Friday, 13 November 2009

13th November - Sightings

Dosthill - Caspian Gull (ad) and Yellow-Legged Gull(ad) still (A Dean) See here for a useful comparison by Alan Dean.

Thursday, 12 November 2009

12th November - Sightings

Fisher's Mill - Garganey still (J Oates) Looking set to overwinter?
Kingsbury - 7 Little Egret Canal Pool (J Oates)
Bassett North - 2 Dunlin, 90 Golden Plover, 2 Stonechat (J Oates)

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

11th November - Sightings

Shustoke - Common Scoter (f/imm) (L Johnson et al)
Coton - Caspian Gull (ad) in pre-roost then flew towards Kingsbury WP. Yellow-Legged Gull(ad) in roost (A Dean) Caspian was seen earlier seen at Dosthill (A Dean)
Alvecote - Report of 2 Red-Crested Pochard still on Mill Pool (RBA) Also wholly unconfirmed report of 2 Bar-Tailed Godwit East over Birchmoor at 11.25am(RBA)

Please see here for some more photos of the Caspian and some useful notes by Alan Dean.

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

10th November - Sightings


Caspian Gull - Coton - Lee Johnson

Shustoke
- 3 Common Scoter (m, 2 f/imms) (L Johnson) They flew high North at 2.00pm (Bobby D)
Alvecote - 7 Red-Crested Pochard (3m) Mill Pool still (Bobby D et al)
Coton - Caspian Gull(ad) in roost again (L Johnson)

Monday, 9 November 2009

9th November - Sightings

Coton - Caspian Gull (ad), Yellow-Legged Gull(ad) in roost this evening (A Dean)
Dosthill
- 2 Pintail, Jack Snipe (A Dean)
Kingsbury
- Goosander Cliff Pool. 3 Little Egret Canal Pool (K Sargent)
Bassett North
- Little Egret (K Sargent)
Ladywalk -
Barn Owl, 2 Com Sands 1 Green Sand, 4 Goosander,1 Shelduck (S Cathray). Bittern yesterday (S Haynes)
Alvecote - Report of 7 Red-Crested Pochard (inc 3 m) on Mill Pool (per RBA)

Sunday, 8 November 2009

8th November - Sightings

Wishaw - 68 Golden Plover (S Haynes)
Lea Marston - Peregrine (S Haynes)
Tamworth - 3 Little Egrets Tameside NR (Roger Henderson)

Saturday, 7 November 2009

7th November - Sightings

Bassett North - Little Egret, Pintail (f), Stonechat (TP, J Harris)
Kingsbury - 1+ Little Egret (J Harris)