For the 4th successive year a pair of Gadwall were back at Chatsworth today. I'm assuming it's the same pair as they are in the usu...

 It's not the first Goshawk I've seen from the garden, but it's the first I've had circling directly overhead! Judging the s...

 It feels like winter is finally coming to an end when the first Curlews return to the moor. I had a nice group of 11 this morning very clos...

Some great spotting and identification from Pam as we drove down the A6 just south of Bakewell. I'd just mentioned that the flooded fiel...

A flock of Waxwing were found at Middleton on the DWT Gang Mine Reserve on 11th February. Numbering up to 100 birds they have proved quite e...

I can't remember a winter when the weather has been so persistently poor! It's either raining or so overcast it's almost dark. C...

I'm always on the lookout for colour ringed birds and came across this adult Black-headed Gull today in front of Chatsworth House. It wa...

 I was very surprised to see two Little Egrets together on Harthill Pond, particularly since the pond was almost completely frozen. Checking...

 A singing male Dipper did a bit of display to its mate on the Lathkill this morning, in very cold weather. The male was ringed and I though...

I photographed this pair of Peregrine Falcons close to Beeley Moor today. It's quite unusual, for me at least, to see a pair in such clo...

I've mentioned previously that Red Kites are generally absent locally from October to February, but this year I have seen single birds i...

Mandarin leave the rivers in the autumn and winter on small lakes or ponds. Linacre Reservoir appears to be a favourite but they can also be...

 The first two Waxwing were joined by 5 more on Thursday and they were there again this morning, but numbers jumped up this afternooon with ...

 Since returning from France last week I've been checking the berry bushes Waxwing have used in the past and was successful this morning...

Back after two weeks away, and it looks like I've missed the Waxwings so no photos I'm afraid. Still, there's a good chance that...