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Wednesday, 30 June 2010

30th June 2010

Clayton
Red Kite over @ 15-45.......BL.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Little Egret x 2 at west end also , 25 x Common Sandpipers ,
22 x L R Plovers and a single Dunlin........BB.

Westport Lake
Common Tern and 5 x Common Sandpipers.

Blithfield Res (Permit Only)
Arctic Tern x 2 off dam @ 14-30.
Black-tailed Godwit x 5 , Common Sand x 12 , L R Plover x 8 ,
Ringed Plover x 2.........E Clare.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Green Sandpiper x 2 also Common Sandpiper x 3 @ 15-00.......Birdguides.

Tuesday, 29 June 2010

29th June 2010

Aqualate
Turtle Dove x 2 on dead tree south of the path to hide this morning...Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Common Sand x 3 , Green Sand x 2 , L R Plover x 19 , and  Hobby.....BB.

Monday, 28 June 2010

28th June 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
L R Plover x 19 , Common Tern x 2 , Common Sand x 4........BB.

Croxall Lake
Black-tailed Godwit one this evening.

Chasewater
Yellow-legged Gull x 4 in roost this evening.......Bidguides.

Sunday, 27 June 2010

27th June 2010

Branston GPs
Avocet x 7 ( 3 juveniles) still on Sandy Pit also Red Kite
over mid-morning.........Birdguides.

Greenway CP
Hobby over @ 12-30....SS.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Hobby , 2 x Common Sand and 11x L R Plover.......BB.

Hixon
Red Kite over @ 9-00.

Saturday, 26 June 2010

26th June 2010

Branston GPs
Avocet x 7 (3 juv) on Sandy Pit this afternoon, also
2 x Green Sandpipers..........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still present ............Birdguides.

Doxey Marshes
Green Sandpiper x 2 on flooded scrape fron hide.........Birdguides.

Yoxall
Little Egret along River Trent by Yoxall bridge.

Whitemoor Haye
Corn Bunting by Whitemoor Haye farm.

Friday, 25 June 2010

25th June 2010

Branston GPs
Avocet x 7 , also 3 juvenile L R Plovers and 2x Raven
this evening...........Birdguides.

Doxey Marshes
Green Sandpiper from main hide........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still along north shore , and presumed escape
Marbled Duck..........Birdguides.

Hanchurch Woods
Cuckoo x 2 this morning........NP.

Aqualate
Common Tern x 2 ........RJ.

Chasewater
Yellow-legged Gull near adult in roost.........Birdguides.

Thursday, 24 June 2010

24th June 2010

Branston GPs
Avocet x 7 this evening (3 juv) on Sandy Pit.........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still on north shore also 2 x Ruddy Shelduck.......Birdguides.

Wednesday, 23 June 2010

23rd June 2010

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 2 early morning only........C Waring.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Black-tailed Godwit still present this morning also ,
Green Sandpiper x 2 , Common Sandpiper x 4..........Birdguides.

Chasewater
 Y L Gull near adult in roost..........Birdguides.

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

22nd June 2010

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 2 adults , drake Shoveler, Willow Tit x 5 ,
and Hobby over @ 17-25.....SS.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still on north shore............Birdguides.

Blithfield Res
Red Kite over Tad Bay @10-10.

Hanchurch Wood
Red Kite over @ 12-00.......S Edwards.

Berry Hill
Possible sighting of Red Kite yesterday and today by non-birder.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Black-tailed Godwit still present also 2 x Green Sandpipers........Birdguides.

Monday, 21 June 2010

21st June 2010

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 5 ( 3 juveniles) early morning.....C Waring.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still on north shore.........Birdguides.

Doxey Marsh
Grasshopper Warbler this evening.

Sunday, 20 June 2010

20th June 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Quail male singing along Shackerley Lane between Boscobel
and White Ladies Priory.........Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Black-tailed Godwit still present this morning.........Birdguides.

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 3 early morning............C Waring.

Drayton Bassett
Black-tailed Godwit , Shoveler x 12 , Wigeon (drake)....TP , JA.

Saturday, 19 June 2010

19th June 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still present this afternoon..Birdguides

Drayton Bassett
Black-tailed Godwit x 4 on north pit.........Birdguides.

Friday, 18 June 2010

18th June 2010

Uttoxeter Quarry
Black-tailed Godwit one this afternoon......Birdguides.

Whitemoor Haye
Quail still singing in barley field between rough track and
Sittles Farm this afternoon............Birdguides.

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 2 early morning..........C Waring.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still in south east bay also 3 x Green Sandpipers
along north shore........BB.

Thursday, 17 June 2010

17th June 2010

Little Ringed Plover.......Westport Lake ....SS.
Westport Lake
L R Plover x 1 , Gadwall x 5 flew in at 6-30, also drake eclipse
Shoveler still present..........SS, NS, CW.

Drayton Bassett
Wood Sandpiper on north pit.........G Williams.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still also 2 x Green Sands , 6 x L R Plover ,
8 x Common Tern.........BB.

Cannock Chase
Cuckoo x 5 , Redstart x 2 , Pied Fly x 4 , Tree Pipit x 8 ,
 between stepping stones and sheerbrooke valley area......SS

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

16th June 2010

Doxey Marshes
Hobby one today.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Green Sandpiper x 2 , Redshank x 2 , Garganey drake still
and 7 x L R Plover............BB.

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

15th June 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Green Sandpiper , Garganey drake and Ruddy Shelduck x 2
early morning...........Birdguides.
Whitemoor Haye
Quail still singing in barley field between rough track and
Sittles Farm...........Birdguides.

Branston GPs
Black-tailed Godwit x 27 this evening..........Birdguides.

Monday, 14 June 2010

14th June 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Ruddy Shelduck x 2 on north shore this afternoon.......Birdguides.

Westport Lake
Arctic Tern through at 10-10.

Stoke on Trent
Grasshopper Warbler singing @ Radial Park.

Sunday, 13 June 2010

13th June 2010

Whitemoor Haye
Quail still singing in barley field between rough track
and Sittles farm this afternoon.......Birdguides.

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 2 early morning, no sign of Marbled Duck....C Waring.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
L R Plover x 8 , Redshank , Oystercatcher 6.......BB.

12th June 2010

Marbled Duck.......Westport Lake......SS.
Westport Lake
L R Plover x 1 , Marbled Duck still present....C Waring.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
L R Plover x 10 , Redshank and Oystercatcher x 5....BB.

Croxhall
Honey Buzzard one flew NE @ 15-10.

Friday, 11 June 2010

11th June 2010

Westport Lake
LRPlover x 1 , Marbled Duck , Gadwall pair ...N Smith.

Tittesworth Res
Spotted Flycatcher , Curlew x 4 , Oystercatcher x 2.

Thursday, 10 June 2010

10th June 2010

Westport Lake
Hobby over @ 11-00, also Marbled Duck still........N Smith.

Hanchurch Woods
L E Owl , Crossbill x17 , Spotted Fly x 1 , Tree Pipit x 2
J Thurston.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Ringed Plover x 8 , Shoveler x 3 , Redshank and Curlew....A Barker.

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

9th June 2010

Westport Lake
Marbled Duck (persumed escape) still present......SS.

Branston GPs
Greenshank one on sandy pit...........Birdguides.

Whitemoor Haye
Corn Bunting x 2 in hedgerow near farm.

Tuesday, 8 June 2010

8th June 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
No sign of W W B Tern this morning by 8-30........Birdguides.

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 3 early morning also Marbled Duck (escape)
still present........C Waring.

Monday, 7 June 2010

7th June 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
White-winged Black Tern adult showing well from Scott hide
this evening, also Arctic Tern present.............Birdguides.

Westport Lake
Marbled Duck (escape) still this morning.

Cannock Chase
Pied Flycatcher x 2 , Redstart x 2 and Tree Pipit in
stepping stones area, also L S Woodpecker at punchbowl
car park.

Drayton Bassett
Dunlin , Ringed Plover x 10..........A Dean.

Sunday, 6 June 2010

6th June 2010

Drayton Bassett
Dunlin , Ringed Plover 7.........J Allen.

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 1 , also Marbled Duck (escape) still present..C Waring.

Saturday, 5 June 2010

5th June 2010

Whitemoor Haye
Quail calling from barley field between rough track and
Sittles farm this afternoon.........Birdguides.

Blithfield
Hobby one over @ 12-30.

Westport Lake
Marbled Duck (escape) for 2nd day........C Waring.

Friday, 4 June 2010

4th June 2010

Whitemoor Haye
Red Kite over @ 14-50 , also Hobby.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Spotted Flycatcher x 2 still in plantation , also
Arctic Tern present @ 18-20.........Birdguides.

Thursday, 3 June 2010

3rd June 2010

Branston GPs
Avocet one present on Sandy Pit early evening........Birdguides.

Whitemoor Haye
Black Tern adult @ 15-05.

Westport Lake
L R Plover one early morning.........C Waring.

Wednesday, 2 June 2010

2nd June 2010

Hobby.......Dimmingsdale......SS.


Dimmingsdale Area
Hobby x 2 ..........SS.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Spotted Flycatcher x 2 in plantation , also present
Common Tern x 10 and Cuckoo........BB.
Hanchurch Woods
Crossbills x 25 , Spotted Flycatcher x 4 , Cuckoo x 2......NP.

Tuesday, 1 June 2010

1st June 2010

Croxhall Lakes
Black Tern present this afternoon......T Perrins.

Westport Lake
Oystercatcher x 2 , L R Plover early morning only....C Waring.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Common Tern x 9 , L R Plover x 4 , Oystercatcher x 4 ,
Cuckoo.............BB.

Drayton Bassett
Dunlin x 9 , Ringed Plover x 10 , Yellow Wagtail x 2........T Perrins.