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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.

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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Archived Sightings 2001 - 2020


Archived Sightings 2001 to 2021


Archived Sightings 2022


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.

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Wednesday 30th November

Hoveringham - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [1st-winter], 2 CASPIAN GULL [both adults, Railway Pit roost this evening].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] -  2 Green Sandpiper, 16 Golden Plover, 10 Pintail, 4 Shelduck,
5 Great White Egret [this morning].

Tuesday 29th November

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Glossy Ibis [still present on the Lower Sheep fields, Walters Lane, 10:57 then flew off high towards Neatholme 11:17], 2 CATTLE EGRET [still on the Lower Sheep fields, late morning], 12 Pintail, 2 Great White Egret [Neatholme Scrape].

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Russian White-fronted Geese [adults still West Lake with Greylag Geese, early afternoon].

Idle Washlands - 10 Pink-footed Geese, 42 Whooper Swan, c.48 Mute Swan, 3 Egyptian Geese, 2 Shelduck, 9 Pintail, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 150 Coot, 104 Dunlin, 32 Golden Plover, 50 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Ruff, 2 Redshank, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, Raven, 300 Starling, 30 Redwing, 50 Fieldfare [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

South Muskham - 3 Red-crested Pochard [2 drakes 1 fem], 153 Gadwall. 

Monday 28th November

Hoveringham - MEDITERRANEAN GULL, 2 CASPIAN GULL, 2 Yellow-legged Gull [all adults, Railway Pit roost, this evening].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Glossy Ibis, 2 CATTLE EGRET [still present on the Lower Sheep fields, Walters Lane, 14:30]; also on site; 2 Great White Egret, 18 Pintail, 3 Shelduck, 2 Goosander, 31 Goldeneye, 2 Green Sandpiper, c.200 Golden Plover.

Sunday 27th November

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Glossy Ibis, 2 CATTLE EGRET [still present on the Lower Sheep fields, Walters Lane, 15:02], Goldeneye, 20 Teal, 180+Golden Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 200+ Lapwing, Water Rail [heard], Cetti's Warbler [heard], Common Buzzard [Chainbridge Scrape East, 11:30 -12:00].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 COMMON SCOTER [females, still present on the A52 Pit, late afternoon].

Clifton Pastures/Gotham Moor/Ruddington Moor - Merlin [male, in pursuit flight returning to Poplar trees at the side of Gotham Moor Farm, 11:55], Peregrine [top of pylon next to Fairham Brook]; also 12 Golden Plover, 13 Grey Partridge, 4+ Stonechat, c.100 Skylark, c.100 Fieldfare, 2 Brambling.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [redhead still Coneries viewable from the dipping platform, this morning], CASPIAN GULL [aduit, again on Clifton Pit].

Idle Washlands - 37 Whooper Swan, 2 Egyptian Goose, Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 100+ Dunlin, 1,000+ Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, Buzzard, 2 Kestrel [Slaynes Lane], Mandarin [Hagg Lane Flash]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] – 16 Shelduck, 300+Teal, 2 Curlew, Snipe, 2 Green Woodpecker.

Hodsock Estate - 190 Pink-footed Geese [west], 2 Green Sandpiper, 800 Starling, 4 Jay, Kingfisher, 20 Redwing, 150 Fieldfare, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Stonechat, 12 Grey Partridge , Grey Wagtail, Little Egret, 40 Reed Bunting, 120 Linnet, 100 House Sparrow, 30 Yellowhammer, 30 Siskin, Brambling.

Hucknall [former Rolls-Royce airfield] - 4 Raven [2 over Bulwell Hall woods], Peregrine [mobbed by 2 of the Raven], Common Buzzard, Green Woodpecker.

Saturday 26th November

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Glossy Ibis, 2 CATTLE EGRET [still present on the Lower Sheep fields, Walters Lane, 15:10], 5 Pintail, 24 Ruff, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen/Scrape], Woodcock [Parish Park], 9 Red-crested Pochard [Water Ski Pit], Ruddy Shelduck [reported Chainbridge Scrape East].

Idle Washlands - 300+ Pink-footed Geese [+c.150 east]; 42 Whooper Swan, BEWICK’S SWAN, 31 Mute Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese, 18 Pintail, 4 Goldeneye, Goosander, 3 Great Crested Grebe, c.30 Golden Plover, 1000+ Lapwing, c.100 Dunlin, Ruff, GB-b Gull, 36 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, 2 Buzzard Kingfisher, Cetti’s Warbler, 5 Fieldfare, Meadow Pipit, 31 Pied Wagtail, 150 Linnet, 4 Redpoll [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Idlestop – 6 Whooper Swan [in fields to the north of Idlestop].

Langford Lowfields - 4 Marsh Harrier [into roost Phase 2, this afternoon], Great White Egret [Phase 2], 5 Pintail, 2 Peregrine, Stonechat [Phase 3], c.30 Golden Plover, Raven [over].

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Russian White-fronted Geese [adults still West Lake with Greylag Geese, late morning].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 COMMON SCOTER [females, still present on the A52 Pit, late morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [redhead still Coneries viewable from the dipping platform, 10:38].

Friday 25th November

Hoveringham - 2 CASPIAN GULL [adult and 3rd-winter, Railway Pit roost this evening]; also 2 Yellow-legged Gull [adult and 2nd-winter].

Langford Lowfields - 2 CASPIAN GULL [both 1st-winter birds in the Phase 3 roost this evening].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Glossy Ibis [still present in Sheep fields in the south-east corner from the public footpath off Walters Lane, 14:30], 2 CATTLE EGRET [on the lower Sheep fields, late morning - 13:44 at least], Bittern [flew into the reed-bed on the west side of Neatholme Scrape, this morning], drk Red-crested Pochard, 2 Great White Egret [Linghurst lake].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [redhead, still on Coneries, this afternoon], 2 Stonechat [Ridge and Furrow], 2 Chiffchaff [Clifton Pit].

Holme Pierrepont - COMMON SCOTER [female, still present on the A52 Pit, mid-afternoon].

Idle Washlands - BEWICK'S SWAN [Slaynes Lane North, mid-morning - 12:47 at least]; also 17 Whooper Swan, 6 Pintail, Goldeneye, 3 Great White Egret, 112 Dunlin, Marsh Harrier, Stonechat.

Bewick's Swan - Idle Washlands © Steve Furber.


Rufford Country Park - Willow Tit [singing in the lakeside trees, 10:00].

Annesley Pit Top - KITTIWAKE [1st-winter flew over south-west, 08:24].

Thursday 24th November

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Glossy Ibis [Sheep fields river end of public footpath from Walters Lane, mid-morning to mid-afternoon at least]; also on site 2 CATTLE EGRET, 2 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, Shelduck, 2 Green Sandpiper.

Glossy Ibis - Lound © Stu Davenport.


Kilvington Lakes - 2 Russian White-fronted Geese [adults still West Lake with Greylag Geese, early afternoon].

Idle Washlands - 63 Whooper Swan, 1300+ Greylag Geese, 17 Pintail, Goosander, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, c.80 Dunlin, Peregrine, 3 Marsh Harrier [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Hoveringham - CASPIAN GULL [adult, Sailing Lake late morning]; also Stonechat.

South Muskham -110 Lapwing, 175 Wigeon, 56 Gadwall, 338 Coot, Grey Wagtail. 

Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [redhead still on Coneries, from visitor centre this morning]

Wednesday 23rd November

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Russian White-fronted Geese [adults still at West Lake with Greylag Geese, 15:15 at least]; also Great White Egret.

Idle Washlands - 22 Pink-footed Geese, 7 Whooper Swan, 3 Goldeneye, Goosander, 84 Dunlin, 33 Redshank, 3 Stonechat [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Cumber Park - Swallow [over the main lake opposite the Chapel 14:10].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [redhead, Conories around islands opposite the Visitor Centre balcony mid-afternoon].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 COMMON SCOTER [both females, still present on the A52 Pit].

Tuesday 22nd November

Holme Pierrepont - 2 COMMON SCOTER [females, still present on the A52 Pit early afternoon].

Beeston Marina - Ring-necked Parakeet [11:30].

Monday 21st November

Hoveringham - Brambling, Lesser Redpoll, 110 Linnet [In large mixed finch flock in seed fields by the village mid-morning], Raven [over 11:30].

Newark on Trent - 9 Goosander [8 drk's on gravel pit alongside the Sustrans cycle track between Barnby Road and London Road].

Sunday 20th November

Idle Washlands - 2000+ Pink-footed Geese, 8 Whooper Swan, 9 Pintail, Goldeneye, 40 Golden Plover, 42 Dunlin, 21 Redshank, 2 Great White Egret, Little Egret, Peregrine, 20+ Redpoll [Slaynes Lane], Marsh Harrier [Hagg Lane Flash].

Gotham/Ruddington Moor - 2 Peregrine [pylon next to Fairham Brook, 14:40], c.100 Skylark,  c.40 Siskin, 6+ Redwing, 30+ Fieldfare,  Brambling, 3 Stonechat, 5 Grey Partridge, Cormorant.

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Russian White-fronted Geese, Pintail, 2 Great White Egret, Stonechat [West Lake midday], 20+ Siskin [at the back of North lake].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 COMMON SCOTER [females, still present A52 Pit late morning at least].

Shelford - 2 Raven [calling over the river 10:30].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - COMMON CRANE [Juv Chainbridge Pit mid-morning, flew off low south 10:20]; also on site Whooper Swan, 2 Goosander, 2 CATTLE EGRET, 3+Great White Egret, 3 Green Sandpiper, c.150 Golden Plover.

Langford Lowfields - KITTIWAKE [adult Phase Three 09:24 - 09:44, then flew west over Cromwell Weir].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - CASPIAN GULL [adult], Great White Egret, 17 Golden Plover, Dunlin [Clifton Pit, 08:30 - 10:00], 60 Goosander [flew into Clifton Pit this evening].

Barton in Fabis - 2 Raven [over Branshill Wood, this morning].

Saturday 19th November

Worksop - Little Auk [found exhausted in garden and taken into care].

Little Auk - Worksop.


Erewash Meadows - KITTIWAKE [adult, Spoonbill Pool 13:30 - 15:30 at least], 6 Whooper Swan [through east, 10:12], c60 Pink-footed Geese [through 09:15].

Holme Pierrepont - 14 LITTLE GULL [A52 Pit, adult and 1st-winter 11:50 - 12:01 then flew high south-west; 1st-winter 12:56 - 13:04; six adults and four 1st-winters through south-west 13:04], 2 COMMON SCOTER [females, still A52 Pit this morning], 47 Dunlin [flew south, 10:29]; also Great White Egret.

Hodsock - 5 Whooper Swan [ 2 adults/3 juv], Little Egret, 4 Heron, 3 Snipe, 180 Black Headed Gull, 45 LBBG, 800 Starling, 3 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush.

Lanford Lowfields - 2+BEARDED TIT [heard calling from boardwalk, this afternoon], 2 Bittern [in flight Phase 2], Great White Egret, 5 Pintail, 3 Dunlin [Phase 3], 2 Marsh Harrier, Stonechat [Phase 1].

Idle Washlands - 54+ Dunlin, 946 Greylag Geese, 2 Pink-footed Geese, Goldeneye, Goosander, Shelduck, Peregrine [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Compton Acres - 14 Whooper Swan [through south, this morning]; also Chiffchaff and female Blackcap.

Sherwood Forest NNR - c.40 Pink-footed Geese [heading east late morning].

Friday 18th November

Hoveringham - 2 CASPIAN GULL [adult and 2nd-winter, Railway Pit roost]; also 3 adult Yellow-legged Gull.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [redhead still on Coneries Pond mid-afternoon], CASPIAN GULL [adult still on Clifton Pit], also Water Rail.

Holme Pierrepont - 2 COMMON SCOTER [females, A52 Pit this afternoon].

Netherfield - CASPIAN GULL [2nd-winter, Enva Recycling Centre early afternoon]

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 CATTLE EGRET, 3+Great White Egret, 3 Whooper Swan, 2 Pintail, 3 Green Sandpiper, 34 Dunlin, c500 Golden Plover.

Idle Washlands - 2 Goldeneye, Little Grebe, 245 Golden Plover, 450 Lapwing, 30 Dunlin, 4 Ruff, 4 Great White Egret, Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Kestrel, juv Peregrine, c.250 Fieldfare [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Misson Springs [Finninglay GP] - 2 Mute Swan, 10 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 600+ Wigeon, 95 Teal, 7 Tufted Duck, 23 Curlew, CASPIAN GULL [adult], 10+ Redwing, 20+ Fieldfare.

Thursday 17th November

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Smew [redhead, Coneries 16:30], CASPIAN GULL [adult still Clifton Pit]; also 280 Teal, 30 Snipe, 4 Dunlin.

Wednesday 16th November

Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [redhead, at north end of Church Pond 13:37], 2 CASPIAN GULL [both adults Clifton Pit, including the German ringed 'XJHA' mid-afternoon].

Netherfield Lagoons - 6 BEARDED TIT [in reedbed at east corner of Slurry Lagoon, 12:30], Marsh Harrier [cream-crown through south-west, mid-afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - CATTLE EGRET [Walters Farm fields, this morning].

Hoveringham - 2 Great White Egret, Pintail, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat [Sailing Lake], Pink-footed Geese [two skeins, several hundred birds, seen briefly high over the village heading west 11:40].

Skegby Trail - 80 Pink-footed Geese [heading north, 09:00].

Nott'm City - Woodcock [found dead showing signs of collision damage at the tram stop outside the Theatre Royal, early morning].

Clifton - 7 Raven [over the estate, 07:17].

Tuesday 15th November

Attenborough Nature Reserve - CASPIAN GULL [two adults Clifton Pit this afternoon; one bearing yellow ring 'XJHA' from German ringing scheme]; also 3 Pintail, 140 Teal.

Monday 14th November

Attenborough Nature Reserve - CASPIAN GULL [adult], Pintail, Great White Egret, 305 Lapwing [Clifton Pit, this afternoon], 4 Whooper Swan [flew over Kingfisher hide, 09:21], 20+ Greenfinch [feeding on the Tween Path].

Netherfield Lagoons - 4 BEARDED TIT [4 still in the reedbed at the east corner of the Slurry Lagoon, 12:28].

Idle Washlands - WeBS+ – 2 Mute Swan, 14 Whooper Swan, 16 Greylag Geese, 4 Canada Geese, 269 Mallard, 79 Gadwall, 12 Pintail, 17 Shoveler, 70 Wigeon, 28 Teal, 42 Tufted Duck, 4 Pochard, Goldeneye, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Cormorant, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Moorhen, 334 Coot, Golden Plover, 272 Lapwing, Ruff, Dunlin, Redshank, 7 Snipe [Slaynes Lane North]; 9 Mute Swan, 5 Greylag Geese, 115 Mallard, 43 Gadwall, 84 Shoveler, 61 Wigeon, 7 Teal, 13 Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, 9 Cormorant, 4 Great White Egret, 10 Coot, 4 Lapwing, 29 BH Gull [Slaynes Lane South]; 4 Mute Swan, 16 Wigeon, 310 Teal, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, 2 Moorhen, 8 Coot, 12 Lapwing, 6 Ruff, 22 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Redshank, 6 Snipe, 26 BH Gull [Slaynes Lane -Unit 2].

Girton - 5 Whooper Swan.

Burton Joyce - Brambling [female on garden feeders].

Sunday 13th November

Gotham Moor - HEN HARRIER [ringtail, quartering over fields at the side of the Fairham Brook 15:15 - 15:35, then drifted out of sight towards Ruddington Moor]; also 2 Peregrine, 12 Grey Partridge, 6+Stonechat, 80+Skylark, 250+Fieldfare, 8 Yellowhammer.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - SMEW [redhead, Beeston Pond 10:30 - 15:40 at least] 4 Whooper Swan [adults, Clifton Pit 15:25], Ring-necked Parakeet [flew over the Delta], 70 Goosander, Great White Egret [Clifton Pit, this evening].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 3 Pintail, 200+Golden Plover, 20 Dunlin, 7 Ruff, 2 Water Rail, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler.

Collingham - 4 Great White Egret [over Wharf Pit, early afternoon]; also 3 Red-crested Pochard.

Clifton - BLACK REDSTART [female-type in back gardens off Havenwood Rise, 10:20].

Netherfield Lagoons - 8 BEARDED TIT [4 males showing well in the east corner of the Slurry Lagoon, 09:15].

Bearded Tits - Netherfield Lagoons © Miles Cluff.


Gonalston - Brambling [in private garden].

King's Mill Reservoir - Water Rail.

Saturday 12th November

Idle Washlands - 3 Whooper Swan, 2 Egyptian Geese, 10 Pintail, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 85+Golden Plover, 4 Ruff, Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier [cream-crown], Common Buzzard, 2 Herring Gull, 5 LBBG, 4 Stock Dove, 11 Crow, 2 Rook, Raven, 2 Stonechat, 2 Reed Bunting [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Idlestop - c.22 Whooper Swan [in field just north of Idlestop], 5 Mute Swan, 20 Rook, 2 Herring Gull, 2 LBBG, Common Buzzard, GS Woodpecker..

Everton Carr - Marsh Harrier.

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] WeBS+ - 4 Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, 6 Shelduck, 25+Mallard, 4 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 107+Teal, 11 Tufted Duck, 500+Wigeon, 5 Coot, Cormorant, 33 Curlew, Red-legged Partridge, 50+Wood Pigeon, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, c.35 Redwing, 5 60+Fieldfare, 5 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Siskin.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - CASPIAN GULL [adult again Clifton Pit 09:04 - 16:20 at least], 81 Goosander [roosted on Clifton Pit this evening]; also 2 Stonechat [Clifton Pit reedbed from Kingfisher hide this morning].

Calverton - 1000+ Pink-footed Geese [heading east in several skeins midday - 12:30].

Netherfield - 5 Yellow-legged Gull [three 1st-winter and two 2nd-winter, Enva Recycling Centre this morning].

Skegby Trail - Grey Heron, Redwing/Fieldfare [in abundance], Common Buzzard, 5 Ring-necked Parakeet, Yellowhammer.

Friday 11th November

Hoveringham - SCAUP [female still present Railway Pit, this evening], 1w CASPIAN GULL, 2 adult/2w Yellow-legged Gull [Railway Pit roost].

Sherwood - c.80 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, late morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Ring Necked Parakeet [Tween Path, 08:00], Blackcap [male, riverside path, early afternoon].

Thursday 10th November

Attenborough Nature Reserve - CASPIAN GULL [adult], 45 Goosander [Clifton Pit, late afternoon/evening].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 18 Dunlin [Chainbridge Scrape West, early afternoon], 350 Golden Plover [circling Chainbridge Scrape West].

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 6 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, 300+Wigeon, Curlew [several], c.70 Fieldfare, c.50 Redwing, Grey Wagtail.

Stapleford Woods - 3 Raven [Nott's side of the site].

Wednesday 9th November

Hoveringham - 2 CASPIAN GULL [adult and 4th-winter in the Railway Pit roost this evening], SCAUP [female], 10 Goosander [Railway Pit], Marsh Harrier [cream-crown], Red Kite, Stonechat [Sailing Lake].

Idle Washlands - c.60 Pink-footed Geese [north-west], 5 Whooper Swan, 5 Pintail, 2 Water Rail, 47 Stock Dove, 3 Ruff, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Netherfield - CASPIAN GULL [1st-winter still at Enva Recycling Centre, 11:39].

Tuesday 8th November

Idle Washlands - c. 800 Pink-footed Geese [flying over in skeins], 4+ Great White Egret [4 together, then another one later, further west], Little Egret, 4 Whooper Swan, Ruff, 60+ Golden Plover, 3 Redshank, Peregrine [Slaynes Lane].

Langford Lowfields - CASPIAN GULL [adult red colour ring, code not seen], 120 Pink-footed Geese [north-west, 08:32], 31 Whooper Swan [19 including 1 first calendar-year arrived at 08:20; 12 adults north-west 08:30], 9 Pintail, 8 Goldeneye, 50 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl.

Monday 7th November

Netherfield - CASPIAN GULL [1st-winter still at the Enva Recycling Centre, 12:30].

1w Caspian Gull - Netherfield © Miles Cluff.


Idle Washlands - 17 Ruff, 110 Golden Plover, 15 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, 7 Pintail [4 drk's], 2 Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, 47 Cormorant, 69 Shoveler, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, Stonechat [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Hoveringham - SCAUP [female still on Railway Pit, Scout compound end, early afternoon].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 Whooper Swan, Wigeon, Pochard, Yellow Legged Gull, Great White Egret, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Ring-necked Parakeet, Redwing, Fieldfare, Siskin [early morning].

Sunday 6th November

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Yellow-browed Warbler [Wet Marsh path, this morning], 45 Goosander [Clifton Pit, this evening].

Girton Pits - CASPIAN GULL [adult, North Pit early afternoon].

Idle Washlands - 4000+ Pink-footed Geese [south; then 1500-2000 returned north-east], 18+Whooper Swan, 4 drk Pintail, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 6 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 86 Golden Plover, 4 Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, 5 LBBG, Yellow-legged Gull, Raven, 2 Stonechat, 50+Goldfinch, 14 Redpoll [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - drk Pintail, 2 Goldeneye [Linghurst Pit], 2 Goosander, Chiffchaff, 2 Grey Wagtail [Bellmoor Lake].

Gringley Carr - 3000 Pink-footed Geese [east], 12 Whooper Swan, 270 Wigeon, Great White Egret, 2 Water Rail, 7 Grey Partridge, 40 Stock Dove, 2000 Starling, 25 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Brambling, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff, 30 Greenfinch, Raven, Kestrel, 5 Buzzard.

Bestwood Country Park - Ring-necked Parakeet [again spotted on edge of the woods].

Saturday 5th November

Idle Washlands - 12,000 Pink-footed Geese [over Tunnel Tech], 3 Whooper Swan, 5 Pintail [3 drk's], 3 Great White Egret, 230 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, Merlin [female], Stonechat, 10 Linnet [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Holme Pierrepont - SCAUP [drake, A52 Pit this morning].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 200+Golden Plover, 30 Dunlin, 7 Ruff, 4 Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge East].

Friday 4th November

Idle Washlands - 17 Whooper Swan, 10 Pintail, Pochard, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 200+Pink-footed Geese [south], 4 Ruff, Pectoral Sandpiper, 100+Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, 10 Redshank [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Glossy Ibis [probable reported in flight towards Chainbridge/Neatholme], 6 Whooper Swan [heading north-east, 09:12], 6 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, 4 Common Snipe, Marsh Harrier [Chainbridge West], 5 Dunlin, 4 Ruff [Chainbridge East].

Everton Carr - 2000+Pink-footed Geese, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard.

Netherfield Lagoons - CASPIAN GULL [1st-winter again on Deep Pit, mid-morning], 4 BEARDED TIT [still east corner of the Slurry Lagoon].

Kilvington Lakes - 14 Whooper Swan [West Lake, came down briefly this morning[; also Great White Egret.

Hucknall - 4 Grey Partridge [fields behind Silo Farm].

King's Mill Reservoir - c.120 Pink-footed Geese [over east, 08:55), 25 Common Snipe.

Bilsthorpe - c.700 Pink-footed Geese [heading east/north-east in three skiens this morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - CASPIAN GULL [adult still Clifton Pit, this morning], Water Rail [Ridge & Furrow], Great White Egret, 33 Goosander [Clifton Pit], 7 Little Grebe [Tween pond].

Langford Lowfields - 8 Whooper Swan [4 adults present, joined at 0809hrs by two adult two 1CY], 12 Pintail, 5 Goldeneye, Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier [2 hunting females and a male through, ushered off by one of the females].

Chilwell - Ring-necked Parakeet [west over Letchworth Crescent, 07:30].

Thursday 3rd November

Hoveringham - 2 CASPIAN GULL [Railway Pit roost, this evening].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - FIRECREST [c.200m south of bridge on west bank at Chainbridge Scrape, late morning], 1+Mealy Redpoll [with Lesser Redpoll Chainbridge Wood, mid-afternoon], 2 COMMON CRANE [flew over Clayworth Common calling at dusk].

Idle Washlands - BEWICK'S SWAN [Newington Flash, S.York's; then flew towards Slaynes Lane 09;45], 7 Pink-footed Gesse [north-west], 106 Whooper Swan, 7 Pintail, Marsh Harrier, 660 Golden Plover, Peregrine, Pectoral Sandpiper, 17 Ruff, 20 Dunlin, 10 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Great White Egret, Kingfisher, 3 Stonechat, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Raven, Bullfinch, 35 Redpoll [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Annesley Pit Top - Merlin [male, this morning].

Gotham Moor - Green Sandpiper [swimming and wading in drainage dyke],  3 Stonechat [top of bank at Fairham Brook near Ruddington Railway line], 3 Little Egret, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, Kestrel, Tawny Owl.

Wednesday 2nd November

Idle Washlands - 3 Great White Egret, Little Egret, 400+Golden Plover, 500+Lapwing, Pectoral Sandpiper [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding

Budby - HEN HARRIER [male, over the village heading west, 12:40].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 260 Golden Plover, 39 Dunlin, 6 Green Sandpiper, 10 Ruff, 9 Snipe, Kingfisher, 12 Goldeneye, Pintail, 40 Redpoll, 60 Stock Dove.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Stonechat, Chiffchaff [Ridge and Furrow reedbed, 08:00].

Tuesday 1st November

Attenborough Nature Reserve - CASPIAN GULL [adult again on Clifton Pit, this evening]; also 7 Pintail, Stonechat.

Clumber Park - Great White Egret [colour ringed "AAR" Clumber Lake]; also adult Yellow-legged Gull.

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Curlew Sandpiper, 30 Dunlin, Ruff, 6 Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape West, this morning].  

Many thanks to:

Celia Abbott, Sandy Aitkin, Wendy Ambler, Laurence Archibald, Paula Barnes, Mervyn Bartle, Doug Bottrell, Robin Brace, Ruth Brown, David Brydon, Andy Capstick, Ian Clarke, Alan Clewes, Miles Cluff, Jim Collinson, Carl Cornish, Ian Cowgill, Nick Crouch, Paul Davidson, Mark Dawson, Rod Dean, Jacqueline Dennison, Allan Dodds, David Dougherty, Lorraine Dunford, Lawrie Dunn, John Ellis, Keith Fisher, Steve Follows, Ade Fox, Pete Freeman, Steve Furber, John Gallagher, Luke George, Vic Giles, Gil Green, Indy Kiemel Greene, Andy Hall, Rae Harrington, Phil Haynes, Alan Hobson, Gary Hobson, Paul Hobson, John Hopper, Dave Hursthouse, Martin Kennewell, Andrew Kerridge, Ian Livsey, Jonathan Lloyd, Dawn Marie, Andrew Matthews, Peter Mee, Martin McCallum, Ged Morley, Paul Naylor, Ruth Nettleship, Lesley Noar, Phil Palmer, Colin Penny, Craig Pitchford, Clive Prescott, Dave Read, Phil Read, Simon Roberts, David Robinson, Alan Scrimshaw, Alan Shaw, Mark Speck, Pete Stanyon, Darren Starling, Edmund Staunton, Alan Thomas, Mick Tring, David Tyldesley, Mike Vickers, Tony Wardell, Peter Whitworth, Mike Wilkinson, Paul Wilcox, Mark Wilde, Rob Woodward, Darren Wozencroft.



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