Hobbies hawking dragonflies before sunrise at Attenborough NR this morning. Notts Birdwatchers Attenborough Reserve Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

Nice Silver Y moth, Sawley Derbyshire today. Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

A visit to Warren Lane Gravel Pits in Leicestershire. 5+ Common Sandpipers, Lesser Whitethroat family, Oyc with chick, Atleast 4 Tufty broods. Good place.Birds of Leicestershire & Rutland

My first summer record of Goldeneye. This a female on Clifton pit ANR. Notts Birdwatchers Attenborough Reserve

A quick dash out to see the Caspian Tern at Kilvington Lakes, a well deserved find by Edmund Staunton. Unsurprisingly, looks like the touring 2cy most recently seen at Eyebrook Res and Rutland Water over the last couple of days.

Caspian Tern. Kilvington Lakes Nottinghamshire 01/08/2025. Saw it well before it left in a northerly direction. Credit to finder Edmund Staunton for getting the news out. Notts Birdwatchers

Black-tailed godwit, kingfisher and handsome fox Clifton pit ANR this morning Notts Birdwatchers Attenborough Reserve

Two things are certain in this world: death, and dashing down to Holme Pierrepont because Alan Clewes has found a rare tern. Hunting back and forth right in front of us this evening. What a crazy run of Caspian Terns Notts is having - annual since 2021, including 3 in 2022.

Mystery gull at Clifton pit ANR earlier. Suggestions please. Long legged and bigger than LBBG and herring. Sorry pics not that good. Thanks in advance. 🙂Miles Cluff simrob500 Notts Birdwatchers Alan_HP_Notts

Badger, Western Cattle Egret and Kingfisher from Attenborough NR this morning. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Attenborough Reserve Notts Birdwatchers

Even when the early morning birding isn’t rewarding. It’s amazing to see the wildlife we get on my local patch Attenborough Reserve Here are some photos and videos from throughout this year so far. Notts Mammals Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

Black-tailed godwit, Juv LRP, 2 snipe and fox Clifton pit ANR this morning. Also present 3 green sand a common sand and 31 gypo geese. Notts Birdwatchers Attenborough Reserve

Wood Sandpiper - HP, Notts (16.08.2025)

Nice to see a RCP coneries this morning. Also ringed plover, LRP and 3 Green sandpiper on Clifton pit. Birds slowly starting to trickle in … Notts Birdwatchers Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust Attenborough Reserve

Foxes wrestling Clifton pit Attenborough this morning. Attenborough Reserve Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

Hummingbird Hawk Moth in the garden this afternoon, chilling out on the House Sparrow Terrace 😊

Juvenile Caspian Gull (Happy to be corrected!) with crayfish necklace on Clifton pit Attenborough Reserve this morning Notts Birdwatchers

The returning adult male Caspian gull ‘George’, probably not a 100% pure bird as lacks some Caspian features, a large bird sat on one of the buoys on sailing pit. Thanks to simrob500 for help with the ID. Notts Birdwatchers Attenborough Reserve

A visit to the Warren Lane patch this morning. 4 Green sandpiper, 4 Common sandpiper, juvenile Ringed Plover, C60 Swallows and C40 House martin through. No sign of the Ruff or Spotted Flycatcher. Birds of Leicestershire & Rutland

Redshank which appears to be stuck in weed on coneries ANR. Notts Birdwatchers Attenborough Reserve Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust