Sunday 27 May 2012

27 May 2012

Belvide Res ( permit only)
No sign of the Temminck's Stint so far this morning.......Birdguides

Doxey Marsh
Garganey drake showing well from the platform scrape this morning.......Birdguides

Drayton Bassett
Black Tern on North pit this morning........Birdguides

Madeley
Red Kite over the sewage works area at 08:05........TJ

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Black Tern this morning also a fly through Osprey.......Birdguides.

Whitemoor Haye
Osprey one over early afternoon also over Croxhall Lakes........

Branston Gravel Pits
Female Ruff & Greenshank...............................

Uttoxeter Quarry
2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull, this afternoon, also Common Gull, 12x Common Tern, 3x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Redshank, 5x Common Sandpiper, 4x Oystercatcher, 6x Shelduck & 2x Mandarin........................AB.

Bloxwich
Red Kite over Broad Lane at 12:30........SW

Adderley Green
Hobby over at 12:15............

Hanchurch Woods
Singing males...129x Willow Warbler, 73x Chiffchaff, 48x Blackcap, 33x Garden Warbler
15x Whitethroat, 16x Goldcrest........NP

Chasewater
Common Tern, also Eyed Hawkmoth, 3x Small Heath, Four Spotted Chaser & 3x Cinnabar, see below John's photo of the Eyed Hawkmoth..............................JW.

Eyed Hawkmoth by John Woodcock

Rolleston on Dove
6x Yellow Wagtail, 4x Common Tern, 30x Sand Martin, 5x Yellow Hammer and a Marsh Tit .........AJ