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Tuesday 31st March

Attenborough Nature Reserve – Mediterranean Gull [1w on Gull Island, Clifton Pit 15:40] Swallow [Main Pond, 09:30], 8+ Sand Martin [Wet Marsh], 1 Common Redshank and 1 Little Ringed Plover [Ridge and Furrow].

Greasley - 18 Golden Plovers [in ploughed field,off Narrow Lane near Greasley].

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [drk, still on A52 Pit this afternoon]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Annesley & Newstead Country Park [Annesley Pit Top] - Red Kite [moving North West along the western edge of the CP, c11:30 and then low west over the A611 at 11:40] also Grey Partridge.

West Bridgford - Red kite [flew low North over Trevor Rd, 09:50]

Wollaton Park - 4 Chiffchaff [singing], 2 Red-crested Pochard, 5 Goosander and Peregrine over.

Monday 30th March

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Kittiwake [1s, on the Sailing Lake 14:00 to 17:00 at least].

Newington - Red Kite [flew off from near Tunnel Tech building area at 16:00].

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [drk, still on A52 Pit late afternoon]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Hoveringham - Common Scoter [drk, on the small lake just west of Gonalston lane, 16:00].

Kilvington Lakes - 4 Curlew, 3 Oystercatcher and Goldeneye.

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, late afternoon]

Besthorpe - 3 Whooper Swan [in field adjacent to Trent Lane, with 50+ Mute Swan].

Collingham Lakes - 25+ Common Goldeneye, 2 Green Sandpiper.

Bentinck Pit Top - Little Ringed Plover and 2 Oystercatcher.

Sunday 29th March

Newington - Peregrine Falcon, 5 Common Redshank and 3 Ringed Plover [Hagg lane Flash].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - 3 singing Chiffchaff, Goldeneye, and 112 Fieldfare.

Bennerley Marsh - 2 Little Ringed Plover, 400+ Golden Plover and 6 Gadwall.

Collingham/Besthorpe NWT - 2 Sand Martin, Little Ringed Plover and reasonable numbers of Chiffchaff [representing the migrants at both sites today].

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, 12:30 at least]

Barton-in-Fabis - Little Ringed Plover [Cottages Flash, 09:45], Little Ringed Plover [flood drain at the side of the old A453, 10:25] and 3 Common Shelduck [Cottages Flash, 17:44]

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Great White Egret [Clifton Pit 08:50 - 09:25, then flew off over Coneries towards the Long Eaton gravel pits].

Saturday 28th March

Kingsmill Reservoir - Red-breasted Merganser [drk,thru North, 17:05].

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [drk, still on A52 Pit late afternoon] and 2 Common Shelduck [Blotts Pit, this morning].

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Little Ringed Plover and 2 Ringed Plover.

Barton-in-Fabis - Little Ringed Plover [flood drain at the side of the old A453] and Pink-footed Goose [unknown origin, with greylag riverside fields].

Clumber Park - 6 Common Crossbill [near car park] and 5 Siskin [feeding in pine trees, South Lawns area].

Friday 27th March

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] – Willow Warbler [singing from Chainbridge Wood NR this afternoon], Northern Wheatear [Tiln North, Restoration Area] and Barn Owl [hunting in the paddock on the right hand side of the Idle Valley Centre, 16:45 - 17:00].

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [drk, still on A52 Pit late afternoon]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Little Egret, 2 Little Ringed Plover and 1 Ringed Plover.

Collingham Pits - Common Scoter [female, Ferry Farm Pit, 15:20].

Hoveringham - Mediterranean Gull [2s, on the Railway Pit, early afternoon].

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, 13:15 at least] also Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [male,on feeders in private garden, 16:45] and Little Owl.

Wollaton Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [male, in trees between the lake and Derby Road, near the reed beds].

Misson - Little Ringed Plover and Ringed Plover.

Besthorpe NWT - 2 Little Ringed Plover and Ringed Plover [Mon's Pool].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Blackcap and Cetti's Warbler.

Barton-in-Fabis - Little Ringed Plover [Cottages Flash, this morning].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Barn Owl, Llittle Owl, Tawny Owl [heard], Ringed Plover, 3 Common Redshank and Curlew.

Thursday 26th March

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, late afternoon]

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Merlin [flew overhead near railway line late morning].

Hoveringham - 2 Red-crested Pochard [Railway Pits, this morning].

Holme Pierrepont - 3 Brent Geese [Dark-bellied, flew onto Blotts Pit 08:15 but no further sign by 09:30].

Wednesday 25th March

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [drk, still on A52 Pit late afternoon]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] – Green Sandpiper [Neatholme Scrape ], 7 Whooper Swan, 9 Goldeneye [Neatholme Pit ], Northern Wheatear, 3 Common Redshank [Clayworth Common Restoration Lake,], 4 Ruff and 4 Little Egret [Clayworth Common].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Pink-footed Goose [landed briefly on Main Pond this morning].

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, this morning] also Blackcap [male, in private garden and nest building Goldcrest].

Tuesday 24th March

Ratcliffe-on-Soar - Raven [over the Power Station this evening].

Kingsmill Reservoir - 2 Chiffchaff, Willow tit, Grey wagtail, and 3 Common snipe.

Arnold - 3 Chiffchaff [Douro Drive].

Barton-in-Fabis - Little Ringed Plover [Cottages Flash, 09:30 to 13:00].

Annesley & Newstead Country Park [Annesley Pit Top] -315 Meadow Pipits [North-West this morning] and Oystercatcher.

Monday 23rd March

Gonalston - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [male, on feeders in private garden 13:55] and 2 Little Owl [showing well at usual roost site].

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [drk, still on A52 Pit this afternoon] and Whooper Swan [still on Blotts Pit].

Clumber Park - Hawfinch [between the Chaple and Lake, 13:00].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Common Redshank [Clifton Pit, 09:30], 4 Sand Martin [through Clifton Pit, this morning], 2 Chiffchaff, 70+ Redwing, Goosander and 4 Common Shelduck.

Misson Quarry - 2 Little Ringed Plover.

Newington - Little Ringed Plover, 4 Common Redshank, 2 Common Snipe [Hagg Lane Flash].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Merlin [over this morning].

Sutton-on-Trent - Red kite [over village, 09.30].

Mapperley - 50+ Whooper Swan [over Woodthorpe park this morning].

Netherfield lagoons - 130+ Whooper Swan [early morning].

Sunday 22nd March

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [drk, still on A52 Pit this afternoon, tho elusive] also Whooper Swan [Blotts Pit, 17:50].

Colwick Country Park - 50 Whooper Swan [over at 17:30].

Upper Saxondale - Red Kite [flying North to South, 16:00].

Newington - 2 Little Ringed Plover and 6 Common Redshank [Hagg Lane Flash].

Misson - Hen Harrier [Ringtail, west of Misson moving north, 14:20].

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, 14:15].

Spalford - Kittiwake [Spalford Pit, 13:00 then flew off 14:00].

Besthorpe NWT - 2 Eurasian Curlew, Ringed Plover, 4 Common Redshank and 3 Chiffchaff.

College pines golf club - Raven, Chiffchaff, 6 Common Buzzard and 2 kestrel.

Barton-in-Fabis - Knot [Cottages Flash, from 08:40 to 17:00 at least].

Skegby Trail - Mandarin, 2 Chiffchaff and 8 Redwing.

RSPB Langford Lowfields - 204 Whooper Swan [over North, this morning], Common Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 8 Common Snipe, 2 Sand Martin, Eurasian Curlew, 4 Pintail and 4 Chiffchaff.

Farnsfield - c200 Whooper Swan [Heading North-West this morning].

Ravenshead - Whooper Swan [large flock heard passing overhead, this morning].

Budby - 341 Whooper Swan [North, over Budby Pumping Station between 08:00 and 10:30].

Netherfield Lagoons - 120 Whooper Swan [flew west over the site, 07:20], Whooper Swan [single bird in the Deep Pit, 12:00 at least] and c20 Chiffchaffs on the site.

Saturday 21st March

Hoveringham - 2 Kittiwake [flew thru the Sailing Lake, 15:30], 4 Oystercatcher and Common Redshank [Trent side this afternoon].

Kilvington Lakes - Great Northern Diver [Juv, still on East Lake, late afternoon].

Kneesall - Red Kite [South of Kneesall over A616 at 15:45].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Pintail, 4 Goldeneye, 7 Shelduck, 2 Little Egret, Peregrine, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Common Snipe, 2 Common Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martin and 2 Chiffchaff.

Sherwood Forest - Woodcock [flushed beside path, this afternoon].

Colwick Country Park - 40+ Sand Martin [over Main Lake this afternoon].

Besthorpe - 15 Whooper Swan [in field adjacent to Trent Lane with 54 Mute Swan]. Besthorpe NWT - Meering: 24 Mute Swan [field near Girton], 1 Little Egret, 24 Gadwall. Mons Pool: 28 Shoveler, 6 Little Egret, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, 2 Common Redshank Collingham Lakes - 1 Greater Scaup [drk on Ferry Lane Lake, 10:20 till 12:24 at least], c. 25 Common Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 2 Eurasian Curlew [Silt Pond] and Common Redshank.

Oxton - Red Kite [this morning 09:50].

Budby Common - 2 Raven, G.S woodpecker, 4 Kestrel 8 Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 7 Yellowhammer 50+Redwing and 2 Brown hare.

Carburton [Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint] - 2 Goshawk [in the air together] 15+ Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Raven, 8 Mandarin Duck, 2 Sand martin, 2 G.S woodpecker, Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Grey wagtail, 30+Fieldfare, 2 Skylark and Wood mouse

Friday 20th March

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - Kittiwake [adult, on Neatholme Fen 15:30].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Mediterranean Gull [Adult, on Clifton Pit for 15 mins, 15:10].

Mansfield Woodhouse - Raven [over West, 13:40].

Besthorpe NWT - 7 Whooper Swans [Mons Pool], Chiffchaff, 12 Lapwing, Common Redshank, Little Egret, 8 Common Shelduck and 3 Grey Partridge.

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [still showing well in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages].

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [drk, still on A52 Pit directly behind house on Albolton Lane, viewed through gaps in hedge this afternoon, early afternoon], also Dunlin [Blotts Pit] and Common Redshank. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Newington - 2 Little Ringed Plover and 3 Dunlin [Hagg Lane Flash].

Gringley Carr - 4 Corn Bunting, flock of 35 Linnet, Kingfisher,and Little Egret 10:00.

Hoveringham - Kittiwake [adult, on the Sailing Lake briefly, then flew off North 08:55].

Thursday 19th March

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Glaucous Gull [1w, North over phase 2 and 1, 16:20], Rock Pipit [late afternoon], Bittern [05:20, this morning], Godwit species [flew over the site this morning], Woodcock [near top silt lagoon from footpath] also several Sand Martin [over Phase 2] and singing Chiffchaffs.

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [Drk, still on A52 Pit directly behind house on Albolton Lane, viewed through gaps in hedge this afternoon, late afternoon at least]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Idle Valley Nature Reserve - 10 Sand Martin and Chiffchaff [Bellmoor Lake].

Clumber Park - 3 Hawfinch [behind the Chapel, 13:00].

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, but within 3m of hedgerow bordering the road, 11:30], also Little Owl.

Annesley & Newstead Country Park [Annesley Pit Top] - Mediterranean Gull [Adult on Middle Lagoon till 8:30 then flew North West].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] – Smew [redhead,Neatholme Fen], Common Redshank [Neatholme Pit] and 24 Goldeneye [Neatholme Scrape].

Kilvington Lakes - Great Northern Diver [Juv, still on East Lake], Rock Pipit [again in the South West corner of west lake, 08:00 to 16:00 at least], Common Scoter [drk on south shore of West Lake, 08:30 to 16:00 at least], also 3 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Jack Snipe, Curlew and 12 Goosander.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Spoonbill [relocated on Conneries next to the Sand Martin island c10:30, then flew back over the river towards Cottages Flash].

Barton-in-Fabis - Spoonbill [Flew low over Cottages Flash towards Attenborough 07:42, returning to Cottages Flash c10:45 then flew off high North West 11:05].

Wednesday 18th March

Kilvington Lakes - Great Northern Diver [still present today on East Lake] and Rock Pipit [still, this afternoon].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] – Iceland Gull [probable 2w, Neatholme Fen from 10:15 to 11:30 at least], 6 Ruff [Clayworth Common Conservation Lake ], Smew [redhead, Neatholme Fen] and 15 Sand Martin [Doughty's Pit, late afternoon].

Budby Pumping Station - Water Rail, 2 Common Shelduck and Kingfisher.

Kingsmill Reservoir - Mandarin Duck [drake] and 3 Common Snipe.

Skegby Trail - 2 Mandarin Duck, 2 Treecreeper, 50+ Redwing Song Thrush and Mistle Thrush.

RSPB Langford Lowfields - 250 Golden Plover [flew over this afternoon] and Little Owl.

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, 11:30].

Besthorpe NWT - Dunlin and 2 Curlew.

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [Drk, early morning on A52 pit though very elusive. Viewed from Adbolton lane grazing on far bank, A52 side]. Also 1 female Red-crested Pochard.

Old Basford- Chiffchaff [singing this morning, 06:40].

Tuesday 17th March

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, 16:20].

Clifton Grove - Stonechat [female, near Beeston Weir, 15:45].

Daneshill Nature Reserve - Water Rail [from the car park].

Besthorpe NWT- 2 Avocet [Mon's Pool, late morning and still present 12:15 at least].

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [Drk, still on A52 Pit directly behind house on Albolton Lane, viewed through gaps in hedge this afternoon, 12:00] also Little Egret. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Kilvington Lakes - Great Northern Diver [still present this morning on East Lake], Rock Pipit [again on West Lake this morning, present till 15:00 at least] also Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover and 2 Dunlin.

RSPB Langford Lowfields - 2 Avocet [on site this morning].

Annesley & Newstead Country Park [Annesley Pit Top] - Little Ringed Plover [dropped in at c7.25am].

Rufford Country Park - Hawfinch [single bird near the Abbey gardens, 07:00] also Marsh Tit [Carpark area, 08:15], 2 Goldcrest, 2 Treecreeper, Coal Tit, Bullfinch, Nuthatch and Flock of 20 mixed Thrush including Redwing and Fieldfare.

Monday 16th March

Epperstone - Red Kite [over at 13:15].

Netherfield Lagoons - Jack Snipe [flew into the North-East corner of the Slurry Lagoon at midday].

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [Drk, still on A52 Pit directly behind house on Albolton Lane, viewed through gaps in hedge this afternoon]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Kilvington Lakes - Great Northern Diver [juvenile on East Lake still, 11:00] also 2 Dunlin and Jack Snipe.

Burton Joyce - Brambling [female present in private garden, every day since 23rd Feb].

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, 12:30] and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [again on garden feeders in private garden, 07:10] also Treecreeper on feeders.

Sunday 15th March

Kilvington Lakes - Rock Pipit [On the shore of West Lake this afternoon].

Misson - Little Ringed Plover [on pools North of Slaynes Lane, this afternoon] also 2 Ringed Plover.

Besthorpe - 7 Whooper Swan, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin and 2 Common Redshank [Mons Pool].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] – Yellow-legged Gull [Neatholme Fen], 6 Sand Martin [Neatholme Scrape], Little Egret, 1 Sand Martin and 3 Oystercatcher [Chainbridge NR Scrape].

Bennerley Marsh- 67 Wigeon, 14 Teal, 20 Lapwing, 90 Black-headed Gull, 3 Grey Heron, Kestrel and 1 Redwing.

Cossall - 28 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, and Common Snipe.

Spring Wood: Northern Wheatear, 95 Fieldfare, 36 Redwing, 2 Mistle Thrush, 350 Starling, and c 35 Roe Deer.

Edwinstow - 3 Brambling [in private garden].

Nottingham City - 2 Peregrine [the Newton and Arkwright building pair now have their first egg of the season, Notts/Trent Uni Peregrines].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [Female, delta gate area 11:00], Merlin [female, attempting to catch Sand Martin over Clifton Pit, late morning] Also 2 Sand Martin [Clifton Pit], 6 Goosander [3 male,1 female, Tween Pond, male, main lake and female, works pond], 2 Common Shelduck and Oystercatcher [Tween Pond].

Carburton - Goshawk [From the Welbeck Raptor point at 10:30].

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [Still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, 08:20] and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [Male, on garden feeders in private garden 08:10 and again at 13:10].

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [Drk, still on A52 Pit directly behind house on Albolton Lane, viewed through gaps in hedge, 07:50]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Saturday 14th March

Kingsmill Reservoir - 1w Mediterranean Gull [in roost at 17.40] also drk Mandarin and Chiffchaff.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1 Sand Martin [Clifton Pit, 16:25] and 2 Water Rail from Tower Hide.

Besthorpe NWT - Dunlin, 2 Common Redshank, 2 Curlew, and 2 Ringed Plover.

RSPB Langford Lowfields - 4 Sand Martin, 7 Little Egret, Dunlin, 3 Common Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Snipe and 4 Pintail.

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] – 2 Curlew, 3 Ringed Plover, 6 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Snipe and 3 Red-crested Pochard.

Kilvington Lakes - Great Northern Diver [Juv still on East Lake, but is now sadly in considerable distress entangled in fishing line], 1w Caspian Gull [Flew in briefly to bathe and loaf, from the direction of Cotham Tip, early afternoon] Also 30 LBB Gull, 150 Herring Gull, 15 GBB Gull, 3 Ringed Plover and 3 Dunlin [all long billed alpina types].

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [[Still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages]. Also Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [Male, on garden feeders in private garden, 08.20].

Colwick Park - 2 Sand Martin [over West Lake this morning] also Grey Wagtail.

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [Drk, still on A52 Pit directly behind house on Albolton Lane, viewed through gaps in hedge, 11:00]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Eakring Flash - Garganey [drk, still present early morning].

Sutton-in-Ashfield - 41 Whooper Swans [North West over Collins Avenue, 07:35].

Friday 13th March

Eakring Flash - Garganey [Drk showing well and very vocal, late afternoon].

Rufford - 2 Marsh Tit [Nr Rufford, off Robin Hood way].

Besthorpe NWT - 9 Whooper Swan [Early afternoon, in fields by Trent Lane].

Collingham Pits - 4 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Oystercatcher, 5 Common Redshank, 2 Curlew and 4 Goosander.

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon, [Drk, still on A52 Pit directly behind house on Albolton Lane, viewed through gaps in hedge] Also 3 Sand Martin and Little Egret.

RSPB Langford Lowfields - 3 Bittern [Confirmation of 3 individuals present this morning], 24 Whooper Swan [Flew North], 2 Sand Martin and Marsh Harrier [over Phase 2, this morning].

Barton-in-Fabis - Cettis Warbler [Barton Island], c100 Fieldfare, c30 Redwing and 3 Chiffchaff [Barton Flash], 3 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher and c60 Wigeon [Cottages Flash].

Kilvington Lakes - Great Northern Diver [Juv, still on East Lake] also 46 Whooper Swan [present till 09:30, then flew North].

Lenton - Little Egret [Highfields park, Tottle brook, paddling pool end]

Nottingham City - 2 Mandarin [Nottingham Canal, up stream of Wilford Street in vicinity of Inland Revenue offices].

Thursday 12th March

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon [drk, still present late afternoon]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [Still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] – 2 Dunlin and Common Redshank [ Tiln North Scrape], 1 Smew [redhead, Neatholme Fen].

IdleWashlands - c500 Wigeon, 43 Teal, 17 Gadwall, 11 Shoveler, 3 Common Redshank and Little Egret [Hagg Lane Flash].

Balderton - Red Kite [14.35, over British Gypsum on Staple Lane].

Silverdale - Little Egret [feeding along the Fairham Brook].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Sand Martin [Clifton Pit], Little egret, Goldeneye, Herring Gull [main pond], Chiffchaff, Cettis Warbler [wet marsh path], 2 Common Shelduck [ridge and furrow] and Fieldfare [the bund].

Silverhill Country Park (Teversal) - Red Kite [drifted over from Norwood, 13:25].

Hoveringham - Stonechat [Near the entrance to the Sailing Lake access track].

Eakring Flash - Garganey [drk, still present 11:58].

Carlton - Red Kite [over Douglas road at 10:50].

Carburton - Red kite [East over the Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint], Woodlark [landed in field], 2 Mandarin, 15+ Common Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 50+Redwing, 3 G.S woodpecker, 2 Treecreeper, 2 Goldcrest and Wood mouse.

Newark - Great White Egret [flew south over Newark Showground 07:05, heading towards Barnby].

Wednesday 11th March

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1w Mediterranean Gull [flew into Clifton Pit 17:30, landed briefly on the gull colony island before flying off west towards Church Wilne].

Clifton Grove - Sand Martin [flew up river, 16:30] also singing Chiffchaff.

Ratcliffe-on-Soar - 2 Raven [displaying over power station complex, opposite West Leake Lane 16:00].

Barton-in-Fabis - Dunlin and Common Redshank [Cottages Flash, 15:40].

Beeston - Peregrine.

Meden Trail Nature Reserve - Willow Tit and Kingfisher [14:30].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] – Curlew [on southern end of the Tiln North Restoration Area scrape, 3 Ringed Plover [on eastern shoreline] and up to 5 Oystercatcher. 200 Golden Plover [in flight over Clayworth Common].

Eakring Flash - Garganey [drk, still present this afternoon].

Bestwood - 50 Golden Plover [in the fields alongside Lamins Lane today].

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon [drk, still present late morning at least]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Budby - Red kite [over Budby village around 10:00 with five Buzzard]. Green Sandpiper and 2 Kingfisher [Budby Pumping station, late morning].

Lowdham/Bulcote - Red Kite [between Lowdham/Bulcote by A612, 09:20].

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [Still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, 09:00].

Annesley & Newstead Country Park [Annesley Pit Top] - 24 Whooper Swan [Middle lagoon, 07:20].

Tuesday 10th March

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Bittern [Clifton Pit, this afternoon].

Silverhill Colliery - 2 Raven, Barn Owl, Kestrel and 5 Bullfinch [18:00].

Kilvington Lakes - Great Northern Diver [juv on East Lake still, 11:00] and Jack Snipe.

Maun Valley Trail - 2 Chiffchaff [Singing this morning, 10:15].

Hoveringham - 2 Green Sandpiper [on pond next to the Sailing Lake] and 2 Red-crested Pochard [Railway Pit, this morning].

Eakring Flash - Garganey [drk, still present early morning].

Monday 9th March

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] - Sand Martin [through Tiln North, Restoration Area this morning] also 4 Oystercatcher. Ringed Plover [in flight over Clayworth Common, Conservation Lake] and 25 Golden Plover [feeding on Clayworth Common].

Woodborough - Red Kite [over at 11:20 heading West].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Red Kite [drifted South, 11:00].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [Near the Delta gate this morning].

Mansfield Woodhouse - 2 Sand Martin [flew North, 10:00]

Hoveringham Railway Pit - Little Egret, 4 Oystercatcher, 20 Goosander, 38 Goldeneye.

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [Still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, late morning], Also 2 Grey Wagtail.

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon [drk, still present 10:20, viewed from the North side through the gap in the hedge near the caravan park].

Eakring Flash - Garganey [Eakring Flash - Garganey [Drk showing well and very vocal, late afternoon].].

Sunday 8th March

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon [Drk, still present, viewed from the North side through the gap in the hedge near the caravan park] Also Sand Martin [late afternoon].

Hoveringham - Black-necked Grebe [winter plumage bird, flew in from the direction of the River Trent and landed at the northern end of the pit at c.16:00. Present for at least 15 minutes before it disappeared. It wasnt seen fly off, so probably swam into one of the creeks].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Smew [redhead, on Clifton Pit, midday but no sign later in the afternoon], 2 Black tailed Godwit [flew North over Clifton Pit, towards Works Pond c16:00], 21 Shoveler [Clifton Pit] and a single Sand Martin [reported flying past Tower Hide around 10:00].

Stapleford - Little Egret [by the river Erewash, from Moorbridge Lane].

Barton-in-Fabis - 2 Black-tailed Godwit [Cottages Flash, 15:50].

Beeston Rylands - Chiffchaff [calling hesitantly, along the Beeston Canal].

Budby Common - 2 Common Crossbill [flew west over the southern side, 14:00].

Bennerley Marsh - 3w Caspian Gull [again at 13:45 at least], also 3 Common Gull, 30 BHG's, 100+ Golden Plover and 50 Wigeon.

RSPB Langford Lowfields - 1 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Little Egret, 5 Shelduck, 4 Pintail and 2 Stonechat [all this afternoon].

Eakring Flash - Garganey [Drk, still present this morning].

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [Still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages 10:10].

Hoveringham - 2 Red Kite [flew over the Railway Pit, North-West this morning], Also Peregrine, 12 Goosander ,18 Goldeneye and 2 Red-crested Pochard.

Kilvington - Great Northern Diver [Juv, still on East Lake late morning].

Budby Pumping Station - 1 Sand Martin [The first returning bird to the county, 08:50].

Saturday 7th March

Holme Pierrepoint - American Wigeon [Drk still in bay at the North end of the A52 Pit and showing well, 14:20] Also 6 Smew [2 drks]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Gedling Pit Top - Short-eared Owl [top pond, near the new beech tree’s].

Hoveringham - Dunlin, Common Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 16 Goosander and 19 Goldeneye [on the Railway pit].

Eakring Flash - Garganey [Drk, still this afternoon], 1 Common Shelduck , Teal and c35 mixed flock Chaffinch Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer.

Netherfield Lagoons - Green Sandpiper and Grey Wagtail [Along the Ouse Dyke this afternoon].

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [Still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, 12:55 at least]. Also Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [Male, briefly in private garden].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] - 2 Red Kite [Bellmoor Pits, c300 yds North of the weir 11:52].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Black-tailed Godwit [Ridge and Furrow, this morning].

Besthorpe NWT - Meering - 4 Whooper Swan [in field near Girton with c. 40 Mute Swan], 20 Gadwall, c. 70 Eurasian Wigeon [along river], 2 Goosander, [on river], 2 Little Egret, Mons Pool - 1 Little Egret, 3 Common Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper.

Besthorpe - 9 Whooper Swan [ in field by Trent Lane with 23 Mute Swan].

Collingham Lakes - c. 200 Eurasian Wigeon, 25+ Common Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 1 Ringed Plover [Silt Pond], 1 Dunlin [Silt Pond].

Clifton Grove - Barn, Tawny and 2 Little Owl [this morning].

Friday 6th March

Knessall - Red Kite [flew South over A616 East of Knessall at 13:10].

Bennerley - Scaup [drake] 3 Teal, 5 Tufted Duck, 135 Wigeon, 3w Caspian Gull, 230 Black-headed Gull, 5 Common Gull, 140 Golden Plover, 100 Lapwing, 1 Chiffchaff , 2 Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Green Woodpecker, 4 Common Snipe, 2 Stonechat [Pair, Chat Corner] and 29 Meadow Pipit.

Gringley Carr - Marsh Harrier [sub adult, west of the road between 11:00 - 12:05 at least].

Holme Pierrepoint - American Wigeon [Drk on the South side of the A52 Pit, 11:45].

Kilvington - Great Northern Diver [Juv, still on East Lake late morning, 11:00].

Beeston - Mandarin [Female, this morning alongside the Beeston Canal, opposite the Boots site]. Also 2 Peregrine [over Players, for around 10 minutes before drifting off towards Highfields].

Kingsmill Reservoir - 1 Water Rail, 35 Pochard, 30 Teal, 10 Common Snipe, Gadwall, c65 Tufted duck and 4 Little Grebe

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Bittern [Still Delta reed-bed this this morning] Also 2 Oystercatcher [on the opposite side of river, on Cottages Flash, Barton-in-Fabis].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Stonechat [on site this morning], Also Goosander [Drk, on the river] and little grebe [trilling on Phase 2 this afternoon].

Annesley & Newstead Country Park [Annesley Pit Top] - Merlin [Male, North - West thru the site this morning] Also Oystercatcher.

Thursday 5th March

Wollaton - 4,500 Starling [murmuration this evening, viewed from Ranelagh Grove near the wollaton Pub].

Holme Pierrepoint - American Wigeon [Still on A52 pit, tho elusive] Also 5 Smew [2 drks]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Curlew [calling overhead this afternoon].

Clumber Park - 1 Hawfinch [near the Chapel].

Carburton - Goshawk [From the Welbeck Raptor point at 12:00]

Kilvington Lakes - Great Northern Diver [juvenile on East Lake still, 11:10], and 1 Jack Snipe.

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [Still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages] and 1 Little Owl.

Wednesday 4th March

Wollaton - 2000 Starling [murmuration this evening of around 2000 birds, with other flocks visible towards Radford].

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] - Dunlin, 4 Oystercatcher and 3 Stonechat [12:30, Tiln North, Restoration Area], Common Redshank [heard calling, Chainbridge NR Scrape], Common Redshank and Little Egret [Neatholme Pit], 2 Stonechat [Pair, on western shoreline Neatholme Scrape 13:45, plus 6 Common Shelduck].

Retford - Brambling [Along the footpath to the Idle Valley Centre].

Netherfield Lagoons - 7 Little Egrets [three on the field just off Teal Close, four on the small ponds after the Deep Lagoon], Green Sandpiper and Grey Wagtail [along the Ouse Dyke]. Also good numbers of Reed Bunting [on th new Bird Table].

Burton Joyce - 4 Brambling [Still visiting private garden this afternoon].

Holme Pierrepoint - American Wigeon [Still on A52 pit this morning, viewed from Adbolton lane, 10:30].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Bittern [in the Delta reed-bed], Merlin [Male, in stubble field on the Thrumpton side of the river opposite Barton Lane, this morning] Also Marsh Tit [heard calling within a mobile tit flock] .

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis [Still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages 08:30].

Bingham - Flock of approx, 20+Redwing, 12+ Fieldfare and Song Thrush [50+ birds in total, Butts Field Sports ground].

Tuesday 3rd March

Nottingham university - 3000+ Starling [murmuration, 17:50 at the QMC end of the university].

Besthorpe NWT - Avocet [Mons Pool, 12:30 -17:40 at least], also 2 Ringed Plover and Common Redshank.

Misson Quarry - Marsh Harrier and Peregrine.

Annesley & Newstead Country Park [Annesley Pit Top] - Woodlark and Jack Snipe this morning.

Monday 2nd March

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] - Barn Owl [late afternoon] and 5 Oystercatcher.

Holme Pierrepont - American Wigeon [Drk still on the A52 Pit, tho elusive]. Also 8 Smew [2 drks]. Please view only from public areas and do not enter any surrounding fields.

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis - [Still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages, early afternoon at least].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Bittern [Delta reed-bed, this afternoon], Peregrine, Water Rail [showing well from Tower Hide] and 7+ Cetti's Warbler.

Wollaton Park - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [Male, South-West end of the park in the mature woodland between the pond and the A52, late morning].

Gringley Carr - Corn Bunting, Curlew and Merlin.

Sunday 1st March

Idle Valley Nature Reserve [Lound] - 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [Pair, Chainbridge Wood NR]. Also Short-eared Owl [Tiln North, Restoration Area].

Gonalston - Glossy Ibis - [Still in the wet field opposite Carr Beck Cottages 08:00, to 12:30 at least].

Wollaton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [Male, Harrisons Plantation].

Burton Joyce - 3 Brambling [in private garden, 2 males and 1 female].

RSPB Langford Lowfields - Tree Sparrow [on feeders], 2 oystercatchers, 2 little egret [in ditch by car park] and a Little Owl [by the entrance].

Netherfield Lagoons - 3 Little Egret [along the Ouse Dyke], 2 Peregrine [Male and female thro the site this morning] and Stonechat [Male, On the Wader Scrape].

Rufford Country Park - 3 Hawfinch [from the Main car park this morning].

Clifton Grove - Raven [Flew over the Rough Wood, 08:30].

Many thanks to:

Sandy Aitken, Laurence Archibald, Simon Barsby, Mervyn Bartle, Bob Beck, Chris Bell, Phil Border, David Brydon, Paul Buxton, Robin Brace, Mark Brown, Neil Brown, Sean Browne, Richard Challands, Alan Clewes, Graham Clifford, Carl Cornish, Tom Coulson, Rob Carlyle, Miles Cluff, Nick Crouch, Lynne Demaine, Mark Dillingham, David Dougherty, David Dunn, Stevie Dunn, John Ellis, Anne Farnesworth, Alastair Feather, Ann Fewtrell, Glyn Fuller, Pete George, Terence Gill, Ian Hall, Rae Harrington, Darren Hill, Mike Hill, Ian Hunt, Rob Johnson, Peter Leach, Mike Leatherland, Scott Linacre, josse mcmahon, Phil Millns, Philip Norris, Robert Norris, Mick Paine, Richard Penson, Martyn Perkins, Peter Playle, Susan Purdy, Jason Reece, Charles Richardson, Kenneth Roberts, Simon Roberts, Alan Scrimshaw, Dave Smith, Liz Smith, Mark Speck, James Tandy, Gary Telford, Simon Thompson, Steve Thorpe, Mel Thorn, Neil Thurlby, Mark Tyler, Robert Tyler, David Walters, Ben Ward, Clare Ward, Paul Wilcox, Mark Wilde, John Wilson.

@NottsBirders Twitter Feed, Lound Bird Club, RSPB Langford Lowfields, Netherfield Wildlife Group.