Monday, 17 August 2009

RECENT SIGHTINGS - 10-16 AUGUST - TIM WATTS

16/8/09- QUAINTON HILLS; at least 3 COMMON REDSTARTS (possibly 2 more) - bright male, faded male, female; 4 SPOTTED FLYCATCHERS/ 3 NORTHERN WHEATEAR/PEREGRINE over tops/22 Mipits/ 4+ Lesser Whitethroats.

Recently these bushes have been empty, birds seen on North and East slopes.

11 August- QUAINTON HILLS; 1 NORTHERN WHEATEAR North slopes

12 August - QUAINTON HILLS; 2 NORTHERN WHEATEAR South slopes

13 August - CALVERT BBOWT; Green Sandpiper/Hobby/ Grey Wagtail

14 August - CALVERT BBOWT; 4 RUDDY SHELDUCKS flew in from east, circled 3 times, very nearly all landed by 2nd hide pool then South bay. Seen from 2nd hide. Nita and Pete also saw them from 1st hide. They saw one land breifly - good views with bins and think 3 males and a white faced female.

15 August - CALVERT BBOWT - 53 Cormorant, possibly site record flock/2 Green sandpipers/1 Common Sandpiper

HILLESDEN POOLS; 12 YELLOW WAGTAILS, a NORTHERN WHEATEAR/Greenshank/Green Sandpiper/152 Greylag Geese

CALVERT LANDFILL; (private) Greenshank/7 Little Egret/Green sandpiper/63 Greylag/153 Mallard/c 300 Lapwing.

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