Friday 10 August 2012

Friday 10 August 2012

Blackbank
Whimbrel one over at 06:47.......J.Hu

Doxey Marsh
Osprey one at 09:45 then flew north also 22x Snipe, Little Grebe, 2x Swift and 3 Sparrowhawk.......RS

Knypersley Res
Osprey one over late morning.......

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Common Scoter female still at Deep end also Spotted Flycatcher, Little Egret in Blithe Bay, Yellow Wagtail, Redstart, LRP, Oystercatcher.......R.Br
Osprey again, 2x Common Sandpiper and a LRP.......SW

Branston GPs
Black-taitled Godwit, 10x Green Sandpiper, 11x Curlew, 3x Shoveller, 15x Shelduck, 2x Green Woodpecker........JW

Barton-under Needwood
Essex Skipper (In field behind telephone exchange) also Red Underwing Moth......JW

Uttoxeter Quarry
Whimbrel this afternoon also Greenshank and Kingfisher.......SW and....Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Arctic Tern and 26x Common Tern......EF

Tittesworth
79x LBB Gull, 7x Cormoranrt, 6x Great-crested Grebe (2 juvs), 2x Willow Warbler, Blackcap......A.Ra

Cannock Chase
2x Nightjars, 2x Stonechat, Whitethroat, 50+ Linnets.....RE

Croxall Lakes
6x Little Egrets, 2x Kingfisher......PP

Most of the flock of Little Egrets over Croxall....PP