31st May - Sightings

Ladywalk - Garganey(m), Teal, Peregrine (S Haynes)

29th May - Sightings

RSPB - 11 Arctic Tern (S Cawthray)

28th May - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Sanderling North Pit (J Harris)

Shustoke - 15 Common Tern, 500 Swift (S Cawthray)

Kingsbury - Dunlin, Redshank, 8 Common Tern (S Cawthray)

27th May - Sightings

Shustoke - 2 Mediterranean Gull (ads) (S Roper)
Ladywalk - Garganey(m) still. Red Kite over (P Sofley)
RSPB - Dunlin (A Archer)

26th May - Sightings

Shustoke - Red Kite over Village 4pm (S Haynes)
Ladywalk - Garganey(m) Main Pool (P Lichfield)

25th May - Sightings

RSPB - Greenshank, 11 Ringed Plover (J Harris)

24th May - Sightings

Shustoke - Arctic Tern, 2 Common Scoter, Kittiwake (1st Sum), 200 House Martin, 200 Swallow, 200 Sand Martin, 300 Swift (S Haynes et al)

23rd May - Sightings

Shustoke - 2 Common Scoter, Kittiwake(1st Sum) , 1000+ Swift (S Cawthray)

22nd May - Sightings

Shustoke - 2 Common Scoter, Kittiwake(1st Sum) (P Hyde et al)

21st May - Sightings

RSPB - Garganey(m) still this afternoon (J Morgan) Also Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 11 Ringed Plover (J Harris)
Ladywalk - Black-Tailed Godwit (P Sofley)

20th May - Sightings

RSPB - Curlew Sandpiper North Pit this morning but flew off 12.02pm (J Harris, P Price) Also Garganey(m), Sanderling, 4 Dunlin, 18 Ringed Plover(J Harris, P Price) This evening Garganey, Sanderling, Dunlin, 12 Ringed Plover, Peregrine, Hobby, Cuckoo, Pochard(m), 6 Shoveler, 2 Teal (TP et al)
Shustoke - Kittiwake (1st Sum) still, Cuckoo (S Haynes)

19th May - Sightings

Ladywalk - Garganey(m) still (P Lichfield)
RSPB - Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, Little Egret, Cuckoo at North End (TP)

18th May - Sightings

Shustoke - Kittiwake(1st Sum) still (Birdguides)
RSPB - 5 Dunlin, 13 Ringed Plover, 2 Redshank, Little Egret, 6 Shoveler, 2 Teal North Pit (TP) Water levels here are now the best they have been all spring!

17th May - Sightings

Shustoke - 2 Common Tern, Hobby, 1500+ Common Swift, Kittiwake(1st Sum) and Cuckoo (K Wimbush)
Bodymoor - Red Kite (imm) at 1445hrs over Bodymoor Heath Lane being mobbed by corvids and flying towards Tamworth (K Wimbush)
RSPB - 2 Dunlin. Willow Tit on feeders (J Morgan) Hobby Fisher's Mill (D Baker) Black-Tailed Godwit, Little Egret North Pit this evening (S Pick)

16th May - Sightings

Garganey - Karl Sargent

Ladywalk - Garganey(m) "B" Pool (K Sargent)
Shustoke - Arctic Tern, Common Tern (K Sargent)

15th May - Sightings

 

Kittiwake and Black Tern - Dave Hutton

Shustoke - Black Tern mid morning (J Harris) 2 Black tern, Arctic Tern (+ 20 thru), 16 Common tern, Kittiwake (1st Sum), 2000+ Swift early afternoon (S Cawthray et al) 3 Black Tern from mid-afternoon and still in evening (D Hutton et al) 14 Whimbrel thru c6pm (per TP) Also 2 Arctic Tern, Kittiwake, 8 Common Tern this evening (TP et al) Hobby Late evening (A Archer)
Ladywalk - 2 Whimbrel thru late morning (P Sofley)
RSPB - Common Sandpiper Bodymoor Pit (TP) Turnstone, 15 Dunlin (+ 16th slightly larger pale bird unidentified by observer - I would assume Sanderling?) Fisher's Mill this evening (S Pick) Common Sandpiper North End (S Pick)  North end of reseve is flooded.
Kingsbury - 5 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, Cuckoo, Yellow Wagtail, 10 Common Tern Cliff Pool (S Cawthray)

14th May - Sightings

Shustoke - Kittiwake (1st Sum) still. 1000+ Swift (TP)

Ladywalk - 3 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, 6 Oystercatcher, 3 Redshank. Grasshopper Warbler, Cuckoo (S Cawthray)

Kingsbury -  Dunlin, 8 Common Tern, 2 Goosander (S Cawthray)

13th May - Sightings

Shustoke - Kittiwake (1st Sum) (S Haynes) Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Yellow Wagtail, Hobby (P Forbes) Also aberrant Swift in area with areas of white in plumage.
RSPB - 2 Dunlin, Ringed Plover (TP)

12th May - Sightings

Alvecote - Black-Tailed Godwit Mill Pool (J Morgan et al)
Shustoke - Arctic Tern (S Haynes)
RSPB - 2 Whimbrel North Pit 8pm (S Pick)

11th May - Sightings

RSPB - 6 Dunlin, 7 Ringed Plover North Pit (TP, D Baker et al)
Wishaw - 2 Yellow Wagtail (Nette Clarke)

10th May - Sightings

Ladywalk - 2 Egyptian Goose 8:30am but not since. Also Common Sandpiper (K Sargent)
Kingsbury - 8 Common Tern, Common Sandpiper Cliff Pool (K Sargent)
RSPB - Black-Tailed Godwit, 10 Dunlin, 10 Ringed Plover North Pit (G Williams, TP, J Mallinson et al) 2 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Hobby Fisher's Mill (K Sargent)
Wishaw - Wheatear Blindpit Lane bu Bee Hives (B Jones)

9th May - Sightings

Shustoke - 2 Hobby, 600 Swallow, 400 Swift (S Cawthray)
Kingsbury - 2 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 10 Common Tern, 100 House Martin (S Cawthray)

8th May - SIghtings

RSPB - 5 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover on North Pit this evening (TP) Grey Plover reported to North 8.51am, 12 Ringed Plover, Dunlin through earlier in day (J Harris)
Alvecote - Hobby, LRP (J Morgan)

7th May - Sightings

RSPB - Osprey Fisher's Mill 11.18am (G Williams)

6th May - Sightings

Ladywalk - 2 Little Egret, Redshank, LRP. Also the 3 Egyptian Geese logged this a.m. (P Lichfield)
Hams Hall - Goosander(fem) with 11 Ducklings on river by Outfall(Linda Davis)
RSPB - Hobby, 2 Common Sandpiper (G A Williams)

5th May - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper on North Pit. 3 Dunlin (J Allen et al)  Mediterranean Gull(1st WIn) reported (RBA) 3 Egyptian Goose late afternoon (TP)
Ladywalk - Goosander(fem) with 10 Ducklings on river (P Forbes) Cuckoo, 2 LRP, 2 Redshank (P Lichfield)

4th May - Sightings

Shustoke - Arctic Tern early afternoon at least (S Haynes)
Ladywalk - Marsh Harrier 11.35am, 2 Common Tern, 2 LRP, Dunlin, Little Egret (P Lichfield)
RSPB - Whinchat(m) this evening on fenceline by path at North End (TP) Also 2 Dunlin, Ringed Plover North End (S Atkinson, TP)

1st May - Sightings

RSPB - Whimbrel 4pm at least (D Baker) but not in evening (TP)
Coton - Hobby (K Wimbush)