Monday, 31 August 2015

31st August - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, 2+ Garganey, 2 Mandarin (ecl m), 2 Ruff, 3+ Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4 Ringed Plover thru, 2 Greenshank thru, Hobby (TP et al) Whinchat North Pit (C Cook)

Sunday, 30 August 2015

30th August - Sightings

RSPB - 2+ Wood Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, up to 5 Black-Tailed Godwit, Greenshank (heard), 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Garganey, 2 Wigeon, Hobby Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit. One of the Wood Sandpiper flew South over Fisher's Mill. Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP et al)

Friday, 28 August 2015

28th August - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper still Jubilee Wetlands (per Staffs Birding)
Alvecote - Redstart Decoy Hedge (J Morgan)

Thursday, 27 August 2015

27th August - Sightings

Tamworth - 6 Spotted Flycatcher Tameside NR (S Allison)
Hams Hall - Spotted Flycatcher, Hobby plus 100+ warblers at Outfall (P Forbes)
RSPB - Whinchat (per TP)

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

26th August - Sightings




Wood Sandpiper - Richard Eyres

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, Hobby, 4 Little Egret, Clouded Yellow (G Williams, S Atkinson, R Eyres)
Ladywalk - 3 Hobby, 3 Peregrine, 78 Shoveler, 39 Teal, 55 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon (P Sofley et al)
Shustoke - Arctic Tern(juv) early am. 2 Common Tern, 2 Common Sandpiper mid morning (P Forbes)
Alvecote - Spotted Flycatcher Old Orchard (J Morgan)

Tuesday, 25 August 2015

25th August - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 3 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2 LRP, Dunlin(ad), 2 Mandarin (both eclipse males), Wigeon, 2 Snipe, Yellow Wagtail mostly on Jubilee Wetlands. 3 Hobby over reed beds. 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (K Thorpe, G Williams, TP)
Tamworth - 3 Redstart Amington at Old Warks Moors (S Allison)
Ladywalk - 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper (P Sofley)

Monday, 24 August 2015

24th August - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Wood Sandpiper North Pit but flew south. Also 6 Little Egret, a few Ringed Plover, a few LRP, Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 3 Common Tern and 3 Swift around reserve (G Williams) In evening 10 Ruff Jubilee Wetlands. Garganey Fisher's Mill (C Cook)
Shustoke - Greenshank briefly (P Forbes)