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, Black Redstart, 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 for Sherwood Forest NNR/Budby Common). For a range of other species, we will not include specific breeding information - this includes Barn Owl, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Ringed Plover, Nightjar, Turtle Dove and Willow Tit. Nevertheless, please submit your sightings anyway."
Please report your Latest Sightings to: nottsbirders@gmail.com or @NottsBirders on the Twitter feed.
Please remember to submit all sightings to Andy Hall each month, using the Excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded from the Recording page.
Archived Sightings 2001 - 2019
Archived Sightings 2001 to 2019
Archived Sightings 2020
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.
Government covid-19 regulations on social distancing
The government guidelines have now been updated to basically allow an increased amount of travelling with no limit on the daily exercise periods. This will no doubt lead to people birding further afield within the county. We can't stop people doing that but hope that society members will continue to take all necessary precautions and observe social distancing when out and about.
Tuesday 30th June
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Grasshopper Warbler [seen and heard late morning, on marsh path about half way between main path and tower hide], Redshank, Wigeon [Clifton Pit, this evening], Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow].
Idle Washlands - adult MEDITERRANEAN GULL, Ruff, 11 Little Egret [Hagg Lane Flash], Common Sandpiper, 3 Ruff [Slaynes Lane Misson].
Mansfield - Red Kite [over Gordon Avenue, 18:00].
Langford Lowfields - Pochard [female with 6 chicks].
Monday 29th June
Idle Washlands - Lesser Yellowlegs [briefly on flooded field behind the Mushroom factory but flushed by Lapwings 12:25, relocated further along Slaynes Lane but then flew towards Misson village and appeard to land by the old viewpoint, but no further sign by mid-afternoon]; also 2 MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult, 2nd summer], Common Sandpiper, 3 Ruff.
Girton Pits - Red Kite [east of the A1133 near the Spalford entrance, 14:05].
Langford Lowfields - 2 Yellow legged Gull [adult and juvenile], Marsh Harrier [female], 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Hobby.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 6 Little Ringed Plover [Clifton Pit].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [single 09:25].
Sunday 28th June
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 35 Black-tailed Godwit [over Clifton Pit, heading south, 19:10]; also Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Hobby.
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [singles, 13:06 and 16:15].
Idle Washlands - Marsh Harrier, Common Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit [Slaynes Lane, Misson].
Oxton - Red Kite [over, 12:30].
Balderton - Red Kite [heading south-west over Southfield/Lacey Green, 11:00].
Holme Pierrepont - 2 Black-tailed Godwit [single through the A52 Pit, 07:24, single Blotts Pit, 15:30 - 16:00], Redshank, Red Kite, Grasshopper Warbler, this evening].
Langford Lowfields - GREAT WHITE EGRET [still present, 06:33], 6 Yellow-legged Gull [Phase 3, this evening].
Budby Pumping Station - 16 Crossbill [flew south, 06:10].
Saturday 27th June
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard, 8 Common Buzzard, OSPREY, 2 Red Kite, 3 Hobby, 2 Kestrel and Sparrowhawk.
Kilvington Lakes - OSPREY [over to southwest carrying fish, 16:00], 20 Little Egret.
Hucknall - Red Kite [single, over M1 by former Watnall Brickworks, 15:55].
Idle Washlands - 2 Ruff, 3 Black-tailed Godwit [Slaynes Lane, Misson].
Netherfield Lagoons - Cuckoo [singing, 10:30].
Bunny - Red Kite [over A60 between Bunny & Costock].
Clifton - Red Kite [flew east over Sunninghill Drive, 08:05].
Holme Pierrepont - 4 Black-tailed Godwit [Blotts Pit, 07:54], Yellow-legged Gull [adult, A52 Pit, mid-day].
Langford Lowfields - GREAT WHITE EGRET [Phase 2, 05:56], 4 Black-tailed Godwit, male Ruff [Phase 3].
Friday 26th June
Sherwood Forest NNR - 5 Nightjar [4 Budby Common and single near the pumping station]; also 6 Woodcock, Tawny Owl, 4 Stonechat [pair and 2 juvs].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [drk, Clifton Pit, 20:00 at least], Wigeon, Redshank, Hobby [Clifton Pit], Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow], Tree Sparrow [on the main path just before the bridge].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - HEN HARRIER [male, over Clayworth Common, 16:20], 2 Hobby [Neatholme].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 2 Honey Buzzard [pair displaying distantly from the viewpoint 15:11, then single bird over lake, 15:18]; also 5 Common Buzzard [in the area].
Langford Lowfields - 14 Black-tailed Godwit [Phase 3, 06:50].
Thursday 25th June
Sherwood Forest NNR - 4 Nightjar ["churring" Budby Common, this evening]; also 7 Woodcock.
Mansfield Woodhouse - 2 Common Crane [heading south from Spion Kop direction towards Mansfield, 19:09].
Kilvington Lakes - 3 Hobby [over West Lake]; also 18 Little Egret.
Cuckney - TURTLE DOVE [Cuckney Plantation, late morning].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 4 Hobby [together then moved west, 10:15].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - WOOD SANDPIPER [birdguides report, on Ridge and Furrow, this morning], Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow, 18:52].
Wednesday 24th June
Langford Lowfields - WOOD SANDPIPER [still present on Phase 3, 20:40].
Stapleford - 2 Siskin [on garden feeders, 19:00].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [single, showing well from the viewpoint, this afternoon].
Carlton in Lindrick - Marsh Harrier [flew south-west, Owdy Lane], Oystercatcher [south].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 6 Little Ringed Plover [Clifton Pit, early afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Little Ringed Plover, 3+Yellow wagtail, 5 Oystercatcher.
Tuesday 23rd June
Southwell - Rosey Starling [belated news of an adult in a private garden on the 20th].
Clifton - QUAIL [over singing in flight, 23:45].
Sherwood Forest NNR - Wood Warbler [singing male, at the entrance to Budby South Forest, 11:30 - 12:16, but no further sign this evening].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [single over the watchpoint 10:00, then drifted off towards Budby, single again over the watchpoint, 15:00].
Burntstump - QUAIL [singing male, in field to the right of Burntstump Hill, 10:20].
Langford Lowfields - WOOD SANDPIPER [Phase 3, 09:45 - late evening at least]; also Ruff, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, cream crown Marsh Harrier.
Hodsock - 150 Swift, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 12 Lapwing, Lesser Whitethroat.
Monday 22nd June
Chilwell - 2 Yellow-legged Gull [with 60+Lesser Black-backed Gull, in local park feeding on moths, 21:50].
Idle Washlands - SMEW [drake, still present Slaynes Lane, Misson, this afternoon]; also Common Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret.
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [single, showed twice, c.11.30, displaying also seen]; also 6 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, Little Egret.
Sherwood Forest NNR - 7 Tree Pipit, 3 Woodlark, 2 pair of Stonechat, 2 Siskin, 3 Common Redstart [Budby Common].
Retford - 4 Crossbill [south over Retford cemetery, 10:45].
Annesley Pit Top - 2 Hobby, 4 Teal, Yellowhammer, Lesser Black Backed Gull, 2 Oystercatcher, 5 Little Ringed Plover
Netherfield Lagoons – Cuckoo [feeding on peacock caterpillars, 10:00-12:00 at least].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - ARCTIC TERN [first-summer, 08:45-09:00 then chased off by Common Terns].
Sunday 21st June
Mansfield - Bee-eater [belated news of one present in private garden on the 19th, but no sign since].
Idle Washlands - SMEW [drake, still present Slaynes Lane, Misson]; also 2 Redshank, 5 Common Tern.
Clumber Park - Whooper Swan [still on Clumber park lake with c100 Mute Swan, this afternoon]; also 2 Stonechat [pair, busy feeding young], Siskin [singing/displaying male].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint -1+Honey Buzzard [showed twice, between 11:00-11.30].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 6 Little Ringed Plover [5 adults/juv, Ridge and Furrow/Clifton Pit], Redshank [Clifton Pit], Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow].
Saturday 20th June
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [single, over high 13:35, possibly two over high, 14:10].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Common Sandpiper [Bellmoor, this morning].
Friday 19th June
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [single, again from the watchpoint].
Idle Washlands - drk SMEW, MEDITERRANEAN GULL [Slaynes Lane, Misson].
Bennerly Marsh - Redshank, Little Ringed Plover, Common Tern [this evening].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Goldeneye [drake, on the river opposite Barton Island, this morning], 5 Little Ringed Plover [4 adults/juv, Clifton Pit].
Thursday 18th June
Attenborough Nature Reserve - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [first-summer, Clifton Pit, 20:08].
Holme Pierrepont - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult summer, Blotts Pit, 11:12]; also Cuckoo.
Wednesday 17th June
Clifton Grove - GREAT WHITE EGRET [on the Beeston side of the river viewed from Beeston Weir, 16:40].
Skegby - Hobby [over, 16:40].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [single, 12:45].
Clipstone Forest - Cuckoo [calling this morning].
Tuesday 16th June
Idle Washlands - drk SMEW, first-summer MEDITERRANEAN GULL [Slaynes Lane, Misson].
North Muskham - GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew up river towards Winthorpe, 14:41].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 3 Hawfinch [flew directly over the watchpoint, 09:43].
Monday 15th June
Langford Lowfields - Cattle Egret [flew north over Phase 1, 21:11].
Idle Washlands - SMEW [drake, still present, Slaynes Lane, Misson, this evening]; also Golden Plover, 3 Ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, Yellow Wagtail.
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [single, headed north-east, 15:30].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Cuckoo [singing from willows, opposite gate end main path of ridge & furrow this morning].
Sunday 14th June
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [single, over the lake from the feeding station lay-by, 13:36], GREAT WHITE EGRET [on lake to the north]; also 2 Red Kite, 5 Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk.
Idle Washlands - SMEW [drake, still present, Slaynes Lane, Misson]; also Ringed Plover, 8 Redshank, Cuckoo.
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Greenshank, 2 Hobbies, 3 Garden Warbler [Neatholme area].
Saturday 13th June
Gamston - Reed Warbler [calling by Grantham Canal bridge outside Morrisons, 21:40].
Osberton - Marsh Harrier [moving West, 18:00; also Hobby.
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [1+, showing from the viewpoint, this afternoon]; also OSPREY.
Idle Washlands - SMEW [drake, still present, Slaynes Lane, Misson], OSPREY [through north-west, 10:05], MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult, Slaynes Lane].
Idle Stop - Corn Bunting, 2 Cuckoo, Hobby.
Sherwood Forest NNR - 8 Woodlark, 13 Tree Pipit, 3 Common Redstart, 6 Stonchat [2 males, 1 female, 3 juvs], 15 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 5 Yellowhammer.
Langford Lowfields - Curlew, Yellow-legged Gull [Phase 3, this afternoon], 3 Cuckoo [2 singing males, bubbling female], Dunlin [Phase 3, this morning].
Budby Pumping Station - GREAT WHITE EGRET [Budby Flash, 11:04 - 13:00 at least].
Skegby - Peregrine [over Mansfield Road, 13:40 - 13:45]
Friday 12th June
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [single, from the viewpoint].
Idle Washlands - 2 CURLEW SANDPIPER, drk SMEW [still both present on Slaynes Lane, Misson this morning].
Thursday 11th June
Welbeck - OSPREY [flew over near the Raptor Watchpoint, 14:24].
Idle Washlands - 2 CURLEW SANDPIPER [still present Slaynes Lane, Misson, 11:25], SMEW [drake, still Slaynes Lane, Misson, 11:46].
Mansfield - TURTLE DOVE.
Holme Pierrepont - Goldeneye, Cuckoo [Blotts Pit, mid-morning].
Wednesday 10th June
Idle Washlands - 2 CURLEW SANDPIPER [Slaynes Lane, Misson, this morning], SMEW [drake, still present], 2 Dunlin, Hobby.
Holme Pierrepont - Spoonbill [first-summer, circled Blotts Pit then headed off low east continuously mobbed by BH Gulls, 11:55]; also Cuckoo.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Spoonbill [circled Clifton Pit twice before heading of north-east, 11:05].
Bassingfield - Cuckoo.
Clipstone Forest - TURTLE DOVE [purring].
Welbeck - OSPREY [flew over the Welbeck estate].
Tuesday 9th June
Idle Washlands - 2 LITTLE TERN [along Slaynes Lane, 13:00 - 19:45 at least], SMEW [drake, still present on Slaynes Lane, this evening]; also Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew.
Holme Pierrepont - LITTLE GULL [first-summer, A52 Pit favouring the western end, 13:00]; also 2 Cuckoo, Hobby.
Thurgarton - Cuckoo [singing, this afternoon].
Norton - OSPREY [over heading towards Welbeck lakes, 12:45].
Langford Lowfields - GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew north towards Collingham, mid-morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREAT WHITE EGRET [Coneries, 08:56].
Monday 8th June
Idle Washlands - SMEW [drake, still Slaynes Lane, Misson, this evening]; also 9 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Ruff, Hobby, 2 African Sacred Ibis.
Thoresby Park - 16 Crossbill [flew west over towards Budby village, 18:42].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - GREAT WHITE EGRET [Wind surf pool], 2 Redshank, 2 Common Tern [Chainbridge Pit], Oystercatcher, Yellow Wagtail [Tiln North].
Holme Pierrepont - LITTLE GULL [first-summer, still A52 Pit, 12:41].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, drk Wigeon [Clifton Pit], Cuckoo [flew over the river near Cottages Flash, then towards LEGP, 09:30].
Sunday 7th June
Holme Pierrepont - LITTLE GULL [first-summer, A52 Pit, 15:00]; also Hobby.
Idle Washlands - SMEW [drake, still Slaynes Lane, Misson]; also Mandarin, 8 Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, 320 LBB Gull, 4 Herring Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, FIELDFARE.
Sherwood Forest NNR - Common Redstart.
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Black-tailed Godwit [Tiln North, 08:37].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow, 06:13].
Saturday 6th June
Sherwood Forest NNR - 2 Common Redstart.
Idle Washlands - SMEW [drake, still present, Slaynes Lane Misson, mid-morning]; also 8 Ringed Plover, LRP, 3 Dunlin.
Friday 5th June
Kilvington Lakes - BLACK TERN [feeding over West Lake with mixed flock of Hirundines and Swifts, 18:30].
Idle Washlands - SMEW [drake, still present, Slaynes Lane Misson, this morning]; also 4 Redshank, 8 Ringed Plover, Hobby.
Holme Pierrepont - LITTLE GULL [first-summer, Blotts Pit, 07:11].
Thursday 4th June
Idle Washlands - Red-necked Phalarope [Slaynes Lane, Misson 14:20 - 17:00 at least]; also SMEW [drake, still present].
Netherfield Lagoons - LITTLE GULL [first-summer, Slurry Lagoon briefly, 17:20 before moving over to the Large Gravel Pit for a few mins, then departed high South]; also 2 Cuckoo, 2 Hobby, Shelduck, 2 LRP.
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - CASPIAN GULL [first-summer, Bellmoor Lake briefly this afternoon], QUAIL [singing male, east of Tiln North, this afternoon].
Wednesday 3rd June
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 BLACK TERN [Clifton Pit, this evening]; also 2 tundrae Ringed Plover, Common Gull [Clifton Pit].
Edingley - Hobby [over, 16:30].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 QUAIL [singing males, east of Tiln North, 15:36 at least].
Idle Washlands - SMEW [drake, on Slaynes Lane]; also Hobby.
Holme Pierrepont - SANDERLING [flew north through Blotts Pit, 12:04], MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult, flew north, 10:13].
Tuesday 2nd June
Idle Washlands - SMEW [drake, on the east side of Slaynes Lane, Misson Quarry restoration, this evening; this is now the latest Nott's record].
Collingham Pits - 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank [Northcroft Pit, this afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 5 Hobby [Clifton Pit].
Holme Pierrepont - 2 MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adults, flew high east over Blotts Pit, 12:35].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [seen on two occasions this morning].
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Cuckoo, 5 Garden Warbler, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 10 Oystercatcher, 3 Redshank, 6 Common Tern.
Langford Lowfields - Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 9 Ringed Plover [Phase 3, this morning].
Monday 1st June
Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - GREAT WHITE EGRET [Chainbridge Scrape, 18:51].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Ringed Plover [presumed tundrae, Clifton Pit]; also 6 Hobby.
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [single flew north over the feeding station lay-by, 09:45], OSPREY [over 15:30], Red Kite, 2 Hobby, 2 Mandarin.
Many thanks to:
Ray Alton, David Amatt, Gary Barber, Merv Bartle, Robin Brace, loz Brooks,
Nicholas Brownley, Alan Brown, David Brydon,
Paul Buxton, Fraser Cade, Paul Charlesworth, Harry Clark, Sarah Clarke, Mick Clay, Alan Clewes, Miles Cluff,
Ian Cowgill, Nigel Cross,
Stu Davenport, Mark Dawson, Rod Dean, Lynne Dermain, Lance Degnan, Richard Doan, Heather Easton, John Ellis, Del Evans, Josh Fusiara,
David Dougherty, Adrian Ford, Adey Fox, Steve Furber, John Gallagher, Indy Kiemel Greene, Darren Hall, Jill Hannah, Judith Harrison, Paul Hobson, Don Hustings, Elliott Kelly, Mike Leatherland, Ian Livsey,
Dave Martell, Martin McCallum,
Dave Moton, Andy Murray, Suzanne Nelson, Jeff Nightingale, Michael Parker, Nick Parsons, Lewis Pearce, Nick Pearce,
Richard Penson,
Peter Playle, Clive Prescott, Tommy Salt, Dave Read, Simon Roberts, Lee Scudder, Andy Shooter, Ann Smith, David Smith, Gill Smith, Rob Smith, Steve Smith, Darren Starling, Edmund Staunton, Geoff Tindsley,
Alan Thomas, Steve Thorpe, Bob Usher, Mike Vickers, Tony Wardell, Dougie Whall, Mark Wilde.
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