Wednesday, 31 August 2011

31st August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, 6 Black-Tailed Gdowit, 2 Greenshank, Redshank, Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, LRP (J Whitehurst)
Alvecote - Greenshank, 5 Green Sandpiper, Hobby (A Archer) The report of Arctic Tern on Birdguides is probably erroneous.
Whitacre Heath NR - 2 Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, 6 Yellow Wagtail (S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail (S Cawthray) 

Tuesday, 30 August 2011

30th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, LRP, Little Egret, 5 Swift, Hobby, Peregrine, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, 200 House Martin (TP et al)
Ladywalk - 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 200 House Martin, Hobby, 3 Green Sandpiper (S Cawthray)

Monday, 29 August 2011

29th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - 3 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, 3 Dunlin, 2 LRP, 5 Ringed Plover, Redshank, Greenshank, 2 Little Egret, 2 Yellow Wagtail (J Allen, Bobby D, M Hodson et al)
RSPB (Fisher's Mill) - Wood Sandpiper (J Allen, Bobby D et al)
Shustoke - Goshawk (m) over village towards Maxtoke (P Forbes) 400 House Martin, 2 Hobby (S Cawthray)
Whitacre Heath NR - 2 Redstart, 2 Yellow Wagtail (J Wesson)
Alvecote - Redstart, Yellow Wagtail, 5 Lesser Whitethroat Orchard (TP)

Sunday, 28 August 2011

28th August - Sightings

Shustoke - Black-Necked Grebe (juv) still at Southern end though elusive. Also Hen Harrier (ringtail) flew through mid morning (S Cawthray) No sign of BN Grebe since mid-morning but Black-Tailed Godwit, Ruff in evening (P Forbes et al)
RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, 3 Dunlin, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Snipe, 2 LRP, 6 Ringed Plover, Little Egret, Peregrine New Reedbed Pool (J Allen, G Williams)

Saturday, 27 August 2011

27th August - SIghtings

RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, 2 Ruff, 3 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, 3 LRP, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Little Egret, Hobby (J Harris, TP, P Hyde, M Hodson et al)
Middleton - 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (Many Obs)
Alvecote - 3 Spotted Flycatcher Orchard (A Archer)
Shustoke - Black-Necked Grebe(juv), LRP, 2 Common Sandpiper (P Forbes)
Ladywalk - Lesser Spotted woodpecker(m), Siskin f/o, 6 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 5 Wigeon, 20 Shoveler, 6 Teal (S Cawthray)

Friday, 26 August 2011

26th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Little Stint, Greenshank, 12 Dunlin, 12 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper,7 Common Tern, Little Egret, 8 Swift New Reedbed Pool(G Williams et al) Counts are daily maximums.
RSPB(Fisher's Mill) - Greenshank, Redshank, Little Egret (A Archer)
Middleton - Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (M Hodson)
Coton - Garganey on Coton Pool 4 (A Dean) – that’s the pool at the extreme NW corner of the Coton complex, west of the river and near the northern end of the A4097.
Kingsbury South - Yellow-Legged Gull(ad) still Bodymoor Heath Water (A Dean)
Shustoke - LRP, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 Dunlin over (P Forbes)

Thursday, 25 August 2011

24th August - Sightings

RSPB (Bassett South) - 2 Dunlin, 2 LRP, 7 Ringed Plover, 2 Greenshank, 14 Common Tern (G Williams)
Middleton - 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (G Williams)
Shustoke - 2 Common Sandpiper, LRP, Spotted Flycatcher (P Forbes)
Whitacre Heath NR - 12 Yellow Wagtail Flashes (per WH Birding Blog)