Tuesday 17 August 2021

Tuesday 17th August 2021

Rudyard Lake

Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 7x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2x LRP, 4x Little Egret, Grey Wagtail,  (SGi)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only

2x Little Gull, 2x Arctic Tern, Sandwich Tern 14:00 to 14:28 only, 2x Common Tern,

Blithfield Resv

2x Arctic Tern thru, (GJM)  -  Bar-tailed Godwit still, Greenshank, 49x Ringed Plover, 14x Dunlin, (GWi)  -  3x Osprey, Peregrine, Swifts, (RBe)

                                                           Osprey by Rob Bendelow

Tittesworth Water

3x Sandwich Tern on island from first car park, Arctic Tern, 3x Common Tern, 2x LRP, 4x Dunlin, Little Egret, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, 6x Mandarin, (SGi)

Middleton Lakes

Ringed Plover, 2x LRP, Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Ruff, 3x Dunlin, 8x Snipe, 2x Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, Greenshank, 3x Great Egret, 7x Little Egret, Garganey, Wigeon, Goosander, (MSm)

Branston GPs

Juv Marsh Harrier east over Sandy pit, 2x Garganey, 2x Great Egret, Ruff, 14x Black-tailed Godwit, 12x Curlew, 5x Greenshank, 3x Green Sandpiper, 2x Common Sandpiper, 15x Ringed Plover, 5x LR Plover, 3x Dunlin, 6x Little Egret, 2x Wigeon, 3+ Water Rail, 2x YL Gull, 17x Mandarin, (KCl)  -  Marsh Harrier returned at 19:20, also Sanderling, 7x Green Sandpiper, 5x Greenshank, 2x Hobby, Peregrine,  (DSc)