Friday, 16 April 2010

16th April - Sightings

Kingsbury South - report of Blue-Headed Wagtail by Car Park near Mini Railway briefly 12.00pm (Birdguides) Unfortunately not reported until after dark. Any more info anyone? 5 Yellow Wagtails on meadow by Hemlingford Water (G A Williams)
Bassett North - 7 Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, 4 Goldeneye, Snipe (J Fincham, J Harris)
Bassett South - Black-Tailed Godwit, Garganey(m) (J Fincham, J Harris)
Dosthill - 4 Yellow Wagtail over (J Harris)
Coton - Lesser Whitethroat (Bobby D)

The first Grasshopper Warblers today at 2 sites in the Valley.

Thursday, 15 April 2010

15th April - Sightings

Kingsbury South - Blue-Headed Wagtail (m), 3 Yellow Wagtails in car park of Hemlingford Water (not Bodymoor Heath Water as originally reported to New services) (Bobby D) Present at 4.45pm but not again by 6.30pm. This area is open to disturbance by walkers etc.
Shustoke - Arctic Tern present till c6pm at least (S Cawthray et al)
Alvecote - 2 Garganey (pr) still railway pool. Also 2 Green Sandpiper (A Archer et al)

Late News: First Whitethroat on 11th April at Fisher's Mill (G Williams)

Wednesday, 14 April 2010

14th April - Sightings

Alvecote - 3 Garganey (pr + f) this evening on Teal Pool, 2 Green Sandpiper (A Archer, Bobby D, TP) Wholly unconfirmed report of 2 Tree Pipits over (RBA)
Kingsbury South - Arctic Tern Swann Pool dropped in c6.20pm (TP) 2 Yellow Wagtails Hemlingford Water on Car Park (TP)
Bassett North - Yellow Wagtail, Goldeneye (L Johnson)
Shustoke - Common Sandpiper (L Johnson)

Monday, 12 April 2010

12th April - Sightings

Shustoke - Common Sandpiper (S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - Green Sandpiper (S Cawthray) Marsh Harrier on 9th April for 2+ hours (per S Cawthray)

Sunday, 11 April 2010

11th April - Sightings

Kingsbury - 2 Mediterranean Gulls (both 2nd Sums) Cliff Pool c2pm-c3pm then flew off (K Sargent et al)

Just out of area a Hobby at Maxstoke Priory (P Sofley)

Friday, 9 April 2010

9th April - Sightings

Kingsbury - Redstart(m) in hedge on path to SITA hide mid afternoon (David Dennis per J Harris) No sign this evening but 1 Common Sandpiper Cliff Pool (J Allen, Bobby D)

8th April - Sightings

Kingsbury - 2 Common Sandpiper, Common Tern Cliff Pool (K Sargent)