Monday 31 October 2011

31st October - Sightings

RSPB(Bassett South) - 2 Short-Eared Owl, Peregrine, Dunlin, 4 Little Egret, Swallow, 2 Goosander (S Cawthray, M Hodson)

Sunday 30 October 2011

30th October - Sightings

Dosthill - 3+ Short-Eared Owls hunting bunds today. Occassionally visiting RSPB reserve. (G Williams, TP, J Allen, S Cawthray et al)
RSPB (Bassett South) - 6+ Little Egret, 2 Dunlin (TP, J Allen, S Cawthray)
RSPB (Bassett North) - Stonechat(f) by bench. Golden Plover (per S Cawthray et al)

29th October - Sightings

Kingsbury - 13 Little Egret roosted Cliff Pool. Barn Owl Richard's Meadow (S Cawthray, J Allen)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Goldeneye Midwest Pool. Peregrine, 2 Dunlin, 5 Yellowhammer (G Williams)

Friday 28 October 2011

28th October - Sightings

Ladywalk - Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, Tawny Owl, Water Rail, 3 Snipe (S Cawthray)
Coton - Chiffchaff (K Wimbush)
Kingsbury - 8 Little Egret in roost Cliff Pool(W Egmont)
Dosthill - Short-Eared Owl on Bunds (P Burton per J Harris)

Thursday 27 October 2011

27th October - Sightings

Tamworth - Pintail(m) still Wilnecote Lake (per J Harris) This is off Stoneydelph Lane.
Kingsbury - 8 Little Egret roosted Cliff Pool (W Egmont)

Wednesday 26 October 2011

26th October - Sightings

RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - Great-White Egret again in flight towards Dosthill Main Lake this morning (G Williams)
RSPB (Bassett North) - 24 Goosander, 6 Yellowhammer, Tree Sparrow (G Williams, J Fincham)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Dunlin (G Williams)
Ladywalk - Bittern again seen on both pools (S Cawthray)

Tuesday 25 October 2011

25th October - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett North) - Hen Harrier (ringtail) still, 10 Goosander (J Harris)
Kingsbury - Great White Egret Cliff Pool (per logbook)

Monday 24 October 2011

24th October - Sightings

Shustoke - Red Kite c2pm mobbed by 2 Ravens (S Cawthray)
Middleton - 60+ Golden Plover over A4091 towards RSPB reserve (K Wimbush)

23rd October - Sightings

RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - Little Egret (K Sargent)
RSPB (Bassett North) - Goldeneye, Little Egret (K Sargent)
Kingsbury - 12 Little Egret, 500 Starling to roost Cliff Pool (S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, Water Rail (S Cawthray)

Saturday 22 October 2011

22nd October - Sightings

RSPB - Great White Egret over this afternoon flew south to north then over towards Dosthill NR (M Hodson) Presumably the recent bird from Kings Bromley/Croxall.

Wednesday 19 October 2011

19th October - Sightings

Kingsbury - Green Sandpiper on river (Bobby D)
RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - 25 Golden Plover over (Bobby D)

18th October - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - 4 Little Egret, Ringed Plover (G Williams)
Lea Marston - Green Sandpiper (Bobby D)
Kingsbury - Green Sandpiper (Bobby D)
Alvecote - 40 Golden Plover off Wood ford Lane (A Barnsley)

Tuesday 18 October 2011

16th October - Sightings

Ladywalk - 3 Little Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper, 170 Redwing, 12 Siskin, 8 Redpoll (S Cawthray)
Lea Marston - Little Owl, 2 Swallow, 5 Chiffchaff (S Cawthray)
Kingsbury - 6 Little Egret roosted Cliff Pool, 60 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 12 Snipe (S Cawthray)

17th October - Sightings

Tamworth - Pintail(m) Wilnecote Lake (P Burton)
Wishaw - 40 Fieldfare, 6 Skylark (S Cawthray)
RSPB - 76 Golden Plover, 200 Wigeon, 190 Gadwall, 7 Goldeneye, 60 Fieldfare (S Cawthray)

Friday 14 October 2011

14th October - Sightings

Tamworth - 40+ Fieldfare, 20+ Redwing over 7.30-7.40am (TP)
RSPB (Bassett North) - 2 Grey Plover over (J Fincham)

12th October - Sightings

Coton - Little Egret (by the road bridge) (A Dean)
KWP (south) - Yellow-legged Gull, again at B H Water (A Dean)
KWP (north) - Green Sandpiper on river east of Cliff Pool (A Dean)
Fields opposite main entrance to KWP - Grey Partridge x 4 (including one albino); Peregrine; Wheatear; Stonechat (male) (A Dean)
RSPB (Bassett North) - report of ringtail Hen Harrier on 11/10/2011 (Ryan Adams per J Harris)

Monday 10 October 2011

Sightings - 29th September - 10th October

29th September

RSPB(Bassett South) - 2 Little Stint, Dunlin, several Ringed Plover, Little Egret, Hobby (C Green per J Harris)

30th September


Pectoral Sandpiper - Chris Cook

RSPB (Bassett South) - Pectoral Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, 7 Ringed Plover (Many Obs)
RSPB (Bassett North) - Pectoral Sandpiper flew here in afternoon. Wheatear, Whinchat (C Cook)

Anyone know who found the Pec?

1st October

Ladywalk - Bittern (D Long)

2nd October

RSPB (Bassett North) - 2 Sandwich Tern (ad, 1st Win) North Pit (per Birdforum)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Little Stint, 2 Little Egret, 8 Ringed Plover (per Birdforum)

4th October

RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - Little Egret (G Williams)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Little Stint, 8 Ringed Plover, 120+ Wigeon (G Williams, J Harris)

5th October

Middleton - Common Sandpiper Hall Lake (G Williams)
RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Ringed Plover, Hobby (G WIlliams) Reports of Little Stint, Greenshank, LRP (per G Williams)
RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - Little Egret, c100 Wigeon (G Williams)

6th October

Middleton - 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (G Williams)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Little Stint, 4 Dunlin, 2 Little Egret (G Williams)
RSPB (Bassett North) - Jack Snipe, 2 House Martin South (G Williams)

7th October

Middleton - 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (G Williams)
RSPB (Bassett South) - Little Stint, 4 Dunlin (G Williams)
RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - 4 Little Egret (G Williams)

9th October

RSPB (Bassett North) - 5 Grey Plover for 30 Minutes. 3 Little Egret, Willow Tit, Redpoll, 4 Swallow (G Williams et al)
 RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Ringed Plover, Little Egret, Siskin (G Williams et al) Report of White Wagtail (per Birdforum)
Middleton - Redwing Mill Plantation (per Birdforum)
Shustoke - Bar-Tailed Godwit, Common Tern (S Cawthray, S Haynes)