Saturday 8 September 2018

Saturday 8th September 2018

                Well done to all those that took part in the rain in the 'All Dayer'  
                                      especially those at sites without hides.

Branston GPs  -  All Dayer 92 species
Whimbrel thru south, Spotted Redshank, 7x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Swift, Hobby, Common Tern, Mandarin, (DSc)

Whitemoor Haye  -  All Dayer 66 species
Great White Egret, Goldeneye, 150+ Cormorant flying upstream of R Tame, YL Gull, Hobby, Peregrine, Green Sandpiper, (alrewas birder) - Merlin (TPe)

Ford Green 
Pintail still (JHu)

Chasewater  -  All Dayer 79 species
2x Curlew Sandpiper (JAl)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)  - All Dayer 90 species
3x Knot briefly on north shore at 14:55

Middleton Lakes  - All Dayer 91 species  (Staffs/Warks)
3x Ruff, 3x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, LR Plover, Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Pintail, Hobby, Barn Owl,  (Mercian Birding)

Alvecote
Spotted Flycatcher, 4x Little Egret (MSc)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Spotted Redshank, 2x Great White Egret, 18x Little Egret, 3x Greenshank, 2x Ruff, 6x Curlew, 10x Dunlin, 20x Ringed Plover, Snipe, Whinchat, 20x Yellow Wagtail, 16x Wigeon (RCB)