Monday 27 August 2012

Monday 27 August 2012

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Whitemoor Haye
Red Kite one present 09:02 to 09:30 before flying out of view over the quarry also 20+ Tree Sparrow, Hobby, 80+ Goldfinch, 20+ Linnet, 14x Lapwing over, 7x Buzzards, Whitethroat.......SC.......Early afternoon saw 2x Hobby, 80-90 Swift, Peregrine.....J.J.H & S.J.H.& J.K.A. 

Belvide Resv
Juv Black Tern still presnt. Also 15x Common Tern, Ringed Plover thru mid morning, 1x Common Sandpiper, imm Wheatear, 5x Swift, 1x Hobby, 12x Shoveler........Belvide Blog 

Blithfield Resv
Fem/imm MARSH HARRIER perched in Duckleys opposite Stansley Wood hide. Also a juv Little Gull.... J.J.H & S.J.H.& J.K.A

Branston GP
Female Peregrine, Hobby, 8x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Dunlin, 15x Curlew..........NJS.

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Hobby, 3x Egyptian Geese, 6x Ringed Plover, Common Tern & 3x Curlew......CH, RH.

Tittesworth Res
Common Tern & Arctic Tern..............PLu.

Aqualate
Garganey from hide 17-55hrs............Birdguides

Westport Lake
c30 Swift and 8x Sand Martin this afternoon.........PJ

Trent Washlands
Hobby, 2x Sparrowhawk, 2x Sand Martin, c50 Swallow, c20 House Martin & c60 Pied Wagtail............AJ.

Dimmingsdale
2x Swift, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, 4x Bullfinch............TE.

Gorsty Hill
1x Hobby.......... J.J.H & S.J.H.& J.K.A