Friday, 25 September 2015

24th September - Sightings




Dunlin and Stonechat - Gaz Robinson

Ladywalk - 50+ Pied Wagtail over to roost (per P Sofley)
RSPB - 2 Siskin feeders. 4 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit over. 4 Little Egret, Hobby, Stonechat, 4 Dunlin, Ruff (G Robinson)


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23rd September - Sightings

Alvecote - Wheatear in field by start of Laundry Lane. 30+ Meadow Pipit in area (J Morgan)
Ladywalk - 2 Hobby Bittern Hide (J & J Morris) Also Pintail, 90 Teal, 164 Gadwall, 51 Wigeon, 18 Shoveler (per P Sofley)

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

22nd September - Sightings

RSPB - Spotted Flycatcher on hedge on West side of North Pit. Also 4 Dunlin, Ruff, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 14 Snipe around reserve. 2 Siskin on feeders. 20 Siskin, Skylark, 4 Meadow Pipit, Redpoll over. Also Redpoll over farm. Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (RSPB, S Pick, G Robinson)
Kingsbury - 2 Ruff Otter Pool this evening. Also 26 Little Egret roosted. Hobby (S Pick)

Sunday, 20 September 2015

20th September - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Ruff, 2 Dunlin. Mandarin(m), Common Sandpiper, Pintail, Hobby Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (S Pick, TP) 2 Siskin, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker on feeders (H Miller et al)

Saturday, 19 September 2015

19th September - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, Pintail, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Whinchat around reserve (G Williams et al) Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Siskin feeding station (TP, G Williams) Green Sandpiper, 2 Water Rail (juvs) Hall Lake (TP)

Thursday, 17 September 2015

17th September - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Whinchat(m,f) on NW side of Jubilee Wetlands. Also Pintail, Ringed Plover, 4 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 2 Ruff around reserve. Siskin on Heronry Feeders (R Eyres, G Williams)
Ladywalk - Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Lesser Whitethroat (S Cawthray)
Lea Marston - Greenshank from bridge (S Cawthray)

Wednesday, 16 September 2015

16th September - Sightings

RSPB - Whinchat, Wheatear, Pintail, Hobby, Ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 2 Ruff (G Williams)

15th September - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Ruff, Pintail Jubilee Wetlands. 2 Green Sandpiper North Pit (S Pick)
Kingsbury - 19 Little Egret Roosted Otter Pool. Also Hobby (S Pick)

14th September - Sightings

RSPB -  140 Shoveler, 136 Teal, 133 Gadwall, 218 Coot, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Garganey, Yellow-Legged Gull, 2 Ruff, Bittern reported, 2 Hobby (per RSPB)

Sunday, 13 September 2015

13th September - Sightings

Ladywalk - 2 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper (P Lichfield)
RSPB - Garganey North Pit still. Also 2 Mandarin (2m), Pintail, Greenshank, 3 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Little Egret around reserve. Hobby Silt Pool. Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker, Wheatear near Car Park (A Archer, S Pick)

Saturday, 12 September 2015

12th September - Sightings

RSPB - Garganey, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Tern Hall Lake. Whinchat, Garganey, 2 Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 9 Wigeon North Pit. 5 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, Pintail, 12 Pochard Jubilee Wetlands. Hobby Fisher's Mill (TP, J Allen et al) Additionally Siskin Heronry Feeders. LRP Jubilee Wtelands (S Pick)

Friday, 11 September 2015

11th September - Sightings

RSPB - Great-White Egret Jubilee Wetlands though mobile (J Fincham et al) Also Wood Sandpiper, Ruff, Dunlin, 8 Little Egret on reserve. 2 Siskin Heronry Feeders (per RSPB) Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker Heronry feeders yesterday (per RSPB)
Ladywalk - Dunlin Main Pool (J & J Morris)
Kingsbury - 32 Little Egret roosted Otter Pool. 2 Barn Owl Richard's Meadow (S Pick)

Wednesday, 9 September 2015

9th September - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper still North Pit (S Atkinson) Bittern Jubilee Wetlands at North End for 2nd Day (per RSPB)

Tuesday, 8 September 2015

8th September - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper still North Pit on West side. Also Pintail, Wheatear Jubilee Wetlands. Hobby Fisher's Mill (S Pick)
Kingsbury - 28 Little Egret roosted Otter Pool. Also Water Rail (W Eley)

Monday, 7 September 2015

7th September - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, Garganey still. Golden Plover over. Spotted Flycatcher Fisher's Mill by bridge (K Thorpe)

Sunday, 6 September 2015

6th September - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper North Pit. Pintail, Yellow-Legged Gull(ad), 10 Wigeon Jubilee Wetlands. Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat Fisher's Mill from bridge. Spotted Flycatcher Farm. Also 2+ Hobby over reserve (TP et al)

Saturday, 5 September 2015

5th September - Sightings


Wheatear - Steve Pick

RSPB - Wheatear, 2 Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper North Pit. Pintail, Redshank Jubilee Wetlands (S Pick)
Ladywalk - Green Sandpiper,Hobby, 100s of duck inc 40+ Shoveler, 20+ Teal, 10 Wigeon. 3 Little Egret (P. Lichfield)

Friday, 4 September 2015

4th September - Sightings

RSPB - Pintail, Pochard, 5 Goosander on the river, Hobby, Peregrine, 2 Green Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper mostly North Pit (G Williams)

Thursday, 3 September 2015

3rd September - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Pintail Jubilee Wetlands. Also Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover on reserve (G Williams)

Wednesday, 2 September 2015

2nd September - Sightings

RSPB -  Garganey, Green Sandpiper, Goosander, 3 Hobby, Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Ruff (G Williams, S Pick)
Ladywalk - 5 Ruff 'B' Pools. Also 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Spotted Flycatcher (S Cawthray et al)
Wishaw - Wheatear, Hobby Wishaw Lane (D Baker)

Tuesday, 1 September 2015

1st September - Sightings

Marston - 2 Little Stint, 2 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 4 Wheatear Marston Fields GPs (A Dean). Park on old Kingsbury Road and walk up Seeney Lane. View only from bridleway at the top of lane.
RSPB - Marsh Harrier near Canal Screen 11.30am. Also Peregrine and Hobby in area (D Williams)
Wishaw - Whinchat, 9 Wheatear, 2 Yellow Wagtail (C Hiles)