Sunday 31 March 2013

31st March - Sightings

Ladywalk - 3 Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker, Siberian Chiff (ringed bird) seen and heard near entrance gate, 2 Water Rail, Curlew, 2 Snipe, 37 Goosander, Scaup(m), 2 Willow Tit (S Cawthray et al)

Saturday 30 March 2013

30th March - Sightings

RSPB - poss Mealy Redpoll on feeders. Also Tree Sparrow, 3 Lesser Redpoll (TP)
Ladywalk - Scaup(m), Curlew, 2 Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker, Woodcock, 2 Water Rail (J Morgan)
Whitacre Heath NR - 22 Meadow Pipit, 100 Redwing in field by Car Park (TP)

Friday 29 March 2013

29th March - Sightings

Shustoke - Red Kite lingered for a while late morning (S Haynes et al)
Wishaw - Merlin again Wishaw Lane. Also 32 Golden Plover (TP)
Ladywalk - Scaup(m) still (J Wesson et al) Siberian Chiffchaff reported still. Also Merlin reported (J Harris)
Dosthill(Warks) - 1 Long-Tailed Duck still (J Harris)
Whitacre Heath NR - White Wagtail with Pied Wagtail on new scrapes by river (J Harris)

Thursday 28 March 2013

28th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Scaup(m) still (per Birdforum)

Wednesday 27 March 2013

27th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Scaup(m), 8 Goosander, LRP (Many Obs)
Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck (m,f) still (J Harris)

Tuesday 26 March 2013

26th March - Sightings

Wishaw - Merlin still Wishaw Lane on Manure Heap this morning (Bobby D)
Ladywalk - Scaup(m), Curlew still (K Groocock)
RSPB - Woodcock, Jack Snipe (G Williams)
Kingsbury - Goosander(fem), 5 Snipe Cliff Pool (Geoff Busby)

Monday 25 March 2013

25th March - Sightings

Wishaw - On Blindpit Lane 4 Corn Bunting, 20 Skylark with Linnets and Reed Bunting. 100 Fieldfare. On Wishaw Lane Merlin(fem),  8 Golden Plover, 20 Lapwing, 15 Skylark , 120 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing. Little Egret (S Cawthray)
Kingsbury South - Little Gull(ad) on river at Hemlingford Mill (A Dean)
Dosthill (Warks) - 1 Long-tailed Duck (1st Sum M) still, 6 Oystercatcher, 52 Shoveler (J Harris)
Ladywalk - Scaup(m), 6 Goosander, 3 Chiffchaff, 15 Meadow Pipit, 4 Snipe, 30 Redwing (J Harris) There have been no confirmed sightings of the Siberian Chiffchaffs since 13th March despite reports on Birdguides.
Hams Hall - sewer outfall 2 Chiffchaff sewer outfall (J Harris)
Kingsbury - LRP Cliff Pool (Bobby D)
Coton - Yellow-Legged Gull (Bobby D)

Sunday 24 March 2013

24th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Scaup(m), Curlew, 6 Goosander, 6 Lesser Redpoll, Water Rail. Also 45+ Meadow Pipit along path to Sainsbury's Hide (TP, J Allen et al)
Alvecote - Jack Snipe, 42 Snipe, Peregrine (A Archer)
Kingsbury - LRP (S Cawthray)
Coton - 2 Goosander (per TP)

Saturday 23 March 2013

23rd March - Sightings

Whitacre Heath - Brambling(m), 18 Reed Bunting in garden feeding station (K Wimbush)
Ladywalk - Scaup(m) still (M Yapp)

Thursday 21 March 2013

21st March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Scaup(m) still. Also Curlew (Bobby D)
Kingsbury - Curlew over to North (Bobby D)
Tamworth - 19 Waxwing Amington Sharpe Street (A Archer)
Dosthill(Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck still (G Williams)

Wednesday 20 March 2013

20th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Scaup(m), Bittern, Curlew, 2 Redshank (S Cawthray)

Tuesday 19 March 2013

19th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Scaup(m) (P Sofley)
Tamworth - 11 Waxwing Sharpe Street Amington (A Archer)
Alvecote - Redshank Mill Pool (Bobby D)

Sunday 17 March 2013

17th March - SIghtings

Tamworth - 8 Waxwing Amington viewable from Chip Shop Car Park (A Archer)
Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck still (G Williams)

Saturday 16 March 2013

16th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern in flight (P Sofley)

Friday 15 March 2013

15th March - Sightings

RSPB - Mediterranean Gull (ad) North Pit (G Williams)
Ladywalk - Common Sandpiper, 2 Sand Martin, Curlew (S Wood)

14th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern again (Paul Smith) Also 5 Sand Martin, 32 Goosander (K Wimbush, R Thomas)
RSPB - Little-Ringed Plover, 2 Ringed Plover (G Williams)

13th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - 2 Siberian Chiffchaff still. Also 2 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaff,Pergrine, Redshank (J Harris)
Hams Hall - 3 Chiffchaff (J Harris)

Wednesday 13 March 2013

12th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern (S Cawthray) Of interest the ringed Siberian Chiffchaff has been proved to have been ringed on the reserve at the beginning of the year (as a Chiffchaff) (per D Hutton)
Minworth - 150 Golden Plover Wishaw Lane (G A Williams)

Monday 11 March 2013

11th March - Sightings

Tamworth - Stonechat(m) Coton Lane Sewage Works on railway line fence. Also 2 Chiffchaff, Green Sandpiper by river (per Staffs Birding)

Sunday 10 March 2013

10th March- Sightings

Minworth - Merlin(m), 100 Golden Plover Wishaw Lane (Cathy Taylor)
Dosthill(Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck still. Also c40 Goldeneye in area (C Cook)
 

9th March - Sightings

Shustoke - 2 Kittiwake(ads) briefly 1.30pm then flew off to NW. Possibly the same two birds roosted (S Haynes)
Dosthill(Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck still (Birdguides)
Ladywalk - 2 Siberian Chiffchaff still (Many Obs)
RSPB - 2 Goosander, 5 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 80 Lapwing, 5 Ringed Plover, 3 Snipe, 2 Redshank, 3 Dunlin, 1 juv. Gt Black-backed Gull, 2 pair of Grey Partridge (G Williams)


Steve Cawthray is organising a Kingsbury work party on 13th March. "This is to clear the Islands and margins at both Cliff and Canal pools in order to make them suitable for breeding waders and terns that will be returning soon.
Meet at fishermens car park (10am) which is between Canal and Broomey croft pools .
If you have Scythes/Loppers/Rakes etc please bring along as well as wellies
Many thanks Steve 07919 151212"

8th March - Sightings

RSPB - Brambling(f) on feeders (S Wood) Bittern westside of wetland track then flew towards river (per RSPB)

Thursday 7 March 2013

7th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Woodcock, Water Rail, Curlew, 2 Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Willow Tit singing, Marsh Tit, Chiffchaff (S Cawthray)

Tuesday 5 March 2013

5th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - 1 Siberian Chiffchaff (J Harris)
RSPB - 2 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, Redshank North Pit. Green Sandpiper Middleton Hall Lake (G Williams)

Monday 4 March 2013

4th March - Sightings

ShustokeMediterranean Gull(1st Win) again  in the roost. Also Curlew flying around calling for a few minutes, 24 Goosander, 25+ Pochard, Grey Wagtail, and an estimated 1500 Black-headed Gulls (M Griffiths)
Ladywalk - Curlew,  Lesser-spotted woodpecker,  5 Redpoll, Peregrine (J Morgan)
Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck (m,f) still (B Stretch)

Sunday 3 March 2013

3rd March - Sightings

Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck , 40 Goldeneye, Little Egret (TP)
Ladywalk - 1 Siberian Chiffchaff (Birdguides)
RSPB - 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Wigeon, c50 Teal Middleton Hall Lake (TP)

Saturday 2 March 2013

2nd March - Sightings

Kingsbury - Bittern again Cliff Pool. Also Curlew, 3 Oystercatcher (Bobby D et al)
RSPB - 2 Green Sandpiper Middleton Hall Lake (TP)
Ladywalk - 2 Siberian Chiffchaff still (inc ringed bird) (D Hutton)
Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck (m,f) still (K Everitt)

Friday 1 March 2013

1st March - Sightings

Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck (m,f) still (Birdguides)
Kingsbury - Green Sandpiper, 4 Goosander Cliff Pool (K Sargent)
Hams Hall - Green Sandpiper, 3 Chiffchaff (J Harris)