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.
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Archived Sightings 2001 - 2023
Archived Sightings 2001 to 2025
Archived Sightings 2026
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.
Total of 190 Species recorded so far in 2026.
Updated 31st May 2026.
Full List HERE
Monday 15th June
Idle Washlands - Red-necked Phalarope [Slaynes Lane, 06:30 then flew off south-east; Dave Hursthouse, SR].
Osberton Estate - 4+ QUAIL [4/5 singing males, east of Bassetlaw Showground/Kilton Golf Course, this afternoon; Andy Shooter].
Hoveringham - OSPREY [Sailing Lake; John Hopper].
Sunday 14th June
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [1st-summer, Clifton Pit this evening; Simon Roberts], also 3 LRP, Wigeon, 2 Red-crested Pochard.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Spotted Flycatcher [west bank of the River Idle, south of Tiln hamlet; Trevor Williams].
Rufford Pit Top - Oystercatcher, Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, Reed Warbler (Merv Bartle).
King's Mill Reservoir - Whooper Swan [ringed long staying adult still present].
Idle Stop – 2 Egyptian Geese, Cuckoo, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker (Joe Woods, Phil Woods).
Idle Washlands WeBS+ - 2 Greylag Geese, 23 (5vyj) Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 8 Shoveler, 53 Gadwall, 168 Mallard, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 118 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 27 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 6 B-h Gull, 1 LB-b Gull, 1 Cormorant, 5 Little Egret [Austerfield/Bawtry/Newington – Bawtry Flood/Hagg Lane Flash/Newington Flash,Notts/S. Yorks; Steve Furber]; 29 Canada Geese, 185 Greylag Geese, 26 Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 21 Shoveler, 212 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon, 182 Mallard, 2 Teal, 12 Pochard, 42 Tufted Duck, Cuckoo, 1 Water Rail, 16 (4j) Moorhen, 310 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 14 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Avocet, 10 Lapwing, 5 Redshank, 35 Common Tern, 78 Black-headed Gull, 8 LB-b Gull, 7 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret, 4 Grey Heron [Slaynes Lane; Keith Fisher, Tony Tomlinson, Ian Cowgill, Steve Furber].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] – 7 (2p+2m+1f) Shoveler, 2vyj Coot, 2 (1indj+1wgj) Great Crested Grebe, Avocet, 3 Oystercatcher, 4 LRP, 4+ Ringed Plover, 32+ Lapwing, Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 2+ Common Tern, Little Egret, Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 3s Willow Warbler, 1s Garden Warbler (Chris Robinson). Todays Doncaster Birding
Saturday 13th June
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 2 Honey Buzzard [interacting but distant, 12:58; Rod Dean].
Budby Pumping Station - 12 Mandarin [Budby Flash, 10:33; Rod Dean].
Friday 12th June
Idle Washlands - SPOONBILL [Slaynes Lane, this morning; Ian Cowgill].
Kneesall - 2 Grey Partridge [pair, on garden Lodge Cottage; Sharon Wilson].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 Cuckoo [Clifton Pit, 2 male and presumed female together around Tower Hide, 07:44; Paul Buxton].
Thursday 11th June
Ruddington - Cuckoo [calling from back garden along Brookside Road, 05:45; Rebecca Collison].
Wednesday 10th June
Kilvington Lakes - OSPREY [over North Lake/East Lake, headed south mobbed by Oystercatchers, 18:27; Jonathan Lloyd]; also 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Common Tern.
Idle Washlands - 4 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 10 Pochard, 20 Swift, Cuckoo, 25 Lapwing, 3 Redshank, 10 Common Tern, 5 Great White Egret, 2 SPOONBILL, 2 Kestrel, 80 Sand Martin, 8 Swallow, 5 Greenfinch, 8 Reed Bunting (Isaac Moody, Freddie Dixon, Lance Degnan). Todays Doncaster Birding
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Whimbrel [Clifton Pit, 07:42; Paul Buxton].
Tuesday 9th June
Langford Lowfields - White-rumped Sandpiper [Phase Three, 13:33 - dusk; Nick Crouch].
White-rumped Sandpiper - Langford Lowfields ©
James Wilkinson.
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [again this morning].
Budby - 11 Mandarin, Hobby, 2 Cuckoo [Budby Flash, 09:43; Alan Scrimshaw].
Idle Washlands - Red-necked Phalarope [Slaynes Lane South, 05:43 - c.06:05 lost from view; again briefly at midday and again back on the muddy strip 13:26 at least; Steve Furber].
West Bridgford - Crossbill [flew low west over Buckfast Way, 07:11; Alan Clewes].
Monday 8th June
Holme Pierrepont - White-winged Black Tern [ranging between Blotts Pit/Rowing Course, 16:46 to 20:40 when it flew high north-west from Blotts Pit and lost to view; Alan Clewes, Ian Livsey].
White-winged Black Tern - Holme Pierrepont ©
Ian Livsey.
White-winged Black Tern - Holme Pierrepont ©
Alan Clewes.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Cuckoo ["hepatic" female and male, Clifton Pit 09:52; Rod Dean].
Sunday 7th June
Kneesall - 2 Spotted Flycatcher [pair; Sharon Wilson].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - GLOSSY IBIS [Chainbridge Scrape East, late morning; Stu Davenport].
Osberton Estate - 2 QUAIL [singing males, at least two still along the Bridleway to the Osberton Estate, this morning; Birdguides].
Saturday 6th June
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - GLOSSY IBIS [Neatholme Fen, this evening; Andrew Goodall].
Osberton Estate - QUAIL [singing male, at least one still along the Bridleway to the Osberton Estate, 08:15; Alfie Seastron].
Friday 5th June
Osberton Estate - 3 QUAIL [singing males, this afternoon; Park at Bassetlaw Showground and walk Bridleway onto the estate to listen; Andy Shooter]; also 8 singing CORN BUNTING in the area.
Thursday 4th June
Kilvington Lakes - 2 SANDERLING [West Lake, this afternoon with one still present on the spit 18:20; Jonathan Lloyd]; also 4 Oystercatcher, 2 LRP.
Wednesday 3rd June
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] – 12 Egyptian Geese, 8 Shoveler, 3 Oystercatcher, 13 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 1+ Greenshank, 2m RUFF (presumed recent cast-offs from Slaynes Lane), Common Tern, Garden Warbler (Chris Robinson). Todays Doncaster Birding
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - OSPREY [present for around 20 mins from 08:30; Simon Roberts], Red Kite [low over Norton, 08:00; Peter Burrill].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Cuckoo ["hepatic" female still Clifton Pit, 07:35; Paul Buxton].
Tuesday 2nd June
Holme Pierrepont - TURNSTONE [Blotts Pit, 16:00 then showing from the roof of the hide, 18:35; Hugh Nicholson].
Turnstone - Holme Pierrepont ©
Alan Clewes.
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] – 3 Teal, 6 Swift, Avocet, Oystercatcher, 12 Ringed Plover, Curlew, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Redshank, Greenshank, Common Tern, 3 Little Egret, Great White Egret, 1s Garden Warbler (Chris Robinson, Dave Hursthouse)
Idle Washlands – SPOONBILL [Slaynes Lane; Dave Hursthouse], 5 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, c.35 (12 sitt.) Common Tern, Kingfisher (Chip Rhodes). Todays Doncaster Birding
Nether Langwith - OSPREY, Peregrine [over; Dean Radford].
Ollerton - Oystercatcher [over calling, 15:00; Alan Scrimshaw].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Red-crested Pochard, Common Gull, Grasshopper Warbler [Simon Roberts].
Monday 1st June
West Bridgford - Osprey [possible flew up river near Trent Bridge, 18:27].
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