For the 4th successive year a pair of Gadwall were back at Chatsworth today. I'm assuming it's the same pair as they are in the usu...

 For the third successive winter a pair of Gadwall have returned to Chatsworth. They were on the river infront of the house this morning wit...

I got off to a reasonable start on the 1st with the Little Egret still present at Harthill Pond, Youlgrave, where there were also 3 Goosande...

A pair of Gadwall were the highlight of a very wet walk around Chatsworth yesterday. A scarce bird locally they can be seen in decent number...

Walked over the moors to Chatsworth yesterday, it was probably 5°C but felt colder with a strong northerly wind. The Stonechats were still f...

In terms of habitat we have no wetlands in the immediate Darley Dale area so species that require these habitats are inevitably rare locally...

I don't usually visit Chatsworth in the afternoon, especially on the weekend, as it is so busy but the weather has been so bad recently ...