Welcome to Summer at the Carsington Bird Club website!
Bird of the Month |
A large wading bird with a very long straight bill and long legs. In flight it shows a white wing-stripe and a black and white tail. It has suffered a large breeding population decline in the past and is now a rare breeder. They eat insects, worms and snails. It is an RED List species. |
Event Watch 2009 See the Events page for full details !! Tuesday 18th August Final summer walk: meet at the Visitors Centre at 7pm | |
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The 21st July Nightjar walk at Clumber Park has sadly had to be cancelled due to unforseen circumstances |
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| The Red List 2009 is coming and Africa is in the spotlight. | |||
| On May 14 BirdLife International will release the 2009 Red List update for birds. BirdLife is the official IUCN Red List Authority for birds and this year will see a number of species being uplisted – meaning their situation is getting worse For more information - Click Here! |
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NEWS - EVENTS - NEWS - EVENTS - NEWS - EVENTS |
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21/03/2009 |
View the latest news on the Matlock Moor Wind Farm Proposal - Derbyshire Ornithological Society''s response - Click Here |
17/09/2008 |
The verdict from the appeal concerning the proposed wind farm at Carsington Pastures has just come through today. It basically overules the intial decision by Derbyshire Dales District Council and gives the green light to the wind energy company to build their four turbines and associated infrastructure. After seeing the process and plans I feel even more strongly than ever that this was not the right decision. The following two sections explain the how the officer in charge came to his decision with regard to birdlife in particular and wildlife in general. I think it says everything about how little thought was given to these matters. Peter Gibbon, Chairman CBC. Inspector's Comments: Click Here for more information.............. |
04/09/2008 |
Two juvenile Shags visit Carsington - see the website home page and Galleries for more details. |
16/07/2008 |
For those of you who also visit Willingon Gravel Pits - Last Saturday during late afternoon/early evening a car parked just over the bridge at the top of the lane and thus quite close, but possibly out of site, of the main road had the back window smashed in by vandals etc. As a lot of birders now park near the fishermans entrance gate this may act as a warning to birders about their cars being broken into. This may be occurring again here because it is now a very popular birding site. from Rodney Key (DOS) |
01/06/2008 |
Birdwatchers Fair - Well we went and I have to say, small though it was, we really enjoyed it!! |
