A quick dog walk this evening on Belper Parks: Cormorant, Kestrel, LBBG, 10 Blackbird, 5 Song Thrush, Dunnock, 7 Robin, 2 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 6 Wren, 3 Swift. Alport Heights this afternoon a Red Kite and 4 Swifts Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS)
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Small Magpie. Azure Damselfly and female Broad-bodied Chaser from Wyver Lane yesterday afternoon

Belper Parks: Grey Wagtail, Buzzard, 15 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 3 Dunnock, 7 Robin, Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 15 Wren, sev LTT, 4 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit, Nuthatch, 10+ House Sparrow Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS) #derbyshirebirds

A Hoverfly I have probably overlooked before now. Bumblebee mimic Volucella bombylans at Wyver Lane this afternoon Clive Ashton Christopher Jackson Richard T Taylor Dave Evans DaNES Insects

Belper Parks: Sparrowhawk, 5 Buzzard, 4 Swift, 4 Dunnock, 7 Robin, 13 Blackbird, 4 Song Thrush, Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 13 Wren, 3 Ltt, Coal Tit, 2 Great Tit, sev House Sparrow, sev Goldfinch + Myathropa florea Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS) Clive Ashton #derbyshirebirds

Yellow Dung Fly. Azure Damselfly and Ptychoptera contaminata at Wyver Lane today Clive Ashton Christopher Jackson Richard T Taylor Dave Evans DaNES Insects

Belper Parks: Canada over, male Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 2 Swift, 11 Blackbird, 2 S Thrush, 3 Dunnock, 7 Robin, Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 12 Wren, 3+ LTT, 3 Blue Tit, 2 Nuthatch, 3 Goldfinch, 5+ House Sparrow, Bullfinch Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS)
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37 Gadwall at Wyver, inc a f with 14 ducklings. By far the largest brood here & earliest by 2 weeks. Most years Gadwall broods don't appear until 2nd week in June with the earliest on 06/06 Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS) Clive Ashton Christopher Jackson Richard T Taylor Dave Evans #derbyshirebirds

The nationally scarce grade A status Ladder-backed Longhorn Beetle (Saperda scolaris) at #WyverLaneNR today. Dave Newcombe Richard T Taylor DaNES Insects Clive Ashton Dan Martin Christopher Jackson Derbyshire Wildlife Trust #beetles Kieron Huston

Chuffed to have found a new Hoverfly for me and probably the site, too. Anasimyia contracta at Wyver Lane this afternoon Clive Ashton Christopher Jackson Richard T Taylor Dave Evans DaNES Insects

Belper Parks: Buzzard, Kestrel, Swift, 3 Dunnock, 13 Robin, 9 B'bird, 3 S Thrush, Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 7 Chiff, 3 Goldcrest, 11 Wren, sev LTT inc juvs, T'creeper, c10 Jackdaw, c7 House Sparrow, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch Clive Ashton Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS) #derbyshirebirds

Belper Parks: Swift, 3 Dunnock, 12 Robin, 14 Blackbirds, 3 Song Thrush, Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 10 Wrens, Jay, c7 House Sparrow, 2 Goldfinch Clive Ashton Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS) #derbyshirebirds

Belper Parks: Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard & 3 Swift from my vantage point. 13 Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, 6 Blackcap, 5 Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Goldcrest, 9 Wren, 16 Robin, 3 Dunnock, 7+ House Sparrow Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS)
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No Whinchat at Wyver yet this year so here's one from 2 years ago today

Belper Parks: Dunnock, Grey Wag, C Dove, 11 Robin, 15 Blackbird, 3 S Thrush, Whitethroat still, 4 Blackcap, 6 Chiff, Goldcrest, 11 Wren, 4 Blue Tit, Treecreeper, Jay, 5+ House Sparrow, and from my vantage point in photo 2 Swift Clive Ashton Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS) #derbyshirebirds

Dan Martin Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS) Dave Newcombe Dave Evans A short video of the fly through Dave Newcombe

A fly through this tea time, a Juvenile Marsh Harrier #WyverlaneNR came in from the N & left to the East #Derbyshirebirds Dave Newcombe Dave Evans Dan Martin record shots from the #Digitalnotebook #103 for the Wyver year list

Marsh Harrier #WyverlaneNR left to the east 17:0hrs #Derbyshirebirds Dave Newcombe Dan Martin Dave Evans

Belper Parks: Dog walk produced my first Whitethroat for the site. No.68. 3 Buzzard. 2 Swift. 2 Dunnock. 10 Robin. 13 Blackbird. 3 S Thrush. 6 Chiff. 4 Blackcap. Goldcrest. 11 Wren. 2 Blue Tit. 3 Great Tit. sev H Sparrow & Bullfinch Clive Ashton Derbyshire Ornithological Society (DOS) #derbyshirebirds

If you haven't been outside tonight then why not? Absolutely incredible to see the northern lights. A little collage of some of my daughter's photos. #aorora