For at least the past couple of days there have been two or three Goosander on the small pond in the Whitworth Park in Darley Dale. I assume...

One of the great things about living on the side of a valley is that, during the autumn, mist is often trapped in the base of the valley. No...

For at least two weeks there were two Great Grey Shrikes on Beeley Moor, the regular bird around Wraggs Quarry and a second bird found by Ke...

At least 80 Waxwing in Darley Dale today although the light was terrible this morning when I saw them. I don't think the berries will la...

After the flurry of November Moth records which for me start in early to mid-October and peak towards the end of the month they are quite sc...

I catch Acleris hyemana occasionally but usually in the late winter after the species has hybernated when they are generally very worn, com...

Actually the same Waxwing but this morning it was a clear blue sky and the 9 Waxwing were still by Costcutter on the A6 so a much better opp...

I'd noted on Thursday that there was a widespread arrival of Waxwings down the East coast. Initially they were parties of threes and fou...

The warmer night on Thursday produced a few moths; Scarce Umber , Mottled Umber, Winter Moth, Northern Winter Moth , Acleris sparsana , 6 Re...

Northern Winter Moth

Acleris sparsana

A nice party of Teal at Ogston Reservoir early this morning. Teal

A very grey start to the day but caught up with the Great Grey Shrike late morning just as the sun was starting to appear, but it was a long...

Great Grey Shrike

Caught my first December Moth of the autumn last night, a male. The warmer nights have produced a few more moths with up to a dozen Novembe...