A total of 278 Pink-footed Geese crossed Beeley Moor this morning in 5 skeins. They were all headed SE towards the Wash or Norfolk coast I i...

I've seen several Common Lizard basking in the sunshine on the moors over the last couple of days. Once the weather changes I think they...

I came across this Violet Ground Beetle crossing a gravel track on Beeley Moor this morning.  I'm no expert but I think this is Carabus ...

Watched an Osprey fly up from the river in the Rowsley area this morning carrying a large fish, it landed on Beeley Moor and was still there...

I took part in Carsington Bird Club's all day birdwatch today. The idea being to watch the site all day, from before first light until d...

 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...