Birds of Warwickshire (2 Viewers)

[Dave Hutton]

12/4/12 White Wagtail Bermuda Lake,Nuneaton this evening

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

13/4/12 KWP Hemmlingford Water 2 House Martin, 4 Swallow, 2 Sand Martin.
Bodymoor Heath water House Martin, 6 Sand Martin.

Regards, John

 

[mickbe74]

At Ladywalk today there was an immature Grey Heron fishing,would this be one of this years chicks from Middleton or is it too soon ?
Thanks
Mick

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Grey Heron

At Ladywalk today there was an immature Grey Heron fishing,would this be one of this years chicks from Middleton or is it too soon ?
Thanks
Mick

There is a Heronry much closer to Ladywalk and if so would probably be from here, Heron's nest early details of Heronry on Middleton lakes blog. Regards, John

 

[AlanMatthews]

Common Redstart

15/04/12 Common Redstart on Brailes Hill on south side

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

16/4/12 KWP South Whitethroat and Sedge Wabler singing.
Shustoke Reservoir Common Sandpiper.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

17/4/12 Caldecote Male Redstart seen around riding school horse paddocks Paul Lathbury seen later by myself, also a Male Yellow Wagtail in paddocks and a Whitethroat singing in scrub by the river.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

18/4/12 Caldecote Male Redstart in horse paddocks also a male Yellow Wagtail, Whitethroat singing from the river bridge scrub. Male Wheatear in flood meadows by the Stone Bridge, 2 reported earler.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

19/4/12 Shustoke Reservoir 2 Arctic Tern
Chris Cook also saw the m Scaup and a common Sandpiper.
Coton lakes 150 Swallow.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Arctic Tern Movement

Arctic Terns moving North today, this morning so far mainly Eastern sightings some at Rutland and Nottinghamshire.

Regards, John

 

[andyr]

Arctic Terns moving North today, this morning so far mainly Eastern sightings some at Rutland and Nottinghamshire.

Regards, John

Yes, 70 reported at Rutland Water today and 80+ at Attenborough (Nottingham) last Wednesday.

Cheers

Andy R.

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Arctic Tern movement

Arctic Terns moving North today, this morning so far mainly Eastern sightings some at Rutland and Nottinghamshire.

Regards, John

Reports now on birdguides of 8 Earlswood lakes through this morning.
Draycote 9 through early afternoon (13:10).

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Shustoke Reservoir

25/4/12 Arctic Tern and 4 Common Terns, later a full summer Little Gull came in followed by a Black Tern, also Redshank and Oystercatcher.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Coton Lake

26/4/12 Garden Warbler singing. Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

30/4/12 Shustoke Black Tern reported this morning. Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

8/5/12 Kenilwoth Castle at the ''pleasance'' a Cuckoo calling Mark Osborne. Regards, John

 

[jeff]

It would of freaked me out if a cuckoo called my name

 

[spuggyhawk]

It would of freaked me out if a cuckoo called my name

:-O:-O:-O:-O:-O:clap:

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

10/5/12 Shustoke Reservoir 9:50 Ad Sum Plum Black-necked Grebe and 4 Pochard (2m). Regards, John

 

[Mary]

Osprey over Alcester 20.00 this evening, but flying NNW to SSE - had enough already!