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
- Tues 19 November 2019
5 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, 18 Tufteds, 1stW drake Goldeneye, 1 Water Rail, 33 Coots, Willow Tit and a Chiffchaff. For a body of water as large as Ogston the wildfowl totals are really poor, probably as a result of winter sailing and the continuing extensions to the fishing season at a critical time when numbers […]
- Mon 18 November 2019
4 Mute Swans flew SE, 3 Shoveler, 3 Goldeneye, Water Rail, 6 Little Grebes, 1 Raven, 45 Starlings NW, 2 Willow Tits, Grey Wagtail & c15 Lesser Redpolls.
Other local sightings
- News 18/11/19
WHOOPER SWANS A small movement this weekend with on Nov. 16th 26 flying E at Ogston Res., 36 flew N over Carr Vale DWT Reserve , 11 at North Wingfield, 10 at Dove Holes Quarry, 20 at Abbey Hill Floods, 6 on floodwater at Swarkestone and 11 on floodwater along Wilne Lane, Church Wilne. This […]