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Saturday, 24 August 2019

Saturday 24th August 2019

Middleton Lakes
5x Garganey, Common Sandpiper, 4x Green Sandpiper, 15x Snipe, Ringed Plover, Great White Egret, 7x Little Egret, Mandarin, Peregrine over, (MercianBirding, MSm,TPe)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
15x Black Tern to 16:20 at least, 6x Sandwich Tern flew south, (GJM)  -  also Great White Egret Blithe Bay, (RPo) - Osprey at deep end 15:40 to 16:20, 12x Yellow Wagtail, 150x Lapwing, (DSc)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Adult fem Marsh Harrier on north shore to 13:50 only, Great White Egret, 2x Garganey, 2x Black Tern, 3x Tree Pipit thru, 2x Green Sandpiper,  -  Osprey thru at 12:50

Knypersley Resv
Little Egret to 06:05 only, Hobby over east at 11:12, (GBr)

Cuckoo Bank
Juv Pied Flycatcher at 11:55, 4x juv Redstart, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Willow Tit, 20x Yellowhammer, Hobby, Peregrine

Chasewater
2x YL Gull, 3x Swift

Alvecote
Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Redstart, Great White Egret, (TPe)

Catholme
Redstart along the footpath, (JWo)

Alrewas Arboretum
Common Sandpiper, 6x Goosander, 2x Little Egret along the river, 3x Green Sandpiper and Little Egret on the Junction Pit, (JWo)

Branston GPs
7x Curlew, 2x Green Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, 2x Common Sandpiper, 40x Lapwing, 36x Little Grebe + 14 juvs, 5x Little Egret, 48x Gadwall, 14x Shoveler, 80x Teal, 2x Egyptian Geese, Peregrine, 2x Water Rail, 3x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Redstart, Wheatear, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

Clayton
Hobby over Bunnyhill, (RGi)