Monday, November 29, 2010

29th Nov 2010

Lea Marston & Coton Lakes
Caspian Gull
Yellow-legged Gull x 4 (Birdguides)

Sunday, November 28, 2010

28th Nov 2010

Nuneaton
Waxwing 15+ in private garden in Vale View area this morning, flew off in direction of Haunchwood Road (Yvonne Everitt)



Draycote Water
Glaucous Gull in roost
Smew redhead (Birdguides)

Lea Marston & Coton Lakes
Waxwing x 5 midday then flew north (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh
Short-eared Owl still from Carlton Hide
White-fronted Goose x 5 over SW this morning (Birdguides)

Saturday, November 27, 2010

27th Nov 2010

Mill Pool, Alvecote Pools
Scaup female
Little Egret x 3
Goosander x 2
Shelduck x 9 (Adam Archer)

Shustoke Reservoir
Smew redhead (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh
Short-eared Owl still from Carlton Hide (Birdguides)

Stratford-upon-Avon
Waxwing x 2 on Blackthorn Road (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Common Redpoll x 1 at Swann Pool car park (Birdguides)

Friday, November 26, 2010

26th Nov 2010

Draycote Water
Common Scoter female x 2 (Birdguides)

Alvecote Pools
Scaup female on Mill Pool
Woodcock Upper Pool (Jon Morgan)

Thursday, November 25, 2010

25th Nov 2010

Nuneaton
Ring Ouzel in a private garden from 21st-25th November (Peter Evans)



Draycote Water
Common Scoter female x 2
Whooper Swan x 2 flew west (Birdguides)

Alvecote Pools
Red-breasted Merganser x 1, Goosander x 5, Little Egret x 2, Shelduck x 5 on Mill Pool
Scaup female on Pretty Pigs Pool (Jon Morgan)

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

23rd Nov 2010

Alvecote Pools
Scaup juv/fem on Pigs Lake (Laundry Lane end) (Jon Morgan)

Brandon Marsh NR
Short-eared Owl over East Marsh and Teal Pool
Jack Snipe (Birdguides)

Monday, November 22, 2010

22nd Nov 2010

Draycote Water
Common Scoter x 2 females still off the inlet
Yellow-legged Gull adult (Birdguides)

Sunday, November 21, 2010

21st Nov 2010

Brandon Marsh NR
Short-eared Owl over sheepfield from railway bridge this afternoon
Waxwing x 8 behind visitor centre
Bittern
Little Egret (Birdguides)

Friday, November 19, 2010

19th Nov 2010

Draycote Water
Common Scoter x 2 females of inlet (Birdguides)

Thursday, November 18, 2010

18th Nov 2010

Draycote Water
Common Scoter x 2 female
Yellow-legged Gull x 3 (Birdguides)

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

17th Nov 2010

Brandon Marsh
Short-eared Owl still viewable from the railway bridge this morning
Bittern still at East Marsh (Birdguides)

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

16th Nov 2010

Draycote Water
Caspian Gull near adult
Yellow-legged Gull x 3
Common Scoter x 2
Rock Pipit
Red-crested Pochard (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh
Bittern (Birdguides)

Shustoke

Red-breasted Merganser still by jetty (Max Silverman)

Monday, November 15, 2010

15th Nov 2010

Alvecote Pools
Goosander on Mill Pool
Peregrine over Laundry Lane
Chiffchaff at Alvecote Priory (Jon Morgan)

Brandon Marsh
Short-eared Owl in the sheep field by Brandon Lane viewed from the railway bridge (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Caspian Gull in roost
Yellow-legged Gull x 4
Common Scoter x 2 (Birdguides)

Shustoke
Red-breasted Merganser still (Dave Hutton)


Images of Red-breasted Merganser by Dave Hutton
http://davehutton.fotopic.net/



Sunday, November 14, 2010

14th Nov 2010

Shustoke Reservoir
Red-breasted Merganser still showing well (Adam Archer)
Little Gull in gull roost & Goosander x 6 over (Matthew Griffiths)

Brandon Marsh
Bittern on Teal Pool (Birdguides)

Earlswood Lakes
Pintail x 1 female
Goosander up to 10 on Terry's Pool early afternoon (Matthew Griffiths)

Kingsbury WP
Red-crested Pochard from Sita Hide (Birdguides)

Images of Red-breasted Merganser by Max Silverman



Saturday, November 13, 2010

13th Nov 2010

Shustoke Reservoir
Red-breasted Merganser female still on north shore (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh
Bittern still on East Marsh Pool to 12:10 when it flew towards Carlton Hide (Birdguides)

Friday, November 12, 2010

12th Nov 2010

Shustoke
Red-breasted Merganser still off north bank (Birdguides)

Dosthill Lake
Caspian Gull
Yellow-legged Gull x 7
Hen Harrier also seen over Cliff Pool Kingsbury WP
Peregrine (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Common Scoter x 2 (Birdguides)

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Shustoke
Red-breasted Merganser still off the north bank this morning (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Dark-bellied Brent Goose x 1 over
Kittiwake x 1
Snow Bunting flew from Rainbow corner to picnic area (Birdguides)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Shustoke Reservoir
Red-breasted Merganser fem/juv showing very well along North/West bank (John Galletly)

Earlswood Lakes
Smew redhead at Windmill Pool for a few minutes before flying towards Terry's Pool, but no further sign (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Glaucous Gull
Yellow-legged Gull x 2 3rd winter (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Hen Harrier ringtail (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh
Bittern on West Marsh Pool (Birdguides)

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

9th November 2010

Two more images of the recent Great Grey Shrike at Napton from Max Silverman.




Sunday, November 07, 2010

7th Nov 2010

Fishers Mill
Hen Harrier ringtail (Birdguides)

Napton-on-the-Hill
Great Grey Shrike (Birdguides)

Rugby
Whooper Swan x 2 west over the cement works (Birdguides)

Saturday, November 06, 2010

6th Nov 2010

Napton-on-the-Hill
Great Grey Shrike still by the old brickworks this morning........Birdguides.

Nuneaton
Waxwings x 6 between St Nicolas Par Drive and Clay Avenue this morning....Birdguides.

Friday, November 05, 2010

5th Nov 2010

Napton-on-the-Hill
Great Grey Shrike still by the canal at old brickworks early afternoon.......Birdguides.

Wednesday, November 03, 2010

3rd Nov 2010

Another stunning image taken by Pete Walkden.

Napton-on-the-Hill
Great Grey Shrike still on old road to Industrial Est near brick works this morning.....Birdguides.

Tuesday, November 02, 2010

2nd Nov 2010

G G Shrike... stunning image taken by Pete Walkden

Napton-on-the-Hill
Great Grey Shrike still at 8-00 this morning by the road to the Industrial Est ,
near the brick works...........Birdguides.

Fishers Mill
Hen Harrier ringtail flew towards Drayton Bassett this morning......Birdguides.

Draycote Water
Snow Bunting one this morning on Draycote Bank......RM , BH.

Monday, November 01, 2010

1st Nov 2010

Morton Bagot
Red-necked Grebe one present on pools this afternoon.....Birdguides.

Napton-on-the-Hill
Great Grey Shrike still by the road to the Industrial Est late afternoon.......Birdguides.

Alvecote Pools
Goosander fem upper pool , also Woodcock edge of wood beyond decoy pool....J Morgan.

Ladywalk NR (permit only)
Bittern in main reedbed , also 21 x Waxwing over towards Hams Hall.......S Cawthray.