Wednesday 15 August 2012

Wednesday 15 August 2012

Blithfield Res (permit only)
21x Black Tern also 2x Arctic Tern and 40x Common Tern.......GJM, PAD. Juv Marsh Harrier still Barn Farm Bay at 20-00hrs, also two Whimbrel thru........GJM, MPR

Berryhill
4x Whinchat this morning at the Whitedoor paddock also 5x Wheatear.......RT

Basford
30x House Martin and 2x Swift over at 08:00......B&LC.

Drayton Bassett Pits
6x Garganey on North Pit this morning also a Black-tailed Godwit.......
This PM - 3x Black Tern (2 moulting adults, one juv), Garganey still, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Egret, 9x Common Tern, 7x Snipe....JH

Gailey Res
4x Little Gulls (juvs) on sailing lake at 12:30.......

Belvide Resv
5x Greenshank (11.05-11.20am when they flew south), 1x Redshank, 3x Common Sandpiper, 8x Snipe, adult Mediterranean GullRed-crested Pochard, 16x Teal, 3x Shoveler, 3x Common Tern........Belvide blog 

Uttoxeter Quarry
Med Gull adult this evening also Greenshank, 2x Green Sandpiper, 6x Common Sandpiper, LRP, 6x Common Tern, 7x Goosander, Peregrine.......RP

Yoxhall Lodge
2x Hobby........JW