Ogston Sightings
- Friday 21st February 2025
Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit, Buzzard, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Coot, Cormorant, CURLEW (1), Gadwall, Goldcrest, Goldeneye (6…
- Thursday 20th February 2025
Canada Goose (65), Chaffinch (7), Cormorant (5), Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lapwing (32), Long-tailed Tit (5),…
- Wednesday 19th February 2025
Brambling (1), Chaffinch (7), Cormorant (5), Gadwall (7), Goldcrest, Goosander (1f), Great Crested Grebe, Jay, Lapwing…
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Nightjar Trip Report 26/6/19
The forecast was that it would stop raining at 17:00 and then remain dry for our evening trip. At 16:30 it was still raining persistently so a quick phone call to the trip leader John Parlby and the trip was … Continue reading
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Report on Annesley Pit Top trip 21/6/19
Eight members assembled at the car park in, for this year, unseasonably, warm and sunny weather. Mind you, when the wind blew in some of the more exposed parts of the reserve, it still felt decidedly chilly. A first time … Continue reading
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Report on evening trip to Clumber 22nd May 2019
A full complement of 10 members enjoyed a warm evening in Clumber Park. Beginning in Hardwick Village, the group first heard a Cuckoo calling and then were incredibly lucky to see it posing at the top of a bush, long … Continue reading
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Report on Trip to Whisby & Langford Lowfields 17th May 2019
Nine members assembled in the car park at Whisby with the organiser counting his blessings that it had stopped raining and was actually brightening up. Walking through the early part of the reserve, an early disappointment at the lack of … Continue reading
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Guided Bird Walk – May 4th
A motley crew of 22 birders set off from a cold and breezy Car Park heading in a westerly direction towards Clattercotes Wood, just south of Ashover Hay. As we got away from the reservoir the breeze dropped slightly making … Continue reading
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Report on Lawrence Field Trip 10/5/19
Raining at 08:00 didn’t bode well so it was much relief that it had stopped when we arrived at the roadside park above Padley Gorge. Ten members then set off across Lawrence Field Moor in rather dull conditions hardly daring … Continue reading
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Budby Common Trip report – 5/4/19
Fourteen members met beside Budby Common and unlike the previous trip to the Upper Derwent Valley, didn’t suffer from high winds or interminable up hill sections. Indeed, the entire trip could be described as more or less flat. All in … Continue reading
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Guided Walk – April 6th
April Guided Bird Walk. On a pleasant Spring morning a group of 27 enthusiasts set off on a walk to Milltown Quarry. This walk is the longest we do for our guided walks and soon the group were straggled over … Continue reading
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Upper Derwent Valley Trip – 22/3/19
Nine members had a very energetic birding trip in the Upper Derwent Valley in fine but windy weather. Initially all seemed calm as we spent time by the Derwent Dam Wall waiting for folk to arrive while viewing across the … Continue reading
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Guided Walk -March 2nd
On a morning which started grey before brightening up with blue sky and fluffy clouds, a group of 23 set off from the West Bank Car Park under the leadership of Paul Beard. After heading North –West with Ashover Hay … Continue reading
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