Monday 30 March 2015

30th March - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Black-Tailed Godwit, Pintail, 4 Goosander, Blackcap. 15 Little Egret left heronry roost early am (K Thorpe et al)
Shustoke - 14 Golden Plover over (S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - White Wagtail in paddocks. 30 Sand Martin 'B' Pools (P Sofley)

Saturday 28 March 2015

28th March - Sightings

RSPB - 5 Ringed Plover, LRP, 4 Redshank, 4 Oystercatcher, 2 Pintail, Goosander (TP, J Allen)

Friday 27 March 2015

27th March - Sightings


Pintail - Steve Pick

RSPB - 3 Avocet still North Pit till dusk. Also Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, LRP, 3 Oystercatcher, 5 Redshank, 2 Pintail, 3 Goldeneye (P Casey, S Pick et al)

Thursday 26 March 2015

26th March - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Avocet North Pit (per K Thorpe)

Wednesday 25 March 2015

25th March - Sightings

RSPB - 9 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, 3 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 1 Little Egret and 20 Snipe (S Pick) Grey Plover still on 24/03 (per logbook)
Ladywalk - 21 Sand Martin, Mandarin, 150+ Shoveler, 100+ Teal, Woodcock, 18 Redwing (per P Sofley)

Monday 23 March 2015

23rd March - Sightings

RSPB - Grey Plover still this morning on Jubilee Wetlands from East Screen (per Birdguides) Also 4 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, LRP, Green Sandpiper, Pintail (K Thorpe) Late news for 14/03 of 2 Garganey (pr) on Bodymoor Pit (per S Haynes)

Please note Birdguides continue to wrongly report this (part of the site) as Warwickshire.

Ladywalk - Siberian Chiffchaff still (M Priest et al) Also Mandarin, 11 Snipe, Curlew, Redshank, Common Sandpiper (per P Sofley)

Sunday 22 March 2015

22nd March - Sightings


Grey Plover - Sean Allison

RSPB - Grey Plover on North Pit but was on Jubilee Wetlands late afternoon (Many Obs) Also Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Curlew, 6 Dunlin, 9 Ringed Plover (4 flew high south), 2 LRP, c10 Redshank, Pintail(m), 6 Goosander around reserve (TP, D Hutton et al) Pintail Hall Lake still (M Priest)

Saturday 21 March 2015

21st March - Sightings

RSPB - White Wagtail, Black-Tailed Godwit, 6 Dunlin, 7 Ringed Plover, LRP, 5 Redshank, Pintail Jubilee Wetlands. Pintail Hall Lake (K Sargent, TP, D Hutton, J Allen)
Ladywalk - 2 Willow Tit Hide B feeders. Curlew on Marsh (TP, J Allen)

Friday 20 March 2015

20th March - Sightings

RSPB - 9 Wigeon, 2 male Pintail (1 North Pit, 1 Hall Lake), 6 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 4 Oystercatcher, 11 Ringed Plover, 9 Snipe, Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin (G Williams)

19th March - Sightings

RSPB - 6 Sand Martin Fisher's Mill. Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 5 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Goldeneye Jubilee Wetlands. Pintail(m) North Pit. c10,000 Starling roosted Silt Pool (K Thorpe, S Pick)
Ladywalk - Siberian Chiffchaff still in favoured riverside hawthorn 150 yards down from Car Park (P Sofley) Also Curlew, Woodcock, Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker (S Cawthray et al)

Wednesday 18 March 2015

18th March - Sightings

RSPB - Black-Tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 4 Ringed Plover (J Allen)
Shustoke - 2 Wheatear, Stonechat(m), Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker in area (P Forbes)
Ladywalk - Willow Tit across river from Car Park. Also Little Egret, 6 Goosander (H Miller) Curlew, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker (per P Sofley)
Whitacre Heath - Mandarin River Pool (per J Wesson)
Hoggrill's End - Wheatear(m) in ploughed field (K Wimbush)
Middleton - 2 Wheatear(2m) in ploughed field alongside A446 just prior to Holly Lane (K Wimbush)

Tuesday 17 March 2015

17th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Curlew, Redshank, Mandarin, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker, 17 Sand Martin (Bobby D, J Morgan, S Haynes)
Shustoke - Redshank (J Morgan)
RSPB - Ruff, Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 LRP, 4 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 5 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 8 Goosander, Pintail, Pink-Footed Goose (J Allen, G Williams)

16th March - Sightings

Alvecote - Stonechat(m) still (J Morgan)
Ladywalk - Curlew still (J Morris) Black-Tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper at weekend (per P Sofley)
RSPB - Black-Tailed Godwit, LRP, Ringed Plover, 4 Redshank (P Forbes)

Sunday 15 March 2015

15th March - Sightings

Alvecote - Stonechat(m) from bottom of Laundry Lane on fenceline looking towards pub (J Morgan et al)
RSPB - Little-Ringed Plover (S Cawthray)Also around the reserve were 3-4 Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper and Barn Owl over the Play Meadow (S Pick)
Kingsbury South - 21 Sand Martin (S Haynes)

Saturday 14 March 2015

14th March - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 4 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret, 3 Goosander, 5 Lesser Redpoll (TP, J Allen) 3350 Starling roosted at Silt Pool (S Pick)
Shustoke - c30 Sand Martin (Many Obs)

Friday 13 March 2015

13th March - Sightings

Kingsbury - 8 Black-Tailed Godwit in flight over canal were later at RSPB. Also 48 Snipe Cliff Pool. Barn Owl Richard's Meadow (S Cawthray)
Shustoke - Stonechat(f) by Sailing Club (J Morgan) 11 Sand Martin (Bobby D)
RSPB - 8 Black-Tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 4 Redshank, 2 Pintail (2m) Jubilee wetlands. 14 Little Egret Southern Meadow (K Thorpe) Also Wheatear at North Pit. 5 Ringed Plover (S Pick) 11 Goosander, 3 Stonechat (per logbook)

Thursday 12 March 2015

12th March - Sightings

Kingsbury South - 5 Sand Martin Hemlingford Water. 4 Oystercatcher Bodymoor Heath Water. 2 Goosander on river (A Dean)
Marston - Stonechat(m), Sand Martin Marston Fields (A Dean)
Wishaw - 275 Fieldfare, 30 Golden Plover (C Hiles)
Shustoke - 2 Oystercatcher (P Forbes)

Wednesday 11 March 2015

11th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - 5 Sand Martin, Mandarin (S Cawthray)

Tuesday 10 March 2015

10th March - Sightings

Wishaw - Wheatear, 2 Grey Partridge Hempit Lane (D Baker)

9th March - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Ringed Plover, 5 Oystercatcher (S Cawthray)
Wishaw - 800 Golden Plover, Peregrine (S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - Willow Tit on Hide B feeders last few days (per P Sofley)

8th March - Sightings

Wishaw - Stonechat (fem) Wishaw Lane. Stonechat(fem) Wiggins Hill Road (C Hiles)

Saturday 7 March 2015

7th March - Sightings

Wishaw - Stonechat Wishaw Lane (C Hiles)
Ladywalk - Common Sandpiper, Mandarin (per P Sofley)
Kingsbury - Curlew, 2 Oystercatcher Cliff Pool (S Cawthray)

6th March - Sightings

Wishaw - 3 Stonechat, 493 Golden Plover (C Hiles)
Shustoke - Oystercatcher, prob Scaup x Tufted aythya hybrid (K Wimbush)
RSPB - 3 Dunlin, 3 Goosander, Green Sandpiper (S Pick)
Ladywalk - Green Sandpiper, Mandarin (Bobby D)

5th March - Sightings

Wishaw - 3 Stonchat (3m), c300 Golden Plover (C Hiles)

4th March - Sightings

Ladywalk - Mandarin, 10 Goosander, 4 Shelduck, 178 Shoveler, Peregrine, 2 Marsh Tit (per P Sofley)

3rd March - Sightings

Ladywalk Drake Mandarin still on "B" Pool, 2 Shelduck. 12 Goosander (6m,6f), 2 Pochard (m), 100+ Shoveler, 30+ Teal, 2 Wigeon, 2 Little Egret, Snipe, 2 Oystercatcher, 2 Chiffchaff, 9 Redpoll (P Lichfield)
Shustoke - Stonechat (P Forbes)

Monday 2 March 2015

2nd March - Sightings

RSPB - Pintail(m) New Reedbed Pool. Also 16 Shelduck, 6 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 3 Little Egret, Peregrine, 5 Snipe, 2 Stonechat, 3 Tree Sparrow, Grey Wagtail, 5 Meadow Pipit around reserve (G Williams)
Kingsbury - 29 Snipe, 8 Goldeneye Cliff Pool (S Pick)

Sunday 1 March 2015

27th February - Sightings

Alvecote - Curlew, Merlin Mill Pool area (J Morgan)