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This page will be updated on a daily basis, to provide a convenient news service to scarce & rare birds found within the County Nottinghamshire.

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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.

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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.

Total of 211 Species were recorded in 2025.

Updated 2nd January 2026.

Full List HERE

Friday 23rd January

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - SMEW [redhead, Neatholme Fen, 15:00 at least; Phil Cadman], Marsh Harrier [Clayworth Copse], Pink-footed Geese [flock Claywoth Common], 30+Redpoll [Neatholme Lane; Dave Richardson].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Ring-necked Duck [probable Coneries from the Dipping Platform].

Hoveringham - Pink-footed Goose [Kneeton side of the Trent among ferel geese flock from the riverside car park; Ged Morley].

Gringley Carr - 2 Brambling, 19+Yellowhammer, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting [mixed flock, Carr Road, mid-afternoon], CORN BUNTING [on wires along Carr Road; Ged Morley].

Collingham Pits - 4 SMEW [drake/3 redheads, still Ferry Farm Lake, this morning; John Ellis].

Mattersey - Blackcap [female on garden feeders, this morning; Peter Cottam].

Thursday 22nd January

No Reports.

Wednesday 21st January

Hoveringham - Ruddy Shelduck [still present from Fisherman's car park, early afternoon; Jackie Dennison].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Water Rail, 5 Woodcock (Pete Freeman).

Serlby - 800 Pink-footed Geese [heading high north-east over Serlby Golf Course, 10:15; Dave and Lesley Noar].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Pintail, adult Caspian Gull [Clifton Pit, this morning; Paul Buxton].

Tuesday 20th January

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREATER SCAUP [adult drake still Barge Channel, late afternoon; Gordon Ellis].

Collingham Pits - SMEW [drake, still Ferry Farm Lake, mid-afternoon; Ged Morley].

Netherfield - Caspian Gull [1st-winter, Enva Recycling Centre; Simon Roberts].

1w Caspian Gull - Netherfield © Simon Roberts.

Stoke Bardolph - RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, Pink-footed Goose [still by the Ferry Boat pub, late morning], SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF [still by the sewage outflow channel, calling/seen briefly in windy conditions; Simon Roberts].

Idle Washlands - 3 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 2 Peregrine, Caspian Gull [Slaynes Lane; Keith Fisher].

Monday 19th January

Holme Pierrepont - 3 SMEW [drake/2 redheads], GREATER SCAUP [female] and Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybrid [female, A52 Pit; Alan Clewes].

Collingham Pits - 3 SMEW [drake/2 redheads, still Ferry Farm Lake].

Stoke Bardolph - RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still by the Ferry Boat pub, this afternoon].

Gringley Carr - Barn owl, CORN BUNTING, Brambling (Martin McCallum).

Idle Washlands - 2 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 27 Whooper Swan, 45 Pochard, 5 Goldeneye [Slaynes Lane; Lance Degnan]. Todays Doncaster Birding

Besthorpe NR - Marsh Harrier, Great White Egret [Mons Pool]; also 6 pairs Gadwall, 10 pairs Shoveler, c.250 Graylag, Canada and Egyptian Geese (Alan Bradley).

Nott'm City - Mandarin [2 drakes, canal path, near Sainsbury's, roosting on bank under buddleia; Alan Thomas].

Nuthall - Blackcap, Red-legged Partridge, 2 Raven (David Draper).

Carlton - Blackcap [male, Blackcap feeding on sunflower hearts; Gill Green].

Sunday 18th January

Holme Pierrepont - 3 SMEW [drake/2 redheads], 2 GREATER SCAUP [female/1st-winter drake], Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybrid [female], 2w Caspian Gull [A52 Pit; Alan Clewes].

Langford Lowfields - c.10 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [Deep Water Pit, late afternoon; Mark Dawson

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - BITTERN, 2 Pintail (Pete Freeman), Caspian Gull [2nd-winter, Bellmoor Lake, 12:35, Paul Hobson], 3 Cattle Egret, Snipe, Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape East, Gary Hobson].

Idle Washlands WeBS+ – 94 Canada Geese, 91 Greylag Geese, 50 Pink-footed Geese E, 3 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 94 Shoveler, 215 Gadwall, 441 Wigeon, 429 Mallard, 20 Pintail, 192 Teal, 21 Pochard, 65 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 8 Moorhen, 288 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 34 Golden Plover, 751 Lapwing, 32 B-h Gull, 11 Cormorant, 8 Great White Egret, 5 Grey Heron, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff [Slaynes Lane; Lance Degnan, Tony Tomlinson, Ian Cowgill, Steve Furber]. Todays Doncaster Birding

Collingham Pits - 3 SMEW [drake/2 redheads, Ferry Farm Lake].

Langar - 7 Little Egret, 6 Grey Partridge [Langar Lane] 6 Golden Plover, c.40 Lapwing [in flight], Great White Egret [in flight South near Barnstone Lakes; Gareth Hirons].

South Muskham - Golden Plover [small numbers in with 200 Lapwing].

Ratcliffe on Trent - Blackcap [feeding on Honeysuckle, this morning; Sylvia Barton].

Saturday 17th January

Langford Lowfields - 12 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [Deep Water Pit, 13:29; Mark Dawson].

Holme Pierrepont - 3 SMEW [drake/2 redheads], 2 GREATER SCAUP [female/1st-winter drake] and Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybrid [female, A52 Pit; Alan Clewes].

Collingham Pits - 4 SMEW [drake/3 redheads, Ferry Farm Lake in the south-west corner, 12:00].

Misterton Carr - 5 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE, 10 BEWICK'S SWAN [within 195 Whooper Swan in field just south of Cattle Road 10:40; John Hague; Access via Misterton village, please park sensibly and do not block any field entrances]; also 50 Golden Plover, 6 CORN BUNTING.

Stoke Bardolph - RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still by the Ferry Boat pub, this morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREATER SCAUP [adult drake still Barge Channel, this morning], Caspian Gull [adult, Clifton Pit].

Friday 16th January

Misterton Carr - 5 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE, 5 BEWICK'S SWAN [within 180 Whooper Swan in field just south of Cattle Road; DA Newell & George Newell; please park sensibly and do not block any field entrances].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREATER SCAUP [adult drake still Barge Channel], Caspian Gull [adult, Clifton Pit].

Collingham Pits - 4 SMEW [drake/3 redheads, Ferry Farm Lake in the south-west corner, early afternoon; Tom Malarkey].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - GLOSSY IBIS [in puddles at Neatholme Scrape cattle corral, late morning], 230 Wigeon [Tiln North], 4 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Grey Wagtail, Greenfinch [Lound Sewage Works].

Southwell Trail - 5 Snipe, Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Song Thrush, Stonechat, 50+Siskin [River Geet, Sarah Payne].

Stoke Bardolph - Caspian Gull [4th-winter, still by the Ferry Boat pub].

Thursday 15th January

Stoke Bardolph - RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still showing opposite bank to the outflow, early afternoon; Tom Shields]; also 15+Chiffchaff, 2 Raven.

Carburton - Caspian Gull [adult, Carburton Lake this morning; Simon Roberts]; also 15+Crossbill, 4 Brambling.

Wednesday 14th January

Holme Pierrepont - 3 SMEW [drake/2 redheads], 2 GREATER SCAUP [female/1st-winter drake] and Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybrid [female, A52 Pit; Alan Clewes].

Hoveringham - Merlin [male, flew through from Thurgarton Lane to Sailing Lake track 12.40; David Tyldesley].

Collingham Pits - 4 SMEW [drake/3 redheads, Ferry Farm Lake in the south-west corner, late-morning; Mark Dawson].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Caspian Gull [2nd-winter, Chainbridge Pit].

King's Mill Reservoir - Water Rail (Robin Brace).

Tuesday 13th January

Holme Pierrepont - 3 SMEW [drake/2 redheads], 2 GREATER SCAUP [female/1st-winter drake] and Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybrid [female, A52 Pit mid-afternoon; Alan Clewes].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [at least one with Greylags, Clayworth Common; Dave Richardson], 13 Goosander, Kingfisher [Bellmoor Lake].

Kilvington Lakes - Long-tailed Duck [1st-winter drake, still present on West Lake, this afternoon; John Hauge].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 Water Rail, Marsh Harrier, adult Caspian Gull [Clifton Pit; Simon Roberts, Alan Thomas], 3 Snipe [Ridge and Furrow].

Nott'm City - 3 Mandarin [At least 3 on canal path near Sainsbury’s Castle Boulevard; Simon Thompson]

Rufford CP - 4 Hawfinch [ 3 in trees by car park, single near Abbey; Simon Thompson], 40+ Siskin.

Monday 12th January

Stoke Bardolph - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF [showing well just west of bridge at west end of concrete sewage outflow channel, late afternoon, also 12+Chiffchaff; Miles Cluff].

Siberian Chiffchaff - Stoke Bardolph © Miles Cluff.

Hoveringham - 12 Whooper Swan [brief fly past sailing lake Hoveringham, 11:30 headed north along Trent; Sarah Payne]; Also Great White Egret.

Collingham Pits - 4 SMEW [drake/3 redheads, Ferry Farm Lake in the south-west corner, mid-morning; Andy Sims].

Kirklington - Red Kite, Stonechat [pair], Blackcap, 60+Siskin. Mandarin; Sarah Payne]; Mandarin [13 drakes plus a few female 4 days ago].

Sunday 11th January

Holme Pierrepont - 13 Whooper Swan [A52 Pit, midday; Simon Roberts], GREATER SCAUP [female], 2 SMEW [still present].

Kilvington Lakes - Long-tailed Duck [1st-winter drake, still present on West Lake, late morning; Andrew Przeslak].

Collingham Pits - 4 SMEW [drake/3 redheads, Ferry Farm Lake in the south-west corner, 10:43; Nick Crouch].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 7 Whooper Swan [Clifton Pit, 08:13 - 08:20 then flew north-west], GREATER SCAUP [adult drake still present Barge Channel; Daniel Shaw].

Saturday 10th January

Kilvington Lakes - Long-tailed Duck [1st-winter drake, still present on West Lake, late afternoon at least; Jonathan Lloyd, Peter Playle]; also 4 Shoveler, Great White Egret, Redshank, Grey Wagtail, Stonechat.

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Caspian Gull [adult and 2nd-winter, Chainbridge Pit 15:15; Paul Hobson].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 16 Pink-fooed Geese [heading north-west], Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Kestrel, 4+ Red Kite, 5+Buzzard [13:45 - 15:15; Tom Hibbert].

Stoke Bardolph - RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still showing well in field SSE of the Ferry Boat pub, this afternoon; Phil Read].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 Redshank [on the Rowing Course, early afternoon; Brian Reid].

Scrooby - Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier [Marshes by School Lane 11:00, 2 Snipe [flooded field along Station Road; Del Evans].

Budby Pumping Station - 6 Crossbill (John Gallagher).

Rufford CP - 2 Hawfinch [main car park area, 09:10; Nick Blinston].

Friday 9th January

Attenborough Nature Reserve -5 Water Rail, 2 Caspian Gull [Adult and 1st-winter (new 1w bird) Clifton Pit, this evening; Simon Roberts], GREATER SCAUP [adult drake still present Barge Channel, 16:00; Simon Roberts, Dave Viles].

Kilvington Lakes - Long-tailed Duck [1st-winter drake, still present on West Lake, this morning; Edmund Staunton], Great White Egret.

Thursday 8th January

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Marsh Harrier [male, Clifton Pit, this evening; Simon Roberts], GREATER SCAUP [adult drake still present Barge Channel; Rod Dean].

Stoke Bardolph - RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still showing well in field SSE of the Ferry Boat pub, late morning; Miles Cluff].

Russian White-fronted Goose - Stoke Bardolph © Miles Cluff.

Idle Washlands - Whooper Swan [juv], 10+ Pintail, 4 Goldeneye, Redshank [river], cc Marsh Harrier [Slaynes Lane, Mark and Beth Wigglesworth]. Todays Doncaster Birding

Annesley/Underwood - Merlin [flew over the M1 just south of junction 27, 11:30; Mick Sherwin].

Broxtowe - Raven [over Honiton Road, 11:25; Clive Prescott].

Markham Moor - 500 Pink-footed Geese [flew north-west, 11:00; Gary Hobson].

Gotham - Cattle Egret [flying over south end of the village east to west, 10:59; Adey Fox].

Rufford CP - Hawfinch [in treetop near the Lake, 10:30; Angela Plumb].

Wednesday 7th January

Girton - Woodcock [flew over Main Road, 16:55; John Ellis].

Holme Pierrepont - 3 SMEW [drake/2 redheads], 2 GREATER SCAUP [female/1st-winter drake] and Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybid [female, A52 Pit this afternoon; Alan Clewes].

Smew - Holme Pierrepont © Alan Clewes.

Meering - Cattle Egret [by entrance track], 5 Goosander, 4 Little Egret [river Trent], 55 Egyptian Geese, 10 Lapwing [north; Robert Carr].

Besthorpe NR - 4 Goosander 2 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret [River Trent, adjacent to Mons Pool, 10:00; Alan Bradley].

Gringley Carr - Cattle Egret, Little Egret, several hundred Fieldfare, smaller numbers Redwing late morning; Del Evans.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - BITTERN [in front of Tower Hide, 08:40], Cattle Egret, Water Rail [Beeston Pond, 11:00; Simon Thompson], 2 Caspian Gull [Adult and 1st-winter Clifton Pit, this evening; Simon Roberts].

Wollaton Park - 4 Rose-ringed Parakeet, Raven [single over end of golf course; Alan Thomas].

Carburton - Great White Egret, Little Egret [Welbeck Upper Lake, 08:15; Peter Burrill].

Tuesday 6th January

Netherfield Lagoons - 2 Caspian Gull [1st and 3rd-winter on the ice, Slurry Lagoon; Simon Roberts].

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 75% frozen – c.100 Canada Geese, 500+ Greylag Geese, 700+ Pink-footed Geese, c.10 Mute Swan, 29 Shelduck, 18 Shoveler, 600+Wigeon, 200+ Mallard, 50+ Teal, 4 Pochard, 20+ Tufted Duck, 1 Moorhen, c.100 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, Golden Plover, 200+ Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 2 Redshank, 800+ Starling [WSW SY], c.250 Redwing [Notts/SY]; 200+ Fieldfare [Notts/SY] (Chris Robinson)

Idle Washlands - Mostly frozen but small area water held 5 Whooper Swan, 6 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander SW, 4 Ruff, 2 Dunlin [Slaynes Lane; Lance Degnan].

Misson – 2 Cattle Egret [Cemetery area; Chip Rhodes].

Gringley Carr – 200 Whooper Swan, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Kestrel, 200 mixed Redwing/Fieldfare (Bill Mulhearn) Todays Doncaster Birding

Collingingham Pits - 3 SMEW [redheads, still Ferry Lane Lake, late morning; Mark Dawson].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Water Rail [on frozen muddy Fork Pond, Idle Valley Centre car park, mid-morning; Stu Davenport], 4 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, Barnacle Goose [Lower Sheep Fields mid-afternoon; Mike Vickers].

Stoke Bardolph - RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still opposite the Ferry Boat pub, this morning; Miles Cluff].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREATER SCAUP [adult drake, Tween Pond; Alan Thomas]; also Goosander.

Rufford Country Park - Hawfinch [single Main car park; Alan Thomas]; also Mistle Thrush, Siskin, Marsh Tit, Fieldfare.

Monday 5th January

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - GLOSSY IBIS [still Alans Meadow, 14:24 at least], 2 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [flew into Alans Meadow with large flock of Greylag, 14:42; Darren Anderson].

Elkesley - c.10 Crossbill [along the River Poulter valley west of Elkesley this afternoon; Paul Coombes].

Calverton - Crossbill [still Watchwood but elusive, this afternoon; Jakie Dennison].

Stoke Bardolph - RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 4w Caspian Gull [still opposite the Ferry Boat pub 13:06; Neil Glen].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREATER SCAUP [adult drake still Barge Channel, 09:44; Birdguides]; 70 Shoveler, Goosander [Clifton Pit, this evening; Simon Roberts].

Clifton Grove - 3 Woodcock [Clifton Wood, 08:30; Rob Hoare], 32 Goosander [river Trent], 9 Golden Plover [over west], 4 Stonechat.

Sunday 4th January

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 BITTERN [Clifton Pit, from Tower Hide, this evening; Simon Roberts]; also 40 Shoveler, 70 Goosander.

Hoveringham - GLOSSY IBIS [in small brook on south side of the village, viewed from wooden bridge mid-afternoon], 2 Cattle Egret [in cattle field behind Sailing Lake, 14:50; Simon Sharpe].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 4 Cattle Egret [Walters Farm lawn, early afternoon], RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [at least two still on Alans Meadow, 14:53; Stu Davenport], Green Sandpiper, Water Rail [Walters Farm; Gary Hobson].

Holme Pierrepont - 3 SMEW [drake/2 redheads], 2 GREATER SCAUP [female/1st-winter drake] and Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybid [female, A52 Pit late morning; Alan Clewes].

Calverton - 5 Crossbill [mobile/vocal over Watchwood and Calverton Pit Top, this morning; Heather Easton].

Rufford CP - Hawfinch [in trees by the lake, 09:44; Simon Sharpe].

Kilvington Lakes - Long-tailed Duck [1st-winter drake, still present on East Lake, 08:11; Adey Fox].

Saturday 3rd January

Idle Washlands - 36 Whooper Swan [into roost, 16:40], Black Swan, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 25 Magpie [roosting], 2 Raven [Slaynes Lane; Lance Degnan].

Langwith - 6 Whooper Swan [heading east, 16:19; Garry Hobson].

Worksop - BLACK REDSTART [male, inside Explore Concrete Factory 15:00, private buisness with no public access; Lee Brack].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 7 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [Alans Meadow, still early afternoon; Darren Houseman], Woodcock, Red Kite, Raven [Bunker Wood area; Tim Carter], 2 Snipe, Bullfinch, 100+Redpoll [Neatholme; Martin McCallum].

Stoke Bardolph - RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still opposite the Ferry Boat pub with feral Geese, 11:40 - dusk]; also Pink-footed Goose, 4w Caspian Gull, adult Yellow-legged Gull.

Holme Pierrepont - 2 SMEW [drake/redhead], 2 GREATER SCAUP [female/1st-winter drake] and Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybid [female, A52 Pit late morning; Alan Clewes].

Besthorpe NR - 4 Cattle Egret [in SSSI Meadow, 10:53; Nick Blinston].

Kilvington Lakes - Long-tailed Duck [1st-winter drake, still present on East Lake, 10:10; Toby Carter]; also 5 Grey Partridge [West Lake].

Hoveringham - 6 Great White Egret, 4 Cattle Egret, Shelduck, 2 Stonechat [Sailing Lake, this morning; David Tyldesley].

Langford Lowfields - 9+RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [Deep Water Pit, 09:30 - 11:11 at least; Mark Dawson, Graham Gamage]; also single Ruff.

Friday 2nd January

Gringley Carr – 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE, 190 Whooper Swan, Egyptian Geese, 60 Lapwing, Kestrel, 140 Rook, 8 CORN BUNTING (Nathaniel Dargue). Todays Doncaster Birding

Stoke Bardolph - RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still opposite the Ferry Boat pub with feral Geese, 11:30 to 14:25 at least; Miles Cluff, Simon Roberts, Tom Shields], 4w Caspian Gull, adult Yellow-legged Gull [showing very well; Miles Cluff].

Langford Lowfields - 11 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [dropped into the Deep Pit, late morning; James Wilkinson].

Kilvington Lakes - Long-tailed Duck [1st-winter drake, still present on East Lake, 10:45; Malc Goodman].

Besthorpe NR - 10 Cattle Egret [Field approaching Mons Pool, amongst Hebridean sheep; Alan Bradley].

Collingingham Pits - 3 SMEW [redheads, still Ferry Lane Lake, 09:40; Malc Goodman], 3 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [Whaff Pit, then flew north-west; Nick Crouch].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 7 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [Alans Meadow/Lower Sheep Fields, this morning; Darren Houseman], 4 Cattle Egret [Chainbridge Lane; Martin McCallum].

Thursday 1st January

Tri-county NYD bird race results

Nottinghamshire 122

Derbyshire 122

Leicestershire & Rutland 115

There was a hasty discussion this evening on how to split the winners, as it was agreed that a tie was unsatisfactory. This resulted in a 'Golden Species' play off, meaning the next species recorded not seen on NYD would produce the winner. That became Derbyshire with three Hawfinch noted there on the morning of the 2nd.

The other winners were:

Team: Rutland Lockdowners 95

Individual: Dale Green 88 (Leic's)

Green: Mark Heaver 82 (Leic's)

Best Find: Tony Davison for Slavonian Grebe at Foremark Reservoir [Derby's)

King's Mill Reservoir - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult, in the roost this evening; Simon Roberts].

Gotham Moor - Merlin [female/imm], Green Sandpiper [late afternoon; Rob Hoare].

Kilvington Lakes - Long-tailed Duck [1st-winter drake, still present on East Lake]; also Great White Egret, 2 Snipe, 2 JACK SNIPE; Jonathan Lloyd].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 SMEW [drake/redhead], 2 GREATER SCAUP [female/1st-winter drake] and Ferruginous Duck x Pochard hybid [female, A52 Pit late morning; Alan Clewes].

Drakeholes - 7 Cattle Egret [in cattle field at the north side Eel Pool Road, 11:45; Mike Wilkinson, Wendy Ambler].

Gringley Carr/Misterton Carr – 5 BEWICK’S SWAN [3 adults/2 juv], 200 Whooper Swan, 2 TUNDRA BEAN GEESE, 20 Lapwing, 3 Cattle Egret, 3 Kestrel, 60 Redwing, 80 Fieldfare, Stonechat, 30 Linnet, 2 CORN BUNTING.

Idle Washlands - Caspian Gull [adult, Slaynes Lane; Justin Carr, Bob Usher]. Todays Doncaster Birding

Collingham Pits - c.1100 Eurasian Wigeon, Northen Pintail [drake], SMEW [3 redheads], 11 Curlew, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier [Ferry Lane Lake; Martin Kennewell].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREATER SCAUP [adult drake still Barge Channel, 08:47; Adey Fox].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 3 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE, 9 Raven [Lower Sheep Fields; Darren Houseman], 4 Cattle Egret [Tiln North], 2 Glossy Ibis [Bluebell Fishery; Tim Carter, Ian Cowgill], 5 JACK SNIPE [Neatholme Fen; Gary Hobson], MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult], 2w Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Gull [Neatholme Scrape roost; Paul Hobson].

Besthorpe NR - 28 Pink-footed Goose [flew in from north and headed east], 52 Egyptian Geese, 4 Golden Plover, 2 Redshank, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite [distantly over Sutton on Trent], Peregrine, Stonechat [BNR North], 5 Goosander, 3 Common Snipe, 6 Little Egret, 15 Cattle Egret (at least) 5 Great White Egret [BNR South, Mons Pool; Martin Kennewell].

Langford - Green Sandpiper [Slough Dyke; Martin Kennewell].

Rufford CP - Hawfinch [Main car park area, 08:30; Andrew Przeslak].

Langford Lowfields - 12 RUSSIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [all adults departed from Deep Water Pit, 08:06; Martin Kennewell], Common Shelduck, 10 Dunlin [to west 09:20], Caspian Gull [3rd- winter] Little Egret, 6 Great Egret, Marsh Harrier, Eurasian Treecreeper.

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