Sunday, 12 August 2012

Sunday 12 August 2012

Whitemoor Haye
Greenshank, 8x Corn Bunting (inc 5 juvs), Little Owl, 30x Tree Sparrow, 4x Grey Partridge, 15x Whitethroat, 3x Lapwing, Great Spotted Woodpecker.......SC

Berryhill
Adult Yellow-legged Gull, Wheatear, Redstart, 2x Little Owl, c520x Goldfinch, c60x Linnet....RT

Uttoxeter Quarry
Fem/imm Marsh Harrier flew east at 1120, also Whimbrel through E/SE at 12:55, Greenshank, 3x Green Sandpiper, 3x Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 13x Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail, Yellowhammer, 2x Raven.......AB.

Blithfield Resv
Juv Marsh Harrier again this morning over Dairy House Reach.......GJM. Two Sandwich Terns deep end...MPR GJM...........One Arctic Tern and 6x Common Sandpiper......AM

Belvide Resv
Ecl drk Red-crested Pochard still in SE bay. Also 2x Yellow-legged Gulls (3rd & 1st sum)......SN

Trent Washlands
Yellow Wagtail, Willow Warbler, c50 House Martin, c50 Swallow, 5x Sand Martin, 2x Swift & 3x Green Woodpecker................AJ.

Branston GP
13x Curlew, c60 Lapwing, 15x Shelduck, 2x Green Woodpecker & 3x Buzzard...............AJ
Croxden Quarry
Adult Yellow-legged Gull and 1x Common Tern......AB