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Derbyshire County Birding (1 Viewer)
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DaveN
Derwent Valley Birder
Not sure where it was, that's why I was asking on here if anybody knew anything. If you go onto the DOS site click on Bird News and look at January's highlights on the left of the page. Towards the bottom it mentions Velvet Scoter.
Somebody who goes up the res and down Wyver was up the res looking for the Red-necked Grebes a couple of weeks ago. He got talking to some other birder who reckons he had a Ring-billed Gull at Sheepwash.
hi everyone, popped over to ambaston yesterday to look around the old pits.
Present wer 45 coot, 1 of which was nest building already, 10 cormorants, 20 gadwall,15 tufted ducks, 4 G C Grebes, 2 Little Grebes, 20 Pochard, 5 mute swan, 3 skylark, 5 yellowhammer, 2 reed buntings plus green woodpecker and buzzard. Didnt get very far though, not much time,
I was just wondering if anyone knows where the actual footpath takes you after you get round to the end of the first pool?
Present wer 45 coot, 1 of which was nest building already, 10 cormorants, 20 gadwall,15 tufted ducks, 4 G C Grebes, 2 Little Grebes, 20 Pochard, 5 mute swan, 3 skylark, 5 yellowhammer, 2 reed buntings plus green woodpecker and buzzard. Didnt get very far though, not much time,
I was just wondering if anyone knows where the actual footpath takes you after you get round to the end of the first pool?
Gomphus
Well-known member
Hiya,
I have a suspicion it was a one observer claim at Ogston of Velvet Scoter..... I seem to remember I got asked If I had seen anything that evening via Email 'cause I was there on the day with several others, and no, no-one saw it!!!!
Be interesting if there was still a RBG around.... wonder though about a new bird with the increase in numbers as they begin to move north again this spring?
ATB
Steph'
Clive A
Well-known member
Yes talking to Mark this morning, it was a one observer job at Oggie on 1st Jan I think.
Richard Powell
Once Bittern, Twice Shy
There is a footpath leading to the canal towpath, a short way to the west of the main Meadow Lane entrance. This eventually leads to the Canal pit, there's also a bridge over the railway along here that can get you to the main nature reserve bit.
This map link may help:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=429500&y=328500&z=120&sv=willington&st=3&tl=Map+of+Willington,+Derbyshire+[City/Town/Village]&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf
This map link may help:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=429500&y=328500&z=120&sv=willington&st=3&tl=Map+of+Willington,+Derbyshire+[City/Town/Village]&searchp=ids.srf&mapp=map.srf
DaveN
Derwent Valley Birder
Ok cheers, Steph.
birdleg
Well-known member
This lovely, sunny weekend visited:
Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough: 11 Cormorants, 3 Mallards, 2 Coots, 4 Canada Geese, 6 Grey Herons, 3 male Common Pheasants and heard a Woodpecker.
Lathkil Dale: 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Wren, 2 Coots, 5 Buzzards, 1 Moorhen, 4 Mallards, 1 male Common Pheasant, heard a Woodpecker, saw 2 Water Voles and 5 Rainbow Trout swimming in the stream.
Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough: 11 Cormorants, 3 Mallards, 2 Coots, 4 Canada Geese, 6 Grey Herons, 3 male Common Pheasants and heard a Woodpecker.
Lathkil Dale: 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Wren, 2 Coots, 5 Buzzards, 1 Moorhen, 4 Mallards, 1 male Common Pheasant, heard a Woodpecker, saw 2 Water Voles and 5 Rainbow Trout swimming in the stream.
Gomphus
Well-known member
Whoopers were still present yesterday at Carsi till at least 4-10pm, they were sitting in the middle of the reservoir occasionally calling etc. They got more active the later it got too, when I first saw them several were snoozing but when I left they were all swimming an stretching etc. Second biggest flock I've seen at Carsington.
Did anyone get more than 3 young birds in the flock?
GND still to, off Fishtail Creek.
ATB
Steph'
Did anyone get more than 3 young birds in the flock?
GND still to, off Fishtail Creek.
ATB
Steph'
Daniel Martin
Well-known member
Several Wheatear in Notts today - anyone had a Derbyshire bird yet?
Gomphus
Well-known member
Hiya,
Might need to disappoint you as the bird in your post on the ID forum is the resident escaped Canvasback thats been present at Buxton for a while now!:-C
ATB
Steph'
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Gomphus
Well-known member
No sadly not really sure as to its original home.... there is a strange collection of wildfowl up at Chinley where they keep a weird selection of ducks including Hooded Mergansers etc.
I think it caused a bit of a stir when it first turned up till it was realised it was pinioned.... thinking about it it must have walked/swam away from whatever collection it was in then in the first place:-O
Nice photo by the way!
ATB
Steph'
thats good, i usually see the odd one in a field on the left side of derby road going towards the toll bar, so will keep a look out.
Clive A
Well-known member
Didn't even notice if any were young birds Steph, when they first came in they were next to impossible to count as they were all head bobbing and interacting, so just a jumble of birds,(eventually settled at 24 with assistance from another birder).Nice to see though, was that one or two were actually standing on the ice..not too common a sight in Derbyshire I will bet.
