7th September - Sightings

RSPB - Spotted Redshank, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Black-Tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 3 Ruff Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit. Whinchat and Stonechat still West side (D Hutton)
Alvecote - 2 Spotted Flycatcher Old Orchard. Wheatear Laundry Lane. 6 Yellow Wagtail Mill Pool (J Morgan)
Kingsbury - A maximum of 26 Little Egret roosting Otter Pool in recent weeks (W Eley) Another regional record.

6th September - Sightings

Stonechat and Whinchat - Dave Hutton

Ladywalk - Garganey, Goosander, 9 Wigeon, 100+ Teal, 18 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 3 Yellow Wagtail (P Sofley)
Alvecote - Wheatear, 3 Hobby Laundry Lane (J Morgan) Redstart, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker, Common Sandpiper Old Orchard area (G Briddick)
RSPB - 2 Curlew Sandpiper still. Also 4 Ruff, 2 Dunlin, Black-Tailed Godwit, 4 Redshank Jubilee Wetlands. Spotted Redshank North Pit. 2 Water Rail at feeders still (S Pick, D Hutton) 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (D Hutton) Tree Pipit over West Screen calling c10am. Whinchat, Stonechat, Wheatear west side (D Hutton et al) poss Ferruginous Duck (or hybrid) again early morning only Fisher's Mill (G Briddick)


The following (at least) have been seen/heard today at Middleton. Can anyone add anything else for the autumn all day count?


1 Great Tit
2 Blue Tit
3 Long Tailed Tit
4 Coal Tit
5 Treecreeper
6 Chaffinch
7 Goldfinch
8 Greenfinch
9 Nuthatch
10 House Sparrow
11 Dunnock
12 Wren
13 Goldcrest
14 Reed Warbler
15 Chiffchaff
16 Whitethroat
17 Whinchat
18 Stonechat
19 Reed Bunting
20 Pied Wagtail
21 Starling
22 Rook
23 Carrion Crow
24 Jackdaw
25 Magpie
26 Jay
27 Blackbird
28 Robin
29 Swallow
30 Green Woodpecker
31 Great Spotted Woodpecker
32 Grey Heron
33 Little Egret
34 Coot
35 Tufted Duck
36 Moorhen
37 Mallard
38 Gadwall
39 Shoveler
40 Teal
41 Wigeon
42 Mute Swan
43 Canada Goose
44 Greylag Goose
45 Great Crested Grebe
46 Little Grebe
47 Water Rail
48 Woodpigeon
49 Lapwing
50 Ruff
51 Black-tailed Godwit
52 Redshank
53 Spotted Redshank
54 Snipe
55 Dunlin
56 Curlew Sandpiper
57 Green Sandpiper
58 Kingfisher
59 Cormorant
60 Pheasant
61 Hobby
62 Sparrowhawk
63 Black Headed Gull
64 Cetti's Warbler
65 Tree Pipit
66 Common Buzzard
67 Tawny Owl
68 Barn Owl
69 Sedge Warbler
70 Pochard
71 Linnet
72 Willow Warbler
73 Blackcap
74 Wheatear
75 Pintail
76 Stock Dove
77 Bullfinch
78 Kestrel
79 House Martin
80 LBB Gull
81 Yellow Wagtail
82 Grey Wagtail
83 Herring Gull
84 Collared Dove
85 Song Thrush
86 Oystercatcher
87 Meadow Pipit
88 Skylark
89 Lesser Whitethroat
90 Common Sandpiper
(poss Ferruginous Duck or hybrid)
(Bar-Headed Goose)

5th September - Sightings

Curlew Sandpipers - Steve Pick

RSPB - Spotted Redshank, 3 Curlew Sandpiper(1 has a yellow leg flag), 6 Dunlin, 4 Ruff, Redshank, Black-Tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, 2 Pintail, 2 Hobby, Yellow Wagtail around reserve. 3 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat Fisher's Mill in reeds. Also 2 Redstart Fisher's Mill (S Cawthray, G Williams et al) Possible Ferruginous Duck (or hybrid) Fisher's Mill c4pm (S Wood) 16 Turnstone for 5 minutes c3pm (S Wood et al)
Alvecote - 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Wheatear Old Orchard/Laundry Lane area (J Morgan)

4th September - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Curlew Sandpiper(juvs) until dusk. Little Stint (untilc6pm only) Jubilee Wetlands (S Cawthray et al). Also Spotted Redshank, 4 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, LRP, 2 Oystercatcher, Black-Tailed Godwit, Redshank, Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, Mandarin, 3 Garganey, Pintail, 2 Water Rail, 2 Hobby, Whinchat, Stonechat, Redstart, 2 Spotted Flycatcher around reserve (Many Obs)
Alvecote - 3 Spotted Flycatcher Old Orchard area (S Allison)

3rd September - Sightings

RSPB - Spotted Redshank still. Also 4 Ruff, Redshank, Ringed Plover, 2 Hobby, Green Sandpiper, Stonechat. 4 Spotted Flycatcher Fisher's Mill (G Williams et al)
Alvecote - Whinchat, 3 Hobby Mill Pool area. Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher Old Orchard area (J Morgan)

2nd September - Sightings

Spotted Flycatcher and Whinchat - Jon Morgan

RSPB - Spotted Redshank, 5 Ruff, Greenshank, 9 Redshank, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Pintail, 2 Garganey, Hobby, Whinchat, Stonechat Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit. 2 Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher Fisher's Mill (K Sargent, J Morgan, TP, J Allen et al)
Alvecote - 9+ Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart, 2 Hobby, 2 Wigeon Teal/Mill Pool area (J Morgan et al)
Ladywalk - Garganey, 2 Wigeon, 3 Little Egret, 5 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, Hobby (P Lichfield)

Late news for yesterday - Alvecote - Pied Flycatcher (female/first winter) along River Anker between Mill Pool & Upper Pool (per A Archer)

1st September - Sightings

Spotted Redshank - Steve Pick

RSPB - Spotted Redshank(juv) North Pit this evening (S Pick). Also Garganey, 2 Pintail, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 3 Hobby (S Pick, G Williams)
Shustoke - Little Gull still (S Haynes)
Ladywalk - Garganey, 2 Wigeon, 13 Snipe, 5 Green Sandpiper (P Sofley)