Sunday, 30 November 2014

30th November - Sightings

Shustoke - Scaup(1st winter male)  at West End. Red-crested Pochard(m) at East end (J Gallety)
Tamworth - Barnacle Goose on River Anker at Ladybridge (S Allison)
Wishaw - Merlin, 14 Grey Partridge, 6 Golden Plover (C Hiles)

Saturday, 29 November 2014

29th November - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Whooper Swan flew low over the car park at 10:20am heading east. Also 6 Shelduck, 8 Goldeneye, 4 Little Egret, Water Rail, 1000+ Golden Plover, 10 Snipe, 4 Dunlin, Common Gull and 4 Stonechat (G Williams et al)
Shustoke - Red-Crested Pochard(m), 3 Goosander (TP)

Thursday, 27 November 2014

27th November - Sightings

RSPB - 1033 Golden Plover, 828 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin (K Thorpe et al)
Shustoke - Scaup (1st Win Male), Red-Crested Pochard (S Haynes)
Coton - Scaup(m), Pintail(fem) (S Haynes)
Wishaw - Merlin (female/juv) on post at rear of Hempit cottage 12:30, then flew low towards canal. Also 4 Grey Partridge in field (G A Williams)

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

26th November - Sightings

Shustoke - Scaup (1st Win Male), Red-Crested Pochard (S Haynes)

Monday, 24 November 2014

24th November - Sightings

Coton - 2 Scaup (both 1st Win Male) (S Haynes)
Shustoke - Red-Crested Pochard (S Haynes)
RSPB - 7 Stonechat, 700 Golden Plover (Bobby D) Scaup(fem) Fisher's Mill (per Birdforum)
Ladywalk - Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Chiffhaff along river. Shag(imm), 3 Peregrine, Woodcock, 6 Water Rail, 6 Goosander on reserve (S Cawthray)

Sunday, 23 November 2014

23rd November - Sightings

Ladywalk - Siberian Chiffchaff seen and heard calling by riverbank near carpark (D Hutton, D Mallon)

Saturday, 22 November 2014

22nd November - Sightings

Coton - Scaup (imm male), 6 Goldeneye on back pit (S Haynes)
RSPB - c700 Golden Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 6 Snipe, Woodcock, 6 Stonechat (G Williams, S Pick) 2200 Starling roosted Silt Pool (S Pick)
Alvecote - Jack Snipe Mill Pool (A Archer)