All day at home and unsurprisingly not many new birds to add to my Lock-down garden list but I did manage one; Grey Heron which looked like ...

I decided to cycle up to Beeley Moor today for my 'daily exercise', apart from a few dog walkers still driving up to exercise their ...

No surprise that I only managed a few new birds today, to add to yesterdays garden list, but another four isn't bad taking the total to ...

Well, as of today most of us are home bound and likely to be so for several weeks but with hopefully a daily walk thrown in. Looking on the...

In blustery conditions an adult female Marsh Harrier crossed Beeley Moor, heading steadily east this morning. Still at least 4 Common Crossb...

I saw my first Chiffchaff almost a week ago at Congrieve on the 13th March but managed my first photo today of a bird calling at Rowsley. I ...

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...

I last commented on the status of the Northern Goshawk in the Peak District in January 2016 referring to the 2014 Derbyshire Bird Report whi...

Following last weeks sighting of a Red Kite at Bakewell I was pleased to see one this morning in a similar area to where they bred last year...

A single male Stonechat on the moor today, they have been in short supply recently although finding them in the winds of storms Ciara and De...

I haven't seen many Stock Dove recently so was slightly surprised to see a fairly tight group of nine flying over the Farley Moor planta...

It's been a rather slow start to the New Year, mainly due to the persistent mild, wet weather. I did make a reasonable start on the 1st ...

A bird I haven't featured before on the blog but a common sight both around the parks and gardens and on the moor. In the past I have se...

Great to see some blue skies for a few days.  I was photographing a hovering Kestrel today when suddenly another bird flashed in to the vie...

I'm a bit late posting this, but better late than never! Monday 7th October was one of those wet days we seem to have had a lot of rece...