Saturday 19 May 2012

19 May 2012

Branston GPs
3x Black-necked Grebes still on the south pit this morning, and 2x Sanderling on Sandy Pit
also 4x Dunlin, 7x Ringed Plover, 2x Little Ringed Plover,5x Redshank, Oystercatcher,
2x Common Tern, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 4x Sedge Warbler,5x Reed Warbler
2x Garden Warbler, c150 Swifts, c250 Hirundines and
a Distant Cuckoo.......AJ

6x Sanderling on Sandy pit this afternoon also a Turnstone briefly.......Birdguides

Gailey Res
Osprey one flew north at 13:20.......Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
Turnstone, 10x Sanderling, 14x Ringed Plover, 12x Dunlin, 3x Common Tern, 3x Goosander......RP
Additional sightings....2x Hobby, 2x Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Sedge Warbler,
Reed Warbler and  Kingfisher.......EF

Croxden Quarry
Sanderling one  13:55 to 14:15........RP
Ringed Plover, and 2x Little Ringed Plover.......AB

Eaves Lane
Common Tern.........AB


Doxey Marsh
Hobby and Lesser Whitethroat.......AH

Rugeley Quarry
12x Crossbill over this morning........NP

Wolseley park
Hobby this morning.......NP