Tuesday 26 August 2014

Tuesday 26th August 2014

Branston GP
9x Curlew, 11x Green Sandpiper, 3x Common Sand, 3x Ruff, 1x Water Rail, 1x Garganey, fem Redstart, Snipe, 7x Little Egret, 7x Pochard, 137x Teal, 36x Little Grebe (JW and ATa).

Blithfield Resv
Fem/imm Marsh Harrier flew south thru Tad at 16:25hrs (MPR)

Belvide Resv
Black Tern from 08.00 til 09.15 also, 22x Common Tern, 2x juvenile Ruff, 3x Greenshank, 4x Curlew, 5x Ringed Plover, 3x Little Ringed Plover, 5x Dunlin, 3x Common Sandpiper, 8x Yellow Wagtail, 12x Swift, 78x Teal, 15x Shoveler & 270x Mallard (Belvide Blog)

Bateswood NR
Whimbrel flew SW calling, then circled an flew N at 07.50 (JHu)

Doxey Marshes
Whinchat, Little Egret, 230x Lapwing, 3x Reed Warbler (SPe)

Whitemoor Haye
Female Common Scoter this evening, also, c40 Pied Wagtail, 4x Gadwall, c25 Tree Sparrow, 7x Yellowhammer, 54x Lapwing, Snipe, Chiffchaff, male Peregrine, 56x Tufted Duck, 161x Coot & 49x Mallard ( SCo)