WATERSWALLOWS Quarry, Buxton, Derbys. - GREY PHALAROPE this morning, can't believe it but this site is generally birdless and I found a Grey Phal here in Oct '25 as well, it and a Little Grebe being the only birds on the water. @Derbyshirebirds

WATERSWALLOWS QUARRY, Buxton - Grey Phalarope on main lagoon @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides

TRAFFORD INDUSTRIAL PARK, Gtr Man. - Wasn't expecting this JACK SNIPE this morning on a demolished warehouse site, amazing the places birds pick to roost @Alexander_Lees

BLACK STORK - Watercolour on block, a lovely summers day in August was very lucky to get to Parkgate on the Wirral on time, as I arrived the birds had taken flight from the marsh and circled in the heat of the day, it was very hazy as these birds circled above and flew in land.

DOVE HOLES QUARRY, Derbys. - 1 WHINCHAT, 1 Barnacle Goose, 65 Teal, 20 Tufted Duck, 35 Meadow Pipit, 1 Wheatear @Derbyshirebirds

MIDDLETON MOOR, Derbys. - Very quiet with very little movement, only bird of note was a GREAT EGRET, scarce here dropping in briefly, 3 Cormorant over, 1 Water Rail, 2 Wigeon, 27 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall @Derbyshirebirds

MIDDLETON MOOR, Derbys. - Not a bad morning 1 MARSH HARRIER, 1 Dunlin briefly thru, 1 Red Kite, 1 Hobby, 2 Swift, 1 Snipe, 15 Mpipits, 20 Mistle Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail being highlights #ukbirding @Derbyshirebirds

We now have a MIDDLETON MOOR Birding Blog and BIRD REPORT thanks to Jon Lowes in setting up and editing and Andy Butler for doing the systematic list, cover by me! Will be updated daily! Blog spot and report can be found here middletonmoorbirds.blogspot.…

MIDDLETON MOOR, Derbys. - Excellent morning, 1 Wood Sand, 1 Greenshank, 1 Osprey, 1 Wigeon, 12 Shoveler, 1 Great Egret, 3 Yellow Wag, bird of the day was 14 PINTAIL going high NW that went straight thru @Derbyshirebirds

MIDDLETON MOOR, Derbys. - 3 Pintail, 7 Shoveler new in, full details on the new Middleton Moor Blog middletonmoorbirds.blogspot.… @Derbyshirebirds

COMBS RES, Derbys. – 3 Spotted Fly this morning actively calling in the tree canopy, also 6 Teal, 17 Swift over, 1 Oyc, 2 Common Sand, 6 G C Grebe NEW MILLS – 1 Little Egret flew into Derbyshire air space over the Goyt this morning and lost to view. @Derbyshirebirds

MIDDLETON MOOR, Derbys. – Return wader migration started with a couple of Green Sand last week and adult Com Sand, the adult birds didn’t stick and only stayed the day but this Green Sandpiper has been around a couple of days now favouring a spot by the reeds. @Derbyshirebirds

WRYNECK – Burton Point, Cheshire back in April, a nicely confiding bird for most of the day and a rare west coast occurence The painting is watercolour and gouache on arches smooth paper @RSPB_BurtonMere

MIDDLETON MOOR, Derbys. - Brilliant morning with this WOODLARK !!!!, very scarce in county, also 2 Caspian Gulls, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 Shelduck with @andysbutler @lowes_jon @Derbyshirebirds

AUDENSHAW RESER., Gtr Man - Slower today, 6 WHIMBREL, 12 Ringed Plover, 6 LRP, 9 Dunlin, 5 Com Sand, 1 Yellow Wag, 2 Wheatear, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler.

AUDENSHAW RESER., Gtr Man - Brilliant wader passage this morning, 9 Sanderling, 37 Ringed Plover (possibly 42, 1 single flock of 22 birds), 4 L R Plover, 4 Common Sandpiper, 4 Lapwing, 1 Greenshank, 4 Dunlin, 40 Swift, 1 Wheatear being the highlights @waderquest

SHETLAND, Loch of Housetter- 1 Ring-necked Duck @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides

AUDENSHAW RES, Gtr Man - 3 KITTIWAKE this morning, 1 WHIMBREL, 4 LRP, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 4 Com Sand, 2 Wheatear, 1 H Martin with @simonghilks @BoltonBirder @Merlintag

AUDENSHAW RES, Gtr Man - 3 KITTIWAKE this afternoon, 3 Shelduck, 26 Goldeneye, 1 SMEW, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 LRP, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Oystercatcher, a good afternoon @RareBirdAlertUK @BirdGuides