Sunday 1 May 2011

1st May 2011

Westport
Grasshopper Warbler x1 on sewage works, also 3 Little Ringed Plover and 7x Cormorant..............NS

Silverdale Colliery
On the Void this morning, Greenshank x1 and Grasshopper Warbler....................PJ

Croxall Lakes
Wood Sandpiper x1 on main scrape from hide, also 4x Bar-tailed Godwits first thing only plus 3x Black-tailed Godwit and Ruff, also probable Common Crane through.................Birdguides

Belvide (permit only)
Immature female Marsh Harrier through first thing this morning, also Little Gull through early afternoon, also 7x Arctic Tern and Hobby late evening...............Birdguides

Berryhill
Whinchat at the viewpoint paddock plus 6 Wheatear....................RT

Drayton Bassett Pits
Little Gull x2 on Spoonbill Pit, plus 1x Wood Sandpiper; also Turnstone, Ruff, 4x Arctic Tern and Marsh Harrier........................Birdguides

Whitmoor Haye
Bar-tailed Godwit on main pit plus 2x Greenshank.................Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
Wood Sandpiper x1, also Bar-tailed Godwit , Common Sandpiper x 3 ,
Dunlin x 2 , Hobby , Goosander x 7 , Common Tern x 2 , White Wagtail x 2......R Powell.

Gailey Res
1x Arctic Tern on the sailing lake this afternoon....................Birdguides

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Garganey drake in Blythe Bay , also Grey Plover.........Birdguides.

Croxden Quarry
Wood Sandpiper untill 11-00 only , also Arctic Tern x 5 north at 17-15......R Powell.