Sunday 19 August 2012

Sunday 19th August 2012

Whitemoor Haye
1x Grey Heron, 9x Mallard, 150+ Linnet, 2x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2x Treecreeper, 40+ Goldfinch (inc many juveniles), many Swallows with scattering of House Martins, 2x Raven over, 6x Yellow Wagtails in quarry, 35+ Tree Sparrow, 1x Little Owl, several Common Whitethroat......SC

Cheddleton
Crossbill in wood by Pointons factory then flew over SW............DS.

Berryhill
3x Wheatear and a Redstart.......KH. RT.
also Whinchat & Little Owl by Tiddlers Pool.............PJ, PL.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
24x Black Tern north of causeway all day, also 21x Common Tern, 14x Common Sandpiper & 2x Hobby over Duckley Plantation.................RB......Wheatear and Yellow Wagtail below dam.....JJH & SJH

Belvide Resv (permit only)
Juv Black-tailed Godwit briefly, 5x Common Sandpiper, eclipse drake Red-crested Pochard, 2x Pochard, 10x Gadwall, 12 Teal, 1x Wigeon, 2x Shoveler, 2x Kingfisher. A Spotted Flycatcher was near the West End Hide.......Belvide Blog

Uttoxeter Quarry
1x Greenshank, 1x Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, 1x Egyptian Goose.....JJH & SJH

Trent Washlands
HobbyYellow Wagtail, 2x Willow Warbler, 4x Sand Martin, c25 House Martin, c40 Swallow, Green Woodpecker....AJ

Branston GPs
9x Black-tailed Godwit, 3x Ruff, 6x Green SandpiperCommon Sandpiper, 10x Curlew, 3x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Reed Warbler, Green Woodpecker.....AJ

Branston WP
3x Common Tern.......AJ