Cetti's Warbler - Middleton Moor

I was away for most of September returning on the 26th. The following day I went to Middleton Moor and watched what we believe is the first record of Cetti's Warbler for the Derbyshire Peak District with Ray Scally and Jon Lowes. It has remained at the site, calling frequently but has been difficult to see, but I finally managed some photos yesterday.

It's still present this morning and I had 11 Whooper Swans drop on to the lagoon which are the first of the autumn. Also over a hundred each of Redwing and Fieldfare. 

Cetti's Warbler

Cetti's Warbler was first recorded in Derbyshire in 1999 but with just 5 further records in the following decade. The first proven breeding was in 2010 and it has since colonised wetlands in much of the south of the county. 

So it has been expected further north but is clearly still very rare in central and NW Derbyshire.