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 Red Kite, Barn Owl, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Ringed Plover, Nightjar, Turtle Dove and Willow Tit. Nevertheless, please submit your sightings anyway."

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

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

The Birdwatchers Code of Conduct.

The interests of the bird comes first, please follow the Birdwatchers code of conduct

Archived Sightings 2001 - 2023

Archived Sightings 2001 to 2024

Archived Sightings 2025

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 Feral/unknown origin.

191 Species have been recorded so far in 2025.

Updated 3rd June 2025.

Full List HERE

Monday 16th June

Idle Washlands - Glossy Ibis, 2 WOOD SANDPIPER [Slaynes Lane].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - OSPREY [again 14:30].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow, 09:25].

Holme Pierrepont - Green Sandpiper [Blotts Pit, 08:34].

Sunday 15th June

Langford Lowfields - Glossy Ibis [Phase Three, 10:23]; also 4 Black-tailed Godwit earlier.

Gringley Carr - CORN BUNTING [in abundance], Cuckoo [west of the pumping station].

King's Mill Reservoir - BLACK-NECKED GREBE [by the platform near to the road, 10:20 - 13:18 at least].

Nott'm City - BLACK REDSTART [singing male this morning from undisclosed location].

Saturday 14th June

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Goshawk, 2 Red Kite, Hobby, Common Tern.

Idle Washlands - BLACK-NECKED GREBE, 4 Great White Egret, 10 Little Egret, Greenshank, Marsh Harrier [Slaynes Lane].

Annesley Pit Top - 2 LRP, 2 Oystercatcher, 2+Tree Pipit.

King's Mill Reservoir - Common Sandpiper.

Friday 13th June

No News.

Thursday 12th June

Langford Lowfields - Wood Sandpiper [briefly Phase Three, this evening].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 21 Egyptian Geese, 7 Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier [2nd-summer male], Australian Shoveler [Clifton Pit, this evening].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard, OSPREY, 2+ Red Kite, Common Tern [early afternoon].

Kilvington Lakes - GARGANEY [drake, still West Lake].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - WOOD SANDPIPER [Neatholme Fen, this morning].

Wednesday 11th June

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - QUAIL [singing male, in field south-west of the watchpoint]; also 10 Hawfinches.

Clumber Park - QUAIL [singing male, in the general area this morning].

Netherfield Lagoons - Little Egret, 7 Tufted Duck, 5 Moorhen, 2 Coot, House Martin [numerous], Greenfinch, Reed Bunting.

Tuesday 10th June

Idle Washlands - 10 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron, Shelduck [with 9 young], Barnacle Goose, dr'k GARGANEY, 3 Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 5 Oystercatcher [inc1 juv], Marsh Harrier, Yellow Wagtail, Cuckoo [Slaynes Lane, this evening].

Kilvington Lakes - Cuckoo [this evening].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [12:40], OSPREY [drifted west, 12:25].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 Cattle Egret [Blotts Pit, 12:09].

Monday 9th June

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 45 Common Tern, Hobby [Clifton Pit, this evening]

Idle Washlands - 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, dr'k GARGANEY, 2 Greenshank, 3 Ringed Plover, Marsh Harrier [Slaynes Lane, early evening].

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - SPOONBILL [adult left and flew west, 17:07].

Kilvington Lakes - GARGANEY [drake, still present West Lake].

Sunday 8th June

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Red-necked Phalarope [female Clifton Pit, showing well on Squires Island 20:04 - 21:53]; also Australian Shoveler.

Red-necked Phalarope - Attenborough Nature Reserve © Simon Roberts.

Idle Washlands - 2 Whooper Swan, dr'k GARGANEY, Greenshank, Marsh Harrier, 150 Swift, Cuckoo [Slaynes Lane]. Todays Doncaster Birding

Kilvington Lakes - GARGANEY [drake, still present West Lake].

Saturday 7th June

Kilvington Lakes - GARGANEY [drake, still West Lake this afternoon].

Kirkby in Ashfield - 2 Crossbill [over north-east, 10:50].

Holme Pierrepont - WOOD SANDPIPER [Blotts Pit, 08:35], 3 Ruddy Shelduck, A52 Pit].

Wood Sandpiper - Holme Pierrepont © Alan Clewes.

Friday 6th June

Idle Washlands - 15 Redshank, Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Avocet [with young], Shoveler [female with young], GARGANEY [drake], 50 Pochard, Marsh Harrier, c.50 Swift [Slaynes Lane, this afternoon].

Kilvington Lakes - GARGANEY [drake, West Lake this morning].

Thursday 5th June

Idle Washlands - GARGANEY [drake], Shelduck [with young], 10 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, Cuckoo [Slaynes Lane, this evening].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Cuckoo [hepatic female, Clifton Pit between 09:30-11:00], 36 Common Tern, 2 female Goosander this evening.

Wednesday 4th June

Idle Washlands - 22 Pochard, 2 CATTLE EGRET, SPOONBILL, 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, TURNSTONE, 2 Kingfisher. Todays Doncaster Birding

King's Mill Reservoir - Whooper Swan [ringed adult still present, early afternoon].

Colwick CP - Barnacle Goose [in with large flock of Greylag/Canada Geese].

Tuesday 3rd June

Nott'm City - BLACK REDSTART [male, location undisclosed].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Cuckoo [hepatic female, and grey male this morning].

Idle Washlands - SPOONBILL [Adult, white colour ringed NCT9], TURNSTONE [Slaynes Lane, this morning].

Monday 2nd June

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 2 Honey Buzzard [distantly 14:50], HEN HARRIER [male through south, 14:31]; also Marsh Harrier, Hobby.

Idle Washlands - SPOONBILL, Mandarin, Hobby, 18 Redshank, 2 Marsh Harrier, 21 Pochard [Slaynes/Hagg Lane].

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] – 2+ Shoveler, 1m Pochard, 3 Oystercatcher, 6 Ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 1 (4cy) Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Little Egret, 1s Reed Warbler, 2s Willow Warbler, 1s Reed Bunting Todays Doncaster Birding

Gringley Carr - 2 CORN BUNTING [on wires, 11:20].

Hoveringham - 2 Ringed Plover, Redshank [Tipping Pond, this morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 SANDERLING, Ringed Plover [tundrae], Oystercatcher [juv], Cuckoo [Clifton Pit, early morning].

Sunday 1st June

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 SANDERLING [still Clifton Pit, 21:20]; also 3 LRP, Ringed Plover, c.400 Starling, Hobby, 5 Shelduck, 29 Common Tern.

Hoveringham - 2 Ringed Plover, Cuckoo [Tipping Pond, this evening].

Idle Washlands - GARGANEY [drake], 2 Teal [pair], Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, Whimbrel [flew north 10:00], 30 Common Tern [Slaynes Lane].

Holme Pierrepont - TURTLE DOVE [flew east through Blotts Pit, 07:45]; also 2 Cuckoo [one chasing the other, same general area].

Arnold - Red-legged Partridge [feeding on field between Wembley Road and the Arrow pub, 06:00].

Many thanks to:

Robin Brace, Peter Burrill, Paul Buxton, Alan Clewes, Ian Cowgill, Nick Crouch, Martin Cutler, Stu Davenport, Graham Dawson, Mark Dawson, Rod Dean, Lance Degnan, Finlay Eldridge, Robin Elliott, Del Evans, Mike Feely, Ade Fox, John Gallagher, Geoff Hill, Colin Hughes, Dave Hursthouse, Mike Leatherland, Andrew Lee, Jonathan Lloyd, Tracy Mann, Angela Meads, Melanie Penson, Andrew Przeslak, Phil Read, Simon Roberts, Chris Robinson, Alan Scrimshaw, Simon Sharpe, Daniel Shaw, Edmund Staunton, David Tyldesley, Leigh Watson, Rob Woodward.

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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