Little Owl - Winster

Whilst I've been away James came across a pair of Little Owls on his drive to work and I managed a trip out to see them this morning and...

Wood Warbler - Halldale Wood

The first report of a singing Wood Warbler was on 10th May in Halldale Wood, whilst I have been away, but what is presumably the same male w...

Common Sandpiper - Chatsworth

My first Common Sandpiper of the Spring below Chatsworth House this morning. I only saw it in flight and managed a record shot but I'm k...

Ring Ouzel in song - Beeley Moor

There is no more welcome sound to me than the plaintive song of the male Ring Ouzel on an early spring morning. Although it is a regular bre...

Nuthatch nest building - Chatsworth

Came across this Nuthatch using dead leaves to line the nest void at Chatsworth this morning. The hole in the tree has been much larger and ...

Green Hairstreak - Gratton Dale

First Green Hairstreak seen and photographed today by Doug Aston in Gratton Dale. One of the first records in Derbyshire I think. Green Hair...

Pied Flycatcher threat display

I've observed Pied Flycatchers doing their territorial threat display several times before but never managed to get any photos but I man...