Sunday, 7 December 2014

7th December - Sightings

Wishaw - 2+ Merlin - Male Curdworth Lane; Female in tree between Hempit Cottage and canal.with two seen flying over Kingsbury Road towards Minworth sewage treatment works 4pm. c654 Golden Plover in field on Wishaw Lane (C Hiles)
Shustoke - Red-Crested Pochard(m), Scaup (1st Win Male) still (TP)
RSPB - Pintail(m) Fisher's Mill. 3 Shelduck, 2 Stonechat Jubilee Wetlands (J Allen)

Saturday, 6 December 2014

6th December - Sightings

Shustoke - Scaup (1st Win Male) on Small Pool. Red-Crested Pochard(m) on main reservoir (J Allen)
Wishaw - 2 Corn Bunting, 4 Grey Partridge, 29 Golden Plover, Little Owl (M Griffiths)
Coton - Water Rail (M Griffiths)

Friday, 5 December 2014

5th December - Sightings

RSPB - Pintail, 3 Goosander North Pit. 520 Golden Plover Jubilee Wetlands. Tawny Owl at dusk in Mill Plantation. 12+ Little Egret roosting in the heronry (G Williams)

Wednesday, 3 December 2014

3rd December - Sightings

Kingsbury - Merlin, 7 Goosander Cliff Pool area (S Cawthray)
Shustoke - Common Sandpiper, Woodcock, Red-Crested Pochard, Scaup, 10 Goosander (P Forbes et al)
Coton - Scaup (ad fem) (S Haynes)
Wishaw - c200 Golden Plover in field by golf course. 30 Meadow Pipit, 11 Grey Partridge, 41 Skylark (G Robinson, D Baker)
RSPB - 2 Redshank, 342 Golden Plover, 3 Chiffchaff , 4 Stonechat (G Williams) On 1/12 - 9 Shelduck, 9 Snipe and a Willow Tit. On 2/12 - 9 Shelduck, 500 Golden Plover and a Grey Wagtail (G Williams)

Tuesday, 2 December 2014

2nd December - Sightings

Shustoke - Merlin, Red-Crested Pochard, Scaup (imm m), Dunlin, Common Sandpiper (P Forbes)

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)