A had a single Red Grouse on the Triangle yesterday and then saw two flying near Wraggs Quarry and I thni three birds is now the total for ...

 The first Pied Flycatcher of the year was found yesterday by Alan Stewardson in Hall Dale Wood. It was still there this morning in better w...

Three Sand Martin bach at Chatsworth today and 6 Common Chiffchaff  were a sign that Spring really is on its way. Sand Martin The Mandarin a...

 It seems to be all gulls at the moment with another Caspian Gull today in a ploughed field on Syda Lane, The field was proving quite an att...

 There have been hundreds of Redwing flying around this week and they appear to be settling in to feed now. I came across a nice group feedi...

 We've had a spell of very gloomy weather recently and today was no exception but I had very close views of a Common Kingfisher on the R...

 An Osprey flew up the River Derwent towards Rowsley, from Churchtown this afternoon and the first Northern Wheatear was seen on Screetham L...

 A flock of 6 Golden Plover on fields at the edge of the moor this morning are the first I've seen since the snow moved of the birds tha...

I took a friend, who had never seen Mountain Hare, up to the Snake Pass area today and we were fortunate with the weather as the sun came ou...

I counted just over 300 Golden Plover with the Lapwing flock on Screetham Lane this evening. The numbers appear to be steadily increasing at...

In addition to the Dunlin, below, I was on the look out for the Golden Plover and came across a pair. They were much less confiding than the...

Each year we get a pre-breeding flock of Golden Plover on the fields bordering East Moor, one or two pairs will hopefully stay and breed. Re...