The Ogston Bird Club publishes a “Newsletter” in April, August and December each year to try and link the membership to each other with what’s been happening, current issues and forthcoming events on the Ogston bird scene. The “Newsletter” contains a mixture of topical articles and news items and a comprehensive summary of the recorded bird sightings.
Birding Top 1000
Latest Ogston sightings
- 23 August 2017
1 Mute Swan, 5 Mandarins, 6 Gadwall, 16 Teal inc. 12 that arrived at 1240, 2 drake Pochard, 6 Little Egrets, 2 Ospreys – the regular bird and the juv of the last couple of days, 2 Hobbys, 2 Whimbrel (at least, not seen in dull conditions) through at 0930 with a group of 4 […]
- 22 August 2017
1 Mute Swan, 19 Mandarins, 3 Teal, 6 Gadwall, 6 Little Egrets, 3 Little Grebes, 3 different Ospreys this morning; the regular bird from 1005 onwards caught a fish & left west, a juvenile was present from late am and spent a lot of time perched up in a tree opposite the Public Hide ( […]
- 23 August 2017
Other local sightings
- 4th August 2017 News
Thanks to Roy Frost for the following:- CARR VALE DWT RESERVE An adult Caspian Tern was found here late yesterday afternoon-3rd Aug- by Ian Swain walking his dog. It remained until about 6.50 p.m. when after it had circled round for about 30 minutes it flew off SE. This is the 9th Derbyshire record and […]
- 4th August 2017 News