Welcome to the Website of the Nottinghamshire Birdwatchers

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 Andy Hall. 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.

"Records of certain sensitive species may not appear here during the breeding season, unless publicised by site managers or where records relate to what are likely to be passage migrants or wandering non-breeding individuals rather than breeders. Species that this generally applies to include (but are not necessarily limited to): Avocet, Bearded Tit, Bittern, Black-necked Grebe, Cetti's Warbler, Garganey. Goshawk (except from Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint), Honey-buzzard (except from Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint), Marsh Harrier, Mediterranean Gull, Nightingale, Peregrine (except for Nottingham City Centre), Raven, Red Kite and Woodlark (except from Budby Heath). For a range of other species, we will not include specific breeding information - this includes Barn Owl, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Little Ringed Plover, Nightjar, Turtle Dove and Willow Tit. Nevertheless, please submit your sightings anyway."

Please report your Latest Sightings to: nottsbirders@gmail.com or @NottsBirders on the Twitter feed.

Please remember to submit all sightings to Andy Hall each month, using the Excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded from the Recording page.

Archived Sightings 2001 - 2018

Archived Sightings 2001 to 2018

Archived Sightings 2018

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 birds 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.

Sunday 30th September

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - c60 Pink-footed Geese [moving east 10:35], Shelduck [Chainbridge Scrape east], 5 Pintail [Neatholme Pit], 14 Little Egret [Chainbridge Pit], 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [Neatholme Pit], BLACK-NECKED GREBE [Neatholme Scrape], 6 Ruff [2 Neatholme Fen, 4 Chainbridge Scrape], 3 Green Sandpiper [singles on Neatholme Fen, Neatholme Scrape, Chainbridge Scrape east], c2400 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 17 Herring Gull, 3 adult Yellow-legged Gull [Bellmoor Lake], 12 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow [through south], 2 Cetti's Warbler [singles Neatholme Pit, Neatholme Fen].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Jack Snipe [Clifton Pit, showing well from the Tower hide, 15:59]

Newark Sugar factory - 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Snipe, Little Egret, Swallow, 30 linnet, Common Gull, 30 Teal.

Holme Pierrepoint - GREAT WHITE EGRET [commuting between Blotts/A52 Pit, 08:57 - 11:00 at least]. Also Harrier sp [high over Blotts towards the A52, 10:08].

Langford Lowfields - Dunlin, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Raven, Peregrine [Phase 3, this morning], Northern Wheatear, 3 Swallow [this afternoon].

Annesley Pit Top - 2 Woodlark, Stonechat [on site, this morning].

Saturday 29th September

Erewash Meadows Nature Reserve - 2 Common Crane [flew into the reserve from the south c.17:47 before departing 18:26, circling Taylors Pond/Marsh several times before flying north-west into Derbyshire].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 3 Shelduck [2 Bellmoor Lake, 1 Chainbridge Scrape east], Goosander [Bellmoor Lake], BITTERN [flew into the east side of Chainbridge Scrape east, 14:45], 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [from the bench on Neatholme Lane, 14:00], Red Kite [west over Neatholme, 14:28], Marsh Harrier [male], 6 Ruff [Chainbridge Scrape, Neatholme Fen], Dunlin [Chainbridge Scrape], Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape east], 2 Yellow-legged Gull [Bellmore Lake, in with 2000 Lesser Black-backs late morning], 4 Swallow, 7 House Martin [through south].

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Pintail [East Lake, mid-afternoon], 3 Red Crested Pochard [West Lake], 11 Little Egret, 6 Swallow.

Thoresby Park - Yellow Wagtail [through south].

Linby - Honey Buzzard [drifted south over the Linby Trail, 12:45].

Netherfield Lagoons - GREAT WHITE EGRET [on the Slurry Lagoon, late morning].

Beeston - Rose-ringed Parakeet [flew over the train station, 10:21].

Langford Lowfields - Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 80 Teal [Silt Lagoon 5, this morning], 10 Swallow, 1 Sand Martin [through south], 20+ Meadow Pipit, 40+ Linnets, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler.

Holme Pierrepont - 4 Ringed Plover [A52 Pit, through west, 09:11], Whooper Swan [adult, still A52 Pit].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Ruff, 8 Common Snipe [Clifton Pit, this morning].

Annesley Pit Top - 4 Pintail [this morning], Marsh Harrier [through north, 07:45].

Friday 28th September

Harworth Pit Top - SHORT-EARED OWL [hunting on the pit top this evening], 71 Pink-footed Geese [moving west at dusk].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Grey Phalarope [first-winter, still Bellmore Lake favoring the eastern corner, 15:47 at least], c.283 Pink-footed Geese [10 Clayworth Common, 45 west 08:10, 30 north-west 09:25, c100 west 10:30, 63 north-east 11:25, c35 landed briefly on Clayworth Common 12:05 before flying off north-west], GREAT WHITE EGRET [Neatholme Fen], BLACK-NECKED GREBE [Neatholme Scrape], 2 Marsh Harrier [adult male and juvenile] 7 Ruff [2 Neatholme Fen, 1 Neatholme Scrape, 2 Chainbridge Scrape east, 2 Chainbridge Scrape west], 5 Dunlin [Chainbridge Scrape east], 4 Green Sandpiper [1 Neatholme Scrape, 2 Neatholme Fen, 1 Chainbridge Scrape east], 5 Swallow [through south], Cetti's Warbler [singles on Neatholme Pit, Neatholme Fen], 2 Siskin [1 south, 1 over Bellmoor Lake], Yellowhammer [The Willows].

Bulwell - 500 Pink-footed Geese [moving south, 18:30].

Blidworth Woods - c.300 Pink-footed Geese [flew over the woods, 14.00].

Thoresby Park - 2 Woodlark [feeding towards the west of the park, 13:28 - 16:50].

Woodborough - 63 Pink-footed Geese [over Woodborough allotments, 11:23].

Misterton - 49 Pink-footed Geese [over 10:59].

Market Warsop - 64 Pink-footed Geese [moving north, 10:55].

Carlton - 43 Pink-footed Geese [north-west over Burton Road/Shearing Hill, 10:30].

Netherfield - 65 Pink-footed Geese [moving north-west, Netherfield town centre, 09:20]. Also 2 Raven, Peregrine [Neatherfield Lagoons, this afternoon].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 200 Pink-footed Geese [over in two skeins moving west, 08:39 - 08:50], Common Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow], 3 Golden Plover [over, 17:08].

Hoveringham - Pink-footed Geese [six skeins totalling 555 birds, all moving west between 08:20-09:30. Also 2 Pintail, Red Kite, 3 Common Snipe [Sailing Lake].

Thursday 27th September

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Grey Phalarope [first-winter, still present Bellmore Lake, 17:00], Golden Plover, Greenshank, 4 Ruff, 5/6 Dunlin, 3 Common snipe, 2 Hobby, Marsh Harrier [Chainbridge Scrape], Hobby [Walters Lane].

Holme Pierrepont - Whooper Swan [adult on the A52 Pit, this evening].

Besthorpe Nature Reserve - 2 Green Sandpiper [Mons Pool].

Newark - Red Kite [circling south, over the Newark Sugar Factory 14:34].

Thoresby Park - Yellow Wagtail.

Bilborough - 5 Rose-ringed Parakeet [in the City Council depot yard, 08:18].

Wednesday 26th September

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Grey Phalarope [first-winter, still present at the weir end of Bellmore Lake, 16:20].

Budby - Red Kite [distantly over village].

Hoveringham - Hobby, 3 Common Snipe [Sailing Lake].

Budby South Forest - Tree Pipit, and a few flyover Siskin, this morning.

Gedling - 5 Redwing [west over Gedling cemetery, 09:45].

Market Warsop - 2 Redwing [through west, 06:59].

Tuesday 25th September

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Grey Phalarope [first-winter, again from the viewing screen/weir area of Bellmore Lake, 17:00 at least], CASPIAN GULL [first-winter, Bellmore Lake on the main island, 17:15].

Holme Pierrepont - Whooper Swan [adult on Blotts Pit, 17:00].

Colwick Park - Raven [over this evening].

Bestwood Village - Hobby [through, 14:30].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Pintail [flew over towards Conneries, 14:26], 2 Red Kite [over Wet Marsh/Tween Pond, 14:57].

Thoresby Park - 2 Woodlark [feeding on stubble fields, 13:46], Red Kite [over Thoresby Lake, miday then flew west], Yellow Wagtail, Willow Warbler.

Keyworth - Redwing [through, 08:16].

Annesley Pit Top - GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew low north-west, 07:20. Also pair of Stonechat.

Monday 24th September

Long Eaton/Stapleford - Gannet [second-winter flew over Wilsthorpe School heading towards Stapleford, 15:58].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Grey Phalarope [first-winter still showing well from the viewing Screen/weir area of Bellmore Lake, 17:00 at least], GREAT WHITE EGRET [Neatholme Pit], BLACK-NECKED GREBE [Neatholme Scrape], Marsh Harrier, 2 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Snipe, Shelduck [Chainbridge Scrape], Cetti's Warbler [Bellmore Lake].

Bestwood Mill Lakes - FIRECREST [with mobile Long-tailed Tit flock, this afternoon]. Also Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Pintail [Tween Pond, this afternoon].

Barton in Fabis - 2 Green Sandpiper [A453 Balancing Pond, this afternoon].

Thoresby Park - 2 Raven [south this morning], Red Kite [over, 12:30], 3 Siskin.

Sunday 23rd September

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Grey Phalarope [first-winter still present on Bellmore Lake, viewable from the screen by the weir, 17:10 at least], c.167 Pink-footed Geese [over in five skeins c60 north-west 08:40, c40 east 09:45, 25 east 10:20, 12 east 10:35, c30 west 10:55], 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [Neatholme Fen], BLACK-NECKED GREBE [Neatholme Scrape], Marsh Harrier [male], Hobby, 3 Ringed Plover [Neatholme Fen], 4 Ruff [Chainbridge Scrape east], 3 Dunlin [Neatholme Fen], Common Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], Greenshank [Neatholme Scrape], Yellow-legged Gull [adult, Bellmoor Lake], Cetti's Warbler [singles on Neatholme Pit, Neatholme Fen].

Newark - Ring-tailed Harrier sp [flew south midday].

Budby Pumping Station - 4 Whooper Swan [flew in from north-east, 10:50, then flew to field just north of Flash to feed], Pink-footed Goose [skein heard moving south east, 10:20, not seen], Shelduck, 51 Eurasian Teal, 13 Shoveler, 10 Mandarin, 3 Little Egret, 350+ House Martin [drifting west], 7 Sand Martin, 2 Yellow Wagtail [flew south], 62 Siskin [flew south].

King's Mill Reservoir - 4 Whooper Swan [4 adults, on the reservoir, 09:30].

Hoveringham - Red-crested Pochard, Red Kite, Peregrine [Sailing Lake].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 Dunlin [flew into Clifton Pit, 09:00], 2 Green Sandpiper [Wet Marsh, 10:07], White Wagtail [in horse paddock in the village, 10:52].

Thoresby Park - 2 Woodlark [feeding on cultivated field this morning], Raven [twice over the park], Red Kite [over Thoresby Lake, 2 Willow Warbler.

Saturday 22nd September

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Grey Phalarope [first-winter, Bellmoor Lake near the weir, 16:05 - 18:30 at least], Pink-footed Geese [heard flying over], 4 Pintail [single Tiln North, 3 Chainbridge Scrape], 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [Neatholme Fen], BLACK-NECKED GREBE [Neatholme Scrape], Marsh Harrier [juvenile], 4+Hobby [single north, Neatholme Scrape, 4 up together over Chainbridge Scrape], 3 Ringed Plover [Neatholme Fen], 5 Golden Plover [through south], 7 Ruff [Chainbridge Scrape east], 2 Dunlin [singles on Bellmoor Lake, Neatholme Fen], Common Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen] 2 Green Sandpiper [Neatholme Scrape], 2 Greenshank [Chainbridge Scrape east, Neatholme Scrape], Yellow-legged Gull [adult, Bellmoor Lake], Common Swift, Lesser Whitethroat [The Willows], Sedge Warbler [Bellmoor Lake], 3 Grey Wagtail [singles Neatholme Fen, 1 over windsurf Pit, Bellmoor Lake] 8 Siskin south.

Mansfield - Raven [over Fountaindale to the north calling, 11:40], Mandarin female, c.30 Swallow.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - OSPREY [through south, towards Branshill, 10:15], Willow Tit [Beeston Marsh, 11:34], 50 Teal [Wet Marsh], 4 Siskin over, c.50 Hurundines [over Barton Island].

Colwick Park - Common Sandpiper [by the weir, this morning], Herring Gull, c.100 Hurundines [Main Lake].

Langford Lowfields - CASPIAN GULL [second-winter, Phase 3, 09:35].

Annesley Pit Top - 1050 Meadow Pipit, 4 Woodlark [through south-east, this morning].

Of interest: Yesterdays Manx Shearwater found in the school grounds at Forest Town, was successfully released on the Linconshire coast this morning.

Friday 21st September

Forest Town - Manx Shearwater [found exhausted in school grounds].

Collingham Pits - Grey Phalarope [briefly, seen in flight on Ferry Lane Lake, flew out of view into the south-west corner, c.18:40]. Also 2 GARGANEY.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [eclipse drake, Clifton Pit, 16:00]. Also 4 Ruff.

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 6 GARGANEY [Chainbridge Scrape, this afternoon], 2 Ruff [Bellmore Lake, flew south, 08:59], 3 Common Snipe.

Netherfield Lagoons - Stonechat [male, near the small gravel pit, early afternoon], c.45 House Martin, Grey Wagtail, 6 Common Snipe.

Ratcliffe on Soar - OSPREY [flew south over the power station, late morning].

Thoresby Park - 2 Woodlark [feeding in field with 54 Meadow Pipit, single Yellow Wagtail, 11:00 - 13:37], 12 Swallow, 24 House Martin [over Thoresby Lake].

Thursday 20th September

Sherwood Forest NNR - Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcap [junc of Budby south, at the cattle corral].

Thoresby Park - 30 House Martin, 50 Swallow, 30 Meadow Pipit, 13 Goldcrest, 2 Willow Warbler.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 Ruff, Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpier [Clifton Pit, this morning].

Hoveringham - Green Sandpiper, 5 Sand Martin [Sailing Lake this morning].

Beeston Marina - 7 Swallow, Grey Wagtail [07:30].

Wednesday 19th September

Rolleston - Grey Phalarope [first-winter, on the river Trent just above Farndon Marina 17:00, before it was chased off by a Black-headed Gull].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 3 Ruff, 2 Wigeon [Chainbridge Scrape], Yellow Wagtail [north over Bellmore Lake], Raven [east over the IVNR visitor centre].

Kilvington Lakes - Red-crested Pochard [female], Common Snipe, 5 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Yellow-legged Gull [adult], c.100 House Martin [through this morning], Yellow Wagtail, c.50 Linnet.

Thoresby Park - c.200 Swallow [through south], 2 Willow Warbler.

Tuesday 18th September

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - BLACK-NECKED GREBE [Neatholme Scrape], 9 Ruff, 4 Pintail [Chainbridge Scrape], 4 Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper [Neatholme fen], 3 Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Ruff [Bellmore Lake].

Thoresby Park - c.800 Swallow [through south, late afternoon]. Also c.200 House Martin, Hobby, Willow Warbler.

Ratcliffe on Soar - 2 Hobby [over the river Soar, this afternoon].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 Ruff, 2 juv Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpier [Clifton Pit, this morning], Goosander [Tween].

Spalford Warren - Hobby, 5 Common Snipe, Chiffchaff.

Basford - 3 Little Egret [flew over Wilkinson Street tram stop, towards the old Pears soap factory site, next to Radford Road Police station, 07:30].

Monday 17th September

Netherfield Lagoons - 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 100+Swallow, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, 6 Common Snipe.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - CURLEW SANDPIPER [juvenile, still showing well on Clifton Pit, from Tower hide, 10:20 - 12:50 at least]. Also Ringed Plover, Common Redshank [Clifton Pit].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 3 GARGANEY [Chainbridge Scrape east], 3 Pintail [Chainbridge Scrape west], 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [Neatholme Pit], 2 Hobby [Chainbridge Scrape east], Little Ringed Plover [Chainbridge Scrape east], 21 Ringed Plover [5 Neatholme Fen, 16 briefly Chainbridge Scrape east, then flew south], 4 Dunlin [briefly Chainbridge Scrape east], 5 Ruff [Chainbridge Scrape east], Common Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], 3 Green Sandpiper [Neatholme Scrape], Greenshank [Neatholme Scrape], Northern Wheatear [Tiln North], 7 Common Snipe [Chainbridge Scrape east], 2 Cetti's Warbler [singles on Neatholme Scrape, Neatholme Fen], 2 Lesser Whitethroat [The Willows], 10 Siskin [through south, single flock].

Hoveringham - 2 BLACK TERN, 5 Common Snipe, Sand Martin [Sailing Lake]. Also a very light passage of Swallow, House Martin, Meadow Pipit.

Thoresby Park - c.650 House Martin, c.100 Swallow, 2 Willow Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, 30 Meadow Pipit, Raven [heard calling].

Sunday 16th September

Attenborough Nature Reserve - CURLEW SANDPIPER [juvenile, still present on Clifton Pit, from Tower hide this evening].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 GARGANEY [Chainbridge Scrape east], 4 Pintail [2 Neatholme Scrape, 2 Chainbridge Scrape east], 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [singles on Neatholme Pit/Neatholme Fen], Marsh Harrier, 5 Hobby [Chainbridge Scrape,all up at the same time], 10 Ringed Plover [6 Neatholme Fen, 3 Neatholme Scrape, 1 Chainbridge Scrape east], 9 Ruff [4 Chainbridge Scrape east, 1 Neatholme Fen, 1 Neatholme Scrape, 3 Bellmore Lake], 4 Dunlin [Neatholme Fen], Common Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], 2 Green Sandpiper [singles on Neatholme Fen, Windsurf Pit], c150 House Martin [Neatholme Pit], Yellow Wagtail [single through south-west].

Thoresby Park - 15 Golden Plover [heading north-west high over calling, 18:12], Red Kite, 2 Willow Warbler, 103 Swallow, 78 House Martin, Yellow Wagtail [through west].

Langford Lowfields - WOOD SANDPIPER [Phase 3].

Daneshill Lakes - Hobby.

Staunton - 140 Linnet [on farm land], 2 Raven [over the village].

Kilvington Lakes - Greenshank, 3 Yellow-legged Gull [West Lake, this afternoon].

Holme Pierrepont - GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew west over Blotts Pit, 12:13], 17 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin [through this morning].

Netherfield Lagoons - GREAT WHITE EGRET [still present on the Slurry Lagoon, this morning]. Also Hobby, light passage of Hirundines.

St Ann's - OSPREY [over the St Ann's Allotments 07:35].

Budby Pumping Station - 3 Wigeon, 76 Gadwall, 65 Teal, 16 Shoveler, 5 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, CURLEW SANDPIPER [flew in from the east 06:58, circled low over Flash with Dunlin then flew off south - first patch record], Dunlin, Greenshank, 2 Common Snipe, 205 House Martin [flew south], 9 Siskin [flew south].

Saturday 15th September

Attenborough Nature Reserve - CURLEW SANDPIPER [juvenile, still present on Clifton Pit, 19:00 at least], BLACK TERN [juv, Coneries, 09:30], 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Ruff, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper [Clifton Pit].

Netherfield Lagoons - GREAT WHITE EGRET [on the Slurry lagoon, early morning to 18:00 at least].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - TURTLE DOVE [Chainbridge Lane], GREAT WHITE EGRET [Neatholme Pit], 2 Ruff [Neatholme Fen], 9 Ringed Plover, 4 Dunlin, 3 GARGANEY, Common Snipe [Chainbridge Scrape east], Hobby [Chainbridge Pit], Cetti's Warbler [ heard at Bellmoor/Neatholme Fen/ Chainbridge Scrape], Ruff, 4 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover [Bellmoor Lake].

Thoresby Park - 2 Common Swift, 12 Swallow [through south], Hobby, 2 Willow Warbler, 31 Meadow Pipit, Yellow Wagtail.

Besthorpe Nature Reserve - 2 Spotted Flycatcher [in willows by Mons Pool, this morning]. Also Hobby.

Thrumpton - 7 Yellow Wagtail [through east, this morning], Hobby.

Friday 14th September

Attenborough Nature Reserve - CURLEW SANDPIPER [juvenile, showing well on Clifton Pit from the tower hide, 13:50 - 18:00 at least], 3 Pintail [2 drk's, flew onto Clifton Pit 17:03]. Also 4 Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover.

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 4 GARGANEY [Chainbridge Scrape east], 13 Pintail [10 Neatholme Pit, 3 Chainbridge Scrape west], GREAT WHITE EGRET [single seen on various waters], Marsh Harrier [male Tiln North], 2 Hobby [Chainbridge Scrape east], 8 Ringed Plover [Neatholme Fen], 9 Ruff [6 Chainbridge Scrape east, 1 Bellmoor Lake, 2 Neatholme Fen], 3 Dunlin [Neatholme Fen], Common Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], Green Sandpiper [Windsurf Pit], 1200 Lesser Black-backed Gull [Bellmoor Lake], 3 Yellow-legged Gull [2 juvs Bellmoor Lake, adult Chainbridge Scrape west], 3 Common Swift, 4 Cetti's Warbler [singles on Neatholme Scrape/Neatholme Fen/Neatholme Pit/Chainbridge Scrape], 20 Meadow Pipit [through south].

Hoveringham - 4 Pintail, 3 Green Sandpiper, Peregrine, Hobby, 5 Yellow Wagtail [Sailing Lake].

Newark - Hobby [over the show ground, midday].

Thursday 13th September

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [eclipse drake, still present Clifton Pit, 18:03], 4 Goosander [Clifton Pit, 14:58], Marsh Harrier [over Wet Marsh, 09:37], 5 Black-tailed Godwit [Clifton Pit, 08:38].

Newark - 7 Green Sandpiper, Hobby [Newark Sugar factory, 18:00].

Idle Washlands - Marsh Harrier [2cy male, Slaynes Lane, this afternoon]. Also Green Sandpiper, Whinchat.

Kirkby Woodhouse - Raven [over Bogs Farm Quarry heading towards the M1, 12:40].

Thoresby Park - 200+House Martin, 50+Swallow [through south, this morning], Raven, Yellow Wagtail, Common Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warbler.

Wednesday 12th September

Langford Lowfields - BITTERN, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, female Marsh Harrier, 2 Hobby, juvenile Peregrine, Raven.

Woodbeck - Rose-ringed Parakeet [flying with starlings looking too roost, 18:56].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [eclipse drake, still present Clifton Pit, 16:44]. Also 4 Ruff, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Peregrine.

Cropwell Bishop - Red Kite [over the Seven Trent Water treatment works, 16:00].

Edwinstowe - Red Kite.

Thoresby Park - 2 Red Kite [over the lake, this morning], 14 Common Buzzard, 3 Willow Warbler, c.100 mixed flock Hirundines, 2 Raven [calling, high over south, 14:44].

Hoveringham - 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Hobby, Peregrine, Common Swift, Common Whitethroat [Sailing Lake, this morning].

Tuesday 11th September

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 3 GARGANEY [Chainbridge Scrape east], 2 Pintail [Chainbridge Pit], 146 Red-crested Pochard [106 Chainbridge Scrape west, 4 Neatholme Pit, 36 Chainbridge Pit], GREAT WHITE EGRET [Neatholme Scrape/Neatholme Fen], 2 Marsh Harrier [male and juv], 4 Hobby [2 adults and 2 juvs], 18 Ringed Plover [3 Chainbridge Scrape east, 10 Neatholme Fen, 5 south-west], 2 Dunlin [Chainbridge Scrape east], 12 Ruff [6 Chainbridge Scrape east, 2 Neatholme Scrape, 4 Neatholme Fen], Common Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], 5 Green Sandpiper [2 Chainbridge Pit, 1 The Willows, 2 Neatholme Scrape], Greenshank [Neatholme Fen], 4 Common Swift, 4 Cetti's Warbler [1 Chainbridge Scrape east, 1 Neatholme Scrape, 2 Neatholme Fen], Lesser Whitethroat [The Willows], 2 Yellow Wagtail over, 1 Siskin over.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [eclipse drake, still present Clifton Pit, 18:38].

Warsop - Common Swift [over Warsop centre, this evening].

Bestwood Country Park - Spotted Flycatcher [just after the stables, 17:00].

Thoresby Park - Red Kite [circled over then flew west over Budby, 17:17], 2 Yellow Wagtail, 30+Lapwing, 2 Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 20+Meadow Pipit.

Barton in Fabis - GARGANEY [female, reported from the A453 Balancing Pond late morning, but no further sign 13:00].

Hoveringham - Common Snipe, Peregrine, 4 Yellow Wagtail, Common Whitethroat [Sailing Lake, this morning].

Monday 10th September

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Red-necked Phalarope [juvenile on the Sailing Pit, 11:50, showing well but mobile by the island viewable from the visitor centre up to 15:00, when it got up and flew off with no further sign]. Also Hobby, 4 Ruff, Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover, 4+Common Tern [Clifton Pit].

Sibthorpe - Red Kite [flew west over the village, 15:00].

Holme Pierrepont - Pintail, Hobby [Blotts Pit, midday].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - GARGANEY [Chainbridge Scrape east], 6 Pintail [5 Chainbridge Scrape east, 1 Neatholme Scrape], GREAT WHITE EGRET [Neatholme Scrape], Marsh Harrier [juvenile], 3 Hobby [2 adults, 1 juv over Chainbridge Wood] Little Ringed Plover [Chainbridge Scrape east], 12 Ringed Plover [3 Neatholme Fen, 9 Chainbridge Scrape east], 13 Ruff [10 Chainbridge Scrape, 2 Neatholme Fen, single Bellmoor Lake], WOOD SANDPIPER [Chainbridge Scrape east, 07:00], Green Sandpiper [Windsurf Pit], 2 SPOTTED REDSHANK [juv and adult winter, Chainbridge Scrape east 12:00-12:30], 2 Greenshank [singles on Neatholme Fen, Neatholme Scrape], Common Tern [juv Neatholme Fen], 690 Lesser Black-backed Gull [Bellmoor Lake], Yellow-legged Gull [Bellmoor Lake], 7 Common Swift, Cetti's Warbler [Neatholme Fen], 2 Lesser Whitethroat [Neatholme Bridge].

Sunday 9th September

Besthorpe Nature Reserve - OSPREY [flew from the Trent, east over Mons Pool, 16:00].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 GARGANEY [Chainbridge Scrape east], 4 Pintail [Chainbridge Scrape east], Marsh Harrier [juvenile], 2 Hobby [Chainbridge Scrape east], Water Rail [Neatholme Pit], Little Ringed Plover [Chainbridge Scrape east], 6 Ringed Plover [2 Chainbridge Scrape east, 4 Neatholme Fen], 12 Ruff [6 Neatholme Fen, 1 Neatholme Scrape, 4 Chainbridge Scrape east, 1 Bellmore Lake], 2 Dunlin [Chainbridge Scrape east], Common Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], 4 Green Sandpiper [1 Windsurf Pit, 2 in ditch on Clayworth Common, 1 Neatholme Fen], 3 Greenshank [2 Neatholme Fen, 1 Neatholme Scrape], TURTLE DOVE [The Willows], Common Swift, Cetti's Warbler [Neatholme Pit].

Langford Lowfields - WOOD SANDPIPER [still present, Phase 3]. Also 2 CASPIAN GULL [sub-adult, 1CY], 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Dunlin, Greenshank, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Curlew, Peregrine, 2 Hobby.

Staunton - 90 Linnet [on field of rape stubble, this afternoon].

Budby - OSPREY [flew south-west over the pumping station, 10:45]. Also Greenshank, Oystercatcher, 3 Yellow-legged Gull.

Thoresby Park - Red Kite [over the estate most of today], Honey Buzzard [probable over the far west of the park, 14:37 then headed north], Hobby, Peregrine, Common Swift, 3 Blackcap, 43 Meadow Pipit.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [eclipse drake, still present Clifton Pit, 08:04], WOOD SANDPIPER [Clifton Pit, from tower hide 09:40 - 12:40, then flew west], Common Swift [through, 18:57].

Saturday 8th September

Attenborough Nature Reserve - OSPREY [through south, 17:52], GARGANEY [eclipse drake, Clifton Pit, from tower hide, 17:07].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 GARGANEY [Chainbridge Scrape east], 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [seen on Chainbridge Scrape east, Neatholme Scrape and Neatholme Pit], Marsh Harrier [cream crown], Little Ringed Plover [Chainbridge Scrape east], 9 Ringed Plover [4 Neatholme Fen, 4 Chainbridge Scrape east, 1 over Neatholme Scrape], 11 Ruff [10 Neatholme Fen, 1 Neatholme Scrape], Common Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], 3 Green Sandpiper [1 Neatholme Scrape, 2 Windsurf Pit], 4 Greenshank [3 Neatholme Fen, 1 Neatholme Scrape], TURTLE DOVE [The Willows], 2 Common Swift, Cetti's Warbler [singles on Neatholme Pit, Neatholme Scrape], 2 Lesser Whitethroat.

Holme Pierrepont - Red Kite [south through the A52 Pit, 16:30], mixed numbers of Hirundines over both pits.

Thoresby Park - Red Kite [circling the lake, this mornin], Hobby, 54 Swallow, 30+House Martin, Willow Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, 43 Meadow Pipit.

Friday 7th September

Bestwood Country Park - SHORT-EARED OWL [on the Pit Top, mobbed by corvids, 19:45].

Holme Pierrepont - 4 Pintail [circled Blotts Pit, one landed].

Barton in Fabis - 14 Tree Sparrow [flew over erewash sluice, over to Barton, 17:06].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Marsh Harrier [juvenile, through Coneries, drifting towards Gotham, 15:25, then over Branshill 15:41], 3 Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Snipe [Clifton Pit], Common Swift [over Visitor’s Centre].

Thoresby Park - OSPREY [perched in dead tree on the south of the lake, then flew north, 14:05], Red Kite [circling to the north of the lake], 2 Yellow Wagtail, 12 Swallow, 18 House Martin, 2 Willow Warbler.

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 3 GARGANEY [2 Chainbridge Scrape east, 1 Neatholme Scrape], 8 Pintail [Neatholme Scrape], 38 Little Egret [4 Chainbridge Scrape east, 34 Neatholme Fen], 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [Neatholme Fen/Neatholme Scrape/Chainbridge Scrape east], 4 Marsh Harrier [2 juvs, 1 adult male, 1 female], 3 Hobby, 5 Ringed Plover [Neatholme Fen], 8 Ruff [7 Neatholme Fen, 1 Bellmoor Lake], 3 Common Sandpiper [singles Chainbridge Pit, Blaco, Bellmoor Lake], 4 Green Sandpiper [singles Chainbridge Scrape east, Chainbridge Pit, Neatholme Fen, Neatholme Scrape], 4 Greenshank [ Neatholme Fen, 1 Neatholme Scrape], Common Tern [ Neatholme Fen], 6 Common Swift, 2 Cetti's Warbler [singles on Chainbridge Scrape east, Neatholme Scrape], 4 Lesser Whitethroat [2 Wildgoose Copse, 2 Neatholme Bridge], Whinchat [Blaco], c.20 Tree Sparrow [Wildgoose Farm] 2 Yellow Wagtail [Blaco].

Skegby - Green Sandpiper [along the Skegby Trail, 07:30].

Thursday 6th September

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [eclipse drake, Clifton Pit this evening].

Langford Lowfields - WOOD SANDPIPER [still present on Phase 3]. Also Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Northern Wheatear.

Newark sugar factory - 4 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 66 Teal.

Thoresby Park - Red Kite [heading north-west briefly over the west of the park, 13:43], 2 Hawfinch [over calling to the south, 15:12], c.30 House Martin, 8 Swallow [through east], 12 Siskin [through south], Willow Warbler, Yellow Wagtail.

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - OSPREY [flew along river towards neathholme bridge, 10:20]. Also GARGANEY, 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Turnstone, 6 Ruff, 2 Greenshank.

Cropwell Bishop - Common Crossbill [single calling bird seen at distance].

Wednesday 5th September

Spalford - 2 CASPIAN GULL [juvenile and second summer on the pig fields, this afternoon], 23 Yellow-legged Gull [1 juv, 7 first-summer, 3 second-summer, 2 third-summer, 10 adults], 800+LBBG, 6 Herring Gull, 4 GBBG [all pig fields], Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper [on the puddles], 6 Wigeon, 2 Redshank [Spalford Pit].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Shelduck [Bellmoor Lake], 134 Wigeon [7 Chainbridge Scrape east, 3 Chainbridge Pit, 117 Neatholme Pit, 7 Neatholme Scrape], Pintail [Neatholme Scrape], GARGANEY [single Chainbridge Scrape east], 34 Red-crested Pochard [21 Chainbridge Pit, 13 Neatholme Pit], 29 Little Egret [23 Neatholme Fen, 6 Chainbridge Scrape], 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [Neatholme Fen], 2 BLACK-NECKED GREBE [Tiln Fishery] Marsh Harrier [juv The Willows], 2 Hobby [singles Neatholme Pit, Bunker Wood], Ringed Plover [Neatholme Fen], TURNSTONE [Neatholme Scrape], 5 Ruff [Neatholme Fen], 2 Dunlin [Bellmoor Lake], Common Sandpiper [singles Chainbridge Pit, Bellmoor Lake], 3 Green Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], 3 Greenshank [2 Neatholme Fen, 1 Neatholme Scrape], 9 Common Snipe [Bellmore Lake], BLACK TERN [juv Neatholme Scrape], 3 Yellow-legged Gull [Bellmoor Lake], Barn Owl [The Willows], 3 Common Swift [Water Ski Pit], 100 Sand Martin [40 Neatholme Scrape, 60 Neatholme Pit], 230 Swallow [Neatholme Scrape], 60 House Martin [Neatholme Pit], 3 Cetti's Warbler [2 Bellmoor Lake, 1 Neatholme Pit], 2 Lesser Whitethroat [The Willows], Common Redstart [The Willows].

Mansfield - OSPREY [flew north-east over Coxmoor golf club, 14:23].

Bestwood Village - 5 Yellow Wagtail [flew over park road, towards fields opposite, 11:15].

Hoveringham - 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Snipe, 2 Common Swift, 4 Yellow Wagtail [Sailing Lake, this morning].

Cropwell Bishop - Red Kite [over the Seven Trent Water treatment works, towards Langar this morning].

Tuesday 4th September

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - SABINE'S GULL [adult/second-summer, north-east corner of Bellmore Lake 15:55 - 16:10, then flew off with no further sign], GREAT WHITE EGRET [Windsurf Pool], Common Swift [over Neatholme Scrape], Greenshank, Common Redshank, 2 Ruff [Neatholme Fen].

Gonalston - TURTLE DOVE [juvenile in private garden with Collard Doves].

Langford Lowfields - SPOTTED REDSHANK, WOOD SANDPIPER [still present on Phase 3]. Also Common Redshank, juvenile Marsh Harrier.

Hoveringham - BLACK REDSTART [male, still present around the Railway Pit scout compound, this morning], 2 Common Swift, 12 Yellow Wagtail [Sailing Lake].

South Muskham - 8 Common Tern, 50 Sand Martin, Little Egret, c.60 Northern Lapwing.

Newark sugar factory - Green Sandpiper, 80+ Mallard, 50+ Teal.

Cotgrave Country Park - Willow Tit [calling from canal-side scrub, between the locks, 11:45].

Monday 3rd September

Attenborough Nature Reserve - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult over Clifton Pit, 19:07], Ruff, Green Sandpiper [Clifton Pit], 2 Hobby [circling high over the Wheatear field, 13:10], c.200 Blackbird [over in small numbers in an easterly direction, this morning].

Langford Lowfields - 2 SPOTTED REDSHANK [still present on Phase 3, 17:30], plus 2 Greenshank, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Yellow-legged Gull [adult and juvenile].

Netherfield Lagoons - Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Snipe, 4 Water Rail, Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 9 Wigeon.

Hoveringham - Ruff, Ringed Plover, Common Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 8 Wigeon, Whinchat, 3 Yellow Wagtail [Sailing Lake, this morning].

Scofton - c.400 House Martin.

Averham - Pink-footed Goose, 3 Goosander, 3 Green Sandpiper [river Trent, near Averham church].

Sunday 2nd September

Clifton Pastures - SHORT-EARED OWL, Barn Owl [hunting over set-aside, this evening].

Langford Lowfields - 2 SPOTTED REDSHANK, WOOD SANDPIPER [Phase 3, this morning], plus 5 Greenshank, 5 Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpiper, Curlew, Pintail, Northern Wheatear, 3 Hobby, 5 Yellow-legged Gull, Raven, Common Swift.

Besthorpe Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [still present on Mons Pool], 5 Curlew.

Edwinstowe - Rose-ringed Parakeet [Sherwood Pines forest park].

Market Warsop - 2 Common Swift, Hobby.

Thrumpton - 10+Yellow Wagtail, Hobby, 2 Lesser Whitethroat.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Greenshank [heard Clifton Pit, 08:43].

Saturday 1st September

Idle Washlands - GARGANEY [eclipse drake, Slaynes Lane this evening], 2 Marsh Harrier [male/female, Slaynes Lane].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 BLACK TERN [through Clifton Pit, 17:07], Peregrine [over the Delta, 11:55], Curlew [Clifton Pit, 10:13].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Marsh Harrier [cream crown, Chainbridge Scrape east], 2 Hobby [singles Neatholme Scrape, Chainbridge Scrape east], 2 TURNSTONE [single Neatholme Scrape, 1 briefly on Chainbridge Scrape east], 2 Dunlin [Chainbridge Scrape east], Common Sandpiper [Neatholme Fen], 2 Green Sandpiper [1 Neatholme Scrape, 1 Neatholme Fen], 3 Greenshank [2 Neatholme Scrape, 1 Neatholme Fen], TURTLE DOVE [Neatholme Fen] 6 Common Swift, Willow Tit [Neatholme Lane], Lesser Whitethroat [Neatholme Bridge], 2 Barnacle Goose [Neatholme Fen], Egyptian Goose [Neatholme Fen], 17 Wigeon [16 Neatholme Pit, 1 Chainbridge Scrape east], 3 Dunlin, adult Yellow-legged Gull [Bellmore Lake].

Edwinstowe - Osprey [probable through], Yellow Wagtail, c,40 Swallow, c.20 House Martin.

Barton in Fabis - 4 Hobby [3 hawking dragonfly's over Branshill Wood, single seen take a House Martin, Manor R'd].

Langford Lowfields - WOOD SANDPIPER [Phase 3, 12:10 at least], BITTERN, CASPIAN GULL [third summer], 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Greenshank, 2 Peregrine, 2 Hobby.

Besthorpe Nature Reserve - GARGANEY [Mons Pool, showing well from the screens on Parish Field, this morning], Greenshank [on the Silt Lagoon].

Netherfield Lagoons - Spotted Flycatcher, Willow Tit, 9 Common Snipe [Slurry Lagoon], Raven [through, heading north-west].

Hickling - Hobby [through, 11:50].

Thrumpton - 18 Yellow Wagtail [feeding under cattle on the riverside fields, this morning].

Bennerley Marsh - c.50 House Martin, c.25 Swallow [Newthorpe Water Treatment Works, this morning].

Worksop - Curlew [flew East over, 9:40].

Burton Joyce - 2 Red Kite, Hobby, 2 Raven [through this morning].

Many thanks to:

Patrick Barney, Mervyn Bartle, Bob Beck, Paul Bibby, Michael Blount, Steve Bacon, Billy Bodsworth, Nigel Bosworth, Kevin Hector Brown, Mark Brown, Sean Browne, Phil Burnham, Paul Buxton, Sue Came, Steven Chick, Carl Cornish, Peter Cottam, Ian Cowgill, Lorraine Creamer, Nick Crouch, Chris Cullen, Mark Dawson, Rod Dean, Stevie Dunn, Indy Kiemel Greene, Kev Hawkridge, Brian Hedley, Tom Hibbert, Paul Hobson, Mark Howarth, David Kirman, ‏Michael Leatherland, Ian Livsey, David Lumb, Dave Morton, Dave Nicholls, Dean Nicholson, Michael Parker, Daniel Parkes, Roger Pask, Martyn Perkins, Peter Playle, Clive Prescott, Simon Roberts, Chris Robinson, Richard Rogers, Richard Scott, Alan Scrimshaw, Lee Scudder, Hayley Sears, James Shergold, Andy Shooter, Simon Smith, Darren Starling, Alan J. Thomas, Mick Tring, David Tyldesley, Tony Wardell, Rob Woodward.

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