Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Belvide Res (permit only)
Purple Sandpiper still at west end on shingle island at 16:30 also a Black Tern, 7x Sanderling, Turnstone, 2x Garganey and 1st summer Arctic Tern still.

Purple Sandpiper by Steve Edwards

Arctic Tern by Steve Edwards

Black Tern by Steve Edwards

Blithfield Res (permit only)
10x Sanderling, 40+ Dunlin, 5x Arctic Tern, 40+ Common Tern (GJM MPR).
Evening update - 1x Ringed Plover, 13x Sanderling, 40+ Dunlin, 5x Arctic Tern, 60+ Common Tern (GJM, MPR)

Uttoxeter Quarry
18:00hrs Sanderling, 2x Dunlin, 2x Oystercatcher, LRP, 4x Ringed Plover, 2x Common Sand, 7x Goosander (DSc)

Branston GP
4x Turnstone, Sanderling, 9x Ringed Plover, 3x Dunlin, 8x Redshank, 3x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Tern, 30x Shelduck, 3x Mandarin (JWo)

Turnstones at Branston by Jon Woodcock

Whitemoor Haye
2 Turnstone, Common Sandpiper, 8 Ringed Plover, Dunlin this evening (TPe)

Gailey Res
Bar-tailed Godwit one in field opposite sailing club this evening.

Westport Lake
2x Common Sandpiper 17:40 (PTh)

Radford Meadows
2x Shelduck, 70+ Swift (RDa)