Monday 20 August 2012

Monday 20th August 2012

Cheadle
Barn Owl flew towards Little Eaves Farm @ 05.20...............AB.

Berryhill
2x Crossbill over SW, also Whinchat, Redstart, 4x Wheatear and 5x Swift........RT

Belvide Res (permit only)
Osprey one for 15 minutes mid afternoon before flying off south. A Lesser Spotted Woodpecker briefly behind Gazebo hide, fem Common Scoter, 2x Black Terns (adult & juv), Spotted Flycatcher, ecl drake Red-crested Pochard, 2x Common Sandpiper, 1x Redshank, 5x Pochard.......Belvide Blog

Whitemoor Haye
2x Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Little Owl, Tree Sparrows, 40+ Linnet, 20+ Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch, Buzzard, Whitethroat.......SC

Blithfield Resv
Tad Bay - Drake Common Scoter, Wigeon, 16+ Barnacle Geese. Blithe Bay - 6+ Black Tern north of causeway 13-30, 2x Wheatear, 2x Little Egret, many Common Tern. Deep End - Whinchat by sailing club, 3x Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear........RBe

Common Scoter today at Blithfield by RBe

Whinchat by the sailing club at Blithfield. Taken by RBe
Gailey
2x Mediterranean Gulls (Ad & 2nd sum). Also juv Cuckoo......SR

Staffs Moors
2x Wheatear, 6x Raven, 2x Grey Wagtail. Also 3x Dark Green Fritilary......SS

Wheatear today on the Moors. Picture by SS
Hanbury
1x Wheatear....JW

Branston Water Park
6x Common Tern......JW

Wolstanton
Hobby flew over 1830hrs,..........DS