Derbyshire County Birding (18 Viewers)

[Steve Tucker]

Hi Steve; good to hear you got some shots ; any Ring Ouzels about?

No Ring Ouzels Martin, just the Grouse, Curlews and Plovers and a few Rock Pippits.

 

[arniemonkey]

Osprey at Willington today: nailed on as the saying goes

ooops i now see re reading that i missed the joke...durrrrrrrrr oh well good humour is never wasted on me.....hmmmn

 

[DaveN]

No Ring Ouzels Martin, just the Grouse, Curlews and Plovers and a few Rock Pippits.

Steve, I suspect the Pipits were Meadow and not Rock. Meadow Pipits are plentiful up there and Rock Pipits would certainly be a rarity at Cutthroat Bridge. .

 

[Mark Harper]

Ring Ouzels were plentiful at Cutthroat Bridge on Sunday, only had 45 minutes and just walked to the corner where you look up the gulley on the right of the path, but saw at least 4 and possibly as many as 7 depending on which were repeat sightings of the same birds.

 

[Steve Tucker]

Steve, I suspect the Pipits were Meadow and not Rock. Meadow Pipits are plentiful up there and Rock Pipits would certainly be a rarity at Cutthroat Bridge. .

Dave

I am sure you are right and thanks for the info but to be sure, here's a couple of record shots

 

[Clive A]

Ospreys are being seen almost daily at Carsington.
I had one at 07:00 today and another at 17:00, I recon it was the same bird as it took a trout in exactly the same spot.

 

[ROOMEY]

Hi Steve; def Meadow Pips; warm buffy ground colour; nice shots though; Thanks for ROuzel info Mark; will bike up on Friday and hope to get lucky.
ATB
Martin

 

[Steve Tucker]

Ring Ouzels were plentiful at Cutthroat Bridge on Sunday, only had 45 minutes and just walked to the corner where you look up the gulley on the right of the path, but saw at least 4 and possibly as many as 7 depending on which were repeat sightings of the same birds.

I was told there were dippers thereabouts, perhaps they mistook the Ring Ouzels?

Hi Steve; def Meadow Pips; warm buffy ground colour; nice shots though; Thanks for ROuzel info Mark; will bike up on Friday and hope to get lucky.
ATB
Martin

Cheers Martin hope you see the RO's

 

[Steve Sutton]

Can anyone tell me what sort of plumage the GND at Carsington water is in presently, haven't seen one at this time of year before, many thanks Steve

 

[Clive A]

Can anyone tell me what sort of plumage the GND at Carsington water is in presently, haven't seen one at this time of year before, many thanks Steve

Hi Steve, it's coming into summer plumage, should be in full by the end of the month I guess. Infact Dave took a few decent photos this morning, which I am sure he will post later.

 

[Steve Sutton]

Thanks for that Clive, will try and get there before the end of the month, cheers

 

[DaveN]

Can anyone tell me what sort of plumage the GND at Carsington water is in presently, haven't seen one at this time of year before, many thanks Steve

Hi Steve, it's coming into summer plumage, should be in full by the end of the month I guess. Infact Dave took a few decent photos this morning, which I am sure he will post later.

Yes, we were lucky that the GND was very close off the Dam Wall first thing this morning so I managed to get these digi scoped shots.

 

[Clive A]

Quiet at Carsington this morning, but a visit to Harboro rocks produced at least 15 Wheatear.

 

[ROOMEY]

Managed to get 2M Ring Ouzels, a F Merlin and a pair of Stonechats at Cutthroat on Friday plus several pairs of Mandarin scattered down the Derwent Valley; plus my earliest (by 8 days) Swift at Willington yesterday.

ATB

 

[Clive A]

Still 5+ Wheatear at Harboro rocks, plus a pair of Redstarts and c50 Fieldfare.
200+ Fieldfare on Brassington football pitch.
Carsington still quiet.. pair of Shelduck, Wheatear and a female Redstart reported.

 

[DaveN]

Still 5+ Wheatear at Harboro rocks, plus a pair of Redstarts and c50 Fieldfare.
200+ Fieldfare on Brassington football pitch.
Carsington still quiet.. pair of Shelduck, Wheatear and a female Redstart reported.

Nice one mate. Should be up the res tomorrow. Did it say where the Redstart was? I see there was a report of a Scaup at Carsi yesterday. There has been a white faced Tuftie at the same location....just sayin'.

 

[arniemonkey]

i went to carsington yesterday saw the pink foot but no scaup..im guessing it was a female?????if at all

 

[Clive A]

Nice one mate. Should be up the res tomorrow. Did it say where the Redstart was? I see there was a report of a Scaup at Carsi yesterday. There has been a white faced Tuftie at the same location....just sayin'.

Redstart was in

 

[DaveN]

Redstart was in

Am I supposed to guess the rest?

 

[Clive A]

Nice one mate. Should be up the res tomorrow. Did it say where the Redstart was? I see there was a report of a Scaup at Carsi yesterday. There has been a white faced Tuftie at the same location....just sayin'.

Redstart was a female, in the field with the Sand Martin wall. Though me and RC checked a bit later we couldn't find it.
RC is not convinced about the Scaup, the finder did not state what sex it was.