I've seen one, and sometimes two Little Grebes regularly at Chatsworth and suspected they might be breeding although it felt like it was...

Having seen a completely unexpected White Wagtail on Beeley Moor  at this time last year I have a habit of closely scrutinising all the wagt...

Every year the cutting of the hay meadows for silage attracts hundreds of gulls, mainly Lesser Black-backed Gulls, to the fields between Win...

Lots of juveniles around at the moment, here are four of my favourites; Stonechat, Common Redstart, Wheatear and Long-tailed Tit. All seen a...

Very occasionally in the birding world there is a record that takes everyone by surprise. Such was the case when the news broke of a Bearded...

A shame that the nesting attempt by the Oystercatchers was unsuccessful this year, I think that the nest was unintentionally disturbed durin...

Watched a Barn Owl hunting on the edge of the moor last night just before the rain started.  With the recent spell of mild winters the loca...

Since my last post the weather has gone rapidly down hill, and stayed there! To be fair there have been some bright spells and during one I ...

If only Tree Pipits stuck to trees, and Meadow Pipits to moors and meadows their identification would be easy. Fortunately only the Meadow P...

I came across another pair of Spotted Flycatcher today by the river at Chatsworth so I'm hoping that they are having a better year than ...

The Fox is quite common around the moors but seldom seen, its probably easier to see one in Matlock or Bakewell! Yesterday morning I was for...

I didn't see my first Roe Deer locally until 2015 although it first featured on the blog in 2013 with a photo taken by Roger on Beeley M...

I went out early yesterday to look for a female Red-footed Falcon that had been seen on Saturday evening at Upper Loads. The Red-footed Falc...

We've had some great weather over the last few days and I'm starting to see more recently fledged juvenile birds which will be benef...

The Greylag Goose is a relatively recent resident in the area, its first appearance on the blog was only in 2015, although I'm sure I ha...