tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17309297973303141362024-03-13T11:25:36.873+00:00Tame Valley BirdingTom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2552125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-36555002972099378182022-09-12T13:22:00.012+01:002023-11-03T08:37:34.838+00:00Middleton Lakes List (Draft)<p>Below is a <b>draft </b>list of birds seen at Middleton Lakes/Drayton Bassett Pits. This does <b>not</b> include birds only seen at Dosthill Ski Pit, Middleton Hall Lake or Kingsbury North Pit (now filled in).</p><p>It includes birds fully verified (photographed, multiple observer) which largely (but not exclusively) follows what has been accepted by Warks/Staffs rarity committees.</p><p>Please let me know of any missing given criteria above.</p><p><br /></p><p>1:- Great Northern Diver</p><p>2:- Little Grebe</p><p>3:- Great Crested Grebe</p><p>4:- Black-necked Grebe</p><p>5:- Northern Gannet</p><p>6:- Atlantic Gt Cormorant</p><p>7:- Bittern</p><p>8:- Cattle Egret</p><p>9:- Little Egret</p><p>10:- Great White Egret</p><p>11:- Grey Heron</p><p>12:- Glossy Ibis</p><p>13:- Spoonbill</p><p>14:- Mute Swan</p><p>15:- Bewick's Swan</p><p>16:- Whooper Swan</p><p>17:- Pink-footed Goose</p><p>18:- White-fronted Goose</p><p>19:- Greylag Goose</p><p>20:- Canada Goose</p><p>21:- Barnacle Goose</p><p>22:- Dark-bellied Brent Goose</p><p>23:- Egyptian Goose</p><p>24:- Shelduck</p><p>25:- Mandarin</p><p>26:- Eurasian Wigeon</p><p>27:- Gadwall</p><p>28:- Common Teal</p><p>29:- Green-winged Teal</p><p>30:- Mallard</p><p>31:- Northern Pintail</p><p>32:- Garganey</p><p>33:- Northern Shoveler</p><p>34:- Red-crested Pochard</p><p>35:- Northern Pochard</p><p>36:- Tufted Duck</p><p>37:- Greater Scaup</p><p>38:- Long-tailed Duck</p><p>39:- Common Scoter</p><p>40:- Goldeneye</p><p>41:- Smew</p><p>42:- Bufflehead</p><p>43:- Red-breasted Merganser</p><p>44:- Goosander</p><p>45:- Ruddy Duck</p><p>46:- Red Kite</p><p>47:- Pallid Harrier</p><p>48:- Marsh Harrier</p><p>49:- Hen Harrier</p><p>50:- Goshawk</p><p>51:- Sparrowhawk</p><p>52:- Common Buzzard</p><p>53:- Osprey</p><p>54:- Kestrel</p><p>55:- European Merlin</p><p>56:- Hobby</p><p>57:- Peregrine</p><p>58:- Red-legged Partridge</p><p>59:- Grey Partridge</p><p>60:- Common Quail</p><p>61:- Common Pheasant</p><p>62:- Water Rail</p><p>63:- Moorhen</p><p>64:- Coot</p><p>65:- Common Crane</p><p>66:- Oystercatcher</p><p>67:- Black-winged Stilt</p><p>68:- Pied Avocet</p><p>69:- Little Ringed Plover</p><p>70:- Ringed Plover</p><p>71:- Pacific Golden Plover</p><p>72:- Eurasian Golden Plover</p><p>73:- Grey Plover</p><p>74:- Lapwing</p><p>75:- Red Knot</p><p>76:- Sanderling</p><p>77:- Little Stint</p><p>78:- Temminck's Stint</p><p>79:- Least Sandpiper</p><p>80:- White-rumped Sandpiper</p><p>81:- Pectoral Sandpiper</p><p>82:- Curlew Sandpiper</p><p>83:- Dunlin</p><p>84:- Broad-billed Sandpiper</p><p>85:- Ruff</p><p>86:- Jack Snipe</p><p>87:- Common Snipe</p><p>88:- Woodcock</p><p>89:- Black-tailed Godwit</p><p>90:- Bar-tailed Godwit</p><p>91:- Whimbrel</p><p>92:- Common Curlew</p><p>93:- Spotted Redshank</p><p>94:- Common Redshank</p><p>95:- Greenshank</p><p>96:- Green Sandpiper</p><p>97:- Wood Sandpiper</p><p>98:- Common Sandpiper</p><p>99:- Ruddy Turnstone</p><p>100:- Red-necked Phalarope</p><p>101:- Grey Phalarope</p><p>102:- Mediterranean Gull</p><p>103:- Little Gull</p><p>104:- Black-headed Gull</p><p>105:- Common Gull</p><p>106:- Lesser Black-backed Gull</p><p>107:- Herring Gull</p><p>108:- Yellow-legged Gull</p><p>109:- Caspian Gull</p><p>110:- Iceland Gull</p><p>111:- Glaucous Gull</p><p>112:- Great Black-backed Gull</p><p>113:- Kittiwake</p><p>114:- Caspian Tern</p><p>115:- Sandwich Tern</p><p>116:- Common Tern</p><p>117:- Arctic Tern</p><p>118:- Little Tern</p><p>119:- Black Tern</p><p>120:- White-winged Black Tern</p><p>121:- Rock Dove</p><p>122:- Stock Dove</p><p>123:- Woodpigeon</p><p>124:- Collared Dove</p><p>125:- Turtle Dove</p><p>126:- Ring-necked Parakeet</p><p>127:- Common Cuckoo</p><p>128:- Barn Owl</p><p>129:- Little Owl</p><p>130:- Tawny Owl</p><p>131:- Long-eared Owl</p><p>132:- Short-eared Owl</p><p>133:- Common Swift</p><p>134:- Kingfisher</p><p>135:- Wryneck</p><p>136:- Green Woodpecker</p><p>137:- Great Spotted Woodpecker</p><p>138:- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker</p><p>139:- Skylark</p><p>140:- Sand Martin</p><p>141:- Barn Swallow</p><p>142:- House Martin</p><p>143:- Tree Pipit</p><p>144:- Meadow Pipit</p><p>145:- Rock Pipit</p><p>146:- Water Pipit</p><p>147:- Yellow Wagtail</p><p>148:- Grey Wagtail</p><p>149:- Pied Wagtail</p><p>150:- Bohemian Waxwing</p><p>151:- Wren</p><p>152:- Dunnock</p><p>153:- European Robin</p><p>154:- Common Redstart</p><p>155:- Whinchat</p><p>156:- Stonechat</p><p>157:- Northern Wheatear</p><p>158:- Ring Ouzel</p><p>159:- Blackbird</p><p>160:- Fieldfare</p><p>161:- Song Thrush</p><p>162:- Redwing</p><p>163:- Mistle Thrush</p><p>164:- Cetti's Warbler</p><p>165:- Grasshopper Warbler</p><p>166:- Sedge Warbler</p><p>167:- Blyth's Reed Warbler</p><p>168:- Reed Warbler</p><p>169:- Lesser Whitethroat</p><p>170:- Common Whitethroat</p><p>171:- Garden Warbler</p><p>172:- Blackcap</p><p>173:- Yellow-browed Warbler</p><p>174:- Common Chiffchaff</p><p>175:- Willow Warbler</p><p>176:- Goldcrest</p><p>177:- Firecrest</p><p>178:- Spotted Flycatcher</p><p>179:- Pied Flycatcher</p><p>180:- Bearded Tit</p><p>181:- Long-tailed Tit</p><p>182:- Marsh Tit</p><p>183:- Willow Tit</p><p>184:- Coal Tit</p><p>185:- Blue Tit</p><p>186:- Great Tit</p><p>187:- Nuthatch</p><p>188:- Common Treecreeper</p><p>189:- Northern Grey Shrike</p><p>190:- Eurasian Jay</p><p>191:- Magpie</p><p>192:- Western Jackdaw</p><p>193:- Rook</p><p>194:- Carrion Crow</p><p>195:- Common Raven</p><p>196:- Common Starling</p><p>197:- House Sparrow</p><p>198:- Tree Sparrow</p><p>199:- Chaffinch</p><p>200:- Brambling</p><p>201:- Greenfinch</p><p>202:- Goldfinch</p><p>203:- Siskin</p><p>204:- Linnet</p><p>205:- Lesser Redpoll</p><p>206:- Mealy Redpoll</p><p>207:- Common Crossbill</p><p>208:- Bullfinch</p><p>209:- Hawfinch</p><p>210:- Yellowhammer</p><p>211:- Reed Bunting</p><p>212:- Corn Bunting</p><p>213:- Red-Backed Shrike (29/06/23)</p><p>(White-tailed Eagle - reintroduced bird)</p><div><br /></div><div>The following have additionally been seen either on Ski Pit, Hall Lake, Kingsbury North Pit:</div><div><br /></div><div>Red-Footed Falcon, Snow Bunting, Golden Oriole, Arctic Skua, Red-Throated Diver, Roseate Tern (observer of 2002 birds indicates these were seen on reserve pits), Red-Necked Grebe, Slavonian Grebe, Kentish Plover, Whiskered Tern, Shag</div>Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-81580897539674696342017-07-11T21:51:00.000+01:002017-07-11T21:51:16.795+01:006th July - Sightings<strong>RSPB</strong> - report of 3 Black Tern flying south 1.05pm (per RSPB) Also Dunlin, 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank Jubilee Wetlands. Hobby, 5 Avocet Dosthill NR. Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 6 Oystercatcher Hall Lake (G Williams. S Atkinson et al)<br />
Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-17230225686936574652017-07-11T21:46:00.002+01:002017-07-11T21:46:31.959+01:005th July - Sightings<strong>RSPB</strong> - 11 young Little Egret will fledge from 3 nests in heronry (per RSPB)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-75625925198864623242017-07-11T21:45:00.001+01:002017-07-11T21:45:08.576+01:004th July - Sightings<strong>RSPB</strong> - 2 Mediterranean Gull, 5 Avocet, 8 Redshank, Common Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands (S Pick)<br />
<strong>Ladywalk</strong> - 4 Peregrine (ad, 3 juv), Hobby (P Sofley et al)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-31945728890781955642017-07-11T21:39:00.003+01:002017-07-11T21:41:25.815+01:003rd July - Sightings<strong>Shustoke</strong> - Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 50 Lapwing (P Forbes)<br />
<strong>Kingsbury</strong> - 12 Black-Tailed Godwit Cliff Pool. Mediterranean Gull(ad) Canal Pool (S Cawthray)<br />
<strong>RSPB</strong> - 1+ Garganey, Curlew, Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 17 Black-Tailed Godwit, 5 Avocet, 7 Redshank, 6 LRP, 2 Ringed Plover (S Cawthray)<br />
<strong>Ladywalk</strong> - Hobby, Green Sandpiper, 37 Lapwing, 3 Little Egret, 2 Teal, 2 Peregrine, Ringed Plover, LRP (P Sofley et al)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-44705838603698964872017-07-11T21:36:00.001+01:002017-07-11T21:36:20.868+01:002nd July - Sightings<strong>RSPB</strong> - 10 Black-Tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands. Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (J Allen et al)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-56015745912180721912017-07-11T21:34:00.000+01:002017-07-11T21:42:21.957+01:001st July - Sightings<strong>RSPB</strong> - Black-Tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, 5 Avocet, 3 Broods Gadwall (8,8,1) Jubilee Wetlands. Avocet Hall Lake (TP et al)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-51005730136736463712017-07-11T21:32:00.000+01:002017-07-11T21:32:01.126+01:0030th June - Sightings<strong>RSPB</strong> - 7 Black-Tailed Godwit, Curlew, new brood of 3 Redshank Jubilee Wetlands (S Pick)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-82334264961499114122017-07-11T21:29:00.001+01:002017-07-11T21:29:32.655+01:0029th June - Sightings<strong>Shustoke</strong> - <span style="color: red;">4 Common Scoter</span> (S Cawthray)<br />
<strong>RSPB</strong> - 4 Black-Tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 4 LRP (S Atkinson et al)<br />
<strong>Ladywalk</strong> - Black-Tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, 3 LRP, 4 Oystercatcher (P Sofley)<br />
Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-41208197553867121692017-06-28T20:34:00.000+01:002017-06-28T20:34:03.561+01:0027th June - Sightings<b>RSPB</b> - Ruff, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, 10+ Redshank Jubilee Wetlands. 18 Little Egret roosted by river (S Pick, RSPB et al)<br />
<b>Ladywalk</b> - Ringed Plover, LRP, 2 Oystercatcher, 68 Lapwing, 3 Common Tern, 3 Little Egret, 2 Cuckoo, Hobby, 3 Peregrine, brood of 13 Gadwall (7th brood this year) (P Sofley) Also probable Bittern (per P Sofley)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-64240729756518945442017-06-28T20:29:00.001+01:002017-06-28T20:36:31.471+01:0025th June - Sightings<b>RSPB</b> - Black-Tailed Godwit, 10 Redshank, 5 Ringed Plover, 3 LRP, 12 Avocet, Peregrine Jubilee Wetlands (J Allen et al) 6 Avocet again in evening Hall Lake. Also Green Sandpiper, juv Water Rail (S Pick)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-17881347608781184092017-06-28T20:27:00.002+01:002017-06-28T20:27:57.214+01:0022nd June - Sightings<b>RSPB</b> - 6 Avocet (2ad + 4 yng), 4 Green Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatcher, Shoveler, Gadwall + 2young Hall Lake. 10 Redshank (inc 3 chicks), 6 Avocet, Ringed Plover, 3 LRP, Hobby, Cuckoo Jubilee Wetlands (S Atkinson, TP et al)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-40413418977770322572017-06-21T20:31:00.001+01:002017-06-21T20:34:52.858+01:0020th June - Sightings<b>RSPB</b> - <span style="color: red;">Ruff</span>, Green Sandpiper, 2 LRP (juvs), 3 Cuckoo Jubilee Wetlands (G Williams et al)<br />
<b>Alvecote</b> - Common Sandpiper Railway Pool (R Smith)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-83973578577933678142017-06-21T20:30:00.001+01:002017-06-21T20:35:54.896+01:0019th June - Sightings<b>RSPB</b> - <span style="color: red;">Ruff</span>, Snipe, 2 broods Avocet Jubilee Wetlands. Green Sandpiper Southern Meadow. Egyptian Goose + 1 young Dosthill NR (G Williams et al)<br />
<b>Ladywalk</b> - <span style="color: red;">2 Great-White Egret</span>, 8 Little Egret (4 juvs), 5 LRP (3 juv), 48 Lapwing, 56 Gadwall (inc 3 new broods (7,8,9) - 6 broods so far in total), 2 prs Shoveler (P Sofley)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-69025909977985265962017-06-21T20:26:00.001+01:002017-06-21T20:26:38.353+01:0017th June - Sightings<b>RSPB</b> - Bittern reported somewhere (per RSPB)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-82295271948707868082017-06-21T20:25:00.002+01:002017-06-21T20:25:34.311+01:0016th June - Sightings<b>Ladywalk</b> - <span style="color: red;">Osprey</span> high over reserve 14:50. Also 4 LRP (inc 3 juv) (R King per P Sofley)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-24789079359288271022017-06-21T20:23:00.003+01:002017-06-21T20:23:55.993+01:0015th June - Sightings<b>RSPB</b> - 2 Hobby Dosthill NR. Hobby Fisher's Mill. All 8 young Avocet still present with the first brood now flying (S Atkinson)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-8152896046156338752017-06-14T21:47:00.002+01:002017-06-14T21:51:59.749+01:0014th June - Sightings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Cattle Egret (Adam Archer) and Red-Necked Phalarope (Steve Pick)</b></div>
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<b>RSPB</b> - <b><span style="color: red;">RED-NECKED PHALAROPE(fem)</span></b> Jubilee Wetlands till dusk (per RSPB et al). The first here since April 2000. <br />
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Of more interest Pochard and Egyptian Goose have bred on Dosthill NR (per G Williams)<br />
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<b>Kingsbury</b> -<span style="color: red;"><b> CATTLE EGRET</b></span> Otter Pool 6.15pm-7.15pm (Alan Horsley et al) No sign 7.50 - 9.30pm (TP)<br />
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<b>Alvecote</b> - Corncrake until 07/06 only. Possibly 2 birds involved (A Archer et al)Tom Perrinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01060902032611672673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-84324650680406841772017-05-29T09:56:00.003+01:002017-05-29T18:54:41.312+01:00<h2>
<span style="color: red;">Sunday May 28th</span></h2>
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<b>Alvecote Pools</b><br />
<b>Warks:</b> The <span style="color: red;">Corncrake</span> was still present today and called well into dusk, allowing many a chance to hear it after a mad chase over there. Thanks to Simon Rose for confirming it was still present and actually existed. Also Grasshopper Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat.<br />
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<b>Ladywalk NR</b><br />
A Curlew, six Little Egrets, seven Lapwings, two Oystercatchers, two Cuckoos (Pete Lichfield).<br />
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<b>Middleton RSPB</b><br />
<b>Staffs</b>: There are eight Avocet chicks (two broods) present and probably due to fully fledge. Two other nests that were due to hatch in early June failed last weekend due to corvid predation and possibly flooding. A Little Ringed Plover nest nearby was successful (Steve Pick).<br />
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<b>Shustoke Res</b><br />
Cuckoo (James Kenny).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-59755397359624348062017-05-28T13:06:00.000+01:002017-05-29T09:48:44.354+01:00<h2>
<span style="color: red;">Saturday May 27th</span></h2>
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<b>Alvecote Pools</b><br />
<b>Warks: </b><span style="color: red;">CORNCRAKE</span> ; One today calling from Teal Pool (Roy Smith).<br />
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<b>Middleton RSPB</b><br />
<b>Staffs</b>: Sanderling - One (Julian Allen).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-39809118653128996122017-05-26T19:19:00.001+01:002017-05-26T19:19:47.105+01:00<h2>
<span style="color: red;">Friday May 26th</span></h2>
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Still no major news as Summer takes a grip.<br />
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Last Friday's ten Warwickshire Bee-eaters seem likely to be the eight seen yesterday in Co. Durham. The Warks observer only saw eight once and thought two were down in trees so I might relegate the record to eight in the circumstances.<br />
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A Reed Warbler caught again at Ladywalk this week is at least 12 years of age and since first ringing as adult in 2006 it has been re-trapped in five different years. A well travelled bird.<br />
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Red Kites have begun to turn up the past few days. One in Meriden and Alvecote today. Late-May and June influxes are a feature of recent years. In 2015, 202 were seen over Nanjizel (Cornwall) on June 8th including one flock of 80. 166 were seen at another Cornish site the next day. Yesterday, 43 were seen at a Devon watchpoint and 50 went West in Cornwall in 3.5 hours. So tomorrow might see a few more WMBC records.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-70754149510618000282017-05-23T13:09:00.000+01:002017-05-24T13:52:27.673+01:00<h2>
<span style="color: red;">Tuesday May 23rd</span></h2>
There have been few recent notable sightings apart from continuing good numbers of breeding warblers, odd records of Hobby and, it seems, a good showing of Cuckoos, compared to recent years. At Ladywalk, a new brood of six Goosanders appeared along the river and four pairs of Great Spotted Woodpeckers were very vocal whilst feeding young. <br />
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Today's news</h3>
<b>Middleton RSPB</b><br />
<b>Staffs: </b>A small inland movement of Sanderlings and Little Stints was reflected at Jubilee Wetlands. Two <span style="color: red;">Little Stints, a Sanderling</span> and six Dunlins were present mid-morning at least (RSPB).<br />
<b>Warks</b>: A female <span style="color: red;">Marsh Harrier</span> flew south at Fisher's Mill at 1835hrs (Julian Allen).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1730929797330314136.post-46110398721450814472017-05-19T16:37:00.001+01:002017-05-19T16:42:28.812+01:00<h2>
<span style="color: red;">Friday May 19th</span></h2>
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News for yesterday (18th)</h3>
<b>Ladywalk NR</b><br />
A useful ringing session provided three re-trapped Cetti's Warblers. Two Ladywalk birds were a female which was ringed as adult in 2013 and still survives plus a male hatched last year. The third was ringed at Tring (Herts) per Dave Clifton.<br />
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<b>Middleton RSPB</b><br />
<b>Staffs</b>: A Curlew was an unusual visitor for mid-May; it was chased off by Avocets. Also the same first year Little Gull seems to have returned and was on Jubilee north.. Three Dunlins too (Steve Pick).<br />
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Today's news</h3>
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<b>Middleton RSPB</b></div>
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<b>Staffs</b>: Ten Avocets plus eight chicks were present plus a Hobby and two Cuckoos (RSPB).<br />
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A small number of Arctic Tern records were strung south-east - north west through Midland counties today. Perhaps Shustoke Res might be worth checking. </div>
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<span style="color: red;">Wednesday May 17th</span></h2>
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A rather wet day by all accounts.<br />
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<b>Ladywalk NR</b><br />
A presumed migrant Spotted Flycatcher was near B Hide today with three Cuckoos, including a rufous morph, two Water Rails and two drake Shovelers (Pete Sofley).<br />
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<b>Middleton RSPB</b><br />
<b>Staffs</b>: The Avocets were effectively sheltering their young today. Also three Redshanks and a Dunlin (Steve Atkinson).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0