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Archived Sightings 2001 - 2020
Archived Sightings 2001 to 2022
Archived Sightings 2023
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.
144 Species recorded so far in 2023. Updated 28th February
Full List Here
Friday 31st March
King's Mill Reservoir - 2 Swallow, c.50 Sand Martin [both early morning].
South Muskam - 15 sand Martin, 6 Goldeneye, Oystercatcher.
Thursday 30th March
Attenborough Nature Reserve - CATTLE EGRET [Coneries this evening], 30+Goldeneye, 20+Goosander [Clifton Pit].
Idle Washlands - 12 Sand Martin, 4 Pintail, 3 Goldeneye, Raven [over], 6 Redshank, Green Sandpiper [Slaynes Lane]. Todays Doncaster Birding
King's Mill Reservoir - 32 Sand Martin [numbers increasing through the afternoon to 16:00].
Annesley Pit Top - Yellow Wagtail [Middle Lagoon, this afternoon].
Langford Lowfields - OSPREY [through north-east, 12:25].
Hoveringham - Great White Egret, Curlew, 35 Golden Plover, 2 Northern Wheatear, 2 White Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail [Sailing Lake].
Wednesday 29th March
Haworth Pit Top - Willow Warbler [this afternoon].
King's Mill Reservoir - Swallow [11:23], 4 Sand Martin [3 at 11:23, single 13:33], 7 Chiffchaff; also 2 Snipe, 4 Shoveler [2 drakes], 5 Teal [4 drakes], Pair Grey Wagtail, 2 GS Woodpecker.
Holme Pierrpont - Little Ringed Plover, Ruff [Blotts Pit].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 20/30 Sand Martin [over Hallcroft Sewage Works this morning], 20 Fieldfare [flew south over Bellmoor Lake].
Tuesday 28th March
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - CATTLE EGRET [field opposite Bluebell Fisheries, Walters Farm early afternoon], Green Sandpiper [Lower Sheep Fields], 3 Little Ringed Plover [Tiln North], 3 Golden Plover [flew east from Hayton Common].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Little Ringed Plover [Clifton Pit, Gull Island].
Hoveringham - 7 Curlew [Sailing Lake, this morning].
Wollaton Park - 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, 6 Tufted duck, Shoveler.
Monday 27th March
Hoveringham - 14 Whooper Swan, 2 SCAUP [adult and first-winter drake, Railway Pit], 40 Golden Plover, Northern Wheatear [Sailing Lake].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 44 Whooper Swan [Neatholme Scrape], 2 Oystercatcher [Neatholme Fen], Marsh Harrier [over Chainbridge Scrape West], 7 Chiffchaff [singing across the site], 5 Goldeneye [across the site], Goosander [Neatholme Fen], 2 Great White Egret [Neatholme Fen], 5 Little Egret [Neatholme Fen and Neatholme Pit].
Stoke Bardolph - 2 Yellow-legged Gull.
Retford - c.50 Whooper Swan [heading north, 09:36].
Sunday 26th March
Kilvington Lakes - 120 Whooper Swan [West Lake, flew in from the east 14:45; still present 18:30]; also 6 Little Ringed Plover, Swallow, Peregrine.
Newstead - Willow Warbler [Freckland Wood heard near the feeders, 14:30].
Clumber Park - Willow Warbler.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Marsh Harrier [adult male heading east over Tween Pond, 11:00].
Collingham Pits - c.210 Whooper Swan [over in three flocks heading north-west, by 11:00]; 125 Golden Plover [north], 69 Fieldfare [west], 3 Little Ringed Plover.
Budby Pumping Station - 132 Whooper Swan [heading north over Budby Flash].
Annsley Pit Top - 90 Whooper Swan [heading north-west in three flocks].
Holme Pierrepont - 9 House Martin [heading north over Blotts Pit 10:50], Ruff [Blotts Pit, 08:06].
Rainworth - 52 Whooper Swan [heading north-east, 10:44].
Calverton - c.60 Whooper Swan [heading north-west, 10:15].
Rufford Pit Top - c.30 Whooper Swan [low and vocal to the north/north/west, 10:08].
Burton Joyce - c.30 Whooper Swan [to the north-west, 09:15].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Whooper Swan [23 north-east over Parish Park, this morning; c.30 in with Mute herd Clayworth Common], CATTLE EGRET [Walters sheep fields early afternoon], 2 Little Ringed Plover [Charcon Works], Swallow, 2 GBBG [Bellmoor Lake], 20+Sand Martin, Great White Egret [Alans Meadow], 2 Green Sandpiper [singles Charcon Yard/Neatholme Scrape], Ringed Plover [Tiln North], 2 Shelduck, 8 Sand Martin [Neatholme Fen], 6 Red-crested Pochard [Linghust Lake]; also on site 18 Snipe, Grey Wagtail, Tawny Owl, 17 Goldeneye, 9 Shelduck, 40 Sand Martin.
Idle Washlands - 4 COMMON CRANE [south over Slaynes Lane, 07:20], 9 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 5 Oystercatcher, 9 Lapwing, 17 Redshank, 30 Linnet [Slaynes Lane].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 108 Whooper Swan, 6 Mute Swan, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew, 2 Redshank, Little Grebe. Todays Doncaster Birding
Aspley - 2 Hawfinch [reported in private garden].
Saturday 25th March
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape East], 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Sand Martin [Neatholme area], Little Ringed Plover [Tiln North].
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Little Ringed Plover [midday].
Kilvington Lakes - Merlin [adult male flew through West Lake, perching briefly this morning].
Holme Pierrepont - Little Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Redshank [Blotts Pit, 11:00].
Hoveringham - 2 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Little Ringed Plover [field flashes near Sailing Lake], Green Sandpiper [Tipping Pond this morning].
Friday 24th March
Hoveringham - BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Sailing Lake, mid-morning].
Skegby Trail - 5 Chiffchaff [heard], 4 Yellowhammer, Skylark, Mistle Thrush, 3 Song Thrush 3, Buzzard, Little Egret [06:00 - 07:30].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [1st-winter drake, still Clifton Pit 05:45], 2 CATTLE EGRET [left the Coneries roost north-west, early morning].
Thursday 23rd March
Carburton - 12 Mandarin [feeding station layby, 15:30].
Hoveringham - 3 SCAUP [female, adult drake, 1st-winter drake still present on the Railway Pit Scout compound end, early afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 CATTLE EGRET [singles Alans Meadow/Chainbridge Pit, this morning].
Newstead - MEALY REDPOLL [still coming to feeders, south-west corner of Freckland Wood].
Idle Washlands - 9 Pintail, 5 Goldeneye [Slaynes Lane].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - CATTLE EGRET [single left the Coneries roost, 05:50], SMEW [1st-winter drake, Clifton Pit 06:30], Marsh Harrier [over Clifton Pit 06:45, then followed the river north-east].
Wednesday 22nd March
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 CATTLE EGRET [Chainbridge Pit, in the south-west corner, 11:50], 6 Sand Martin [Bellmoor Lake], 10+Yellowhammer [in mixed finch flock, stubble field at the eastern end Chainbridge Lane].
Newstead - MEALY REDPOLL [still coming to feeders, south-west corner of Freckland Wood].
Mansfield Woodhouse - 2 Grey Partridge [Peafield Lane].
Vicar Water - Goosander.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 Sand Martin, House Martin, Swallow - [heading west/north/west, 11:30].
Langford Lowfields - GREY PLOVER [Deep Water Pit, this morning], Northern Wheatear [between Deep Water Pit and Phase 3].
Idle Washlands - Little Ringed Plover [Slaynes Lane].
Gedling CP - 2 Little Grebe, Stonechat.
Netherfield Lagoons - 6 Sand Martin [08:30].
Tuesday 21st March
Newstead - MEALY REDPOLL [still coming to feeders, south-west corner of Freckland Wood].
Idle Washlands - 43 Dunlin, 13 Ruff, 9 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, 12 Pintail, 2 Sand Martin [over viewpoint], leucistic Black-headed Gull, Marsh Harrier [Slaynes Lane]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Hoveringham - 130 Wigeon, Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper [Tipping Pond mid morning], 2 SCAUP [adult and first winter drakes, Railway Pit, scout compound end 13:00].
Annesley Pit Top - 2 Little Ringed Plover, Northern Wheatear [this afternoon].
King's Mill Reservoir - 8 Shoveler, 7 Snipe, Sand Martin [single bird over res at approx 10:00], Grey Wagtail [River Meden], Chiffchaff [several calling].
Monday 20th March
Holme Pierrepont - 3 SMEW [adult drake/2 redheads, still A52 Pit, this evening]; also Great White Egret.
Barton in Fabis - Northern Wheatear [male in field behind the A453 Balancing Pond, 17:00].
Newstead - MEALY REDPOLL [still coming to feeders, south-west corner of Freckland Wood, mid-afternoon at least].
Annesley Pit Top -Little Ringed Plover, 2 Grey Partridge, Northern Wheatear.
Harworth Pit Top - Northern Wheatear [male, 12:18].
Sunday 19th March
Newstead - MEALY REDPOLL [still coming to feeders with Lesser Redpoll, 7 Brambling south-west corner of Freckland Wood, mid-afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - OSPREY [circled over Belmoor Lake, 12:47], 2 CATTLE EGRET [sheep field south of Alans Meadow, 15:04 at least], 12 Whooper Swan [Chainbridge Pit, 12:22], 40+Sand Martin [high over Chainbridge Lane/Windsurf Pit, 15:04].
Holme Pierrepont - COMMON SCOTER [drake, A52 Pit late morning]; also 3 SMEW [drake/2 redheads].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 2 Swallow [over Great Lake, 11:12].
Hoveringham - 3 SCAUP [female, adult drake, 1st-winter drake still present on the Railway Pit Scout compound end, 10:50].
Gringley Carr - 74 Whooper Swan, Little Grebe, Peregrine, 2 Marsh Harrier [females], HEN HARRIER [ringtail, 09:30 and 13:30 but very mobile], Grey Partridge [3 pair], 4 Corn Bunting.
Idle Washlands - 2 Egyptian Geese, 8 Shelduck, 428 Wigeon, 11 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 5 Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 8 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, Redshank [Slaynes Lane].
Kilvington Lakes - 3 Little Ringed Plover[West Lake].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [1st-winter drake], CASPIAN GULL [adult Clifton Pit].
Chilwell - Brambling [male], Blackcap [private garden, 09:00].
King's Mill Reservoir - 3 Sand Martin [through this morning], White Wagtail [Horse Paddock], 4 Shoveler, 24 Teal, 12 Snipe, 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Skylark.
Langford Lowfields - WATER PIPIT [Phase 3, early morning].
Saturday 18th March
Langford Lowfields - GARGANEY [female, Phase 3 late afternoon]; also 6 Whooper Swan dropped in.
Hoveringham - 2 SCAUP [drakes (1st-winter and adult) still on Railway Pit this afternoon].
Newstead - MEALY REDPOLL [still at feeders in south-west corner of Freckland Wood, 11:02].
Idle Washlands - 65 Whooper Swan [45 left east], Egyptian Goose, 15 Shelduck, 15 Pintail, 2 Pochard, 6 Goldeneye, 4 Oystercatcher, 109 Dunlin, 11 Redshank, Ringed Plover, 2 Ruff, Chiffchaff, Peregrine [Slaynes Lane], 7 Ruff, 3 Redshank, Little Egret [Hagg Lane Flash]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] – 5 Oystercatcher, 2 Redshank, 2 Ruff, 6 Curlew, 31 Pied Wagtail, Pink-footed Goose, Little Grebe.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 30+Whooper Swan [Clayworth Common, this morning], c.400 Fieldfare [movement through The Willows/Neatholme].
Retford - c.100 Whooper Swan [over heading north-west, 08:19].
Friday 17th March
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Ring-necked Duck [adult drake Clifton Pit, displaying this evening], 200 Sand Martin [roosting in the Church Pond reedbed], SMEW [1st-winter drake], 60 Goldeneye, 40 Goosander [Clifton Pit].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - c.50 Whooper Swan [north towards Bellmoor Lake, 17:54], Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape East].
Hoveringham - 2 SCAUP [drakes (1st-winter and adult) still on, early afternoon].
Idle Washlands - 72 Whooper Swan, Egyptian Goose, 6 Shelduck, 3 Pintail, 25 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, c.500 B-h Gull, 30 Pied Wagtail [Slaynes Lane].
Newstead - MEALY REDPOLL [Freckwell Wood, coming to feeders in the south-west corner with c20-30 each of Lesser Redpoll and Siskin, 3 Brambling, Greenfinches, Yellowhammers].
Mealy Redpoll - Freckwell Wood © Nick Crouch.
Sherwood Forest NNR - Hawfinch [single in oak tree near Major Oak, 07:13].
Thursday 16th March
Attenborough Nature Reserve - CATTLE EGRET, [Coneries, 16:48], SMEW [1st-winter drake], 10 Sand Martin [Clifton Pit], Ring-necked Duck [adult drake on the south-east edge Coneries just over the county boundary in Derby's 15:39; grid ref SK 50913 33028].
King's Mill Reservoir - 2 Sand Martin [through North, 13:18].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - CATTLE EGRET, Great White Egret, 3 Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 4 Sand Martin, 30 Goldeneye.
Hoveringham - Northern Wheatear [Sailing Lake, mid-morning].
Cottam - Great Northern Diver [flying south along the River Trent 09:50; First seen at Marton, Lincs and then along Notts side at Cottam].
Fountaindale - 2 Stonechat.
Colwick CP - 8 Sand Martin [this morning].
North Muskham - Sand Martin.
Hucknall - Little Egret [Baths Lane Brook adj tram stop, 09:30].
Wednesday 15th March
Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [1st-winter drake], 75 Goldeneye, 40 Goosander [Clifton Pit this evening].
Hoveringham - 3 SCAUP [female, adult drake, 1st-winter drake still present on the Railway Pit Scout compound end].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Merlin [female, low south over Tiln North, mid-morning], 2+Sand Martin [Chainbridge Pit].
Rufford CP - 37 Goosander, 60 Redwing.
Tuesday 14th March
Bingham - 3500 Starling [murmuration, 18:00].
Chilwell - CATTLE EGRET [Sherman Drive open space, behind the Cornmill pub 14:50 to 16:05 at least].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4+Sand Martin [Coneries, this afternoon], Shelduck, Oystercatcher [Clifton Pit].
Hoveringham - 3 SCAUP [female, adult drake, 1st-winter drake still Railway Pit Scout compound end], Great White Egret [Sailing Lake].
Idle Washlands - 50 Dunlin [Slaynes Lane].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Great White Egret [Chainbridge].
Monday 13th March
Langford Lowfields - Sand Martin [over Phase 3].
Coneries,
Wollaton Park - 2 Goosander, 6 Tufted Duck, 5 LBB Gull, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet, Treecreeper.
Sunday 12th March
Holme Pierrepont - CASPIAN GULL [1st-winter, Rowing Course at the 1500m marker, this afternoon], 3 SMEW [drake/2 redheads A52 Pit].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 CATTLE EGRET [Coneries, this afternoon], Curlew, 70+Goldeneye, 55 Goosander [Clifton Pit].
Sherwood Forest NNR - 2 Woodlark [Budby Common].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - SMEW [redhead], Great White Egret, Chiffchaff [Neatholme Fen], 4 Red-crested Pochard [Linghurst Lake], 2 Ruff [Chainbridge Pit], Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape], 10+Whooper Swan [Clayworth Common]; elsewhere on site: 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, 2 Redshank, 4 Oystercatcher.
Girton Pits - DARK-BELLIED BREANT GOOSE [1st-winter, by the river Trent, immediately south of the Fleet Sluice/north end of Smithy Marsh, mid-morning].
Idle Washlands - 10 Canada geese, 11 Greylag Geese, 6 Mute Swan, 95 Whooper Swan, Egyptian Goose, 2 Shelduck, 44 Shoveler, 115 Gadwall, 284 Wigeon, 176 Mallard, 26 Pintail, 320 Teal, 4 Pochard, 54 Tufted Duck, 6 Goldeneye, 4 Grey Partridge, 7 Moorhen, 230 Coot, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Oystercatcher, 25 Lapwing, Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 12 Redshank, 310 BH Gull, 2 GBB Gull, 5 LBB Gull, 5 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier [Slaynes Lane/Newington Quarry and Unit 2].
5 Canada geese, 2 Greylag Geese, 4 Mute Swan, 6 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 47 Gadwall, 1480 Wigeon, 142 Mallard, 360 Teal, 15 Moorhen, 45 Coot, 2 Little Grebe, 10 Oystercatcher, 220 Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit, 31 Ruff, 83 Dunlin, 28 Snipe, 16 Redshank, 120 BH Gull, 2 Common Gull, 4 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron [Unit 1 – Newington Flash/Hagg Lane Flash (S. Yorks/Notts) – WeBS]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Hodsock - Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 16 Grey Partridge [8 pairs], 4 Song Thrush, Brambling.
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 3 GOSHAWK.
Langford Lowfields - Great White Egret, Pintail, Goldeneye, Marsh Harrier, Redwing, Fieldfare, Skylark, Bullfinch.
Hoveringham - 3 SCAUP [female, adult drake, 1st-winter drake still Railway Pit Scout compound end, 08:45].
Saturday 11th March
Collingham Pits - SCANDINAVIAN ROCK PIPIT [on the north-west side of Northcroft Pit, late afternoon].
Hoveringham - 3 SCAUP [female, adult drake, 1st-winter drake still Railway Pit Scout compound end, mid-afternoon].
Scrooby - 3 Sand Martin [Scrooby Top quarry fisheries this afternoon].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 2 GOSHAWK [early afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [1st-winter drake, Coneries], SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 10+Chiffchaff [along railway embankment by the Water Treatment Works] Great White Egret [Coneries].
Rufford CP - 3 Hawfinch [by the main car park, 07:50].
Friday 10th March
Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [1st-winter drake Clifton Pit, this evening; also 45 Goosander, 80 Goldeneye], SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF, 20 Chiffchaff [along railway embankment by the Water Treatment Works].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [1st-summer, Chainbridge Scrape East, 15:17], Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape], SMEW [redhead, Neatholme Fen], 40+Whooper Swan, Shoveler, Wigeon, [Clayworth Common].
Hoveringham - 3 SCAUP [female, adult drake, 1st-winter drake still Railway Pit Scout compound end, mid-afternoon].
Idle Washlands - KITTIWAKE [Slaynes Lane, through 13:00].
Thursday 9th March
Hoveringham - 3 SCAUP [female, adult drake, 1st-winter drake still Railway Pit Scout compound end, mid-morning at least].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [1st-winter drake still Coneries, early morning].
Wednesday 8th March
Holme Pierrepont - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [1st-winter in the A52 Pit roost this evening]; also 3 SMEW [adult drake/2 redheads, still A52 Pit].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Pallas's Warbler [singing male still along railway embankment by Sailing Pit, 16:00 at least], 2 Red-crested Pochard [Church Pond, 08:00].
Hoveringham - 3 SCAUP [female, adult drake, 1st-winter drake Railway Pit Scout compound end, 14:15 at least], Great White Egret, Brambling [Sailing Lake].
Idle Washlands - WATER PIPIT [Slaynes Lane north-west islands, this morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Ringed Plover [Tiln North, this morning], 2 Avocet [Neatholme Fen], Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge]; also on site Marsh Harrier, 4 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Ruff, 3 Oystercatcher.
Annsley Pit Top - JACK SNIPE [09:35].
Langford Lowfields - 86 Whooper Swan [groups of 53, 12, 15, 6 on or over Phase 3, 07:20-10:23].
Tuesday 7th March
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Pallas's Warbler [singing male still along railway embankment by Sailing Pit, 14:15; also SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF], SMEW [1st-winter drake still Coneries].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] -CATTLE EGRET [still Alans Meadow, this morning], SMEW [redhead, Neatholme Fen], JACK SNIPE, 2 Common Snipe [flushed by works party on Neatholme Scrape], MEDITERRANEAN GULL [1st-summer, bearing yellow ring Chainbridge Scrape West].
Eakring - 5 Brambling, 80+Chaffinch, 60+Linnet [in mobile flock behind Eakring Flash], 64 Common Snipe [Eakring Meadows].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 8 Russian White-fronted Geese [eight still in field north of Great Lake].
King's Mill Reservoir - Shelduck, GS Woodpecker [pair], Kingfisher, Jay, 4 Siskin.
Dunkirk - Kingfisher [in flight along the Tottle Brook, 07:45].
Monday 6th March
Osberton Estate - 26 Raven [feeding on a sheep carcass this afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Pallas's Warbler [singing male still along railway embankment by Sailing Pit, 11:15 at least; also SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF], SMEW [1st-winter drake still Coneries].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - CATTLE EGRET [again on Alans Meadow], SMEW [redhead, still Neatholme Fen], Black-tailed Godwit [Tiln North then flew towards Chainbridge Pit], Great White Egret, Little Egret, Water Rail [heard], 2 Oystercatcher [Tiln North], 2 Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge].
Idle Washlands - 6 Pintail, 2 Great White Egret [Slaynes Lane].
Sunday 5th March
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Pallas's Warbler [singing male still along railway embankment by Sailing Pit 07:45 - 12:41 at least], KITTIWAKE [adult, Coneries 11:45 - 16:00 then flew east], SMEW [1st-winter drake, still Coneries], CATTLE EGRET [again at water treatment works, 09:45], 60 Goosander, 50 Wigeon [Clifton Pit, this evening].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 98 Whooper Swan [Clayworth Common, east of the Willows early afternoon], SMEW [redhead, still Neatholme Fen], Great White Egret, Water Rail, Stonechat [Tiln North].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Pink Footed Goose, 8 Mandarin [feeding station layby], 2 Great White Egret, GOSHAWK [2 males, 10:30], 2 Red Kite, 2 Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 2 Oystercatcher.
Holme Pierrepont - 3 SMEW [adult drake/2 redheads, A52 Pit mid-morning].
Saturday 4th March
Holme Pierrepont - 2 SCAUP [adult drake and 1st-winter drake A52 Pit mid-afternoon - early-evening], 3 SMEW [adult/2 redheads still A52 Pit], MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult, in the A52 Pit roost this evening].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Pallas's Warbler [singing male still along railway embankment by Sailing Pit early afternoon at least], SMEW [1st-winter drake, Coneries], 2 Green Sandpiper [River Trent - Thrumpton Park area] 2 Great White Egret [single on section of water south-west of Coneries and a second on Trent Windsurfing Club lake].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 8 Russian White-fronted Geese [eight still in field north of Great Lake, late morning], GOSHAWK [11:30].
Budby Village - Merlin [adult male, 09:43].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 52 Whooper Swan [flew north over Neatholme Fen, 08:41], 12 Whooper Swan [Neatholme Scrape], SMEW [redhead, still Neatholme Fen], 25 Stock Dove [Walters Farm], Marsh Harrier, Great White Egret, 8 Red crested Pochard, Tawny Owl [Neatholme], 3000 Common Gull, leucistic BHG [Neatholme Scrape, late afternoon].
Kilvington Lakes - Short-eared Owl [flew through the site this morning]; also large flocks of mobile Fieldfare, c.1,000 and Woodpigeon 1,000+.
Friday 3rd March
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Pallas's Warbler [singing male, showing extremely well (down to a few feet) in brambles and willows alongside Sailing Pit and in Willows adjacent Water treatment works until 17.15 at least; also 10 Chiffchaff], CATTLE EGRET [single still at water treatment works], SMEW [1st-winter drake, still on Coneries until 16.15].
Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - GOSHAWK, 2 Red Kite [mid-afternoon].
Collingham - 18 Barnacle Geese [the Scorton N.York's flock again on Ferry Lane, mid-afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 49 Whooper Swan [Neatholme Scrape, early afternoon], SMEW [redhead, sill Neatholme Fen], 2 Ruff [Tiln North], Black-tailed Godwit [over to east].
Hoveringham - Ruddy Shelduck [River Trent Ferry Farm, 13:45].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 6 Pink-footed Geese, 12 Shelduck, 600+ Wigeon, 5 Oystercatcher, 60 Curlew. Todays Doncaster Birding
Idle Washlands - 8 Pintail, 2 Oystercatcher, Great White Egret, Sparrowhawk [Slaynes Lane].
Hodsock - 120 Lapwing, 30 Siskin, 12 Lesser Redpoll, 13 Brambling.
Langford Lowfields - Sand Martin [over mid-morning].
Annesley Pit Top - 40 Whooper Swan [over north, this morning].
Carlton - Blackcap [singing male, Cavendish Road].
Thursday 2nd March
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Pallas's Warbler [singing male, again Water Treatment Works entrace 06:48; along railway embankment by Sailing Pit this afternoon 15:00 at least; also SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF], Ring-necked Duck [adult drake still on Coneries, 11:32], CATTLE EGRET [single still in fields at water treatment works, this morning; flew towards the roost on Coneries 17:30], SMEW [1st-winter drake still Coneries 13:35], 30 Whooper Swan [22 roosting on Coneries, 18:07, eight flew west], 55 Goosander [Clifton Pit].
Pallas's Warbler - Attenborough Nature Reserve © Gary Watton.
Holme Pierrepont - 29 Whooper Swan [came in high from the south-east into the A52 Pit, 17:16].
Idle Washlands - 25 Shelduck, 18 Pintail, 5 Goldeneye, 5 Avocet, 40 Golden Plover, c.500 Lapwing, 22 Ruff, 60 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper [Slaynes Lane]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Hoveringham - Ruddy Shelduck [River Trent Ferry Farm], Green Sandpiper [Tipping Pond], 2 Brambling, Lesser Redpoll [Seed fields by village].
Chilwell - Ring-necked Parakeet [east over Depot Corner, 10:30]
Carlton - SIBERIAN CHIFFCHAFF [showing well in hedgerow by play area at King George V recreation ground, 09:35].
Langford Lowfields - 23 Whooper Swan [Phase 3, then flew north-west, 09:18].
Carburton - CASPIAN GULL [1st-winter, from the feeding station lay-by 07:10], 34 Whooper Swan [over north-west 11:44].
Woodthorpe - 4 Blackcap [2 males still daily on feeders]
Wednesday 1st March
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Pallas's Warbler [singing male, showing well along concrete path by railway line at east side of water treatment works 12:28 at least], Ring-necked Duck [adult drake still on Coneries, 15:15], FIRECREST [again on Barton Lane, this morning], SMEW [1st-winter drake, still Coneries].
Many thanks to:
Merv Bartle, Nick Blinston, Robin Brace, Mark Brown, Neil Braund, John Burdall, Phil Burnham, Howard Chapman, Alan Clewes, Miles Cluff, Wayne Collingham, Peter Cottam, Ian Cowgill, David Cropper, Nick Crouch, Stu Davenport, Mark Dawson, Rod Dean, Jacqueline Dennison, Robin Elliott, Gordon Ellis, Steve Follows, Ade Fox, Pete Freeman, Steve Furber, Josh Fusiara, John Gallagher, John Glover, Richard Gratton, Andy Hall, Brian Hedley, Paul Hobson, Mel Hood, John Hopper, Dave Hursthouse, Chris Johnson, Andrew Kerridge, Michael Leatherland, Jonathan Lloyd, Mark Long, Jim Lyons, Andrew Matthews, Martin McCallum, Peter Mee, Ged Morley, Steve Payne, Charles Perez, Craig Pitchford, John Purrington, Nora Rais, Dave Read, Charles Richardson, Dave Roberts, Simon Roberts, Chris Robinson, John Rodgers, Tom Shields, Andy Shooter, Russ Smith, Edmund Staunton, Tony Tomlinson, Simon Thompson, David Tyldesley, Peter Warren, Steve Wilkinson, Andy Winning, Brian Whetton.
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