Rare Birds of Nott's Gallery
All submissions of Nottinghamshire bird photos are submitted under the condition that we may use them (with the relevant credit) in our Annual Reports.
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Tundra Bean Goose
Thrumpton
December 2011
© Rob Hoare

Tundra Bean Goose
Lound
February 2012
© Alan Clewes

Tundra Bean Goose
East Leake
March 2012
© Rob Hoare

Tundra Bean Goose
East Leake
March 2012
© Rob Hoare

Tundra Bean Goose
East Leake
March 2012
© Rob Hoare

American Wigeon
Hoveringham
January 2007
© Mark Stirland

American Wigeon
Hoveringham
January 2007
© Mark Stirland

American Wigeon
Hoveringham
January 2007
© Peter George

Green-winged Teal
Kilvington
May 2012
© Bob Pacey

Green-winged Teal
Kilvington
May 2012
© Bob Pacey

Blue-winged Teal
Lound
April 2000
© Phil Palmer

Redhead
Gibsmere
March 1996.

Redhead
Gibsmere
March 1996.
© Alan Tate

Redhead
Gibsmere
March 1996
© Iain Leach

Ring-necked Duck
Attenborough
October 2004
© Ray Purser

Ring-necked Duck
South Muskham
January 2000
© Iain Leach

Ring-necked Duck
Holme Pierrepont
June 2012
© Alan Clewes

Ferruginous Duck
Worksop
February 2008
© Lynne Demaine

Ferruginous Duck
November 2010
Kingsmill Reservoir
© Robin Brace

Ferruginous Duck
November 2010
Kingsmill Reservoir
© Ray Purser

Ferruginous Duck
Lound
October 2011
© Alec Bonser

Ferruginous Duck
Lound
October 2011
© Alec Bonser

Lesser Scaup
Kingsmill Reservoir
April 1996
© Mark Dennis

Lesser Scaup
Holme Pierrepont
October 2008
© Alan Clewes

Lesser Scaup
Cuckney Dam
May 2011
© Alan Clewes

Lesser Scaup
Holme Pierrepont
April 2013
© Alan Clewes

Lesser Scaup
Holme Pierrepont
April 2013
© Alan Clewes

Lesser Scaup
Holme Pierrepont
April 2014
© Alan Clewes

Eider
Attenborough
December 1995
© Mike Hodgkin

Eider
Attenborough
December 1995
© Keith Cox

Long-tailed Duck
Holme Pierrepont
December 1999
© Iain Leach

Long-tailed Duck
Colwick Park
December 1999
© Mark Dennis

Long-tailed Duck
Holme Pierrepont
December 2001
© Alan Clewes

Velvet Scoter
Girton
November 1995
© Mike Hodgkin

Bufflehead
Colwick Park, March 1994.
© Alan Clark.

Bufflehead
Colwick Park, March 1994.
© Tony Collinson.

Bufflehead
Colwick Park, March 1994.

Fulmar
Colwick Park -
January 1997
© Nigel Oram

Manx Shearwater
Colwick Park
1994
© Mark Dennis

Gannet
Kingsmill Reservoir
February 2014
©Richard Challands

Gannet
Kingsmill Reservoir
February 2014
© Mike Hill

Gannet
Kingsmill Reservoir
February 2014
© Robin Brace

Shag
Holme Pierrepont
August 2007
© Alan Clewes

Squacco Heron
Martins Pond, Wollaton
June 1998
© Iain Leach.

Squacco Heron
Barton-in-Fabis
29th October 2011
© Rob Hoare.

Squacco Heron
Attenborough Nature Reserve, November 2011.
© John Dickenson.

Squacco Heron
Attenborough Nature Reserve, November 2011.
© Darren Chapman.

Squacco Heron
Attenborough Nature Reserve, November 2011.
© John Dickenson.

Squacco Heron
Attenborough Nature Reserve, November 2011.
© Darren Chapman.

Cattle Egret
Radcliffe on Trent
April 1999
© Iain Leach

Cattle Egret
Attenborough Nature Reserve, May 2008.
© Lynne Demaine

Cattle Egret
Attenborough Nature Reserve, May 2008.
© Julie Hirous

Great White Egret
Hoveringham
February 2011
© Mark Stirland

Great White Egret
Attenborough Nature Reserve
October 2007
© Glyn Hudson

Great White Egret
Clumber Park
©Tony Wardell

Great White Egret
Hoveringham
February 2011
©Lynne Demaine

Purple Heron
Attenborough Nature Reserve
April 2003
© Iain Leach

White Stork
Retford
September 2006
© Alan Clewes

White Stork
Retford
September 2006
© Dean Eades

White Stork
Bassingfield
November 2005
© Alan Clewes

Spoonbill
Netherfield Lagoons
July 2006
© Alan Clewes

Spoonbill
Netherfield Lagoons
July 2006
© Lynne Demaine

Spoonbill
Attenborough Nature Reserve
April 2009
© Sean Browne

Spoonbill
Attenborough Nature Reserve
April 2013
© Sean Browne

Glossy Ibis
Lowdham, November 2013.

Glossy Ibis
Lowdham, November 2013.
© Colin Birch.

Glossy Ibis
Lowdham, November 2013.

Glossy Ibis
Lowdham, November 2013.
© Colin Birch.

Glossy Ibis
Collingham Pits
April 2014
© Robin Brace

Glossy Ibis
Collingham Pits
April 2014
© Robin Brace

Red Footed Falcon
Gringley Carr.
June 2002
© Iain Leach.

Red Footed Falcon
Gringley Carr.
June 2002
© Iain Leach.

Montagu's Harrier
Clifton Grove
June 2013
© Rob Hoare

Montagu's Harrier
Clifton Grove
June 2013
© Rob Hoare

Montagu's Harrier
Clifton Grove
June 2013
© Rob Hoare

Montagu's Harrier
Clifton Grove
June 2013
© Rob Hoare

Rough Legged Buzzard
Gedling Pit Top
December 2011
© Mark Stirland

Rough Legged Buzzard
Gedling Pit Top
December 2011
© Darren Chapman

Rough Legged Buzzard
Gedling Pit Top
December 2011
© Darren Chapman

Rough Legged Buzzard
Gedling Pit Top
December 2011
© Darren Chapman

Sora
Attenborough Nature Reserve, December 2004.
© Kit Day.

Sora
Attenborough Nature Reserve, December 2004.
© Kit Day.

Sora
Attenborough Nature Reserve, December 2004.
© Kit Day.

Sora
Attenborough Nature Reserve, December 2004.
© Kit Day.

Common Crane
Hoveringham
August 2010.
© Rob Hoare.

Common Crane
Clifton Grove
May 2011.
© Rob Hoare.

Common Crane
Clifton Grove
May 2011.
© Rob Hoare.

Common Crane
Kilvington
October 2013.
© Alan Clewes.

Dotterel
Gringley Carr
May 2003
© Iain Leach

Dotterel
Gringley Carr
May 2003
© Iain Leach

Dotterel
Gringley Carr
May 2003

Dotterel
Gringley Carr
May 2013.
© Nick Crouch.

Bairds Sandpiper
Lound
August 1998
© Iain Leach

Bairds Sandpiper
Lound
August 2010
© Rob Smith

Bairds Sandpiper
Lound
© Tony Wardell

Bairds Sandpiper
Lound
August 2010
© Roy Harvey

Pectoral Sandpiper
Besthorpe
© Robin Brace.

Pectoral Sandpiper
Besthorpe
© Robin Brace.

Pectoral Sandpiper
Besthorpe
© Robin Brace.

Pectoral Sandpiper
Besthorpe
© Robin Brace.

Broad-billed Sandpiper
Lound
May 2011
© Darren Housman

Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Lound
September 1995
© Keith Stone

Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Attenborough Nature Reserve
June 2009
© Neil Loverock

Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Attenborough Nature Reserve
June 2009
© Alan Clewes.

Great Snipe
Girton
August 1989
© Alan Tate.

Great Snipe
Girton
August 1989
© Alan Tate.

Great Snipe
Girton
August 1989
© Alan Tate.

Great Snipe
Girton
August 1989.

Great Snipe
Girton
August 1989.

Long-billed Dowitcher
Lound
October 1996.
© Iain Leach

Lesser Yellowlegs
Holme Pierrepont
November 1995
© Bill Simpson

Lesser Yellowlegs
Holme Pierrepont
November 1995

Solitary Sandpiper
Nott'm Sewage Farm
August 1962
© A R Johnson

Solitary Sandpiper
Nott'm Sewage Farm
August 1962
© A R Johnson

Spotted Sandpiper
Holme Pierrepont
December 1994
© Iain Leach

Red-necked Phalarope
Kilvington
June 2011
©Bob Pacey

Red-necked Phalarope
Kilvington
June 2011
©Bob Pacey

Red-necked Phalarope
Kilvington
June 2011
©Alan Clewes

Red-necked Phalarope
Holme Pierrepont
June 2011
©Alan Clewes

Grey Phalarope
Kingsmill Reservoir
September 2011
©Ray Purser

Grey Phalarope
Kingsmill Reservoir
September 2011
©Darren Chapman

Grey Phalarope
Kingsmill Reservoir
September 2011
©Robin Brace

Grey Phalarope
Kingsmill Reservoir
September 2011

Grey Phalarope
Kingsmill Reservoir
September 2011
©Robin Brace

Long-tailed Skua
Bentinck Pit Top
August 1998
©Phil Palmer

Long-tailed Skua
Shelford
September 2007
©Jamie MacArthur.

Long-tailed Skua
Shelford
September 2007
©Mark Stirland.

Long-tailed Skua
Shelford
September 2007
©Grayham Catley .

Caspian Tern
Collingham
July 2008
©Lynne Demaine.

Caspian Tern
Collingham
July 2008
©Alan Clewes.

Whiskered Tern
Hallcroft Gravel Pits
June 2003
©Ray Wilson .

Whiskered Tern
Hallcroft Gravel Pits
June 2003
©Ray Wilson .

Whiskered Tern
Thrumpton
April 2012
©Robert Hoare.

Whiskered Tern
Thrumpton
April 2012
©Robert Hoare.

White-winged Black Tern
Attenborough Nature Reserve
September 2013
©Robert Hoare.

White-winged Black Tern
Attenborough Nature Reserve
September 2013
©Robert Hoare.

White-winged Black Tern
Attenborough Nature Reserve
September 2013
©Robert Hoare.

White-winged Black Tern
Attenborough Nature Reserve
September 2013
©John Dickenson.

Common Guillemot
Cottam
August 2007

Razorbill
Lound
June 1992

Little Swift
Netherfield Lagoons
May 2001
©Mick Malpass

Little Swift
Netherfield Lagoons
May 2001
©George Reszeter

Little Swift
Netherfield Lagoons
May 2001
©George Reszeter

Little Swift
Netherfield Lagoons
May 2001
©John Judge

Hoopoe
Ratcliffe-on-Soar
April 2006
©Rob Hoare

Hoopoe
Ratcliffe-on-Soar
April 2006
©Rob Hoare

Hoopoe
Ratcliffe-on-Soar
April 2006
©Stuart Oliver

Hoopoe
Annesley Pit Top
October 2013
©John Dickenson

Hoopoe
Annesley Pit Top
October 2013
©John Dickenson

Hoopoe
Annesley Pit Top
October 2013
©Simon Richardson

Hoopoe
Annesley Pit Top
October 2013
©Simon Richardson

Hoopoe
Annesley Pit Top
October 2013
©Jamie Macarthur

Wryneck
Sneinton
August 2011
©Richard Goodwin

Red-rumped Swallow
Hardwick Ford
May 1996
©Phil Palmer

Red-rumped Swallow
Barton-in-Fabis
April 2013
©Rob Hoare

Red-rumped Swallow
Barton-in-Fabis
April 2013
©Rob Hoare

Red-rumped Swallow
Barton-in-Fabis
April 2013
©Rob Hoare

Richards Pipit
Lound
October 1996
©Phil Palmer

Richards Pipit
Annesley Pit Top
October 2008
©Jamie Macarthur

Blyth's Pipit
Gringley Carr
December 2002
©Alan Clewes

Cedar Waxwing
Carrington/Sherwood
February/March 1996

Cedar Waxwing
Carrington/Sherwood
February/March 1996

Cedar Waxwing
Carrington/Sherwood
February/March 1996

Cedar Waxwing
Carrington/Sherwood
February/March 1996

Siberian Stonechat
Bevercotes Pit Wood
December 2009
©Tom Hinds

Siberian Stonechat
Bevercotes Pit Wood
December 2009
©Graham Catley

Siberian Stonechat
Bevercotes Pit Wood
December 2009
©Graham Catley

Siberian Stonechat
Bevercotes Pit Wood
December 2009
©John Hague

Pied Wheatear
Collingham Pits
November 2013
©Jim Almond

Pied Wheatear
Collingham Pits
November 2013
©Jim Almond

Pied Wheatear
Collingham Pits
November 2013
©Jim Almond

Pied Wheatear
Collingham Pits
November 2013
©Jim Almond

Great Reed Warbler
Netherfield Lagoons
June 1997
©Iain Leach

Great Reed Warbler
Netherfield Lagoons
June 1997
©Iain Leach

Great Reed Warbler
Netherfield Lagoons
June 1997
©Iain Leach

Melodious Warbler
Tiln
June 2013
©Lynne Demaine

Melodious Warbler
Tiln
June 2013
©Alan Shaw

Melodious Warbler
Tiln
June 2013
©Robin Brace

Melodious Warbler
Tiln
June 2013
©David Carr

Melodious Warbler
Tiln
June 2013
©Sam Viles

Barred Warbler
Welbeck Estate
August 1999
©Iain Barrie

Yellow-browed Warbler
Colwick Park
December 2003
©Richard Rogers

Yellow-browed Warbler
Colwick Park
December 2003
©Alan Clewes

Peduline Tit
Attenborough Nature Reserve
November 2008
©Sean Browne

Peduline Tit
Attenborough Nature Reserve
November 2008
©Sean Browne

Peduline Tit
Attenborough Nature Reserve
November 2008
©Lynne Demaine

Peduline Tit
Attenborough Nature Reserve
November 2008
©Lynne Demaine

Red-backed Shrike
West Bridgford
May 2008
©Alan Clewes

Red-backed Shrike
Barton-in-Fabis
May 2010
©Rob Hoare

Red-backed Shrike
Barton-in-Fabis
May 2010
©Rob Hoare

Red-backed Shrike
Barton-in-Fabis
May 2010
©Rob Hoare

Red-backed Shrike
Barton-in-Fabis
May 2010
©Rob Hoare

Steppe Grey Shrike
Lound
October 2009
©Ken Roberts

Steppe Grey Shrike
Lound
October 2009
©Mark Stirland

Steppe Grey Shrike
Lound
October 2009
©David Kelsall

Steppe Grey Shrike
Lound
October 2009
©Alan Clewes

Steppe Grey Shrike
Lound
October 2009
©Howard Broughton

Steppe Grey Shrike
Lound
October 2009
©Howard Broughton

Rose-coloured Starling
Edwinstowe
June 2012
©Christine Booth

Rose-coloured Starling
Edwinstowe
June 2012
©Christine Booth

Parrot Crossbill
Sherwood Forest NNR
December 2013
©Darren Chapman

Parrot Crossbill
Sherwood Forest NNR
December 2013
©Darren Chapman

Parrot Crossbill
Sherwood Forest NNR
December 2013
©Colin Birch

Parrot Crossbill
Sherwood Forest NNR
December 2013
©Colin Birch

Parrot Crossbill
Sherwood Forest NNR
December 2013
©John Dickenson

Parrot Crossbill
Sherwood Forest NNR
December 2013
©Colin Birch

Parrot Crossbill
Sherwood Forest NNR
December 2013
©Mandy West

Parrot Crossbill
Sherwood Forest NNR
December 2013
©Ray Hall

Lapland Bunting
Gedling Pit Top
October 1996
©Iain Leach

Snow Bunting
Gedling Pit Top
November 1996
©Bill Simpson

Snow Bunting
Annesley Pit Top
November 2004
©Paul Naylor

Snow Bunting
Kilvington
March 2011
©Robin Brace