Friday 19 August 2016

Friday 19th August 2016

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Spotted Redshank, 2x Wood Sandpiper, 4x Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 10x Snipe, 2x Ringed Plover (@atkinson_steve)  -  Dosthill NR Marsh Harrier at north end (@Piccalilli123)

Belvide Resv
4x Arctic Tern and 66x Common Tern mid morning, Whimbrel, 5x Greenshank, Tree Pipit thru, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 3x Ruff, 3x Redshank, 2x Curlew  --  7x Black Tern from 17:35 (@BelvideBirding)

Blithfield Resv
4x Spotted Redshank, Dairyhouse Reach (GJM MPR)  -  3x Wood Sandpiper Tad Bay, Osprey, 4x Ruff, 18x Common Sandpiper, 4x Greenshank, 13x Snipe, 8x Dunlin, 12x Yellow Wagtail (HF SE)

Wood Sands by Steve Edwards

Gailey Resv
Probable Sandwich Tern briefly at 17:45 then flew SW. Imm Marsh Harrier 1840 - 1850 then flew E  (@TheSnapper1978)

Branston Gravel Pits
2x Common Sandpiper, Shelduck, 8x Pochard, 18x Gadwall, 14x Shoveler, Kingfisher, Little Egret & 3x Common Tern (JWo)

Tucklesholme
Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 3x Dunlin, 6x Ringed Plover, 2x Egyptian Geese, 4x Shelduck, 6x Common Tern (JWo)