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Tuesday, 31 July 2012

Tuesday 31 July 2012

Trent Washlands
Common Sandpiper one this morning.......AJ

Drayton Bassett
Sanderling one on North pit this afternoon.......

Branston Gravel Pits
8x Green Sandpiper, 3x Common Sandpiper, 15x Curlew, 3x Oystercatcher, Water Rail, 2x Common Tern, 24x Shelduck, Pochard (female), 5x Teal, 5x Stock Dove, Yellow Wagtail (Juv), 6x Reed Warbler, 2x Sedge Warbler, 2x Green Woodpecker,
Insects - Essex Skipper (on creeping thistle by the Sandy Pit + another seen near Barton telephone exchange), Brown Hawker, 4x Common Darter, Blue-tailed Damselfly (rufescens form at Barton Marina)......JW
Essex Skipper seen today by JW

Blithfield Resv (permit holders only)
Hobby flew SW over Deep End this p.m..67+ Common Terns,8 Gadwall.Juv Shelduck......RBr 

Belvide Resv (permit holders only)
Ecl drake Red-crested Pochard still present.......Birdguides