Saturday, 7 September 2013

7th September - Sightings



Black-Tailed Godwits - Alvecote - Dave Hutton

Kingsbury - Ruff Cliff Pool (Bobby D)
Alvecote - 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 1+ Redstart, Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker (juv) Laundry Lane (A Archer, TP) Redstart Teal Pool Hedge. 11 Black-Tailed Godwit Teal Pool (A Archer et al) 3 Hobby, 2 Dunlin, 3 Black-Tailed Godwit over Mill Pool (TP, A Archer)
Ladywalk - Spotted Crake still (P Forbes) 2 Green Sandpiper, Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Peregrine, Hobby, 9 Snipe, 7 Wigeon (P Forbes, P Lichfield)
RSPB - 7 Little Egret, 2 Dunlin, Shelduck, 15 Wigeon, 50+ Teal, 30+ Shoveler, Bahama Pintail, Bar-Headed Goose (TP)

Friday, 6 September 2013

6th September - Sightings

Alvecote - Garganey (fem/imm), Pintail, 6 Wigeon, 5 Little Egret Mill Pool. 5 Black-Tailed Godwit Teal Pool (TP)
Shustoke - 2 Black Tern, 7 Common Tern (S Haynes)
RSPB - 3 Pintail, 4 Little Egret, 2 Hobby, 19 Ringed Plover, 8 Snipe, 12 Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 Dunlin, 3 Ruff, Yellow Wagtail.(G Williams)

Thursday, 5 September 2013

5th September - Sightings

LadywalkSpotted Crake (bird is ringed) still. Also 9 Black-Tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Spotted Flycatcher, Hobby (K Sargent, J Morgan et al)
Alvecote - Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 8 Little Egret Teal Pool. Hobby Mill Pool. Poss Scaup Gilman's Pool (J Morgan)
RSPB - 12 Black-Tailed Godwit, 6+ Ruff (up to 3 on Hall Lake), 2 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 9 Snipe, 6 Curlew (flew West 5pm), 2 Green Sandpiper (Hall Lake), 5 Little Egret, 3 Hobby, Spotted Flycatcher (Mill Plantation) (Many Obs) Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker on feeders (S Pick)

Wednesday, 4 September 2013

4th September - Sightings

RSPB - Little Stint,  8 Black-Tailed Godwit, 6 Ruff Jubilee Wetlands. Also 6 Little Egret, 3 Hobby together (G Williams) 2 Ruff, Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Haynes)

Ladywalk – Spotted Crake still this evening(Many Obs) As is usual with crakes early morning and evening are best. The bird wasn't seen for 7 hours during the day.

Tuesday, 3 September 2013

3rd September - Sightings

Ladywalk - Spotted Crake viewable from Riverwalk hide till 7pm at least (S Haynes, P Casey et al) Unfortunately the bird has a broken wing. Also 10 Black-Tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper today (Many Obs)
RSPB - 2 Greenshank, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 6 Ruff, Hobby (G Williams) 3 Ruff, Green Sandpiper Hobby Hall Lake this evening (TP, J Allen)

Monday, 2 September 2013

2nd September - Sightings

Ladywalk - Ringed Plover(juv), 11 Snipe, 200 House Martin (P Lichfield)
RSPB -  2 Shelduck, Hobby, 2 Common Tern, Ringed Plover, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff Jubilee Wetlands. Ruff Hall Lake (G Williams)

Sunday, 1 September 2013

1st September - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Little Egret Hall Lake. 3 Ruff, Black-Tailed Godwit, Hobby, 5+ Little Egret Jubilee Wetlands (TP, J Allen et al) Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (G Williams)The 2 groups of Ruff involve different birds.
Ladywalk - Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 8 Snipe, Wigeon, Hobby (P Lichfield)