Wednesday, 31 August 2011

31st August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 6 Black-Tailed Gdowit, 2 Greenshank, Redshank, Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, LRP (J Whitehurst)
Alvecote - Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, Hobby (A Archer) The report of Arctic Tern on Birdguides is probably erroneous.
Whitacre Heath NR - 2 Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Yellow Wagtail (S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail (S Cawthray) 

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

30th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, LRP, Little Egret, 5 Swift, Hobby, Peregrine, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 200 House Martin (TP et al)
Ladywalk - 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 200 House Martin, Hobby, 3 Green Sandpiper (S Cawthray)

Monday, 29 August 2011

29th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, 3 Dunlin, 2 LRP, 5 Ringed Plover, Redshank, Greenshank, 2 Little Egret, 2 Yellow Wagtail (J Allen, Bobby D, M Hodson et al)
RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - Wood Sandpiper (J Allen, Bobby D et al)
Shustoke - Goshawk (m) over village towards Maxtoke (P Forbes) 400 House Martin, 2 Hobby (S Cawthray)
Whitacre Heath NR - 2 Redstart, 2 Yellow Wagtail (J Wesson)
Alvecote - Redstart, Yellow Wagtail, 5 Lesser Whitethroat Orchard (TP)

Sunday, 28 August 2011

28th August - Sightings

Shustoke - Black-Necked Grebe (juv) still at Southern end though elusive. Also Hen Harrier (ringtail) flew through mid morning (S Cawthray) No sign of BN Grebe since mid-morning but Black-Tailed Godwit, Ruff in evening (P Forbes et al)
RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, 3 Dunlin, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Snipe, 2 LRP, 6 Ringed Plover, Little Egret, Peregrine New Reedbed Pool (J Allen, G Williams)

Saturday, 27 August 2011

27th August - SIghtings

RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, 2 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, 3 LRP, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Little Egret, Hobby (J Harris, TP, P Hyde, M Hodson et al)
Middleton - 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (Many Obs)
Alvecote - 3 Spotted Flycatcher Orchard (A Archer)
Shustoke - Black-Necked Grebe(juv), LRP, 2 Common Sandpiper (P Forbes)
Ladywalk - Lesser Spotted woodpecker(m), Siskin f/o, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 5 Wigeon, 20 Shoveler, 6 Teal (S Cawthray)

Friday, 26 August 2011

26th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, Greenshank, 12 Dunlin, 12 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper,7 Common Tern, Little Egret, 8 Swift New Reedbed Pool(G Williams et al) Counts are daily maximums.
RSPB(Fisher's Mill) - Greenshank, Redshank, Little Egret (A Archer)
Middleton - Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (M Hodson)
Coton - Garganey on Coton Pool 4 (A Dean) – that’s the pool at the extreme NW corner of the Coton complex, west of the river and near the northern end of the A4097.
Kingsbury South - Yellow-Legged Gull(ad) still Bodymoor Heath Water (A Dean)
Shustoke - LRP, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Dunlin over (P Forbes)

Thursday, 25 August 2011

24th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Dunlin, 2 LRP, 7 Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, 14 Common Tern (G Williams)
Middleton - 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (G Williams)
Shustoke - 2 Common Sandpiper, LRP, Spotted Flycatcher (P Forbes)
Whitacre Heath NR - 12 Yellow Wagtail Flashes (per WH Birding Blog)

25th August - Sightings

Dosthill - Wheatear by Main Pit (G Williams)

Wednesday, 24 August 2011

23rd August - Sightings

Middleton - 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake. Spotted Flycatcher Heronry Viewpoint (M Hodson, G Williams)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Little Egret (M Hodson) In General area 3 Ringed Plover,LRP, 2 Snipe, Redshank, 3+ Greenshank (G Williams)
RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - Greenshank (M Hodson)

Monday, 22 August 2011

22nd August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - Greenshank, LRP, Green Sandpiper over New Reedbed Pool (J Harris) The first day without a Wood Sandpiper for 11 days!
RSPB (Bassett North) - 3 Greenshank, Yellow Wagtail (J Harris)
Middleton - 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake. Water Rail Heronry View Point. Yellow Wagtail over (J Harris)
Shustoke - Wheatear, Curlew over, Common Sandpiper, 2 Wigeon, Teal (P Forbes, K Wimbush)

Sunday, 21 August 2011

21st August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - Wood Sandpiper still, 2 Greenshank, Little Egret (S Cawthray)
RSPB (Dosthill NR) - report of Short-Eared Owl at North End (per S Cawthray)
Alvecote - 2+ Redstart Orchard (TP)

Saturday, 20 August 2011

20th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - Whinchat, Wood Sandpiper still, Greenshank, 3 LRP (juvs), Ringed Plover (ad), Dunlin (juv), 3 Little Egret, Wheatear, 10+ Swift (TP, J Allen, I Moore et al)
RSPB (Bassett North) - Green Sandpiper (I Moore)
Middleton - 3 Green Sandpiper, 22 Teal, 4 Shoveler Hall Lake (TP, J Allen)

Friday, 19 August 2011

19th August - Sightings

RSPB(Bassett South) -Now 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 2 Ringed Plover(ad,juv), LRP, 6 Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Hobby (TP, M Hodson, J Harris)
RSPB(Bassett North) - 2 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret (J Harris)
Middleton - 3 Green Sandpiper, 17 Teal, 4 Shoveler Hall Lake (TP et al)

Thursday, 18 August 2011

18th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, 3 Ringed Plover (2ads, juv), 3 LRP (juvs), Dunlin (juv), Little Egret (TP, M Hodson)
RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - Greenshank (TP, M Hodson)
Whitacre Heath - Curlew over (K Wimbush) Wheatear (S Cawthray)
Wishaw - Redstart (ad m), 2 Hobby Wiggins Hill (S Haynes)
Shustoke - 2 Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, 100 Pied Wagtail, 3 Common Tern, Hobby (S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, LRP, 50 Chiffchaff (S Cawthray)
Middleton - 3 Green Sandpiper, 14 Teal Hall Lake

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

17th August - Sightings

Shustoke - Little Gull (juv) still (TP)
Middleton - 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Wood Sandpiper still, 2 LRP, Greenshank, Little Egret, Hobby Reedbed Pit (TP)
RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - Greenshank (TP)
Alvecote - 2 Greenshank, Little Egret Teal Pool (Bobby D) 2 Spotted Flycatcher Orchard (J Morgan)
Ladywalk - Spotted Redshank flew over 7pm with Greenshank. Also Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 LRP, Curlew, Wheatear (S Cawthray)

Tuesday, 16 August 2011

16th August - Sightings

Shustoke - 2 Black Tern (juvs), Little Gull (juv) still, Common Sandpiper (J Morgan et al) Greenshank at dusk (S Cawthray)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Wood Sandpiper still (per Birdguides)

Monday, 15 August 2011

15th August - Sightings

RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - 4 Green Sandpiper (M Hodson)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, Snipe, 3 LRP, 2 Little Egret New Reedbed Pool (M Hodson)
Shustoke - Little Gull(juv) still (S Cawthray, M Hodson) Turnstone, Common Sandpiper in evening (P Forbes, K Wimbush)

Sunday, 14 August 2011

14th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - Wood Sandpiper, Ruff, 3 Greenshank, Dunlin, LRP, 6 Yellow Wagtail Reedbed Pit (A Archer, J Allen, TP et al)
RSPB (Bassett North) - Little Egret, Green Sandpiper (per TP)
Middleton - 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (J Allen)
Shustoke - Little Gull(juv) still (J Allen)

Saturday, 13 August 2011

13th August - Sightings

Shustoke - Little Gull(juv) (M Inskipp)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Wood Sandpiper, 2+ Greenshank, 2 LRP, Ringed Plover, 2 Yellow Wagtail   (TP et al) Report of Red Kite (per TP)
Middleton - Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP et al)

Friday, 12 August 2011

12th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - Wood Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 4 Greenshank, 2 LRP, 2 Black-Tailed Godwit over New Reedbed Pool (G Williams, J Allen et al)
RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - Same Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank (Bobby D, J Harris et al)
RSPB (Bassett North) - 3 Black-Tailed Godwit over (per J Harris)
Middleton - up to 3 Green Sandpiper still Hall Lake (Many obs)

Wednesday, 10 August 2011

10th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - 6+ Greenshank, 3 Dunlin (2ads, juv), 3 Ringed Plover, LRP (ad), Redshank, Green Sandpiper ,4 Little Egret New Reedbed Pit (TP, G Williams)
Middleton - 2 Green Sandpiper, 9 Teal Hall Lake (TP)
Ladywalk - 2 Greenshank, 2 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, Hobby, Marsh Tit, Little Owl (S Cawthray) Please note there will be disturbance due to JCB habitat improvement work tomorrow and at weekend.

Tuesday, 9 August 2011

9th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - Spotted Redshank (juv) New Reedbed Pit. Also 4 Greenshank, Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin (juvs), LRP (J Allen)
RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - 3 Green Sandpiper (J Allen)
Kingsbury - 3 Green Sandpiper on river. Green Sandpiper Cliff Pool (Bobby D)
Middleton - 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (Many Obs)

Monday, 8 August 2011

8th August - Sightings

Middleton - 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (M Hodson)
RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Greenshank, 3 Dunlin, 4 LRP New Reedbed Pool (M Hodson)
Alvecote - 4 Black-Tailed Godwit briefly (A Archer)

Sunday, 7 August 2011

7th August - Sightings

Shustoke - Black-Tailed Godwit (S Cawthray)
Kingsbury - Greenshank Cliff Pool (S Cawthray)
Middleton - 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (M Hodson)
RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Greenshank, 2 LRP, 3 Green Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail (M Hodson)

6th August - Sightings

Alvecote - 4 Little Egret in area (TP, A Archer)
Middleton - 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP)

Friday, 5 August 2011

5th August - Sightings

Alvecote - Wood Sandpiper Mill Pool (J Morgan et al) Osprey through this evening, 3 Green Sandpiper (A Archer) 2 Common Sandpiper Railway Pool (J Morgan)
Middleton - 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Teal , Water Rail Hall Lake (TP)
RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - Greenshank (J Allen)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Greenshank, 3 LRP Reedbed Pool (J Allen)
RSPB (Bassett North) - Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret (J Allen)

Thursday, 4 August 2011

4th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - Wood Sandpiper, Dunlin, Greenshank, 2 LRP (M Hodson)
Middleton - 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (M Hodson)

Wednesday, 3 August 2011

3rd August - Sightings

Bassett South - report of 2 Wood Sandpiper New Reedbed Pool (per J Harris)

Tuesday, 2 August 2011

2nd August - Sightings

RSPB(Fisher's Mill) - Wood Sandpiper still (J Harris)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Wood Sandpiper (presumed same as above), Dunlin, 8 LRP (M Hodson)

Monday, 1 August 2011

1st August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, Dunlin, 9 LRP, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine New Reedbed Pit (J Harris, M Hodson)
RSPB (Bassett North) - 5 Greenshank, 2 Hobby (J Harris, M Hodson)
Middleton - 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (M Hodson)