31st March 2011

Draycote Water

Little Gull first summer

Yellow Wagtail x 6 (RBA)

Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Members

White Wagtail x 1 (Birdguides)

30th March 2011

Earlswood Lakes
Mandarin drake on Windmill Pool (Martin Lindop)

Ladywalk NR
Waxwing x 60 in car park at 1.00pm (Birdguides)

Warwick
Waxwing x 12 outside A&E at Warwick Hospital feeding on berries (Birdguides)

29th March 2011

Brandon Marsh
Spotted Crake still from East Hide (Paul Lathbury, Max Silverman)
Osprey over at 10:00am (Birdguides)

Stratford-upon-Avon
Waxwing x 4 in private garden (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Little Gull x 2 adult and 1st summer off Farborough Bank (Birdguides)

Spotted Crake at Brandon by Max Silverman

Spotted Crake at Brandon by Paul Lathbury

28th March 2011

Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Members

Spotted Crake again from East Marsh Hide early morning

Willow Warbler (RBA)

Draycote Water

Black Redstart still around boats at sailing club (RBA)

Alvecote Pools

Waxwing x 27 flew south west over Mill Pool Bank at 5.35pm (A Archer)

Shelduck x 8 on Mill Pool

Willow Tit x 2 at Gilman's Pool

27th March 2011

Brandon Marsh
Spotted Crake on East Marsh left of the hide (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Black Redstart x 1 by sailing club
Little Gull x 2
Sand Martin x 100 (Steve Valentine)
Rock Pipit (Birdguides)

Ladywalk NR
Waxwing x 8 in car park (Birdguides)

Black Redstart at Draycote by Steve Valentine
http://stevevalentine.co.uk

26th March 2011

Shustoke Reservoir
Little Gull x 1 (Birdguides)

Ladywalk
Waxwing x 22 by the car park (Birdguides)

25th March 2011

Ladywalk NR
Waxwing x 13 (Birdguides)

Rugby
Waxwing x 45 still on Lawford Lane (Birdguides)

24th March 2011

Ladywalk NR
Waxwing x 8 near car park at 5:30pm (Tony Hyde)
Mealy Redpoll
Wheatear (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Scaup 1st-winter drake still off Hensborough Bank mid-morning (Birdguides)

23rd March 2011

Ladywalk Nature Reserve - WMBC Permit Holders Only

Little Egret x 3

Green Sandpiper

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Waxwing x 6

Blackcap (S Haynes & J Wesson)
Mealy Redpoll (Birdguides)

Draycote Water

Greater Scaup first winter male still this afternoon

Longford

Waxwing 30+ in trees by canal at 6.00am, later moved up to Salem Baptist Church in Lady Lane (Ian Gardner)

22nd March 2011

Alvecote Pools

Waxwing x 5 in birches west of mound at Pooley Fields Country Park early afternoon

Little Egret on Mill Pool (A Archer & J Harris)

Ladywalk Nature Reserve - WMBC Permit Holders Only

Pintail male & female

Goosander x 38

Green Sandpiper

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker drumming

Waxwing x 8

Mealy Redpoll x 3

Lesser Redpoll x 30 (S Cawthray)

Rugby

Waxwing x 70 on Cawston Estate (RBA)

Draycote Water

Greater Scaup first winter male

Mediterranean Gull x 4 adults in the roost (RBA)

Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Members

Little Ringed Plover still this afternoon (RBA)

Henley-in-Arden

Red Kite at Ullenhall circling over Henley Road at 3.00pm (RBA)

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker by Max Silverman

21st March 2011

Ladywalk Nature Reserve - WMBC Permit Holders Only

Waxwing x 8 from car park behind railway

Green Sandpiper x 2 (D Daniel)

Draycote Water

Greater Scaup first winter male off Hensborough Bank still

Mediterranean Gull adult in Biggin Bay (RBA)

Earlswood Lakes

Mandarin male (Max Silverman)

Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Permit Holders

Little Ringed Plover x 3 (RBA)

Alvecote Pools

Shelduck x 8 on Mill Pool

Goosander female on Mill Pool

Little Egret on Teal Pool (A Archer)

Drake Mandarin at Earlswood Lakes by Max Silverman

20th March 2011

Rugby

WHITE STORK flew west just north of junction 1 of the M6 motorway at 12.14pm (RBA)

Coton Lakes

Sand Martin x 4 (RBA)

Draycote Water

Greater Scaup first winter male still near the overflow (RBA)

Kingsbury Water Park

Yellow-legged Gull fourth calendar year bird still at Bodymoor Heath Water (T Perrins)

Earlswood Lakes
Mardarin drake (Birdguides)

19th March 2011

Whitacre Heath Nature Reserve - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Members Only

Mealy Redpoll with Lesser Redpoll from Feeder Hide (D Hutton)

Ladywalk Nature Reserve - WMBC Permit Holders Only

Pintail pair from River walk Hide

Mealy Redpoll & Lesser Redpoll x 12 at the Sainsburys Hide feeding station (J Wesson)

Kingsbury Water Park

Yellow-legged Gull 4th calendar year coming to bread at Bodymoor Heath Water. (A Archer) A photographic study of this bird can be found on Alan Dean's website

Oystercatcher x 4 on Cliff Pool

Shelduck x 2 on Cliff Pool

Middleton Lakes RSPB

Curlew x 2 at Fisher's Mill Pit

Redshank at Fisher's Mill Pit (M Hodgson)

Nuneaton

Little Egret x 1 at the Weddington Flood Alieviation, between Higham Lane and Weddington Road SP366930 (Birdguides)

18th March 2011

Earlswood Lakes
Little Egret roosting in a tree at the Terry's Pool end of Engine Pool (Martin Lindop)

Draycote Water
Smew drake
Scaup drake
Rock Pipit at Farborough Bank (Birdguides)

17th March 2011

Brandon Marsh
Waxwing 20+ at West Marsh Pool (Birdguides)

Whitacre Heath
Mealy Redpoll x 1 (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Smew drake
Waxwing x 5 north over Farborough Spit (Birdguides)

16th March 2011

Draycote Water
Smew drake (Birdguides)

Whitacre Heath
Mealy Redpoll x 1
Lesser Redpoll x 17 (Birdguides)

14th March 2011

Draycote Water
Scaup x 1 drake
Smew x 1 drake (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Smew x 3 on Otter Pool (per John Harris)

Middleton Hall Lakes
Chiffchaff x 3 singing on reserve
Redshank
Ringed Plover (John Harris)

Whitacre Heath
Mealy Redpoll x 1
Lesser Redpoll x 17 (Birdguides)

13th March 2011

Hartshill Hayes CP
Common Crossbill x 1 over
Waxwing x 18 over (Birdguides)

Shustoke Reservoir
Swallow x 2
Sand Martin x 1 (P.Forbes)
Chiffchaff x 4 (D.Hutton)

Draycote Water
Smew x 1 Drake
Sand Martin x 4

Nuneaton
Stonechat x 1 male at Attleborough Fields (P.Lathbury)

Rugby
Waxwing x 20 on Boughton Road (M.Ahmed)

Whitacre Heath
Mealy Redpoll x 1 (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh
Waxwing x 3 (Birdguides)

12th March 2011

Nuneaton
Waxwing x 10 Kingswood Rd (Birdguides)

Hartshill
Waxwing x 32 Oldbury Rd flying west (Birdguides)

Stratford-upon-Avon
Waxwing x 4 in tall tree 100m southwest of Bishopton Lane canal bridge mid-morning (Birdguides)

Rugby
Waxwing x 40 still on Boughton Road this morning (Birdguides)

11th March 2011

Bidford on Avon
Red Kite over flying from north to south at 3pm (Ann & Noel Hand)

Ladywalk NR
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker x 1
Waxwing x 1 in car park (Dan Daniel)

Leamington Spa
Waxwing x 3 by canal at Althorp Street at 8.40am & x 17 by canal late afternoon (RBA)
Waxwing x 17 in Althorpe Street mid-afternoon (Birdguides)

Rugby
Waxwing x 29 on Boughton Road at 4.30pm (RBA)

9th March 2011

Earlswood Lakes
Mandarin Duck drake still at Windmill Pool mid-morning (Birdguides)

Whitacre Heath NR
Mealy Redpoll x 1 (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Smew drake
Scaup 1st-winter drake (Birdguides)

Male and female Scaup at Draycote by Max Silverman

8th March 2011

Whitacre Heath NR
Mealy Redpoll x2
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker 1 male (D.Hutton)

Draycote Water
Smew drake
Scaup x 2 (Birdguides)

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

7th March 2011

Brandon Marsh
Avocet x 15 flew over at 13.20 going NNE (Colin Potter)

Draycote Water
Avocet one off the Valve Tower
Smew x 1 drake
Scaup x 2 (Birdguides)

Leamington Spa
Waxwing x 1 still at top of Allthorp Street by canal this morning (Birdguides)

6th March 2011

Ladywalk NR
Lesser Redpoll x 1 from Sainsbury Hide
Brambling x 1 from Sainsbury Hide
Little Egret x 1 from Hide B
Tawny Owl x 1 from Hide B
Curlew x 1 from Riverwalk Hide
Goosander x 25 from Riverwalk Hide
Pintail pair from Riverwalk Hide (Colin Green)

Leamington Spa

Waxwing x 20 on Althorp Street by the health centre (RBA)

Lea Marston

Pink-footed Goose

Little Egret

Oystercatcher x 2

Green Sandpiper (D Baker)

Draycote Water

Greater Scaup male & female

Smew male

Yellow-legged Gull (RBA)

Stratford-upon-Avon

Green Sandpiper on pool between railway and canal just north of A46, viewed from canal towpath (Birdguides)

5th March 2011

Earlswood Lakes
Mandarin drake on Windmill Pool (Birdguides)

Warwick
Waxwing 16-18 still around Chase Meadow commuting between Moorcroft Drive and the trees along the cycle path on Verden Avenue (Birdguides)

Leamington Spa
Waxwing 60+ still by the canal at the top of Althorpe Street this afternoon (Birdguides)

4th March 2011

Draycote Water
Smew male
Greater Scaup 1st winter male & female (B.Hazell, D.Hutton, B.Duckhouse)
Caspian Gull adult in the roost (RBA)

Earlswood Lakes
Mandarin drake showing very well at Engine Pool near the engine house late afternoon (Matt Griffiths)

Male and Female Scaup at Draycote
By Dave Hutton

3rd March 2011

Ladywalk NR
Lesser Redpoll x 5 at feeding station
Mealy Redpoll x1 at feeding station
Chiffchaff x 1
Goosander x 9
Little Egret x 1
Siskin c12
Oystercatcher x 2
Pintail pair (Colin Green & Brian Manners)

Leamington Spa
Waxwing 50+ at top of Allthorp Street by canal this morning (Birdguides)

2nd March 2011

Draycote Water
Smew x 1 drake
Scaup x 2 (Birdguides)

Ladywalk NR
Mealy Redpoll x 1
Lesser Redpoll x 20 (Birdguides)

1st March 2011

Draycote Water
Glaucous Gull 2nd-winter in roost
Rock Pipit
Smew
Scaup (Birdguides)