Monday 31 August 2015

31st August - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, 2+ Garganey, 2 Mandarin (ecl m), 2 Ruff, 3+ Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4 Ringed Plover thru, 2 Greenshank thru, Hobby (TP et al) Whinchat North Pit (C Cook)

Sunday 30 August 2015

30th August - Sightings

RSPB - 2+ Wood Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, up to 5 Black-Tailed Godwit, Greenshank (heard), 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Garganey, 2 Wigeon, Hobby Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit. One of the Wood Sandpiper flew South over Fisher's Mill. Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP et al)

Friday 28 August 2015

28th August - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper still Jubilee Wetlands (per Staffs Birding)
Alvecote - Redstart Decoy Hedge (J Morgan)

Thursday 27 August 2015

27th August - Sightings

Tamworth - 6 Spotted Flycatcher Tameside NR (S Allison)
Hams Hall - Spotted Flycatcher, Hobby plus 100+ warblers at Outfall (P Forbes)
RSPB - Whinchat (per TP)

Wednesday 26 August 2015

26th August - Sightings




Wood Sandpiper - Richard Eyres

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 3 Common Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, Hobby, 4 Little Egret, Clouded Yellow (G Williams, S Atkinson, R Eyres)
Ladywalk - 3 Hobby, 3 Peregrine, 78 Shoveler, 39 Teal, 55 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon (P Sofley et al)
Shustoke - Arctic Tern(juv) early am. 2 Common Tern, 2 Common Sandpiper mid morning (P Forbes)
Alvecote - Spotted Flycatcher Old Orchard (J Morgan)

Tuesday 25 August 2015

25th August - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 3 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2 LRP, Dunlin(ad), 2 Mandarin (both eclipse males), Wigeon, 2 Snipe, Yellow Wagtail mostly on Jubilee Wetlands. 3 Hobby over reed beds. 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (K Thorpe, G Williams, TP)
Tamworth - 3 Redstart Amington at Old Warks Moors (S Allison)
Ladywalk - 4 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper (P Sofley)

Monday 24 August 2015

24th August - Sightings

RSPB - 3 Wood Sandpiper North Pit but flew south. Also 6 Little Egret, a few Ringed Plover, a few LRP, Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, 3 Common Tern and 3 Swift around reserve (G Williams) In evening 10 Ruff Jubilee Wetlands. Garganey Fisher's Mill (C Cook)
Shustoke - Greenshank briefly (P Forbes)

Sunday 23 August 2015

23rd August - Sightings

Alvecote - 3 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart Old Orchard. Yellow-Legged Gull(juv), 12 Wigeon, Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, Redstart Mill Pool area (A Archer)
RSPB - 3 Ruff, 4 Little Egret Jubilee Wetlands (S Atkinson) 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP)
Shustoke - 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 WIgeon (TP)
Ladywalk - 3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 12+ Shoveler, 5 Teal, Snipe (P Lichfield ) Also Ring.Necked Parakeet again (J Fincham)

Saturday 22 August 2015

22nd August - Sightings

Shustoke - Mediterranean Gull(juv) still (P Forbes)

Friday 21 August 2015

21st August - Sightings

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, 2 Garganey, Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, LRP Jubilee Wetlands. 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP, J Allen)
Alvecote - 1+ Redstart Teal Pool Hedge (J Morgan)
Ladywalk - 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper (P Sofley)

Thursday 20 August 2015

20th August - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Wood Sandpiper, 3 Ruff, Black-Tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Garganey, 2 Mandarin Jubilee Wetlands (P Forbes et al) Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker Heronry Wood. Tree pipit over Southern Meadow early morning (K Thorpe) Spotted Flycatcher Fisher's Mill (S Cull)
Shustoke - Mediterranean Gull(juv) still (P Forbes, Bobby D)
Alvecote - 2 Spotted Flycatcher Old Orchard. 2 Little Egret Pretty Pigs Lake (S Allison)
Ladywalk - Tree Pipit along tree line of Marsh late afternoon for 2nd Day. Ring-Necked Parakeet along River Walk. Also 2 Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper (P Sofley)

Wednesday 19 August 2015

19th August - Sightings

Shustoke - 3 Ruff, Dunlin on weed still. Also 2 Yellow Wagtail over (D Hutton) Also Mediterranean Gull(juv), Whinchat, Common Sandpiper (P Forbes)
RSPB - Wood Sandpiper still Canal Scrape (per Birdguides)
Ladywalk - Redstart, 23 Siskin, 12 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler (P Sofley)
Kingsbury - Barnacle Goose Cliff Pool (P Gurney)

Tuesday 18 August 2015

18th August - Sightings

Shustoke - 3 Whinchat nearby in Sheep Paddock. 3 Ruff this afternoon on weed (P Forbes)
Wishaw - Wheatear Wishaw Lane (D Baker)
Ladywalk - 7 Green Sandpiper (P Sofley)
RSPB - 2 Garganey Jubilee Wetlands. Also Ruff, Dunlin. 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (J Allen et al)

Monday 17 August 2015

17th August - Sightings




Hobby and Mandarin - Steve Pick

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 3 Ruff Jubilee Wetlands (K Thorpe) This evening Garganey, 2 Mandarin, 4 Ruff, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper (S Pick, C Cook)
Kingsbury - 24 Little Egret roosted, Hobby, 4 Pochard (S Pick)
Ladywalk - 2 Greenshank, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Hobby (J & J Morris)

Sunday 16 August 2015

16th August - Sightings





Dunlin, Ruff and Wood Sandpiper - Mark Priest

RSPB - Wood Sandpiper Canal Scrape though mobile. Garganey still west Scrape. Also 4 Ruff, Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin Jubilee Wetlands. 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP, J Allen, M Priest et al) An earlier report of a Curlew Sandpiper is probably erroneous and refers to a juvenile Dunlin. Please let me know if you have any evidence to the contrary!
Alvecote - Green Sandpiper Pretty Pigs Lake (S Allison)
Ladywalk - Hobby, Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 12 Shoveler (P Lichfield et al)

Saturday 15 August 2015

15th August - Sightings

RSPB - Garganey still West Scrape. Also 2 Ruff, 6 Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, 2 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Wigeon Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit. Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP et al)

Friday 14 August 2015

14th August - Sightings

Alvecote - 2 Ruff Mill Pool (TP)
RSPB - Mandarin Jubilee Wetlands (S Pick)
Kingsbury - 34 Little Egret roosted Otter Pool (S Pick, W Eley) A new Tame and regional record.
Shustoke - Wheatear, Wigeon, 3 Common Tern, Hobby, 2 Common Sandpiper (P Forbes)

Thursday 13 August 2015

13th August - Sightings

RSPB - Garganey West Scrape. 5 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP)
Alvecote - Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper Railway Pool (Bobby D)

12th August - Sightings

Kingsbury - 28 Little Egret roosted Otter Pool (W Eley, S Pick)
RSPB - Sanderling, Ruff, 8 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Bar-Headed Goose Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit. Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Atkinson et al)
Alvecote - Greenshank Railway Pool/Mill Pool (J Morgan)

11th August - Sightings

Kingsbury - 22 Little Egret roosted Otter Pool (W Eley)
RSPB - 2 Oystercatcher, LRP, 6 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 6 Dunlin,2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (G Williams)
Alvecote - Redstart(m) in hedgerow near Orachard (J Morgan)
Ladywalk - Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, LRP, 6 Little Egret (per P Sofley)

Monday 10 August 2015

10th August - Sightings

Ladywalk - Garganey "B" Pools still. Also Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper (P Lichfield)

Sunday 9 August 2015

9th August - Sightings

Ladywalk - Garganey "B" Pools (P Lichfield)
RSPB - 3 Black-Tailed Godwit, 6 Dunlin, Ruff, 2 Common Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands. 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (K Sargent)
Shustoke - 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, Peregrine, Hobby (P Forbes)

Saturday 8 August 2015

7th August - Sightings

RSPB - 11 Black-Tailed Godwit, Ruff, 3 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands. 5 Green Sandpiper, Hobby Hall Lake (S Pick, J Allen) Mandarin (ecl m) (RSPB)
Ladywalk - Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, 8 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 50+ Gadwall (P Sofley)

6th August - Sightings

RSPB - 4 Little Stint, 3 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper (S Cawthray) Hobby, Siskin (RSPB)

5th August - Sightings

RSPB - 4 Little Stint, 5 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 5 Snipe Jubilee Wetlands (Many Obs)
Ladywalk - Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, Marsh Tit, Willow Tit (S Cawthray)

4th August - Sightings

RSPB - 4 Little Stint still Jubilee Wetlands. Garganey West Scrape. Also 3 Dunlin, 4 LRP, 10+ Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Mandarin (ecl m) (J allen et al) Hobby, Peregrine Dosthill (J Morgan)
Ladywalk - Hobby, Snipe (J & J Morris)

3rd August - Sightings

RSPB - 4 Little Stint, 3 Dunlin, Black-Tailed Godwit, Mandarin (ecl m), 4 Little Egret (S Pick) Yesterday 7 Dunlin, Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Ringed Plover, Snipe, 8 Little Egret (S Pick, S Atkinson)
Ladywalk - 2 Green Sandpiper, Wigeon (P Sofley)

1st August - Sightings

Ladywalk - Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, Shoveler, Wigeon, 32 Gadwall, 15 Teal, Swift (P Sofley)
RSPB - 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake. 5 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover Jubilee Wetlands (S Atkinson)