Sunday, 31 August 2014

31st August - Sightings





Cattle Egret - Steve Nikols

RSPB - CATTLE EGRET 9.00am Jubilee Wetlands for a few minutes from west screen then flew off and appeared to land on east side. No further sign by 4.30pm at least (D Roberts, Steve Nikols et al) Also 2 Spotted Flycatcher in hedge along Wetland Trail, 23 Little Egret, 2 Garganey, Pintail, 4 Wigeon, Ruff, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Stonechat around site (D Roberts, TP, J Morgan, J Allen et al)
Alvecote - 3 Redstart Old Orchard area (J Morgan, D Hutton, T Barter)
Ladywalk - 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, Little Egret, Marsh Tit (P Lichfield)

Saturday, 30 August 2014

30th August - Sightings

Shustoke - Little Gull (juv), 2 Spotted Flycatcher (P Forbes)
Alvecote - Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart Old Orchard area (S Allison) Also Redstart in Warks section somewhere (Bobby D)
Whitacre Heath - Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat along railway line hedgerow (K Wimbush)
Ladywalk - Garganey, Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Hobby, Willow Tit (P Lichfield)

29th August - Sightings

Shustoke - Little Gull still (Bobby D)
RSPB - 3 Garganey, 3 Hobby, Water Rail, 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper (I Whitehouse)

Thursday, 28 August 2014

28th August - Sightings

Shustoke - Black Tern, Little Gull (Bobby D)
Alvecote - 2 Tree Pipit, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart Old Orchard (J Oliver, A Archer)
Tamworth - Spotted Flycatcher Amington Hall Farm (S Allison)
Ladywalk - Garganey, Spotted Flycatcher, 17 Chiffchaff, 2 Peregrine,3 Green Sandpiper, 9 Snipe, Little Egret (S Cawthray)
RSPB - 3 Garganey, Mandarin (ecl m), 2 Ruff, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 20+ Snipe, c20 Yellow Wagtail, Stonechat, 7 Common Tern (TP et al)

Wednesday, 27 August 2014

27th August - Sightings

Kingsbury South - Ruff, Curlew Mill Meadow. 15 Common Tern, Hobby Bodymoor Heath Water (S Cawthray)
RSPB - 2 Garganey, 140+ Lapwing, 45 Teal, 12 Little Egret, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Stonechat, Hobby, 5 Snipe (F Mosey)
Ladywalk - Garganey from Hide B. Ruff on Main Pool. Also 10 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, Hobby, Peregrine (P Sofley, P Lichfield)
Shustoke - Little Gull (1st Sum), Spotted Flycatcher (P Forbes)
Alvecote - 2 Redstart (2m) Old Orchard area (J Morgan)

Tuesday, 26 August 2014

26th August - Sightings


Spotted Flycatcher - Sean Allison

Alvecote - 2 Spotted Flycatcher still Old Orchard (S Allison)
Kingsbury South - Black Tern(ad), Arctic Tern (juv), 20 Common Tern, Yellow-Legged Gull(ad) Bodymoor Heath Water (A Dean)
Ladywalk - Osprey 2.30pm over Main Pool for 10 minutes (G Haywood per P Sofley)

Monday, 25 August 2014

25th August - Sightings

Alvecote - Spotted Flycatcher Gilman's Pool.  2 Common Redstarts along Teal Pool Hedge, 4 Little Egret, Hobby Mill Pool (A Archer) 2 Spotted Flycatcher Old Orchard (J Morgan)
RSPB - Ruff, 2 Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, Stonechat, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 20+ Swift Jubilee Wetlands. 2 Green Sandpiper, LRP Hall Lake (TP)
Ladywalk - Little Egret, 6 Snipe (P Gurney)