Wednesday 2 October 2013

Wednesday 2 October 2013

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Grey Plover briefly for 5 mins before flying off  NW also 3x Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 30x Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Wheatear, 2x Yellow Wagtail, Swallow, Shelduck (GJM)

Madeley
7x Fieldfare on phone wires at 08:15 (TJa)

Belvide Res (permit only)
Wood Sandpiper on the north shore this morning also Black-necked Grebe still in the southeast bay

Doxey Marsh
Pectoral Sandpiper still present at 18:10 also 3x Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 20x Snipe

Pectoral Sandpiper by Mick Turner

Middleton Lakes RSPB)
Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 4x Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 41x Dunlin, 9x Ringed Plover, 6x Snipe, Redshank, 2x Pintail, 11x House Martin, 2x Water Rail (PDH JH) - Newreedbed pit Garganey (PDH)

Branston GP's
Black-tailed Godwit, 11x Ruff, 3x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 9x Curlew, 35x Golden Plover, 7x Green Sandpipers, 5x Snipe, 5x Shoveler, Gadwall, 3x Wigeon, Little Egret, 3x Yellow Wagtail, Kingfisher, GBBG and Water Rail (JW)

Dimmingsdale
2x Redwing, 60x Siskin (TE)

Berryhill
Stonechat, 2x Whinchat, 8x Snipe, 6x Redwing, Whitethroat (RT)