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Red & Green Flashes Before My Eyes – 10th March 2012

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Mar 102012

Red & Green Flashes Before My Eyes - 10th March 2012

Red & Green Flashes before my eyes. Spent the morning in the north of my county, calling in for Hawfinch at Cromford and eventually saw 3 – 4 birds very well. You simply can’t get enough of these stunning finches. Several Dipper were nest building along the river. Up onto the moors and several Goshawk hunting & displaying, a fine sight. A good flock of Brambling were at a traditional winter locality, about 100 all together with chaffinches, feeding on beech mast. Spent several hours at a drinking pool along Flash Lane in Matlock Forest and we soon had […]

Early Morning “Gos” and “Haws” – 26th February 2012

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Feb 262012

Early Morning "Gos" and "Haws" - 26th February 2012

Derbyshire is blessed with some terrific birds. We may not have the coastal areas, mudflats and sea cliffs, but we make up for that with wild rugged moorland, peak dales and river valleys. These habitats harbour some excellent birding opportunities. With patience, local knowledge and a little bit of luck, Derbyshire’s specialists will eventually give themselves up. What a treat…. The weather looked perfect for a morning’s “Gos” watching but before that, Hawfinches had been showing well during the week at a traditional site. The “Crack of Sparrows” is the best time to see them, before the […]

Local Derbyshire Year Ticking – Sunday 23rd January 2011

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Jan 232011

A very poor day for photography so no new bird pictures I’m afraid. Instead a day out year ticking some of the local species around my county at this time of year. Cromford Wharf is now the traditional site for Hawfinch and eventually 5 birds gave themselves up. On the River Derwent Dipper was singing and 2 birds showed well. Also Nuthatch, 2 Goosander and a party of 14 Long-tailed Tit. Moving onto the tops at Beeley we had 30+ Coal Tit, Tree Creeper & Nuthatch at a local feeding station, also several Red Grouse on the Moor. Next stop […]