Saturday 28 August 2021

Saturday 28th August 2021

Middleton Lakes

Spoonbill still on east scrape, (MSm)  -  Ruff, Green Sandpiper, (DCo,)  -  Wood Sandpiper, Dunlin, (TPe)

Whitmore Bent Lane

Marsh Harrier this morning, (EC per NDP)

Cuckoo Bank

6x Redstart, 8x Tree Pipit, 3x Spotted Flycatcher, 3x Hobby, 2x Gropper, c100 Whitethroat,

Tittesworth Water

Med Gull, 3x Little Egret, 87x Lapwing, 10x Goosander, 14x Mandarin, (SGi, IB, KH)

                                                             Med Gull by Steve Gibson

Rudyard Lake

2x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2x Little Egret, (SGi)

Hawkshutt's Hill

2x Whinchat, Redstart, Stonechat, Goshawk, 2x Swift, Yellowhammer, (RSw)

Hixon Airfield

3x Whinchat still, (RCB)

Alvecote

3x Spotted Flycatcher in old Orchard area, (TPe)

Huntington

5x Swift over, (SRi)

Branston GPs

16x Curlew, 8x Black-tailed Godwit, 5x Greenshank, 2x Ruff, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Dunlin, 6x Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Green Woodpecker, 2x Yellow Wagtail, (DSc)

Tucklesholme

2x Little Egret, Pintail, 44x Gadwall, Ringed Plover, (DSc)

Bobbington

2x Wheatear at Leaton Lane, (WN)

Chatterley Whitfield

Barn Owl at 20:50, (PMo)