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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.
206 Species have been recorded so far in 2024.
Updated 9th October 2024.
Full List HERE
Thursday 31st October
Hoveringham - Black-throated Diver [still present on the Sailing Lake 06:53 - 13:30 when it flew off very high and strongly N/N/E 13:30], BEARDED TIT [female, reeds by the Sailing Lake entrance track in the west corner mid-morning; then showing well in rushes by the club house 13:00].
Black-throated Diver - Hoveringham © Miles Cluff.
Stoke Bardolph - Yellow-legged Gull [returning adult male back along the river Trent this afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [1st-winter, again Clifton Pit 15:40]; also Cattle Egret.
Kilvington Lakes - 14 Barnacle Geese, 250 Lesser Black-backed Gull [West Lake, this afternoon].
Ravenshead - 2 Hawfinch [north of Church Drive but mobile, 10:17].
Blidworth Bottoms - Hawfinch [in trees on the edge of Blidworth Wood].
Rainworth Heath - 80 Fieldfare.
Clipstone Forest - Stonechat [female].
Calverton - Swallow [over this morning].
Wednesday 30th October
Hoveringham - Black-throated Diver [Sailing Lake, late morning - dusk; If visiting please park at the top of the track leading down to the Sailing Lake otherwise you run the risk of getting locked in, alternatively park at the riverside carpark and walk downstream].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 48 Goosander, 6 Goldeneye, 2 Caspian Gull [adults], Great White Egret, 2 Stonechat [pair].
Netherfield - Caspian Gull [1st-winter Enva Recycling Centre].
Idle Washlands - 16 Pintail, c.250 Shoveler, Cattle Egret, 2 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, 2 Marsh Harrier [Slaynes Lane].
Hickling - Little Egret [over Kinoulton Lane].
Tuesday 29th October
Besthorpe NR - 7 Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 6 Teal, BITTERN, Little Egret, Great White Egret [Mons Pool], 2,000+Starling [late afternoon].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 11 Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields], 2 Whooper Swan [north over Neatholme Scrape], 40 Pink-footed Geese [north], 8 Pintail, 330 Golden Plover, 3 Ruff [Neatholme Fen], 10 Goldeneye [Neatholme Scrape], 4 Great White Egret [Cross Lane fishing ponds].
Rainworth Lakes - 40+Siskin.
Langford Lowfields - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [still present on Phase One between the bridge and sluice late morning].
Idle Washlands - 20 Redshank, Ruff, 2 Dunlin [Hagg Lane Flash].
Trowell - 2 Raven [Erewash Canal, near Moor Bridge Lane].
Monday 28th October
Attenborough Nature Reserve - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [1st-winter, again Clifton Pit 16:13 for 5 minutes then flew west], 3 Caspian Gull [two adults and 1st-winter mid-morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 11 Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields, early afternoon], Pink-footed Goose [over], 250+Golden Plover [Neatholme Fen, with Lapwings], 4 Red-crested Pochard [all drake's Long Hurst].
Idle Washlands - 4 Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, Little Egret, 2 Redshank, Green Sandpiper [Hagg Lane Flash], 4 Whooper Swan, 6 Egyptian Geese, several Pintail, 3 Great White Egret, 2 cc Marsh Harrier [Slaynes Lane].
Kilvington Lakes - 5 Redshank, c.100 Lapwing [West Lake, this morning].
Sunday 27th October
Attenborough Nature Reserve - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [1st-winter, Clifton Pit 15:45 - 16:00 then flew west]; also Ruddy Shelduck, adult Caspian Gull [Clifton Pit], 320 Tufted Duck [Coneries].
Mediterranean Gull - Attenborough Nature Reserve © Simon Roberts.
Clumber Park - Hawfinch [Lime Tree Avenue near the river Poulter bridge, this afternoon].
Collingham Pits - Marsh Harrier, 8 Curlew, Ringed Plover [mid-morning].
Girton Pits - Caspian Gull [2nd-winter in sheep fields north of the Sailing Lake, this morning].
Langford Lowfields - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [again on Phase Three, this morning], BITTERN [showing well Phase One, mid-afternoon], COMMON CRANE [flew into Phase Two but no further sign].
Rufford Pit Top - Stonechat [female, amongst the gorse/broom 08:15].
Saturday 26th October
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 15 Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields, 14:30], 6 Pink-footed Goose, 3 Great White Egret, 10+Golden Plover, 2 Ruff [Neatholme area], Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], 28 Siskin [Walters Farm].
Langford Lowfields - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [again on Phase Three this morning then flushed and relocated to Phase one, 12:50 at least], BITTERN [Seasonal Trail].
Holme Pierrepont - ROCK PIPIT [flew from Blotts Pit towards the A52 Pit, this morning]; also 307 Pink-footed Geese [north-west in two skeins].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 3 Whooper Swan [one juvenile, in late afternoon], c.30 Shoveler, 1m Pintail, 126 Golden Plover, 138 Lapwing, 3 Dunlin, Great White Egret, Grey Heron, Green Woodpecker, Skylark, c.500 Starling [south-west at dusk], c.30 Linnet. Todays Doncaster Birding
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [adult again Clifton Pit].
Friday 25th October
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 13 Snipe, Caspian Gull, 3,200 Starling [Clifton Pit, this evening].
Langford Lowfields - RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [Phase Three, this afternoon].
Red-breasted Merganser - Langford Lowfields © Roger Bennett.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Great White Egret [Neatholme Scrape, late morning].
Kilvington Lakes - JACK SNIPE, 3 Stonechat, c.10 Redwing [mid-morning].
Thursday 24th October
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 11 Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [adult, again Clifton Pit].
Wednesday 23rd October
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 Caspian Gull [two adults and two 1st-winter, Clifton Pit]; also Cattle Egret.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 10+Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields], 4 Pintail, 18 Golden Plover, 2 Ruff [Neatholme Fen], Brambling, Redpoll [Neatholme Lane], Whooper Swan [herd south Clayworth Common], 4 Great White Egret.
Langford Lowfields - 52 Egyptian Geese [Phase 3].
Lowdham - Red Kite [just east of Lowdham, 11:15].
King's Mill Reservoir - Whooper Swan [orange ringed "YGT" still present].
Tuesday 22nd October
Idle Washlands - 12 Whooper Swan [11 flew in from Gringley 17:30], 400 Pink-footed Geese [north, 15:00], 3 Great White Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Water Rail [calling], 12 Pochard, 18 Pintail, 3 Marsh Harrier, Peregrine [north], Caspian Gull [sub-adult], 29 LBBG, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 52 Jackdaw [into roost in trees on riverbank], 2 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 15 Long-tailed Tit, Stonechat [Slaynes Lane, mid to late afternoon].
Osberton Estate - Merlin [female/imm], Brambling, c.200 Golden Plover, c.16 Pink-footed Geese [south-west].
Besthorpe NR - 5 Whooper Swan [Mons Pool, late afternoon].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Cattle Egret, 320 Wigeon, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Caspian Gull, 500 Starling [Clifton Pit].
Hoveringham - BLACK TERN [juvenile again but very mobile Sailing Lake/Tipping Pond area, early afternoon at least], 7+Great White Egret, 2 Red Kite, Stonechat.
Monday 21st October
Serlby Estate - c.3000 Pink-footed Geese [on fields south-east of Serlby Golf Course, this evening; viewed distantly from Golf Course access gate or along Green Lane].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Caspian Gull [adult & 1st-winter, Clifton Pit 17:12].
Papplewick - c.250 Pink-footed Geese [over A60 near the Seven Mile House, 16:44].
Netherfield Lagoons - 3 Caspian Gull [two 1st-winter on the Deep Pit; adult on the roof of the Enva Recycling Centre 15:20].
Girton Pits - 2 Caspian Gull [adult & 3rd -winter, Sheep fields on the north side of the Sailing Lake early afternoon].
Newark on Trent - 100+ Lapwing, 60 Golden Plover, 2 Egtptian Geese [fields near the Rugby Club, early afternoon], 4 Chiffchaff [in tit flock, riverside park].
Hoveringham - BLACK TERN [juvenile still present], 3 Great White Egret [Sailing Lake], Stonechat [seed fields by village].
Sunday 20th October
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 9+Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields, 16:34], Marsh Harrier [soth over Chainbridge Pit], also 3 Great White Egret.
Shelford - WILLOW TIT [heard then seen in bankside willows near Shelford Manor 14:00; then appeared to fly to woodland on the opposite bank].
Gedling CP - Stonechat [between the Top Pond and Solar Palels].
Holme Pierrepont - 2 Caspian Gull [both 1st-winter, Blotts Pit early afternoon].
Lowdham - Raven [over the northern section of Ploughman Wood, 12:00].
Girton Pits - Caspian Gull [2nd-winter, Sailing Lake then flew south this morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 4 Goldeneye, 15 Goosander, 3 Great White Egret, Cattle Egret, adult Caspian Gull [Clifton Pit, this morning].
Saturday 19th October
Rampton - 2 COMMON CRANE [over south-east towards the river Trent, late morning].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - BITTERN [north over Parish Park, this morning], 6 Pintail, 2 Great White Egret, Little Egret, 10 Golden Plover, 6 Ruff, 5 Snipe, Green Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], 55 Pink-footed Geese [north over Water Ski Pit].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Caspian Gull [adult & 1st-winter, again Clifton Pit].
Friday 18th October
Hoveringham - BLACK TERN [juvenile, again on the Sailing Lake, 13:00 at least]; also 7 Great White Egret, 45 Little Egret, Cattle Egret, Swallow.
Lound [Idle Valley NR] -11+Cattle Egret [still Lower Sheep Fields, early afternoon], 40 Pink-footed Geese [low south Clayworth Common], 25 Redwing [west], Raven, Marsh Harrier.
Holme Pierrepont - Caspian Gull [adult, Blotts Pit early afternoon].
Barton in Fabis - 2 Cattle Egret [flew north-east over Trentside, this afternoon], 11 Grey Partridge, 2 Red Kite, 5+Stonechat.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Caspian Gull [adult & 1st-winter, Clifton Pit], Shelduck, 3 Goldeneye, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite.
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 14 Shoveler, 450+ Wigeon, 58 Lapwing, Great Crested Grebe, Yellow-legged Gull [adult], 13 LB-b Gull, 13 Cormorant, Grey Heron, c.10 Redwing. Todays Doncaster Birding
Sherwood Forest NNR - Yellow-browed Warbler [reported with Tit flock but no further details; Birdguides report].
Thursday 17th October
Hoveringham - BLACK TERN [north-east through the Sailing Lake]; also Swallow [Horse field, Sailing Lake track, early afternoon].
Holme Pierrepont - Marsh Harrier [Blotts Pit].
Gringley Carr - Caspian Gull [in fields with LBBG's; following tractor along Carr Road].
Idle Washlands (WeBS) - 135 Canada Geese, 92 Greylag Geese, 48 Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, 323 Shoveler, 199 Gadwall, 447 Wigeon, 245 Mallard, 8 Pintail, 136 Teal, 13 Pochard, 128 Tufted Duck, 10 Moorhen, 746 Coot, 5 Little Grebe, 20 Great Crested Grebe, 9 Redshank, 20 Black-headed Gull, 3 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 7 Grey Heron, 3 Marsh Harrier [Slaynes Lane, Newington Quarry/Unit 2]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Bennerley Marsh - 2 Stonechat [pair Chat Corner, 12:00].
Wednesday 16th October
Idle Washlands - c.3000 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-east 17:45; followed by smaller skeins of 75, 35 and 20], 2 Whooper Swan, 3 Great White Egret, 3 Marsh Harrier, 1500 Starling, Chiffchaff [Slaynes Lane].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 3000+ Pink-footed Geese [north-west; presumably same as Slaynes birds]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Lound [Idle Valley NR] -13+Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields, mid-afternoon].
Hoveringham - Ruddy Shelduck [still on the river by Ferry Farm Park].
Tuesday 15th October
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Yellow-browed Warbler [calling around Baily Bridge, c.1km north of the Visitor Centre, this afternoon]; 9 Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields], 7 Goosander [on river behind Tiln Wood], Redwing [single along hedges north of Tiln Wood].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Caspian Gull [adult still Clifton Pit, this evening]; also 11 Goosander, 2 Goldeneye, 200 Wigeon, plenty of Redwing.
Holme Pierrepont - 2 Caspian Gull [adult & 1st-winter, Blotts Pit early afternoon].
Everton Carr – c.1000 Pink-footed Geese [heading east].
Idle Washlands - c.150 Pink-footed Geese [south], Whooper Swan, large increase in Wigeon numbers; 21 Pintail, Caspian Gull, 2 Cattle Egret, 3 Little Egret, 3 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, Buzzard [Slaynes Lane], c.80 Pink-footed Geese [east], Little Egret, 2 Grey Wagtail [Hagg Lane]. Todays Doncaster Birding
Langford Lowfields - GREY PLOVER [Phase Three, 08:30], Rock/Water Pipit [over Phase Three, mid-morning].
Osberton Estate - 2 Brambling [moving north-east over Scofton Village this morning].
Netherfield Lagoons - 2 BEARDED TIT [flew across in front of the bench, this morning], 2 Marsh Harrier [cream-crown's were seen leaving their roost in the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed]; also c.50 Wigeon [Slurry Lagoon], 2 Redpoll flew over and, along the Pylon Path], Brambling, c.80 Redwing [flew over]. Todays Gedling Consevation Trust Website
Monday 14th October
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Caspian Gull [both 2nd-winter, Chainbridge Pit 16:25], 4 Great White Egret [3 Chainbridge Pit/single Bellmoor], 3 Shelduck, 8 Snipe [Bellmoor Lake].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Caspian Gull [adult & 1st-winter], 2 Goldeneye, Golden Plover [over], Cattle Egret [Clifton Pit], 4 Pintail [Coneries].
Holme Pierrepont - Caspian Gull [1st-winter], Cattle Egret [Blotts Pit, early afternoon].
Idle Washlands - Ruff, Greenshank, 4 Little Egret [Hagg Lane Flash, late morning].
Sunday 13th October
Holme Pierrepont - FIRECREST [briefly on the west side of Blotts Pit by Bakers Bridge late afternoon]; 5 Whooper Swan [A52 Pit, late morning].
Kneesall - 5 Grey Partridge [fields along Eakring Road, 17:40].
Grove Farm - Marsh Harrier [cream-crown through north-east, 17:00].
Lambley/Lowdham - 3 Red Kite [over fields, 14:00].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Great White Egret, 10+Snipe [Bellmoor Lake], 9 Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, 30+Skylark [Chainbridge Scrape West], 16 Pink-footed Geese [Alans Meadow], Whooper Swan [Chainbridge Pit, then flew north, 13:40], 2 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, 4 Skylark [Chainbridge Pit].
Wollaton Park - 2 Goosander, 5 Red-crested Pochard, 6 Ring-necked Parakeet [this afternoon].
Idle Washlands - 3 Whooper Swan [dropped into Slaynes Lane 10:50 then flew off 11:05]; also Marsh Harrier.
Owlthorpe - 2 Stonechat [400m south of th A46 Owlthorpe/Cotgrave turn off].
Rufford CP - 5 Goosander.
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Cattle Egret, Great White Egret, 2 Goldeneye [Clifton Pit, this morning].
Langford Lowfields - 10 Whooper Swan [3 landed on Phase Three then flew north-west; 7 flew south-east, 09:15].
Saturday 12th October
Idle Washlands - Slavonian Grebe [Slaynes Lane south, late morning - 15:00 at least]; also 5 Great Crested Grebe, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier.
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 3 Red-legged Partridge, 10 Ringed Plover, c.50 Lapwing, 4 Curlew, Greenshank, 4 Dunlin, 7 Cormorant, Green Woodpecker, 7 Skylark E, Goldcrest, Meadow Pipit. Todays Doncaster Birding
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Cattle Egret, adult Caspian Gull [Clifton Pit, 15:00].
Holme Pierrepont - Marsh Harrier [Blotts Pit, late afternoon].
Friday 11th October
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 10 Cattle Egret [Lower Sheep Fields], BITTERN [Chainbridge Scrape West], Ruff, Marsh Harrier [Chainbridge Scrape East], Caspian Gull [2nd-winter], 2 Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Pit], 4 Ruff [Neatholme Fen], 60 Pink-footed Geese [Blaco], Pintail [Tiln North].
Idle Washlands - 15 Pintail, Cattle Egret, Cetti's Warbler [Slaynes Lane].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 5 Cattle Egret [Clifton Pit, 12:37]; also 170 Wigeon, 6 Goosander, Caspian Gull.
Kilvington Lakes - 11 Whooper Swan, Pintail [West Lake, this morning].
Thursday 10th October
Holme Pierrepont - ARCTIC TERN [juvenile A52 Pit/Blotts Pit tho mobile mid-afternoon]; also Marsh Harrier [through Blotts Pit].
Hucknall - 4 Stonechat, 2 Yellowhammer [along footpath by Silo Farm off Whyburn Lane between 14:00 - 15:00].
Idle Washlands - Whooper Swan, 245 Pink-footed Geese [195 over south towards Gringley, 95 heading east, 12:30], Cattle Egret, 10 Pintail, GARGANEY, 3 Marsh Harrier, Kingfisher, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Skylark [Slaynes Lane].
Thoresby Pit Top - 54 Pink-footed Geese [heading east this morning], 13 Grey Partridge.
Wednesday 9th October
Langford Lowfields - Yellow-browed Warbler [showing well in the north-east corner of Phase One, late morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Caspian Gull [Clifton Pit, this evening].
Idle Washlands - 5 COMMON SCOTER [3 drake's, Slaynes Lane south-west this morning]; also 2 BEARDED TIT.
Osberton Estate - c.250 Golden Plover, Hobby.
Tuesday 8th October
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 Cattle Egret, Caspian Gull [Clifton Pit, this evening].
Besthorpe NR - 12+Swallow [mid-afternoon].
Idle Washlands - Whooper Swan, 100 Pink-footed Geese [over to Gringley], 20 Pintail, GARGANEY, 5 Great White Egret, 9 Ruff [Slaynes Lane], 14+ Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret, 42 Stock Dove [Hagg Lane Flash].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 20 Pink-footed Geese [north-west; also several thousand moved north-west over Bank End at dusk], 67 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 9 Ringed Plover, 29 Lapwing, Dunlin, Grey Heron, Buzzard, 2 Green Woodpecker Todays Doncaster Birding
Monday 7th October
Barton in Fabis - Great Grey Shrike [showing well from the floodbank north of the village off Brown Lane, 09:50 to 17:27 at least].
Great Grey Shrike - Barton in Fabis © Simon Roberts.
© Kev Hawkridge.
© Richard Smyth.
© Mile Cluff.
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - c.240 Wigeon, 7 Little Grebe, 190+ Lapwing, Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 7 Dunlin, Common Gull, 4 GB-b Gull, 5 Cormorant, Green Woodpecker. Todays Doncaster Birding
Hucknall - 2 Grey Partridge [eastern end of the old runway on former airfield], 4 Stonechat.
Newark on Trent - 130+Skylark [ploughed field near Kelham Bridge].
Scrooby - 500+Pink-footed Geese [over Scrooby Top towards Lound, 09:46].
Sunday 6th October
Langford Lowfields - LITTLE GULL [juvenile, Phase Three early afternoon].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 49 Shoveler, 19 Pochard, 7 Grey Partridge, c.80 Lapwing, 25 Ringed Plover, 9 Dunlin, Greenshank, 10 LB-b Gull. Todays Doncaster Birding
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 Cattle Egret, Caspian Gull [Clifton Pit].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Caspian Gull [2nd-winter Alans Meadow, 12:50].
Colwick - 4 Ring-necked Parakeet [flew south-east over garden this morning].
Saturday 5th October
Silverdale Estate - Snow Bunting [feeding on pavement corner of Grazingfield 07:15, then flew towards Somerton Avenue; flushed by Asda Van!].
Snow Bunting - Silverdale © Steve James.
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - TURNSTONE [left south, 17:07]; also 18 Shoveler, c.100 Wigeon, 120+ Teal, 15 Pochard, 8 Little Grebe, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 15 Ringed Plover, 62 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 4 Dunlin, 3 Cormorant
Langford Lowfields - Caspian Gull [Phase Three, mid-morning].
Friday 4th October
Scrooby - Cattle Egret [on flooded field off Mill Lane, this afternoon].
Langford Lowfields - Cattle Egret, 2 Sand Martin [this morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Cattle Egret [Clifton Pit].
Thursday 3rd October
Thoresby Pit Top - RING OUZEL [headed south over the Pit Top, mid-morning].
Attenborough Nature Reserve - Hobby [low over Kingfisher hide], 3 Swallow [over the river].
Stoke Bardolph - Ruddy Shelduck [on the river by the Ferry Boat Inn].
Skegby Bottoms - Little Egret [by the stream, 07:15].
Wednesday 2nd October
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 3000+ Pink-footed Geese [heading north-west to roost on Hatfield Moors, 18:30]; Shelduck, c.40 Shoveler, Ringed Plover, Green Woodpecker, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Meadow Pipit. Todays Doncaster Birding
Sutton on Trent - c.40 Whooper Swan [west, 18:30], 4 Redwing [north].
Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 4 Ruff [Neatholme Fen], 2 Goldeneye [Neatholme Pit], 3 Great White Egret [single Cross Lane Fishery; 2 Chainbridge Pit], 17 Red-crested Pochard [Chainbridge Scrape West].
Newark on Trent - 9 Golden Plover [field behind Newark Rugby Club].
Stoke Bardolph - Ruddy Shelduck [on the river by the Ferry Boat Inn].
Hoveringham - Ruddy Shelduck [on the river by Ferry Farm Park].
Annesley Pit Top [Newstead & Annesley CP] - 2 ROCK PIPIT [briefly then flew north-west, early morning].
Hickling - Redwing [flew north, 07:15].
Tuesday 1st October
Holme Pierrepont - Yellow-browed Warbler [still in willows along the main footpath between Bakers Bridge and the north end of the concrete track between A52 Pit and Blotts Pit, early morning].
Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 15+ Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Greenshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard. Todays Doncaster Birding
Bennerley Marsh - Great White Egret, c.70 mixed House Martin/Swallow [this afternoon].
Many thanks to:
Andy Baker, Mervyn Bartle, Roger Bennett, Alison Blinston, Michael Blount, Paul Buxton, Andy Capstick, Carl Cornish, Darren Chapman, Alan Clewes, Miles Cluff, Ian Cowgill, Lorraine Creamer, Mark Dawson, Lance Degnan, John Ellis, Del Evans, Mike Feely, Steve Furber, Vic Giles, Gil Green, Indy Kiemel Greene, Steve Gregory, Kev Hawkridge, Gary Hobson, Paul Hobson, John Hopper, Steve James, Steve Keller, Andy Lane, Mike Leatherland, Ian Livsey, Jonathan Lloyde, Martin McCallum, Ged Moley, Paul Naylor, Phil Palmer, Peter Playle, Dave Read, Brian Reid, Mark Roberts, Simon Roberts, Chris Robinson, Alfie Seastron, David Singleton, Alan Scrimshaw, Tom Shields, Andy Shooter, Richard Smyth, Edmund Staunton, Julie Straw, Alan Thomas, Keith Thornton, David Tyldesley, Bob Usher, Tony Wardell, Brian Whetton, Jon White, Mark Wilde, James Wilkinson.
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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