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.