Thursday, July 31, 2008

Nearby Reports July 31st.

Black Tern x18 Belvide Staffs.
Black Tern x14 Pitsford Res Northants.
Black Tern x3 Uttoxeter Quarry Staffs.

Garganey Ditchford GPs Northants.
Garganey Upper Bittell Res Worcs.
Garganey Blithfield Staffs.

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Steve Seal

July 31st.

B N Grebe (juv) at Shustoke Res ... Photo by L Johnson.

B N Grebe (juv) at Shustoke Res ...Photo by D Hutton.

Draycote Water.
Black Tern x5
Marsh Harrier (juv)
Hobby
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper x14
Y L Gull x7
Wheatear juv
R C Pochard (fem) R Mays, J Judge.

Grandborough Valley
Marsh Harrier (juv) during afternoon.

Bodymoor Heath Water Kingsbury.
Black Tern x1 ( S Seal, D Hutton).

Shustoke.
Black-necked Grebe juv (L Johnson)
Common Tern x7
Common Sandpiper x5 (S Seal, D Hutton).

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Nearby Reports July 30th.

Staffs.
Belvide.
Black Tern x3
Little Egret x2.

Blithfield.
Osprey x2.

Drayton Bassett Pits.
Black-necked Grebe.

Northants.
Earls Barton GPs.
Cattle Egret.

Leics.
Rutland Water.
Wood Sandpiper
Little Egret x19.


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July 30th.

Brandon Marsh.
Green Sandpipers x11
Common Sandpiper
Hobby (M Silverman).

Rugby.
Red Kite over @ 8-45 this morning.

Late News.
Late report from Monday.
Red Kites x2 around Whitacre area. (J Hoyle).

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Nearby Reports July 29th.

Leics.
Twycross
Hen Harrier (male) over @ 9-30 this morning.

Eyebrook Res
Spoonbill
Little Egret x4
Med Gull

Worcs.
Grimley New Workings.
Wood Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper x2.

Derbys.
Carsington Water.
Black Tern x1
Common Scoter x5.

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July 29th.

Brandon Marsh.
Little Egret x3
Green Sandpiper x10 (A Johnson).

Shustoke.
Hobby 13-30 (L Johnson).

Draycote Water.
Little Tern
Black Tern x5
Common Tern x4
Y L Gull (adult)
Common Sandpiper x2
Oystercatcher (R Mays, B Hazel).

Monday, July 28, 2008

Nearby Reports July 28th.

Staffs
Blithfield.
Osprey x2
Marsh Harrier (juv)
Red Kite.

Leics
Rutland Water.
Wood Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper x2
Green Sandpiper
Ruff x4
Black-tailed Godwit
Greenshank.

West Mids
Hampton in Arden
Red Kite.

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Nearby Reports July 27th.

Staffs.
Blithfield.
Osprey.

Drayton Bassett Pits.
Little Egret.

Leics.
Rutland Water.
Wood Sandpiper
Black Tern.

Eyebrook Res.
Little Egret x5

Staunton Harold Res.
Little Tern.

Cropston Res.
Little Egret x5.

Worcs.
Upton Warren.
Black-tailed Godwit x3.



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July 27th.

Coleshill GPs.
Green Sandpiper x13
Greenshank
Little Egret x3
Curlew x3
Ringed Plover (S Cawthray).

Haunch Lane.
Curlew x5 (T Perrins).

Middelton Flashes.
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper x2 (T Perrins).

Middelton Hall Lake.
Green Sandpiper (T Perrins).

Brandon Marsh.
Little Egret x2
Green Sandpiper x4 (Birdguides).

Whitacre Heath NR.
Curlew x7 (J Wesson).

Coton Lake.
Black-necked Grebe (juv)
Green Sandpiper ( T Perrins, S Cawthray).

Draycote Water.
Osprey
Greenshank
Dunlin
Common Sandpiper x2
Lesser Whitethroat x2
Y L Gull x5 (R Mays).

Ladywalk.
Little Egret over (K Donaghy).

Alvecote Pools.
Little Egret (A Archer).

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Nearby Reports July 26th.

Staffs
Blithfield.
Osprey
Arctic Tern
Black-tailed Godwit.

Branston GPs.
Avocet
Green Sandpiper X4.

Croxhall GPs.
Little Egret x6

Drayton Bassett Pits.
Black-necked Grebe
Little Egret x2

Derbys
Ogston Res.
Whimbrel x2
Little Egret x3
Green Sandpiper.

Notts
Black-tailed Godwit x2.

Worcs
Upton Warren.
Black-tailed Godwit x3
Greenshank
Green Sandpiper x6.

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July 26th.

Coleshill GPs.
Greenshank
Green Sand x2
Little Egret x2 (T Perrins).

Draycote Water.
Common Tern x2
Common Sandpiper x4
Yellow-legged Gull x2 (R Mays).

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Nearby Reports July 24th.

Leics
Sanderling
Ruff x8
Black-tailed Godwit x4 @ Rutland Water.

Derbys
Curlew Sandpiper @ Ogston Res .

Worcs
Little Stint @ Upper Bittell Res.

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July 24th.

Middelton Lake.
Green Sandpiper x1 (T Perrins).

Brandon Marsh.
Hobby
Green Sandpipers x5 (A Anscomb).

Alvecote Pools.
Common Tern x5
Hobby (A Archer).

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

July 23rd

Draycote
4 Yellow-legged Gull

Nearby Reports July 23rd.

Notts
Caspian Tern (adult) @ Collingham Pits.

Leics
Pectoral Sandpiper @ Eyebrook Res.

Staffs
Black-necked Grebe x3 @ Drayton Bassett Pits.


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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Nearby Reports July 22nd.

Staffs
Black-necked Grebe x3 @ Drayton Bassett Pits.

Derbys
Spotted Redshank @ Willington GPs.

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Steve Seal

July 22nd.

Coleshill churchyard.
Nightjar this evening.

Brandon Marsh.
Green Sandpiper x6 (G Spraggett).

Shustoke Res.
Common Sandpiper (J Harris).

Grandborough Valley.
Spotted Flycatcher x5
Turtle Dove x2
Corn Bunting
Grey Partridge x3 (R Mays).

Draycote Water.
Common Tern x4
Common Sandpiper
Y L Gull x2 (R Mays).

Monday, July 21, 2008

Nearby Reports July 21st.

Staffs
Black-necked Grebe x3 (1 adult,2 Juvs)
Black-tailed Godwit
Med Gull (adult)
Whimbrel @ Drayton Bassett Pits.

Osprey
Greenshank x2
Black-tailed Godwit x3
L R Plover x6
Green Sandpiper all @ Blithfield.

Leics
Pectoral Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper x14
Black-tailed Godwit x2
Little Egret x7 all @ Rutland Water.

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July 21st.

Brandon Marsh.
Green Sandpiper x5 (M Silverman).

Shustoke Res.
Common Tern x1
Common Sandpiper x2 (S Seal).

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Nearby Reports July 20th.

Leics
Pectoral Sandpiper (manton bridge).
Black-tailed Godwit x4
Ruff x4 @ Rutland Water.

Northants
Sanderling : Summer Leys NR.
Black-tailed Godwit,
Green Sandpiper x7,
Common Sandpiper x2 : Stanwick GPs.

Staffs
Black-tailed Godwit
Black-necked Grebe x3 (adult & 2 juv)
Sanderling @ Drayton Bassett Pits.

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July 20th.

Coleshill GPs.
Little Egret
Green Sandpiper (T Perrins).

Brandon Marsh.
Hobby (Birdguides).

Draycote Water.
Sanderling
Little Stint
Common Tern x3
Common Sandpiper
Raven (R Mays, D Cox).

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Nearby Reports July 19th.

Staffs
Black-tailed Godwit x4 @ Drayton Bassett Pits.

Northants
Sanderling @ Summer Leys NR.

Notts
Knot @ Attenborough NR.
Black-tailed Godwit @ Annesley.

Derbys
Black-tailed Godwit x2 @ Ogston Res.

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Friday, July 18, 2008

July 18th.

Brandon Marsh.
Black-tailed Godwit x1
Green Sandpiper x4. (RBA).

Haunch Lane.
Green Sandpiper x1 (S Seal).

Thursday, July 17, 2008

July 17th.

Brandon Marsh.
Black-tailed Godwit x4 , flew off south at 8-10 this morning. (Birdguides).
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Hobby
Med Gull (D Jefferies).


Draycote Water.
Redshank
Common Sandpiper
Common Tern x3 (R Mays, B Hazel).

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

July 16th.

Whitacre Heath.
Little Egret (over this morning)
Buzzard x2
Oystercatcher x3 (J Wesson).

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

July 15th.

Haunch Lane.
Curlew x2 (T Perrins).

Shustoke.
Common Sandpiper
Common Tern x2 (S Seal, D Hutton).

Cliff Pool Kingsbury.
Black-tailed Godwit x2
Oystercatcher x2 (WJE).

Draycote Water.
Little Gull (1s)
Common Sandpiper
Commom Tern x2 (R Mays).

Monday, July 14, 2008

July 14th.

Kingsbury WP.
Hobbies x2
Green Sandpiper x1 cliff pool (S Payne).

Fishers Mill GPs.
Common Sandpiper x2 (S Payne).

Draycote Water.
Whimbrel early morning (R Mays).

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Nearby Reports July 13th.

Staffs
Black-tailed Godwit x8 @ Blithfield.

Leics
Ruff x7
Greenshank x1
Scaup (drake)
Red Crested Pochard x4
Black-tailed Godwit x2 @ Rutland Water.

Derbys
Common Sandpiper x2
Green Sandpiper x1 @ Willington GPs.

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July 13th.

Brandon Marsh.
Green Sandpiper x2
Hobby (Birdguides).

Seeswood Pool.
Med Gull adult briefly this morning (D Hutton).

Draycote Water.
Common Tern
Common Sandpiper (R Mays , D Cox).

Friday, July 11, 2008

July 11th.


Greenshank...Haunch Lane....Photo by S Seal....


Haunch Lane.
Greenshank x2
L R Plover x4 (S Seal).

Shustoke.
Oystercatcher
Common Sandpiper (S Seal).

Brandon Marsh.
Green Sandpiper x4 (Birdguides).

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Nearby Reports July 10th.

West Midlands
Black-tailed Godwits x8 briefly @ Marsh Lane.

Derbys
Black-tailed Godwits x7 @ Willington GPs.
Black-necked Grebe @ Ogston Res.

Leics
Ruff x4
Greenshank x2
Green Sandpiper x4 @ Rutland Water.

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July 10th.

Brandon Marsh.
Marsh Harrier (fem) over Newlands this morning. (A Johnson).

Haunch Lane.
Greenshank x2 (J Harris).

Shustoke.
Common Sandpiper x2 (J Harris).

Seeswood Pool.
Common Crossbill x2
Hobby x2 (D Hutton).

Draycote Water.
Common Tern
Buzzard x4
Common Sandpiper x3 (R Mays).

Tuesday, July 08, 2008

July 8th.

Draycote Water.
Common Sandpiper x4 (R Mays).

Brandon Marsh.
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper x4 (M Silverman).

Monday, July 07, 2008

July 7th.

Brandon Marsh.
Black-tailed Godwit x3
Green Sandpiper x4 (Birdguides).

Haunch Lane.
Greenshank x2
L R Plover x5 (T Perrins).

Middelton Flashes.
Green Sandpiper x2 (T Perrins).

Draycote Water.
Greenshank x1
Black-tailed Godwit x1
Common Sandpiper x2 (R Mays).

Sunday, July 06, 2008

Nearby Reports July 6th.

Staffs
Alpine Swifl (poss) over Colton.
Greenshank x2 @ Blithfield.
Ruff x1 @ Blithfield.

Worcs
Green Sandpiper x3 @ Upton Warren.
Green Sandpiper x1 @ Grimley New Workings.

Leics
Green Sandpiper x5 Wanlip Meadows.

Derbys
Wood Sandpiper x2 @ Willington GPs.
Greenshank x4 @ Willington GPs.
Black Tern x1 @ Ogston Res.

Black-tailed Godwit x33 @ Blithfield Staffs.
Black-tailed Godwit x1 @ Upton Warren Worcs.
Black-tailed Godwit x1 @ Grimley New Workings Worcs.
Black-tailed Godwit x28 @ Wanlip GPs Leics.
Black-tailed Godwit x3 @ Belvide Staffs.
Black-tailed Godwit x18 @ Willington GPs Derbys.
Black-tailed Godwit x1 Ogston Res Derbys.

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Steve Seal

July 6th.

Brandon Marsh.
Barn Owl over newlands @ 17-25.
Hobby
Green Sandpiper x3 (J Wesson).

Haunch Lane, Lea Marston.
Greenshank x4, view from car only (T Perrins).

Draycote Water.
Hobby
Common Sandpiper x3 (R Mays, D Cox).

Saturday, July 05, 2008

Nearby Reports July 5th.

Derbys
Wood Sandpiper x2 @ Willington GPs.

Staffs
Ruff @ Blithfield.

Leics
Black-tailed Godwit,
Ruff x3 @ Rutland Water.

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July 5th.

Draycote Water.
Common Sandpiper x2
Buzzard x4 (R Mays).

Brandon Marsh.
Green Sandpiper x3 (D Powell).

Thursday, July 03, 2008

July 3rd.

Draycote Water.
Common Sandpiper
Common Buzzard x6 (R Mays).

Nearby Reports July 3rd.

Derbys
Black-tailed Godwit @ Willington GPs.
Red Kite over Crich early Morning.
Red Kite over Allestree mid-morning.

Leics
Red Kite over Desford mid-morning.

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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

July 2nd.

Brandon Marsh.
Green Sandpiper x5 (Birdguides).
Barn Owl (P Norman).

Draycote Water.
Common Tern x3
Dunlin x2
Common Sandpiper (R Mays).