Wednesday 31 October 2012

31st October - Sightings



Slavonian Grebe - Dave Hutton

Ladywalk - Firecrest 100yds from entrance gate mid morning (S Cawthray) No further sign by late afternoon (many obs) Also Brambling )S Cawthray)
Shustoke - Slavonian Grebe still (many obs)

Tuesday 30 October 2012

30th October - Sightings



Slavonian Grebe - Jon Morgan(top) and Paul Lathbury (bottom)

Shustoke - Slavonian Grebe late afternoon at least(P Forbes et al) Also Knot briefly (S Cawthray et al)

Monday 29 October 2012

29th October - Sightings

Coton - 2 Scaup still (S Haynes)
Kingsbury South - Egyptian Goose Hemlingford Water (S Cawthray)
Kingsbury - Pink-Footed Goose, Green Sandpiper, 29 Snipe, 3 Goldeneye, Goosander Cliff Pool (S Cawthray)

Sunday 28 October 2012

28th October - Sightings

Bodymoor - Short-Eared Owl nr Villa Training Ground 07:40hrs (K Wimbush)
Fazeley - Green Sandpiper Bonehill Fishery. 83 Fieldfare over (K Wimbush)

Saturday 27 October 2012

27th October -Sightings

Coton - 2 Scaup (both prob imm male) on back pool (S Haynes)
Ladywalk - 2 Pintail, 2 Goosander, 253 Wigeon, 250 Coot (P Sofley)
Kingsbury - 13 Little Egret again roosted Otter Pool. Goldeneye Cliff Pool (W Eley)

Friday 26 October 2012

26th October - Sightings

Shustoke - Red-Breasted Merganser (imm) (S Haynes et al)
Coton - Scaup(f) still (S Haynes et al)

Thursday 25 October 2012

25th October - Sightings

Coton - Scaup(f) (S Haynes)

24th October - Sightings

Ladywalk - Pintail(f), 4 Water Rail (P Sofley)

Tuesday 23 October 2012

23rd October - Sightings

Ladywalk - Rock Pipit over. Also 213 Wigeon, Peregrine. Pintail(f) on Sunday (S Haynes)

Monday 22 October 2012

21st October - Sightings

Kingsbury -  Little Egret 7 seen fly in to roost. Cormorant 70 roosted Otter Pool. 70+  Wigeon Cliff  Pool. 5 Snipe flew North (W Eley)
Little Egret roost  update Oct 11th 14 12th 17 13th 12 14th 9 15th 10
16th 7 18th 10 19th 5 21st (W Eley)

Saturday 13 October 2012

13th October - Sightings

RSPB - possible Yellow-Browed Warbler (heard only) in Oak Tree beyond feeding station (G Williams) Also 40 Siskin, Jack Snipe, Stonechat, Goosander around reserve recently (per TP)

Friday 12 October 2012

12th October - Sightings

Alvecote - Scaup Pretty Pigs Pool at Car Park end (J Morgan)
Whitacre Heath - 20 Swallow, 3 Chiffchaff (K Wimbush)

Thursday 11 October 2012

11th October - Sightings

Whitace Heath Nr - 2 Whinchat (P Casey)

Kingsbury - Little Egret Otter pool seen fly in to roost October 2012 (W Eley)
1st 17 ; 2nd 15 ; 3rd 13 ; 5th 13 ; 6th 8; 7th 10 ; 9th 9 ; 10th 12

Wednesday 10 October 2012

10th October - Sightings

Ladywalk - Spoonbill till 11.20 when flushed by a heron and  flew west (J Altonet al) Ruddy Shelduck briefly (J Allen et al)
RSPB - 2 Pintail, 4 Little Egret North End )J Allen)
Kingsbury - 2 Little Egret Cliff Pool (J Allen)

Tuesday 9 October 2012

9th October - Sightings

RSPB - Rock Pipit Fisher's Mill then flew North (J Harris)

Monday 8 October 2012

8th October - Sightings

Shustoke - Common Tern (juv) 2pm (S Haynes)

Back from Shetland now - I will post a trip report soon for those interested!

Monday 1 October 2012

1st October - Sightings

RSPB - Yellow-Browed Warbler briefly mid-afternoon Dosthill Quarry (S Haynes)
Kingsbury - 17 Little Egret roosted Otter Pool (W Eley)

Updates are limited at moment as I am in Shetland.