Tuesday 28 February 2012

28th February - Sightings

Coton - Scaup(m) (Gary Bridick et al)
Kingsbury - 3 Short-Eared Owl Richard's Meadow (Bobby D)

26th February - Sightings

RSPB - report of Little-Ringed Plover with 1 Ringed Plover (G A Williams) If confirmed this would be very early. Smew (redhead), Short-Eared Owl, 2 Ringed Plover (J Holian per Staffordshire Birding)

Saturday 25 February 2012

24th February - Sightings

RSPB - Mediterranean Gull (ad Win), 3 Jack Snipe, 10 Snipe, 6 Goosander, Stonechat (S Cawthray) Short-Eared Owl Fisher's Mill in evening (G Williams) Pintail North Pit still (S Williams)
Kingsbury - Curlew, 2 Goosander, 5 Snipe (S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - This week sightings - Bittern, Mealy Redpoll, 20+ Lesser Redpoll, 2 Curlew, 2 Green Sandpiper, Peregrine, 2 Chiffchaff (S Cawthray)

23rd February - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Goosander, 5 Goldeneye Dosthill NR. Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 redshank, 5 Oystercatcher North Pit (K Sargent)

Tuesday 21 February 2012

20th February - Sightings




Iceland Gull, Nordic Jackdaw, Pocahrd hybrid Kingsbury - Alan Dean

Kingsbury South - Iceland Gull (prob 2nd Win) roosted Hemlingford Water. 'Nordic' Jackdaw Mill Meadow. Pochard * Ferruginous hybrid Hemlingford Water. Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher Bodymoor Heath Water (A Dean)
RSPB - 2 Smew (2m) Middle Pools (per RBA)

Sunday 19 February 2012

19th February - Sightings

RSPB - Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Little Egret North Pit. Golden Plover over. 4 Siskin Mill Plantation (G Williams)

Saturday 18 February 2012

18th February - Sightings

Kingsbury South - Nordic Jackdaw again Mill Meadow. Yellow-Legged Gull(ad) still, 2 Oystercatcher Bodymoor Heath Water (TP, J Allen)

Friday 17 February 2012

17th February - SIghtings

Kingsbury South - Mealy Redpoll Edwin's Wood with Lesser Redpoll and Siskin. Oystercatcher, Yellow-Legged Gull(ad) Bodymoor Heath Water, 4 Goosander on River (A Dean)
RSPB - Short-Eared Owl. 2 Stonechat, 2 Dunlin, Redshank, 5 Little Egret (Sandra Wood et al)

16th February - Sightings

RSPB - 14 Little Egret over Fisher's Mill to South 5.18-5.43pm (W J Eley) 2 Stonechat still, 20 Reed Bunting (PJ)

Wednesday 15 February 2012

15th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern, Woodcock, Peregrine, Mealy Redpoll, Willow and Marsh Tits (S Cawthray)

Monday 13 February 2012

13th February - Sightings

Kingsbury South - 'Nordic' Jackdaw Mill Meadow. Yellow-Legged Gull (ad) still Bodymoor Heath Water (A Dean)
Bodymoor - 2 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper along dykes Middleton House Farm (A Dean)
RSPB - Ringed Plover over weekend (per G Williams) 2 Barn Owl, Marsh Tit, Pintail, Redshank, 6 Golden Plover (G Williams et al)

12th February - Sightings

Kingsbury South - 415 Gadwall (with another 70 at Coton) is a County Record count (S Haynes)
RSPB - Smew still on river.17 Goosander Dosthill NR. Pintail(m), Little Egret North Pit (G Williams et al)

11th February - Sightings

RSPB - Smew still (per TP)
Shustoke - Smew still (per Birdguides)

Friday 10 February 2012

10th February - Sightings

RSPB - Pintail, 2 Stonechat, 2 Little Egret (Bobby D) 23 Yellowhammer on pheasant feeders along Fisher's Mill track (G Williams) Merlin (f) Fisher's Mill Bridge 5.15pm (W Eley)
Shustoke - Smew (redhead) (per Birdguides)
Coton - Mediterranean Gull (ad Win) in roost (A Dean)
Hams Hall - Green Sandpiper, 2 Chiffchaff at Outfall. 7 Goosander, Chiffchaff Water Orton (A Dean)

Thursday 9 February 2012

8th February - Sightings

RSPB - Smew (redhead), Pintail, 17 Goldeneye North End (B Jones)
Wishaw - 100 Golden Plover WIshaw Lane (R Johns)

Tuesday 7 February 2012

7th February - Sightings

RSPB - Smew (redhead) still on river. Pintail(m), 20 Shelduck, Peregrine, Dunlin North Pit (G Williams) 12 Yellowhammer, 17 Linnet on Pheasant feeders along Fisher's Mill Track (G Williams)

Monday 6 February 2012

6th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern, Woodcock (S Cawthray)
RSPB - Smew (Redhead) Dosthill NR. Pintail(m) North Pit (G Williams)

Saturday 4 February 2012

4th February - Sightings

RSPB - 16 Shelduck, 4 Little Egret North Pit (G Williams)

Friday 3 February 2012

3rd February - SIghtings

Ladywalk - Smew (Redhead) on river. Green Sandpiper, Woodcock. On Feeders Common Redpoll, 11 Lesser Redpoll (S Cawthray) Dunlin on 01/02/2012 (S Cawthray)
Kingsbury - Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, 6 Snipe (S Cawthray)
Dosthill - 2+ Short-Eared Owl,Redshank over. Little Egret, 3 Goosander on river (Bobby D, Pauline Day)