Friday 23 August 2019

Friday 23rd August 2019

Middleton Lakes
5x Garganey JW south, (MercianBirding), Osprey over south, Great White Egret, 2x Common Sandpiper, LRP, 6x Snipe, Yellow Wagtail, (MSm)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Juv Marsh Harrier thru, Great White Egret, (GJM, DJa)  -  45x Yellow Wagtail, 12x Raven, (GJM) also 2x Osprey over the dam, (DJa)  -  Whinchat by the dam, (HF, SE)  - 2x Egyptian Geese, (DN)

Whinchat by Steve Edwards

Berryhill
No sign of the Wryneck this am, 3x Tree Pipit, Wheatear, 3x Redstart, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, Grey Wagtail, (RGi, etal)

Hixon Airfield
8x Wheatear still, Garden Warbler, 40x Linnet, (RSw)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Great White Egret, also Osprey thru

Alrewas
Hobby over the Arboretum, (RSt)

Amington-Alvecote
Redstart, 2x Little Egret, 4x Grey Wagtail + 4 juvs, (MSc)

Branston GPs
4x Redstart, Turnstone, 2x Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Greenshank, 3x Green Sandpiper, 12x Curlew, 52x Lapwing, Mandarin, 6x Pochard, 2x Egyptian Geese, 102x Teal, 40x Gadwall, 30x Shoveler, 46x Little Grebe + 11 juvs, 8x Little Egret, 5x Water Rail + juv, Garden Warbler,  5x Lesser Whitethroat, 4x Reed Warbler, 50x Cormorant over, 3x Yellow Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, Hobby, 2x Peregrine, (JWo, DSc, Dean)

By Jon Woodcock

Staffs