Jon Lowes has set up a new blog specifically for Middleton Moor which you can access here. He's also completed a Bird Report for the si...

 I was away when Jon Lowes found a Black-necked Grebe at Middleton last May so I was very pleased when he called this morning to say he had ...

 We had some confusion over the weekend when Jon Lowes photographed several red-eyed damselflies at Middleton but we eventually established ...

 Considering we are moving towards mid-summer, and the high temperatures have not been conducive to spending a lot of time out doors, I'...

 The hot weather produced a lot of butterfly and dragonfly activity at Middleton and I was aware that Red-veined Darters had been recorded i...

 The spring migration of passerines is over for this year and it will be a month or two before autumn migration commences but the end of spr...

 I dashed back up to Middleton on Saturday evening when the news broke, late afternoon, of a male Red-backed Shrike seen in front of the hid...

I've got a bit behind with my blog so here's an update to get things back on track starting with news of a Temminck's Stint toda...

 An exciting day at Middleton with good numbers of common migrants but the star bird was a Common Crane which we believe is just the third r...

 I've been away for a month so had some catching up to do on the Spring migrant front. A party of 5 female Ruff ( reeves) turned up at M...

 I mentioned the influx of White-fronted Geese in relation to the Youlgrave birds in December and the few regulars visiting Middleton Moor h...

I purchased a thermal camera at the start of the year. One of my main targets for it was the elusive Jack Snipe. I have seen them occasional...

Although single Curlew were recorded at the start of the month its only really the last couple of days that numbers have started to increase...

 Another grey day at Middleton Moor was brightened up by the presence of two Egyptian Geese this morning. Ray Scally found them first thing ...

 I went to Middleton Moor yesterday and had the first half decent day for a while with a Green Woodpecker, which is only recorded once or tw...