Sunday, 6 September 2026

Sunday 6th September 2026

Croxall

Night Heron flew over East pool and into cover at 08:40. No further sign since, (ICW)  -  Night Heron flew towards Catholme at 09:40, (ICW, SCo)

Whitemoor Haye

Wheatear, also 4x Golden Plover flew south at 07:46, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 8x Little Egret, 2x Great Egret, Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail,  (SCo)

Belvide Resv

Knot thru at 07:12, 3x Black-necked Grebe still, 2x Osprey thru south, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, 

Blithfield Resv

2x Turnstone Blithe Bay, (MPR, GJM)  -  07:50 - 11:30 18x Ringed Plover, 2x LRP, 16x Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 6x Ruff, 11x Great Egret, (MBr)  

Tittesworth Water

79x Mandarin, Goosander, Snipe, Little Egret, 2x Willow Tit, 15x Siskin, 100+ House Martin, 18x Common Gull, (JOa, LH, TE)

Doxey Marsh

17x Shoveler, 27x Gadwall, 18x Lapwing, 13x Snipe, Ruff, Water Rail, 2x Little Egret, 2x Great Egret, (CAFH)

Branston GPs

Ashy pit/Small Meadows only - Great Egret, 10x Little Egret, Shelduck, 4x Wigeon, 100x Pochard, 15x Curlew, Greenshank, Ruff, 3x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2x ad YL Gull, Grey Wagtail, also today a  Black-necked Grebe and  RL Partridge not present on Saturday's alldayer (DSc)