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  1. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Struggling to find it Steve. Best is to provide a link on here. Cheers
  2. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Happy New Year everyone. Good start to the year at WGP with a pair of GWE this morning for a while before flying off south. Also of note a mating pair of Goosander, 2 drake Goldeneye, 1 Shelduck, 1 Pintail, 1 Little Egret.
  3. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    WGP -Bittern showed reasonably well for 10 minutes or so mid this morning on the edge of the reeds on the far side, opposite P4.
  4. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    SE Owl quartering the owl paddock at WGP on and off from 1.00pm until 3.15pm at least.
  5. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Two firsts for the autumn this morning at WGP. A male Goldeneye and a flooded lane needing wellies. Also two Common and 2 Green Sandpipers of note. Winter thrush numbers increasing along the lane as are the Wigeon (55) on the pits.
  6. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Bittern and GWEgret showing well at WGP this am.
  7. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    GW Egret at WGP this afternoon but elusive. Also 3 Blackwits from P1.
  8. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Great views of the Bittern this morning at Willington flying around the west side of the reserve and landing a number of times in the reed fringes on that side. Also Blackwit (possibly 2) and Greenshank present.
  9. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Common Scoter at WGP along with 1 Barwit, 2 Blackwits, 1 Common Sand, 2 Snipe, 2 Kingfisher, and a minimum of 5 Yellow Wags. All there until at least 11.15.
  10. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    ...............and still there today along with 3 Little Egrets, a Dunlin, and 2 Hobby this afternoon. The Hobby were high in a flock of flycatching gulls.
  11. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Back from a week or so in north Scotland. At WGP the LRP chick still survives and hope it will fly soon. The Oycs still have their 3 young, and the Redshank got off 2 broods, both seem to have moved over to the fisherman's side. Other breeding news is a Shoveller with 6 young, and a Tufty with...
  12. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Update on breeding at WGP. The Oycs have 3 chicks remaining of the 4 that hatched and are now around a month old. Nice watching them swim between islands this am. The LRP hatched just the one chick and amazingly (as it's on dead goose island) it is doing really well and 2 weeks old now. One...
  13. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Wader breeding at WGP is encouraging. The Oycs hatched 4 chicks early last week and yesterday a pair of Redshank gave the impression of having hatched young - then this afternoon one chick was seen at the waters edge. There is definitely more than one but the vegetation is too high to see them...
  14. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    It's a sod when most of the regulars are away and a good bird turns up on the patch. Pair of BN Grebes today at WGP. Very bad images attached as just had small camera and birds were on the far side of the pit. Alan Shaw has some nice video though. Be very surprised if they stay tomorrow.
  15. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

  16. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    5 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover and 2 Sanderling this am at WGP.
  17. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    The 1st summer Little Gull still at WGP for it's 3rd day, plus a Dunlin also this afternoon. Nowt else out of the ordinary I'm afraid. Advisable now to wear wellies down the lane; this rain on top of the already saturated ground is making for very wet conditions under foot.
  18. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Finally, Hobby arrived today at WGP; seen late morning and again this evening. Ruff also this evening. Common Sand and Dunlin this morning.
  19. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Garganey at WGP this morning (either last weeks one back or another, but both good looking males) on main pit but later flew into the stream at the back and out of sight. The pair of Gypo geese again passed through.
  20. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Garganey back in front of P1 at WGP this morning after going missing for most of yesterday. First Whinchat from P2.
  21. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Another good morning at WGP. The Garganey is still showing well from P1. There was an adult Little Gull from P4 (still there when I left) . A flock of 10 Blackwits in full summer plumage flew low over at 11.00, but unfortunately did not land. A Whimbrel landed on dead goose island and stayed for...
  22. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Good morning at WGP. Cracking male Garganey on water just in front of P1 - not often you get to see this beautiful duck so close. Then around 11.30 Red Kite was seen coming in over the new workings before it drifted off south and dropped behind the trees. First Common Whitethroats of the year...
  23. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    This morning at WGP 2 LRP, 5 Redshank. Pair of Buzzards collecting nest material. 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Willow Warblers, Sedge Warbler. RJ had Gropper in owl paddock early doors.
  24. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Spring around at WGP yesterday pm with 2 Yellow Wags for 30 mins, 2 LRP, 1 White Wag, 2 Swallows, 2 Willow Warblers, at least 5 Blackcap, 6 Chiffchaff. RJ had a Lesser Whitethroat am.
  25. John Eaton

    Derbyshire County Birding

    The roost at WGP has also been finished for about a week.
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