Tuesday, 12 April 2016

12th April - Sightings



Kittiwake - Bob Duckhouse

Shustoke - Kittiwake (ad) early morning until 4.15pm but not later in evening(P Forbes et al) 6 Little Gull (ads) dropped in later afternoon with 1 present till 7.30pm at least (P Forbes et al) Arctic Tern early morning only was probably yesterday's bird (Bobby D)
RSPB - Redstart(m) Fisher's Mill in scrub at southern end (M Smith per RSPB). Also Common Sandpiper, Wheatear Jubilee Wetlands. Short-Eared Owl, Grasshopper Warbler Fisher's Mill. 3 Snipe North Pit (per RSPB, S Pick)
Kingsbury South - Common Tern Hemlingford Water (TP, J Allen)
Alvecote - Redstart(m) Teal Pool Hedge (A Archer)
Wishaw - 5 Wheatear Blindpit Lane (C Hiles)

Monday, 11 April 2016

11th April - Sightings

Shustoke - 4 Little Gull (ads), Arctic Tern, Wheatear, Common Sandpiper (S Haynes, P Forbes, D Hutton et al)
Coton - Little Gull(ad) (D Baker)
Ladywalk - Sedge Warbler (P Sofley)
RSPB - Greenshank, Dunlin North Pit (G Williams)

Sunday, 10 April 2016

10th April - Sightings

RSPB - Greenshank (S Atkinson) 2 Mediterranean Gull, 5 LRP, 5+ Ringed Plover, 4 Avocet, 2+ Redshank, Little Egret, 7+ Cetti's Warbler (S Atkinson, J Allen, K Sargent)
Ladywalk - Red Kite over 1.15pm. Also 2 LRP, 4 Snipe, Little Egret, 14 Goosander, 61 Shoveler, 58 Tufted Duck, 51 Teal, 39 Mallard, 30 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon (B Eaton et al)
Wishaw - Wheatear Wiggins Hill (D Baker)
Alvecote - 2 Grey Partridge at Alvecote Pools in Laundry Lane sheep fields. Also 2 Wigeon, 4 Goosander, 2 Little Egret, Yellow Wagtail in area (A Archer)

Saturday, 9 April 2016

9th April - Sightings

Alvecote - Great-White Egret Mill Pool late morning but not later (per J Morgan)
Kingsbiry South - 9 Yellow Wagtail Mill Meadow (M Pollock et al)
Wishaw - Wheatear Blindpit Lane (K Whiston)

Friday, 8 April 2016

8th April - Sightings

Kingsbury South - Brambling(fem) in hedge by Causeway Pool (A Dean)
Marston - 3 Wheatear, 4 White Wagtail Marston Fields GPs (A Dean)
Shustoke - Brambling (P Forbes)

Thursday, 7 April 2016

7th April - Sightings

RSPB - Possible 'Northern Willow Warbler' of the race acredula. Also 12 Shelduck, 32 Shoveler, Goldeneye (male), 3 Goosander, 3 Avocet, 10 Oystercatcher, 4 Ringed Plover, 5 LRP, 3 Redshank, 2 Mediterranean Gull (both adults), Lesser Redpoll (A Archer et al)
Shustoke - Kittiwake(ad) early afternoon but not later (S Haynes)
Kingsbury South - 5 Yellow Wagtail Mill Meadow. 20+ House Martin, 20+ Swallow, 70+ Sand Martin Hemlingford Water (A Archer)
Alvecote - Marsh Harrier reported (per J Morgan)

Wednesday, 6 April 2016

6th April - Sightings

Shustoke - LRP, Ringed Plover (P Forbes)
Kingsbury South - 4 Yellow Wagtail Mill Meadow (M Pollock)
RSPB - Sedge Warbler by river Screen. Also Yellow Wagtail over North Pit (K Thorpe)