Wednesday 8 August 2012

Wednesday 8th August 2012

Westport Lake
Common Tern flew through, also 11x Chiffchaff, 3x Willow Warbler & Barnacle Goose............CJW.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Greenshank, 6x Green Sandpiper, 5x Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 18x Common Tern, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, 355x Mallard, 59x Tufted Duck, 2x Teal......AB. EF

Belvide Res (permit only)
Red-crested Pochard eclipse drake still in Southeast bay.........

Blithfield Res (permit only)
3x Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, LRP, 10x Common Tern, 2x Gadwell, Pochard, Ruddy Shelduck, 7x Teal, Spotted Flycatcher, Hobby and 2x Black Swan.......R.Be

Stramshall
Honey Buzzard female over north edge of Stramshall heading east towards Uttoxeter Pits at 19:35 viewed 50 feet directly overhead........DC