31st March - Sightings

Ladywalk - 3 Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker, Siberian Chiff (ringed bird) seen and heard near entrance gate, 2 Water Rail, Curlew, 2 Snipe, 37 Goosander, Scaup(m), 2 Willow Tit (S Cawthray et al)

30th March - Sightings

RSPB - poss Mealy Redpoll on feeders. Also Tree Sparrow, 3 Lesser Redpoll (TP)
Ladywalk - Scaup(m), Curlew, 2 Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker, Woodcock, 2 Water Rail (J Morgan)
Whitacre Heath NR - 22 Meadow Pipit, 100 Redwing in field by Car Park (TP)

29th March - Sightings

Shustoke - Red Kite lingered for a while late morning (S Haynes et al)
Wishaw - Merlin again Wishaw Lane. Also 32 Golden Plover (TP)
Ladywalk - Scaup(m) still (J Wesson et al) Siberian Chiffchaff reported still. Also Merlin reported (J Harris)
Dosthill(Warks) - 1 Long-Tailed Duck still (J Harris)
Whitacre Heath NR - White Wagtail with Pied Wagtail on new scrapes by river (J Harris)

28th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Scaup(m) still (per Birdforum)

27th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Scaup(m), 8 Goosander, LRP (Many Obs)
Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck (m,f) still (J Harris)

26th March - Sightings

Wishaw - Merlin still Wishaw Lane on Manure Heap this morning (Bobby D)
Ladywalk - Scaup(m), Curlew still (K Groocock)
RSPB - Woodcock, Jack Snipe (G Williams)
Kingsbury - Goosander(fem), 5 Snipe Cliff Pool (Geoff Busby)

25th March - Sightings

Wishaw - On Blindpit Lane 4 Corn Bunting, 20 Skylark with Linnets and Reed Bunting. 100 Fieldfare. On Wishaw Lane Merlin(fem),  8 Golden Plover, 20 Lapwing, 15 Skylark , 120 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing. Little Egret (S Cawthray)
Kingsbury South - Little Gull(ad) on river at Hemlingford Mill (A Dean)
Dosthill (Warks) - 1 Long-tailed Duck (1st Sum M) still, 6 Oystercatcher, 52 Shoveler (J Harris)
Ladywalk - Scaup(m), 6 Goosander, 3 Chiffchaff, 15 Meadow Pipit, 4 Snipe, 30 Redwing (J Harris) There have been no confirmed sightings of the Siberian Chiffchaffs since 13th March despite reports on Birdguides.
Hams Hall - sewer outfall 2 Chiffchaff sewer outfall (J Harris)
Kingsbury - LRP Cliff Pool (Bobby D)
Coton - Yellow-Legged Gull (Bobby D)

24th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Scaup(m), Curlew, 6 Goosander, 6 Lesser Redpoll, Water Rail. Also 45+ Meadow Pipit along path to Sainsbury's Hide (TP, J Allen et al)
Alvecote - Jack Snipe, 42 Snipe, Peregrine (A Archer)
Kingsbury - LRP (S Cawthray)
Coton - 2 Goosander (per TP)

23rd March - Sightings

Whitacre Heath - Brambling(m), 18 Reed Bunting in garden feeding station (K Wimbush)
Ladywalk - Scaup(m) still (M Yapp)

21st March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Scaup(m) still. Also Curlew (Bobby D)
Kingsbury - Curlew over to North (Bobby D)
Tamworth - 19 Waxwing Amington Sharpe Street (A Archer)
Dosthill(Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck still (G Williams)

20th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Scaup(m), Bittern, Curlew, 2 Redshank (S Cawthray)

19th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Scaup(m) (P Sofley)
Tamworth - 11 Waxwing Sharpe Street Amington (A Archer)
Alvecote - Redshank Mill Pool (Bobby D)

17th March - SIghtings

Tamworth - 8 Waxwing Amington viewable from Chip Shop Car Park (A Archer)
Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck still (G Williams)

16th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern in flight (P Sofley)

15th March - Sightings

RSPB - Mediterranean Gull (ad) North Pit (G Williams)
Ladywalk - Common Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martin, Curlew (S Wood)

14th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern again (Paul Smith) Also 5 Sand Martin, 32 Goosander (K Wimbush, R Thomas)
RSPB - Little-Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover (G Williams)

13th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - 2 Siberian Chiffchaff still. Also 2 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff,Pergrine, Redshank (J Harris)
Hams Hall - 3 Chiffchaff (J Harris)

12th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern (S Cawthray) Of interest the ringed Siberian Chiffchaff has been proved to have been ringed on the reserve at the beginning of the year (as a Chiffchaff) (per D Hutton)
Minworth - 150 Golden Plover Wishaw Lane (G A Williams)

11th March - Sightings

Tamworth - Stonechat(m) Coton Lane Sewage Works on railway line fence. Also 2 Chiffchaff, Green Sandpiper by river (per Staffs Birding)

10th March- Sightings

Minworth - Merlin(m), 100 Golden Plover Wishaw Lane (Cathy Taylor)
Dosthill(Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck still. Also c40 Goldeneye in area (C Cook)

 

9th March - Sightings

Shustoke - 2 Kittiwake(ads) briefly 1.30pm then flew off to NW. Possibly the same two birds roosted (S Haynes)
Dosthill(Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck still (Birdguides)
Ladywalk - 2 Siberian Chiffchaff still (Many Obs)
RSPB - 2 Goosander, 5 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 80 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 3 Snipe, 2 Redshank, 3 Dunlin, 1 juv. Gt Black-backed Gull, 2 pair of Grey Partridge (G Williams)


Steve Cawthray is organising a Kingsbury work party on 13th March. "This is to clear the Islands and margins at both Cliff and Canal pools in order to make them suitable for breeding waders and terns that will be returning soon.

Meet at fishermens car park (10am) which is between Canal and Broomey croft pools .

If you have Scythes/Loppers/Rakes etc please bring along as well as wellies

Many thanks Steve 07919 151212"

8th March - Sightings

RSPB - Brambling(f) on feeders (S Wood) Bittern westside of wetland track then flew towards river (per RSPB)

7th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Woodcock, Water Rail, Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Willow Tit singing, Marsh Tit, Chiffchaff (S Cawthray)

5th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - 1 Siberian Chiffchaff (J Harris)
RSPB - 2 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, Redshank North Pit. Green Sandpiper Middleton Hall Lake (G Williams)

4th March - Sightings

Shustoke -  Mediterranean Gull(1st Win) again  in the roost. Also Curlew flying around calling for a few minutes, 24 Goosander, 25+ Pochard, Grey Wagtail, and an estimated 1500 Black-headed Gulls (M Griffiths)
Ladywalk - Curlew,  Lesser-spotted woodpecker,  5 Redpoll, Peregrine (J Morgan)
Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck (m,f) still (B Stretch)

3rd March - Sightings

Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck , 40 Goldeneye, Little Egret (TP)
Ladywalk - 1 Siberian Chiffchaff (Birdguides)
RSPB - 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wigeon, c50 Teal Middleton Hall Lake (TP)

2nd March - Sightings

Kingsbury - Bittern again Cliff Pool. Also Curlew, 3 Oystercatcher (Bobby D et al)
RSPB - 2 Green Sandpiper Middleton Hall Lake (TP)
Ladywalk - 2 Siberian Chiffchaff still (inc ringed bird) (D Hutton)
Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck (m,f) still (K Everitt)

1st March - Sightings

Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck (m,f) still (Birdguides)
Kingsbury - Green Sandpiper, 4 Goosander Cliff Pool (K Sargent)
Hams Hall - Green Sandpiper, 3 Chiffchaff (J Harris)