Tuesday, 7 April 2009

7th April - Sightings

Drayten Bassett North Pit- Iceland Gull juv , Black Tailed Godwit , Dunlin , Common Tern ,Yellow Wagtail , Green Sand on a pit nearby ( J Mallinson , J Harris )
Wihtacre Heath - Osprey flew north over Station Road at 11.20 ( RBA )
Wishaw - 3 Wheatear Blind Pit Lane by bee hive's ( J Mallinson )

Monday, 6 April 2009

6th April - Sightings

Drayten Bassett North Pit - Iceland Gull juv , Black Tailed Godwit ( M Priest )
Ladywaik - White Wagtail +12 Pied Wagtail on B Pools , 1 Mealy Redpoll with flock of 40 Lesser Redpoll in poplars ( S Cawthray )
Drayten Bassett South - Willow Warbler ( J Fincham )
Whitacre Heath - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker ( C Cook )

Sunday, 5 April 2009

5th April - Sightings

Middleton - 2 Raven , Blackcap , No sign of Cattle Egret today ( J Allen , P Forbes )
Fishers mill/Drayten Bassett South - 2 Little Egret ( J Allen , P Forbes )
Drayten Basset North Pit-Black Tailed Godwit ( J Allen )
Whitacre Heath - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker ( RBA )

Saturday, 4 April 2009

4th April - Sightings

Middleton - Cattle Egret Still present this morning at 7.00 in field by the farm , also reported still present mid afternoon but no sign this evening ( RBA J Allen )
Fishers Mill - 2 Little Egrets ( J Allen )

Friday, 3 April 2009

3rd April - Sightings

Middleton - Cattle Egret By entrance in cattle field agian on off all day (RBA )
Ladywalk - Brambling male at feeders , 3 Oystercatchers ( K Donaghy )

Thursday, 2 April 2009

2nd April - Sightings

Middleton - Cattle Egret In cattle field /lake area ,also commuting to field behind trees at back of lake on off all day , Green Sand ( many observers )
Drayten Bassett - Iceland Gull juv this morning , Black Tailed Godwit on North Pit ( J Harris , P Hyde & M Inskip)
KWP Main Entrance - Little Egret in ploughed field by entrance ( WMBC )
Shustoke - Curlew over , Swallow , Sand Martin & Blackcap ( L Johnson )

Wednesday, 1 April 2009

1st April - Sightings

Middleton- Cattle Egret In field between main entrance & lake with Highland Cattle at 6.10 pm , then later at back of main lake perched in a dead tree till 7.15 pm then flew towards farm presumably to roost, also Green Sand ( K Sargent et al )
Drayten Bassett North Pit - Black Tailed Godwit ( K Sargent , J Harris )
Fishers Mill - Iceland Gull juv( K Sargent, G Williams)