Still 5 Hawfinch at St Helen's Church this morning and a Chiffchaff calling nearby. Also had a lone Oystercatcher flying up and down the...

My first Chiffchaffs of the Spring today with at least two birds singing at Rowsley. As usual they are about a week later here than at Ogsto...

A call from Ken this morning alerted me to a herd of Whooper Swans flying up the Derwent valley over Matlock. I missed them in Darley Dale s...

Further signs of Spring with a single Oystercatcher in front of the house at Chatsworth this morning. I had a pair there last year but not s...

For any regular visitors to the moors there is no more welcome sound than the call of the first Curlews arriving back to start their breedin...

Although the main roads are all clear of snow the minor roads are still snow covered so again I've not ventured far from Darley Dale.  ...

With the so called 'Beast from the East' weather system arriving in Darley Dale yesterday I have not been far from home.  This morn...

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 ...

On a rather grey morning with intermittent drizzle I returned to St Helens Church. During the past week there have been around a dozen Hawfi...

The Roe Deer is much the rarest of the three deer species found locally and I have only seen it on four occasions. Two of these sightings we...

Saw the male Blackcap in the garden again today and managed a photo this time. I've only seen it twice now but it has presumably been in...

Although the Hawfinches have still being showing well at St Helens, mainly in the famous Darley Yew in front of the church, the numbers are ...

With the first decent days sunshine of the year I witnessed plenty of display from both Raven, one of our earliest breeding birds, and Buzza...

I've been away over the New Year so today was my first chance to have a look at the Hawfinches at St Helen's Church. Whilst away it ...

The number of Hawfinch at St Helen's Church increased slowly during the week to 12 by Friday but this morning there were at least 20 fee...