Saturday, 8 August 2020

Saturday 8th August 2020

Middleton Lakes
Red Kite at 07:50, Great Egret, (SPA) 3x Green Sandpiper, 3x Common Sandpiper, 3x LRP, 2x Garganey, Hobby,  -  also Ruff, Mandarin, (TPe)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Ring-tailed Hen Harrier off the west track 10:00 - 10:05 then  again at 12:50,

Tittesworth Water
Green Sandpiper, 4x Common Sandpiper, 6x LRP, 122x Lapwing, Common Tern, 14x Mandarin, 2x Barnacle Geese, 3x Goosander, (SG, IB, WLH, CT)

Berryhill
Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, Redstart, Stonechat, (NDP)  -  Tree Pipit, Peregrine, (IBu)

Doxey Marsh
2x Great White Egret still, 8x Little Egret, (CRy)

Tittensor
2x Red Kite in field just north of the village hall, (JBi)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Black Tern from the causeway, (@Ochruros)  -  3x Little Egret, 2x Curlew, 6x Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, 3x Common Tern, ad YL Gull, Common Gull, (DSc)  -  Redshank, 2x Dunlin, 15x Common Tern, (TRo)

                                               Black Tern by Tim Rowley

Gailey Resv
Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, 3x Spotted Flycatcher, 3x Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, (SRi)

Beamhurst
Red Kite over at 11:36, (RLC)

Branston GPs
54x Little Grebe, 8x Little Egret, 14x Shelduck, 25x Shoveler, Peregrine, 11x Curlew, Snipe, 3x Oystercatcher, Common Gull, Common Tern, (DSc)

Alrewas NMA
Fem Marsh Harrier flew from  Croxall over the river towards Catholme, 6x Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, (JWo)

Catholme
12x Yellow Wagtail and 6x Little Egret, (JWo)