Sunday 30 November 2014

30th November - Sightings

Shustoke - Scaup(1st winter male)  at West End. Red-crested Pochard(m) at East end (J Gallety)
Tamworth - Barnacle Goose on River Anker at Ladybridge (S Allison)
Wishaw - Merlin, 14 Grey Partridge, 6 Golden Plover (C Hiles)

Saturday 29 November 2014

29th November - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Whooper Swan flew low over the car park at 10:20am heading east. Also 6 Shelduck, 8 Goldeneye, 4 Little Egret, Water Rail, 1000+ Golden Plover, 10 Snipe, 4 Dunlin, Common Gull and 4 Stonechat (G Williams et al)
Shustoke - Red-Crested Pochard(m), 3 Goosander (TP)

Thursday 27 November 2014

27th November - Sightings

RSPB - 1033 Golden Plover, 828 Lapwing, 2 Dunlin (K Thorpe et al)
Shustoke - Scaup (1st Win Male), Red-Crested Pochard (S Haynes)
Coton - Scaup(m), Pintail(fem) (S Haynes)
Wishaw - Merlin (female/juv) on post at rear of Hempit cottage 12:30, then flew low towards canal. Also 4 Grey Partridge in field (G A Williams)

Wednesday 26 November 2014

26th November - Sightings

Shustoke - Scaup (1st Win Male), Red-Crested Pochard (S Haynes)

Monday 24 November 2014

24th November - Sightings

Coton - 2 Scaup (both 1st Win Male) (S Haynes)
Shustoke - Red-Crested Pochard (S Haynes)
RSPB - 7 Stonechat, 700 Golden Plover (Bobby D) Scaup(fem) Fisher's Mill (per Birdforum)
Ladywalk - Siberian Chiffchaff, 2 Chiffhaff along river. Shag(imm), 3 Peregrine, Woodcock, 6 Water Rail, 6 Goosander on reserve (S Cawthray)

Sunday 23 November 2014

23rd November - Sightings

Ladywalk - Siberian Chiffchaff seen and heard calling by riverbank near carpark (D Hutton, D Mallon)

Saturday 22 November 2014

22nd November - Sightings

Coton - Scaup (imm male), 6 Goldeneye on back pit (S Haynes)
RSPB - c700 Golden Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 6 Snipe, Woodcock, 6 Stonechat (G Williams, S Pick) 2200 Starling roosted Silt Pool (S Pick)
Alvecote - Jack Snipe Mill Pool (A Archer)

Friday 21 November 2014

21st November - Sightings

RSPB - 800+ Golden Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin, Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat (S Atkinson, G A Williams) Also a report of the Marsh Harrier seen at 8:15am near the east screen (per S Atkinson) 2250 Starling roosted Silt Pool (S Pick)

Thursday 20 November 2014

20th November - Sightings

RSPB - 260 Golden Plover, 450 Lapwing, 17 Snipe, 3 Stonechat, 3 Goosander, Grey Wagtail, 4 Water Rail (S Cawthray, K Thorpe et al)

19th November - Sightings

Ladywalk - 16+ Water Rail, 10 Goosander, 4 Cetti's Warbler (P Sofley)
RSPB -  3 Dunlin, c90 Golden Plover, 3 Stonechat (S Atkinson)

Tuesday 18 November 2014

18th November - Sightings

RSPB - Jack Snipe flew from Southern Meadow (RSPB) Also 100+ Golden Plover, Dunlin, 8 Little Egret North Pit. 2000+ Starling roosted Silt Pool (per A Archer)

Saturday 15 November 2014

15th November - Sightings

RSPB - 9 Stonechat, 3 Pintail, 3 Goldeneye, 6 Little Egret, 3 Golden Plover (S Pick, TP)

Friday 14 November 2014

14th November - Sightings

Shustoke - Shag still (S Haynes)
Tamworth - Goosander on river by Tameside NR (J Morgan)
Ladywalk - 2 Woodcock rear of Hide B (S Cawthray)

Thursday 13 November 2014

13th November - Sightings

Shustoke - Shag(imm) again (P Forbes)
RSPB - Marsh Harrier (fem) still North Pit. 2 Ruff Jubilee Wetlands (K Sargent)

Wednesday 12 November 2014

12th November - Sightings

RSPB - Bittern Fisher's Mill in flight at dusk. Also Greenshank over (S Cawthray) Also Marsh Harrier in area still, Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, 63+ Golden Plover, 3 Stonechat, 40 Linnet, 2 Pintail, 4 Goldeneye, 8 Little Egret (Many Obs)

Tuesday 11 November 2014

11th November - Sightings

RSPB - Marsh Harrier(fem) still. Also 2 Goldeneye(m,f), 2 Shelduck, 4 Water Rail, 17 Golden plover, 2 Pintail, 6 Snipe and 3 Stonechat (per RSPB)
Ladywalk - Merlin B-Pools at 4pm. Also 50 Linnet, 50 Pied Wagtail, 350 Starling roosted (P Sofley)

Monday 10 November 2014

10th November - Sightings

RSPB - Marsh Harrier Jubilee Wetlands 3.30pm at least (D Baker, Bobby D) Merlin, Peregrine (Bobby D)  Also 4 Pintail, 21 Golden Plover, 2 Snipe, Dunlin and 6 Stonechat (G Williams et al)
Kingsbury - Stonechat Cliff Pool (Bobby D)

Thursday 6 November 2014

6th November - Sightings

RSPB - 90 Golden Plover, 9 Little Egret, Goldeneye, 2 Green Sandpiper (per RSPB)

Wednesday 5 November 2014

5th November - Sightings

Shustoke - Shag again. Also 4 Red-Crested Pochard, Common Sandpiper (Bobby D)

Tuesday 4 November 2014

4th November - Sightings

Shustoke - 5 Red-Crested Pochard still but no sign of Shag (D Hutton, Bobby D)
RSPB - 99 Golden Plover (C Doyle)

Monday 3 November 2014

3rd November - Sightings

RSPB - Black-Tailed Godwit, 15 Golden Plover (Bobby D) Short-Eared Owl reported (per RSPB)
Shustoke - 5 Red-Crested Pochard (inc 4 ad m) (S Haynes et al) Also Shag again this afternoon(P Forbes)

Sunday 2 November 2014

2nd November - Sightings

Kingsbury - Scaup(fem) still Cliff Pool. 4 Green Sandpiper, 6 Little Egret Otter Pool (J Allen)
RSPB - Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, 3 Little Egret, 6 Stonechat Jubilee Wetlands (J Allen, D Hutton)

Saturday 1 November 2014

1st November - Sightings

RSPB - 6 Stonechat (4m,2f) (D Hutton, D Mallon) Also 3 Dunlin, Black-Tailed Godwit, 2925 Starling roosted (S Pick)
Shustoke - No sign of Shag today (D Hutton)