31st July - Sightings

RSPB - Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 2 LRP Jubilee Wetlands (G Williams)

30th July - Sightings

RSPB - 7 Black-Tailed Godwit, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP Jubilee Wetlands. 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (G Williams et al)
Shustoke - 3 Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, LRP, Ringed Plover, brood of Gadwall (TP et al)

29th July - Sightings

Ladywalk - Harrier sp (Ringtail) reported over Main Reedbed this am (per logbook) Also 3 Peregrine (juv) still (P Lichfield)
RSPB - 4 LRP, 2 Common Sandpiper, Hobby, 3 Little Egret Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit. 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (G Williams, S Atkinson)

28th July - Sightings

Shustoke - Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper (S Haynes)
Ladywalk - 11 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, 3 Peregrine (juv) (J & J Morris et al)
RSPB - Green Sandpiper, 5 Ringed Plover Jubilee Wetlands. 4 Dunlin through. Peregrine, 2 Hobby in area (R Eyres, G Williams) The second Avocet Family have left the area.

27th July - Sightings

Alvecote - Black-Tailed Godwit Mill Pool (J Morgan)
Shustoke - Common Sandpiper (Bobby D)

26th July - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake. 3 Black-Tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grasshopper Warbler Jubilee Wetlands (S Atkinson)

25th July - Sightings

RSPB - Turnstone, 3 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 8+ LRP, Redshank Jubilee Wetlands. 3 Green Sandpiper, LRP Hall Lake. 3 Avocet North Pit (TP)

22nd July - Sightings

RSPB - Ruff, 5 Black-Tailed Godwit, 11 Dunlin, 11+ Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 3 Avocet, 3 LRP, 2 Little Egret, Yellow-Legged Gull(juv), 2 Broods of Gadwall (1 new) Jubilee Wetlands. 2 LRP Hall Lake (TP)
Ladywalk - 2 Crossbill over to S/E at 4.26pm (P Sofley)
Alvecote - LRP Mill Pool. Redstart on Staffs side (Bobby D)

21st July - Sightings

RSPB - 6 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, Ringed Plover, 3 Avocet, 2 Dunlin, 3 Little Egret, 2 Grasshopper Warbler (C Doyle) 3 Hobby (per Staffs Birding)
Ladywalk - 2 Green Sandpiper (P Lichfield)

20th July - Sightings

RSPB - 4 Black-Tailed Godwit, 4 Avocet, Greenshank, 2 Redshank, 3 LRP (RSPB, S Pick) c10 Siskin between Mill Plantation and Fisher's Mill Bridge with Goldfinch (S Pick)
Shustoke - Dunlin, 3 Common Sandpiper on weed (S Haynes)
Ladywalk - 2 Hobby B Pools (S Cawthray) 2 Green Sandpiper (P Lichfield)

Black-Tailed Godwit Ringing Details

I have received the history of the colour ringed Black-Tailed Godwit seen on Saturday from the Iceland Wader group. Please see below:

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GN-BR 15.07.13 Langhús, Fljót, N Iceland

GN-BR 18.03.14 Les Marinonville, Saint-Ghislain, Belgium

GN-BR 19.03.14 Workum, Workumermeer, Friesland, N Netherland

GN-BR 8.09.14 Alkborough Flats, Humber, North Lincolnshire, E England

GN-BR 16.09.14 Alkborough Flats, Humber, North Lincolnshire, E England

GN-BR 17.10.14 Alkborough Flats, Humber, North Lincolnshire, E England

GN-BR 3.03.15 Landje van Geijsel, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Noord Holland, W Netherlands

GN-BR 6.03.15 Landje van Geijsel, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Noord Holland, W Netherlands

GN-BR 8.03.15 Landje van Geijsel, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Noord Holland, W Netherlands

GN-BR 14.03.15 Landje van Geijsel, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Noord Holland, W Netherlands

GN-BR 15.03.15 Landje van Geijsel, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Noord Holland, W Netherlands

GN-BR 17.03.15 Landje van Geijsel, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Noord Holland, W Netherlands

GN-BR 01.04.15 Landje van Geijsel, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Noord Holland, W Netherlands

GN-BR 04.04.15 Bovenkerkerpolder, Amstelveen, Noord Holland, W Netherlands

GN-BR 05.04.15 Bovenkerkerpolder, Amstelveen, Noord Holland, W Netherlands

GN-BR 18.07.15 Middleton Lakes, Warwickshire, C England

19th July - Sightings

RSPB - 10 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Grasshopper Warbler (S Atkinson)

18th July - Sightings

RSPB - 12 Black-Tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 3 Avocet, 2 Redshank, Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, Curlew, Snipe Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit. 6 Green Sandpiper, 4 LRP Hall Lake (TP, J Allen et al) One of the Godwits was colour ringed (Blue above Red right leg and Green above Black left leg)
Alvecote - Yellow-Legged Gull(juv) Pretty Pigs Pool. 5 Little Egret, 2 Hobby, Green Sandpiper, 12 Yellow Wagtail Mill Pool (A Archer)

17th July - Sightings

RSPB - 26 Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, Dunlin, Snipe, 3 Avocet (2 Juvs now flying), 4 Ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Hobby Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (J Hughes, G Williams) 9 Siskin Canal Meadow (K Thorpe)
Ladywalk - Hobby in dead tree B Pools (J & J Morris)
Alvecote - 2 Yellow-Legged Gull (ad,juv) Mill Pool. Also Redstart in area (A Archer)

15th July - Sightings

RSPB - 4 Green Sandpiper, Redshank Hall Lake. 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Common Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands. 2 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper North Pit this afternoon (S Atkinson)
Ladywalk - Common Scoter(fem) reported (per P Sofley Also Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret (P Lichfield)

14th July - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Ruddy Shelduck late morning Jubilee Wetlands (G Williams) but not later (G Robinson) These were probably the same as seen at Stanwick, Northants early am. Also Spotted Flycatcher by farm. 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 6 Shelduck, 25+ Common Tern Jubilee Wetlands. 2 Avocet still. 4 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper Hall Lake (G Williams, G Robinson, S Cawthray)

13th July - Sightings

RSPB - Black-Tailed Godwit, 7 Oystercatcher, 4 Avocet, 2 Redshank, 6 Ringed Plover, 35 Common Tern, 3 Little Egret (G Williams)

12th July - Sightings

RSPB - 5 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP)
Ladywalk - Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper (P Lichfield)

11th July - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, 7 Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, Little Egret, Hobby Jubilee Wetlands. 2 Avocet + 2 young North Pit (S Pick)

10th July - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Whimbrel briefly this evening Jubilee Wetlands. Also 2 Dunlin. 5 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Pick)
Ladywalk - Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper (P Lichfield)

9th July - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 10 Redshank, 4 Dunlin, 16+ Ringed Plover, 7 LRP, 2 Avocet, Common Sandpiper, Common Gull, 2 Grasshopper Warbler, 3 brood of Gadwall (2 new) Jubilee Wetlands (TP, S Pick) 5 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Pick)
Ladywalk - Black-Tailed Godwit New Bay (P Lichfield)

8th July - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Greenshank, 5 Black-Tailed Godwit, 20 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Avocet + 2 Young, 2 Redshank, 4 LRP, 7 Oystercatcher, 150 Sand Martin Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (S Pick)
Kingsbury South - Yellow-Legged Gull(ad) back again Bodymoor Heath Water for its 7th Winter (A Dean) See here.

6th July - Sightings

RSPB - Greenshank North Pit still (K Thorpe)
Ladywalk - 3 Green Sandpiper, 6 Little Egret, 8 Shoveler, Wigeon, Water Rail (P Sofley)

5th July - Sightings

RSPB - Greenshank, 2 Avocet + 2 Young North Pit. 1+ Green Sandpiper, 7 Ringed Plover, 2 broods of Gadwall Jubilee Wetlands. 3 Green Sandpiper, brood of Gadwall Hall Lake. The family party of 5 Avocet seem to have left the reserve (S Pick, TP)
Ladywalk - Green Sandpiper, 6 Little Egret, 8 Shoveler, Peregrine (P Lichfield)

4th July - Sightings

RSPB - No sign of White-Winged Black Tern today (Many Obs) 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP) 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover Jubilee Wetlands (J Allen)
Ladywalk - 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, White Wagtail (P Lichfield)

3rd July - Sightings

White-Winged Black Tern - Steve Pick (Upper) and Bob Duckhouse(Lower)

RSPB - WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN c8.20pm at least Jubilee Wetlands. This evening it was showing well from the 2 benches on the North East shore (G Williams et al) The second reserve record after one on 01/08/2005.

Also 20 Black-Tailed Godwit with 3 left late evening (G Williams) Mediterranean Gull (2nd Sum) late evening (TP, J Allen, A Archer) Also Dunlin, c20 Ringed Plover (TP et al)

Yesterday - Mediterranean Gull in evening. Also 18 Ringed Plover, 6 LRP, 4 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 9 Avocet (S Pick)

Shustoke - 7 Common Sandpiper (D Baker)

2nd July - Sightings

Ladywalk - 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 LRP, 8 Little Egret, 2 Shoveler, 3 Teal (P Lichfield)

1st July - Sightings

Ladywalk - Green Sandpiper, Redshank, LRP, 5 Little Egret, 2 Pochard, 4 Shoveler, 3 Teal, Mandarin, Wigeon, 8 Juv Goosander, Curlew (per P Sofley)

30th June - Sightings

Mediterranean Gulls (S Pick)

RSPB -2 Mediterranean Gull (ad) briefly - flew in from the south touched down on Jubilee Wetlands for a couple of minutes then headed North. Also 20+ Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 9 Avocet, 4 Redshank. Cuckoo still calling Silt Pool. Green Sand Hall Lake (S Pick)
Ladywalk - Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 3 Shoveler (P Lichfield)