Friday 29 July 2016

29th July - Sightings

RSPB - Curlew Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands (S Cawthray)

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Thursday 28 July 2016

28th July - Sightings

RSPB - 6 Dunlin, Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 5 Ringed Plover, 4 LRP, Barn Owl , 9 Little Egret. Also 13 Goosander on River (S Pick)

Wednesday 27 July 2016

27th July - Sightings

Ladywalk - 34 Teal, 67 Tufted Duck, 7 Shoveler, 34 Gadwall, 3 Green Sandpiper, 64 Lapwing, 4 Little Egret, Hobby (per P Sofley)
RSPB - 6 Black-Tailed Godwit, 11 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 4 Ringed Plover, LRP, 11 Common Tern (S Atkinson)

26th July - Sightings

RSPB - Garganey (probably new bird), 9 Dunlin, 7 Ringed Plover, LRP (S Pick)

Sunday 24 July 2016

24th July - Sightings

Tamworth - Great-White Egret Borrowpit Lake on Willow Island this evening (S Allison)
RSPB - 5 Ringed Plover, 4 LRP (3 juvs), Goosander, Redshank, Common Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands. 3 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Pick) Bittern flew from Jubilee Wetlands to Fisher's Mill (per K Thorpe)
Ladywalk - 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, 3 Teal (P Lichfield)

Saturday 23 July 2016

23rd July - Sightings

RSPB - Sanderling Jubilee Wetlands on River Scrape (S Atkinson et al) Also Green Sandpiper Hall Lake. Green Sandpiper Fisher's Mill. Redshank Jubilee Wetlands (S Atkinson) et al
Alvecote - 4 Black-Tailed Godwit Mill Pool - photoed (R Smith)
Ladywalk - Snipe (P Lichfield)

22nd July - Sightings

RSPB - Garganey (juv/fem) still Jubilee Wetlands. Also Ringed Plover, 4 LRP, Common Sandpiper (J Allen)

Thursday 21 July 2016

21st July - Sightings

RSPB - Garganey, Great-White Egret, 2 Common Sandpiper, 6 LRP, 5 Ringed Plover, Grasshopper Warbler Jubilee Wetlands. 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP et al)
Kingsbury - Black-Tailed Godwit Cliff Pool (S Pick)
Ladywalk - Hobby, Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Egret (per P Sofley)

Wednesday 20 July 2016

20th July - Sightings

RSPB - Great-White Egret, Greenshank, Black-Tailed Godwit Jubilee Wetlands. Hobby North Pit (G Williams) Green Sandpiper, Curlew (per Birdforum)
Ladywalk - 5 Little Egret (2Ad,3 Juveniles recently fledged), Greenshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, 27 Lapwing, 114 Black-Headed Gull(10juv 2 Marsh Lane birds), 22 Teal, 2 Shoveler (P Sofley)

19th July - Sightings

RSPB - Great-White Egret still Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (Many Obs) Also 9 Little Egret, Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, Goosander Jubilee Wetlands. 2 Common Sandpiper Fisher's Mill (S Pick, G Williams)
Ladywalk - Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Oystercacher, 18 Lapwing, 2 Little Egret (P Lichfield)
Kingsbury - Mandarin, 11 Oystercatcher, 14 Little Egret, 50 Common Tern in evening (S Pick)

Monday 18 July 2016

18th July - Sightings

RSPB - Great-White Egret North Pit late morning and on Jubilee in evening. Also brood of 6 Shoveler North Pit. 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover Jubilee Wetlands. Common Sandpiper Fisher's Mill. 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (G Williams, J Allen)
Ladywalk - Greenshank, 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Green Sandpiper (per P Sofley)

17th July - Sightings

Ladywalk - Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 17 Lapwing, 4 Teal (per P Sofley)

16th July - Sightings

RSPB - Common Sandpiper, Goosander, 16 Common Tern incl juv, 4 LittleEgret juv, Shoveler (S Atkinson) 4 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Pick)
Ladywalk - 2 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 2 Little Egret (per P Sofley)
Kingsbury - 19 Little Egret, 12 Oystercatcher Otter Pool (S Pick)

15th July - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Dunlin, 7 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, Wigeon Jubilee Wetlands (S Pick)
Ladywalk -2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Oystercatcher, 2 Little Egret, 3 Teal, Shoveler (per P Sofley)

Thursday 14 July 2016

14th July - Sightings

RSPB - Whimbrel reported roosting, Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, LRP (per Twitter)
Ladywalk - Green Sandpiper, Redshank, LRP (Ad), 17 Lapwing, 2 Teal, Shoveler (m), 2 Little Egret, Hobby (P Lichfield)

13th July - Sightings

RSPB - Whinchat(m) photoed (per Birdforum) A highly unusual record for July.
Shustoke - 2 Common Sandpiper (P Forbes)
Ladywalk - Hobby, Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, LRP (juv), c20 Lapwing, 3 Little Egret (P Lichfield)

11th July - Sightings

Kingsbury South - Yellow-Legged Gull(ad) Bodymorr Heath Water. Now in its 9th calendar year and returning to KWP for its 8th successive season. Also Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper Hemlingford Water (A Dean)
Ladywalk - 2 Green Sandpiper, LRP (juv), 23 Lapwing(6 juv) (per P Sofley)

Sunday 10 July 2016

10th July - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake. Common Sandpiper North Pit. 3 Young Egret in Heronry (J Allen) Also Bittern again on reserve (per J Allen)
Kingsbury - 23 Oystercatcher Otter Pool. Also 10 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper (S Pick)

9th July - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake. Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper North Pit (TP)
Alvecote - Redstart Teal Pool Hedge (R Smith)

Friday 8 July 2016

8th July - Sightings

Alvecote - Black-Tailed Godwit Teal Pool - photoed (R Smith)
Kingsbury - Wood Sandpiper Cliff Pool in evening then flew North (S Pick)

7th July - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Yellow Wagtail, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 5 LRP, 3 Ringed Plover, Black-Tailed Godwit Jubilee Wetlands. 25+ Common Tern Jubilee/Fishers Mill (per RSPB)
Alvecote -10 Little Egret, Redstart (Orchard), Hobby (A Archer, R Smith)
Ladywalk - Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 3 LRPs (inc 2 Imm.),c 30 Lapwing, 3 Teal (m), 2 Goosander, Peregrine (P Sofley)

Wednesday 6 July 2016

6th July - Sightings

RSPB - Wigeon, 4 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin (G Williams)

Tuesday 5 July 2016

5th July - Sightings



Little Egret young - Steve Pick

RSPB - 2 Dunlin,  2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 6 Ringed Plover, 8 LRP, Common Gull Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit (G Williams, S Pick) Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker Farm Paddock. Barn Owl Play Meadow (per RSPB) 3 Young Little Egret still in heronry (S Pick)
Kingsbury - 17 Oystercatcher, 5 Little Egret Otter Pool (W Eley)

Monday 4 July 2016

4th July - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake. Barn Owl Play Meadow. 3 Little Egret young in heronry almost ready to fledge (G Williams)
Ladywalk - 5 LRP (2 imm), Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 30 Lapwing, 2 Little Egret, 3 Teal(m), Pochard (m), Shelduck (P Lichfield)
Kingsbury - Curlew over Cliff Pool in evening (W Eley)

Sunday 3 July 2016

3rd July - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Green Sandpiper, 3 Teal Hall Lake. 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Ringed Plover, 6+ LRP, Dunlin, 8 Teal, 4 Shoveler Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit. (K Sargent, TP, J Allen) 4 Broods of Gadwall consisting of 2,8 on Jubilee, and 2,1 on North Pit (TP)
Alvecote - 2 Black-Tailed Godwit Mill Pool - Photoed (R Smith)
Ladywalk - Goosander + 9 young still. Also Redshank,4 LRP, Little Egret, 4 Teal (m), Pochard (m), Shoveler (f),Shelduck, 12 Lapwing (P Lichfield)

2nd July - Sightings

RSPB - 13 Black-Tailed Godwit Jubilee Wetlands (S Pick)

30th June - Sightings

Shustoke - Little Egret (P Forbes)
Lea Marston - Green Sandpiper on pool by Railway (TP)

29th June - Sightings

RSPB - Avocet Jubilee Wetlands (S Pick)