31st Dec 2010

Happy New Year to all who visit or contribute to this site. Many thanks for your support and sightings news.

Nuneaton
Waxwing x 10 at Whittleford Park at 2.50pm. Trying to get berries, but chased off by Mistle Thrush. Flew off to rear gardens of houses in Vale View (Alan Ramsell). Earlier, x 6 at the St. Nicholas Park Drive/Clay Avenue junction at 2:00pm (Birdguides)

Lea Marston & Coton
Pink-footed Goose x 82 flew in to roost
Bewick's Swan x 7 at dusk (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Bewick's Swan x 9 still between the A4097 roundabout and the main entrance (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Smew drake (Birdguides)

30th Dec 2010

Kingsbury WP
Bewick's Swan x 9 still between the A4097 roundabout and the main entrance today
Pink-footed Goose still (Birdguides)

29th Dec 2010

Whitacre Heath NR
Lesser-spotted Woodpecker (J Wesson)

Cornet's End Lane and south of Hampton Lane
Bewick's Swan x 1 midway between Hampton-in-Arden and Meriden, adjacent to roundabout GR: SP 223816 this morning at 8.20am (Steve Lane)

Kingsbury WP
Bewick's Swan x 9
European White-fronted Goose x 55
Pink-footed Goose at Bodymoor Heath Lane (Birdguides)

Morton Bagot
Waxwing x 1 at Sherwoods this afternoon (Birdguides)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Bittern x 1 (Birdguides)

26th Dec 2010

Newbold on Avon
Bittern on River Avon; park on Lea Crescent and view river from footpath (Birdguides)

Mancetter
Great White Egret south along the River Anker past Mancetter. Also reported flying north over Witherley Church.
Smew drake on river (Birdguides)

Nuneaton
Waxwing x 45-50 on Thorntons Way this afternoon (Birdguides)

Rugby
Waxwing c.20 by Croft Salon in Hillmorton though mobile (Birdguides)

Hartshill
Waxwing x 30 at Moor Road/Meadow Road junction then flew towards Chapel End (Birdguides)

Warwick
Waxwing x 1 in Grassington Avenue, Woodloes (Birdguides)

25th Dec 2010

Kingsbury WP
Bewick's Swan x 9 still between the A4097 roundabout and the main entrance today (Birdguides)

Lea Marston & Coton
Smew x 2 redheads
Bewick's Swan x 9 (Birdguides)

Warwick
Waxwing at least one still opposite The Wild Boar pub on Lakin Road today (Birdguides)

Nuneaton
Waxwing at least 6 on Thorntons Way this morning (Birdguides)

Hilmorton
Waxwing 25+ still around the Moat Farm Drive, Fenwick Drive and High Street area but mobile (Birdguides)

24th Dec 2010

Hartshill
Great White Egret on the River Anker near the sewage works today (Birdguides)

Ladywalk NR
Scaup female on river
Bittern (Birdguides)

Hilmorton
Waxwing x 25+ still on A428 by hair salon at top of Fenwick Drive this afternoon (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Bewick's Swan x 9 still by lane south of entrance with Mute Swans and Canada Geese (Birdguides)

Lea Marston & Coton
Bittern
Smew x 2 redheads on Coton Lakes
Greenland White-fronted Goose reported probable 1st-winter is a hybrid
Bewick's Swan x 9 roosted this evening (Birdguides)

Warwick
Waxwing x 3 opposite The Wild Boar pub on Lakin Road this afternoon (Birdguides)

Nuneaton
Woodcock in private garden in Stockingford area (Gareth)

23rd Dec 2010

Atherstone
Great White Egret, one flew along the river Anker at Mancetter (Birdguides)

Nuneaton
Waxwing 70+ briefly in a garden on Chatsworth Drive at 13:00 (Paul Lathbury)

Kingsbury WP
Bewick's Swan x 8 still 200m south of entrance with Mute Swans and Canada Geese (Birdguides)

Grendon
Waxwing 21 on St. Nicholas Estate road (Birdguides)

Long Lawford
Waxwing x 5 at Thurnmill Road late afternoon
Mediterranean Gull adult still by Garratt Close at 15:30 (Birdguides)

Hillmorton
Waxwing x 12 feeding on small rowans on A428 at top of Fenwick Drive mid-morning (Birdguides)

22nd Dec 2010

Nuneaton
Waxwing x 11 seen in garden in Glendale Estate area (Lloyd Lees)

Rugby
Waxwing 25+ behind Croft Hairdressers on Fenwick Drive, Hilmorton (Birdguides)

Coventry

Waxwing, 30 on Daventry Road opposite ATS Garage (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Smew x 1 drake in Biggin Bay
Waxwing at Gray's Barn (Birdguides)

21st Dec 2010

Coventry
Waxwing, 50 on Daventry Road opposite ATS Garage (Birdguides)

Atherstone
Waxwing x 5 at Mancetter, in trees on B4111 Harpers Lane between church and A5 (Birdguides)

Stratford-upon-Avon
Waxwing 40 in a birch tree along Avon Crescent (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Bewick's Swan, at least 4 present 200m south of entrance. (Birdguides)

19th Dec 2010

Draycote Water.... CLOSED TODAY

Nuneaton
Waxwing 15+ briefly behind flats on Vale View this morning (Dave Hutton)

Alcester
Waxwing x 7 at the end of Throckmorton Road near the trig point (Birdguides)

Coventry
Waxwing x 14 outside the Holyhead pub (Jeff Wesson)

Waxwing by Jeff Wesson

18th Dec 2010

Coventry
Waxwing x 87 at Morrison's on Holyhead Road (Steve Lane)

Leamington Spa
Waxwing x 60+ on Cubbington Rd opposite Lonsdale Rd this morning (Birdguides)

Cubbington
Waxwing x 40 (Duncan McKowan)

Alcester
Waxwing x 10 flew over Throckmorton Road this afternoon towards Tesco (Birdguides)

Long Lawford
Waxwing one behind Garrett Close this morning (Birdguides)

Alcester
Waxwing x 10 flew over Throckmorton Rd this afternoon........Birdguides.

17th Dec 2010

Nuneaton
Waxwing x 8 on Kingswood Road and at least 5 opposite Cherry Tree pub, Vale View (Dave Hutton & Bob Duckhouse)

Cawston
Waxwing x 4 between the A4071 roundabout and Bilton this morning (Birdguides)

Stratford-upon-Avon
Waxwing x 6 in trees outside Stratford Medical Centre (Birdguides)

Alcester
Waxwing x 60 still at the industrial estate by bridge over River Arrow (Birdguides)

Waxwing in Nuneaton by Dave Hutton

16th Dec 2010

Nuneaton
Waxwing x 3 on Kingswood Road (Dave Hutton)

15th Dcember 2010

Dosthill Lake
Glaucous Gull 2nd-winter (Birdguides)

Alcester
Waxwing x 31 still at the industrial estate by bridge over River Arrow and x 65 on Arden Road (Birdguides)

Rugby
Waxwing at least 3 still on A4071 just west of Bilton (Birdguides)

Dunchurch
Waxwing x 20 flew over The Dun Cow (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Smew drake still off Farborough Bank this morning (Birdguides)

Lea Marston & Coton
Smew x 4 redheads
Bittern x 1 again left of hide mid-afternoon
Yellow-legged Gull x 2 (Birdguides)

14th Dec 2010

Alcester
Waxwing x 58 showing well opposite Arden Court (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh
Short-eared Owl x 1 between Newlands and the golf course
Bittern x 2 on West Marsh (Birdguides)

Dosthill Lake
Glaucous Gull 2nd-winter (Birdguides)

Lea Marston & Coton
Bittern flew past the hide on Coton Lake at dusk (Birdguides)

13th Dec 2010

Alcester
Waxwing x 25 still near River Arrow on Industrial Estate showing well on rowan bushes early afternoon (Birdguides)

Lawford Heath Landfill Site
Glaucous Gull adult
Iceland Gull adult (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Smew drake (Birdguides)

Dunchurch
Waxwing x 5 near Dun Cow car park (Birdguides)

Rugby
Waxwing x 5 at Cawston, x 3 at May Lane/Addison Road junction and x 2 on Dunchurch Road (Birdguides)

12th Dec 2010

Alcester
Waxwing 28 by Arden Court on the industrial estate (Dave Hutton)

Draycote Water
Sanderling x 1 1st winter (Dave Hutton)

Nuneaton
Raven x 2 over Griff Quarry at 10:15am (Paul Lathbury)

Brandon Marsh
Bittern x 2 at Rover Pool (Birdguides)

Images by Dave Hutton:
http://davehutton.fotopic.net/

11th Dec 2010

Brandon Marsh
Bittern x 2 from Steely hide mid-morning (Birdguides)

Alcester
Waxwing x 50 at Eddie Stobart depot off A435 this morning and 11 at 12.30 on Arden Industrial Estate (Birdguides)

Kenilworth
Waxwing x 5 near Convent Close (Birdguides)

Solihull
Waxwing c40 on Blossomfield Road (Keith Lovell)

7th Nov 2010

Dosthill
Caspian Gull adult
Bittern
Little Egret on river (John Harris)

Middleton
Woodcock by silt pool (per John Harris)

Hartshill
Waxwing x 1 this morning (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh
Short-eared Owl again over Newlands (Birdguides)

6th Dec 2010

Brandon Marsh
Short-eared Owl over Newlands again this afternoon (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Sanderling x 1 still on sailing club shoreline this afternoon (Birdguides)

5th December 2010

Alvecote
Goosander now up to 12
Wigeon 200+ flew in at 13.45 (Paul Lathbury)
Pink-footed Goose in field just west of the M42 (Birdguides)

Lea Marston & Coton
Scaup fem or immature on river north of road bridge
Smew redhead in front of hide Late afternoon
Yellow-legged Gull x 2 in roost (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh NR
Bittern
Short-eared Owl over Newlands at 14.30 (Birdguides)

Rugby
Waxwing x 9 at Addison Road/May Lane junction mid-afternoon (Birdguides)

Earlswood Lakes
Waxwing 25+ in oak tree at Warings Green Wharf briefly then flew off (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Smew drake (Birdguides)

4th Dec 2010

Alvecote Pools
Caspian Gull 3rd-winter
Pink-footed Goose x 6
Shelduck x 13
Goosander x 6
Grey Partridge x 4
Brambling (Adam Archer)

Brandon Marsh NR
Short-eared Owl still at Newlands (Birdguides)

Rugby
Black Redstart adult male in a private garden
Waxwing x 2 flew over Sainsbury's this morning (Birdguides)

Napton-on-the-Hill
Waxwing x 1 near the windmill briefly today (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Common Redpoll x 1 in wind surfing car park (Birdguides)

Lea Marston
Smew redhead
Yellow-legged Gull x 2 (Birdguides)

3rd Dec 2010

Draycote Water
Sanderling x 1 in windsurf area
Smew x 1 drake
Goosander x 73
Yellow-legged Gull (Birdguides)

2nd Dec 2010

Lea Marston & Coton
Smew x 2 redheads this morning (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Waxwing x 1 flew over Farborough Spit followed by another 58 which landed in trees near Thurlaston
Iceland Gull juvenille
Glaucous Gull
Yellow-legged Gull x 5
Smew x 1 drake

Dosthill Lake
Water Pipit on the mound on the main lake this morning (Birdguides)

Alvecote
Pink-footed Goose x by M42 (Birdguides)

1st Dec 2010

Alvecote
Pink-footed Goose x 6 by M42 (Birdguides)

Dosthill Lake
Yellow-legged Gull x 2 in roost (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Hen Harrier x over meadow (Birdguides)

Shustoke Reservoir
Knot x 1
Grey Plover x 3 over (Birdguides)

Moreton Morrell
Waxwing x 8 in college grounds (Birdguides)

Lea Marston & Coton
Smew drake (Birdguides)

29th Nov 2010

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

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)

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)

26th Nov 2010

Draycote Water
Common Scoter female x 2 (Birdguides)

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

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)

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)

22nd Nov 2010

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

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)

19th Nov 2010

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

18th Nov 2010

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

17th Nov 2010

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

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)

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/

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

9th November 2010

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

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)

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.

5th Nov 2010

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

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.

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.

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.

31st Oct 2010

Great Grey Shrike.......Napton....Jeff Wesson.

Note!!!!!!!!!!!
Twitchers , a British Obsession
Monday Nov 1st.........9-00pm 10-00pm BBC4
This follows competitive bird wachers chasing new ticks on their list.

Napton-on-the -Hill
Great Grey Shrike one by the canal viewed from near the windmill
this morning but distant ..........Birdguides.
On wires now by the road to the Industrial Est late morning........Birdguides.
Still along Brickyard Lane this afternoon........Birdguides.

Morton Bagot
Merlin female also Jack Snipe , 7 x Brambling and 22 x Tree Sparrows.......R Harbird.

30th Oct 2010

Fishers Mill
Hen Harrier ringtail 16-00......TVB.

Coleshill GPs
Jack Snipe one this evening.........P Forbes.

Earlswood Lakes
Goosander x 2 south end of Terrys Pool this evening.....Birdguides.

29th Oct 2010

Dosthill Lake
Caspian Gull first winter this evening........Birdguides.

28th Oct 2010

Draycote Water
Slavonian Grebe one present off Farnborough Bank today.........Birdguides.

27th Oct 2010

Coventry
Waxwing 60+ over Walsgrave Coventry at 12.00 27th oct flying west (Colin Potter)

Morton Bagot
Rock Pipit this morning than flew east (Birdguides)

26th Oct

Nuneaton
Waxwing x 30 in gardens on Turnberry Drive this morning........Birdguides.

Fishers Mill
Rock Pipit one yesterday.

23rd Oct 2010

Wishaw
Hen Harrier ringtail south over (Birdguides)

22nd Oct 2010

Coton
Mandarin and Merlin.........S Haynes.

Lea Marston
Brambling and 3 x Green Sandpiper............S Haynes.

20th Oct 2010

Earlswood Lakes
Goosander x 1 (Birdguides)

19th Oct 2010

Napton Reservoir
Bearded Tit throughout the morning, but elusive (Birdguides)

17th Oct 2010

Alvecote Pools
Red Kite south over Mill Pool at 11.10 mobbed by Jackdaws & appeared to land in Robey's Lane Wood (Adam Archer)

Napton Reservoir
Bearded Tit x 1 (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup still present today (Birdguides)

Shustoke Res
Scaup female present (S Cawthray)

Ladywalk NR (permit only)
Jack Snipe one present from Hide B (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh NR
Bittern today on west marsh pool (Birdguides)

15th Oct 2010

Earlswood Lakes
Kittiwake juvenile at Windmill Pool mid-morning
Pintail female on Terry's Pool
Dunlin over (Matthew Griffiths)

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup adult drake still in Toft Bay this morning (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh NR
Jack Snipe one showing well on Willow Island mid-morning (Birdguides)

14th Oct 2010

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup (Birdguides)

13th Oct 2010

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup still between Hensborough Bank and picnic area early afternoon (Birdguides)

12th Oct 2010

Shustoke Res
Rock Pipit one present this morning........(P Forbes).

11th Oct 2010

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup
Curlew Sandpiper
Yellow-legged Gull
Rock Pipit (Birdguides)

Alvecote
Stonechat juvenile (Jon Morgan)

10th Oct 2010

Shustoke Res
Black Tern one still mid-morning........Birdguides.

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup adult drake in Toft bay early evening , also Curlew Sand and
Yellow-legged Gull...............Birdguides.

9th Oct 2010

Hartshill
Ring Ouzel female in hedge in the moorwood area , also 23 x Redwing........Birdguides.

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup adult drake still off Hensborough Bank........Birdguides.

Shustoke Res
Black Tern still present, also Common Tern.................P Forbes.

8th Oct 2010

Alvecote Pools
Common Gull x 2 (adult & 1st winter), Pochard.........J Morgan.

7th Oct 2010

Lesser Scaup.......Photographed by Hughie King.

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup adult drake still present mid-morning off Hensborough Bank , also
Ruff , Dunlin , Ringed Plover and Common Sand........K Goocock.

Shustoke Res
Black Tern one at west end late morning................T Perrins.

Ladywalk NR  (permit only)
Greenshank and Curlew present today..........S Cawthray.

6th Oct 2010

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup adult drake still off Hensborough Bank today , also Black Tern ,
Yellow-legged Gull , Wheatear and 2 x Dunlin............S Payne.

Ladywalk
4 x Green Sand , Curlew and 3 x Chiffchaff ........S Cawthray.

5th Oct 2010

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup adult drake still off Hensborough Bank , also Curlew Sandpiper ,
9 x Black Tern and Rock Pipit on the dam early afternoon..........Birdguides.

4th Oct 2010

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup drake still off Hensborough Bank at mid-day......Birdguides.

3rd Oct 2010

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup adult drake showing well off Hensborough Bank this afternoon
also Rock Pipit, and Grey Plover over Farnborough Bank and 6 x Yellow Wagtails.....Birdguides.

2nd Oct 2010

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup drake still off Hensborough bank .

1st Oct 2010

Shustoke Res
Common Scoter drake at west end this afternoon...........Birdguides.

30th Sept 2010

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup (Max Silverman)
Rock Pipit x 2 (Birdguides)

Lesser Scaup by Max Silverman

29th Sept 2010

Shustoke Res
Little Gull x 8 today.......6 x1st winters , adult and 2nd winter......Birdguides.

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup adult drake still present west of the windsurfing area mid-afternoon.....Birdguides.

28th Sept 2010

Alvecote Pools
Raven over Gilman's Pool at 2:40pm (Jon Morgan)

27th Sept 2010

Draycote Water
Great Skua briefly in Toft Bay this afternoon (Birdguides)

26th Sept 2010

Shustoke Reservoir
Common Scoter female (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup drake still between Toft Bay and Biggin Bay
Black Tern (Birdguides)

25th Sept 2010

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup adult drake in Toft Bay
Gannet west over Country Park (Birdguides)

24th Sept 2010

Draycote Water
Lesser Scaup adult drake in Rainbow Corner late afternoon then flew towards Biggin Bay (Birdguides)

Alvecote Pools
Greenshank x 1
Snipe x 6 on Teal Pool (Jon Morgan)

Earlswood Lakes
Arctic Tern juvenile (Birdguides)

Shustoke Reservoir
Black Tern x 3 this evening (Birdguides)

23rd Sept 2010

Draycote Water
Black Tern x 5
Sandwich Tern x 2
Arctic Tern x 3 juveniles (Birdguides)

22nd Sept 2010

Alvecote Pools
Black Tern x 26 over mill pool
Greenshank x 1
Green Sandpiper (over) (Jon Morgan)

Draycote Water
Black Tern x 8 at least (Birdguides)

21st Sept 2010

Shustoke Reservoir
Little Gull (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Black Tern on Cliffe Pool (Birdguides)

20th Sept 2010

Draycote Water
Black-necked Grebe (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Black Tern (Birdguides)

Shustoke Reservoir
Little Gull (Birdguides)

19th Sept 2010

Shustoke Reservoir
Little Gull (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Black Tern on Cliffe Pool
Greenshank x 2
Ruff (Birdguides)

Earlswood Lakes
Arctic Tern mid morning (Birdguides)

18th Sept 2010

Shustoke Reservoir
Little Gull
Willow Tit (Birdguides)

Earlswood Lakes
Arctic Tern juvenile (Birdguides)

17th Sept 2010

Shustoke Reservoir
Little Gull juvenile still (Birdguides)

Morton Bagot
Whinchat x 2 (Birdguides)

16th Sept 2010

Shustoke Reservoir
Little Gull (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh
Turnstone on East Marsh Pool (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Yellow-legged Gull x 6 (Birdguides)

15th Sept 2010

Lea Marston & Coton Lakes
Leach's Petrel from hide till 15:45 when it flew off high ENE (Birdguides)

Shustoke Reservoir
Little Gull juvenile (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Black Tern
Little Gull (Birdguides)

14th Sept 2010

Draycote Water
Black Tern juvenile
Little Gull juvenile
Yellow-legged Gull 2nd winter
Knot flew north (Birdguides)

Shustoke Reservoir
Little Gull (Birdguides)

Earlswood Lakes
Black Tern x 1 on Windmill Pool (Birdguides)

2 of the 3 recent Black Terns at Earlswood
Image by Hughie King

Many thanks to all the local photographers who have sent in photos recently. Keep them coming!

13th Sept 2010

Brandon NR
Turnstone still on East Marsh Pool (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Black Tern x 3 (Birdguides)
Turnstone (Birdguides)

12th Sept 2010

Priors Hardwick
Merlin
Redstart (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh NR
Turnstone on East Marsh Pool
Hobby (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Black Tern x 5 (Birdguides)

Shustoke
Black Tern juvenile (Birdguides)

Earlswood Lakes
Black Tern x 3 (1 adult and 2 juvenilles) on Windmill Pool still (Birdguides)

Black tern by Max Silverman

11th Sept 2010

Earlswood Lakes
Black Tern x 3 (Birdguides)

Shustoke Reservoir
Black Tern juv
Arctic Tern juv (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh NR
Turnstone (Birdguides)

10th Sept 2010

Earlswood Lakes
Black Tern x 2 (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Spotted Redshank juvenile flew north from beach by car park at Hemlingford Water this morning (Birdguides)

9th Sept 2010

Brandon Marsh
Garganey eclipse drake on East Marsh (Birdguides)

Ladywalk NR
Little Stint x 3 over (Birdguides)

Earlswood Lakes
Black Tern x 2 (adult & juv) on Windmill Pool (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Red-necked Phalarope no sign
Black Tern x 4
Little Gull x 1 (Birdguides)

8th Sept 2010

Shustoke Reservoir
Grey Plover flew SE this morning (Birdguides)

Kingsbury Water
Black Tern x 1 on Hemlingford Water this afternoon and Cliff Pool this morning
Little Egret x 4 (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Red-necked Phalarope juv off Hensborough Bank, still distant
Little Tern
Black Tern x 3
Little Gull

Wyken
Swift x 2 over Honiton Road/Clovelly Road (Jon Vincent)

Images of recent Curlew Sandpiper at Draycote
and Little Stint at Shustoke
Thanks to Dave Hutton http://davehutton.fotopic.net/

7th Sept 2010

Draycote Water
Red-necked Phalarope off Hensborough Bank, though distant
Black Tern x 6
Little Gull juv
Sandwich Tern x 1
Yellow-legged Gull juv
Arctic Tern over
Grey Plover over (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Black Tern x 1 on Cliffe Pool (Birdguides)

6th Sept 2010

Brandon Marsh
Whinchat x 1 (Birdguides)

Napton Reservoir
Firecrest
Whinchat (Birdguides)

Shustoke Reservoir
Little Stint
Sanderling
Little Egret x 2 (Birdguides)

5th Sept 2010

Draycote Water
Curlew Sandpiper juv
Little Stint x 4 early morning only
Little Gull x 3
Black Tern x 7 (Birdguides)

Shustoke Reservoir
Mediterranean Gull (Birdguides)

4th Sept 2010

Priors Hardwick
Common Redstart
Whinchat
Mandarin on nearby pond (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Curlew Sandpiper juv
Black Tern x 1 (Birdguides)

3rd Sept 2010

Alvecote Pools
Pintail x 3 on Mill Pool (Jon Morgan)

Wormleighton Reservoir
Little Stint x 1
Greenshank x 2 (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Curlew Sandpiper
Sanderling
Ruff
Yellow-legged Gull x 2 (Birdguides)

Shustoke Reservoir
Meditteranean Gull this evening (Birdguides)

2nd Sept 2010

Draycote Water
Curlew Sandpiper x 4 on Hensborough Bank
Garganey juv off Hensborough Bank, drifted towards inlet
Sanderling
Yellow-legged Gull x 2 (Birdguides)

Waste Hill, Baddesley Common
Common Redstart x 1 (Birdguides)

1st September 2010

Draycote Water
Curlew Sandpiper x 4 (adult and 3 juvs) on Hensborough Bank this afternoon
Ruff
Sanderling
Yellow-legged Gull x 4 (2 adults, 2 juvs), Mediterranean Gull and Caspian Gull in roost (Birdguides)

31st August 2010

Earlswood Lakes
Little Gull juvenille left late afternoon heading NE (Matthew Griffiths)

Alvecote Pools
Ruff and Redshank on Mill Pool (Jon Morgan)

Draycote Water
Sanderling x 1 (Birdguides)

30th August 2010

Wormleighton Reservoir
Common Redstart nearby (Matt Griffiths & Jon Bowley)

Priors Hardwick
Common Redstart
Whinchat
Wheatear (Matt Griffiths & Jon Bowley)

Napton-on-the-Hill
Common Redstart (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Sanderling x 1 on Hensborough Bank
Turnstone x 2
Yellow-legged Gull adult (Birdguides)

28th Aug 2010

Morton Bagot
Greenshank x 3 this afternoon on second pool from the road also 2 x Green Sands
and Manadrin on third pool this evening..........Birdguides.

25th August 2010

Draycote Water
Little Gull x 1 juv (Birdguides)

22nd August 2010

Whitacre Heath
Greenshank x 2
Hobby
Spotted Flycatcher x 3
Green Sandpiper x 2 (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Turnstone
Ringed Plover (Carl Day)

Photos by Carl Day

20th August 2010

Long Lawford
Red Kite between village and cement works over A428 at 1.45pm (Pete Hall & Bumbling Bears)

Draycote Water
Black Tern x 2 juveniles
Little Gull x 1 juvenile
Mediterranean Gull x1 juvenile
Yellow-legged Gull x 12. All in the roost this evening (Birdguides)

19th August 2010

Waste Hill, Baddesley Common
Whinchat
Common Redstart x 2 (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Little Gull (juv) (Birdguides)

18th August 2010

Lapworth
Peregrine over (Birdguides)

Coleshill
Peregrine over (Birdguides)

16th August 2010

Fishers Mill
Garganey (eclipse drake) (Birdguides)

Earlswood Lakes
Common Redstart in scrubland south of Windmill Pool
Hobby over Springbrook Lane (Birdguides)

15th August 2010

Bubbenhall Meadows
Whinchat
Hobby (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Knot on Toft Bank
Turnstone on Farborough Bank (Birdguides)

13th August 2010

Draycote Water
Little Egret
Yellow legged gull x1 ( juv)
Common sandpiper x5
Dunlin x 4
Little Ringed Plover x 1 (D.Ludlow)

10th August 2010

Kingsbury WP
Mandarin (f)
Common Sandpiper on Cliff Pool (Brian Jones)

Fishers Mill
Wood Sandpiper on back pool (Brian Jones)

Draycote Water
Osprey flew west
Ruff
Yellow-legged Gull x 3 (Birdguides)

8th August 2010

Fishers Mill
Wood Sandpiper x1
Greenshank x 1
Marsh Harrier (fem/immature) flew north (Birdguides)

Middleton Lakes
Greenshank x2 on silt pool (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Mandarin on cliff pool (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Quail male singing in a field (Birdguides)

6th August 2010

Fishers Mill
Ruff x4 (Birdguides)

5th August 2010

Whitacre Heath
Green Sandpiper (Jon Morgan)

4th August 2010

Draycote Water
Little-ringed Plover (juv)
Yellow-legged Gull x10 (Birdguides)

2nd August 2010

Polesworth
Quail singing behind South View, along the old Tamworth Road (Archie Archer)

Alvecote Pools
Redstart (male) on Laundry Lane past orchard (Jon Morgan)

1st August 2010

Alvecote Pools
Garganey eclipse drake on Mill Pool
Common Redstart male along Laundry Lane (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Sanderling on Toft Bank (Birdguides)

31st July 2010

Draycote Water
Sanderling x1 on Toft Bank this morning (Birdguides)

30th July 2010

Middleton Lakes
Red-crested Pochard x2 (Birdguides)

28th July 2010

Draycote Water
Little Gull 1st-summer
Yellow-legged Gull x25 in roost (Birdguides)

27th July 2010

Draycote Water
Sabine's Gull adult from 10:36 to 10:50 when it flew north
Sanderling
Yellow-legged Gull x20+ in roost
Little Gull x 2 (adult & 1st-summer) (Birdguides)

26th July 2010

Shustoke Reservoir
Common Tern x25 this morning (Birdguides)

Lea Marston & Coton Lakes
Little Egret x1 (Birdguides)

25th July 2010

Draycote Water
Little Gull (juv)
Common Sandpiper x 3
Lesser Whitethroat x 10+ (Pete Hall & Bumbling Bears)
Meditteranean Gull (adult)
Egyption Goose
Yellow-legged Gull x14 (Birdguides)

Long Lawford
Hobby (Pete Hall)

Brandon Marsh NR
Black-tailed Godwit x1
Green Sandpiper x4
Little Egret x3 (Birdguides)

24th July 2010

Rugby
Red Kite circling over Sainsbury's at 10:15am (John Moore)

23rd July 2010

Bilton, Rugby
Hobby over Bawnmore Road at 1:15pm (Pete Hall)

Draycote Water
Mediterranean Gull (juv)
Yellow-legged Gull x 3 adults (Birdguides)

21st July 2010

Dunchurch
Hobby x 2 over A45 near Onley (Pete Hall)

Draycote Water
Little Egret x2
Egyption Goose (Birdguides)

18th July 2010

Draycote Water
Yellow-legged Gull +5
Little Egret (Birdguides)

10th July 2010

Ladywalk
Goosander x 1
Oystercatcher x 3
Little Ringed Plover x 3
Black-tailed Godwit x 1
Green Sandpiper x 1

Whitacre Heath
Green Sandpiper x 3

Wishaw
Quail calling at Blindpit Lane
Yellow Wagtail x 3

Draycote Water
Wood Sandpiper x 2
Little Egret x 3
Egyption Goose
Ringed Plover (Alan Horsley)

Earlswood Lakes
Mandarin Duck eclipse drake on Windmill Pool (Birdguides)

9th July 2010

Draycote Water
Little Egret x 2
Egyption Goose (Birdguides)

4th July 2010

Camp Hill
Common Crossbill x 7 NE this morning (Birdguides)

2nd July 2010

Dunchurch
Red Kite over A45 south of Dunchurch, heading east towards Onley (Pete Hall)

28th June 2010

Fishers Mill
Mediterranean Gull adult (Birdguides)

26th June 2010

Earlswood Lake
Mandarin Duck female still on Terrys Pool this morning......Birdguides.

22nd June 2010

Kingsbury WP
Mandarin female on Cliff Pool (Paul C)

20th June 2010

Earlswood Lakes
Mandarin female on Terry's Pool (Birdguides)

19th June 2010

Earlswood Lakes
Mandarin female on Terry's Pool (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Grey Plover
Mediterranean Gull both on Cliff Pool (Birdguides)

8th June 2010

Kingsbury WP
Grey Plover on Cliff Pool (Birdguides)

7th June 2010

Draycote Water
Egyption Goose (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Grey Plover still on Cliff Pool (Birdguides)

6th June 2010

Kingsbury WP
Grey Plover on Cliff Pool (Birdguides)

4th June 2010

Brandon Marsh
Marsh Warbler unconfirmed report of one singing by Swallow Pool (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Grey Plover on Cliff Pool (Birdguides)

31st May 2010

Draycote Water
Common Scoter female off Rainbow Corner (Birdguides)

28th May 2010

Draycote Water
Sanderling one between Farnbrough Bank and Sailing Club
Birdguides.

27th May 2010

Radway
Red Kite over Radway at 15:45, Circling and drifting SE (Steve Arnold)

26th May 2010

Rugby
Red Kite over Bilton heading South at 15.15 (Mark Phillips)

Draycote Water
Black-necked Grebe x 2 mid-afternoon (Birdguides)

25/05/2010

Shustoke Reservoir
Honey Buzzard flew NW this evening (Birdguides)

24/05/2010

Coventry
Peregrine x 2 on Coventry Cathedral 2.30pm (Jon Vincent)

22nd May 2010

Coleshill GPs
Wood Sandpiper this morning (Birdguides)

Ladywalk
Spotted Flycatcher (S Cawthray)

21st May 2010

Draycote Water
Black Tern x 2 early morning also Common Sandpiper in
Toft Bay and Hobby over..............R Mays.

Brandon Marsh
L R Plover x 6 , Ringed Plover x 2 , Redshank x 2 ,
no sign of yesterdays Temmincks Stint............R Mays.

20th May 2010

Brandon Marsh NR
Temminck's Stint x 1 on East Marsh Pool (Birdguides)

16th May 2010

Coleshill GPs
Ringed Plover x 4 (J Allen)

15th May 2010

Coleshill GPs
No sign of the Temminck's Stints (Birdguides)
Dunlin x 3 (TVB)

14th May 2010

Temminck's Stints at Coleshill GPs by Dave Hutton

Coleshill GPs
Temminck's Stint x 2
Whinchat briefly (Dave Hutton)