31st August - Sightings

Curlew Sandpiper - Steve Atkinson

Curlew Sandpiper - Karl Sargent

RSPB - Curlew Sandpiper(juv) Jubilee Wetlands till 6.30pm only (G Williams et al) Also 2 Garganey Fisher's Mill. 2 Garganey, Wood Sandpiper, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, Wheatear Jubilee Wetlands. Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper North Pit. Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (G Williams, TP, A Archer et al) Spotted Flycatcher by farm (K Sargent)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret still (R Smith)

30th August - Sightings

Alvecote - Great-White Egret, Whinchat (J Morgan)
RSPB - 5 Wigeon, 5 Little Grebe, 3 Ringed Plover, LRP, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (G Williams)

29th August - Sightings

RSPB - Garganey, Black-Tailed Godwit, 4 LRP, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (S Pick) Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret again Mill Pool (M Sargent)
Shustoke - 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Grey Wagtail, 85 Great-Crested Grebe, 43 Little Grebe, 2 Shoveler, Pochard (D Hutton)

28th August - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, 4 Garganey, 2 Dunlin, 2 LRP, 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Hobby Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (TP, M Yapp, K Donaghy)
Shustoke - Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper, Hobby, 77 Great-Crested Grebe, 17 Little Grebe (D Hutton)
Alvecote - Spotted Flycatcher Old Orchard. Whinchat Hobby Mill Pool/Teal Pool (J Morgan, R Smith)

27th August - Sightings

RSPB - Marsh Harrier, Wood Sandpiper, 3 Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4 LRP, Dunlin, 8 Little Egret, 6 Wigeon, 2 Mandarin Jubilee/North Pit (S Atkinson, S Pick) Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker by Farm (S Pick) 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Pick)
Ladywalk - Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper (B Eaton) Redstart (juv) from lane by Old Power Station site (P Sofley)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret, 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 young Water Rail (A Archer et al)

26th August - Sightings

RSPB - Curlew Sandpiper reported North Pit (per RSPB) Also 2 Marsh Harrier, Whinchat, Wheatear, 3 Garganey, Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, 5 LRP, 4 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Barn Owl Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (TP, J Allen et al)
Wishaw - Tree Pipit, Wheatear (C Hiles)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret, 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Redstart, Whinchat, 2 Common Sandpiper (Many Obs)
Ladywalk - Marsh Harrier again 2.45pm only (P Lichfield)

25th August - Sightings

Marsh Harrier and Sandwich Terns - Peter Lichfield

Ladywalk - 2 Sandwich Tern Main Pool early afternoon until 1.30pm when flew north. Marsh Harrier(fem/imm) main reedbed (P Lichfield, K Bentley et al)
Wishaw - Spotted Flycatcher (C Hiles)
RSPB - 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 2 Garganey, 5 Wigeon, 5+ Yellow Wagtail Jubilee Wetlands (K Thorpe)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret, Curlew, 2 Wheatear (J Morgan et al)
Shustoke - Greenshank (S Cawthray)

24th August - Sightings

RSPB - 3+ Spotted Flycatcher Silt Pool (K Thorpe) Greenshank, Redshank, 8 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper Hall Lake. Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, 2 Golden Plover, 3 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Garganey, Mandarin, 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 LRP, Peregrine, Hobby Jubilee Wetlands (A Archer, J Sirrett, S Atkinson et al)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret, 3 Redstart, Whinchat, Lesser Whitethroat, Hobby Mill Pool/Teal Pool (J Morgan, R Smith)
Shustoke - 2 Common Sandpiper (K Whiston)
Ladywalk - 2 Black tailed Godwit till 1730. Greenshank morning only. Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Hobby, 3 Goosander, 4 Wigeon (per P Sofley)

23rd August - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper Hall Lake. 3 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Garganey, Ruff, Spotted Redshank, 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 6 LRP, Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (TP, J Allen, S Pick et al) Osprey late afternoon North Pit/Dosthill Main Pit/ Fisher's Mill (K Thorpe, P Ward) Marsh Harrier Fisher's Mill (per TP) 4 Tree Pipit flew South 7.00am (K Thorpe)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret, Common Sandpiper, LRP, Ringed Plover, Redstart (Many Obs)
Kingsbury - Marsh Harrier over to East this morning (R Hughes)

22nd August - Sightings

RSPB - 10 Ringed Plover, 6 Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, 4 Dunlin, LRP, 83 Lapwing, 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 259 Mallard, 144 Tufted duck, 99 Mute Swan, 94 Shoveler, 76 Teal, 272 Coot, 18 Great-Crested Grebe, 2 Garganey, 9 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Willow Tit (RSPB et al) Marsh Harrier also near Dosthill Village (J Morgan)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret again Mill Pool. Also Common Sandpiper, Redstart, Wheatear (Bobby D, R Smith)
Ladywalk - 3 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, LRP, 31 Lapwing, 3 Little Egret, 4 Water Rail (2 broods this year), 208 Mallard, 60 Gadwall, 20 Mute Swan, 18 Teal, 3 Wigeon (B Eaton)

21st August - Sightings

Water Rail - Ladywalk - Peter Lichfield

Greenshank - Steve Pick

RSPB - Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, Black-Tailed-Godwit, Spotted Redshank, Marsh Harrier Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (S Allison, S Atkinson, S Pick, J Whitehurst)
Ladywalk - 4 Black-tailed Godwit,2 Common,3 Green Sandpiper,LRP, 6 Little Egret,6 Teal,2 Wigeon. Water Rail (per P Sofley)
Alvecote - Dunlin Mill Pool (R Smith)
Kingsbury South - 5 Common Sandpiper, c20 Common Tern (TP)

20th August - Sightings

RSPB - Curlew Sandpiper(juv), 1+ Wood Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin(juv) North Pit (K Whiston, TP et al) 2 Wood Sandpiper, Spotted Redshank, Marsh Harrier, Greeenshank, 5 LRP, Jubilee Wetlands (K Sargent, TP et al) 2 Common Sandpiper Fisher's Mill (TP)
Whitacre Heath NR - 4 Little Egret (J Wesson)

19th August - Sightings

Spotted Redshank - Mark Priest

Kingsbury South - 3 Black Tern, 10 Common Tern, Yellow-Legged Gull, Common Sandpiper Bodymorr Heath Water. 2 Common Sandpiper Hemlingford Water (A Dean)
Ladywalk - Ruff, Greenshank, 2 LRP, 2 Green Sandpiper, Com Sandpiper 8 Snipe, 8 Little Egret (J & J Morris et al)
RSPB - Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Greenshank, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 10 Snipe, 3 Ringed Plover, LRP, 19+ Little Egret, 10+ Yellow Wagtail Jubilee Wetlands (S Atkinson et al) Marsh Harrier Dosthill NR (S Pick)

18th August - Sightings

Marsh Harrier and Spotted Redshank - Bob Duckhouse

RSPB - Spotted Redshank(juv), 2 Wood Sandpiper still Canal Scrape. 2 Marsh Harrier in area (Many Obs) 2 Tree Pipits over farm (K Thorpe)
Alvecote - 2 Whinchat, Redstart still Teal Pool (R Smith)

17th August - Sightings

Wood Sandpipers and Spotted Redshank - Steve Pick

Wood Sandpiper and Spotted Redshank - Sean Allison

RSPB - 2 Marsh Harrier this morning with one until mid-afternoon only (P Forbes et al) Also Spotted Redshank, 2 Wood Sandpiper, 2 Greenshank, Redshank, 6 LRP, Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 15 Snipe, 2 Garganey, Hobby Jubilee Wetlands (TP, S Pick, J Allen, G Williams et al) 2 Lesser Whitethroat Fisher's Mill (G Robinson)
Alvecote - 2 Whinchat, Redstart Teal Pool/Railway Pool (Bobby D, R Smith)

16th August - Sightings

RSPB - Spotted Redshank(juv) 8.30pm Jubilee Wetlands was seen to fly in over Fisher's Mill(J Allen, S Cawthray, S Pick). Great-White Egret again briefly late evening probably to roost by river (J Allen, S Pick) Marsh Harrier  all day seen in Staffs and Warks (RSPB et al). Also Greenshank, 4 LRP, Green Sandpiper, c25 Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, Garganey(fem), Mandarin Jubilee Wetlands (J Allen et al) Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker from Car Park (RSPB) The harrier is different to the Ladywalk bird.
Alvecote - Great-White Egret still Mill Pool (R Smith)
Ladywalk - Green Sandpiper, 9 Little Egret (P Lichfield)

15th August - Sightings

Ladywalk - Marsh Harrier (imm fem) (P Sofley)
RSPB - Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker by farm (S Cawthray) Marsh Harrier reported (J Harris per G Williams) Also 2 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 3 Common Tern (G Williams)
Kingsbury - Marsh Harrier Cliff Pool (per S Cawthray)

14th August - Sightings

RSPB - Great-White Egret Fisher's Mill 8.30am (J Whitehurst) Probably the Alvecote bird.
Alvecote - Marsh Harrier, Great-White Egret still Mill Pool (R Smith et al)
Ladywalk - Black-Tailed Godwit, 6 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, LRP (S Cawthray)

13th August - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper still. Also Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP, S Pick et al)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret Mill Pool still (Many Obs) Also Marsh Harrier reported still (R Smith). Spotted Flycatcher Orchard (R Smith)
Ladywalk - Hobby, 8 Little Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (P Lichfield)

12th August - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, LRP, Ringed Plover, Garganey(juv) Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (J Allen)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret still Mill Pool (Many Obs)

11th August - Sightings

Alvecote - Great-White Egret still Mill Pool (A Archer)
Shustoke - Wheatear, Hobby, LRP (P Forbes)
RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, Peregrine (per RSPB)

10th August - Sightings

Alvecote - Whinchat, Great-White Egret Mill Pool(R Smith)

9th August - Sightings

Great-White Egret - Bob Duckhouse

Alvecote - Great-White Egret still Mill Pool. Also Dunlin (Bobby D)
RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, Hobby, Mandarin, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands. 4 LRP, Green Sandpiper North Pit (S Pick et al)
Ladywalk - 8 Little Egret, 6 Green Sandpiper, LRP (per P Sofley)

8th August - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, Turnstone, 2 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Garganey Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (Many Obs)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret Mill Pool. Also Green Sandpiper (Bobby D)
Ladywalk - Hobby, 6 Green Sandpiper (per P Sofley)

7th August - Sightings

Turnstone - Julian Allen

Wood Sandpipers - Mark Priest

Wood Sandpiper - Karl Sargent

RSPB - Turnstone (sum plum) Jubilee Wetlands on River Scrape c2.30pm but not later (TP, J Allen). Also 2 Wood Sandpiper still Canal Scrape. Also Mandarin, LRP, Garganey, 2 Green Sandpiper,  Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, Peregrine on reserve. 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP, S Pick et al et al)
Ladywalk - 11 Little Egret, 6 Green Sandpiper (P Lichfield)

6th August - Sightings

Ladywalk - 8 Little Egret, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Teal (P Lichfield)
RSPB - 2 Wood Sandpiper, 4 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, LRP, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (Many Obs)

5th August - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Wood Sandpiper - 1 North Pit, 2 Jubilee Wetlands. Also Garganey, 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 4 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper (G Williams, J Allen et al)

4th August - Sightings

Alvecote - Marsh Harrier(fem) Mill Pool for 6th day - photoed (R Smith)
RSPB - Wood Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands. Also 10 Black-Tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, LRP, Ringed Plover (S Pick et al)

3rd August - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands (A Barter et al) Also 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin (K Sargent)
Ladywalk - Dunlin, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Egret, Marsh Tit, Willow Tit (P Lichfield) Redstart reported yesterday by River near Rudd Pool (per P Sofley)

2nd August - Sightings

RSPB - 4 Black-Tailed Godwit, Garganey, 2 Ringed Plover Jubilee Wetlands. Common Sandpiper Fisher's Mill. 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Pick et al)

1st August - Sightings

Ladywalk - Greenshank, Dunlin(juv), 5 Green Sandpiper, 5 Little Egret, 40 Lapwing (per P Sofley)
RSPB - 2 Garganey, Black-Tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 11+ Little Egret, Barn Owl Jubilee Wetlands. 2 Willow Tit along the ditch by the canal side screen (K Thorpe)

31st July - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Dunlin, Ringed Plover, LRP (S Atkinson)
Ladywalk - Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret (per P Sofley)

30th July - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover Jubilee Wetlands. 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Pick et al)
Ladywalk - Spotted Flycatcher feeding station hide. Also Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, LRP (imm), Shoveler (P Lichfield)