Friday, 26 August 2016

Friday 26th August 2016

Blithfield Resv (WMBC Members Only)
3x Curlew Sandpiper Blithe Bay (GJM, ICW, MDJ)  -  Whimbrel over Blithe Bay at 08:15, 7x Wheatear (@scaupface) also Little Stint, 3x Wood Sandpiper, 2x Ruff, 7x Dunlin, 4x Greenshank, 7x Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, 10x Common Sandpiper, Curlew, 3x Little Egret, Osprey, Hobby, 12x Yellow Wagtail, 7x Arctic Tern, 2x Barnacle Geese & 2x Egyptian Geese (SE, HF)

Little Stint - Steve Edwards

Berryhill
12x Redstart, 4x Whinchat, 12x Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher, Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, Hobby, 2x Lesser Whitethroat (NDP, RT)  -  Bottleslow Common Sandpiper

I54
Stonechat this morning (JDu)

Drayton Bassett
2x + 6 chicks Grey Partridge Portleys Lane fields (@Dumblederry)

Tucklesholme
2x Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2x Common Sandpiper (SJT)

Radford Meadows
4x Whinchat, 20x Teal (RSw)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Marsh Harrier, Hobby, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin (@onionsargey)  -  3x Garganey, 2x Green Sandpiper, Greenshank (@TameBirding)

Ford Green NR
Spotted Flycatcher, Grasshopper Warbler, Garden Warbler, 3x Willow Tit & 6x Little Grebe (JJo)

Belvide Resv
2x juv Med Gull at west end also Spotted Flycatcher (@BelvideBirding)