31st July - Sightings

Middleton - 5 Green Sandpiper on Hall Lake (TP)
Coleshill - 4 Green Sandpiper at GPs (TP)

30th July - Sightings

Middleton - 2 Red-Crested Pochard (female type), 5 Green Sandpiper on Hall Lake (Bobby D et al)
Alvecote - Dunlin Mill Pool (Bobby D)

29th July - Sightings

Coleshill - 4 Green Sandpiper at GPs (D Hutton)

28th July - Sightings

Lea Marston - Black Tailed Godwit from railway bridge (TP)
Ladywalk - Hobby (S Cawthray)

27th July - Sightings

Whitacre Heath NR - 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper (J Wesson)
Shustoke - Common Sandpiper, 2 LRP, 21 Common Tern (S Cawthray)

26th July - Sightings

Whitacre Heath NR - 3 Black-Tailed Godwit (J Wesson)
Lea Marston - Little Egret (Birdguides)
Shustoke - 25 Common Tern (Birdguides)

Hopefully my broad band is now fixed!

Tame Valley Information

I am having intermittent broadband issues at the moment so this site is being updated less often than I would like, so bear with me! Also some people have sent me emails that haven't got through, so if any of your news is missing can you resend it to me or leave a comment on this post.

Also Steve Cawthray informs me the Ladywalk Work Parties are starting again from this (and every) Wednesday at 5pm onwards. Give him a shout if you are interested in helping out. There are exciting plans for the reserve.

25th July - Sightings

Whitacre Heath NR - Black-Tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 3 Curlew (J Wesson) 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper in evening (Paul C)
Fisher's Mill - 2 Black-Tailed Godwit (S Cawthray)
Middleton - 4 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret(S Cawthray, G Williams)
Bassett North - Little Gull(1st Sum) still (S Cawthray) 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Redshank (juv) (G Williams)
Bassett South - Common Sandpiper ( G Williams)

The 2 Godwit were different to those on 23rd July which were ringed.

24th July - Sightings

Bassett North - Little Gull (1st Sum) still on Spoonbill Pit. Also Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, 4 Shoveler, 5 Shelduck in area (TP)
Middleton - 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP) Green Sandpiper Flash (TP)
Whitacre Heath NR - Black-Tailed Godwit (P Satch)
Ladywalk - Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Marsh Tit (S Cawthray)

23rd July - Sightings

Bassett North - 2 Black-Tailed Godwit , Little Gull(Birdguides)

20th July - Sightings

Bassett North - Little Gull (1st Sum) still on Spoonbill Pit for 14th Day (G Williams) Please note this private area should only be viewed from canal towpath.

17th July - Sightings

Ladywalk - Little Egret, 2 LRP, 3 Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 6 Oystercatcher, 200 Swift, Tree Sparrow, Marsh Tit (S Cawthray)

16th July - Sightings

Shustoke - 24 Common Tern (S Cawthray)

15th July - Sightings

Ladywalk - Redshank, Little Egret, 6 Oystercatcher, Curlew (S Cawthray)

14th July - Sightings

Shustoke - 2 Common Sandpiper, 16 Common Tern (S Cawthray)
Coton - 188 Mute Swan (S Cawthray)
Kingsbury - 2 Little Egret, LRP, 2 Oystercatcher, 60 Lapwaing, 4 Common Tern (S Cawthray)

13th July - Sightings

Middleton - 5 Green Sandpiper (Bobby D)

12th July - Sightings

Kingsbury - 2 Common Sandpiper Cliff Pool, 3 Little Egrets over (Bobby D)
Middleton - 3 Green Sandpiper (Bobby D)
Ladywalk - Curlew, Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 Oystercatcher (S Cawthray)

11th July - Sightings

Bassett North - Little Gull(1st Sum) still, Garganey(imm/fem),Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 6 Teal (J Allen)
Middleton - 7 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP, J Allen)

10th July - Sightings

Ladywalk - Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 LRP, Little Egret, Goosander, Green Sandpiper (S Cawthray, J Wesson)
Whitacre Heath NR - 3 Green Sandpiper (J Wesson)
Wishaw - Quail calling from Blindpit Lane (per Warwickshire Birding)

9th July - Sightings

Middleton - 8 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Cawthray)
Fisher's Mill - Little Egret (S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Curlew (S Cawthray)
Bassett North - Little Gull (1st Sum) still (per birdforum)

8th July

Kingsbury - 2 Grasshopper Wbr, Little Egret (S Cawthray)

6th July - Sightings

Bassett North - Little Gull (1st Sum) North Pit (J Fincham, S Cawthray et al)
Bassett South - Little Egret (G Williams)

4th July - Sightings

Middleton - 3 Green Sandpiper on Hall Lake (TP)

3rd July - Sightings

Middleton - 6 Green Sandpiper (J Allen)
Kingsbury - Mandarin(f) still Cliff Pool (J Allen)