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  1. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    :-O if only. Has parking been allocated?
  2. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Great record that, has Derbyshire ever had one before?
  3. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Had a cracking Red Kite this afternoon about 15:00 drifting fairly low over woodside, near Horsley Woodhouse.
  4. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Nice to see my 1st swallow of the year today over hosley woodhouse.
  5. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Some more pics The bird in the set of 2 pics was photographed before the other one in question. Not sure if the bottom left bird in the set of 5 is the same bird. There were 3 males that I counted in the flock
  6. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Thanks for having a look Steph, I have other pics which I will sort at as soon as I can. Jane mentioned sound on the id thread, I need to listen to calls for parrot and common to compare. Dad sends his best wishes too :t:
  7. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Thanks for the feedback Daniel, if you could pass on my thanks to all who have discussed the pics. Much appreciated :t: Hopefully they are still around and been picked up.
  8. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Hopefully someone can see them, my experience of other crossbill sp is not that great, having only seen 2 barred crossbill for the first time this year. I can't get back up there this week. I might stick it in the id thread.
  9. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Hi Daniel, thanks for the thoughts on the top right bird, it was the area you mention, just before you go down the hill which has got the steps. They also flew towards endsor church area as well. Since I took the pics off the camera and looking at this bird, I was intrigued by this one as it...
  10. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Some pics from chatsworth.
  11. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    16 crossbills and a hawfinch were a great sight at chatsworth this afternoon. They were in the larches by the river as you get closer to the house end walking from calton lees. Also a little grebe on the river too.
  12. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Thanks Steph, good to know its still around.
  13. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Hi all, is the Green winged Teal still at Carsington?
  14. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    cracking video steph :t: Missed it by a few minutes and gave it a good few hours. had to come back because of relying on buses. Any news from this evening? Also noted on the way back, the flooded field just off kilburn tolbar has got a load of mud, more than I have seen in the last 5 years, it...
  15. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    2 greenshank, and 3 snipe at the wildlife centre at carsington today, then went round to sheepwash and had 2 common sandpipers at paul stanley hide along with a juvenile Little Ringed Plover. Good numbers of butterflies today, best being 12 Brimstone.
  16. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    It certainly does do well, hopefully this winter might bring brambling to the feeders, :t:
  17. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Had a couple of curlew and a Common Sandpiper fly over the house last night. Nuthatch and Coal Tit back on the feeders.
  18. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Nice Bee there Steph, looks familiar, but not totally sure if I have seen one in my garden or not. Getting a moths around, orange underwing, swallowtail and another I need to get identified. Butterflies have been really low in numbers. the only one of note being a ringlet through.
  19. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    My mum saw a tern flying around the flooded field at the bottom of abbey hill at 17:10 whilst driving. Presumed common but not 100%
  20. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    What a cracking record. Hopefully it will stick around so I can get to see it.
  21. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Thanks Daniel, noted for future reference when my brother or mum are free with the cars. Would have had to have got bus to cromford road and then walk the rest of the way if we attempted it today.
  22. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Trying to find this on google maps and not having any joy. Closest I can find is plumptre road as it is on google maps, which is off cromford road and plumptre road goes into stoney lane which goes under the a610. Is it just road side parking down there?
  23. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Had a fair fe hours around Carsington today, (6th) As it was stupidly busy we went towards the dam wall to go onto millfields. As we walked past the sailing club a Water Shrew went shooting through the undergrowth! Nothing much on the dam wall, just a handfull of pied wags, I was hoping for a...
  24. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Had a bit of a look on Beeley earlier today, had 6 buzzard, 2 peregrine, 2 sparrowhawks and a hobby.
  25. M

    Derbyshire County Birding

    Thanks Dan. Hope it sticks around :t:
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