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Derbyshire County Birding (2 Viewers)

But did you see one??! This bird is elusive, so if you saw them well in Lincs then thats great!

Still time to get this on your County list.

Heard seven birds and saw two briefly before getting stonking views: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSRRNkuLSc8

After two full days out birding this week I need to spend time with the family before they forget who I am, but if it sticks around I may head over to the Shardlow bird early morning before work. I'll try and find my own at Shipley Park this afternoon.

Oh - Then had choice between Collared Prat, Dotterel and WT Eagle, and chose wrong. 4 hours overlooking a wood waiting for the eagle resulted in nothing.
 

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4 hours spent at carsington but only a juv GN Diver found. Also 2 Bar-tailed godwit, 2 redshank, 2 Common Sand, 3 oystercatcher, common tern, and 5 flighty terns that i think may have been Arctic.

Disappointed not to find the adult GN Diver , but i gave it a go!
 
Hi all,

1 Black Tern showing well on the windsurfing pit at Long Eaton GP today and 26 Swift.

2 Yellow Wag at Etwall SF and 1 f Wheatear at Eggington yesterday.

Best Wishes,

Matt
 
Another 3 new species for the year today taking the 2011 year list for Wyver to 102. First off was a Common Sandpiper on the top pool then later on the main pool. Then a Green Sandpiper was feeding behind the island. I tried in vain to make it into a Wood Sand but a Green Sand will do. The 102nd species was 2 Swifts that flew straight through in the blink of an eye no doubt helped by the strong easterlies.

The long staying pair of Oystercatchers were showing signs of nest building on the island, 4 pairs of Lapwings still remain. There was no sign of the pair of Gadwall. The pair of Shoveler are still present. 8 Teal at the weekend are now down to just one pair. 20+ Swallow, 3 Housemartin, 1 Sandmartin, 3 Sedge Warblers, 2 Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiff Chaff, GS Woodpecker, 4 BH Gulls, 2 LBB Gulls over.

Mallard brood numbers are dwindling. From double figure broods recently I could only find 3 broods of 2,5 and 6. The Canada Geese still have 6 young.
 
Eventually saw the Nightingale after about an hour. Went down with Clive and heard it sing on and off in very blustery conditions. As Steph says, it seems to be doing circuits of the scrubby area. A long overdue county bird with the last one being in 1999 at Drakelow. A good show of Warblers there too. Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiff Chaff and Whitethroat all present. Also a Yellow Wag over.

Glad you saw it Dave.... a real pain bird to see. Not sure how many saw the Drakelow bird as it was a lifer in Derbys for quite a few listers I met (including me!). We were talking about just how long ago the last twitchable one had been....

A few sketches from the notepad attached, too windy so did 'em in the car!!

ATB

Steph'
 

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Glad you saw it Dave.... a real pain bird to see. Not sure how many saw the Drakelow bird as it was a lifer in Derbys for quite a few listers I met (including me!). We were talking about just how long ago the last twitchable one had been....

A few sketches from the notepad attached, too windy so did 'em in the car!!

ATB

Steph'

Great work as usual Stef - still there this morning.
 
As Nightingales go, the Ambaston bird was showing quite well this morning, singing almost continually between 7.30am & 8.30am. It flew across the road & then back again twice & I even managed a reasonable picture.
 

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Not a bad day today at Carsington and 10 species of Wader is not to be sniffed at. The first bird of note was single Black Tern that was seen from Stones Island. There were at least 5 Little Ringed Plovers and a single Dunlin around Stones/Sailing Club. A Bar Tailed Godwit at the Wildlife Centre and another one at Sheepwash. A Black Tailed Godwit flew past Sheepwash. 4+ Common Sandpipers. 2 Whimbrel, Oystercatchers, Lapwings incuding one chick on Horseshoe, Snipe and several Redshank.

2 Great Northern Divers (adult and juv), 2 Common Terns on Flat Island, 2 Raven, 2 Sedge Warblers and 31+ Swift. The highlight was when I was sitting in Sheepwash when a female Peregrine flew in terrorising the Lapwings and BH Gulls. Then it landed on one of the new muddy islands in front of the hide enabling me to get this shot.
 

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Wyver Lane Bird Notes April 2011

Highlights include Barnacle Goose, Red Kite, Red-Legged Partridge, Cuckoo,
Wheatear, Redstart, Yellow Wagtail and Grasshopper Warbler.

A dry month throughout but a good selection of passage birds were found.
Maximum counts this month include 2 Cormorants on 3rd, 5 Grey Heron
on 23rd. 2 Mute Swans all month, 32 Greylag Geese and 38 Canada Geese
on 16th, a pair of Canada Geese nesting on the island successfully hatched
6 young on 26th, a Barnacle Goose on 2nd and 7th. Up to 4 Mandarin seen
on several dates. 3 Wigeon on 18th, 4 Gadwall up to 3rd then a pair to the
end of the month. 39 Teal on 3rd and 6 by the end of the month. Up to 4
Mallard broods were seen. 5 Shoveler on 1st, 3rd and 6th and a pair still
present at the months end. 5 Tufted Duck on 16th, 6 Goosander on 15th.

A Red Kite was seen on 6th. This is only the 4th record for Wyver Lane. 4
Buzzards on 2nd and 12th. 2 Sparrowhawks on 2nd, 7th, 9th and 16th.
2 Kestrel on 9th.

A Red-Legged Partridge on 21st. 5 Pheasants on 15th. 5 Oystercatchers on
10th which is a site record. A pair were still present at the end of the month
and were showing signs of possibly nesting on the island. 10 Lapwing on
23rd. 2 Snipe on 9th and 19th, and a Curlew on 12th and 15th. 13 Black-
Headed Gulls on 2nd, 5 Lesser Black-Backed Gulls on 12th. 6 Stock Doves on
15th. 2 Collared Doves on 23rd, a Cuckoo was heard calling on 23rd. A Little
Owl on 2nd, a Skylark over on 2nd, 30+ Sand Martins on 7th, 50 Swallows
on 7th and 14th. 6 Housemartins on 12th.

4 Meadow Pipit on 2nd, a Yellow Wagtail on 10th and 19th, 3 Grey Wagtails
on 1st, 2 Pied Wagtails on 5th. A Redstart was heard singing near Wyver
Woods in the fields behind the hide on 14th, a second male was then seen
nearby. On the 16th one male was seen with a female. A female Wheatear
seen from the viewing mound on 2nd, 5 Mistle Thrush on 2nd, a Grasshopper
Warbler was heard briefly reeling between the two pools on 19th. The first
Sedge Warbler of the year was heard on 23rd. A Whitethroat on 14th and 3 on
28th, a Garden Warbler on 12th and 26th, 4 Blackcap on 15th, 6 Chiff Chaff on
6th, 2 Willow Warbler on 6th.

2 Willow Tits were at the feeding station on 5th, 4 Jay on 7th and 14th, 8
Magpies on 2nd, a Brambling by the hide on 15th and a pair in Wyver Woods on
16th. 5 Goldfinch on 1st, a Siskin on 2nd, 2 Linnets on 9th, a Lesser Redpoll on
9th and 5 Reed Buntings on 1st.
 
All - had this emailed through which is available to all -

Leading wildlife writer, broadcaster and television producer Stephen Moss to give free lecture at the University of Derby on Wednesday 11 May at 6.30pm in OL2 at the Kedleston Road site.

Hi,
Hopefully you will have seen the email below sent out by Susan Henesy. At the moment bookings are quite low, it’s fantastic to have someone like this visiting the university and agreeing to give this talk and he is doing it for free. Please can you encourage your staff and students to attend, it promises to be a fascinating talk from someone passionate about his subject and working in the television industry.

Angela

Stephen has travelled all seven continents in search of birds and wildlife. He is a series producer at the BBC Natural History Unit producing series including “Big Cat Diary”, “Springwatch”, “The Nature of Britain” and “Birds Britannia” working with presenters such as Sir David Attenborough, Bill Oddie, Alan Titchmarsh, Simon King, Jonathan Scott, Charlie Dimmock, Kate Humble and Michaela Strachan.

He writes a monthly column for the Guardian on birdwatching. Regularly contributes to BBC Wildlife, Gardeners World and Countryfile Magazines and other specialist bird magazines. A regular on BBC Radio Four and has presented several series on bird song. He has also found time to write more than 20 books on wildlife.

The lecture is FREE and OPEN TO EVERYONE and will be followed by light refreshments and book signing.



For more information and to book your place please visit www.derby.ac.uk/moss or alternatively email Angela Drinkwater at [email protected] or call 01332 591046
 
Hi

Just got back from seeing the Nightingale, didn't manage a shot as good as Jon's but a record shot none the less plus a lifer.
Had it singing on and off from 15:15, but had remained silent some time before that, while waiting to catch a view I saw Green Woodpecker, Whitethroat, Blackcap and quite a few Greenfinch.
While I was there it was staying at the rear of the hedge from the road or in the willows on the other side of the rough area by the ditch.

Tim.
 
Some cracking birds passing through Derbyshire today. 2 1st summer Little Gulls at Long Eaton GP's. At Middleton Moor a Black Tern, 3 Little Terns, 3 Grey Plover, 25 Knot and 18 Bar Wits. And a ringtail Hen Harrier thorugh Ogston.
 
No sign of the numbers of scarce waders or terns reported earlier at Middleton Moor when we popped in at 7pm,though there was 3 dunlin, 2 ringed plovers, redshank and common sand remaining. Was pleased to see a pair of grey partridge earlier at Upper Loads.
 
Sadly flew out of bankside willows where it was resting and preening when the sailing boats presumably spooked it. It flew down the Res giving perhaps the best views before towering high and heading north at 12.20. Great find for someone and gratefully received by all lucky to hear of it, Cheers
 
From a purely selfish point of view I'm sort of glad it's gone.....only kidding ;) The missus is doing a 12 mile walk for charity today and I'm lumbered with the sprogs. It would have meant dumping them at their grandad's and me biking it up. Something I didn't fancy doing all the way from Belper.
 

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