Thursday 26 April 2012

26 April 2012

Westport Lake
Osprey over west early morning, also 2x Little Ringed Plover, 4x Swift & Whitethroat....................NJS, PL.

Berryhill
22x Wheatear this morning with some Greenland types amongst them also 3x Grasshopper Warbler,
 Sedge Warbler,2x Whitethroat and a Swift........RT.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Little Tern north of causeway this morning................................Birdguides.
Osprey one over early afternoon..........Birdguides


Radial Park/Sideway
2x Swift, 12x Swallow, 12x Wheatear, 3x Grasshopper Warbler, 3x Sedge Warbler & 2x Whitethroat.....................RG.

Branston Water Park
Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, 5x Blackcap, Common Sandpiper, White-fronted Goose (probably the one from Branston GP) & 6x Common Tern...........................JW.
Branston Gravel Pits
8x Swift, 4x Common Tern, Whitethroat, 2x Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 3x Mandarin Duck, 5x Ruff, Little Ringed Plover & 4x Ringed Plover..............................JW.

Aqualate
Marsh Harrier this afternoon also 2x Hobby, 3x Arctic Tern, 12x Swift, 7x Shelduck, 2x Shoveller
2x Gadwell and a Raven.........MG

Belvide Res (permit only)
Arctic Tern one from mid morning also Whimbrel briefly and 4x Common Sandpiper......Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
Sanderling one this morning also 5x White Wagtail , 6x Yellow Wagtail, Swift and
 2x Common Sandpiper.........ST

Whitemoor Haye
c50x Swift, c25x House Martin, White Wagtail. 2x Little Ringed Plover, 9x Common Tern and
2x Redshank.........JW

Audley
Hobby one over at 18:10........JH

Radford Meadows
Common Crane still this evening near Rickerscote........DL