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                     SIGHTINGS

                         E-Mail---kenreeves@shorelarks.freeserve.co.uk

                Local Sightings. (Hinckley & Bosworth  Borough  Council Area)

February 2012

Local Sighting

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker  Burbage Common Woods 5th

 

Out Of Area

Bean Goose   Dolydd Hafren 1st  Brian Pollard

Tundra Bean Goose Cossington North Lake 4th

European White Fronted Geese            "

January 2012

Local Sighting

Barn Owl  Earl Shilton 4th

Iceland Gull 2nd winter  Shawell  7th

SEOwl   Shenton on post from canal towpath am 8th

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker  Far Coton in copse by canal bridge 8th

Tree Sparrow  (7)  Stanford Res 8th

Red Kite  Sapcote 26th over at 14:30

Tree Sparrow (4)  Bosworth Hall Hotel 27th

Dunlin (2)  Brascote Pits  27th R

Barn Owl  Elmesthorpe Lane 29th

 

 

Out Of Area

Black Redstart  Heacham  1st  Ken R, Malc A, Geoff & Carol B

Redpoll sp (2)  Titchwell                                    "

Ringtail  Harrier                                                 "

Yellow Legged Gull                                             "

Mandarin                                                             "

Snow Buntings (17)  Holme Beach  1st              "

Great Northern Diver  Hunstanton  2nd   Ken R

Red Breasted Merganser             "

Med Gull  (4)                               "

Waxwing (2) briefly in bush at South Beach Rd the flew towards Heacham Manor 14:20hrs  Ken R

SEOwl  Maidwell 2nd  Dave Mason. SEOwl @ Maidwell.    Check this link ! http://youtu.be/zNpdGjD0KDo 

Rough Legged Buzzard  Burnham Dunes 22nd  Ken R & Malc Almey

Lapland Buntings  (60+)                        “

Spoonbill    Thornham                         “     

December 2011

Local Sighting

Brambling  (2) Stanford Res by top gate feeding with Chaffinch 17th

Goosander  (17) Stanford Res 17th

White Wagtail  (5)       "

Treecreeper    Groby Pool Car Park  18th 

Great Spotted Woodpecker       "

Peregrine   Swithland Res       "  

Kingfisher  Brook from Burgess to the Lime Kilns  24th, 26th.

Bullfinch  (2)  Troon Way 31st   

 

Out Of Area

Western Sandpiper  Cley 4th Ken R, Malc A, Geoff B, et al.

Rough Legged Buzzard  Freshmarsh       "

Marsh Harrier  (9)  Titchwell                    "

Black Throated Diver   Cley                      "

Great Northern Diver                                "

Goosander                                                  "

Red Breasted Merganser                            "

SEOwl    Thornham                                  "

Smew  (3)  Eyebrook Res 18th  Fred & Linda B, Charlie D & Diane M.

White Fronted Geese                 "

 

November 2011

Local Sighting

Ring Ouzel (male)  Croft Quarry Trail  13th 09:45 then towards Sharnford  Ken R , Fred B & Brian Pollard

Redpoll (8)                         "

Kingfisher                         "

Treecreeper  (2)                 "

Fieldfare  60+    Stanford Res 13th

Golden Plover  (5)             "

Golden Plover       Trinity Marina  18th

Sparrowhawk                       "

Fieldfare   100+                  Stanford Res 20th

Pintail  (2)                                       "

Euro White Fronted Geese  (5)      "

Tree Sparrows   ( 20+ )                    "

Yellowhammer   ( 40 )                     "

Kingfisher                                        "

Out Of Area

Bittern   London Wetland Centre 12th Ken R, Fred & Linda B, Brian & Sue P, Nev & Veron , David & Joan C

Ring Neck Parakeets                                          "

Jack Snipe                                                          "

Green Winged Teal   Cley 27th   Carol & Geoff Busby

Mealy Redpoll  Titchwell                              "

Hen Harrier   Burnham Market  28th           " + Malc Almey

 

October 2011

Local Sighting

Crossbill (4) Twycross 6th

Northern Wheatear  (1)  Frolesworth lake  8th

Out Of Area

Burbagebirders on the Scillies  13th / 21st

Northern Waterthrush

Upland Sandpiper

Subalpine Warbler

American Golden Plover

Red Throated Pipit

Olive Backed Pipit

Least Sandpiper

Spotted Crake

Red Backed Shrike

Yellow Browed Warbler

Firecrest

Pied Flycatcher

Raddes Warbler

Bluethroat

Wilsons Snipe

Black Redstart

Brent Goose

Sandwich Tern

Great Northern Diver

Hen Harrier

Spoonbill

Jack Snipe

Black Kite (3)

Wryneck

Melodious Warbler

 

September 2011

Local Sighting

Whinchat (2)  Frolesworth  Lake  4th

Yellow Wagtail           "

Common Redstart    Brascote Pits  3rd

Common Sandpiper          "

Chiffchaff  ( 13 )    This Morning in trees around Market Bosworth Station  7th

Mistle Thrush  (25+)  On Meadow by railway bridge Burbage Common. 16th

Garganey  (4)  Stanford Res 18th   Ken R, Fred B, Dave & Joan C, Nev & Yvon W, The Viking, Sue B & Ann G

Black Tern                                                                             "

Greenshank  (5)                                                                    "

Dunlin (9)                                                                             "

Hobby , Peregrine, Common Buzzard in the air together "

 

Out Of Area

Greenshank  (3)  Willington Pits 4th  Fred & Linda Burton

Black Tailed Godwit      "

Spotted Redshank   (2)   "

Cattle Egret   Titchwell 11th  Ken R, Malc Almey.

Little Bittern                                "

Merlin                                           "

Turtle Dove  Dersingham Rd at Toilet Block Pull In  11th     Ken R

Pec Sand   Idle Valley 21st    The Viking + His dad.

Little Stint                         "

Hobby                                "

Hobby     Brandon   22nd  Linda & Fred Burton

Kingfisher                      "

Fieldfare  Small flock over ( R)          " 

 

August 2011

Local Sighting

Crossbill's  (7) Station Garage (over) 2nd

Harrier (ringtail ) heading S/E Between Desford & Newbold  9th ?

Osprey  Fosse Meadows (over)  17th

Common Swift    Market Bosworth Water Park 31st

Out Of Area

Spoonbill  Titchwell  1st  Ken R

Montague's  Feeding Young North Norfolk 1st  Ken R & Malc Almey

White Rumped Sandpiper  Snettisham  1st   Ken R 

Common Redstart  Ceri  7th Fred & Linda Burton

Yellow Wagtail  Titchwell 14th Ken R @ Malc Almey

Curlew Sand                            "

Lesser Whitethroat   Holme                   "

Black Tern Juv  Eyebrook Res 21st  Ken R , Malc Almey , Fred & Linda B, Geoff & Carol B

Cattle Egret                          "                                                             "

Osprey                                   "                                                             "

Western Boneo Warbler Warren Woods 28th Malc A, Ken R, Beoff B, John ?

Little Stint (5)    Titchwell  28th Malc A, Ken R

Hobby                                             "

Curlew Sandpiper  (13)                 "

Long Tailed Duck                         " 

Arctic Tern (3)                               "          

 

 

July 2011

Local Sighting

Curlew (3)  Brascote Pits 1st

Little Ringed Plover  (3)        "

Common Tern                        "

Dunlin (2)                              "

Peregrine (2)   Mill Close Sapcote on roof apex 15th

Grey Wagtail  (4)  Far Coton Lane  15th

Osprey  Bosworth Water Park  over  15th

Out Of Area

Honey Buzzard   Bunker Hill Norfolk 3rd  Malc Almey

Montague's Harriers  M/F   North Norfolk  10th

SPOTTED SANDPIPER  Manton Bridge 16th  Ken R  &  Fred Burton

Osprey ( 5 )                                              "

June 2011

 

Local Sighting

Quail    ( Calling )      Market Bosworth between Market Bosworth canal bridge and 2nd field to Carlton 18th

Spotted Flycatcher  Station Garage 21st  feeding young.

Grey Wagtail                                   "

Lesser Whitethroat  Fosse Meadows  21st

Quail    ( Calling )  possibly 3  in fields between Bagworth and Nailstone  24th

Reed Warbler    Trinity Marina 25th

Red Kite  Barton In The Beans to Nailstone Rd  09:30hrs  28th

Out Of Area

Red Footed Falcon   Horsey 20th Malc A, Geoff Busby, Jim and Ken R

Spoonbill   Titchwell  20th  Goeff Busby, Jim

Bittern                               "

little Gull  (2)                    "

The Hebrides--  

Storm Petrel  ( Off Ferry )

Golden Eagle (6 so far )  Lewis 4th 18 Members

Great Skua  (20+)                "

Arctic Skua (10+)                "

Long Tailed Skua  (3)         "

Black Guillemot                  "

Puffin                                   "

Razorbill                              "

Corncrake  (8)                     "

Manx Shearwater  ( 100+)  Butt Of Lewis   "

Whooper Swan                    "

Red Throated, Black Throated & Great Northern Divers  "

Red Necked Phalarope (3)   "

Iceland Gull  Stornoway 4th & 5th

White Tailed Sea Eagle ( feeding young ) Benbecula 8th

Short Eared Owl                                            "

Corncrake ( seen )                                          "

Twite                                                               "

Hen Harrier                                                    "

Merlin                                                             "

Little Stint                                                      "

Storm petrel   ( 40+ )  Off  ferry from Lochboisdale to Oban 10th

Pom Skua  playing the spoons                        " 

Scaup (Drake)  Morecombe Bay  10th 

       

May 2011

Local Sighting

Common Swift  Stoney Stanton 5th

Artic tern (2)    Thornton Res

Whimbrel    Brascote Pits  10th  R

Spotted Flycatcher   Fosse Meadows  17th

Grey Wag's (2)  Station Garage Market Bosworth  18th

Cuckoo (4)  Bosworth Water Park   18th

Quail  Bosworth Water Park  30th  (Calling)

Out Of Area

Nightingales   Paxton Pits 1st  Dave Mason

Turtle Dove                "

Hobby                         "

Temmincks Stint  Summer Leys 1st      "

Wood Sandpiper            "

Baleric Shearwater    Off Valencia 5th   Eileen Abell

Tree Pipit (6)  Beacon Hill  15th  7 members of Burbage Bird Club

Cuckoo (2)                                          "

Spotted Flycatcher  Titchwell   22nd  Ken R @ Malc Almey

Montague's Harrier   North Norfolk on nest  22nd  Ken R & Malc Almey. New site discovered and reported.

Med Gulls (5)             Snettisham RSPB  29th  Ken R & Malc Almey

Montague's Harrier                                        "

Marsh Harrier (4)                                           "

Red Kite   Abbey Farm  29th                         "  

Curlew Sandpiper  Titchwell 30th Ken R & Malc Almey 

Cuckoo  M & F  Holme Dunes / Marsh Reserve      "

April 2011

Local Sighting

Osprey (2)  Market Bosworth over 13:20 and 15:05  2nd

Barn Swallow (1)  Market Bosworth Water Park  2nd

Yellow Wagtail (2) Burbage Common Rd in horse field at Elmesthorpe end 2nd

House Martin  Cadeby  7th

Osprey   Market Bosworth  Heading N/E @ 18:35 9th

Yellow Wagtail   Brascote Pits 10th

Northern Wheatear         "

Curlew                            "

Little Ringed Plover      "

Raven                             "

Redstart ( Male )  Billa Barra Hill   15th R

Osprey   Kirkby Mallory  23rd

Grasshopper Warbler   Kelham Bridge  23rd

Cuckoo                                          "

Whitethroat                                  "

Out Of Area

Little Gull Titchwell 10th Ken R. Malcome Almey

Spotted Redshank                             "

Yellow Wag's  (9)                              "

Ring Ouzel                                        "

Woodlark    Dersingham                   "

Common Tern      Eyebrook   12th  David M

Sand Martin                           "

Slav Grebe                             "

Golden Pheasant    Skulthorpe  15th  Maureen Johnstone       

Hobby Ladywalk   20th  David & Joan Carman

Fred  & Linda Burton's  sightings report    Click Here

Citrine Wagtail     East Runton   24th  Ken R , Malc Almey

Dotterel  (3)   Choseley Rd                               "

Whimbrel   Holme NOA   25th                        "

Bean Goose                 "                                    "

Common Swift      Titchwell    25th                 "

 

March 2011

Local Sighting

Sorry for the lack of sightings over the last 2 weeks. I've spent long hours working on the trips but I will enter them this week!

Waxwings   (17) Sapcote 4th, ( 21 ) Burbage 7th, (4) Trinity Marina  8th

Wheatear  Bagworth Heath  11th R

Sand Martin  (1)  Fosse Meadows  12th

Barnacle Goose  Thornton  12th

Iceland Gull  1st Winter  Shawell Pits   20th

Shoveler  (6) Shawell Pond  20th

Waxwings  (3)  Burbage around Hastings School  20th

LRP  Brascote Pits  22nd

Stonechat     "

Chiffchaff      "

Blackcap   Hinckley Clarendon Park  26th

Yellow Wagtails  (2)  Billa Barra Hill near Car Park. 29th

Out Of Area

Forest Of Dean 13th

Goshawk (9)  New Fancy View 13th   Ken R Fred B, Heather Z, Ellen S, Graham & Wendy D, Liz P, David C,

                                                                Mike H,David & Joan C.

Crossbill   Speech House              "

Hawfinch    (3)                              "

Mandarin     (19)    Cannop Ponds   13th                       "

Peregrine   (2)    Symonds Yat                                          "

Great Grey Shrike  Houghton On The Hill R  27th

16 Buzzard, 2 Goshawk, 2 Great Spotted WP, 54 Crossbills, 100+ Meadow Pipit,

2 Siskin, 2 Redkite, 2 Skylark, 1 Curlew, 1 Redwing, 15 Brambling,

2 Mistle Thrush, 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Reedbunting  Kerry Ridgeway Powys  26th Brian Pollard

 

  

 

February 2011

Local Sightings

Little Egret  (3) Bosworth Water Park 2nd

Blackcap ( pair )  Mill Close Sapcote  9th

Waxwings (9)  Stoney Stanton around church  10th

Raven (2)    Burbage Common  16th

lesser Redpoll  (5) Burbage Common  Visitor Centre 16th

Chiffchaff  calling at rear Sedgemere Market Bosworth 19th

Waxwings  (19)  Desford around the libery 27th

 

Out Of Area

Waxwings (13) Whetstone on Victoria Rd 4th Ken R

Common Crane (3)  Hickling 13th  Ken R, Malcom Almey & Zot

Black Throated Diver   Sea Palling                   "

Red           "                                                          "

Great Northern Diver                                         "

Guillemot                                                            "

Hawfinch (6)  Clumber 2 by church, 4by east field, 17th Fred B, Neil P, David M.

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker    Rufford CP around car park  17th        "

 

January 2011

Local Sightings

Extra news from December  Little Egret  Maple Way Earl Shilton in fields towards Clickers Way 28th.R

Brambling   Sapcote 4th

Raven (3)   Stoney Stanton 4th

Hen Harrier (Ringtail)  Shawell heading over A5 towards Lutterworth 6th

Waxwings  (23)   Murray Close Broughton Astley  8th

Waxwings (25)  Midday  Trinity Marina  9th

Waxwings (19)  Still around Trinity Motors area today. 13th

Waxwings (15) Mill Close Sapcote in Rowan Next door to me. 19th

Med Gull adult  Shawell Pits  23rd in morning

Yellow Legged Gull (1)               "

Fieldfare (350+)   Stanford Res  23rd

Redwing  (2000+)  Sopers Bridge Stoney Stanton  26th

Out Of Area

Northern Harrier  Thornham  Ken R, Geoff & Carol B, Malc A,   1st

Med Gull  Heacham                                                   "

Long Tailed Duck (20+)   Gore Point                       "

Snow Buntings    (80+)                                              "

Velvet Scoter                                                               "

Red Breasted Merganser                                             "

Shorelark (9)  Holkum Gap  Ken R, Geoff & Carol B, Malc A, David & Joan C. The Osborne's. 2nd

Lady A's Pheasant   Houghton Hall                       "

Whooper Swan   Titchwell                                      "

Spot Shank                                                               "

Barn Owl                                                                  "

Hen Harrier                                                              " 

Smew       Abrahams Bosom                                    "

Goosander                 "                                             "

A GREAT  TWO DAYS BIRDING  WITH EXCELLENT COMPANY AROUND NORFOLK. (109 SPECIES ) 

Rough Legged Buzzard    Norfolk   Geoff & Carol B, Malc A. 3rd

Lesser White Fronted Goose            "

Ross's Goose                                     "

Common Crane                                "

American Wigeon                            "

Brambling (150+ )  Dolydd Hafren Brian Pollard  5th

Redpoll (6)                                 "

Wigeon (50)                               "

Goosander (8)                            "

Male Goshawk  Powis Castle 5th

Goshawk  Empingham  Fred B 9th

Slavonian Grebe (3)  Rutland Water    Fred B 9th