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13 October 2025
- Clay Cross (SK3963) 33 Blue Tit
- Etwall (SK2631) 70 Pink-Footed Goose
- Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Buzzard
- Middleton Top (SK2755) 1 Willow Tit, 250 Redwing
- Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Raven, 27 Lapwing, 29 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret
- Trent Meadows (SK5032) 2 Fieldfare
12 October 2025
- Alvaston Lake (SK3734) 1 Great White Egret
- Beeley Moor (SK2968) 3 Raven, 4 Reed Bunting
- Carr Vale Nature Reserve (SK4669) 2 Whooper Swan
- Furness Vale (SK0083) 2 Buzzard, 50 Pink-Footed Goose
- Pleasley Vale (SK5165) 1 Little Egret
- Wyver Lane (SK3449) 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Grey Heron, 30 Teal, 40 Wigeon
11 October 2025
- Bakewell (SK2168) 1 Dipper
- Brimington (SK4073) 2 Raven, 2 Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard
- Castle Gresley (SK2818) 1 Peregrine, 3 Stonechat
- Curbar (SK2676) 150 Pink-Footed Goose
- Farley Moor (SK3063) 12 Crossbill
- Harland Edge (SK2868 ) 2 Red Kite
- Holmebrook Valley Park (SK3572) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Egret, 35 Black-headed Gull, 4 Great Crested Grebe
- Ogston Res. (SK3760) 6 Little Egret
- Stockley (SK4667) 4 Redwing
10 October 2025
- Willington GP (SK2827) 2 Bittern, 2 Marsh Harrier
9 October 2025
- Avenue Country Park (SK3967) 1 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe, 12 Gadwall, 2 Buzzard
- Bamford (SK2083) 170 Pink-Footed Goose
- Breaston (SK4632) 22 Golden Plover
- Trent Meadows (SK5032) 15 Meadow Pipit, 3 Stonechat, 7 Pied Wagtail
8 October 2025
- Big Moor (SK2776) 1 Red Kite, 1 Whooper Swan, 100 Pink-Footed Goose, 2 Buzzard, 2 Raven, 20 Goldfinch, 3 Wheatear
- Curbar (SK2574) 1 Mistle Thrush
- Carsington Water (SK2451) 2 Whooper Swan, 1 Grey Plover
- Heath (SK4466) 2 Buzzard
- Langwith (SK5270) 1 Buzzard, 110 Pink-Footed Goose
- Long Eaton (SK4934) 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Little Egret
- Pewit Carr (SK4541) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Water Rail, 2 Coot, 2 Gadwall, 2 Mute Swan, 26 Long-tailed Tit
- Poulter CP (SK5270) 1 Red Kite
- Risley (SK4536) 2 Stonechat
- Shirebrook (SK5267) 1 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk
- Straw's Bridge (SK4541) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Herring Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Canada Goose, 10 Cormorant, 10 Mute Swan, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Raven, 3 Shoveler, 43 Greylag Goose, 65 Black-headed Gull
- Two Dales (SK2864) 100 Pink-Footed Goose
7 October 2025
- Alvaston (SK3831) 1 Great White Egret
- Calow (SK4071) 4 Redwing
- Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Great White Egret, 1 Grey Plover, 4 Siskin
- Draycott (SK4333) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Goosander, 1 Kestrel
- Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Buzzard
- Langwith Wood (SK5068) 4 Raven, 50 Pink-Footed Goose
- Mastin Moor (SK4575) 1 Kestrel
- Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Nuthatch, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Little Grebe, 30 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret
- Owler Bar (SK27345) 3 Red Grouse
- Robin Wood (SK3525) 1 Tawny Owl
- Wadshelf (SK3170) 1 Merlin
- Waterswallows Quarry (SK0775) 1 Grey Phalarope
6 October 2025
- Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Grey Plover, 1 Little Stint (via DBFG)
- Clowne (SK4976) 1 Grey Heron
- Freebirch (SK3073) 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 40 Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Glapwell (SK4766) 1 Buzzard
- Hasland (SK3969) 1 Red Kite
- Leash Fen (SK2973) 3 Barn Owl
- Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 1 Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk
5 October 2025
- Coal Aston (SK3679) 4 Buzzard
- Cromford (SK2956) 1 Dipper, 1 Goosander, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Little Egret, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Buzzard, 2 Goldcrest, 2 Raven
- East Moor (SK2970 ) 2 Kestrel, 35 Meadow Pipit, 5 Stonechat, 50 Pink-FootedGoose, 8 Cormorant
- Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Grey Heron
- Markham Vale (Industrial Park) (SK4471) 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel
- Morton (SK4060) 10 Yellowhammer, 2 Siskin, 6 Kestrel
- Ogston Res. (SK3760) 14 Teal, 17 Great Crested Grebe, 25 Linnet, 3 Whooper Swan, 4 Little Egret
- Repton (SK3026) 1 Peregrine
- Shirebrook (SK5267) 2 Red Kite
- Walton Dam (SK3670) 2 Mute Swan, 24 Canada Goose
4 October 2025
- Ashgate (SK3669) 1 Green Woodpecker
- Brimington (SK4073) 1 Peregrine
- Heage (SK3750) 1 Stonechat, 1 Swallow
- Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Pintail
3 October 2025
- Carr Vale Nature Reserve (SK4669) 1 Buzzard
- Long Eaton (SK4934) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Little Egret
- Scarcliffe (SK4968) 1 Red Kite
- Straw's Bridge (SK4541) 1 Grey Heron, 11 Mute Swan, 28 Canada Goose, 54 Greylag Goose
- Trent Meadows (SK5032) 1 Stonechat
- Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern
2 October 2025
- Arkwright Town (SK4270) 1 Wigeon, 3 Snipe, 37 Pheasant
- Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Little Stint
- Cromford Canal (SK3155) 3 Buzzard
- Langwith (SK5269) 1 Buzzard
- Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 11 Gadwall, 2 Little Egret, 2 Snipe, 2 Wigeon, 4 Little Grebe, 42 Cormorant, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 7 Teal
- Shirebrook (SK5267) 1 Red Kite
- Taxal (SK0079) 1 Little Grebe
- Whatstandwell (SK3354) 5 Mute Swan
1 October 2025
- Calow (SK4070) 20 Mistle Thrush
- Long Eaton GP (SK5032) 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Goosander
- Newhall (SK2920) 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Coal Tit, 2 Collared Dove, 3 Great Tit, 5 Blue Tit, 5 Greenfinch, 9 Goldfinch
- Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern, 1 Marsh Harrier
30 September 2025
- Alvaston (SK373331) 52 Ring-necked Parakeet
- Bolsover (SK4770) 1 Buzzard
- Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Black Tern
- Holmebrook Valley Park (SK3572) 1 Cormorant, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Tufted Duck, 14 Canada Goose, 2 Mute Swan, 26 Black-headed Gull, 6 Great Crested Grebe
- Langwith (SK5269) 1 Red Kite
- Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Yellow-legged Gull
- Spondon (SK3937) 50 Greylag Goose
- Stoney Houghton (SK4966) 1 Buzzard
29 September 2025
- Calke Park (SK3622) 1 Stonechat
- Coal Aston (SK3679) 2 Grey Heron
- Hassop (SK2272) 34 Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Kedleston (SK3041) 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Stonechat, 24 Skylark
- Matlock (SK304607) 1 Tawny Owl
- Pools Brook CP (SK4373) 2 Muscovy Duck
- Ramsley Moor (SK2875) 110 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Stonechat
- Rowthorne (SK4764) 2 Buzzard, 20 Linnet, 200 Canada Goose
- Tapton (SK3972) 1 Sparrowhawk
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August 2025 highlights
The drake RING-NECKED DUCK continued to be seen at Ogston Reservoir to the 28th. Two BLACK-NECKED GREBE were at Carsington Water on the 10th, with a WHITE STORK (of unknown origin) at Minninglow Hill also on the 10th. The RUDDY SHELDUCK continued at Foremark Reservoir. RED-CRESTED POCHARD were at Carsington Water with a single bird there all month, but four females/juveniles on the 28th, which are assumed to be migrants. Melbourne Pool, Wingerworth and Mercia Marina continued to host a single bird each with the latter bird commuting to Willington Wetlands occasionally.
Two LITTLE STINT were found at Ogston Reservoir on the 20th and remained into the evening, but not the next day. A GREY PLOVER was at Carsington Water on the 13th and a juvenile WOOD SANDPIPER was located on the 27th to the month end. Another WOOD SANDPIPER was at Middleton Moor Lagoons from the 18th to the 21st. A SANDWICH TERN graced Carsington Water on the 6th and a SHORT-EARED OWL was seen on a couple of days during the month at Common Farm NR.
Steve Thorpe
