On 29th January 2005 I had cycled up to the Triangle and spent some time chat with Ken and Mel before working my way home. This was before ...

 The first Wood Warblers were seen and heard in the woodlands close to Darley Dale today with two, possibly three birds present.  The last w...

After my last blog, in which I mentioned that Alan had heard a Turtle Dove on Flash Lane, Simon Moody contacted me to say that he had first ...

I was on Flash Lane this afternoon, looking for a Turtle Dove that Alan Stewardson had heard this morning.  No sign of the dove but 2 female...

 As I had hoped in my last post the warm weather produced more migrant arrivals with the first Grasshopper Warbler and several Wheatear on T...

 I was abroad during March and thought I had timed my return to coincide with the start of the spring migration. However, the first week of ...

 Whilst the flooding causes major disruption and worse for those whose properties are directly affected it also creates new temporary habita...

 The Great Grey Shrike was last reported on the 9th December on Bonsall Moor but I felt that there was a good chance it was still somewhere ...

I saw the male Hen Harrier on the 22nd January and it was seen again on the 23rd January but as far as I'm aware it was seen subsequentl...

 The decline of the Hawfinch shows no sign of abating, this winter I have only heard a couple of reports of single birds at Cromford so I wa...

From my records it's starting to look like the Red Kite is absent from the Peak District for several months during the winter. My last s...

 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 ...