Author Archives: Paul Beard

Website Archives

If you want to see older posts that no longer show on the page you’re reading, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Older Posts” wording. A really good feature on the new website is … Continue reading

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Thanks for comments about the New Website

Thanks to everyone who took the time to get in touch and let us know what you thought of the new website. It was really good to hear that you liked the changes that had been made. Please remember the … Continue reading

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Follow the new Ogston Website by E-Mail

To get better coverage from the Ogston Bird Club website, a new “Follow Blog via Email” button has been added on the right of the page. If you enter your email address and then click “Follow”, you will be sent … Continue reading

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Saving The Sanctuary

Recently we outlined Derby City Council’s plans to build a cycle track on the city’s only bird reserve called The Sanctuary and that a coalition of five groups, including the Trust, RSPB and DOS had come together to oppose it. … Continue reading

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Sunday 13th October 2013

6 Tundra Bean Geese arrived with Canada Geese at 13:55 hrs and after circling the reservoir several times appeared to be dropping into fields N of the reservoir at 14:08 hrs but could not be relocated, 8 Whooper Swans were … Continue reading

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More Pictures added to the Members Gallery

Images of a Southern Hawker taken by Vernon Barker at the Jim Mart Nature Reserve have been added to the Members Gallery

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Search Bars on new Website

If it helps anyone, the new website has two search bars. One in the title bar at the top of the page that looks like a magnifying glass and the other on the right hand side near the main posts. … Continue reading

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Frampton Trip Report Added to the Website

Martin Kaye has just added the Trip Report for the club’s visit to Frampton Marsh. Find all the details of what seemed to be a great day out on the Trip Reports Page.

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The Creature of Ogston Reservoir

Whilst trawling through Google checking all the links to the new website were working I came across the following article from 2002. Could there really be a Loch Ness Monster at Ogston? If any of the more long standing members … Continue reading

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Saturday 12th October 2013

A juvenile Bonxie (first record for Ogston since 12/13th April 1974) present from 13:50 – 14:38 hrs when flew into Chapel Bay and not relocated. Also a juv Arctic Tern present for over an hour from 10:50 hrs, 1 Shoveler,3 … Continue reading

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