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)