Sunday 11 October 2015

Sunday 11th October 2015

Middleton Lakes
3x Spoonbill still present this morning until 08:20 when they flew off, eventually arriving at Conwy on North Wales coast. One of the juveniles was colour ringed in Holland this year  (JMo)

Silverdale CP
Grasshopper Warbler this morning (STu)

Belvide Res
Hobby & juvenile Common Tern (BB)

Blithfield Res
24x Golden Plover, 3x Dunlin, Ruff, Curlew, 2x Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Stonechat, Osprey & Peregrine (BAS, AMS)

Doxey Marshes
9x Wigeon, Gadwall, Curlew, 3x Kingfisher, 21x Skylark, 3x Stonechat, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 16x Lesser Redpoll & 11x Siskin (RJS)

Branston GP
c40x Little Grebe, Little Egret, 27x Shoveler, 17x Gadwall, 37x Pochard, 11x Ruff, 11x Curlew, 6x Golden Plover, 6x Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 2nd yr Yellow-legged Gull, Water Rail, 3x Swallow, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Chiffchaff, 6x Redpoll, 2x Yellowhammer, 2x Migrant Hawker, 3x Hornet (DSc)