Friday 5 August 2016

Friday 5th August 2016

Belvide Resv
Pied Flycatcher along west side of Gazebo Bay. Now 2x juv Marsh Harrier at the west end from 17:35, juv Ruff north shore (BB)

Steve Nuttall

Doxey Marsh
Marsh Harrier still this morning (@Dumblederry)  -  still this afternoon also Common Tern, Water Rail, Southern Hawker, Painted Lady (BC LC)

Southern Hawker Brian Carthy

Pale Buzzard by Brian Carthy

Blithfield Resv
Whimbrel, 5x Dunlin Blithe Bay late morning (@Piccalilli123)  -   2x Green Sandpiper, 3x Common Sandpiper, Black- tailed Godwit,  3x LRP, Ringed Plover, 12+ Yellow Wagtail, Little Egret, 5x Shelduck ,17x Common Tern, Wheatear (RBe)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Wood Sandpiper, 4x Dunlin North Pit (@middlakes)  -  2x Wood Sandpiper at 15:30 from SW screen Jubilee (@mjwstaffs)  -  also later 2x Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper (JHa)  -  In addition Garganey (@julianallen2009)

Whitemoor Haye
3x Common Tern, 2x Goldeneye, juv Peregrine (@AlrewasBirder)