Saturday 27 July 2013

Saturday 27 July 2013

Rudyard Lake
Caspian Tern again at 06:15 (SSe). Present all day, showing well at times and flew north at 16.45
also Green Sandpiper x1, Dunlin x 1, Little Ringed Plover x 7, Oystercatcher x3 & Crossbill single over (SSe)
Caspian Tern by Derek Fowler

Caspian Tern this morning from Steve Seal

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Admaston Reach 6 x LRP, 1x Dunlin & at Tad Bay 14x Dunlin, 1x Black Tailed Godwit,  2x Sanderling, 1x Greenshank (DTr)

Belvide Resv
Four Crossbills flew over east at 13-40hrs. One Black-tailed Godwit present.

Croxden
Green Sandpiper and 2x Crossbill this morning (ABa)
also a Yellow-legged Gull (RPo)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Juvenile Med Gull, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 LRP, 21 Common Tern, 1 Goosander, 7 Common Gull (RPo)
Juvenile Med Gull & Blackwits by Richard Powell
 
Branston GP's
2x Little Ringed Plover +4 juv's, 3x Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 2x male Ruff, Snipe, 3x Green Sandpiper, 1x Oystercatcher + 1x juv, 2x juv Redshank, 13x Curlew, Hobby, Ringed Plover, 4x Little Egret & Common Tern + 1x juv (CJW, NJS, GAS)