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13 January 2026

Brimington (SK4073) 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Mute Swan, 8 Goosander
Calow (SK4070) 130 Redwing
Chesterfield (SK3871) 50 Redwing
Heage (SK3750) 639 Redwing
Kinder Scout (SK0888) 76 Pink-Footed Goose
Langwith (SK5270) 1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Greylag Goose, 3 Barnacle Goose
Mousley Bottom SJ (SJ9985) 1 Goldcrest, 1 Goosander, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Treecreeper
Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Brambling, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Pheasant, 1 Pochard, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Water Rail, 15 Teal, 2 Greenfinch, 3 Lapwing, 3 Long-tailed Tit, 30 Goldfinch, 4 Cormorant, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Grey Heron, 8 Tufted Duck
Staunton Harold Res (SK3723) 1 Slavonian Grebe
Tapton (SK3972) 2 Buzzard
Youlgreave (SK2164) 1 Cetti's Warbler

12 January 2026

Bakewell (SK2168) 1 Kestrel, 2 Little Egret
Findern (SK3031) 1 Blackcap
Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 1 Blackcap, 1 Buzzard, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Cormorant, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 10 Goosander, 24 Redwing, 3 Fieldfare
Nether Handley (SK4077) 240 Greylag Goose
Newton Solney (SK2826) 1 Cattle Egret, 3 Redshank, 4 Little Egret
Scarcliffe (SK4968 ) 1 Barn Owl
Shirebrook (SK5267) 1 Barn Owl
Staunton Harold Res (SK3723) 1 Bullfinch, 1 Slavonian Grebe
West Hallam (SK4341) 1 Coal Tit, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 1 Willow Tit, 1 Wren, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 16 Blue Tit, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 7 Great Tit

11 January 2026

Allestree (SK3439) 1 Blackcap
Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Pintail, 1 Snipe, 10 Cormorant, 15 Pochard, 20 Gadwall, 40 Wigeon, 5 Tufted Duck, 50 Teal
Chapel-En-Le-Frith (SK0680) 1 Kingfisher, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Fieldfare
Findern (SK3031) 1 Blackcap
Foremark Res. (SK3323) 1 Shag
Greenacres NR (Barrow) (SK3428) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 1 Red Kite, 1 Shelduck, 4 Teal, 8 Egyptian Goose
Heanor (SK4346) 1 Blackcap
Hilton Gravel Pits NR (SK2431) 50 Lesser Redpoll
Kirk Langley (SK2838) 1 Blackcap, 1 Treecreeper
Melbourne Pool (SK3824) 2 Goosander, 2 Red-Crested Pochard
Scotch Bridge (SK4027) 25 Fieldfare
Shirebrook (SK5167) 50 Pink-Footed Goose
Swadlincote (SK2919) 1 Red Kite

10 January 2026

Allestree Park/Lake (SK3540) 4 Ring-necked Parakeet
Atlow (SK2348) 1 Red Kite
Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Buzzard, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Pintail, 1 Snipe, 10 Pochard, 100 Teal, 20 Wigeon, 25 Gadwall, 3 Meadow Pipit, 5 Tufted Duck, 6 Cormorant
Common Farm NR (SK35509) 4 Buzzard, 2 Woodcock, 3 Barn Owl, 4 Stonechat, 60 Meadow Pipit
Findern (SK3031) 1 Blackcap
Holmebrook Valley Park (SK3572) 1 Jay, 150 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 2 Moorhen, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Herring Gull, 4 Magpie, 55 Mallard, 6 Coot, 6 Long-tailed Tit
Long Eaton (SK4834) 1 Little Egret
New Mills (SK0085) 50 Pink-Footed Goose
Pewit Carr (SK4541) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Water Rail
Pleasley Vale (SK5064) 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 50 Redwing
Repton (SK3026) 2 Woodcock
Straw's Bridge (SK4541) 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Ring-Necked Duck, 12 Shoveler, 2 Pochard, 4 Common Gull
Ticknall Limeyards SSSI (SK3523) 5 Raven
West Hallam (SK4341) 110 Pink-Footed Goose

9 January 2026

Dinting Vale (SK0194) 3 Cormorant
Findern (SK3031) 1 Blackcap
Somersall Park (SK3570) 1 Goosander, 1 Grey Wagtail

8 January 2026

Bakewell River Wye (SK2268) 1 Little Egret, 2 Goosander, 8 Tufted Duck
Charlesworth (SK0092) 67 Canada Goose, 7 Magpie
Chevin Mount (SK3346) 1 Treecreeper
Findern (SK3031) 1 Blackcap
Kinder Scout (SK0888) 514 Pink-Footed Goose
Kirk Langley (SK2838) 2 Ring-necked Parakeet
Newton Solney (SK2826) 1 Brambling, 1 Little Owl, 50 Chaffinch, 6 Goosander
Shirebrook (SK5268) 3 Lesser Redpoll
Walton Dam (SK3670) 1 Herring Gull, 10 Canada Goose, 100 Black-headed Gull, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Moorhen, 52 Mallard

7 January 2026

Ambergate (SK3451) 6 Mute Swan
Aston on Trent GP/Witch's Oak (SK4329) [no public access] 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin
Aston-On-Trent (SK4128) 13 White-Fronted Goose, 22 Egyptian Goose
Atlow (SK2348) 1 Red Kite
Calow (SK4070) 173 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Common Farm NR (SK35509) 1 Woodcock, 6 Stonechat, 1 Chiffchaff
Darley Dale (SK2663) 1 Hawfinch
Findern (SK3031) 1 Blackcap
Nutbrook Canal (SK4639) 2 Jay
Peak Dale (SK0876) 20 Fieldfare
Straw's Bridge (SK4541) 1 Ring-Necked Duck

6 January 2026

Calow Brook (SK4069) 1 Little Egret, 15 Redwing, 2 Grey Heron, 30 Fieldfare
Cromford (SK2956) 1 Cormorant, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Stock Dove, 2 Goldcrest
Cromford Canal (SK3155) 1 Kingfisher
Draycott (SK4333) 1 Common Gull, 1 Little Egret, 11 Lapwing, 8 Goosander
Findern (SK3031) 1 Blackcap
Hopwell Hall (SK4436) 10 Meadow Pipit, 4 Fieldfare
Matlock (SK2960) 1 Kingfisher
Melbourne Pool (SK3824) 1 Goosander, 2 Gadwall, 2 Red-Crested Pochard, 4 Little Grebe
Mousley Bottom SJ (SJ9985) 1 Dipper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Grey Heron, 9 Goosander
Pewit Carr (SK4541) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Water Rail, 2 Mute Swan, 4 Mallard, 6 Coot
Spondon (SK3935) 1 Coal Tit, 1 Great Tit, 2 Blue Tit, 5 Long-tailed Tit
Straw's Bridge (SK4541) 1 Raven, 1 Ring-Necked Duck, 10 Mute Swan, 15 Shoveler, 2 Chaffinch, 2 Grey Heron, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Pochard, 21 Siskin, 28 Canada Goose, 3 Blackbird, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Carrion Crow, 3 Magpie, 32 Goldfinch, 32 Tufted Duck, 37 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 42 Redwing, 5 Common Gull, 51 Black-headed Gull, 85 Greylag Goose
Sunny Hill (SK3332) 11 Goldfinch
Swadlincote (SK2919) 1 Kestrel, 1 Red Kite

5 January 2026

Atlow (SK2348) 1 Red Kite
Avenue Country Park (SK3967) 1 Kingfisher, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Lapwing
Church Wilne (SK4531) 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Stonechat
Clay Cross (SK3963) 24 Common Gull
Derby River Gardens (SK3536) 5 Common Gull
Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2320) 1 Great White Egret
Duffield (SK3443) 5 Goosander
Findern (SK3031) 1 Blackcap
Ilkeston (SK4740) 1 Jay
Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 2 Red Kite
Staunton Harold Res (SK3723) 1 Kingfisher
Swadlincote (SK297197) 1 Buzzard

4 January 2026

Allestree (SK3439) 1 Blackcap
Aston-On-Trent (SK4129) 13 White-Fronted Goose
Atlow (SK2348) 1 Red Kite
Barrow-On-Trent (SK3528) 2 Barnacle Goose, 2 White-Fronted Goose
Chatsworth Park (SK2570) 2 Siskin
Clay Cross (SK3963) 1 Wood Pigeon, 15 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, 3 Wren
Darley Abbey (SK3438) 10 Redwing
Drakelow Nature Reserve (SK2319) 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Goldeneye
Findern (SK3031) 1 Blackcap
Foremark Hall (SK3326) 1 Merlin
High Bridge GP (SK2826) 1 Glossy Ibis, 1 Redshank
Hopwell Hall (SK4436) 2 Snipe, 6 Fieldfare
Lantern Pike (SK022872) 1 Goldcrest, 20 Fieldfare, 30 Redwing, 6 Long-tailed Tit
Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 1 Great White Egret, 1 Green Woodpecker
Lower Hartshay (SK3851) 4 Snipe
Newton Solney (SK2725) 1 Great White Egret, 1 Snipe, 1 Teal
Queen's Park (Chesterfield) (SK3770) 1 Herring Gull
Shirebrook (SK5267) 1 Red Kite
Stockley (SK4667) 1 Little Egret
Walton Dam (SK3670) 1 Herring Gull, 18 Canada Goose, 2 Coot, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 45 Mallard, 5 Mandarin, 5 Moorhen, 65 Black-headed Gull

3 January 2026

Barrow GP (SK3527) 2 Barnacle Goose
Bretby (SK28438) 1 Goldcrest
Clay Cross (SK3963) 10 Long-tailed Tit, 5 Common Gull
Cotmanhay (SK4643) 7 Long-tailed Tit
Fernilee Res. (SK0177) 1 Goldcrest, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Cormorant, 2 Grey Wagtail, 2 Raven, 4 Mandarin
Heage (SK3750) 1 Peregrine, 1 Red Kite
Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 10 Pochard, 10 Teal, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Heron, 24 Cormorant, 6 Gadwall, 6 Snipe, 6 Tufted Duck
Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Goldeneye, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Snipe, 17 Egyptian Goose, 5 Whooper Swan, 8 Tundra Bean Goose, 9 Pintail, 1 Caspian Gull

2 January 2026

Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Great Northern Diver
Ilkeston (SK4740) 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel
Loscoe Dam (SK4247) 1 Tawny Owl, 8 Cormorant
Mousley Bottom SJ (SJ9985) 1 Dipper, 1 Goosander, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Nuthatch, 12 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 25 Redwing
Shillito Wood (SK2974) 1 Red Kite, 2 Stonechat
Shirebrook (SK5267) 2 Buzzard
Willington GP (SK2828) 10 Cattle Egret, 8 Tundra Bean Goose

1 January 2026

Froggatt (SK2576) 220 Jackdaw
Kinder Scout (SK0888) 27 Pink-Footed Goose
Long Eaton (SK4934) 3 Ring-necked Parakeet
Long Eaton GP (SK5032) 1 Redshank, 2 Stonechat, 60 Wigeon
Pleasley Colliery (SK4964) 12 Siskin
Repton (SK3026) 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 1 Sparrowhawk, 100 Lapwing, 37 Canada Goose, 4 Egyptian Goose, 40 Black-headed Gull
Stubbing Pond (SK3667) 1 Great Crested Grebe, 16 Black-headed Gull, 18 Mallard, 21 Tufted Duck, 3 Coot
Willington GP (SK2828) 1 Whooper Swan, 8 Tundra Bean Goose, 26 Egyptian Goose, 7 Pintail

31 December 2025

Chellaston (SK3730) 2 Blackcap
Carsington Water (SK2451) 1 Great Northern Diver
Clay Cross (SK3963) 27 House Sparrow
Coal Aston (SK3679) 1 Buzzard
High Bridge GP (SK2726) 1 Common Gull, 1 Great White Egret, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Harrier, 200 Lapwing, 4 Egyptian Goose, 4 Pintail
St Chad's Water (SK4431) 1 Little Egret, 15 Goosander
Willington GP (SK2827) 11 Tundra Bean Goose

30 December 2025

Chellaston (SK3730) 1 Blackcap
Cromford (SK2956) 1 Cormorant, 1 Hawfinch, 15 Siskin, 2 Mistle Thrush, 3 Dipper
Cromford Canal (SK3155) 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Kilburn (SK3845) 1 Blackcap
Kinder Scout (SK073889) 1 Woodcock
Langwith (SK5269) 2 Red Kite
Leash Fen (SK2973) 2 Stonechat
Ogston Res. (SK3760) 1 Willow Tit, 10 Teal, 16 Gadwall, 16 Pochard, 2 Greenfinch, 2 Redwing, 26 Cormorant, 3 Grey Heron, 30 Goldfinch, 4 Great Crested Grebe, 45 Greylag Goose, 6 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Tufted Duck, 80 Lapwing, 9 Goosander
Pleasley Vale (SK5165) 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 20 Fieldfare
Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Marsh Harrier, 10 Redwing, 3 Goldcrest, 5 Canada/Greylag Hybrid, 59 Teal, 7 Pintail

29 December 2025

Bakewell River Wye (SK2268) 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Goosander, 4 Tufted Duck
Calver (SK2474) 1 Grey Heron, 1 Grey Wagtail, 10 Long-tailed Tit, 12 Carrion Crow, 14 Redwing, 2 Mandarin, 4 Moorhen, 4 Song Thrush, 45 Mallard, 6 Robin
Shipley Country Park (SK4444) 1 Ring-Necked Duck
Willington GP (SK2827) 1 Bittern

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December 2025 highlights

A superb drake RING-NECKED DUCK was found at Shipley Lake on 14th and remained to the month end delighting many observers.
A SLAVONIAN GREBE was at Foremark Res from 22nd to 24th, with a SHAG at Ogston Res from 13th to 14th, and some unverified sightings later in the month.
A GLOSSY IBIS was found at Long Eaton GP on 2nd, and another in the Repton/Willington area from 5th to 24th. As the colder weather appeared so did the geese with eight TUNDRA BEAN GOOSE being found at Willington Wetlands on 28th and into the new year. WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE were found at Newton Solney with a single on 2nd which was then seen at Ingleby on 7th, Carr Vale NR had a staggering 21 touch down on 22nd with another eight over north on 24th, Barrow GP had six on 31st, Ogston Res. had nine on 24th, Swineshaw Res had four from 24th to 27th, Twyford had ten on 30th, Youlgreave had two with Greylags on 24th/25th, Willington Wetlands had eight fly-overs on 24th, and Ferry Green Flash had eleven on 28th. The RUDDY SHELDUCK was seen again at Staunton Harold Res on 15th.
A juvenile GREAT NORTHERN DIVER was found at Carsington Water from 23rd. An unverified record of a SCAUP at Chatsworth Park on 30th. A MEALY REDPOLL was amongst a group of Lessers at Scarcliffe Woods on 22nd. Three SNOW BUNTING were seen at Kinder Scout on 30th.

Steve Thorpe

The Derbyshire Ornithological Society

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December 2025 highlights