Monday 3 September 2012

Monday 3 September 2012

Belvide Res (permit only)
Black-necked Grebe one at the west end this morning........

Doxey Marsh
7x Black-tailed Godwits on shoreline of Cresswell Flash this morning.......

Blithfield Resv
Osprey this PM plus 3x Wheatear, 2x Yellow Wagtail, a Black Tern, 2x Common Tern, Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat and Whitethroat......RCB, GJM........Marsh Harrier seen perched in Tad at 9.30am, 3x Common Sandpiper on dam......RBe

Whitemoor Haye
c130 Linnet, c30 Tree Sparrow, 1x Buzzard, Good numbers of Goldfinches on thistle heads in pig field, 2x Common Sandpiper, 1x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6x fem/juv Yellow Wagtails, 2x Lapwings over, 2x Treecreeper...............SC

Gorsy Bank
Whinchat female this morning.......GJM

Dimmingsdale
Siskin, 2x Goldcrest, 3x Bullfinch, 3x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2x Buzzard.......TE

Barlaston Downs
30x Rook, 20x Swallow, 6x House Martin, 3x Raven, Buzzard, Kestrel & Chiffchaff..........AR.