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 county 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.

 

Friday 30th November

Misson Springs [Finningley GP's] - 60 Curlew [into roost, this evening]. Also 2 Common Redshank.

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Short-eared Owl [Tiln North, late afternoon], Red-necked Grebe [showing well from the main viewing point on Neatholme Pit, 14:00 at least].

The Carrlands - 4 BEWICK'S SWAN [Idle Stop, north of the River Idle].

Hoveringham - GREATER SCAUP [first-winter drake, still present on Annexe Pit, this morning], GREAT WHITE EGRET [Sailing Lake]. Also 2 Red Kite, Common Redshank, 12 Goldeneye.

Barton in Fabis - GREAT WHITE EGRET [in field opposite Barton Island 11:25, viewed from riverside path across the river on the ANR].

Sherwood Forest NNR - Brambling, 2 Marsh Tit [visiting the Visitor Centre feeding station].

Bennerley Marsh - 2 Raven [showing well].

Lenton - Ruddy Shelduck [Highfields Lake, this morning].

Thursday 29th November

Netherfield Lagoons - 5 Whooper Swan [2 adults/3 juveniles, still present, commuting between the Seven Trent field and the Large Gravel Pit].

Bennerly - 2 Raven [Bennerly Viaduct, mid-afternoon].

Wednesday 28th November

Hoveringham - GREATER SCAUP [first-winter drake, Annexe Pit], GREAT WHITE EGRET [Catfish Pond].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 160 Golden Plover [over Branshill, Clifton Grove from Tower hide, 10:10].

Thoresby Park - 5 Brambling, 16 Meadow Pipit.

Lenton - 2 Goosander [drakes, Nottingham University, Highfields lake].

Tuesday 27th November

Hoveringham - 3 RED-BREASTED MERGANSER [female/immature, Sailing Lake this morning], GREATER SCAUP [first-winter drake, Sailing Lake], GREAT WHITE EGRET [Catfish Pond].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Yellow-legged Gull [adult], GBBG [adult], 200 LBBG, 40 Herring Gull, 600+ Common Gull, 450+ Black-headed Gull [Bellmoor Lake mid-afternoon]. Also 2 drake Goosander, Goldeneye, Grey Wagtail, 4 Redpoll, 2 Siskin.

Thoresby Park - 4 Brambling, 34 Meadow Pipit [east], 2 Tree Sparrow [on feeders].

Huthwaite - 2 Willow Tit [on the Silverhill trail].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 34 Goosander [under the bridge near the car park this morning].

Keyworth - 6 Red-legged Partridge, 13 Pheasant [in private garden, this morning].

Monday 26th November

Netherfield Lagoons - c.280 Pink-footed Geese [c.185 in three skeins heading east 13:12 to 13:20, 94 in two skeins heading east, 15:18], 5 Whooper Swan [2 adults/3 juveniles, still present feeding on the Seven Trent field, relocating to the large gravel pit at dusk].

Kilvington Lakes - Short-eared Owl [still present over rough grassland to the west of West Lake, late afternoon], 350 Pink-footed Geese [heading east], 6 Goosander [West Lake].

Thoresby Park - 2 Raven [over the west end of the park, 14:26], 2+Pink-footed Geese [over west 16:47, heard only], 2 Tree Sparrow [on feeders], Grey Wagtail.

Blidworth - 62 Pink-footed Geese [flew over Blidworth Woods, 12.55 heading east].

Hoveringham - GREATER SCAUP [first-winter drake, Annexe Pit], 25 Pink-footed Geese [heading east over the Sailing Lake, 11:00], Golden Plover, Common Redshank, 2 Common Snipe, Peregrine [Sailing Lake].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - c.100 Pink-footed Geese [over the Delta, heading south-east, late morning].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 Whooper Swan [south-east through Blotts Pit, 08:58]. Also Rose-ringed Parakeet.

Sunday 25th November

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 4 Short-eared Owl [Tiln North, this evening].

Netherfield Lagoons - 9 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [still on the Large Gravel Pit late afternoon], 2 Whooper Swan [feeding on the Seven Trent field opposite the Large Gravel Pit], c.8000 Starling [arrived but dived straight into the reed beds, 16:00].

Thoresby Park - 18 Brambling [flew south over the park this evening], 3 Tree Sparrow [on feeders].

Bilborough - 4 WAXWING [feeding on rowan in grounds of Woodlands Special School, 14:30 at least].

Kirklington - 2 Raven [over Dukes Wood], 12 Goosander [Kirklington Lake].

Erewash meadows - GREAT WHITE EGRET [still on Brinsley flash, and apparently it's been present all week]. Also Goosander [redhead, Brinsley flash].

Besthorpe NR - GREAT WHITE EGRET [Mons Pool, then what was probably a second bird at Meering, 12:25].

Collingham Pits - GREAT WHITE EGRET [on Wharf Pit, 09:43].

Budby Pumping Station - 65 Pink-footed Goose [flew north-west at 09.30], 2 Water Rail, 2 KITTIWAKE [adults flew east at 10.00], 5 Common Snipe, 1 Brambling, 12 Lesser Redpoll, 3 COMMON REDPOLL [in bushes briefly with Lesser Redpolls before flying off east at 10.50].

Idle Washlands - drk Pintail, Goldeneye, Marsh Harrier, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 4 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 [Slaynes Lane, this morning].

Thrumpton/Barton in Fabis - 7 Whooper Swan [6 adults, still present within Mute Swan herd, 08:45. SK511329], Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat [A453 Balancing Pond].

Langford Lowfields - 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew north, 08:35], 39 Pink-footed Geese [flew west], 7 Goosander [flewsouth], Peregrine [over], BEARDED TIT [several heard from the Boardwalk] 2 Stonechat ]pair by boardwalk].

Saturday 24th November

Netherfield Lagoons - 9 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [5 adults, on the large gravel pit late afternoon]. Also 5 Whooper Swan [2 adults and 3 juveniles].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - c.120 Pink-footed Geese [Neatholme Lane over at dusk], Whooper Swan [heard only, some in flight, thought to land on Clayworth Common], Barn Owl [flushed from under the Neatholme bridge], 3 Short-eared Owl [Tiln North between 14:50 - 15:30], Dunlin, Common Redshank [Chainbridge Scrape east, 14:30].

Kilvington Lakes - Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl [hunting over rough grassland to West of West lake, late afternoon].

Langford Lowfields - GREAT GREY SHRIKE [seen briefly four times in area of scrub west of Phase 1, this morning], GREAT WHITE EGRET, BITTERN [Phase 1, this morning], BEARDED TIT [several heard calling from the boardwalk], 5 Whooper Swan [Phase 3, late afternoon].

Bole - 90 Pink-footed Geese [heading south-east, 11:45].

Thrumpton/Barton in Fabis - 7 Whooper Swan [6 adults, still present within Mute Swan herd, late morning. SK511329], 2 Ruddy Shelduck [flew over Trentside], 2 Raven [over Branshill Wood], 2 Stonechat, 10 Grey Partridge [A453 Balancing Pond].

Holme Pierrepont - 9 EURASIAN WHITE-FRONTED GEESE [5 adults, Blotts Pit, 09:50 - 10:56, then flew east].

Thoresby Park - 12 Brambling [in with Chaffinch flock].

Friday 23rd November

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Woodcock, Common Snipe, Barn Owl [Tiln North 16:38], 4 Common Redshank, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Common Snipe, Shelduck Chainbridge Scrape East, late afternoon].

Netherfield Lagoons - c.8,000 Starling [roosted in the Slurry Lagoon reedbed, this evening].

Bilborough - 6 WAXWING [at least six in Rowans on Beechdale road, this afternoon], 6 Rose-ringed Parakeet [flew over the council depot, this morning].

Market Warsop - 2 WAXWING [in Rowan on Lea Road, then flew south-east].

Idle Washlands - Goldeneye, 2 Marsh Harrier, Dunlin, 5 Common Redshank, 3 Ruff [Slaynes Lane], Marsh Harrier, Barn Owl, 6 Corn Bunting [Idle Stop], 2 Ruff, 4 Common Redshank [Newington Flash, S.York's].

Thoresby Park - 2 Brambling [early morning], 3 Tree Sparrow [on feeders].

Thursday 22nd November

Sherwood Forest NNR - 3 Brambling [flew north calling over the visitor centre, midday]

Hoveringham - Smew [redhead, on the Railway Lake], 6 Goldeneye, Green sandpiper [Sailing Lake], 6 Tree Sparrow [feeders].

Wednesday 21st November

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 3 Short-eared Owl [Tiln North, viewed from the river bank, 15:20, single showing well late afternoon], MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult, in the Bellmore Lake roost, 15:15], 30 Red-crested Pochard [Doughtys Pond, 15:25], BITTERN [Chainbridge Pit, 11:15].

Burton Joyce - Woodcock [over at dusk].

Bestwood Country Park - Common Crossbill, Raven [from the quarry between 14:00 - 16:00], Merlin [flew down the hedgerow of the horse paddock, downslope from disused Childrens Playgound]

Cropwell Bishop - 4+WAXWING [in hawthorn hedgerow Bordering the Seven Trent sewage treatment works, NG12 3DD, 15:00 - 15:30 at least].

Langford Lowfields - GREAT GREY SHRIKE [showing well in tree tops at Silt Lagoons 3 and 4, 12:00].

Hoveringham - GREAT WHITE EGRET [still present on the Railway Pit, this morning], 13 Whooper Swan [over heading south, 12:15], 9 Goosander, 2 Red-crested Pochard, 20 Siskin [Railway Pit].

Mansfield - GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew north-east along the river maun, Quarry Lane nature reserve, 11:40].

Thoresby Park - 17 Red-legged Partridge, 3 Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail.

Nottingham City - 6+Mandarin [on the canal between Sainsbury Castle Marina and the Castle lock].

Tuesday 20th November

Netherfield Lagoons - 5 Whooper Swan [2 adults and 3 juveniles, on the Large Gravel Pit, late afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - GREAT WHITE EGRET, 3 Pintail [Neatholme scrape, 13:45].

Hoveringham - 5 BEWICK'S SWAN [2 adults and 3 juveniles briefly on the Railway Pit, arrived from the north 10:10 and were present for less than a minute before departing north-west]. Also GREAT WHITE EGRET, 20 Siskin.

Compton Acres - 8 Whooper Swan [over South, 09:55].

Monday 19th November

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Red-necked Grebe [still present on Neatholme Pit, this afternoon], 2 Pintail [Neatholme Scrape], Merlin [male, Chainbridge Scrape West].

Erewash Meadows - GREAT WHITE EGRET [still present on Brinsley Flash], 2 Raven [over this afternoon].

Collingham Pits - 8 Whooper Swan, Green Sandpiper, Common Redshank [Ferry Lane Lake, midday], Stonechat [this afternoon].

Hoveringham - 2 Whooper Swan, Common Redshank, Peregrine [Sailing Lake].

Thoresby Park - 2 Raven [flew north, 11:40], 3 Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail.

Nottingham City - Rose-ringed parakeet [Arboretum Park, 11:00].

Burton Joyce - Red Kite [over from north to south, c.10:30].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Dunlin [Clifton Pit, 09:30].

Sunday 18th November

Collingham Pits - 2 Velvet Scoter [females, Ferry Lane Lake, c.13:30 - 16:15 at least]. Also SPOTTED REDSHANK, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine [Ferry Lane Lake].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Red-necked Grebe [still present on Neatholme Pit, 13:22], Marsh Harrier [male, over Neatholme Scrape this morning, Chainbridge Scrape East, 14:25], 3 GREAT WHITE EGRET [Bluebell Fishery, Neatholme Pit, Chainbridge Scrape], 2 Short-eared Owl [Tiln North, from 15:30], 2 Green Sandpiper [single Neatholme Scrape, one calling, Tiln North], Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff [Bellmore Lake].

Netherfield Lagoons - c.8,000 Starling [roosted in the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed, but dived straight into the reeds without any murmuration], 5 Whooper Swan [2 adults and 3 juvenilewere on the Severn/Trent field, this morning], Dunlin, Pintail [on the Slurry Lagoon].

Erewash Meadows - GREAT WHITE EGRET [again on Brinsley Flash, this afternoon].

Beeston Rylands - 38 Pink-footed Geese [over heading north-east, c.12:45].

Thrumpton/Barton in Fabis - 8 Whopper Swan [7 adults/1 juv, in with Mute Swan herd SK511329, 09:25], 2 Ruddy Shelduck [behind Cottages Flash].

Holme Pierrepont - GREAT WHITE EGRET [dropped into Blotts Pit, 09:14], 5 Whopper Swan [through east].

Langford Lowfields - 3+BEARDED TIT [Phase 1, this morning]. Also Merlin, 21 Golden Plover, 2 Water Rail, 4+Cetti’s Warbler.

Saturday 17th November

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - White-winged Black Tern [juvenile, on Chainbridge Scrape 07:10 - 07:30, then flew north-west], Red-necked Grebe [still present on Neatholme Pit, 09:35]. Also on site 3 GREAT WHITE EGRET, c30 Whooper Swan, Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail, 75 Pink-footed Geese [over Chainbridge Lane].

Besthorpe Nature Reserve - GREAT WHITE EGRET [late afternoon].

Erewash Meadows - GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew over the kennels, 13:30, present on Brinsley flash, 15:30 - 16:15 at least].

Langford Lowfields - DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE [Phase 3, 12:08 at least], 2 Pintail, 3 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2 Yellow-legged Gull [Phase 3], GREAT WHITE EGRET [Phase 1, 10:00], BEARDED TIT [heard calling by sluice outfall at south end of reserve], Stonechat.

Collingham Pits - SPOTTED REDSHANK [still present on Ferry Lane Lake, 09:24 at least].

Thoresby Park - 2 Raven [early morning], 3 Pink-footed Geese [through east, 13:56], 5 Golden Plover [through north east], Peregrine [hunting Wood Pigeon flock, 14:20].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - GREAT WHITE EGRET [through east, 11:06], Rose-ringed Parakeet [Barton Island, this morning].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 DARK-BELLIED BRENT GEESE [briefly on the A52 Pit, 07:45 - 08:54 then flew east], 4 COMMON SCOTER [A52 Pit, 08:08].

Friday 16th November

Hoveringham - 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET, Short-eared Owl [Sailing Lake, this afternoon], CASPIAN GULL [adult present in the Sailing Lake roost].

Netherfield Lagoons - 10,000+ Starling [into roost in the Slurry Lagoon reed-beds this evening].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Red-necked Grebe [still present on Neatholme Pit, viewed from the bench, 13:30], Short-eared Owl [Tiln North, hunting along the south end, 16:30].

Thorseby Park - 5 Brambling [over south, 12:08], Peregrine [over Thoresby Lake, then flew north, 14:20]. Also Raven, 12 Meadow Pitit, Grey Wagtail.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 60 Golden Plover [Clifton Pit, midday], Stonechat [from Kingfisher hide], 7 Tree Sparrow, 27 Goosander, Water Rail, 400+ Lapwing, 12 Common Snipe.

Clumber Park - COMMON REDPOLL [ringed this morning], 2 Little Egret [between engine hill car park and the weir, this morning. Still a very scarce bird at this location].

Thursday 15th November

Hoveringham - 2 CASPIAN GULL [adult, first-winter in the Sailing Lake roost, this afternoon], Short-eared Owl [Sailing Lake], Redshank, Green Sandpiper.

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2+Short-eared Owl, 6 Common Snipe [Tiln North, 15.00 – 16.30 at least], Merlin [Hayton Common, 15:12], 3 GREAT WHITE EGRET [2 Chainbridge Scrape, 14:30, third flew into the Conservation Lake from the east, 14:50], 5 Whooper Swan [Chainbridge Scrape, 14:30], Red-necked Grebe [still Neatholme Pit, 13:20].

Tollerton - Barn Owl [hunting over fields off Tollaton Lane, late afternoon].

Idle Washlands - 2 Raven, 3 Stonechat, Brambling [Misson East], 2 Stonechat, Willow Tit [Idle Stop].

Gedling Country Park – Stonechat [pair, still in the reeds by the top pond 10:30].

Budby - Red Kite [circling over the south end of Budy Common, this morning].

Haworth - BLACK REDSTART [Snape Lane at IPTS Pallets, 09:30. DN11 8SP].

Wednesday 14th November

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Red-necked Grebe [Neatholme Pit, 10:55 - 12:05 at least], 20+Whooper Swan [Hayton Common], 9 Pintail [Chainbridge Scrape], Marsh Harrier [juv Neatholme Pit], Water Rail [Neatholme Pit], 3 Redshank [Chainbridge Scrape], Peregrine [imm, over Hawthorn Lane], Short-eared Owl [Tiln North, 15:32], 3 GREAT WHITE EGRET.

Thoresby Park - 14 Brambling [over south, this evening].

Idle Washlands - 6 Pink-footed Goose [heading north-west], juv Marsh Harrier, 30 Golden Plover, 10 Redshank, 3 Ruff [Slaynes Lane, this afternoon], 4 Redshank [Newington Flash, S.York's].

Hoveringham - Merlin [Imm, Sailing Lake opposite Horse Field, 13:35]. Also 55 Fieldfare, 14 Redwing, 6 Skylark [all moving through south], Tree sparrow [feeders].

Gedling Country Park - Stonechat [Still in the reeds by the top pond 13:30].

Burton Joyce - 2 Raven [low over to the south-weast, 11:30].

Tuesday 13th November

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 6 Yellow-legged Gull [adults, Bellmore Lake, 16:30], 2 GREAT WHITE EGRET [Chainbridge Pit, 15:30], 2 Short-eared Owl [Tiln North, 14:35], COMMON REDPOLL [Neatholme Lane junction of Cross Lane, then flew towards Linghurst Wood, 11:05], 37 Whooper Swan [Hayton Common, 09:30], GREAT WHITE EGRET, 41 Whooper Swan, 2 Stonechat [Tiln North, this morning].

Erewash Meadows - GREAT WHITE EGRET [still present on Brinsley Flash, 15:30 -16:30]. Also 2 Raven [over].

Gedling Country Park - 2 Stonechat [pair, present around the Top Pond, 15:56].

Thoresby Park - 27 Brambling [though south in small groups, this evening], 10 Tree Sparrow [on feeders].

Bestwood Country Park - 7+Grey Partridge and good numbers of Redwing and Fieldfare, 13:30.

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 Dunlin [Clifton Pit, on Gull Island, 10:05].

Monday 12th November

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Glaucous Gull [second-winter, reported by bird information services as present east of the large island, Bellmore Lake], 3 Short-eared Owl [Tiln North, 15:20].

Sibthorpe/Shelton - Red Kite [ranging over the Sibthorpe/Shelton area, 12:00 - 14:00].

Osberton - Raven [on the Osberton estate, this afternoon].

Hoveringham - 16 Little Grebe, 4 Goldeneye, 35 Wigeon, 28 Pochard, 12 Fieldfare [Sailing Lake], 3+ Tree Sparrow [on feeders].

Thoresby Park - Red Kite [over east, 09:35], drake Pintail, 2 Goldeneye [Thoresby Lake, 11:56], Woodcock [over, 17:03], 3 Brambling.

Sunday 11th November

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 2 Short-eared Owl [Tiln North, 15:47], 35 Whooper Swan [Hayton Common], 6 Pintail [Chainbridge West].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - Red Kite [over the Sailing Pit drifting towards Trent Meadows, 14:29], 14 Goosander [under the bridge near the car park, 13:43].

Erewash Meadows - GREAT WHITE EGRET [still present on brinsley flash 15:15 - 16:30 at least], Raven [over, 13:55].

Osberton - HEN HARRIER [ring-tail on the Osberton estate, this afternoon].

Holme Pierrepont - 2 Stonechat [Blotts Pit, this afternoon].

West Bridgford - Waxwing [heard only, max two birds at the junction of Musters Rd opposite Trent bridge cricket ground, 11:00].

Gringley Carr - 300 Starling, 400 Lapwing, 700 Linnet, 250 Goldfinch, 300 Fieldfare, 12 Snipe and male Marsh Harrier.

Westwoodside - 145 Whooper Swan [still present in fields on the Notts/Lincs border, SK725990].

Thrumpton - 18 Whooper Swan [still in field between Barton in Fabis/Thrumpton SK511329, 13:00].

Carburton - 4 Whooper Swan [with 2 Mute in field opposite the pull-in alongside Carburton Upper Lake].

Budby Pumping Station - 6 Whooper Swan [flew over south-east, 08:00].

Saturday 10th November

Erewash Meadows - GREAT WHITE EGRET [on brinsley flash 14:00 - 16:30 at least]. Also 2 Shelduck [flew over river and landed on Derbyshire side, mid-afternoon].

Netherfield Lagoons - c.6,000 Starling [roosted in the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed, this evening].

Collingham Pits - SPOTTED REDSHANK [still present on Ferry Lane Lake].

Thoresby Park - Peregrine [over north near Thoresby lake, 14:56], 10 Tree Sparrow [on feeders].

Thrumpton - 18 Whooper Swan [1 juvenile, still present feeding on Rape field with 51 Mute Swan between Thrumpton/Barton in Fabis SK511329, 12:10 at least].

Langford Lowfields - GREAT WHITE EGRET [Phase 1, 08:43 - 09:00], BITTERN, 7+BEARDED TIT, Raven [Phase 3], 4 Stonechat [from the viewing mound, this afternoon].

Clumber Park - Pintail [drk, Clumber Lake this morning]. Also 35 Goosander.

Friday 9th November

Netherfield Lagoons - 4,000 Starling [roosted in the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed, this evening].

Thoresby Park - 4 Brambling [over south, this evening], 10 Tree Sparrow [on feeders].

Bestwood Country Park - Woodcock [17:00].

Thursday 8th November

Hoveringham - CASPIAN GULL [adult, in the Sailing Lake roost, this afternoon].

Holme Pierrepont - WATER PIPIT [Blotts Pit, late afternoon].

Netherfield Lagoons - c.2,000 Starling [roosted in the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed, late afternoon], Peregrine [on the Pylon].

Westwoodside - 201 Whooper Swan [41 juvs, on the Notts/Lincs border west of Westwoodside by B1396 and Idle Bank SK725990].

Annesley Pit Top - Red Kite and male Common Crossbill [this morning].

Thoresby Park - Common Crossbill [over north calling this morning], 10 Tree Sparrow [on feeders].

Wednesday 7th November

Turnerwood - DIPPER [west of Shireoaks, on the Chesterfield canal at Lock 38, 14:00].

Keyworth - Woodcock [Put up from a spinney near Keyworth, 15:30].

Blaxton/Westwoodside - 181 Whooper Swan [167 Adult, 14 Juvenile, scattered over the Nott's/Linc's border between Blaxton and Westwoodside in fields to the South of Sanderson's Bank opposite Idle Bank earlier this afternoon].

Bestwood Country Park - 2+ Brambling [in mixed finch flock], 2 Raven [over the Wheelhouse, 12:30].

Hoveringham - GREATER SCAUP [female, on the Railway Pit, this morning]. Also Peregrine

Thoresby Park - 2 Brambling, 34 Fieldfare, 44 Redwing [over south], 10 Tree Sparrow [on feeders].

Tuesday 6th November

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Glaucous Gull [second-winter, Bellmore Lake on island with other gulls by the visitor centre, 10:00], 5 Yellow-legged Gull [4 adult, single first-winter Bellmoor Lake, late afternoon], GREY PLOVER [flew over Chainbridge Pit, 09:53], GREAT WHITE EGRET [on small lake between IVNR And Chainbridge Lane next to river Idle], 3 Common Snipe, 2 Pintail, 2 Barnacle Geese [Chainbridge scrape].

Netherfield Lagoons - c.3,000 Starling [roosted in the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed, 14:10]. Also Peregrine.

Idle Washlands - drk Pintail, 250 Golden Plover, 13 Redshank, Curlew, Corn Bunting [Slaynes Lane, this morning]. Also 2 Dunlin, Redshank, 2 Ruff [Newington Flash, S.York's].

Hoveringham - 70 Golden Plover, Common Shelduck [Sailing Lake, this morning], 2 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander [all redheads, Railway Pit]. Also 8 Little Egret, 30 Fieldfare.

Monday 5th November

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Jack Snipe [still Bellmore Lake, viewable from the metal bench, 16:30].

Bestwood Country Park - 3 Common Crossbill [flew over the quarry area]. Also good numbers of Lesser Redpoll, Linnet and single Raven from the Quarry site.

Stoke Bardolph – Common Sandpiper [on Bulcote side of Trent, 14:00], Grey Wagtail [near Sewerage works outlet into Trent].

Thoresby Park - Hawfinch [heard calling and seen briefly perched up, then flew west, 11:56], 10 Tree Sparrow [on feeders], 34 Linnet, 89 Redwing [through in small groups], Raven [through south-west].

Hoveringham - GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew south through the Sailing Lake, 10.25]. Also 6 Red-crested Pochard and 90 Golden Plover.

Westwoodside - c.130 Whooper Swan [in fields near the former Park Drain Hotel, on the Nott's/Linc's boundary, 08:15 at least].

Sunday 4th November

Cottam -presumed American Wigeon [female, found 31st Oct and still present yesterday, although no sign today. It was within a flock of 400+Eurasian Wigeon that have now dispersed further along the Trent with only 60 birds present this morning. It was present within the Cottam Power Station complex that has no public access and was never viewable from any public rights of way at this very sensitive site.

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - Glaucous Gull [second-winter, Bellmore Lake 13:55 - 14:03 then flew toward the pig fields, but returned to the Bellmore roost, 16:15], MEDITERRANEAN GULL [adult, Bellmore Lake, 14:15], 5 Yellow-legged Gull [3 adults, fouth-winter, third-winter, Bellmore Lake], ROCK PIPIT [flew east over Bellmore Lake, 12:45], Short-eared Owl, Redshank, Whooper Swan [Tiln North, 10:10], 5 GREAT WHITE EGRET [4 seen from Chainbridge viewpoint, one flew east over Bellmoor Lake], Dunlin [Chainbridge Scrape], Golden Plover [c.70 circled Chainbridge Scrape, then headed south], Green Sandpiper [Bellmoor Lake].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 14 Whooper Swan [adults, flew into Clifton Pit, 16:47], 22 Golden Plover [over Branshill, from the Tower hide, 15:28], 2 Redshank [Clifton Pit, mid-afternoon], 2 Common Crossbill [heading east over Clifton Pit calling, 11:02], Red Kite [over Clifton Pit heading east, 08:45].

Holme Pierrepont - GREAT WHITE EGRET [present on Blotts Pit, 16:21 at least]. Also 18 Golden Plover [through Blotts Pit], 2 Stonechat [from middle screen], Redshank.

Spalford - 3 Yellow-legged Gull.

Langford Lowfields - 3 BEARDED TIT [1 male, from the Cromwell Trail reed-bed, near the floating bridge, 13:10].

Collingham Pits - SPOTTED REDSHANK and GREAT WHITE EGRET [both still present on Ferry Lane Lake].

Harlow Wood/Fountaindale - 22 Mandarin [on the main pond mostly drakes 12:00], Common Crossbill [heard only over Harlow Wood, small numbers, perhaps only 2, 12:20].

Bennerley Marsh - 2 Stonechat [midday].

Thrumpton - 15 Whooper Swan [14 adults/1 juvenile, feeding on oilseed rape field, between Thrumpton/Barton SK511329, 11:00 at least].

Hawton - 14 Grey Partridge [Hawton Grasslands in wind turbine field, plus 6 flushed from long grass in adjacent field, 11:00]. Also mixed flock of c.80 Redwing, c.10 Fieldfare.

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

Idle Washlands - Marsh Harrier [juvenile, over Slaynes Lane this morning]. Also 110 Golden Plover, Ruff, 9 Redshank.

Thoresby Park - 10 Tree Sparrow [still on feeders], 23 Fieldfare, 34 Redwing, Raven, 2 Brambling [through south, this afternoon], 6 Lesser Redpoll.

Saturday 3rd November

Collingham Pits - SPOTTED REDSHANK [Ferry Lane Lake, 15:55 at least], GREAT WHITE EGRET [Ferry Lane Lake, 13:10 but no further sign mid-afternoon].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - 4 Pintail [Chainbridge Scrape], 4 Shelduck [2 Chainbridge Scrape, 1 Chainbridge Pit, 1 Neatholme Scrape], 235 Shoveler [Neatholme Fen], 2 Goosander [Bellmoor Lake], 4 GREAT WHITE EGRET, 2 Water Rail [singles on Chainbridge Scrape east, Neatholme Pit], Dunlin [Chainbridge Scrape], 2 Redshank [singles on Chainbridge Pit, Neatholme Fen], Green Sandpiper [over Clayworth Common], Jack Snipe [Bellmoor Lake], 4 Yellow-legged Gull [adults Bellmoor Lake], CASPIAN GULL [adult Bellmoor Lake], Cetti's Warbler [Neatholme Pit], Chiffchaff [along banks of River Idle near Cross Lane Marsh], 170+Fieldfare [100+The Willows, 70 south-west], Grey Wagtail [Neatholme Pit, Chainbridge Lane], 2 Yellowhammer [2 males The Willows].

Kilvington Lakes - c.30 Golden Plover [over mid-afternoon].

Oxton - Red Kite [over 12:25].

Thrumpton - 16 Whooper Swan [single juvenile, feeding on oilseed rape field, between Thrumpton/Barton SK511329, 11:50].

Dunham Pool - CASPIAN GULL [German ringed first-winter, 10:33].

Barton in Fabis - Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechat [A453 Balancing Pond, 10:05].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - 3 GREAT WHITE EGRET [flew over heading east, 09:20], 2 Redshank [over Main Pond, 11:15 with both on Tween Pond, 12:11], 13 Whooper Swan [flew into roost this evening].

Holme Pierrepont - ROCK PIPIT [on the A52 Pit, this morning].

Thoresby Park - 2 Red Kite [over the north of the park, 07:56], 10 Tree Sparrow [on feeders].

Friday 2nd November

Hoveringham - CASPIAN GULL [adult, in the Sailing Lake gull roost, this afternoon], 3 Black-necked Grebe [reported from the Sailing Lake]. Also 6 Goldeneye 20 Pochard, 20 Wigeon, Common snipe, 7 Grey partridge, 20 Fieldfare 2 Redwing, Raven [Sailing Lake, this morning].

Attenborough Nature Reserve - BEARDED TIT [Clifton Pit from Tower hide, midday], 14 Whooper Swan [Clifton Pit, 16:04].

Lound [Idle Valley Nature Reserve] - BITTERN [Neatholme Pit, 09:40], 2 CASPIAN GULL [adults, Bellmore Lake, 13:30], 3 GREAT WHITE EGRET [single Chainbridge Scrape, 13:43, 2 on Neatholme Scrape, 13:45], Jack Snipe [Bellmore Lake, 14:35].

Thoresby Park - Red Kite [over the north of the park, 12:13], 10 Tree Sparrow [on feeders], 70+Redwing, 57 Fieldfare, 2 Brambling, 5 Lesser Redpoll, Siskin.

Idle Washlands - Merlin, 3 Ruff, 2 Redshank [Slaynes Lane, this morning], 5 Pink-footed Geese [through south-west].

King's Mill Reservoir - Pintail [drake still], 22 Common Snipe.

Hawton - 2 skeins Pink-footed Geese [over, heard only], 11 Grey Partridge [Hawton grasslands].

Gibsmere - 100+Fieldfare.

Clumber Park - COMMON REDPOLL [three ringed this morning along with 65 lesser Redpoll].

Rufford - c.30 Golden Plover [in field at the side of the A614, just south of Rufford CP, 08:10].

Thursday 1st November

Thoresby Park - 2 Red Kite [over Thoresby Lake, 13:53], Peregrine [over the park, 14:10, over the old pit top, 16:15], Woodcock [through 17:00], 6 Tree Sparrow, 66 Redwing, 19 Fieldfare.

Carburton - 2 Whooper Swan [adults, landed in maze field to the south of the village, 11:15].

Hoveringham - Merlin [immature, perched up in the 'gull roost tree' for five minutes before flying towards Gibsmere]. Also 40 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine.

Many thanks to:

Laurence Archibald, Stephen Bacon, Merv Bartle, Bob Beck, Billy Bodsworth, Robin Brace, Paul Buxton, Phil Cadman, Darren Chapman, Mick Clay, Alan Clewes, Miles Cluff, Paul Coombes, Carl Cornish, Peter Cottam, Nick Crouch, Mark Dawson, Stu Davenport, Phil Davinson, Rod Dean, Jacqueline Dennison, David Dunn, Steve Furber, John Gallagher, Martin Green, Indy Kiemel Greene, J.Harrison, Paul Hobson, Mel Hood, John Hopper, Darren Housman, peter james, Mike Leatherland, Ian livsey, Jonathan Lloyd, Tom Lowe, Jim Lyons, Ryan McClarence, Dave Morton, Andy Murray, Dean Nicholson, Justin Parker, Kitty Parker, Carl Pask, Roger Pask, Steve Payne, Nick Pearce, Mike Powell, Clive Prescott, Keith Rainford, Phil Read, kathleen revell, Simon Roberts, Harry Robinson, Chris Robinson, Pete Saunders, Richard Scott, Alan Scrimshaw, Hayley Sears, Andy Shooter, Keith Smith, Mark Speck, Darren Starling, Edmund Staunton, Phil Squire, Glen Thomas, David Tyldesley, Mike Vickers, Stephen Walker, Tony Wardell, Rob Woodward.



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