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.
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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.
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Archived Sightings 2001 - 2023
Archived Sightings 2001 to 2023
Archived Sightings 2024
Species shown in bold Purple on this page are BBRC rarities or species recorded on less than ten occasions in the county. Bold Blue are rare and scarce county birds recorded less than annually that require a description or supporting details for the society’s archive. A full list of these species can be found on the Recording page. Red are species of interest. Bold Grey are unconfirmed sightings or a species of unknown origin.
211 Species have been recorded so far in 2024.
Updated 2nd November 2024.
Full List HERE
Friday 8th November
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 6 Great White Egret [Coneries roost, this evening], 320 Tufted Duck.
Idle Washlands - 60 Pink-footed Geese, 28 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 WOOD SANDPIPER [feeding with mixed flock of Redshank and Green Sandpiper], 10 Redshank, 3 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, 2 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare, Ring-necked Parakeet [Slaynes Lane, early afternoon].
Hoveringham - GREATER SCAUP [1st-winter drake, still Sailing Lake late morning].
Langford Lowfields - 2 BEWICK'S SWAN [adults, flew in from the north, 11:15].
Thursday 7th November
Besthorpe NR - Whooper Swan, 11 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret [flew into roost], Marsh Harrier, c.5,000 Starling [roosted in the reed-bed; no murmaration].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 14 Cattle Egret, c.50 Pied Wagtail [Lower Sheep Fields, early afternoon].
Hoveringham - GREATER SCAUP [1st-winter drake, Sailing Lake this morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [still Clifton Pit].
Wednesday 6th November
Collingham Pits - Black-throated Diver [still present Ferry Farm Pit, early afternoon]; also Brambling [calling overhead].
Arnold - Woodcock [flushed from under mature Hawthorn hedge in garden, this afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - KNOT [1st-winter, again Clifton Pit late morning]; also 37 Goosander, 8 Goldeneye, 4 Pintail, 6 Pochard, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 16 Snipe, 2 Caspian Gull [adult & 1st-winter].
Hoveringham - LITTLE GULL [1st-winter, Sailing Lake 10:35].
Kilvington Lakes - KNOT [West Lake, this morning]; also Goldeneye [over], 9 Pink-footed Geese [flying around at low level]
Langford Lowfields - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Phase Three, early morning], 2 BEWICK'S SWAN [flew north presumably to feed in fields, 07:35]; Pintail, c.200 Golden Plover, Great White Egret [Phase Three], Great White Egret, Kingfisher [Phase One].
Skegby - 2 Raven [flew east calling, 07:35].
Tuesday 5th November
Besthorpe NR - c.10,000 Starling [murmuration over Mons Pool this evening].
Collingham Pits - Black-throated Diver [still present Ferry Farm Pit, this afternoon].
Netherfield Lagoons - 2 Caspian Gull [adult and 1st-winter [this afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - KNOT [1st-winter, Clifton Pit mid-morning]; also adult Caspian Gull.
Knot - Attenborough Nature Reserve © Simon Roberts.
Langford Lowfields - 2 BEWICK'S SWAN [adults, Phase Three 08:01-13:52 both then flew south-west but returned 14:00], RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [again Phase One].
Annesley Pit Top [Newstead & Annesley CP] - Hawfinch [through south-west, this morning].
Hoveringham - Pintail, Goosander [Railway Pit], Ruddy Shelduck, Golden Plover through [Sailing Lake].
King's Mill Reservoir - Egyptian Goose, 12 Teal, 5 Little Grebe, 96 Lapwing, 10 Snipe.
Monday 4th November
Netherfield Lagoons - 4 Caspian Gull [adult, two 1st-winter and 2nd-winter at Enva/Deep Pit this afternoon]; also adult Yellow-legged Gull.
Collingham Pits - Black-throated Diver [still present Ferry Farm Pit, this morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 9 Pintail, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, c.500 Golden Plover, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 6 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 7 Snipe, Water Rail [Neatholme Fen, 20 Linnet [Wildgoose Farm], Great White Egret, Goldeneye, 280 Linnet, Stonechat [Blaco], 5 Whooper Swan [2 adults/3 Juvs], 2 Marsh Harrier, Snipe [Mattersey Common].
Kilvington Lakes - Whooper Swan, 20 Pink-footed Geese [West Lake, on the water amongst 350 Greylag this morning].
Sunday 3rd November
Collingham Pits - Black-throated Diver [flew north over Collingham Pits this morning then back south dropping onto Wharf Pit before relocating onto Ferry Farm Pit, 13:37 at least]; also 9 Curlew.
Black-throated Diver - Collingham Pits © Nick Crouch.
Langford Lowfields - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [still present Phase One, north of the floating bridge this afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 5 Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields], 7 Pintail, 400+Golden Plover, 120 Lapwing, Dunlin, Ruff, 3 Snipe, Little Egret, Great White Egret [Neatholme Fen], Green Sandpiper [calling], 10+Redwing [Chainbridge Scrape West], 25 Goldeneye, 2 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier [Neatholme Scrape], Woodcock [flew over opposite Bittern Pools], 2 Shelduck, Water Rail [calling], Little Egret, Great White Egret [Bellmoor Lake], c.120 Siskin, a few Redpoll [Bailey Bridge].
Arnold - Woodcock [house flyover NG5 6PQ, this afternoon].
Annesley Pit Top [Newstead & Annesley CP] - HEN HARRIER [ringtail, through north-west 07:50].
Saturday 2nd November
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1w MEDITERRANEAN GULL, 3 Caspian Gull [2 adults and 1st-winter Clifton Pit], 41 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-west 10:36].
Thrumpton - Hawfinch [briefly in tree tops with Redwings behind All Saints Church 11:40; then flew high towards Thrumpton Hall Estate].
Daneshill - Hawfinch [flew south over Daneshill Lakes 10:34].
Clifton Village - 2 Hawfinch [in trees along Holgate 09:45 but mobile].
Holme Pierrepont - 2 Hawfinch [singles flew east over Blotts Pit, 07:50 and south 09:06].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 13 Cattle Egret [still present Lower Sheep Fields, this morning].
Newark on Trent - 16 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-east].
Averham - Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret [pool in field].
Rufford CP - Goosander [drake, Rufford Lake].
Friday 1st November
Kirkby in Ashfield - Avocet [flew over alarm calling this evening].
Langford Lowfields - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [still Phase Three early morning then relocated to Phase One, early afternoon], 6 Hawfinch [north-west over Phase One calling, late morning]; also 70 Golden Plover, 1w MEDITERRANEAN GULL, 1w Caspian Gull [Phase Three, this afternoon].
Hoveringham - BEARDED TIT [still Sailing Lake just past the clubhouse this morning, then flew high east over the river Trent].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 11 Cattle Egret [still Lower Sheep Fields], c.1000 Pink-footed Geese [80 south-east over the Willows 09:58; 80 north-west Neatholme Fen 10:09; 450 south over Clayworth Common in five skeins 10:20; 310 in stubble Clayworth Common 11:02; 100 east Blaco 11:52], 8 Pintail, 2 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, c150 Golden Plover, 2 Marsh Harrier [Neatholme Fen], 3 Marsh Harrier [up together Neatholme Scrape].
Many thanks to:
Michael Blount, Darren Chapman, Alan Clewes, Carl Cornish, Nick Crouch, Mark Dawson, Rod Dean, John Ellis, Del Evans, Mike Feely, Ade Fox, Vic Giles, Indy Kiemel Greene, Rae Harrington, Tom Hibbert, Gary Hobson, John Hopper, Mike Lee, Ian Livsey, Andy Merrick, Ged Morley, Kamala-Maria Mueller, Paul Naylor, Andrew Przeslak, Philip Rathbone, Simon Roberts, Richard Scott, Alan Scrimshaw, Edmund Staunton, David Tyldesley, James Wilkinson, Steve Wilkinson.
Notts Rare and Scarce Whatapp Group, Lound Whatapp Group, Idle Washlands Whatapp Group, @NottsBirders Twitter Feed, RSPB Langford Lowfields, Netherfield Wildlife Group, Doncaster Birding.
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