There were a couple of reports of a Ring-necked Parakeet visiting bird feeders on Northwood Lane during the week.  With feral populations i...

 The cold spell has resulted in a big influx of thrushes in to the valley with hundreds of Redwing and Blackbird feeding in areas with littl...

 Four Hawfinch have been reported several times over the last few days at St Helen's Church but increased to six this morning. They feed...

 Decent views of Hawfinch in St Helen's Churchyard this morning, Simon had two fly in just before I got there and one bird sat for 5 min...

 My first Kingfisher and Dipper of the year today and both in Bakewell, and in beautiful sunshine. Common Kingfisher White-throated Dipper

 Having been to Middleton Moor several times recently it was a pleasant surprise yesterday to see that some gulls had returned. They disappe...

 During the winter period (November - February) I can usually hear Water Rails calling in the reedy areas at Long Meadows and the entrance t...

 June Oliver let me know that she had seen a drake Red-crested Pochard yesterday whilst walking in Lumbsdale. It's a bird I've never...

 During the past week there has been occasional reports of just two Hawfinch by the entrance to Willersley Castle in Cromford. During a thre...

 A female Ring-necked Duck was found at Carsington Water on 17th November but wasn't seen again until it was refound at the Millfields e...

I've made several visits to Middleton Moor recently in the hope of seeing something a little different and yesterday I was rewarded with...

 The persistent low cloud curtailed my trip to the moor this morning so I had a look around Darley Dale and was very surprised to see a pair...

I saw my first Brambling of the autumn on Monday (14th ) at Middleton Moor but since then I have seen several more. After a day of rain on W...

 My first Whooper Swan of the autumn dropped on to Middleton Moor this morning but didn't stay long before flying off to the west. Whoop...

Hot on the heels of Great White Egrets at Chatsworth and Middleton Moor, Pam and I came across another at Harthill Pond (New Dam) at Youlgra...