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Archived Sightings 2001 - 2023
Archived Sightings 2001 to 2023
Archived Sightings 2024
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.
211 Species have been recorded so far in 2024.
Updated 2nd November 2024.
Full List HERE
Saturday 30th November
Idle Valley – West of Everton – 36 Pink-footed Geese [over], 4 Teal, 9 Golden Plover, 10 Skylark, 7+Yellowhammer, c.25 Goldfinch, c.50 Fieldfare and several Redwing, 2 Kestrel, 2 Buzzard, c.6 Goldcrest.
Idle Washlands - Bar-headed Goose, 2 Egyptian Geese, Red Kite, 3 Marsh Harrier, 600 Lapwing [quarry entrance], 1f Stonechat, 4 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Raven [Slaynes Lane]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Retford - Goosander [Chesterfield Canal, 15:00].
Colwick CP - Chiffchaff [calling from willows by quayside cafe, 13:00].
Clumber Park - adult Caspian Gull, 3w Yellow-legged Gull [Clumber Lake, this morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 4 Cattle Egret [field off Walters Lane, this morning].
Friday 29th November
Gringley - 3000 to 4000 Pink-footed Geese [adjacent to Hagg Lane, this evening].
Idle Washlands - 3 Marsh Harrier [along the river bank], 6 Dunlin, 95 Lapwing, 21 Ruff [Slaynes Lane then flew to Newington area].
West Leake - HEN HARRIER [ringtail flew west over the West Leake Hills, 14:07].
Netherfield - 3 Caspian Gull [adult, 1st-winter and 2nd winter Enva Recycling Centre].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 4 Pintail [Linhurst Pool], 3 Pintail, c100 Golden Plover, 200 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 2 Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher [Neatholme Fen], 38 Pink-footed Geese [over], 56 Pochard [Neatholme Pit], 3 Goosander [Waterski Pit], Peregrine [Clayworth Common].
Teversal - 50 Pink-footed Geese [north-west into Derbyshire, 10:43].
Hoveringham - Great White Egret [Sailing Lake, this morning], Green Sandpiper [Tipping Pond].
Thursday 28th November
Idle Washlands - 95+ Whooper Swan [in at dark to roost], 2 Raven [Sheep Field], Barn Owl [Slaynes Lane], 2 Water Rail [calling near Misson village]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 83 Goosander [into roost on the Water Ski Pit late afternoon], Yellow-legged Gull [adult, on Neatholme Scrape]; also 4 Great White Egret, 22 Goldeneye, 8000+ Starling flew over.
Wednesday 27th November
Idle Washlands - Whooper Swan, 5 Great White Egret [roosting by Unit 2], 12 Cattle Egret [flew west at dusk], c.4000 Pink-footed Geese [north of the area at dusk], 4 Egyptian Geese, 2 Marsh Harrier, Cetti's Warbler [Slaynes Lane, late afternoon].
Holme Pierrepont - SHORT-EARED OWL [A52 Pit, late afternoon]; also Barn Owl.
Kilvington Lakes - Ring-necked Duck [still present on West Lake, this afternoon].
Carburton - 3 Tufted Duck, 3 Gadwall [River Poulter ‘pond’], Red Kite [flew over the farm].
Tuesday 26th November
Netherfield - 5 Caspian Gull [Enva Recycling Centre, adult, 3rd-winter, 2nd-winter and two 1st-winter this afternoon], Woodcock [around the Deep Pit, 15:30].
Besthorpe NR - Little Grebe, Great White Egret, Little Egret, 2 Snipe, Cetti's Warbler, Fieldfare [Mons Pool].
Kilvington Lakes - Ring-necked Duck [drake, still present West Lake 14:00]; also Great White Egret, juv Marsh Harrier, 2 Stonechat [West Lake, this morning].
Bunny - Great White Egret [Fairham Brook]; also Green Sandpiper, Barn Owl.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 8 Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields].
Barton in Fabis - Cattle Egret [in horse paddock off Manor Rd, 12:38].
Idle Washlands - 550 Pink-footed Geese [350 landed Gringley side of Hagg Lane; 200 south towards gringley later], 3 Great White Egret, Little Egret, 12 Pintail, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher, Stonechat, 2 Cetti's Warber, 10 Redwing, 3 Raven [Slaynes Lane], 10 Little Grebe, Great White Egret, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank [Hagg Lane Flash].
Clifton - Great White Egret [flew over the Crusader Island at midday].
Welbeck - Great White Egret [Upper Welbeck Lake, this morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 63 Goosander, adult Caspian Gull [Clifton Pit, early morning], 5 Pintail [3 drakes, Coneries].
Monday 25th November
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Pintail, 1,120 Lapwing, 100 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], Chiffchaff [Neatholme Lane], 6 Goosander [Water Ski Pit], 2 Pintail, 35 Goldeneye [Neatholme Scrape], Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape East], Stonechat [Conservation Lake], 8 Cattle Egret [fields near Walters Lane], 6 Great White Egret [between Bluebell Fisheries, Chainbridge and Neatholme].
Netherfield - 5 Caspian Gull [Enva Recycling Centre, adult, 2nd-winter and three 1st-winter, mid-afternoon].
Idle Washlands - 2 Whooper Swan, 4 Great White Egret, 4 Goldeneye, 2 cc Marsh Harrier, 2 Raven, Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1m Stonechat [Slaynes Lane]. See todays Doncaster Birding
Kilvington Lakes - Ring-necked Duck [drake, still present West Lake late morning at least].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREATER SCAUP [female Church Pond 09:30 - 11:30 with no further sign after], BLACK-NECKED GREBE [adult, Clifton Pit 10:30 to dusk]; also 53 Goosander, 250 Lapwing.
Sunday 24th November
Kilvington Lakes - Ring-necked Duck [drake, West Lake late morning - mid-afternoon at least]; also c.100 Lapwing, Grey Wagtail.
Ring-necked Duck - Kilvington Lakes © Alan Clewes.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 9 Cattle Egret [eight Walters Lane field opposite Bluebell Fishery, single Tiln North this afternoon], Caspian Gull [Chainbridge Pit, 14:45], 5 Shelduck, Great White Egret, c.30 Siskin [Bellmoor Lake], Goosander, Great White Egret, Little Egret [Bluebell Fishery].
West Bridgford - Cattle Egret, 22 Little Egret [Regretta Way in horse field by traffic lights at Ratcliffe Rd junc, late morning].
Serlby Park - 3 Red Kite.
Saturday 23rd November
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Mediterranean Gull [adult], Yellow-legged Gull [adult], 1w GBBG, 30 LBBG, 45 Herring Gull, leucistic adult BH Gull [Neatholme Scrape roost, this evening], 5 Pintail [4 drakes], 6 adult GBBG [Neatholme Fen].
Holme Pierrepont - 2 Caspian Gull [3rd and 1st- winter, Blotts Pit this morning].
Friday 22nd November
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 4 Ruff, 5 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 2 Kingfisher [Neatholme Fen], 3 Marsh Harrier [two Cross Lane Marsh; male Neatholme Scrape], 6+Raven [single over Lighurst Wood; 2 east over Baily Bridge; 6 low over Bunker Wood towards Lower Sheep Fields and remained for 30mins then flew off south], Cattle Egret, 7 Fieldfare, 20+Siskin, 5+Bullfinch [Lower Sheep Fields], 2 Great White Egret, Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 7 Goosander [Bellmoor Lake].
Idle Washlands - 2 Goldeneye, Goosander, 2 Egyptian Geese, Dunlin [over], Peregrine [Slaynes Lane, early afternoon].
Wollaton Park - 5 Goosander [3 drakes], Pochard, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet.
Retford - 4 Redwing [in Sycamore north of the West Retford Hotel].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 13 Barnacle Geese [left Clifton Pit, 07:45], 5 Pintail [4 drakes], 6 Great White Egret [3 over heading east; 2 Clifton Pit; single Coneries], adult Caspian Gull [this morning].
Thursday 21st November
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 45 Goosander, adult Caspian Gull [Clifton Pit, this evening], 6 Great White Egret [Coneries roost].
Gringley Carr - 2 Grey Partridge, 4 Great White Egret, 3 Cattle Egret, 10 Golden Plover, 250 Lapwing, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrine, 50 Stock Dove, 40 Skylark, 80 CORN BUNTING [this afternoon].
Idle Washlands - 2 Goldeneye, 6 Great White Egret, 6 Egyptian Geese, 20 Pintail, Black-tailed Godwit [Slaynes Lane], 2000 Pink-footed Geese [in fields to the north of Slaynes].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 13 Grey Partridge [Clayworth Common/100 mtr east of Conservation Lake, mid-morning].
Edwinstowe - 43 Pink-footed Geese [over north-west, this morning].
Gedling - Raven [over].
Wednesday 20th November
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 3 Whooper Swan, 5 Pintail [Neatholme Fen], Great White Egret, Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 150+Shoveler, Goosander [Bellmoor Lake].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Marsh Harrier [cream-crown over Tween, late morning
Barton in Fabis - c.100 Golden Plover, JACK SNIPE, Great White Egret, c.250 Skylark, 2 Stonechat, c.60 Greenfinch, c.20 Yellowhammer [fields to the west of the village, mid-morning/early afternoon], 13 Barnacle Geese [again riverside fields near Cottages Flash].
Clumber Park - 2 Great White Egret, 10 LBBG [Main Lake].
Rufford CP - 2 Hawfinch [in trees near the Abbey, 08:30-09:30].
Tuesday 19th November
Clumber Park - 3w Caspian Gull, adult Mediterranean Gull, adult/two 2w Yellow-legged Gull [on the Main Lake, this afternoon].
Mediterranean Gull - Clumber Park © Paul Hobson.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Hawfinch [again Lound Village crossroad junction, this morning], White-fronted Goose [Conservation Lake], 2 GARGANEY [reported Chainbridge Scrape East], 2w Caspian Gull, adult Mediterranean Gull [Chainbridge Scrape East, 14:00], 10+Goosander [Sailing Pit], Shelduck, Great White Egret, Sparrowhawk, Kingfisher [Bellmoor Lake area].
Kilvington Lakes - JACK SNIPE [between West and North Lakes this morning].
Netherfield Lagoons - Short-eared Owl [Slurry Lagoon, this morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 13 Barnacle Geese [Clifton Pit this morning then flew over the river to Barton in Fabis returning to roost on Clifton Pit this evening].
Hickling - Whooper Swan [calling high in the cloud out of sight moving south-west, this morning]; also Treecreeper [Shelts Spinney away from any significant woodland areas].
Monday 18th November
Langford Lowfields - Purple Sandpiper [still present Phase Three, late morning to mid-afternoon at least].
Clumber Park - 3 Caspian Gull, 800 LBBG [Main Lake, Hardwick end late afternoon].
Netherfield Lagoons - 2 Caspian Gull [adult and 2nd-winter Deep Pit/Enva this afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Hawfinch [Lound Village crossroad, in park opposite nursing home, mid-afternoon at least], Chiffchaff [singing Parish Park], Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker [Neatholme Lane], 4 Shelduck, Pintail, 920 Golden Plover, 470 Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 2 Ruff [Neatholme Fen], Goosander, Goldeneye, 2 Marsh Harrier [Neatholme Pit], 2 Pintail, 33 Goldeneye [Neatholme Scrape], Bullfinch [Water Ski Pit], Chiffchaff [Windsurf Pit], Goldeneye, Great White Egret [Chainbridge Pit].
Idle Washlands - KNOT, 16 Ruff, 10 Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper [Hagg Lane Flash, all waders flushed by a Sparrowhawk 10:40], c.300 Greylag Geese, 2000+ Pink-footed Geese, 4 Whooper Swan, 200+ Wigeon, c.25 Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 300+ Coot, 4+ Great Crested Grebe, 200+ Lapwing, 2 Snipe, 6 Redshank, 4 Dunlin, 28 Cormorant, Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, Cetti’s Warbler, Stonechat, Grey Wagtail [Slaynes Lane/Hagg Lane Flash]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Hoveringham - 3 Whooper Swan, Great White Egret [Sailing Lake, mid-morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [adult still Clifton Pit, this morning], 47 Goosander [this evening].
Calverton - Woodcock [Watchwood, put up by Springer Spaniel].
Sunday 17th November
Langford Lowfields - Purple Sandpiper [present on the Deep Water Pit, 14:54 at least].
Purple Sandpiper - Langford Lowfields © James Wilkinson.
Clumber Park - Caspian Gull [adult on the lake in front of the Chaple, this morning]; also 8 Whooper Swan [over east], Hawfinch [near the Classical Bridge], 2 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 10 Goosander.
Collingham Pits - Marsh Harrier [male, Silt Pit mid-morning].
Meering - 5 Great White Egret [south-west, 07:45], Goosander [female, on the River Trent].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [adult still Clifton Pit, early morning].
Saturday 16th November
Idle Washlands – 2 Great White Egret, Grey Heron, 4 Redshank, 9 Whooper Swan, 25+ Cormorant, juv Peregrine, cc Marsh Harrier, Kestrel.
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] – 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2+ Curlew, JACK SNIPE, Snipe, Grey Heron, Peregrine [north], c.1500 Starling [south-west]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Langford Lowfields - KNOT [Phase Three, early afternoon].
Clumber Park - 2 Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull [all adults, on the Main Lake, late morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [adult still Clifton Pit, mid-morning].
Friday 15th November
Idle Washlands - 14 Whooper Swan, 2 Pintail, GREATER SCAUP, 50 Lapwing, 10 Snipe, 8 Redshank, 2 Ruff, 3 Great White Egret, Sparrowhawk, Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher, 2 Kestrel, 12 Redwing, 50 Fieldfare, 2 Stonechat, 30 Goldfinch [Slaynes Lane]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 21 Cattle Egret, 5 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, 3 Goosander, 3 Pintail, 30 Goldeneye, Dunlin, 2 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, c400 Golden Plover, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 Blackcap, Raven.
Chilwell - 8 Ring-necked Parakeet [over Chilwell Cemetery].
Kirklington - 7 Little Egret [on field in seperate parties of 3 and 4, late morning].
Thursday 14th November
Idle Washlands - 8 Whooper Swan, 6 Great White Egret [roosting in big trees by Unit 2], Water Rail [heard], 350 Canada Geese, Goosander, 116 Lapwing, Kingfisher and several thousand corvids roosting [Slaynes Lane], Great White Egret, 16 Redshank, 17 Ruff, 530 Lapwing, 10 Dunlin [Hagg Lane Flash]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Harworth - Hawfinch [flew south over Farleigh Drive].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 49 Goosander [early morning], Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret [Clifton Pit].
Wednesday 13th November
Gringley Carr - 3 Great White Egret, 6 Grey Partridge, Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Buzzard, 38 CORN BUNTING [15:00 - dark visit].
Idle Washlands - 27 Redshank, Snipe, Marsh Harrier, Grey Wagtail [Hagg Lane Flash, late morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - GARGANEY [female/imm], Pintail, 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 3 Golden Plover, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Snipe [Neathome Fen, this morning].
Kilvington Lakes - Whooper Swan, Marsh Harrier, 8 Pink-footed Geese [in among Greylags, West Lake this morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [adult still Clifton Pit, this morning], 200+Tufted Duck [flew west].
Chilwell - 60 Pink-footed Geese [north-west, 09:55].
Clumber Park - 3 Goosander, 30 Gadwall.
Tuesday 12th November
Netherfield Lagoons - Woodcock [in flight at dusk], c.75 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 14:36].
Holme Pierrepont - JACK SNIPE [Blotts Pit, on one of the islands this afternoon].
Bingham - c.200 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 14:35].
West Bridgford - c.200 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-east, 14:30].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - c.250 Pink-footed Geese [over in three Skeins; 2 skeins east, one north-west], Pintail, Great White Egret, Caspian Gull, 90 Common Gull [Clifton Pit]
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 11+Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields], 15 Whooper Swan north], Marsh Harrier, Chiffchaff [Chainbridge Scrape West], 3 Pintail, 3 Shelduck, Great White Egret, 300+Golden Plover, 3 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, Green Sandpiper [Neathome]; 5 Whooper Swan, 16 Pink-footed Geese [over].
Idle Washlands - 28 Whooper Swan [Hagg Lane Flash]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Langford Lowfields - 3 Shelduck, 20+ Wigeon, 5 Curlew [Phase Three].
Harlow Wood - Pink-footed Geese [two skeins, one heard seemingly passing south-east, 10:38; c.100 heading south-east, 11:00].
Beechdale - c.40 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 10:40].
Monday 11th November
Netherfield Lagoons - 5 Whooper Swan [over heading east, 16:30].
Kilvington Lakes - Whooper Swan [2 adults plus a smaller juvenile West Lake; the juvenile was two thirds the size of the adults presumably Bewick's Swan, all three then flew south 15:30].
Chilwell - several hundred Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 10:00].
Beechdale - c.200 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, this morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [adult still Clifton Pit, this morning]; also 7 Common Snipe.
Sunday 10th November
Serlby - 2 Hawfinch [in trees by Golf Club entrance, 15:30].
Kilvington Lakes - KNOT [West Lake, mid-afternoon]; also 60 Pink-footed Geese [east], Pintail, 4 Shoveler, 100 Lapwing, 200 Fieldfare.
Langford Lowfields - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [still present Phase One, this afternoon].
Rufford Pit Top - c.200 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 10:45].
Bingham - 300 Pink-footed Geese [east/south/east, 11:45], Stonechat [Archer Lake].
Carlton on Trent - 5 Cattle Egret [with cattle in Trent side field, late morning].
Hickling - Hawfinch [heading north-east calling, 10:45]; also Siskin, several Skylark and flocks of Redwing and Fieldfare through all morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 18 Cattle Egret, 3 Whooper Swan [over], Redshank, Grey Wagtail, Stonechat [still Lower Sheep Fields, this morning], 65 Pink-footed Geese [north-west, Neatholme Fen], 9 Egyptian Geese, 6 Pintail, 6 Little Egret, Great White Egret, 13 Snipe, 5 Ruff, 3 Redshank, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Water Rail, Marsh Harrier, Grey Wagtail [Neatholme Fen], Chiffchaff [Wild Goose Farm], Blackcap [The Willows], 31 Red-legged Partridge, 5 Grey Partridge, Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 90 Pink-footed Geese [north], 30 Linnet, Stonechat [Blaco], 2 Great White Egret, 2 Redshank, 3 Ruff, 2 Caspian Gull [both 2nd-winter, 13:50], Kingfisher [Chainbridge Pit].
North Muskham - Ruddy Shelduck [A1 Pits].
Holme Pierrepont - KNOT [Blotts Pit, this morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [adult still Clifton Pit].
Saturday 9th November
King's Mill Reservoir - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult, in the roost this evening], KNOT [on the pontoon near the car park, this morning]; also 4 Redshank, 13 Common Snipe.
Knot - King's Mill Reservoir © Robin Brace.
Clumber Park - 2 Hawfinch, 2 Swallow [Hardwick village car park, 11:30 - mid-afternoon].
Langford Lowfields - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [still present Phase One, 12:22].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 20 Cattle Egret [still Lower Sheep Fields].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [adult still Clifton Pit, this morning].
Friday 8th November
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 6 Great White Egret [Coneries roost, this evening], 320 Tufted Duck.
Idle Washlands - 60 Pink-footed Geese, 28 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 WOOD SANDPIPER [feeding with mixed flock of Redshank and Green Sandpiper], 10 Redshank, 3 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, 2 Redwing, 4 Fieldfare [Slaynes Lane, early afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 21 Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields, this afternoon].
Hoveringham - GREATER SCAUP [1st-winter drake, still Sailing Lake late morning].
Langford Lowfields - 2 BEWICK'S SWAN [adults, flew in from the north, 11:15].
Thursday 7th November
Besthorpe NR - Whooper Swan, 11 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret [flew into roost], Marsh Harrier, c.5,000 Starling [roosted in the reed-bed; no murmaration].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 14 Cattle Egret, c.50 Pied Wagtail [Lower Sheep Fields, early afternoon].
Harworth - 2 Hawfinch [two present private site with no public access, this morning].
Hoveringham - GREATER SCAUP [1st-winter drake, Sailing Lake this morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [still Clifton Pit].
Wednesday 6th November
Collingham Pits - Black-throated Diver [still present Ferry Farm Pit, early afternoon]; also Brambling [calling overhead].
Arnold - Woodcock [flushed from under mature Hawthorn hedge in garden, this afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - KNOT [1st-winter, again Clifton Pit late morning]; also 37 Goosander, 8 Goldeneye, 4 Pintail, 6 Pochard, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 16 Snipe, 2 Caspian Gull [adult & 1st-winter].
Hoveringham - LITTLE GULL [1st-winter, Sailing Lake 10:35].
Kilvington Lakes - KNOT [West Lake, this morning]; also Goldeneye [over], 9 Pink-footed Geese [flying around at low level]
Langford Lowfields - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, BAR-TAILED GODWIT [Phase Three, early morning], 2 BEWICK'S SWAN [flew north presumably to feed in fields, 07:35]; Pintail, c.200 Golden Plover, Great White Egret [Phase Three], Great White Egret, Kingfisher [Phase One].
Skegby - 2 Raven [flew east calling, 07:35].
Tuesday 5th November
Besthorpe NR - c.10,000 Starling [murmuration over Mons Pool this evening].
Collingham Pits - Black-throated Diver [still present Ferry Farm Pit, this afternoon].
Netherfield Lagoons - 2 Caspian Gull [adult and 1st-winter [this afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - KNOT [1st-winter, Clifton Pit mid-morning]; also adult Caspian Gull.
Knot - Attenborough Nature Reserve © Simon Roberts.
Langford Lowfields - 2 BEWICK'S SWAN [adults, Phase Three 08:01-13:52 both then flew south-west but returned 14:00], RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [again Phase One].
Annesley Pit Top [Newstead & Annesley CP] - Hawfinch [through south-west, this morning].
Hoveringham - Pintail, Goosander [Railway Pit], Ruddy Shelduck, Golden Plover through [Sailing Lake].
King's Mill Reservoir - Egyptian Goose, 12 Teal, 5 Little Grebe, 96 Lapwing, 10 Snipe.
Monday 4th November
Netherfield Lagoons - 4 Caspian Gull [adult, two 1st-winter and 2nd-winter at Enva/Deep Pit this afternoon]; also adult Yellow-legged Gull.
Collingham Pits - Black-throated Diver [still present Ferry Farm Pit, this morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 9 Pintail, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, c.500 Golden Plover, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 6 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 7 Snipe, Water Rail [Neatholme Fen, 20 Linnet [Wildgoose Farm], Great White Egret, Goldeneye, 280 Linnet, Stonechat [Blaco], 5 Whooper Swan [2 adults/3 Juvs], 2 Marsh Harrier, Snipe [Mattersey Common].
Kilvington Lakes - Whooper Swan, 20 Pink-footed Geese [West Lake, on the water amongst 350 Greylag this morning].
Sunday 3rd November
Collingham Pits - Black-throated Diver [flew north over Collingham Pits this morning then back south dropping onto Wharf Pit before relocating onto Ferry Farm Pit, 13:37 at least]; also 9 Curlew.
Black-throated Diver - Collingham Pits © Nick Crouch.
Langford Lowfields - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [still present Phase One, north of the floating bridge this afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 5 Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields], 7 Pintail, 400+Golden Plover, 120 Lapwing, Dunlin, Ruff, 3 Snipe, Little Egret, Great White Egret [Neatholme Fen], Green Sandpiper [calling], 10+Redwing [Chainbridge Scrape West], 25 Goldeneye, 2 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier [Neatholme Scrape], Woodcock [flew over opposite Bittern Pools], 2 Shelduck, Water Rail [calling], Little Egret, Great White Egret [Bellmoor Lake], c.120 Siskin, a few Redpoll [Bailey Bridge].
Arnold - Woodcock [house flyover NG5 6PQ, this afternoon].
Annesley Pit Top [Newstead & Annesley CP] - HEN HARRIER [ringtail, through north-west 07:50].
Saturday 2nd November
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 1w MEDITERRANEAN GULL, 3 Caspian Gull [2 adults and 1st-winter Clifton Pit], 41 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-west 10:36].
Thrumpton - Hawfinch [briefly in tree tops with Redwings behind All Saints Church 11:40; then flew high towards Thrumpton Hall Estate].
Daneshill - Hawfinch [flew south over Daneshill Lakes 10:34].
Clifton Village - 2 Hawfinch [in trees along Holgate 09:45 but mobile].
Holme Pierrepont - 2 Hawfinch [singles flew east over Blotts Pit, 07:50 and south 09:06].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 13 Cattle Egret [still present Lower Sheep Fields, this morning].
Newark on Trent - 16 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-east].
Averham - Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret [pool in field].
Rufford CP - Goosander [drake, Rufford Lake].
Friday 1st November
Kirkby in Ashfield - Avocet [flew over alarm calling this evening].
Langford Lowfields - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [still Phase Three early morning then relocated to Phase One, early afternoon], 6 Hawfinch [north-west over Phase One calling, late morning]; also 70 Golden Plover, 1w MEDITERRANEAN GULL, 1w Caspian Gull [Phase Three, this afternoon].
Hoveringham - BEARDED TIT [still Sailing Lake just past the clubhouse this morning, then flew high east over the river Trent].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 11 Cattle Egret [still Lower Sheep Fields], c.1000 Pink-footed Geese [80 south-east over the Willows 09:58; 80 north-west Neatholme Fen 10:09; 450 south over Clayworth Common in five skeins 10:20; 310 in stubble Clayworth Common 11:02; 100 east Blaco 11:52], 8 Pintail, 2 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, c150 Golden Plover, 2 Marsh Harrier [Neatholme Fen], 3 Marsh Harrier [up together Neatholme Scrape].
Many thanks to:
Mervyn Bartle, David Billingham, Michael Blount, Robin Brace, Neil Braund, David Brydon, Peter Burrill, Paul Buxton, Darren Chapman, Alan Clewes, Miles Cluff, Rich Collis, Paul Coombes, David Copper, Carl Cornish, Nick Crouch, Stu Davenport, Mark Dawson, Rod Dean, Lance Degnan, John Ellis, Del Evans, Mike Feely, Ade Fox, Pete Freeman, Steve Furber, Pete George, Vic Giles, Indy Kiemel Greene, Rae Harrington, Tom Hibbert, Gary Hobson, Paul Hobson, John Hopper, Darren Housman, David Jenkins, Andrew Kerridge, Mike Lee, Ian Livsey, Martin McCallum, Andy Merrick, Janet Miller, Ged Morley, Kamala-Maria Mueller, Paul Naylor, Lesley Noar, Jon O’Malley, Phil Palmer, Peter Playle, Clive Prescott, Andrew Przeslak, Keith Rainford, Philip Rathbone, Phil Read, Mark Roberts, Simon Roberts, Richard Scott, Alan Scrimshaw, Simon Sharpe, Andy Shooter, Oliver Simpson, Trevor Smith, Edmund Staunton, David Tyldesley, Jason Vickers, John White, Andrew Wigley, James Wilkinson, Steve Wilkinson, John Williamson, Joe Woods, Rob Woodward.
Notts Rare and Scarce Whatapp Group, Lound Whatapp Group, Idle Washlands Whatapp Group, @NottsBirders Twitter Feed, RSPB Langford Lowfields, Netherfield Wildlife Group, Doncaster Birding.
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