Friday 22 August 2014

Friday 22 August 2014

Blithfield Res
Osprey, 5x Greenshank, 4x Oystercatcher, Black-tailed Godwit, 3x Ruff, 2x Green Sandpiper, 5x Common Sandpiper, 11x Dunlin, 17x Ringed Plover, 19x Little Ringed Plover, 5x Yellow-legged Gull, Little Egret, 29x Common Tern, 3x Shelduck, 3x Goosander, 33x Barnacle Geese, 2x Whinchat, 9x Wheatear, 2x Redstart, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Lesser Whitethroat, Little Owl, 3x Swift, 2x Hobby & 2x Peregrine, 8x Spotted Flycatcher, 15x Yellow Wagtail (RB SE HF GJM MPR)
Additional - Wood Warbler, Reed Warbler, Knot, Goldeneye (GJM MPR)

Belvide Res
Juv Caspian Gull at west end late afternoon

Juv Caspian Gull by Steve Nuttall


Branston Gravel Pits
Garganey (female on south pit), Redstart (female in hedge by the working pit), 5x Ruff, 5x Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, 9x Curlew, Redshank, Dunlin, Snipe, 2x Little Egret, Mandarin (female), 139x Teal, 8x Pochard, 6x Shelduck, 34x Little Grebe. (JW)

Redstart by Jon Woodcock

Berryhill
6x Redstart, 4x Wheatear, Whinchat, Juv Cuckoo still, Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser Whitethroat, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, 2x Snipe (RT)