31st May - Sightings

RSPB - Little Gull (1st Sum) at North End this morning (G Williams)

29th May - Sightings

Shustoke - Black-Necked Grebe (S Cawthray)

28th May - Sightings

Alvecote - Osprey again 8.15am low over Mill Pool (D Pratt)

27th May - Sightings

Grey Plover - Adam Archer

RSPB - Black Tern at North End till 3.30pm at least(G Williams et al) Also 2 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, 7 Ringed Plover, Wigeon(m), 2 Shoveler, 3 Teal (TP, G Williams) Short-Eared Owl reported again (per G Williams)
Alvecote - Grey Plover Mill Pool spit till dusk (J Morgan et al) Osprey over 2.30pm (per A Archer) Also Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper (A Archer) The Osprey was presumably the bird from Whitemoor/Croxall which was last seen c2.00pm.

26th May - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Little Stint, up to 5 Sanderling, 2 Knot (till 4.35pm only), 2 Turnstone, 6 Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Shoveler, 2 Teal, Little Egret all at North End (G Williams, S Cawthray, TP, J Harris et al) At last a decent day of wader passage!
Whitacre Heath - Red Kite over Station Road (K Wimbush)
Kingsbury - Hobby (K Wimbush)

25th May - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Greenshank, 3 Dunlin North End (G Williams)

24th May - Sightings

RSPB - Ruff, Wigeon(m), Shoveler(m) at North End (TP)

21st May - Sightings

Nightjar - Dave Hutton

Ladywalk - NIGHTJAR till 9.29pm roosting on Silver Birch before flying off to hunt. The bird was heard and seen "Churring" this evening (J Alton et al).

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RSPB - Short-Eared Owl still (per TP)

19th May - Sightings

RSPB - Red Kite North over Farm at 12pm (G A Williams) 2 Short-Eared Owl Middle Section. Ruff(male with white ruff), Dunlin, Tundra Ringed Plover, Barnacle x Canada Goose hybrid, Egyptian Goose, Shoveler(m) North End (TP, S Haynes) Little Owl, 2 Yellow Wagtail Entrance Track (TP)
Alvecote - Sanderling, 2 Dunlin Mill Pool on spit 5.30pm at least (J Morgan, TP)
Shustoke - Black-Necked Grebe still (S Haynes)

18th May - Sightings

Alvecote - Red Kite south over Mill Pool 3.45pm (J Morgan)
RSPB - Osprey over Fisher's Mill 4pm when chased off by gulls (G WIlliams) Ruff, Egyptian Goose, Barnacle Goose at North End (G Williams)

17th May - Sightings

Alvecote - Garganey (m) Teal Pool until late evning at least (J Morgan, TP, A Archer)
Shustoke - Black-Necked Grebe still (Many Obs)
RSPB - 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Wheatear, White Wagtail in ploughed field along approach road (TP, J Mallinson) Short-Eared Owl, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret on reserve (Many Obs)

16th May - Sightings

Shustoke - Black-Necked Grebe still Shustoke (S Cawthray)
Alvecote - Short-Eared Owl , Hobby (A Archer)

15th May - Sightings

Wishaw - Whinchat(m) Blindpit Lane (J Mallinson)
Shustoke - Black-Necked Grebe (S Cawthray) Possibly a new bird?
RSPB - Dunlin (G Williams) Unconfirmed report of 2 Long-Tailed Skua (ads) over to NW at 15.27 (J Harris)

14th May - Sightings

RSPB - 10 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, Shoveler(m), 2 Shelduck, Little Egret North End (J Harris)
Alvecote - 2 Hobby, Common Sandpiper Mill Pool (A Archer) Nearby Short-Eared Owl Seckington (A Archer)

13th May - Sightings

RSPB - Short-Eared Owl Middle Section. 2 Dunlin, 7 Ringed Plover, 2 Egyptian Geese, Wigeon (m) North End. Hobby over Carpark  (J Allen, TP) Little Owl late evening on hedge at start of entrance track (TP)

12th May - Sightings

Alvecote - 1+ Short-Eared Owl (A Archer)

11th May - Sightings

RSPB - Short-Eared Owl Middle Section this evening. Also 2 Egyptian Geese, Wigeon(m), 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Red-Legged Partridge (TP)

10th May - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Egyptian Geese at North End with Canadas. Also Whimbrel flew north 12.59pm, 4 Shoveler, Dunlin North End (J Harris)
Shustoke - Black-Necked Grebe still (per RBA)
Dosthill - Marsh Harrier through to North c2pm (S Cawthray)

9th May - Sightings

RSPB - Short-Eared Owl still (R Johns)
Shustoke - Black-Necked Grebe still (Many Obs)

8th May - Sightings

Shustoke - Black-Necked Grebe (sum plum) still (per Birdguides)
RSPB - Osprey fishing Fisher's Mill 1.30pm (J Morgan) Short-Eared Owl Middle Section. 6 Dunlin, Ringed Plover North Pit. 2+ Wheatear, 2 Shoveler, Hobby (J Harris et al)

7th May - Sightings

Shustoke - B;ack-Necked Grebe at East End (P Forbes)
RSPB - 8 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover North End. Short-Eared Owl again (J Harris)
Kingsbury - Little Gull (1st Sum), Hobby, Little Egret (S Cawthray)
Bodymoor Heath - 2 Wheatear, Common Sandpiper (S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - 2 Greenshank, 2 Little Egret, 3 Hobby, Goosander + 7 young this weekend (S Cawthray et al)

6th May - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Little Gull (both 1st Sum) at Fisher's Mill/South Pits, 2  Short-Eared Owl, 3 Grasshopper Warbler (per Comments, W Eley)

RSPB Day List

List of birds seen today on RSPB all-day count:

1) Mute Swan
2) Greylag Goose
3) Canada Goose
4) Shelduck
5) Wigeon
6) Gadwall
7) Teal
8) Mallard
9) Shoveler
10) Tufted Duck
11) Red-Legged Partridge
12) Pheasant
13) Cormorant
14) Grey Heron
15) Little Grebe
16) Great-Crested Grebe
17) Black-Necked Grebe
18) Sparrowhawk
19) Buzzard
20) Kestrel
21) Hobby
22) Moorhen
23) Coot
24) Oystercatcher
25) Little-Ringed Plover
26) Ringed Plover
27) Grey Plover
28) Lapwing
29) Whimbrel
30) Curlew
31) Common Sandpiper
32) Redshank
33) Black-Headed Gull
34) Little Gull
35) Lesser Black-Backed Gull
36) Herring Gull
37) Common Tern
38) Feral Pigeon
39) Stock Dove
40) Woodpigeon
41) Collared Dove
42) Cuckoo
43) Barn Owl
44) Tawny Owl
45) Short-Eared Owl
46) Swift
47) Kingfisher
48) Green Woodpecker
49) Great-Spotted Woodpecker
50) Skylark
51) Sand Martin
52) Swallow
53) House Martin
54) Meadow Pipit
55) Yellow Wagtail
56) Pied Wagtail
57) Wren
58) Dunnock
59) Robin
60) Wheatear
61) Blackbird
62) Song Thrush
63) Mistle Thrush
64) Cetti's Warbler
65) Grasshopper Warbler
66) Sedge Warbler
67) Reed Warbler
68) Blackcap
69) Garden Warbler
70) Lesser Whitethroat
71) Whitethroat
72) Chiffchaff
73) WIllow Warbler
74) Goldcrest
75) Long-Tailed Tit
76) Willow Tit
77) Blue Tit
78) Great Tit
79) Nuthatch
80) Treecreeper
81) Jay
82) Magpie
83) Jackdaw
84) Rook
85) Carrion Crow
86) Raven
87) Starling
88) House Sparrow
89) Chaffinch
90) Greenfinch
91) Goldfinch
92) Linnet
93) Bullfinch
94) Yellowhammer
95) Reed Bunting

5th May - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Black-Necked Grebe (Sum Plum) (S Cawthray et al) Also around reserve Grey Plover (Sum Plum), Curlew, 8 Wheatear (2 at North End, 6 Entrance Track), Common Sandpiper, Short-Eared Owl, Little Gull (1st Sum), Whimbrel over, Hobby (G Williams, S Cawthray, J Harris, TP, J Allen, P Hyde et al)

In total at least 95 species today seen on RSPB reserve during all-day count.

Kingsbury South - Common Sandpiper Hemlingford Water (TP, J Allen)

4th May - Sightings

RSPB - Grey Plover (sp) all day  at North Pit(Many Obs) Also 2 Dunlin, Curlew, 2 Wheatear, 12 Yellow Wagtail, Short-Eared Owl, Whimbrel (heard only) (S Cawthray, S Haynes et al) Little Gull (1st Sum) still on river by Fisher's Mill (G Williams)
Kingsbury - Greenshank Cliff Pool (S Cawthray) report of Kittiwake (per Birdguides)
Whitacre Heath NR - Hobby, Cuckoo (K Winbush)

3rd May - Sightings

RSPB - Grey Plover (sp) on North Pit this evening. Also 3 Dunlin, White Wagtail, 3 Yellow Wagtail (D Baker) Little Gull (1st Sum) New Reedbed Pit (D Baker)
Shustoke - Common Sandpiper, Garden Warbler, 200 Swallow, 100 Swift, 50 House Martin, Teal (K Wimbush)

2nd May - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bar-Tailed Godwit, Dunlin (Steve Cawthray)