the Sailing Pit. 08:47], Whooper Swan [adult still on Coneries, by the Visitor Centre].
Saturday 25th January
Hoveringham - Glaucous Gull [second-winter, again in the Railway Pit roost, this evening], Smew [redhead, Railway Pit]; also Brambling, Golden Plover.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [Coneries, by the Visitor Centre, early afternoon], 2 Bearded Tit [females/imm, Clifton Pit Reedbed, from Kingfisher hide, 12:00], Whooper Swan [adult, feeding in the car park].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 5 Great White Egret [five on site today]; also 3 Brambling [over Tiln North].
Idle Washlands - BEWICK'S SWAN [juvenile], 380 Whooper Swan, 80 Mute Swan, 6 Pintail, 5 Goldeneye, Oystercatcher, 13 Ruff, Dunlin [Slaynes Lane/Hagg Lane Flash].
Erewash meadows - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [originally found on the Derby's side of the site, then flew over Big Marsh and was lost to view on the Nott's side, 14:00].
Retford - 3 WAXWING [still present feeding on berries outside 136 North Road, 13:30 at least].
Welbeck Lakes - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [female, still present viewed from the bird feeding station layby, 13:00 at least], 2 Pink-footed Geese [in ploughed field to the left of the feeding station layby].
Idle Washlands - 2 BEWICK'S SWAN [adults Slaynes Lane among large numbers of Whooper Swan, late morning]; also 5 Pintail.
Holme Pierrepont - Long-tailed Duck [first-winter], Smew [adult drk, A52 Pit, this morning], Whooper Swan [Blotts Pit].
Langford Lowfields - 2 Smew [redheads, Phase 3, this morning].
Barton in Fabis - Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat [A453 Balancing Pond, this morning].
Hickling - 17 Common Snipe [on flooded pasture, this morning].
Bennerley Marsh - c.200 Golden Plover [c.40 early morning and c.200 late afternoon].
Friday 24th January
Hoveringham - Glaucous Gull [second-winter], 2 CASPIAN GULL [first-winter and adult, Railway Pit roost, this evening], Great White Egret, 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 2 Stonechat, 70 Golden Plover [Sailing Lake], Smew [redhead], Water Rail, Marsh Tit [Railway Pit].
Holme Pierrepont - Long-tailed Duck [first-winter], 2 Smew [drk and redhead, A52 Pit, this evening].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Bearded Tit [females/imm, Clifton Pit Reedbed], Slavonian Grebe, Whooper Swan [Coneries, near visitor centre].
Wollaton Park - 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 4 Goosander, 6 Red-creasted Pochard, 7 Siskin.
Welbeck Lakes - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [female, still present viewed from the bird feeding station layby, 12:42], 3 Pink-footed Geese [with Greylags and Mute Swans in field opposite bird feeders, 12:00].
Thoresby Park - 15+Hawfinches [present for the last week from the main car park and Deer Park viewed from the metal green bridge; also noted flying over the Walled Garden].
Retford - 3 WAXWING [still present feeding on berries outside 136 North Road, 11:40 at least].
Thursday 23rd January
Hoveringham -Yellow-leggd Gull [adult in the Railway Pit roost], Smew [redhead, Gonalston end of the railway Pit, late afternoon], Tundra Bean Goose [probable with single Pink-footed Goose and Greylags on the Railway Pit islands, this evening].
Retford - 3 WAXWING [still present feeding on berries outside 136 North Road, mid-afternoon].
Radcliffe on Trent -2 Ruddy Shelduck [on flooded field next to River Trent and railway bridge across the river from Colwick].
Southwell - 100+Pied Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail [on the sewage settling tanks, Racecourse Road].
Wednesday 22nd January
Hoveringham - Glaucous Gull [second-winter, in the Railway Pit roost this evening], 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Redshank, 2 Stonechat [Sailing Lake].
Holme Pierrepont - Long-tailed Duck [first-winter, still on the A52 Pit, this evening]; also c.8000 Starling [murmeration].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe, Whooper Swan [both still on Coneries near the Visitor Certre, this evening].
Harworth Pit Top - 3 Short-eared Owl, 7 Jack Snipe, 9 Common Snipe, 2 Stonechat.
Welbeck Lakes - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [female, still present viewed from the bird feeding station layby, 11:13].
Retford - 3 WAXWING [still present feeding on berries outside 136 North Road 08:38 - 12:30 at least].
Tuesday 21st January
Holme Pierrepont - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [second-winter, in the A52 Pit roost this evening], Long-tailed Duck, 2 Smew, 3 Whooper Swan [all A52 Pit, this afternoon].
Hoveringham - 3 CASPIAN GULL [adults, in the Railway Pit roost, this evening], 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE [still present on the Sailing Lake, showing close in around pontoons].
Retford - 4 WAXWING [feeding on berries, 100m north of the King and Miller on the same side of North Road looking north. 09:45 - 16:12 at least].
Hawton - Short-eared Owl, Stonechat [Hawton grasslands].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe, Whooper Swan [both still on Coneries showing well from the Visitor Certre], 2 Bearded Tit [showing from Kingfisher Hide, in the Clifton Pit reed-bed, 14:00].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Great White Egret, Ruff, Marsh Harrier [Tiln North, mid-afternoon]; also on site 3+Great White Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 19 Goosander, 6 Stonechat, Brambling, Green Woodpecker [now rather scarce here], 7 Grey Partridge, 2 Water Rail.
Welbeck Lakes - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [female, still present viewed from the bird feeding station layby, 12:00 at least].
Gringley Carr - 5 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still present].
Monday 20th January
Welbeck Lakes - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [female, still present viewed from the bird feeding station layby, 09:36 - 14:38 at least].
Netherfield Lagoons - 2 Smew [adult drk and redhead, on the Large Gravel Pit, this afternoon], Bearded Tit [still in reeds on the Slurry Lagoon], 2 Woodcock [in flight at dusk].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still showing on Coneries near the Visitor Centre, early afternoon], 2 Bearded Tit [again in the Clifton Pit reed-bed, from Tower hide], Whooper Swan [Coneries].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - GREY PLOVER [over calling], 250+Pink-footed Geese [over Blaco in two skeins, heading west], Marsh Harrier [female, Chainbridge Scrape], 2 Stonechat [Tiln North], 2+Great White Egret [still on site].
Hoveringham - Great White Egret, 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Redshank, 2 Stonechat [Sailing Lake].
Rufford Country Park - 2 Hawfinches [Lime Tree Avenue, this morning].
Sunday 19th January
Idle Washlands - c.250+ Whooper Swan, 3 BEWICK'S SWAN, Stonechat [Slaynes Lane flood, this afternoon], Little Egret [Hagg Lane Flash].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Bearded Tit [females/imm, showing well in the Clifton Pit reed-bed from tower hide, 14:30 -16:00].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 4+ Great White Egret [two together, Chainbridge Scrape East, single Chainbridge Pit, single Bellmoor, 3 together Clayworth Common], Marsh Harrier [Chainbridge Scape East early afternoon], 3 Stonechat [Clayworth Common], 2 Pintail [Neatholme Scrape, 16:10], Woodcock [Cross Lane at dusk]; also 9 Shelduck, 5 Goosander, 40 Snipe, 2 Ruff, Oystercatcher.
Hoveringham - 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE [still present on the Sailing Lake]; also 2 Stonechat, 100+Fieldfare, 50+Redwing.
Collingham - GREATER SCAUP [female, Ferry Lane Lake, 12:15].
Girton - 5 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, c.11 Pink-footed Geese [Smithy Marsh, 11:50].
Jacksdale - c.500 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-east in the direction of ironville, 11:10].
Gringley Carr - 14 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 3 Pink-footed Geese [with Greylags on the flooded area north of the River and north-west of the Pumping Station], 4 Corn Bunting [in hedges / on wires Carr Road], 4 Brambling, 30+ Yellowhammer [in large mixed finch flock]; also 90 Lapwing, 200 Fieldfare.
Welbeck Lakes - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [female, viewed from the bird feeding station layby, 10:00 - 13:00 at least].
Stoke Ferry - Common Sandpiper [still present on the outflow].
Langford Lowfields - 2 Smew [redheads], Great White Egret, 4 Pintail, Marsh Harrier cream crown], 6 Curlew, 2 Stonechat, 2 Chiffchaff [Phase 3, this morning].
Clifton - c.250 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-west, 09:37]; also Stonechat [on fencing by the Weir Field, Clifton Grove, 08:11].
Woodthorpe - c.300 Pink-footed Geese [heading north, 09:30].
Saturday 18th January
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Cattle Egret [flew into the island roost on Coneries, late afternoon], Slavonian Grebe [still showing well on Coneries near the Visitor Centre], 2 Bearded Tit [females/imm, Clifton Pit reed-bed from tower hide, 14:40 at least].
Collingham Pits - CASPIAN GULL [second-winter, Ferry Lane Lake roost].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 9 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [Alans Meadow along the eastern fenceline, 15:30 at least]; also Marsh Harrier, Raven [over Chainbridge Scrape East], 2 Stonechat [pair, Tiln North].
Netherfield Lagoons - 1+Bearded Tit [in the reeds on the Slurry Lagoon], Marsh Harrier [over the Slurry Lagoon, mid-afternoon], 2 Ruddy Shelduck, 3 Green Sandpiper, c.130 Teal [New Workings], Chiffchaff [along the Ouse Dyke].
Barton in Fabis - Pink-footed Goose [single in with Greylags, riverside fields, mid-afternoon], 2 Stonechat [pair, A453 Balancing Pond].
Langford Lowfields - WATER PIPIT, 6 Curlew [Phase 3, early afternoon], 2 Smew [redheads, Phase 3, late morning].
Holme Pierrepont - 1w Long-tailed Duck, 3 Smew [adult drk and 2 redheads, A52 Pit this morning].
Girton - 5 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [3 adults, 2 juveniles, on Smithy Marsh, 09:09].
Hoveringham - 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE [still present on the Sailing Lake].
Stoke Ferry - Common Sandpiper [still on the outflow]; also 4 Goldeneye.
Friday 17th January
Collingham Pits - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult, in the roost this evening].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Cattle Egret [in the island roost on Coneries, 16:14, also single flew over the Sand Martin hide, 11:56], 2 Beaded Tit [females, showing well in the Clifton Pit reed-bed, 15:22 - 16:00 at least], Slavonian Grebe [still on Coneries near the Visitor Centre, 12:38].
Sutton on Trent - 5 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [3 adults, 2 juveniles South Holme, viewed from the Girton side of the Trent, 15:43].
Spalford - GREATER SCAUP [female, still on Spalford Pit, 14:30]; also 2w Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Pink-footed Geese [in with Greylags].
Idle Washlands - BEWICK'S SWAN [juvenile, Slaynes Lane with c.300 Whooper Swan].
Bennerley Marsh - 110 Golden Plover, 155 Wigeon, 2 Little Egret [this afternoon].
Annesley Pit Top - Jack Snipe, 6 Common Snipe [11:19].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Great White Egret [Chainbridge Scrape, 10:19 and Neatholme Fen, 11:39], Red Kite [over Clayworth Common, 11:08], Marsh Harrier [Tiln North, 12:51], 400+Lapwing [Blanco].
Hoveringham - 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Great White Egret [still present on the Sailing Lake].
Stoke Ferry - Common Sandpiper [still on the outflow near the Ferry Boat Pub].
Langford Lowfields - 5 Stonechat, 8 Shelduck, Green Sandpiper.
Worksop - 6 WAXWING [in the B&Q car park, 09:30].
Thursday 16th January
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult, Neatholme Scrape roost, late afternoon]; also Great White Egret [over].
Thoresby - 5 Hawfinch [Netherfield Lane, in Yews, 13:30].
Hoveringham - 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Great White Egret [still present on the Sailing Lake].
Carburton - Red Kite [flew over the B6034, old Workshop Rd from Worksop to Ollerton].
Wednesday 15th January
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Bearded Tit [females, Clifton Pit reed-bed from Tower hide, 15:47], Slavonian Grebe [still on Coneries near the Visitor Centre], Siberian Chiffchaff [probable photographed today].
Gringley Carr - 6 Corn Bunting [on the wires on Carr Road], c.13 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 2 Whooper Swan [flew in from the fields with a large Graylag flock to the flooded area west of the Pumping Station].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Red Kite [over the Visitor Centre, 14:50], Short-eared Owl [Tiln North, late afternoon].
Hoveringham - CASPIAN GULL [Sailing Lake, then flew towards the Railway Pit with other gulls, 14:45], 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Great White Egret, 2 Stonechat [Sailing Lake], 60 Pink-footed Geese [flew north-east].
Holme Pierrepont - 2 Raven [over A52 Pit late morning].
Farnsfield - Ring-necked Parakeet.
Tuesday 14th January
Hoveringham - 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Great White Egret [Sailing Lake, early afternoon].
Monday 13th January
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still present on Coneries Pond, late afternoon].
Gringley Carr - 5 Corn Bunting, 2 Brambling, c.2000 Starling.
Idle Washlands - 3 BEWICK'S SWAN [Slaynes Lane], 10 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 10+ Pintail [Misson east flood].
Netherfield Lagoons - 3 Green Sandpiper [still on the new workings], 2 Chiffchaff [on the bank of the Ouse Dyke].
Wollaton Park - 2 Ring-necked Parakeet [pair, checking out potential tree hole nesting site, 10:45].
Holme Pierrepont - 1w Long-tailed Duck, 2 Smew [drk and redhead, A52 Pit, 10:21].
Hoveringham - Great White Egret [still present on the Railway Pit, this morning].
Sunday 12th January
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Cattle Egret [Coneries, roosting on the Cormorant Island, viewable from the Dipping Platform, 16:24], Slavonian Grebe [still showing well on Coneries/Sailing Pit].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 4w Yellow-legged Gull, 3 GBB Gull, leucistic BH Gull [Neatholme Scrape roost], Green Sandpiper [Doughty's Farm Pond], 4 Great White Egret [Tiln North area, this morning].
Harworth Pit Tip - 2 Short-eared Owl, Jack Snipe [this afternoon].
Nott'm City - Pied Wagtail [large numbers still roosting in trees by Victoria centre].
Holme Pierrepont - Long-tailed Duck [first-winter, still present on the A52 Pit, early afternoon]; also redhead Smew.
Idle Washlands - 3 BEWICK'S SWAN [2 adults and juv, Slaynes Lane], 404 Whooper Swan [84 juveniles, Slaynes Lane], 15 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 23 Pintail, 142 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye, Brambling [Misson east flood].
Hoveringham - 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE [still on Sailing Lake to 12.00 at least]. Whooper Swan, redhead Smew [Railway Pit to 13.15 at least].
Thoresby - Red Kite [Netherfield Lane].
Spalford - GREATER SCAUP [female still Spalford Pit, 11:07], 7 Green Sandpiper [Pig fields].
Collingham Pits - 2 Smew [redheads, Ferry Farm Lake, this morning].
Wollaton Park - 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, Little Egret.
Stoke Ferry - 3 Goosander [upstream from Stoke Ferry].
Saturday 11th January
Hoveringham - CASPIAN GULL [adult in the Railway Pit roost], Smew [redhead loosely associating with a group of tufted ducks, 15:20], Great White Egret [Railway Pit].
Langford Lowfields - WATER PIPIT, Great White Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper [this afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Marsh Harrier, Water Rail [Chainbridge Scrape East, this afternoon].
Holme Pierrepont - Long-tailed Duck [first-winter, still present on the A52 Pit, this morning], Smew [redhead, A52 Pit], Red Kite [flew south through Blotts Pit].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still on Coneries near the Visitor Centre, this morning].
Spalford - c.50 Golden Plover [in the pig fields, this morning].
Flintham - Red Kite [over the A46 near Flintham].
Keyworth - Red Kite [over this morning].
Friday 10th January
Hoveringham - 2 MEDITERRANEAN GULL [first and second-winter], 2 adult CASPIAN GULL [in the Railway Pit roost], 2 Great White Egret [Sailing Lake and the Railway Pit, late afternoon], 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE [Sailing Lake, 10:00]
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still on Coneries near the Visitor Centre, 16:00], 1+Bearded Tit [heard from Tower hide, 17:11].
Idle Washlands - 2 BEWICK'S SWAN, c.300 Whooper Swan [Slaynes Lane, this afternoon], 2 Stonechat.
Retford - c.150 Pink-footed Geese [over north, 15:00].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - c.1175 Pink-footed Geese [3 skeins 225, 330, 120 over north-west c.13:10; c.500 in two skeins heading north- west over Lound village, 15:00].
Sherwood Forest NNR - c.50 Pink-footed Geese [over Budby South Forest, 13:00].
Spalford - GREATER SCAUP [female, still present on Spalford Pit, this morning].
Collingham Pits - Smew [redhead, still Ferry Lane Lake].
Thoresby - 15 Hawfinch [Netherfield Lane, 10:38 increasing to fifteen 11:25].
Norwood - c.175 Pink-footed Geese [north-west over Newbound Lane, from direction of Teversal, 10:55].
Mansfield - c.170 Pink-footed Geese [WNW over Berry Hill Road, 10:45].
Clifton - 150 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-west, 10:12].
Langford Lowfields - BITTERN [Silt Lagoon 7, from the viewing screen, 09:28], c.150 Pink-footed Geese [over, 10:00].
Rufford CP - 2 Hawfinch [at the east end of Lime Tree Av, 08:30], Mandarin, 15 Goosander, 2 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull [Rufford lake], Lesser Spotted woodpecker [reported near the lake]
Thursday 9th January
Idle Washlands - 2 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still in fields by Misson East Flood, with Greylags, 16:00], c.300 Whooper Swan, 98 Pochard, 5 Pintail, 2 Stonechat [Slaynes Lane], 32 Redshank, 8 Ruff [Newington Flash, S.York's].
Rushcliffe Country Park - 2 Water Rail [late afternoon, at the back of the large reedbed].
Hoveringham - BLACK-NECKED GREBE [single on the Sailing Lake], Smew [redhead, Sailing Lake 12:08].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Cattle Egret, Slavonian Grebe, 2 Shelduck [Coneries late morning], 2 Pintail [pair on Main Pond], 1+Bearded Tit [Clifton Pit reedbed], 3 Chiffchaff [in the hedge along the railway line].
Wednesday 8th January
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still showing well on Coneries Pond].
Collingham Pits - 2 Smew [redheads, Ferry Lane Lake, early afternoon].
Spalford - GREATER SCAUP [female still present on Spalford Pit, 11:30].
Hoveringham - 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Great White Egret, Redshank, 2 Stonechat [Sailing Lake].
Idle Washlands - 22 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still in fields by Misson East Flood]; also 23 Pintail, 6 Goldeneye.
Thoresby - 20 Hawfinch [feeding on Yew/Mistletoe along Netherfield Lane, 09:00, eight also flew north over, 14:00], Crossbill [single over, 08:30], Red Kite [over 08:49].
Harworth Pit Tip - 2 Short-eared Owl, 3 Stonechat [late morning].
Rufford CP - 3 Hawfinch [viewed from the car park, early morning].
Tuesday 7th January
Hoveringham - 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 2 Stonechat [Sailing Lake], 7 Pink-footed Geese [off Gonalston Lane with Mute Swans to 12.45 at least]
Collingham Pits - Smew [redhead, still present on Ferry Lane Lake, early afternoon].
Wollaton Park - 6 Ring-necked Parakeet, 9 Red-crested Pochard, Mandarin, Little Egret [this afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still present on Coneries, this morning].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 3 Great White Egret [Tiln North/Clayworth Common area]; also 2 Marsh Harrier [females], 6 Whooper Swan.
Spalford - GREATER SCAUP [female, still present on Spalford Pit, late morning], 2 Yellow-legged Gull [1st winters on pig fields],
Besthorpe Nature Reserve - 15 Redshank [Mons Pool].
Langford Lowfields - Green Sandpiper [Deep Water Pit].
Rufford CP - 1+Hawfinch [from the car park at the east end of Lime Tree Avenue, 11:00].
Monday 6th January
Spalford - Ring-billed Gull [first-winter, Spalford Pig fields 12:00 - 12:15, bathing in the puddle just south of the tanker near the gate on Wigsley Road with about 60 mainly B-H Gulls before being disturbed by a tractor. It was then relocated viewing from the site entrace right at the back of the flock and partly obscured by vegetation and was watched for a futher 10 mins before the flock was again flushed with no further sign in the next 3 hrs]; Also 3 Yellow-legged Gull [two first-winter and second-winter], 200 Lapwing, 10 Shelduck, Peregrine, GREATER SCAUP [female,still on Spalford Pit].
Langford Lowfields - Red-necked Grebe [still present on the southern end of the Deep Water Pit, viewed from public footpath]; also 5 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, 18 Shelduck.
Idle Washlands - 2 BEWICK'S SWAN [again on the east floods].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still present on Coneries, this morning].
Rufford CP - 4 Hawfinches [from the main car park, 08:53].
Sunday 5th January
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still on Coneries by the Visitor Centre, 16:03], Pintail [over Clifton Pit, towards Coneries, 10:58].
Langford Lowfields - Red-necked Grebe [on the Deep Water Pit, viewable from the southern footpath, early afternoon].
Carburton Lakes - 22 Mandarin, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Goosander, 2 Raven.
Stoke Ferry - Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Chiffchaff [by the outflow, 11:00], Merlin [between Stoke Bardolph and the Netherfield Lagoons, 11:55].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Hawfinch [single, still by the Lound cross roads, 09:00], Great White Egret [Neatholme Fen], Marsh Harrier [Chainbridge Scrape].
Harworth Pit Tip - Jack Snipe, 3 Short-eared Owl.
Idle Washlands - 22 WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [on field at the back of Misson East Flood, 11:19], c.150 Whooper Swan, Pintail, Stonechat.
Thoresby - 19 Hawfinches [along Netherfield Lane, 08:15].
Burton Joyce - Raven [over, this morning].
Saturday 4th January
Langford Lowfields - Red-necked Grebe [Phase Two this afternoon, but not visible from any public rights of way]; WATER PIPIT, 6 Curlew [Phase Three, this morning].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult, Neatholme Scrape 16:00].
Collingham Pits - Smew [redhead, still Ferry Farm Lake, early afternoon], Marsh Harrier [female, Ferry Farm Lake, 13:49].
Spalford - GREATER SCAUP [female Spalford pit, 11:55 - 16:00 at least].
Compton Acres - Red Kite [over south-west, 15:25].
Bennerley Marsh - 90+ Golden Plover, 2 Stonechat, 50+ Wigeon, 32 Lapwing [this afternoon].
Holme Pierrepont - first-winter Long-tailed Duck, redhead Smew [A52 Pit, mid-morning].
Hoveringham - 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Great White Egret, 3 Shelduck, 29 Goldeneye, Common Snipe, Redshank, 2 Stonechat [Sailing Lake this morning] 7 Pink-footed Geese [still present off Gonalston Lane].
Burton Joyce - 2 Raven [heading north].
Thoresby - 12 Hawfinches [still Netherfield Lane, 08:44]; also Red Kite.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still showing well on Coneries, 08:15], 2 Cattle Egret [Coneries, on the Cormorant Island, 10:00].
Hodsock Priory - 55 Grey Partridge, single Lesser Redpoll, 40 Siskin, 13 Little Grebe [on irrigation Reservoir].
Friday 3rd January
Hoveringham - Great White Egret, 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 2 Peregrine, 3 Green Sandpiper.
Gringley Carr - 2 Stonchat, 3 Corn Bunting [on wires along Carr Road].
Idle Washlands - BEWICK'S SWAN [adult], 100+Whooper Swan, 14 Pintail [Slaynes Lane, east flood area].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still showing well on Coneries near the Visitor Certre], Bearded Tit [2+in the Clifton Pit reed-bed, from Tower hide, late morning]; also Water Rail [squealing loudly in reeds beside the Centre 13.30].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Hawfinch [still in trees Lound crossroads area, 09:32], 2 Ruff [Conservation Lake], 2+Great White Egret, Stonechat, Marsh Harrier [Tiln North], MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult, Neatholme Scrape, 15:05].
Thoresby - 15 Hawfinches [still present on Yews along Netherfield Lane]; also 2 Red Kite.
Kirklington - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 100+ Pied Wagtail [with Meadow Pipits], 2 Mandarin, Marsh Tit.
Thursday 2nd January
Langford Lowfields - Red-necked Grebe [still present on Phase Three].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Slavonian Grebe [still showing well on Coneries near the Visitor Certre], Bearded Tit [possible heard from the Clifton Pit reed-bed, late afternoon].
Collingham Pits - CASPIAN GULL [second-winter, in the Ferry Lane Lake roost, 16:00], Smew [redhead, Ferry Lane Lake on the eastern side, 13:40].
Carburton Lakes - Red Kite [mid-afternoon], Marsh Tit.
Holme Pierrepont - first-winter Long-tailed Duck, Smew [adult drk, A52 PIT, midday].
Girton - 5 Whooper Swan [in sheep fields north of the Sailing Lake, late morning].
Spalford - CASPIAN GULL [first-winter, Spalford pig fields]; also 2 Yellow-legged Gull [first and second winter]; also 30 Herring Gull, 28 LBB Gull, 15 GBB Gull, 40 Common Gull, 500+ B-H Gull, 5 Green Sandpiper, GREATER SCAUP [female Spalford pit, 11:12]; also 2 Pintail.
Hoveringham - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, Common Redshank [Sailing Lake], Smew [redhead], 40 Golden Plover [Railway Pit], 7 Pink-footed Geese [with Mute Swans in fields off Gonalston Lane].
Thoresby - 13 Hawfinch [7 mid-morning increasing to 13 early afternoon, along Netherfield Lane]; also Red Kite.
Penny Pasture - 3 Jack Snipe, c.35 Common Snipe.
Eakring Meadows - 18 Common Snipe.
Gringley Carr - 4 Corn Bunting [on wires along Carr Road], Whooper Swans, several Pintail [on the flood viewed from the flood-bank].
Idle Washlands - c.100 Whooper Swan [Slaynes Lane on the east floods].
Owlsthorpe - Grey Partridge [field towards the canal].
Wednesday 1st January
Netherfield Lagoons - 10,000 Starling [murmuration and roost, this evening]; also 3 Green Sandpiper [on the new workings].
Harworth Pit Tip - 3 Short-eared Owl [single this morning, three late afternoon], 3 Jack Snipe [three this morning, single late afternoon], 2 Stonechat.
Kilvington Lakes - Short-eared Owl [late afternoon].
Thoresby/Budby - 32 Hawfinches [high in tree tops and feeding on mistletoe and Yews along Netherfield Lane, 14:00], Red Kite [over, 16:00].
Hoveringham - 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE [still on the Sailing Lake, 13:45 at least], redhead Smew 7 Goosander, 6 Goldeneye, Common Snipe, 2 Peregrine [Railway Pit, this morning], 7 Pink-footed Geese [in field off Gonalston Lane with Mute Swans near Hoveringham Village end].
Gringley Carr - 2 BEWICK'S SWAN [adults, on the east flood within c.250 Whooper Swan , viewed from the floodbank, 12:40], 2 Corn Bunting [on wires along Carr Road].
Idlestop - 20 Corn Bunting.
Colwick Park - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [second-winter, 12:06].
Teversal - Willow Tit [on Silverhill Trail, close to the old railway station, 11:20].
Langford Lowfields - Red-necked Grebe [Phase Three, 09:20 - 11:15 at least], also WATER PIPIT, 9 Whooper Swan, Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier [juvenile with red wing tags], c24 Shelduck, 3 Pintail, 2 Stonechat.
Collingham Pits - Smew [redhead, Ferry Lane Lake, 11:13].
Holme Pierrepont - first-winter Long-tailed Duck, 2 Smew [adult drk and redhead, still on the A52 Pit, this morning], BITTERN [in reedbed on Skylarks, 15:30].
Stoke Ferry - Common Sandpiper [still opposite Ferry Boat].
Bennerley Marsh - 13 Whooper Swan [over, 09:03].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Cattle Egret [in the Coneries roost, 09:42], 13 Whooper Swan [Coneries, 08:00 - 09:03 at least], Slavonian Grebe [showing well on Coneries, 09:00 - dusk], 3 Water Rail [2 from the first screen, single in the reedbed near the visitor centre, 09:30].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Hawfinch [in trees on the west side of the play area, Lound crossroads, 09:03], Smew [Neatholme Fen, 10:25], 2 Marsh Harrier [single over Linghurst Pool, 2 together Neatholme Fen, 12:22].
Clumber Park - 4 Hawfinch [in trees in the Chapel grounds, 09:00].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 2 Pintail [this morning].
Idle Washlands - WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, 150 Whooper Swan, 10 Pintail [Misson east flood], 300+ Whooper Swan, 3 BEWICK'S SWAN [2 adult, 1 juv, Slaynes Lane, dispersed early morning], Pintail, 2 Stonechat.
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Wendy Ambler, Laurence Archibald, Stephen Bacon, Andrew Barks, Merv Bartle, Bob Beck, A Blagden, Robin Brace, Sean Browne, Paul Buxton,
Paul Charlesworth, Kevin Clarke, Alan Clewes, Susy Cooper, Carl Cornish, Nick Crouch, Mark Dawson, Jacqueline Dennison, Mike Downing, David Dunn, Lawrie Dunn, David Eite,
John Ellis, John Fermer, Paul Foreman, James Forsyth, Ella Foster, Adey Fox, Pete Freeman, Steve Furber,
John Gallagher,
Indy Kiemel Greene, Stuart Gregory,
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Raymond Parker, Nick Parsons, Carl Pask, Roger Pask, Tim Pask, Steve Payne,
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