Definite autumn feeling as I set out this morning with a fresh NE wind blowing. I decided to have a look at Chatsworth before heading to th...

With the breeding season over and very few birds now singing the local woodlands can appear almost birdless at times. Most of the small wood...

There could be no glorious (or inglorious!) 12th on Beeley or the Eastern Moors with the Red Grouse perilously close to disappearing altoget...

 I was very surprised this morning when i saw a medium sized wader by the waters edge at Chatsworth. I thought it would be a Green Sandpiper...

Better view of the Osprey today. thanks to a phone call from Ken. It was sat on a dead tree by the Congrieve turn off north of Rowsley. It...

An interesting day today as the weather finally started to improve and the temperature rose to 25°C this afternoon. I spent the morning arou...

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...