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New visitors to www.eakringbirds.com often wonder why a website with an ornithological title is actually all about invertebrates. But although the direction of the website changed many years ago (around 2008) there is still masses of information on considerably more than a hundred pages, all detailing the ornithological history of the website's original Eakring and Kersall recording area.

Much of the recording work at Eakring involved visible migration, breeding bird surveys (both including annual reviews) and a number of specific studies detailing the often changing status the area's farmland birds. There is a comprehensive list of all rare bird records, rarity accounts, migrant arrival and departure dates between 1998 and 2012, three systematic species lists and accounts for 1998-2007, 2008 and 2009.

At the time, www.eakringbirds.com was well known for its daily/regular updates and the bird news page was always well visited. While the latest bird news has not been updated since 2013, there are links to previous monthly bird news dating back to 2003, which give an insight into what can turn up on a small local patch in arable Nottinghamshire ..... with an enormous amount of effort and dedication.
 
Bird News .... Index page to all available bird news pages
Latest Bird News   Latest sightings page and previous month's bird news
Previous bird news   Index page to all monthly bird news pages currently available
     
Bird Records Archive .... Introductory page with access to associated pages
Rare Bird Records 1998-2023   Records archive, listing all rare and scarce species' occurrences
Records Archive - Sub-species etc   Complete archive of all sub-species/races
Historical bird records   All bird records prior to commencement of regular coverage in 1998
Systematic bird list 2009   Systematic list of all species recorded in 2009
Systematic bird list 2008   Systematic list of all species recorded in 2008
Systematic bird list 1998-2007   Systematic list and ten year summary of the area's birds 1998-2007
Area Bird list   Species recorded since 1800's through to the present day
     
Articles/News .... Introductory page with associated links
Arctic Skua 2003   The Arctic Skua at Eakring Flash in August 2003
Birding memories   My top 10 birding memories
Bird watching the area   An introduction to the annual bird watching routine
Chat occurrences   Summary of the Chat records from the area
Chiffchaff territories   A look at the territorial duration of Spring Chiffchaff males
Common Crane 2000   The fly-over Common Crane record from March 2000
Unusual Common Sandpiper   The ID debate of a Common Sandpiper at Eakring Flash
Digiscoping   The move into Digiscoping
Firecrest 2001   Eakring Flash briefly hosted a singing male in May 2001
Gull records at Eakring and Kersall 1998-2007   A look at the area's gull records between 1998 and 2007
Leach's Storm-petrel   Account of the Leach's Storm-petrel of October 5th 2003
Merlin records at Eakring 1998-2007   The recent increase in records of the Merlin at Eakring
Montagu's Harrier 2005   The male Montagu's Harrier over Eakring Flash in May 2005
Monthly outlook   A month by month guide to the area's wildlife
NBW Who's who   On-line version of a Nottinghamshire Birdwatchers bulletin article
Nest box schemes   Barn Owl and Tree Sparrow to benefit from nest box schemes
Oil-drilling threat   Proposed plans for drilling and how wildlife may be affected
Other Nottinghamshire sites   A look at some of Nottinghamshire's less well-known sites
Quail influx 2001   The area experienced an incredible influx of Quail in 2001
Reed Warbler at Eakring Flash   A look at previous Reed Warbler records and breeding in 2005
Richard's Pipit 1998   Brief account of the fly-over record from September 20th 1998
Ring Ouzel occurrences   A look at the area's Ring Ouzel records between 1997 and 2012
SSSI site under threat   Highlighting the threat to another local SSSI site
Possible rubicola Stonechat at Eakring Flash   Description and photographs
Spotted Crake 2001   Account of the Spotted Crake at Eakring Flash in 2001
White Wagtail records   A look at the occurrences of the White Wagtail here from 1998-2007
Wind Farm proposal   The threat to local wildlife from a proposed development
     
Yearly Bird Reviews .... Index page for the yearly bird reviews 1998-2012
2012 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2012
2011 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2011
2010 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2010
2009 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2009
2008 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2008
2007 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2007
2006 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2006
2005 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2005
2004 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2004
2003 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2003
2002 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2002
2001 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2001
2000 Bird Review   A monthly review of 2000
1999 Bird Review   A monthly review of 1999
1998 Bird Review   A monthly review of 1998
     
Migration .... Main migration page with associated links
Summer migrant arrivals   The arrival and departure dates for Summer migrants
Winter migrant arrivals   The arrival and departure dates for Winter migrants
2003 Warbler arrivals   Daily progress of arriving warblers
2002 Warbler arrivals   Daily progress of arriving warblers in 2002
Migration summary 2010   Spring and Autumn migration summary for 2010
Migration summary 2009   Spring and Autumn migration summary for 2009
Migration summary 2008   Spring and Autumn migration summary for 2008
Migration summary 2007   Spring and Autumn migration summary for 2007
Migration summary 2006   Spring and Autumn migration summary for 2006
Migration summary 2005   Spring migration summary for 2005
Migration summary 2004   Spring migration summary for 2004
Migration summary 2003   Spring and Autumn migration summary for 2003
Migration summary 2002   Spring and Autumn migration summary for 2002
Migration summary 2001   Spring and Autumn migration summary for 2001
Migration summary 2000   Spring and Autumn migration summary for 2000
Migration summary 1999   Spring and Autumn migration summary for 1999
Migration summary 1998   Spring and Autumn migration summary for 1998
Cold Weather movements   A look at cold weather movements through the area
Bunting migration   Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer migration through the area
East-coast falls   How migrant falls along the east-coast are reflected later in the area
2012 Migration counts   Up to date monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2012
2011 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2011
2010 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2010
2009 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2009
2008 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2008
2007 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2007
2006 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2006
2005 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2005
2004 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2004
2003 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2003
2002 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2002
2001 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2001
2000 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 2000
1999 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 1999
1998 Migration counts   Complete monthly/seasonal migratory counts for 1998
Record migration counts   Record daily and monthly migration counts at Eakring
Species migration index   Llinks to 55 migrant species' monthly visible migration counts
     
Surveys ....Main surveys page with links to associated pages
Farmland birds   The status of the area's farmland birds from 1998-2002
Farmland birds 1998-2001   Summaries of the most affected farmland species from 1998-2001
Wildfowl counts   The occurrences of wildfowl at Eakring Flash
Breeding species maps index   Maps of selected breeding species from 1998-2007
Breeding birds 2008   Summary of the 2008 breeding bird survey
Breeding birds 2002   A look at selected breeding species' during 2002
Breeding birds 2001   Summary of the 2001 breeding bird survey
Breeding birds 2000   Summary of the 2000 breeding bird survey
Breeding birds 1999   Summary of the 1999 breeding bird survey
Breeding birds 1998   Summary of the 1998 breeding bird survey
Corn Bunting at Eakring 1998-2007   Corn Bunting records at Eakring 1998-2007
Cuckoo at Eakring 1998-2011   The decline of the Cuckoo at Eakring and Kersall
Grey Partridge numbers 1998-2003   A look at how breeding Grey Partridges increased during 2003
House Sparrow at Eakring 1998-2007   The current status of the House Sparrow at Eakring
Lapwing at Eakring 1998-2007   Variation in breeding numbers of Lapwing at Eakring
Sky Lark numbers 1998-2005   Another farmland species increasing in the area during 2005
Song Thrush increase in 2005   The continued spread of the Song Thrush through the area
Tree Sparrow at Eakring 1998-2008   The continuing increase in Tree Sparrow numbers at Eakring
Turtle Dove at Eakring 1998-2007   The changing status of this migrant at Eakring
 
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