16th Feb 2010

Great Grey Shrike.........by M Silverman.

Morton Bagot
Great Grey Shrike still SP109644 (Birdguides)

Hams Hall
Green Sandpipers x 2 .........Tame Valley Birding.

Draycote Water
Great Northern Diver x 2.........Birdguides.

15th Feb 2010

Morton Bagot
Great Grey Shrike still SP109644 (Birdguides)

Brandon Marsh
Bittern x 2 on River Pool (RBA)

Kingsbury WP
Goosander x 4 on Canal Pool (B.Green)
Smew x2 (1 drake) on Cliff Pool (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Great Northern Diver (RBA)

14th Feb 2010.

Morton Bagot
Great Grey Shrike still at SP109642. On hedgerow opposite Millennium Way footpath this morning (David Scott)

Earlswood Lakes
Goosander x 20 at Terry's Pool (Matthew Grittiths)

Draycote Water
Great Northern Diver.
Common Scoter x 3 drakes (R Mays)

Hams Hall
Green Sandpiper x 2
Peregrine

Coton
Ruff flew north (C Cook)
Scaup
Little Egret x 2

Church Lawford / Bretford.
Bewick Swan still with Mute Swan's (R Mays)

Shawbury Wood.
Common Crossbill x 2 (Birdguides)

13th Feb 2010

Morton Bagot
Great Grey Shrike still SP110645; park under pylons and walk west on Millennium Way to pools (Birdguides)
Merlin female (Craig Reed)

Baginton
Green Sandpiper x 6 in flooded field on Stoneleigh Road (RBA)

Brandon Marsh
Bittern still on East Marsh Pool (RBA)

Draycote Water
Great Northern Diver (RBA)

Church Lawford
Bewick's Swan still with Mute Swans (RBA)

12th Feb 2010

Brandon Marsh
Bittern x 2........ Birdguides

Morton Bagot
Great Grey Shrike @ SP110645......Birdguides.
Merlin..............RBA
Peregrine.........RBA
Little Egret......RBA

Kingsbury Waterpark
Smew drake on Cliff Pool......Birdguides.

Ladywalk
Goosander x 3

Hams Hall
Peregrine roosting on power station

Middleton Hall
Little Egret on Hall Lake

11th Feb 2010

Brandon Marsh

Mandarin Duck (drake)....RBA

Bittern ................................RBA

Morton Bagot

Great Grey Shrike @ SP110645......Birdguides.

Draycote Water

Great Northern Diver x 2

Med Gull 1st winter...................Birdguides.

10th Feb 2010

Bittern.........by B Duckhouse.

Brandon Marsh

Bittern ......east marsh pool.......B Duckhouse.

Church Lawford
Bewick Swan....... still south of A428 @ 9-35.....K Groocock.

Shustoke Res
Goosander x 2 .........L Johnson.

Ladywalk
Goosander x 7 .....Tame Valley Birding.

Kingsbury WP
Little Egret x 2 ..Swann Pool.......Tame Valley Birding.

Dosthill
Yellow-legged Gull
Goosander.............Tame Valley Birding.

09th February 2010

Draycote Water
GN Diver x 2 .... Bob Hazell

Church Lawford
Bewick's Swan .... Bob Hazell

Earlswood Lakes
Goosander's x 4 ......on Terry's Pool........M Griffiths.

Brandon Marsh
Bittern east marsh pool ........Birdguides.

8th February 2010

Draycote Water
Great Northern Diver x2
Goosander (drake) ....Bob Hazell

Shustoke
Goosander x 3........LJ.

Ladywalk NR
Lesser-spotted Woodpecker.......Tame Valley Birding.

Hams Hall
Green Sandpiper x 2 (on river Tame)............Tame Valley Birding.

Middelton Hall
Little Egret x 2 on hall pool..........Tame Valley Birding.

Fordbridge
Goosander x 2 Babbs Mill adjacent to river cole ............G Farmer.

7th February 2010

Brandon Marsh
Bittern x 1 still on East Marsh Pool early morning
Pintail x 4 (Birdguides)

Kingsbury WP
Pintail (drake).......cliff pool .

Draycote Water
Great Northern Diver .. R Mays .

6th February 2010

Kingsbury Tip
Yellow-legged Gull (adult)
Med Gull (1stw)

Kingsbury Waterpark
Little Egret x 2 on Swan Pool

Bodymoor
Little Egret x 1

Church Lawford
Bewick's Swan still with Mute Swans (RBA)

5th February 2010

Draycote Water
Great Northern Diver x2
Common Scoter (female)
Goosander (male and female) (Bob Hazell)

Brandon Marsh
Bittern (D.Melville)

Ladywalk NR
Bittern
Green Sandpiper on river (Birdguides)
Goosander

Church Lawford
Bewick's Swans still with Mute Swans (Birdguides)

4th Feb 2010

Draycote Water
Great Northern Diver x 1
Mediterranean Gull in roost yesterday (Birdguides)

Kingsbury Waterpark
Smew redhead on Cliff Pool.

3rd Feb 2010

Fisher's Mill
Egyptian Geese x 4 (Tame Valley Birding).

Lea Marston & Coton
Smew x 2 drakes on Coton Lake (Birdguides).

Draycote Water.
Lesser-spotted Woodpecker......behind Lin Croft point
Woodcock.......Grays Barn.............Draycote Website.

2nd February 2010.

Ladywalk
Goosander x 2o........Tame Valley Birding.

Maxstoke
White-fronted Geese x 6
north along river Blythe west of Maxstoke......Tame Valley Birding.

1st February 2010

Draycote Water
Great Northern Diver - at least one
Common Scoter (female)
Goosander - 12 females, 6 males Bob Hazell

31st Jan 2010.

Grandborough Fields.
Great Grey Shrike still @ sp487672. (Birdguides).
Merlin (male). (Martyn Yapp).

Brandon Marsh.
Bittern x 3 , (2 east marsh, 1 carlton hide.). (Birdguides).

Kingsbury Water Park
Smew redhead on Broomey Croft Pool. (Birdguides)

Church Lawford
Bewick Swans x 2 with Mute Swans. (Martyn Yapp)

Fishers Mill
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in hedge between canal and river. (Birdguides)

30th Jan 2010

Grandborough Valley
Great Grey Shrike still mid-morning. Birdguides.

Kingsbury WP
Goosander (fem) Bodymoor Heath Water
Jack Snipe cliff pool
Barn Owl richards meadow.........Tame Valley Birding.

Brandon Marsh.
Bitterns x 2 this morning
No sign today of the ( drake) Green-winged Teal......Birdguides.

Lawford Heath
Corn Buntings x 2 MP.

29th Jan 2010

Draycote Water
Smew (drake)
Great Northern Diver x 2
Common Scoter (female)
Goosander (female)
Siskin x circa 12

Shustoke Res
Goosander (fem)...... LJ

Ladywalk
Bittern
Mealy Redpoll.......Tame Valley Birding.

Grandborough Fields.
Great Grey Shrike.......distant. Birdguides

Brandon Marsh.
Green-winged Teal ....flew from east marsh at 13-15. Birdguides

Church Lawford
Bewick's Swans still with Mute Swans. Birdguides

Fisher's Mill
Glaucous Gull (2w)
Hen Harrier (Ringtail at 4.00pm). Birdguides

28th Jan 2010.

Draycote Water
Smew(drake)
Great Northern Diver
Common Scoter(female)
Snipe
Ruddy Duck(female)
Grey Wagtail
Goosander(male and 3 females)

28th Jan 2010.

Grandborough Fields
Great Grey Shrike showing well mid-morning......Birdguides.

Fishers Mill
Glaucous Gull (2w) ......Tame Valley Birding.

27th Jan 2010.

Draycote Water
Great Northern Diver
Smew (drake)
Pintail (drake)
Common Scoter (fem)
Yellow legged Gull (adult)
Little Egret over WNW......B Hazell, K Groocock.

Fisher's Mill
Pintail (drake)
Little Egret x 3
Yellow-legged Gull
White-fronted Geese x5 flew north... Tame Valley Birding

Kingsbury Water
Smew (redhead) Hemlingford Water
Yellow-legged Gull (2w) Bodymoor Heath Water.....Tame Valley Birding

Dosthill
Yellow-legged Gull (adult) .....Tame Valley Birding

Brandon Marsh
Green-winged Teal (drake) still on east marsh pool also two Bitterns.

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26th Jan 2010

Bittern Brandon Marsh...........Bob Duckhouse.

Brandon Marsh
Green winged Teal (drake) still on east marsh pool.
Bittern x 2 - showing well east marsh pool .

Draycote Water

Great Northern Diver's x 2
Smew (drake)

Common Scoter (fem)

Pintail (drake).

Fisher's Mill
Grey Plover x2

Shustoke Res
Goosander (1 pr) on main pool .

Church Lawford / Bretford
Bewick Swan, one still presnt with Mute Swans south A428 .

Grandborough Valley
No Sign of Great Grey Shrike today.

Kingsbury WP.
Mealy Redpolls x2 with Lesser Redpolls by caravan park.
Smew (redhead) on cliff pool.
Barn Owl and Stonechat on richards meadow.

25th Jan 2010.

Kingsbury
Smew (redhead) on cliff pool.

Ladywalk
Merlin x2
Bittern
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker x2.

Brandon Marsh
Green Winged Teal (drake)
Bittern (both on east marsh pool).

Draycote Water
Great Northern Diver x2
Common Scoter (fem)
Smew (drake).

Grandborough Fields
Great Grey Shrike (still on wires)
Merlin (fem).

Church Lawford
Bewick Swan (still one present).

24th Jan 2010.

Smew (drake) Draycote Water.


Grandborough Fields
Great Grey Shrike (still present on wires).

Brandon Marsh
Green Winged Teal .

Draycote Water
Great Northern Diver
Smew (drake)
Common Scoter (fem)
Goosander x4 (drakes).

Church Lawford
Bewick Swan .

Ladywalk
Bittern

12th Nov 2009

Warwickshire

Draycote Water

Green-winged Teal (J.Judge)

6th Nov 2009

Warwickshire

Draycote Water

Purple Sandpiper (J.Judge)