Category Archives: Ogston Daily Report

This page aims to provide a daily update on bird sightings for Ogston Reservoir.
It typically provides details of some of the more notable sightings, however sightings for all species are very important to us so please submit these to the Recording Secretary (see details below).
Please note that records of certain sensitive species may not be published here (for the club’s ‘Sensitive species’ list please refer to the ‘Policies and Procedures’ section of the website).
However ALL records received are entered into the Ogston Bird Club database and subsequently submitted to the Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS) and Derbyshire Wildlife Trust (DWT).

Ogston Bird Recorder, Richard Gratton E-mail

12-14 September 2015

Three Ospreys present throughout but little else of note really. Occasional visits by Hobbys and Peregrines, Whinchat and a couple of Yellow Wags in the west bank Mayweed.

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11 September 2015

The second Marsh Harrier of the week went through mid-morning after a brief dogfight with one of the three Ospreys still present. Also a Hobby and Whinchat seen

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10 September 2015

At least 2 Ospreys still, first-summer Hobby, ad Yellow-l-Gull, Whinchat, 2 Yellow Wags, 2 Wigeon and a Pochard.

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9 September 2015

3 Ospreys still showing well, the colour-ringed juvenile, believed to be KM5, was ringed as a male on 9 July near Crieff, Perthshire. A Marsh Harrier went through SE at 1040, the first this year. 3 Ringed Plover was the … Continue reading

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8 September 2015

Three Ospreys, two juveniles and an adult, still present this morning but in a poor autumn for ‘shorebirds’ so far the highlight was a group of four Whimbrel that flew west at 1255. Five Common Snipe were the first for … Continue reading

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7 September 2015

Three Ospreys still present, an adult and two juveniles, showing well on & off all morning. Also two Yellow and one White Wagtail, a Whinchat, one Wigeon, 4 Mandarins, a Curlew through and the adult Yellow-l-Gull. Warbler numbers noticeably down, … Continue reading

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4-6 September 2015

Three different Ospreys, an adult and two juveniles, throughout. A Merlin on Saturday (5th).

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3 September 2015

Two juvenile Ospreys in the morning, one apparently unringed, the other with a blue Darvic ring on the left leg which indicates a Scottish bird.

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2 September 2015

At least 2 Ospreys still present plus two Whinchats.

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01 September 2015

2 Ospreys at least, an adult and a juv., 22 Teal, just 10 Mandarins, 6 Ravens in the air together and Green Woodpecker and Kingfisher.

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