Oct 26th.

Lea Marston / Coton.
Short-eared Owl reported (Birdguides).

Oct 25th.

Lea Marston Lake
Ferruginous Duck poss 1st winter drake (L Johnson).

Brandon Marsh.
Scaup imm drake (D McIntosh).

Napton Res
Water Pipit (R Mays)

Grandborough Valley
White Wagtail
Merlin (R Mays)

Oct 24th.

Brandon Marsh.
Black-tailed Godwit (J Wesson).

Draycote Water.
Little Gull 1w
Iceland Gull 2w
Med Gull 1w
Y L G x3 (R Mays).

Oct 23rd.

Coton Lake.
Ferruginous Duck (poss 1st winter drake)
(S Seal, S Haynes, D Hutton, J Oates).

Oct 21st.

Draycote Water.
Pomarine Skua south 11-15
Little Gull 1st winter
Shag juv (R Mays).

Oct 20th.

Draycote Water.
Snow Bunting (over)
Little Gull 1st winter
Caspian Gull
Y L Gull x3
Shag juv (R Mays).

Oct 19th.

Draycote Water
Shag juv
Little Gull 1st winter (Birdguides).

October 17th 2008

Draycote Water
Red-breasted Merganser female dunn's bay
Shag valve tower
Common Sandpiper biggen bay
Little Gull first winter toft bay
(R Mays, S seal, B Hazel, F Farringdon, D Cox)

Oct 11th.

Draycote Water.
Little Gull x2 1st winter
Common Scoter drake
Shag
Goosander (R Mays).

Oct 9th.

Little Gull 1st winter ....Draycote Water.

Draycote Water.
Common Scoter drake
Little Gull x2 1st winters
Goosander x2 (S Seal, D Hutton, B Hazell).

Brandon Marsh.
Black-tailed Godwit (J Wesson).

Oct 8th.

Common Scoter ......Draycote Water.

Hartshill Nuneaton
Great White Egret (S Haynes).

Draycote Water.
Common Scoter drake
Little Gull x2 1st winters
Black Redstart
Rock Pipit x3
Raven (S,Seal , D Hutton, B Hazell).

Oct 7th.

Draycote Water.
Grey Phalarope
Common Scoter drake
Little Gull x2 1w
Wheatear
Yellow Wagtail
Goosander
Black Tern flew through
Shag x2 imm (R Mays).

Napton.
Spotted Flycatcher (R Mays).

Grandborough Valley.
Short-eared Owl
Raven x6 (R Mays).

Oct 6th.

Grey Phalarope .......Draycote Water.

Draycote Water.
Grey Phalarope
Common Scoter drake
Black-tailed Godwit
Common Sandpiper
Raven x2
Wheatear
Shag x2 imm
Little Gull x2 1w (L Johnson, B Hazel,J Judge et al).

Camp Hill Nuneaton
Honey Buzzard flew south west @ 12-55
Buzzard x3 (R Dawkins).

Oct 5th

Draycote Water
1st winter Little Gull
Shag (M & J Phillips)

Oct 4th.

Draycote Water.
Black Redstart
Shag x 2
Common Scoter drake
Little Gull x2 1w (R Mays).
Rock Pipit (Kay & Max)

Brandon Marsh.
Black-tailed Godwit

Oct 3rd.

Brandon Marsh.
Black-tailed Godwit
Hobby (J Wesson).

Whitacre Heath.
Spotted Flycatcher
Lesser Redpoll
Siskin x2
Curlew x6 (J Wesson).

Draycote Water.
Shag x2
Common Scoter drake
Wheatear
Goosander
Little Gull 1w (L Johnson).

Oct 2nd.

Black-tailed Godwit...Brandon Marsh....photo by J Wesson.

Brandon Marsh.
Black-tailed Godwit (J Wesson).

Draycote Water.
Common Scoter drake
Common Sandpiper
Little Gull 1w
Y L Gull adult
Wheatear
Shag juv (J Oates, L Johnson).

Henley-in Arden
Gannet x2 juvs flew south west @ 16-00 (A R Dean).

Oct 1st

Draycote Water.
Marsh Harrier flew through early morning
Grey Plover
Little Gull 1w (R Mays).
Common Scoter drake
Little Gull x2 1st winter (L Johnson).






Mancetter Quarry.
Stonechat (J Harris).

Sept 30th,

Draycote Water.
Common Scoter (drake)
Shag x2
Y L Gull adult
Pintail x2
Goosander x3
Common Sandpiper x2
Wheatear (J Oates).

Sept 29th.

Draycote Water.
Common Scoter drake (Birdguides)
Rock Pipit
Shag (S Seal, D Hutton).

Draycote Gull Roost.
Kittiwake 1w
Med Gull 1w
Y L Gull 2w (R Mays).

Sept 28th.

Napton on the Hill.
Spotted Flycatcher x4 (R Mays, D Cox)


Brandon Marsh.
Black-tailed Godwit
Siskin x20 (R Mays, D Cox)

Sept 27th.

Draycote Water.
Shag x2
Rock Pipit x2
Buzzard x5
Raven x2
Goosander x3
Wheatear x2 (S Seal, D Hutton, R Dawkins, R Mays).

Sept 26th.

Rock Pipit....Draycote Water.


Rugby.
Common Crane over heading east @ 18-55 (M Phillips).

Draycote Water.
Rock Pipit x2 (possibly x3)
Shag x2
Raven x2
Goosander x3
Wheatear (S Seal, J Judge, B Hazel).

Rugby
Osprey over heading south @14-10 (D Hall).

Napton.
Blackcap x1
Chiffchaff x6
Meadow Pipit x23 south
Peregrine
Raven x3 (T Marlow).

Napton Res.
Gadwall x2
Shoveler x4
Wigeon x6
Redpoll x2
Raven x3 (T Marlow).

Brandon Marsh.
Red Kite over @ 12-30 (M Silverman).

Sept 25th.

Draycote Water.
Honey Buzzard dark phase south at 15-00
Raven
Shag x2
Goosander x3
Rock Pipit (R Mays, K Grewcock).

Flecknoe
Rock Pipit
Jack Snipe (R Mays).


Middelton Hall.
Hen Harrier ringtail 12-20 (J Harris).

Brandon Marsh.
Common Snipe x55
Siskin x50
Wigeon x10
Green Sandpiper (A Johnson).

Sept 24th.

Draycote Water.
Goosander x3
Common Sandpiper
Yellow Wagtail
Wheatear (L Johnson).
Shag x2
Redshank
Med Gull (1st w)
Y L Gull (R Mays).

Sept 23rd.

River Leam
Bar-tailed Godwit x3
Little Egret x2 (R Mays).

Draycote Water.
Shag x2 imms
Common Sandpiper x2
Ringed Plover x2
Goosander x3 (R Mays).

Nearby Reports Sept 23rd.

Sandwell Valley W. Mids.
Yellow Browed Warbler

Drayton Bassett Pits Staffs.
Sandwich Tern x2
Little Stint
Black-necked Grebe
Little Egret x5

Switherland Res Liecs.
Red-necked Grebe

Eyebrook Res Leics.
Slavonian Grebe

Upton Warren Worcs.
Little Stint

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Steve Seal

Sept 22nd.

Leam Valley.
Little Egret x2 east of Draycote, (T Marlow, J Judge).

Draycote Water.
Shag x2 imm (J Judge).