It's always a treat to see a Hen Harrier hunting over the moor but to watch an adult male is extra special. I picked it up over Beeley ...

 With the sunny weather in recent days I've spent some time looking for Goshawk which are now starting to display. I've had some luc...

I got off to a reasonable start on the 1st with the Little Egret still present at Harthill Pond, Youlgrave, where there were also 3 Goosande...

 In very murky conditions I had a look at Caudwells Mill this morning and was lucky to see a Water Rail. They are doing some repairs on the ...

 Having said last week that Little Egrets have remained scarce locally I've seen two in two days this week. The first bird was still at ...

 I check the Elton Common area for gulls fairly regularly but, even when the gulls are about, it's very hit and miss whether you can fin...

 Despite the dramatic increase in the number of Little Egrets recorded in the County it remains a scarce visitor to the Darley Dale area. So...

 With the snow and freezing temperatures over the last couple of days I didn't think it was a good idea to drive up on to the moor so I ...

 Very surprised this morning to find a Great Grey Shrike on Bonsall Moor. It's in the same area on Leys Lane as the bird present last wi...

 Finally, Fieldfare are arriving in numbers this morning. I saw my first Fieldfare of the autumn only on Tuesday, when 55 arrived in the Cat...

I've been lucky enough to see several decent movements of Pink-footed Geese this autumn, which is always something I luck forward to. In...

 I had a message from a friend this morning that Redwings were arriving on the east coast. A little later another message from just south of...

 Most autumns we get one or two days with decent movements of Pink-footed Geese over Beeley Moor. This year I thought they might have missed...

 I was pleased to see a small skein of 40 Pink-footed Geese crossing Beeley Moor this morning, I had thought they might have missed us this ...

 Checking the Mallards along the river at Chatsworth I was rewarded with my first Eurasian Wigeon of the autumn plus a single immature femal...