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21st August 2003 – News
Many thanks to all who have volunteered to help on the work parties this Sunday and Monday. If you haven’t yet volunteered please just come along.
The arrangements are meet at the member’s hide at 9:00am, or if you can’t make it for 9:00am please come as soon as you are able. We aim to finish around 12noon
You will need Wellingtons or good boots. Gloves are a good idea.
Please bring the following with you if possible.
Spade
Loppers
Wheelbarrow
Hedge Cutters
And finally a plea from Malcolm Hill if you have anything we can use for tombola prizes for the September Open Day please brings them with you.

Great White Egret one briefly at 19:00 before flying north at Drakelow Wildfowl Reserve
Adult Yellow Legged Gull with Lesser Black-backed Gulls early afternoon 1/2 mile north of High Green in fields at Howbrook
Immature Black-throated Diver still off the Millfields car park, Carsington Water

20th August 2003 – News
Thanks to Rod Key for the following:-
WILLINGTON GP 1 Little Egret, 1 Ruff, 3 Black Tailed Godwits, 4
Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers and 2 Kingfishers.
CARSINGTON WATER No sign of yesterdays Black Necked Grebe but a Green
Sandpiper and a Peregrine
Locally the Great White Egret is still in the North Arm of Rutland Water and
a Temminck's Stint is at Belvide Reservoir in Staffs.

19th August 2003 – News
All the places are now taken on the Bilbao Trips

We are looking for as many volunteers as possible to help on the first two work parties to be held on 24th and 25th August. We start at 9am and usually finish around 12am. You are welcome to come for part of the time if you can’t manage the full morning. We are hoping to attempt the following work. -
Strim and clear the paths the Alders Wood Hide and West Bank members hide.
Repair the rear wall of the bottom scrape
Remove some of reeds and weeds from the Kingfisher Pond
Clear 50% of Reeds and weeds from the Dragonfly Pond
Remove protecting covering from phragmites on the Top Scrape and Kingfisher Pond
Plug the leaks in the top scrape
Work to stream outflow on West Bank to spread water to help create a water meadow
Remove Willows especially from Tundra area
Strim grass around members hide
Strim grass obstructing view to Tundra
Repaint new hide extension
It is a lot of work so we need lots of people, if you can help please e-mail Paul Beard or put your name on the list in the members hide.

Thanks to Rod Key for the following:-
CARSINGTON WATER A Black Necked Grebe was off Stone's Island looking
towards Fishtail Creek at 19.40. Also 1 Mandarin-a female, 3 Greenshanks and
a Dunlin coming to bread!!!!. This must be some sort of record.

Thanks to John Lucas for the following:-
At 2.30pm a Red Kite above trees alongside the Ripley Road between the B6013 and the A38.

3 Little Egret on Blotts Pit, Ruff and 2 Greenshank at Holme Pierrepont, S Yorks
1 Wood Sandpiper and 2 Green Sandpiper at Hoveringham GP
5 Garganey, 15 Black-tailed Godwits, 7 Ruff, 9 Green Sandpipers and 3 Common Sandpipers at Old Moor RSPB
Red Kite this afternoon at Midhope Moor Watchpoint
6 Little Egret and 3 Black-tailed Godwit at Langford Lowfields RSPB, Notts

Late new for yesterday
Red Kite flew northwest across M18 at junction 1
Bittern showed for c30mins at midday at Old Moor RSPB

18th August 2003 – News
Thanks to Mark Beevers for the following from Carr Vale:-
Not been at the computer recently so here is the recent Carr Vale News for August.
5th. Barnacle Goose, 2 Peregrines, Common Tern and 9 Painted Ladies.
6th. 2 Common Terns.
7th. 38 Gadwall, 2 Peregrines and a Cockatiel.
8th. Bar Headed Goose, 2 Shoveler, 37 Gadwall and a Tree pipit south-west.
Also 2 Wigeon in Renishaw Park.
9th. 40 Gadwall, 2 Shovelers and c15 reed Warblers plus 9 Painted Ladies.
10th. Bar Headed Goose, 2 Shoveler, 17 Ruddy Ducks, Peregrine, Water Rail, 1-2 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin, six Tree Sparrows north.
11th. Bar Headed Goose, 2 Shoveler, 19 Ruddies, 5 Golden Plover north.
12th. Bar Headed Goose, Barnacle Goose, 7 Teal, 31 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 2 Peregrines, Water Rail, 2 Common Terns.
13th. Bar Headed Goose, Barnacle Goose, 35 Gadwall, Shoveler and Water Rail.
14th. 298 Canada Geese, Bar Headed Goose, Barnacle Goose, 2 Peregrines and Cockatiel.
15th. 9 Teal, 2 Shoveler, Peregrine, Common Sandpiper and 2 Lesser WHitethroats.
16th. Juv Little Egret (flew in from the north landed briefly several times but very flighty and after about ten minutes decided it was off, departing eventually very high to the north-west. 3rd CV record, 2nd this year), Shoveler, 2 Pergrines, 3 Buzzards, Common Sadpiper, Turnstone (came in five minutes after the Egret and flying around for ten minutes before it too bogged off. Even rarer than Little Egret at CV, only the 2nd record) and Green Sandpiper (only 2nd this year). All the above occurred within 30 minutes.
17th. 31 Gadwall, Shoveler, 2 Common Sandpiper and Cockatiel.
Also on this date there was a Red Kite at Scarcliffe, presumed the same at Welbeck and hour later where there was also Marsh Harrier, Osprey, Goshawk, Peregrine and Hobby amongst nine species of Raptor.
18th. 33 Gadwall, 2 Peregrines, Hobby and 2 Common Sandpipers.
MAB
PS
The Peregrines perch to the west of the Reserve on pylons to the south of the farm which you can see on the hill north of Sutton Scarsdale Hall. If they are not there check the stubble fields behind the two Oak trees which are 100 yards west of the mound (i.e straight out) as they tend to eat racing pigeons there.
Bolsovers resident Peacock still present this week.

Thanks to Rod Key for the following:-
CARR VALE NR A Little Egret and a Turnstone on Aug 16th.
FOREMARK RESERVOIR A Tree Pipit and 34 Common Terns on Aug.16th. A Ruff, 3
Turnstone which flew off NW, a Golden Plover, a Greenshank, 37 Common Terns,
a Swift and a Wheatear on Aug.17th.
BREADSALL VILLAGE A Honey Buzzard was watched by Steve Jackson flying over
during the afternoon on Aug. 16th
WILLIAMTHORPE A Wood Sandpiper which flew off N at 08.30, 2 Redstarts, a
Tree Pipit and a Spotted Flycatcher on Aug.17th.
CARSINGTON WATER The immature Black Throated Diver still off Millfields
looking in very good condition now, 48 Little Grebes including at least 4
broods, 49 Great Crested Grebes including at least 5 broods, 11 Teal, 1
Pochard-a drake, 417 Tufted Duck, 34 Ruddy Ducks, 4 Buzzards, 3 Sparrow
Hawks, 1 Golden Plover, 6 Common Terns, 2 Redstarts, a Sedge Warbler , 2
Spotted Flyvcatcher, 2 Ravens and c40 Goldfinches all on Aug. 17th
WILLINGTON GRAVEL PITS 15 Grey Herons, 38 Cormorants, 7 Gadwall, 21 Tufted
Duck including 3 broods, 3 Oystercatchers, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Greenshank, 3
Green Sandpipers, 4 Common Sandpipers, 5 Common Terns and 5 Yellow Wagtails
all on Aug.17th
ASTON-ON-TRENT GRAVEL PITS 2 Little Egrets,17 Grey Herons, 9 Teal, 3
Shoveler, c420 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1
Yellow Legged Gull-an adult and 3 adult Caspian Gulls-one flew West at about
14.40, the second disappeared but the third still present at 15.30. All on
Aug 17th.
I would still recommend not visiting this last site because of the amount of
work going on here. I have never seen such an amount of expensive
excavators, diggers etc on one site in my life. They appear to be working
all hours well past 7.00p.m. in the evening and before 7.30a.m. on Saturday
mornings.

11 Black-tailed Godwits, Ruff, 3 Dunlin and 4 Green Sandpipers at Edderthorpe Flash, S Yorks
15 Black-tailed Godwits flew in at dusk, 2 Greenshank and a juvenile Whinchat at Netherfield Ash Lagoons, Notts
Female Marsh Harrier over Eakring meadow, Notts this morning
4 Curlew Sandpipers at Redmires Res, S Yorks this afternoon
2 Wood Sandpipers viewed from by hay bales on Gonalston- Hoveringham footpath, near Hoveringham GP early afternoon. Keep to public rights of way and approach with caution
Juvenile Wood Sandpiper briefly mid-morning, 2 Greenshanks through, Dunlin and 2 Ringed Plovers at Rotherham CP
Little Egret, 3 Greenshanks, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers and 20+ Yellow Wagtails, 17 Common Tern including 3 juv's, , Gadwall (female with 6 well grown young), 84 Lapwing at Willington GP

17th August 2003 – News
Thanks to Steve Mann for he following:-
News from Williamthorpe
16/8
1 Redstart, c270 Lapwing
17/8
1 Wood Sandpiper left to north at 8.30hrs.
2 Redstarts - both different to yesterdays bird.
1 Spotted Flycatcher - very scarce here.
1 Tree Pipit flew SE
c175 LBB Gull SE
1 Swift – very few left around here

3 Little Egret at Blotts Pit new workings, Greenshank and 2+ Yellow Wagtails at Holme Pierrepont, Notts
Little Egret at Clifton Pond, Attenborough NR
1st-summer Black-throated Diver off Millfield car park and a Golden Plover through Carsington Water
Greenshank over, 37 Common Terns and a Wheatear on the dam at Foremark Res.
3 Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Oystercatchers and Ringed Plover at Willington GP
2 Raven over going west 4 Common Buzzard, 2 Redstarts and 2 Spotted Flycatchers at Carsington Water
3 Turnstone which flew northwest, Ruff on the dam and Golden Plover and Swift over at Foremark Res.
Red Kite over going East at Langsett Reservoir
Drakelow WR (SK2220) 2 Little Egret, 2 Mandarin, Buzzard, Peregrine, immature Water Rail, coming to grain at the main hide, single Snipe, Common and Green Sandpiper, 2 Black Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Blackcap, 3 Green Woodpecker and 2 G.S. Woodpecker
Red Kite reported at Swarkestone GP (SK3627)

16th August 2003 – News
Little Egret briefly this morning,Turnstone and 2 Peregrines at Carr Vale N.R.
Juv. Redstart at Williamthorpe NR
2 Little Egret this evening at Blotts pit new workings, Black-tailed Godwit and 3 Greenshanks at Holme Pierrepont, Notts
2 juvenile Black-tailed Godwits on Clifton Pit, Ruff and several Lesser Whitethroats at Attenborough NR

15th August 2003 – News
Thanks to Rod Key for the following:-
SWARKESTONE There was a Red Kite seen from a moving car last Friday
afternoon Aug 8th. This may be the bird recently seen around Heage and
Belper etc..
WILLINGTON GRAVEL PITS 6 Black Tailed Godwits, 2 Greenshanks and 4 Common Sandpipers on Aug. 15th
For anyone going to the Bird Fair at Rutland Water the Great White Egret
still present in the North Arm viewable from the anglers car park on the
Hambleton Peninsula.

Thanks to Brian Cuttell for the following:-
Middleton Moor 15/8/03
Very quiet (water level high). Highlights were 17 Teal, c50 House Martins, 1 Kestrel & 1 Bullfinch. 11 Butterfly species seen including 5 Painted Ladies & 2 Small Coppers.
High Fields (SK2174) 15/8/03
1 Raven

Litle Egret on R.Trent opposite Netherfield Ash Lagoons, Notts this afternoon
5 Garganey, 5 Greenshanks, 3 Ruff, 3 Dunlin and 3 Black-tailed Godwits at Old Moor RSPB, S Yorks
6 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Greenshank and 4 Common Sandpiper at Willington G.P.

14th August 2003 – News
There is one spare cabin for the Bibao Trip sailing on 13th September, please contact Brain Hartley as soon as possible if interested.

Thanks to Brian Cuttell for the following:-
Blackwell Sidings/Colliery (SK4357) 14/8/03
Green Woodpecker, 2 Bullfinch & 3 Goldfinch. 12 butterfly species noted including 2 Painted Ladies.

The Swallow roost at Bolehill Flash, Yorks down to 200 birds, but 102 were trapped and ringed, together with 3 Sand Martins - one of the trapped Swallows had been ringed in the nest this year in Barlborough, Derbyshire - [of interest: a Reed Warbler caught here last week was originally ringed in at Poolsbrook in 1999].

Bittern, 5 Garganey, 3 Black-tailed Godwits, 2 Ruff and 5 Greenshank at Old Moor RSPB, S Yorks
1st-summer Black-throated Diver still off Millfield car park, Carsington Water.

13th August 2003 – News
The Pleasley Colliery NR report by Brian Cuttell is now available on the web site.

If anyone has any updates for the Ogston Top Lister competition please e-mail Paul Beard. I have updated the list with all the current information I have.

Thanks to Steve Mann for the following:-
Garganey present briefly at Williamthorpe this morning (13/8)

Thanks to Philip Precey for the following:-
Red Kite reported (to DWT) going West at 6 am today (13th Aug 03) over Dalley Lane, Belper. Same person had three hummingbird hawk moths together in his garden last week.

Thanks to Rod Key for the following:-
WILLINGTON GRAVEL PITS 4 Greenshanks. 1 Ruff, and single Green and Common Sandpipers on Aug 11th with 3 Greenshanks, 4 Oystercatchers, 2 Green
Sandpipers, 3 Common Sandpipers and a Ruddy Duck on Aug 12th
BARROW GRAVEL PITS 4 Green and 4 Common Sandpipers on Aug. 11th.
HEAGE A Red Kite circling over the village at 13.37 on Aug.12th
CARSINGTON WATER An ad. Hobby chasing House Martins over the yacht club at 18.25 on Aug.12th.
Can you again re-iterate the warning about Aston-on-Trent Gravel Pits. There
is a hell of a lot of work going on here at the moment.The contractors are
obviously taking advantage of the fine weather and are working well into the
evening. Even at weekends they are now patrolling the site presumably due to
vandalism and the presence of some fairly expensive machinery on site at
the moment. On Sunday two birders who regularly bird here and who, up to
now, have been tolerated by the work force were twice asked to leave the
site by these patrols. Please be very wary if visiting this site. Permission
can be granted but I gather it is a long job etc. and then you can only
visit during working hours.

7 Red-crested Pochard still on the Neatholme Lane Scrape, Lound, Notts plus a Common Sandpiper and a Turtle Dove
This morning 3 Garganay, 8 Green Sandpiper, Ruff, 3 Greenshanks and 2 Black-tailed Godwit, this evening 31 Black-tailed Godwits, 4 Garganey Ruff, 5 Greenshank and 3 Green Sandpipers at Old Moor RSPB, S Yorks
Red Kite early afternoon being mobbed by 2 Ravens at Gratton Dale
Bar-headed Goose at Carr Vale NR (SK4570)

12th August 2003 – News
Thanks to Jim Alder for the following:-
A Kingfisher this morning on a small pond at Newland Gardens of Newbold Road in Chesterfield. I'm not sure if this is a regular spot for them, but certainly a suprise to find them there as it is in an urban area.

Garganey, Black-tailed Godwit and Ruff at Old Moor RSPB, S Yorks

11th August 2003 – News
The Ogston list for 2003 has been updated.
The Carr Vale report for July by Mark Beevers is now available on the website.

Thanks again to Nick Hando for the following update for Carsington: Here are the bird reports for August so far;
Black-throated Diver - the first summer bird still at Millfields to 8/8 at least. It has now started to re-grow it's secondaries, but the primaries are still mostly missing (RC).
Gadwall - 1 (eclipse male) Wildlife Centre 11/8
Teal - 10 Wildlife Centre + 12 Sheepwash 11/8
Shovelor - 1 Wildlife Centre 8/8
Pochard - 2 Sheepwash 7/8; 5 Sheepwash 11/8
Mandarin - 1 female Sheepwash 8/8 (RC)
Buzzard - 2 over Hopton 1/8 (EW)
Dunlin - 2 adults over Stones Island 4/8 (PHJ) - the first of the autumn
Redshank - 1 juvenile at Wildlife Centre 4/8 and Sailing Club 5/8
Common Sandpiper - 1 Sheepwash + 1 Stones Island 11/8
Black Tern - 3 adults in Sailing Club Bay (14.30 hours) 2/8 (Mick Everitt)
Kingfisher - 1 Sheepwash 2/8 (male) and 4/8; 1 Wildlife Centre 8/8
Sand Martin - 600+ south over Shiningford Creek from 18.00 hours 8/8 (PHJ)
Willow Tit - more visible than of late with sightings of one or two birds coming from Paul Stanley Hide, Wildlife Centre, Hall Wood and the north side of Shiningford Creek
The only real surprise in the list is the Black Tern record. There was a mini influx into England the same day, with birds seen at other Midlands reservoirs - a very early date for autumn passage.
Nice to see some more returning wildfowl, but the wader numbers are embarrassing! Where have they all gone?

Thanks to Rod Key for the following:-
WILLINGTON GRAVEL PITS 2 Little Egrets on the 7th Aug with 1 on the 8th.
From 7-10th up to 4 Green Sandpipers, 1 Greenshank, 4 Oystercatchers, 1
Common Sandpiper. On 10th a brood of 7 half grown Gadwall, 2 broods of
Tufted Duck and 2 Willow Warblers.
ASTON-ON-TRENT GRAVEL PITS 5 Little Egrets and a probabale second summer
Caspian Gull on 10th Aug.
CARSINGTON WATER The long staying imm Black Throated Diver still present
on 9th Aug and a Spotted Redshank from the visitor centre hide.
PLEASLEY COLLIERY 11 Black Tailed Godwits flew Weston 10th Aug. Also
present 3 Greenshank and a Goshawk was reported flying West.
SHIPLEY COUNTRY PARK An adult Little Gull and a Green Sandpiper reported
at the American Adventure Park Lake on 10th Aug.
At the moment there is a Great White Egret at Eye Brook Reservoir,
Leicestershire found late evening on the 9th Aug. Just keep looking at those
white objects we must get one soon. They have been in all neighbouring
counties this year!!!!.

Bittern showing well today from the Wath Ings hide, Old Moor RSPB, S. Yorks
Netherfield, Notts- juv Med Gull, Turnstone, Greenshank, Marsh Harrier thru briefly
Hoveringham, Notts New Works - Wood Sandpiper
Nottm General Cemetery - 4 Spotted Flycatchers

10th August 2003 – News
Wood Sandpiper and 3 Greenshank at Eakring Flash, please approach with caution
3 Whimbrel flew SE over Scout Dike Reservoir, S Yorks
Red Kite over Kingsmill Res, Notts at 11:00am this morning
Adult Little Gull and a Green Sandpiper at the 'American Adventure Pk'
Drakelow WR (SK2220) 37 Gadwall, 2 Mandarin, 2 Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Tern through to NE, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Green Woodpecker, 2 G.S. Woodpecker, female Black Redstart, juv Lesser Whitethroat, juv Spotted Flycatcher and Treecreeper
Burbage Edge (SK0273) Osprey flew in from NW, Buzzard, 16 Red Grouse & 1 Raven
Derbyshire Bridge(SK0171) up to 20 Red Grouse
Fernilee Res (SK0177) 3 Spotted Flycatcher
Willington GP (SK2827) Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Greenshank
Aston-on-Trent GP (SK4329) 5 Little Egrets, a probable 2nd Summer Caspian Gull, Dunlin
Williamthorpe Ponds (SK4366) Green Woodpecker & Chiffchaff
Shipley Park (SK4444) Little Gull

9th August 2003 – News
Thanks to Des Dean for the following:-
Recorded in the Erewash Valley this am
Shelduck
Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
2/3 Redstarts
Grasshopper Warbler
plus usual common species
Many butterflies (inc. 30+ Painted Ladies) and dragonflies

Thanks to Philip Precey for the following:-
At Carsington this afternoon,
The Black-throated Diver and at least one Ruddy Duck off Millfields car
park. From the wildlife centre hide, 80+ Lapwing, 3 Ruddy Duck, at least 25 Tree
Sparrows around the feeders and one silvery adult winter Spotted Redshank

Garganey and Ruff at Netherfield Ash Lagoons, Notts
Little Egret and Greenshank at Attenborough NR, Notts
Adult winter-plumaged Spotted Sandpiper from Wildlife Centre and Black-throated Diver at Millfields, Carsington Water also plus 80+ Lapwing, 3 Ruddy Duck, at least 25 Tree Sparrows

8th August 2003 – News
Thanks to James Eaton for the following from Willington GP:-
Just a quick note that 2 Little Egrets (my first record for the gravel
pits!) were present on 07/08 (Thursday) early morning on the
Gull Pit at Willington GP, along with 1 Greenshank and 4 Green
Sandpipers on the Trent.

Thanks to Ray & Margaret Perry again for the list of sightings on their trip to Carsington today:
Visited Stones Island (S.I) and the Wildlife Centre (WLC). Only 28 bird species seen. Overcast, a bit misty but warm.
Highlights:
Snipe (1) - Horseshoe Island (H.I).
Common Sandpiper (1) - H.I.
Pied Wagtail - many juveniles seen, at least 20.
Linnet (flock of ~ 50) - S.I.
Less than a handful of butterflies seen - Green Veined-white and Peacock species only.
Flowering plants:
Most of the Field Thistles have lost their colour and have turned fluffy or downy.
Cow Parsley flowers have now turned brown.
Flowering plants in addition to those mentioned on the 30th July:
Yarrow, Hedge Bindweed, Hoary Willowherb and Upright Hedge-parsley.
P.S: A Tittesworth snippet:
An Osprey has been present at Tittesworth for the last few days and is regularly seen catching fish.
Green Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwits and seven red-headed Goosanders have also been seen. The summer edition of Tittesworth Bird News newsletter is available at the visitor centre information desk, which covers the best sightings from January to June.

Thanks to Brian Cuttell for the following:-
Pleasley Colliery NR 8/8/03
Just 26 species seen this afternoon including 3 Whitethroat, 3 Grey Partridge, 1 Green Woodpecker, 300+ BH Gulls & 100+ LBB Gulls. Very good for butterflies with 15 species seen includind 2 Clouded Yellows & 8 Painted Lady's

Wood Sandpiper at Eakring Flash, Notts

7th August 2003 – News
8 Black-tailed Godwits and 2 Green Sandpipers at Old Moor RSPB, S Yorks
Wood Sandpiper for its second day at The Flash, Eackring, Notts - please approach with caution

6th August 2003 – News
News from yesterday’s committee meeting.
Membership has passed the 1000 and is now 1016.
Work parties have been arranged for 24th, 25th August, 28th September and 2nd November.
2002 annual report should be ready to go out end of September.

The Carsington bird report for July by Eddie Walker is now available on the website.

News from Carsington Water:-
A walk between the View Point at the north end of the reservoir and the Visitor Centre today produced a list of 33 species, the highlights being: Lesser Spotted Woodpecker feeding at the Paul Stanley Hide, Redstart. Spotted Flycatcher, Blackcap, one Chiffchaff, one Willow Warbler, Willow Tit, Redshank, Lapwing and Tree Sparrow.
An abundance of Butterflies were also out in the sunshine (if this weather doesn't bring them out - then nothing will!!) and the species seen on the same walk were: Small White, Large White, Green Veined White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Small Copper, Comma, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Gatekeeper and Brimstone. With 12 species seen, quite the best total I have seen this year!

At least 7 Red-crested Pochards along Chainbridge Lane Pits, Lound, Notts also Greenshank and Barn Owl.

5th August 2003 – News
A new report has been added to the bird trip reports page, Mark Beevers short trip to Finland.

Thanks to Mark Beevers for the following from Carr Vale:-
Still fairly quiet today (Tuesday) although a Barnacle Goose came in with the Canadas, the two Peregrines were still present along with a couple of Teal and an adult Common Tern flew north.

Thanks to Rod Key for the following: -
POOLSBROOK COUNTRY PARK A Honey Buzzard flew over during the afternoon of Aug.3rd.
BARROW GRAVEL PITS A Little Ringed Plover, 5 Green Sandpipers, 2
Oystercatchers, 1 Common Sandpiper and 3 Snipe on Aug. 4th.

Montagu's Harrier one reported briefly just north of Newark over beet factory lagoons; it flew off north. Nearby yesterday a Little Egret at Averham