I've seen this pair of Common Crossbill in the same location in Matlock Forest several times during the past month and I'm hoping t...

 Although I've managed to see Common Crossbills in every month this year the numbers were generally very low until the autumn. I was onl...

My first local Whooper Swans of the year today, with six birds seen distantly from Beeley Moor crossing Whitesprings Plantation heading towa...

I watched a nice party of Common Crossbills coming down to drink on Farley Moor today and for a change we had some sunshine. I've seen u...

After adding Pink-footed Goose to my garden lock-down list when two flew north with two Greylag Geese this morning, taking me to 52 species,...

There has been a small flock of Common Crossbill around Flash Lane throughout the winter. The numbers have varied peaking at around 20 at th...

More Spring arrivals today with my first local Willow Warbler (I heard one at Carsington last week) and Tree Pipit in the Flash Lane area wi...

The number of Brambling in the area has continued to increase, as have the places where I have seen them locally. Which now include the area...

I suspect this will be my last Small Copper of the year, sat in the sunshine on the edge of Beeley Moor yesterday, rather worn now.  Small...

A change in the weather today with the calm, warm, anticyclonic system replaced by a strong cool NW wind and overcast skies. It didn't l...

I came across a small group of Common Crossbill locally today feeding in larches with a large group of Siskin. Several of the males were in ...

I was very surprised this morning to come across a lone male Hawfinch on Flash Lane. This is the first time I've seen one so close to th...

I've seen Crossbills flying over Flash Lane for the past 3 or 4 weeks, usually just ones or twos but there were 13 on 22nd October. This...

This photo is of part of a flock of around 50 feeding on Larch cones on the bottom edge of the clear fell below Park Farm. Most of the time ...

Although I see crossbills most days when I am around the moor they are usually birds flying over and only advertising their presence by the ...

We have had very few sightings of Crossbill so far this year so Ken Smith did well not only to locate two fine red males but also to get som...

James photographed this pair of Common Crossbill on Flash Lane today. The female is quite interesting in that she shows two quite pronounced...

A party of at least 40 Common Crossbill were moving around Hellbank Plantation late afternoon with a lot of calling. Crossbill