Sunday 20 May 2012

20 May 2012

**MEGA**
Doxey Marsh
Male Red-spotted Bluethroat on fence near entrance from former railway, park at homebase and walk along former railway, still present at dusk.............Birdguides.

Apologies to you all for the following photo's but hopefully you will agree with me that this bird is worth everyone of them and more, a fantastic find, congratulations to the finder Chris Hawkridge and a massive thankyou to the guys for the use of their photo's.

Red-spotted Bluethroat by Steve Gibson

Red-spotted Bluethroat by Richard Powell


Red-spotted Bluethroat by Andy Russell

Also 2x Arctic Tern, Spotted Flycatcher & Lesser Whitethroat....................RS.

Belvide Res (permit only)
One Black Tern this morning.........................Birdguides.

Branston Gravel Pits
5x Black-necked Grebe on south pit this morning.......................NJS.
also 6x Redshank, 13x Dunlin, 17x Ringed Plover, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 41x Shelduck, 2x Sedge Warbler, 2x Reed Warbler...................JW

Berryhill
5x Greenland Wheatear........................RT.

Bateswood Nature Reserve, Nr Halmerend
Report of a Osprey over this morning.......................BB.

Dimmingsdale
2x Garden Warbler, Wood Warbler & Redstart.......................TE.

Chasewater
Grey Plover one this morning........Birdguides