Whooper Swans returning north

 There has been a large movement of Whooper Swans  through the East Midlands over the last couple of days, 400 were counted through Langford Lowfields yesterday with two flocks, of 20 and 55, through Ogston. 

The movement continued this morning with 60 birds over Carr Vale which, were then seen at Linacre Reservoir, 5 birds at Carsington, 38 at middleton Moor, a further 24 at Ogston and I had 34 flying west over the River Derwent between Chatsworth and Rowsley.

As expected, there was no sign of the Great Crested Grebe at Chatsworth today.