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Bird News Archive (previous years news) Bird Records Per Year Species List- Current Year Species List Yearly Archive Earliest & Latest Migrants within SK58 Submitted & Accepted Rare Bird Descriptions Why record birds?

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Key: ad= adult, m= male, f= female, juv.= juvenile, imm.= immature, fam.= family party, N= North, S= South, E= East, W= West, c= circa (approx.), >= direction of flight, spp= species, 1st W= first winter, 2nd W= second winter, 3rd W= third winter, 2nd S= Second summer, 3rd S= third summer, per= reported by.

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14th February Early morning at Tommy Flockton's Marsh produced c50 Redwing, 7 Blackbird, 19 Teal, 16 Greylag Goose, 9 Wigeon, 4 Mallard and a Little Egret. Records from NAPT included 5 Robin, 5 Great Tit, 31 Black-headed Gull, 4 Reed Bunting, 13 Meadow Pipit, 8 Cormorant >E, 26 Lapwing >S, 2 pairs of Mallard, Buzzard, 4 Dunnock, Snipe, Raven >NE, 3 Bullfinch, 5 Siskin and skeins of 50 & 80 Pink-footed Goose >NW. There were c500 Fieldfare at Lingodell. And finally from Kings Wood Corner were 20 Chaffinch, Nuthatch, c200 Linnet, 15 Buzzard, c40 Lapwing >NW, Green Woodpecker and a Great Spotted Woodpecker (ADH). There were 9 Reed Bunting at Kiveton Pit Top (Kiveton Community Woodland) (WB).

11th February A m Blackcap in observers garden at Throapham (ADH).

10th February Skein of Pink-footed Goose over N. Anston at 2100 (AM).

7th February At Tommy Flockton's Marsh were 10 Wigeon, 9 Teal, 40 Mallard and a Little Egret (WB).

4th February 40 Golden Plover circling Axle Lane, 126 Fieldfare >N, plus 400 Linnet and Raven >W (MC).

3rd February Single Golden Plover >N over First Lane, plus 80 Pink-footed Goose >N over S.Anston (MC).

2nd February A Little Egret at Tommy Flockton's Marsh (WB).

1st February A Raven >W over Axle Lane (MC). Little Owl on the grain store at Thwaite House Farm (JW)

31st January A Jack Snipe at Kiveton Pit Top (Kiveton Community Woodland) (WB). 5 Buzzard over Axle Lane (MC).

28th January At Tommy Flockton's Marsh today were 40+ Mallard, 14 Teal & 3 Wigeon (WB & BC). A f Blackcap on garden feeders at Axle Lane (MC).

24th January A Red Kite over S. Anston (SA).

20th January 105 Pink-footed Goose >W over Axle Lane (MC). At Carlton Lake today were 2m Shoveler & 2 Gadwall. At Red Lane were Red Kite, 100+ Pied Wagtail, 4 Skylark & 22 Stock Dove. Roche Abbey produced Little Grebe, 9 Teal, Coal Tit & Goldcrest (BC). A skein of Pink-footed Goose > W, heard over Throapham at 1820 (ADH).

18th January At Roche Abbey were Cormorant, 12 Fieldfare, 2m, 1f Gadwall, 2m Tufted Duck, 9 Mallard, 27 Teal, 6 Blue Tit, 4 Great Tit, 3 Blackbird, 2 Dunnock and a Lesser Redpoll. At Carlton Lake were 6 Little Grebe, 10 Coot, 3m Shoveler, 28 Tufted Duck, 11 Mallard, 6 Black-headed Gull, 2 Mute Swan, c150 Siskin, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull >SW, 4 Teal and 3m, 1f Gadwall. At nearby Langold Lake were c75 Siskin, 49 Coot, 29 Tufted Duck, 47 Mallard, 23 Moorhen, 34 Black-headed Gull, 11 Mute Swan, Green Woodpecker, Red Kite, 12 Goldfinch, 3m,1f Gadwall, Kingfisher, Water Rail, Cormorant and Grey Wagtail. Hodsock revealed 3 Raven, 31 Fieldfare, 4 Black-headed Gull and c100 Lapwing. Final stop of the day was Thornbury Hill, which produced a Buzzard and c600 Fieldfare (ADH).

17th January 26 Lesser Redpoll at Lindrick Golf Course, in trees adjacent to 14th fairway (BCa). A Blackcap on Brook Close, S. Anston (PT).

16th January A Water Rail at Kiveton Pit Top (Kiveton Community Woodland) (MC).

15th January At Hodsock today were 2 Red Kite, Raven, 40 Chaffinch, 12 Siskin, a Grey Wagtail plus 2 Snipe and a leucistic Pheasant. At nearby Carlton Lake were 4 Shoveler, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Gadwall, 13 Teal and 19 Tufted Duck (WB).

14th January A Marsh Tit calling on S side Kings Wood (MC).

13th January 70+ Fieldfare at Lindrick Golf Course near the 14th (BCa).

12th January At Tommy Flockton's Marsh were 300 Fieldfare. Near the kennels here were Chiffchaff plus a Water Rail calling by the old sewage works at Kiveton Pit Top (Kiveton Community Woodland) (MC).

11th January A Chiffchaff calling in a garden at Axle Lane (MC).

10th January A frozen Tommy Flockton's Marsh produced a few birds including Little Egret, 4 Teal, 5 Moorhen, 8 Mallard plus Fieldfare, Redwing, Rook and Jackdaw (BC).

Frozen Water @ Tommy Flockton's Marsh © Brian Chambers

6th January c100+ Linnet flock by Dewidales Wood (BCa). At Kiveton Pit Top (Kiveton Community Woodland) were 20 Siskin, at least 6 Lesser Redpoll, c100 Fieldfare and 40 Redwing (WB). Plus c150 Pink-footed Goose >W over Woodsetts (AM).

4th January A Barn Owl and Tawny Owl calling along First Lane (MC).

3rd January at Tommy Flockton's Marsh this morning were 7 Cormorant over, c200 Fieldfare, c100 Redwing, 13 Mallard, Little Egret, 2 Buzzard, 2 Herring Gull, 9 Black-headed Gull, pair of Teal, 6 Siskin >W and a Moorhen. At NAPT were m Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, 6 Black-headed Gull, 2 Woodcock, Common Gull & 5 Bullfinch (ADH, MC, PA & BC).

2nd January 28 Fieldfare at Tommy Flockton's Marsh (SA). Little Owl at Thwaite House Farm (JW).

29th December A Jack Snipe, Little Egret and mixed flock of 80 finches at Kiveton Pit Top (Kiveton Community Woodland) (WB).

28th December The SK58 Birders Post Christmas walk revealed at Firbeck; 3 Song Thrush, Buzzard, c100 Goldfinch, c100 Linnet, 16 Long-tailed Tit, 15 Chaffinch, Mistle Thrush, 15 Meadow Pipit and 4 Skylark. At Stone was a Grey Wagtail and by Stone Farm; c300 Linnet and 100 Chaffinch. At Roche Abbey were 6 Redwing, Green Woodpecker, 15 Fieldfare, Grey Heron, c12 Siskin, Kestrel, 26 Mallard and 6 Teal (ADH, MC, PA, AM, JCe & KP). A Marsh Tit by the car park at Roche Abbey (JOM).

SK58 Birders @ Roche Abbey © Jenny Coe

SK58 Birders @ Roche Abbey © Jenny Coe

27th December 3 Raven over Turnerwood, plus Little Egret at Lindrick Dale (AM).

26th December At NAPT were calling Water Rail, 2 Raven, c30 Redwing, c15 Fieldfare and a Chiffchaff (AM).

25th December 3 Whooper Swan >W over Hawks Wood, by the Chesterfield Canal (LF & GF).

23rd December 3 Hawfinch on the path between Long Thwaite wood and Thwaite House Farm (MC).

22nd December At Kiveton Pit Top (Kiveton Community Woodland), were 2 Cetti's Warbler, 200 Fieldfare and a Water Rail (MC) Plus a Barn Owl (WB).

21st December Blackcap back on feeders on Yeomans Way, S. Anston (LN).

19th December At Langold Lake were 47 Tufted Duck, 2ad, 9imm. Mute Swan, m Pochard, m Shoveler, 2 Little Egret & 2 Siskin (BC). A Red Kite over Berne Square, Woodsetts (NB).

14th December An imm. Merlin hunting over Axle Lane (MC).

13th December A Marsh Tit at Roche Abbey (MC).

10th December A f Peregrine hunting a Lapwing, without success at Axle Lane (MC).

8th December The monthly Langold Lake walk produced a Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe, a Little Egret, 11 Mute Swan, 2 Gadwall, 35 Mallard, 39 Tufted Duck, 18 Moorhen, 44 Coot, 135 Black-headed Gull. Plus 31 Blue Tit, 24 Great Tit, 11 Blackbird and 5 Chaffinch (GF& LF). At Tommy Flockton’s Marsh today were 70 Fieldfare, at least 6 Redwing, 15 Teal and a Little Egret (WB).

7th December A Kingfisher at a garden pond on Swinston Hill Road, Dinnington (per JC).