Derbyshire Bird Tours : Stewart Abbott

Teal

Isn't it annoying when you try to get a picture of a Eurasian Teal & another bird photo bombs you?
The cheek of it.

Petition: Protect hares and their young from shooting during the breeding season We call on the Government to stop the shooting of hares during their peak breeding season, by establishing a legally enforceable close season for hares in England and Wales, from 1st February to 30th ...

This is an important issue. Why is it ok to kill Brown Hares anyway, but particularly during breeding season.
Sign the petition today before it's too late.
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Absurd claim that White-tailed Eagles ‘snatched’ five Shetland ponies leads to inevitable call to ‘shoot eagles’ The absurd claim that White-tailed Eagles had ‘snatched’ five Shetland pony foals on South Uist hit the headlines at the end of August. A crofter / farmer named Donald Cameron said that…

Victorian attitudes towards birds of prey in the UK are fueled by sensationalist fear-mongering like this, published routinely by mainstream media.

#RaptorResearch

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Nest Box

Nest Box

Nest Box

Redstart Box

Thinking of putting up or replacing a nest box?
I have some very sturdy handmade (by myself) boxes available on our website.
Local collection or delivery available.
If you're local to me then an installation service could be offered.
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Newsletter November 2025 I would love some feedback on the newsletter. Which pages do you enjoy and what would you like to change? Would you like to write something about wildlife in Derbyshire to add to next month? Do you ha...

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Thank you, I just remember the excitement of seeing a Hen Harrier now.

Bearded Reedling

Lots more dates added to the calendar today.
Including some of our most popular outings for 2026.
Book early is the key.
Any questions, please ask.
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Bearded Reedling

Lots more dates added to the calendar today.
Including some of our most popular outings for 2026.
Book early is the key.
Any questions, please ask.
www.derbyshirebirdtours.com/trails

YouTube video by Stewart Abbott, Derbyshire Bird Tours Looking for Bearded Reedling (Tit)

A day out looking for Bearded Reedlings and a frustrating moment with a Hen Harrier.
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Linacre Waters

2 spots left on this Sunday's walk at Linacre Waters near Chesterfield.
Slow paced and relaxing walk in the full colours of Autumn.
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YouTube video by Stewart Abbott, Derbyshire Bird Tours Looking for Bearded Reedling (Tit)

A day out looking for Bearded Reedlings and a frustrating moment with a Hen Harrier.
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Celia

Someone's just missed out on the last place on our Milldale walk.
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Redwing

3 new walks just added to the calendar
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Bradford Dale - 15th October 2025 What a day. To say the river is almost dry we saw an abundance of birds. Wonderful Kingfisher sightings along with Dipper at a distance but still great, and so much more.

Full species list from our fantastic day along the River Bradford.
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Kingfisher

What a fabulous walk we had yesterday. The River Bradford is almost dry but did manage to see all 3 of the water loving birds. Dipper, Grey Wagtail and this lovely Kingfisher, plus lots more. Chiffchaff, GS Woodpecker, Treecreeper, Red Kite, Stonechat, Siskin and many more.

Alkborough Flats - 12th Oct 2025 On the second trip here this week we were greeted by thick fog. It didn't clear all morning which made bird watching quite hard. We did get what we came for though as the Bearded Reedlings came very c...

The second visit to Alkborough this week.
I've had some very happy clients.
We had thick fog but thankfully the Bearded Reedlings came close.
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Alkborough Flats - 8th Oct 2025 The first of two trips here this week to witness the Bearded Reedlings consuming grit for the colder months. We also saw quite a few wading birds on the large lagoon from the hide.

Here is the bird list from our first of two trips to Alkborough this week. Like a wally I forgot to include the bird we came for on the list. But I did add a photo...plonker.
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Bearded Reedling

Bearded Reedling

Bearded Reedling

Bearded reedling

Another brilliant day showing a group of people these charming birds that were hiding in the reedbeds.

Newsletter October 2025 I would love some feedback on the newsletter. Which pages do you enjoy and what would you like to change? Would you like to write something about wildlife in Derbyshire to add to next month? Do you ha...

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Bearded Reedling

Golden Plover

Long-tailed Tit

Ruff & Water Rail

Fabulous day with a group looking for Bearded Reedlings. We had great views plus some other great species too.
Golden Plover, Long-tailed Tit with Ruff & Water Rail plus many more.

White-tailed Eagle

Magpie

After many visits to the Isle of Mull over the last few years I finally got this bird on my Mull list.

We’ve managed to get off the island before storm Amy hits. A day early, but better safe than sorry.

Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running Natural England has finally got around to publishing the data for the 2025 Hen Harrier breeding season, which demonstrate very clear differences between areas managed for conservation and those man…

Hardly any Hen Harrier nesting attempts on English grouse moors for second year running.

Hardly any surprise why.

#RaptorPersecution #WildlifeCrime #Ornithology

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Can you see the White-tailed Eagle? The poor thing was soaked and looked miserable.

“Try to wear muted colours Shaz, browns, purples or greens”
I need to be more specific.

Here we go again!
6 days on the Isle of Mull.
Rainy start but the rest of the week looks ok.

YouTube video by Stewart Abbott, Derbyshire Bird Tours The search for Dotterel

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Dotterel

Dotterel

Dotterel

What another brilliant day.
This time a Dotterel was the start of the show.

dates

Here are some upcoming walks.
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