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 Keith Rainford Bullfinch194@gmail.com These records will then be added to the Nottinghamshire Birdwatchers data-base, to be included in the monthly Newsletter and Annual Reports.

None of these reports have been verified or checked by the Nottinghamshire Birdwatchers' Records Committee.

 

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

Please remember to submit all sightings to Keith Rainford Bullfinch194@gmail.com each month, using the Excel spreadsheet that can be downloaded from the Recording page.

Archived Sightings 2001 - 2020


Archived Sightings 2001 to 2021


Archived Sightings 2022


Species shown in bold Purple on this page are BBRC rarities or species recorded on less than ten occasions in the county. Bold Blue are rare and scarce county birds recorded less than annually that require a description or supporting details for the society’s archive. A full list of these species can be found on the Recording page. Red are species of interest. Bold Grey are unconfirmed sightings or a species of unknown origin.

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Friday 30th September

Holme Pierrepont - Purple Sandpiper [juvenile, still Blotts Pit 17:57 at least], GREY PLOVER [through west].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 3 Ruff [Neatholme Scrape, 09:13], 5 Curlew Sandpiper [Tiln North, 09:41], 8 Pintail, CATTLE EGRET, LITTLE STINT, 3 Ringed Plover, 5 Dunlin, Ruff [Chainbridge Scrape West], 2 Greater White-fronted Geese [Neatholme Scrape, late morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 405 Wigeon, 120 hirundines [mostly House Martin, with a few Swallow], 2 Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit [Clifton Pit].

Ossington - 2 Red Kite [Ossington crossroads, 12:30].

Thursday 29th September

Holme Pierrepont - Purple Sandpiper [juvenile, Blotts Pit 17:45 - dusk], 3 ROCK PIPIT [A52 Pit briefly this evening then flew north-west].

Purple Sandpiper and Rock Pipit - Holme Pierrepont © Alan Clewes.


Netherfield Lagoons - 4 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit [Slurry Lagoon, 14:30 - 16:45 at least].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Pectoral Sandpiper [single, Neatholme Scrape 12:25; single Chainbridge Scrape West, this morning], CATTLE EGRET [Chainbridge Scrape West, 10:53], 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 11 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, Peregrine [Chainbridge Scrape West, this morning], Bittern [over Neatholme Pit], Whooper Swan [small group Chainbridge Pit], 33 Pink-footed Geese [over north-west 09.41], 15 Pink-footed Geese [in field by the wooden bridge from the Willows], Red Kite [north-west over Neatholme Scrape]; also 6 Pintail, 10 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 5 Lesser White-fronted Geese.

Idle Washlands - c.300 Pink-footed Geese [south-east; plus 30+east], 20 Whooper Swan, 4 Pintail, 5 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 6 Great White Egret, 7 Little Egret, Red Kite, Hobby, 11 Redwing [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Besthorpe NR - 4 Whooper Swan [Mons Pool, lunchtime].

Mansfield - 38 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-west over Berryhill, 11:35].

Bilsthorpe - 70 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 11:17].

Retford - 90 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-east, 10:19].

Langford Lowfields - Phase 3, this morning: 16 Pintail, 2 Ringed Plover [through] 3 Ruff [east, 08;45], 2 Curlew Sandpiper [north, 08:27], 7 Dunlin [through], Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, 50 House Martin.

Hoveringham - Red Kite, Peregrine, 3 House Martin [Railway Pit this morning], Whooper Swan [Tipping Pond].

Stoke Bardolph - Ruddy Shelduck [on the opposite bank to the Ferry Boat pub, 10:45].

Wednesday 28th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Pectoral Sandpiper [Neatholme Scrape/Chainbridge Scrape West], 10 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, Greenshank [Chainbridge Scrape West], CATTLE EGRET [Chainbridge Pit], 7 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Ruff [Neatholme Scrape], 80 Pink-footed Geese [heading east in two skiens, 09:25].

Idle Washlands - 15 Dunlin, 9 Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, Peregrine.

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 14 Pink-footed Geese [left north at dusk], c.20 Whooper Swan [through south, 18:30], c.190 Wigeon, Green Sanpiper, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Meadow Pipit.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Pintail, 83 Shoveler, Dunlin, Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit, 12 House Martin [Clifton Pit].

Holme Pierrepont - Great White Egret [Blotts Pit, 10:00].

Annesley Pit Top - Brambling.

Tuesday 27th September

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Pintail, 8 Goosander, Dunlin, 2 Black-tailed Godwit [Clifton Pit], Greenshank [briefly on Clifton Pit, then flew west].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - GREY PLOVER [Tiln North].

Grey Plover - Lound © Mike Vickers.


Idle Washlands - 3+Pintail, 84 Cormorant [site count record], 5 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, c.40Wigeon, c.500 Lapwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, LITTLE STINT, Curlew Sandpiper, 24 Dunlin, 7 Ruff, Marsh Harrier, c.20 Swallow [through east], Yellow-legged Gull [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Idle Stop - Common Sandpiper, Meadow Pipit, 30+Chaffinch, several Greenfinch, Chiffchaff, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Skylark

Besthorpe NR - 5 Curlew, Hobby [Mons Pool, 15:23].

Kilvington Lakes - JACK SNIPE [West Lake, 11:02].

Newark-on-Trent - 40 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 08:45].

Monday 26th September

Idle Washlands - LITTLE STINT, 24 Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret, Little Egret, Peregrine [Slaynes Lane].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - JACK SNIPE [Clifton Pit, mid-afternoon].

Collingham Pits - 2 GREY PLOVER [still Wharf Pit, early afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Pectoral Sandpiper [Neatholme Scrape, 10:50], CATTLE EGRET, 5 Curlew Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape West, 09:48].

Fiskerton - 4 Stonechat.

Annesley Pit Top - 2 Redwing [heading south-west]; also 3 Little Egret, 2 Raven.

Sunday 25th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Pectoral Sandpiper [Chainbridge Pit, 16:30; also on Chainbridge Scrape East earlier], 5 Curlew Sandpiper [briefly Chainbridge Scrape East mid-afternoon], CATTLE EGRET [Walters Farm, in with cattle 09:58], Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Ruff, Common Sandpiper [Chainbridge Pit], Pintail, Green Sandpiper, several Common Snipe, 2 Great White Egret, Peregrine [Chainbridge Scrape East], Ruff , 3 Ringed Plover [Chainbridge Scrape West], Green Sandpiper [Tiln North], 800 Pink-footed Geese, 10 Redwing [over this morning].

West Bridgford - c.30 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-west, this evening].

Langford Lowfields - 62 Pink-footed Geese [over east in two skiens, this morning].

Elkesley - c.150 Pink-footed Geese [over east in two skiens, 09:48 and 10:22].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Black-tailed Godwit [Wet Marsh, 08:25], Great White Egret [Church Pond], Dunlin [Clifton Pit].

Saturday 24th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Pectoral Sandpiper [Neatholme Scrape/Chainbridge Scrape West/Chainbridge Scrape East, mid-afternoon at least], 5 Curlew Sandpiper, 8 Black-tailed Godwit [Tiln North].

Idle Washlands - 3 Curlew Sandpiper [still Slaynes Lane]; also 6+ Great White Egret.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 Pintail, 249 Wigeon, Dunlin [Clifton Pit].

Annesley Woodhouse - Red kite [over Little Oak Plantation, 15:50].

Hoveringham - PIED FLYCATCHER [in trees on east side of Railway Pit opposite islands, 12:30].

Collingham Pits - 2 GREY PLOVER, 4 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, Great White Egret [Wharf Pit, this morning].

Bunny Hill Top - Cuckoo [flew low over Ash Lane heading west, 08:35].

Friday 23rd September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Pectoral Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape West, this evening], 5 Curlew Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape West, early afternoon; three Tiln North this evening]; also 11+Great White Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Ruff, 2 Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, 4 White Wagtail.

Beeston - Wheatear [on the roof Sainsburys, 17:38].

Budby Pumping Station - Pintail [Budby Flash].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Spotted Flycatcher [Budby South Forest, 17:30].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Spotted Flycatcher [river path, just west of Barton Island, 16:00].

Hoveringham - Pink-footed Goose, Whooper Swan, Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier (cream-crown), 8 Golden Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Common Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Merlin (female/immature), Sedge Warbler, Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Yellow Wagtail.

Bramcote - 4 Red Kite [over 14:15].

Idle Washlands - LITTLE STINT, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 17 Ruff, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 14 Dunlin, 9 Ringed Plover, 6 Great White Egret, 5 Little Egret, Peregrine, Hobby, Buzzard, Kestrel [Slaynes Lane, early afternoon].

Collingham Pits - 2 GREY PLOVER [Wharf Pit, 13:30].

Collingham - 42 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-east, 10:33].

Annesley Pit Top - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [1st-winter,on the Bottom Lagoon]; also 3 Stonechat, 3 Little Egret, 6 Woodlark.

Langford Lowfields - 2 GREY PLOVER [Phase 3, 0853 until 0930 at least]; also Ruff, 9 Pintail, Goldeneye.

Kilvington Lakes - JACK SNIPE [still West Lake, this morning].

Thursday 22nd September

Collingham Pits - 2 GREY PLOVER [Wharf Pit, 18:50]; also Ruff, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, 4 Dunlin, 8 Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper.

Langford Lowfields - 2 GREY PLOVER [Phase 3, 16:15]; also 5 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Peregrine.

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Pectoral Sandpiper, 3 Curlew Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape West, this afternoon].

Curlew Sandpiper - Lound © Mike Vickers.


Idle Washlands - Black-tailed Godwit, 18 Ruff, 13 Dunlin, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 Pintail, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin [Clifton Pit], 4 Sand Martin [through west].

Netherfield Lagoons - GARGANEY [drake, on the Slurry Lagoon, 09:00].

Wednesday 21st September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Pectoral Sandpiper [Chainbridge Scrape West, this afternoon], 3 Curlew Sandpiper [Tiln North, this morning]; also 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 8 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, c.11 Great White Egret.

Kilvington Lakes - JACK SNIPE [West Lake, this morning].

Tuesday 20th September

Idle Washlands - 245 Pink-footed Geese [over in two skiens], 30 Wigeon, 4+ Pintail, 3 Curlew Sandpiper [possibly five], LITTLE STINT, 22 Ruff, 11 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, 50+Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, 4 Yellow-legged Gull, 55+LBBG, Raven, 3 Swallow, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, 30 Meadow Pipit [through west], 3 Pied Wagtail [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Collingham Pits - Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Great White Egret, Little Egret [Wharf Pit, early afternoon], 2 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret [Ferry Lane Lake].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 70 Shoveler, Dunlin [juvenile], 2 Black-tailed Godwit [Clifton Pit].

Ruddington Moor - Red Kite [juvenile flew over from Gotham Moor in direction of Bradmore, 13:30], 3 Buzzard.

Gotham Moor - Red Kite [following tractor harvesting potato crop, 10:30]; also 10 Grey Partridge, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail.

Kneesall - 250 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, 4 Red Kite, 9 Common Buzzard [following ‘the plough’,east of A616 south of Kneesall and north of Kersall Road].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Pectoral Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper [still Tiln North, 09:30], WOOD SANDPIPER [Chainbridge Scrape East].

Monday 19th September

Kilvington Lakes - CATTLE EGRET [juvenile, West Lake this evening].

Elkesley - c.12 Redwing [over south-east this evening].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [adult male, 15:03].

Idle Washlands - 3 Pintail, 15 Black-tailed Godwit, 28 Snipe, 5 Ruff, 8 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 8 Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Hobby [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Pintail, Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 Ring-necked Parakeet.

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Pectoral Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper [still Tiln North, 07:42 - 10:20 at least], c.200 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, late morning].

Barton in Fabis - Whinchat [A453 Balancing Pond area, late morning], Hobby, 2 Raven [Branshill Wood].

Kinoulton - Swift [over, the village].

Hickling - Red Kite, Yellow Wagtail.

Sunday 18th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Pectoral Sandpiper [Tiln North, this evening], CATTLE EGRET [still Chainbridge Scape], c.50 Pink-footed Geese [over east 14.47], 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, Great White Egret, Little Egret, Whinchat [Tiln North].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Curlew Sandpiper [juvenile Clifton Pit this evening], SPOONBILL [circled Clifton Pit, then flew east 18:14]; also 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper.

Barton in Fabis - Hobby, 2 GBBG [over Branshill Wood], 2 Raven [flew over the village, this afternoon].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - OSPREY [still 12:24].

Netherfield Lagoons - CASPIAN GULL [adult male, Slurry Lagoon the flew towards Enva Recycling Centre, 09:25].

Stoke Bardolph - Ruddy Shelduck [still on River Trent opposite Ferry Boat Inn, 08:45].

Saturday 17th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - CATTLE EGRET [still Chainbridge Scrape West, 16:37], 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Ringed Plover [Tiln North], c.70 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 10:45].

Idle Washlands - c.20 Wigeon, 4 Pintail, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Ruff, 11 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 6 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, Hobby [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Langford Lowfields - Honey Buzzard [flew south-east over Phase 1, 10:47], CASPIAN GULL [1st-summer, Phase 3, early morning], 60 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 09:40]; c.14 Black-tailed Godwit [Phase 3].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 Black-tailed Godwit [Wet Marsh], Pintail, Common Sandpiper, 20 mixed hirundines [Clifton Pit].

King's Mill Reservoir - Spotted Flycatcher [still present].

Nether Langwith - 170 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 10:00].

Clipstone Forest - c.25 Pink-footed Geese [heading high east 09:35].

Bulwell - c.60 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 09:33].

Retford - c.100 Pink-footed Geese [heading north-east towards Clarborough, 09:14].

Bilsthorpe - 30 Pink-footed Geese [heading east/south-east, 07:45]; also Hobby.

Friday 16th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 40 Pink-footed Geese [heading east], 6 Dunlin, Ruff, 2 Ringed Plover [Neatholme Scrape], 17 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, Marsh Harrier [Chainbridge Scrape East], 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, 4 Redshank, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, 5 Little Egret, Great White Egret [Chainbridge Pit].

Idle Washlands - 6 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, 2 Redshank, 3 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Hoveringham - 690 Pink-footed Geese [over in twelve skiens].

Nuthall - c.50 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 09:30].

King's Mill Reservoir - 76 Pink-footed Geese [heading east, 09:12]; also Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Little Egret.

Bilsthorpe - 120 Pink-footed Geese [over in two skiens 80 heading east, 08:54; 40 heading east/southeast, 09:13].

Holme Pierrepont - Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, Kingfisher [Blott's Pit].

Thursday 15th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - White-tailed Eagle [seen at hight east of Clayworth Common, 11:15], 170 Pink-footed Geese [120 heading east, 09:19; 50 heading south-east 11:23], 3 Golden Plover, 11 Dunlin [Chainbridge Scrape East], Red Kite [over Clayworth Common].

Idle Washlands - c.300 Pink-footed Geese [south-east], Avocet, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, KNOT, 5 Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Little Egret, Yellow-legged Gull [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 2000+Greylag, c.40 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Egyptian Geese, 45 Curlew, 2 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff, Blackcap.

Barton in Fabis - 2 Whinchat [in field behind the A453 Balancing Pond, 13:42].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 180 Wigeon, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 Black-tailed Godwit.

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - OSPREY [still 10:51].

Mapperley - Golden Pheasant [on roof tops 09:00, then flew off towards Gedling].

Wednesday 14th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - White-tailed Eagle [heading south-east over Chainbridge, 17:37], LITTLE STINT [still Chainbridge Scrape East, with 11 Dunlin, 10:30], Stonechat [Hayton Common], Tree Pipit [over Tiln North calling, this morning], 70+Pink-footed Geese [over east, this morning]

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 GARGANEY [Church Pond, late afternoon], 3 Black-tailed Godwit [Wet Marsh], 2 Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper [Clifton Pit], Whinchat [Wheatear Field].

South Muskham GP's - OSPREY [over 16:15, probably headed towards Langford].

Idle Washlands - 10 Pink-footed Geese [through east], 6 Pintail, 2 Golden Plover, 12 Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 16 Snipe, 8 Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, KNOT, 28 Ruff, 2 Redshank, Greenshank, 3 Great White Egret, Little Egret, Hobby [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Holme Pierrepont - LITTLE STINT [juvenile, still present on Blotts Pit, this morning].

Tuesday 13th September

Idle Washlands - 5 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Peregrine, c.10 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 8 Ruff, c.400 Lapwing, Stock Dove, 2 Pintail, 20+Wigeon, Chiffchaff, 2+Yellow-legged Gull, 1+GBBG, 70+LBBG, Herring Gull [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Collingham Pits - Whinchat [on the south side of Ferry Lane Lake, this evening].

Netherfield Lagoons - GARGANEY [juvenile on the Slurry Lagoon, 15:55]; also 11 Black-tailed Godwit.

Holme Pierrepont - LITTLE STINT [juvenile, still present on Blotts Pit, early afternoon], 2 Hobby [over Blotts Pit, 12:30].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - CATTLE EGRET [Chainbridge Scrape], LITTLE STINT [Tiln North, this morning], 40+Red crested Pochard [Linghurst lake], Great White Egret [Neatholme Fen].

Hoveringham - Common Sandpiper [Sailing Lake], Stonechat [female Near Sailing Lake late morning], c.46 Pied Wagtail and 2 Meadow Pipit [field adjacent to SL track late morning], c.4 Yellow Wagtail [with 20+ Pied Wagtails this evening], 4 Sand Martin [through south with 20 Swallow Sailing Lake late morning]; also Great White Egret, Pintail.

King's Mill Reservoir - Swift.

Annesley Pit Top - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [1st-winter, Middle Lagoon, 08:04].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Whinchat [Dragonfly Pond reed-bed area, 07:56]

Monday 12th September

Holme Pierrepont - LITTLE STINT [juvenile, Blotts Pit this evening].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - SPOTTED REDSHANK [Clifton Pit, 17:32 - 17:45 then flew west towards the LEGP'S], OSPREY [low over Clifton Pit heading west over Coneries, 13:15], Whinchat [Wheatear Field, 12:27]; also Great White Egret, 3 Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 9 Snipe, Hobby.

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - LITTLE STINT [Chainbride Scape West with Dunlin flock, 13:45; also Tiln North this morning], SPOTTED REDSHANK [Neatholme Scrape, mid-morning], CATTLE EGRET [Chainbridge Scrape West/Neatholme Fen, this morning]; also on site 42 Dunlin, 12 Ruff, 3 Greenshank.

Newark on Trent - OSPREY [east over river Trent, 11:12], 3 Sand Martin [south].

Idle Washlands - 9 Curlew Sandpiper, SPOTTED REDSHANK, 2 Ruff [Slaynes Lane, this morning].

Sunday 11th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - CATTLE EGRET [single with Long Horn Cattle, Chainbridge Scrape East/West, 19:40 at least; also seen earlier on Lower Sheep fields and over Chainbridge Pit], 18 Dunlin, 4 Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Little Egret, Great White Egret [Tiln North, 11:00], 6 Ruff, 4 Dunlin, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Great White Egret [Chainbridge Scrape West, 11:30].

Idle Washlands - WeBS - 15 Mute Swan, 72 Greylag, 328 Mallard, 3 Egyptian Geese, 234 Gadwall, 9 Pintail, 46 Shoveler, 46 Wigeon, 167 Teal, 30 Tufted Duck, 6 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Grey Heron, 8 Moorhen, 446 Coot, 12 Ringed Plover, 419 Lapwing, 12 Ruff, 7 Dunlin, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, WOOD SANDPIPER, Greenshank, 22 Snipe, 8 BH Gull, 40 LBBG, 3 Herring Gull, Kingfisher [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 6 Dunlin [briefly Clifton Pit, this morning], Stonechat [Wheatear Field].

Saturday 10th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 6 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Ruff, 20+Dunlin, 6 Snipe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit [Tiln North], 8 Greenshank [high south over Hallcroft, 18:55], 2 CATTLE EGRET [with Long Horn Cattle Chainbridge Scrape, late morning - 14:00 at least].

Curlew Sandpiper and Dunlin - Lound © Mike Vickers.


Idle Washlands - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 12 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 500+Lapwing, Ringed Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, 4+Great White Egret, 2+Little Egret, Hobby, Kestrel, Yellow Wagtail [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Netherfield Lagoons - 2 Whinchat, Stonechat [New Workings this evening], Common Redstart [in the north-east corner].

Holme Pierrepont - OSPREY [south through Blotts Pit, 13:10].

Langford Lowfields - OSPREY [over the river Trent heading towards North Muskham, 10:15], 3 Pintail, GARGANEY, Great White Egret, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 13 Ringed Plover [Phase 3].

Collingham Pits - OSPREY [heading towards Langford, mid-morning]; also Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Pintail.

Elston - Red Kite [over the A52, 13:00].

Annesley Pit Top - 2 MEDITERRANEAN GULL [both 1st-winter], Whinchat by the bottom Lagoon, 15:00]; also Great White Egret, Ruff, Raven.

Friday 9th September

Netherfield Lagoons - Spotted Flycatcher [Ecopark, late afternoon], Whinchat [around the new workings, on fencing by the new viewing screen].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Marsh Harrier [juvenile, 16;13].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - CATTLE EGRET [Walters Lane Sheepfields, 13:33-13:57 when flew north-east], Curlew Sandpiper, WOOD SANDPIPER, Common Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 12 Dunlin, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Pintail [Tiln North, this morning], 11 Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe [Chainbridge Scrape East].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 2 Spotted Flycatcher [in crab apple on the river path near Barton Island, this afternoon].

Collingham Pits - 2 GARGANEY [still on Wharf Pond, this morning], 2 Whinchat [along Carlton Ferry Lane], CASPIAN GULL [German-ringed 'X34E' again on Northcroft Pond this evening].

Idle Washlands - 2 Shoveler, 4 Wigeon, 8 Ringed Plover, 14 Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, 10 Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier [Slaynes Lane].

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 18 Wigeon, 6 Curlew, 15 Swallow, 8 Chiffchaff, 16 Yellow Wagtail. Doncaster Birding

Colwick CP - Spotted Flycatcher [this morning].

King's Mill Reservoir - 4 Swift.

Annesley Pit Top - MEDITERRANEAN GULL [1st-winter, Middle Lagoon, this morning].

Thursday 8th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, WOOD SANDPIPER, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Ruff, Common Sandpiper, Redshank [Tiln North], SPOTTED REDSHANK [Chainbridge West, mid-afternoon], 7 Ringed Plover [single Chainbridge Scrape East; six Neathholme Scrape], 3 Green Sandpiper [Chainbridge Pit], 2 Bittern [in flight Tiln area, this morning], BLACK-NECKED GREBE [still Bellmoor Lake], 2 Marsh Harrier [Chainbridge Scrape East]; also 6 Pintail, 4 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin, 20 Snipe, 4 Great White Egret, Swift, 4 White Wagtail.

Idle Washlands - 2 GARGANEY, 2 Pintail, 287 Coot, 15 Ringed Plover, c.40 Snipe, 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 18 Ruff, 6 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, WOOD SANDPIPER, 6 Green Sandpiper, 5 Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Spotted Flycatcher [river path, 17:29], c.30 Sand Martin [Clifton Pit, 07:30].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 Great White Egret, Wheatear.

Netherfield Lagoons - 3 Whinchat [still on south-west side of substation, mid- afternoon], several Yellow Wagtail [still on newly mown grass area on New Workings].

Barton in Fabis - 2 Whinchat [near the floodbank towards Barton Ferry].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - OSPREY [again, 10:40].

King's Mill Reservoir - Swift.

Langford Lowfields - CASPIAN GULL [German-ringed adult 'X34E' again 06:30].

Wednesday 7th September

Idle Washlands - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin, 4 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 7 Great White Egret [Slaynes Lane, late afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 WOOD SANDPIPER, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, 4 Ruff, 7 Black-tailed Godwit [Tiln North], 3 Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Marsh Harrier, Hobby [Chainbridge Scrape.

Netherfield Lagoons - 3 Whinchat [still on south-west side of substation, this afternoon], 30+Yellow Wagtail [on newly mown grass area on New Workings].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard [pale morph flew south, 14:40], 2 OSPREY, Goshawk, Marsh Harrier [juvenile], Hobby, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Red Kite.

Hoveringham - OSPREY [drifting South over the Railway Pit 11:30], Whooper Swan [again, Tipping Pond late morning].

Kilvington Lakes - OSPREY [juvenile fishing West Lake, this morning]; also adult Hobby.

Tuesday 6th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - 2 Curlew Sandpiper [still Tiln North, this evening], 3 WOOD SANDPIPER, Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 9 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Ruff, 5 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover [Tiln North], 5 Ruff, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier [Chainbridge Scrape West]; also 4 Lesser white fronted Geese, 12 Red-crested pochard, 4 Pintail, Marsh harrier, 2 Hobby, 2 Great White Egret, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 7 Grey Partridge, 2 Water Rail, 6 Cetti’s warbler, c.10 Chiffchaff, 2 Reed warbler, c.15 Little egret, c.20 Egyptian Geese (3 young), Kingfisher.

Langford Lowfields - WOOD SANDPIPER [flew south from Phase 3, this evening]; also 5 Ruff, 3 Greenshank, 6 Green Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier, Swift.

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 2 OSPREY [circling together, 16:25].

Netherfield Lagoons - 4 Whinchat [four still in grassland on south-west side of substation, this afternoon].

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Whinchat [bushy area west of West Lake], 4 Common Sandpiper.

Bingham - Red Kite [viewed from Archer's Lake].

Monday 5th September

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - White-rumped Sandpiper [probable Chainbridge Scrape East then flew towards Chainbridge Scrape West, mid-afternoon], 2 Curlew Sandpiper [adult Tiln North; juvenile Chainbridge Scrape East this morning], WOOD SANDPIPER [Tiln North, late morning, BITTERN [flew from Tiln North towards Chainbridge Scrape East]; also 9 Ruff, 5 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, 6 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, 3 Great White Egret, Raven.

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - 2 OSPREY [again 17:17].

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Whinchat, Wheatear [this afternoon], 2 Hobby [adult and juvenile, West Lake this morning].

Netherfield Lagoons - 5 Whinchat [five early afternoon at least; four in grassland on south-west side of substation and one near the New Workings]; also Greenshank through.

Idle Washlands - 7 Curlew Sandpiper [at least seven still Slaynes Lane].

Hoveringham - Great White Egret, 7 Pochard, 2 Green Sandpiper [Tipping Pond], Yellow Wagtail [Sailing Lake track], Swift [over A612 Gonalston].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper [Clifton Pit, early morning].

Sunday 4th September

Idle Washlands -15 Curlew Sandpiper [fifteen this morning; with at least nine still present early evening], KNOT [left south-west c.14:00]; also 3 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, 6 Dunlin, WOOD SANDPIPER, 4 Ruff [Slaynes Lane, this evening] Doncaster Birding.

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Curlew Sandpiper, WOOD SANDPIPER, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Ruff, 6 Dunlin, 5 Lesser White-fronted Geese, 3 Greenshank, 2 Pintail [Tiln North, this evening], Hobby [Chainbridge Wood], Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper [Bellmoor Lake], Whinchat [Tiln North, this morning].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - [14:30 - 17:00] Honey Buzzard, OSPREY, Red kite, Merlin[male], 2 Goshawk, 3 Hobby, juv Peregrine, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, 10-15 Buzzard, 2 Raven, Swift, Yellow wagtail, Grey wagtail, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, c.50 Swallow, several House/Sand martin.

Collingham Pits - 2 GARGANEY [still Wharf Pit, mid-morning]; also 8 Golden Plover [nearby].

Lambley - Red Kite [over 11:05].

King's Mill Reservoir - Spotted Flycatcher [still present], c.20 Chiffchaff, 13 Shoveler.

Kilvington Lakes - Spotted Flycatcher [on the south side of West Lake, 10:00].

Langford Lowfields - 16 Pintail, 9 TURNSTONE [briefly], 22 Dunlin, c.36 Ringed Plover, 15+Dunlin [flew over Phase 3 with a possible Curlew Sandpiper], 2 Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, 4 Curlew, Marsh Harrier [Phase 3, this morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 9 Goosander, 4 Ruff [Clifton Pit, this morning].

Saturday 3rd September

Idle Washlands - 13 Curlew Sandpiper [thirteen on Slaynes Lane 12:40; with five still present late afternoon]; also 2+Stock Dove, 19 Ringed Plover, 3 Curlew, 23 Snipe, JACK SNIPE, 4 Dunlin, 16 Ruff, 3 Green Sandpiper, WOOD SANDPIPER, 2 Greenshank, 3 Yellow-legged Gull, Common Tern, 3 Great White Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Hobby Doncaster Birding.

Kilvington Lakes - 13 Wigeon, Pintail [female], Ringed Plover [over], Black-tailed Godwit [feeding on shore], Ruff, 6 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper [West Lake, this morning], , 2 Whinchat [still in field to south of West Lake, this afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - BLACK-NECKED GREBE [still present Bellmoor Lake].

Hoveringham - Spotted Flycatcher, Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, 20+ Willow Warbler [Railway Pit and Wood], 40+ House Martin [Hoveringham village]

Flawborough - Spotted Flycatcher, 420+ Linnet [stubble field to north and power lines].

King's Mill Reservoir - Spotted Flycatcher [still present].

Collingham Pits - 2 GARGANEY [still on Wharf Pit, 08:17].

Friday 2nd September

Collingham Pits - CASPIAN GULL [German-ringed 'X34E' again on Ferry Lane Lake, 13:15], 2 GARGANEY [still on Wharf Pit, late afternoon].

Langford Lowfields - 8 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 110+Teal, 4 TURNSTONE, 2 Ringed Plover [two singles through to east], 2 Snipe, 1+Greenshank, Great White Egret, OSPREY [circled, landed then flew west], Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, 2 Common Redstart.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Pink-footed Geese [audible skein], 34 Wigeon, 6 Red-crested Pochard, 7 Water Rail, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, 4 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 5 Kingfisher, Hobby, Peregrine, 70 Sand martin, 70 Swallow, 130 House Martin, Raven, 7 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Grey Wagtail.

King's Mill Reservoir - Spotted Flycatcher, 10 Swift, 14 Shoveler.

Hoveringham - Great White Egret, Raven [Sailing Lake late morning]

Kilvington Lakes - Black-tailed Godwit [juv], Snipe, Ringed Plover [West Lake, this morning].

Idle Washlands - Pintail, 5 Great White Egret, c.100 Lapwing, 3 Avocet, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Ruff, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail [Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Curlew Sandpiper, WOOD SANDPIPER, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlin [Tiln North, early morning], 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Ruff [Neatholme Scrape].

Thursday 1st September

Langford Lowfields - 5 Curlew Sandpiper [juveniles, briefly settled on Phase 3 then moved east at 09:53], 7 Wigeon [six new in], Pintail [female], 110+ Teal, 3 Ringed Plover [three singles through to east], Curlew [through to east 08:57], 12 Black-tailed Godwit [nine rested briefly then went east at 07:50, three through to east at 08:48], , 8 Dunlin [6 to east at 09:12 and 2, which settled for a few seconds, before heading east at 09:35], 2 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 1+Greenshank, Redshank, CASPIAN GULL [German ringed adult X34E], Great White Egret, Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Peregrine [red-ringed male - took a Teal], Lesser Whitethroat, Treecreeper, 40+Yellow Wagtail [moving east including a flock of 25 which paused briefly].

5 Curlew Sandpiper - Langford Lowfields © Martin Kennewell


Collingham Pits - LITTLE STINT [juvenile, Wharf Pit this evening]; also 2 GARGANEY still present.

Netherfield Lagoons - Whinchat [still in grassland on south-west side of substation, early evening].

Idle Washlands - 2 Curlew Sandpiper [juveniles, still Slaynes Lane 17:00 at least]; also Ringed Plover, Curlew, BAR-TAILED GODWIT, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, 5 Green Sandpiper, 9 Ruff, 2 Redshank, Greenshank, 15 Snipe, 4 Great White Egret, 2 Yellow-legged Gull, Marsh Harrier [all Slaynes Lane]. Doncaster Birding

Sherwood Forest NNR - Common Redstart [male] Spotted Flycatcher [Juvenile], at least four Stonechat [Budby South Forest, late afternoon].

Welbeck Raptor Watchpoint - Honey Buzzard, 2+OSPREY, 3 Hobby [mid-afternoon].

Kilvington Lakes - 2 Whinchat [still in field to south of West Lake, early afternoon].

Clumber Park - OSPREY [over the lake, 11:41].

Lound [Idle Valley NR] - Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Ruff, 8 Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, 2 Ringed Plover [Tiln North, this morning], Spotted Flycatcher [The Willows].

Misson Springs [Finningley GP] - 8 Teal, TURNSTONE, 2 Common Sandpiper.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 Wigeon, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Black-tailed Godwit [Clifton Pit, early morning], 2 Hobby [over Tween Pond], 2 Green Sandpiper [Ridge and Furrow].  

Many thanks to:

Paula Barnes, Merv Bartle, Paul Bibby, Doug Bottrell, Robin Brace, Andrew Buckley, Paul Buxton, Darren Chapman, Phil Cheesbrough, Alan Clewes, Steve Clifton, Miles Cluff, Willliam Cooper, Carl Cornish, Ian Cowgill, Nick Crouch, Stu Davenport, Mark Dawson, Jacqueline Dennison, Allan Dodds, Gordon Ellis, John Ellis, Del Evans, Steve Follows, Ade Fox, Pete Freeman, Steve Furber, Josh Fusiara, Indy Kiemel Greene, Rae Harrington, Kev Hawksridge, Tom Hibbert, Robert Hilton, Gary Hobson, Paul Hobson, John Hopper, Martin Kennewell, Scott Linacre, Dawn Marie, Martin McCallum, Pete Mee, Rob Mellor, Ged Morley, Phil Palmer, Craig Pitchford, Peter Playle, Jill Pollicott, Dean Radford, Dave Read, Charles Richardson, Simon Roberts, Chris Robinson, Dallas Roots, Alan Scrimshaw, Tom Shields, Andy Shooter, Mark Speck, Edmund Staunton, David Suter, Simon Thompson, David Tyldesley, Bob Usher, Mike Vickers, Ben Ward, James Wilkinson, Steve Wilkinson, Duncan Wiseman, Rob Woodward.



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