Wednesday, 30 April 2014

30th April - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Turnstone North Pit still. Brambling Fisher's Mill. Also 4 Cuckoo, 5 Grasshopper Warbler around reserve (S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - Honey Buzzard (pale phase) 11:15 to 11:30 then drifted off to east (P Sofley) Osprey over at 2.30pm (P Sofley, P Lichfield) Also 2 Hobby, 20 Buzzard today (P Sofley et al)
Shustoke - Whinchat, Arctic Tern reported (per Birdguides)
Wishaw - 2 Wheatear (C Hiles)

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

29th April - Sightings

Shustoke - Black Tern all day(Many Obs) 2 Turnstone briefly (Bobby D)
RSPB - 3 Turnstone this evening North Pit. Also 2 Wigeon (m,f) (J Morgan, R Eyres, TP, K Thorpe) Bar-Tailed Godwit Jubilee Wetlands this morning. Glossy Ibis still present. Yellow Wagtail this evening (per K Thorpe et al)
Wishaw - Wheatear Blindpit Lane (D Baker)

Monday, 28 April 2014

28th April - Sightings


Black Tern - Dave Hutton

Shustoke - Black Tern late afternoon at least (F Mosey et al)
RSPB - 25 Arctic Tern briefly Jubilee Wetlands. Also Glossy Ibis still (F Mosey et al)
Ladywalk - White Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Snipe (P Sofley) Bar-Tailed Godwit reported on 24/04 (per P Sofley)

Sunday, 27 April 2014

27th April - Sightings



Arctic Tern - Shustoke - Dave Hutton

Shustoke - 2 Arctic Tern, 6 Common Tern early morning (D Hutton) c30 Arctic Tern 1.45pm with c20 still in evening (S Haynes et al)
RSPB - Glossy Ibis, Whimbrel reported early morning only (per TP). c30 Arctic Tern Jubilee Wetlands late morning (I Whitehouse) 5 Arctic Tern still 1.30pm at least. Also 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Swift (TP et al)
Ladywalk - White Wagtail, Little Egret (P Lichfield)

Saturday, 26 April 2014

26th April - Sightings


Wood Sandpiper - Steve Pick

Shustoke - Black Tern till c12pm only(D Hutton et al) Also Arctic Tern early afternoon at least (P Hyde et al)
RSPB - Wood Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands (G Williams et al) Glossy Ibis still early morning but not later(F Mosey) Also 4 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands. Yellow Wagtail by Farm (TP, J Allen et al) Whinchat just North of Fisher's Mill (A Barnsley)
Marston - Bar-Tailed Godwit again. Also Wheatear(m) (D Hutton, A Archer, TP, J Allen)
Alvecote - 2 Red-Crested Pochard (2m) still Mill Pool. 5 Yellow Wagtail on ploughed field by Teal Pool (A Archer)

Friday, 25 April 2014

25th April - Sightings

Shustoke - Garganey(m) close in to Sailing Club (K Wimbush, S Haynes et al)
RSPB - Glossy Ibis still (per Birdguides)

Thursday, 24 April 2014

24th April - Sightings




Little Tern - Dave Hutton

Marston - Black-Necked Grebe, 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, Grasshopper Warbler early morning (A Archer) Bar-Tailed Godwit again till 1.30pm at least but no further sign of Black-Necked Grebe or Blackwits (A Dean, Bobby D) Park on old Kingsbury Road and walk up Seeney Lane. View only from bridleway at the top of lane. Note this is not Lea Marston but Marston.
Shustoke - Little Tern 6.10pm at least on buoys. 4 Common Sandpiper (S Haynes et al)
RSPB - Glossy Ibis again Jubilee Wetlands. Also Common Gull(ad), 11 Dunlin, 16+ Ringed Plover, White Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Little Egret. White Wagtail by farm (TP, J Allen et al)
Wishaw - 2 Grey Partridge, 5 Yellow Wagtail (C Hiles)