Looking in Roy Frosts 'The Birds of Derbyshire' there are very few records between May and September. Interestingly there is reference to a singing male at Slagmill Plantation on 18th May 1985, and another in the Goyt Valley on 17th June 2003, otherwise there are a couple of records cited for June and July. Other than the singing males there has been no records of the Redwing breeding in Derbyshire.
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Do you have Roy Frost's approval to publicise records of so many of the county's rare breeders? It would be a good idea to check with him before publishing photos such as these. A little circumspection would not go amiss.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting comment and may be a concern which other readers of this blog have from time to time.
ReplyDeleteIn relation to the Redwing I do not think it would be possible to relocate the bird from the information I have provided. More detailed information on the location has been provided to the relevant recorders and they can therefore follow-up on the record if they wish. As noted in Roy's book the Redwing has never been recorded breeding in Derbyshire and the most probable explanation for this record, and those previously cited, is that these are lone males well outside the normal breeding range much the same as other displaced migrants at this time of year.
With regard to other scarce breeding birds and mammals, insects, reptiles and flowers for that matter I never give precise locations and generally repeat information that is already in the public domain about the general areas where they can be found. Hope that helps.