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SIGHTINGS! E-Mail all your records to -kenreeves@shorelarks.freeserve.co.uk Local Sightings. (Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council Area) September 2010 Local Sightings Osprey (over) Market Bosworth 4th Northern Wheatear Croft Hill 16:30 4th Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Black Terns Swithland 4th Ken R August 2010 Local Sightings Green Sandpiper Brascote Pits 6th Common Sand's (2) " Little Egret Bosworth Water Park (over) 6th Northern Wheatear Fosse Meadows evening by pond 6th Yellow Wagtails (7) Brascote Pits 8th R Hobby " Northern Wheatear (2) Billa Barra Hill 11th R Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (4) Shenton by footpath to Market Bosworth 27th Green Sandpipers (5) Kelham Bridge 30th Teal (6) "
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Manx Shearwater Holme NOA 1st Ken R & Malc Almey Arctic Skua (12+) " Med Gull 3rd " Cattle Egret Eyebrook Res 3rd Dave Mason Black Redstart (4) Hunstanton / Heacham @ No 44 8th Ken R Spoonbill Heacham (over) morning 8th Ken R Crossbill Holme NOA 16th evening Ken R Lesser Grey Shrike Kelling 18th Ken R Arctic Skua (5) Holme 19th Malcolm Almey & Ken R Grey Plover " Green Sand (2) " Yellow Wagtails (9) Old Hunstanton by beach-huts 21st 8 Flavissima, 1 Lutea. Ken R Short Toed Lark Blakeney 30th Ken R Bonxie's 70+ Holme Dunes 30th Ken R, Ray R, Adam A, Sophie & Jed et al Arctic Skua 30+ " Pom " (1) " Manx Shearwater 20+ " Red Throated Diver " July 2010 Local Sightings Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Coton Lane 10th Green Sand Brascote Pits 9th Little Ringed Plovers (2) " Little Owl " Black Tailed Godwit (2) Bosworth Water Park 13th Little Egret Sibson (over) 13th Common Sand (2) Brascote Pits 18th LRP With young " Sedge Warbler With young " Peregrine " Common Pochard Brascote Lake 18th
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Buff Breasted Sandpiper Titchwell 4th Ken R wood sandpiper Coed y dinas 8th Brian Pollard Greenshank " Redshank " Common Sandpiper " Green Sandpiper " Pec Sand Titchwell 11th Ken R
June2010 Local Sightings Linnet (2) Trinity Marina (unusual at this site) 2nd Lesser Whitethroat Trinity Marina 2nd Hobby Coventry Rd (over) 1st Spotted Flycatcher Market Bosworth Station 9th Common Buzzard 11th Trinity Marina carrying a large rat Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Sutton Cheney Gated Rd 12th Hobby Fosse Meadows (over pond) 20th Spotted Flycatcher " Garden Warbler " Snipe (5) " Red Kite Aston Firs 20th Buzzard Species 16:20 heading S/E probable Honey Highcross 20th Hummer Hawk Moth Barlestone 27th ( click here for photo) Green Sand Brascote Pits 28th Little Owl " Showing Well Little Ringed Plover (2) " Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Nightjar Dersingham 5th Ken R & Geoff B / Carol R Woodcock (6) " Black Winged Stilt (5) Titchwell 6th Ken R & Charlie D Plus Geoff B & Carol R Mamora's Warbler & Great Reed Warbler 12th Charlie Dobbs et al Common Eider (5) Hunstanton 13th Ken R May 2010 Local Sightings Hobby Stoke Golding by Ashby Canal 2/5/10 R Purple Heron Reported at Kelham Bridge on the 22nd was a Grey Hobby Rear of Hereford Close Barwell 21/5/10 Lesser Redpoll Fosse Meadows 23/5/10 Lesser Whitethroat " " Blue Winged Teal ( female) Groby Pool 26/5/10
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Trumpeter Finch Cley East Bank Charlie D & Ken R 31st Red T Diver Scotland and Mull with 21 Members 15th--22nd 124 Species below Black T “ Great N “ Little Grebe G C Grebe Slav “ Manx Shearwater Northern Gannet Cormorant Shag Grey Heron Mute Swan Greylag Goose Greenland white fronted goose ( Leader Only not counted) Canada “ Shelduck Wigeon Teal Mallard Tufted D Eider Goldeneye Red B Merganser Goosander White Tailed Eagle Hen Harrier Sparrowhawk C Buzzard Golden Eagle Osprey Kestrel Peregrine Red Grouse Ptarmigan Black Grouse Caper Red Legged Part Pheasant Corncrake Moorhen Coot Oystercatcher Ringed Plover Golden Plover (Heard only) Lapwing Dunlin Snipe Curlew Redshank Common Sand Turnstone Bonxie Black H Gull Common G Lesser B B Gull Herring G Great B B Gull Kittiwake Common Tern Arctic Tern Guillemot Razorbill Black Guillemot Puffin Rock Dove Wood Pigeon Collared Dove Cuckoo Tawny Owl S E Owl Swift G S Woodpecker Skylark Sand Martin House “ Swallow Tree Pip Meadow Pip Rock “ Grey Wag Pied Wag Dipper Wren Dunnock Robin Redstart N Wheatear Ring Ouzel Blackbird Song Thrush Redwing Mistle Thrush Grasshopper Warb Sedge “ C Whitethroat Garden Warb Blackcap Wood Warb Chiffchaff Willow Warb Goldcrest Spot Fly Long T Tit Crested Tit Coal “ Blue “ Great “ Treecreeper Magpie Jackdaw Rook Carrion Crow Hooded Crow Raven Starling House Sparrow Chaffinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Siskin Linnet Twite Lesser redpoll Common Crossbill Yellowhammer Reed Bunting. Red Rumped Swallow Ferry Meadows morning 2/5/10 Ken R Hoopoe Clayhanger afternoon 2/5/10 Ken R
April 2010 Local Sightings Osprey Bosworth Water Park ( over at 13:45 heading North then west ) 01/4/10 Willow Warbler Donkey Lane Sapcote 1/4/10 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (male) Sutton Cheney/ Market Bosworth gated Rd 2/4/10 R Red Kite Burbage Woods 2/4/10 (2) ?? Northern Wheatear Bagworth Heath 3/4/10 R Sparrowhawk Displaying Trinity Marina 3'4/10 Red Necked Grebe Thornton 4/4/10 R Redstart Thornton Res 13/4/10 " " 14/4/10 Red Kite again Stoney Stanton 14/4/10 Arctic Tern (2) Sence Valley 15/4/10 11:20 R Yellow Wagtail Thornton 3rd field from small car park 17/4/10 Whimbrel Brascote Pits " Cuckoo Desford near Caterpillar calling 17/4/10 Northern Wheatear Thornton Res 18/4/10 Lesser Whitethroat Fosse Meadows in Top Field by small pond 20/4/10 Ring Ouzel ( male ) For 10 mins in new horse field 200yds from Bull In The Oak then flew towards Cadeby Lane but was not relocated 22/4/10 Cuckoo Brascote Pits 23/4/10 Common Sandpiper (2) " Common Tern " Whinchat " Lesser Whitethroat " Majorca leaving now with 10 birders ! See you in 7 days Ken R Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) R B Merganser Swithland Res 18/4/10 Ken R, Fred B & Linda B Scaup " " Returned from Majorca on 1st May with some excellent sightings including-- Little & Common Bitterns, Thekla & Short Toed Lark, Griffon & Black Vulture, Tawny Pipit, Black Kite & Booted Eagle, Cory's & Balearic Shearwaters, Subalpine & Spectacled Warbler, plus many others. 129 species in all. This does not include Malcolm Almey's 1st winter female Erroneous Warbler March 2010 Local Sightings Blackcap (male & Female) Sapcote in garden 4/3/10 Reed Bunting Stoney Stanton on Maureen & Petes Bird feeder 5/3/10 Goldcrests Thornton Res 10/3/10 Common Buzzard (2) " Barnacle Goose " Water Rail " G C Grebes with courting gestures " Swallow (2) Fosse Meadows heading North West 13/3/10 Sand Martin (1) " over pool " Wigeon (240+) Stanford Hall 14/3/10 Red Kite (2) Burbage Common & over Woodhouse Farm 14/3/10. 12:20 / 12:45 Chiffchaff Burbage Wood 17/3/10 Little Owl Opp Extension Car Park in dead tree 17/3/10 Little Egret Hinckley rear of Trinity Marina 17/3/10 (Karl Pateman) Kingfishers (2) " Ravens (2) Around the area " Northern Wheatear Brascote Pits on sand mound 25/3/10 Swallows (5) " Little Egret Main Lake By Roadside early morning " LRP (2) Brascote Pits 28/3/10 Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Black Throated Diver Titchwell 4/3/10 Ken R Twite (40+) " Snow Goose Snettisham " Taiga Bean Goose Lady Ann's Drive 5/3/10 Fred B, Linda B and Charlie D Lesser Kestrel Minsmere 28/3/10 Ken R, Fred B, ET AL, Vicky G but not with us !! Jack Snipe " Med Gull (7) " February2010 Local Sightings Jack Snipe Kelham Bridge 3/2/10 in brook on opp side of road Raven (2) Burbage Common Over 4/2/10 Peregrine Sapcote sitting on my roof " Little Egret Bosworth Water Park. Afternoon until 16.35 12/2/10 Willow Tit Fosse Meadows 19/2/10 Common Sandpiper " Gadwall (50+) Brascote 20/2/10 Blackcap Gated Rd Market Bosworth 22/2/10 Brambling (2) " Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Common Crossbill Lynford Arb 7/2/9 Fred & Linda B Hawfinch " Lesser Redpoll " Brambling Santon Downham. " Goosander Titchmarsh " Long Tailed Duck Gore Point 14/2/10 Charlie D Red Throated Diver " Velvet Scoter Hunstanton off Cliffs " Water Pipit Titchwell " Water Rail " Bittern " Common Scoters Draycote 14/2/10 Goosander Goldeneye " Siskin " Goshawk Welbeck 20/2/10 Ken R & Fred & Linda B Waxwings (3) Wilnecote 28/2/10 12 members of BBC Tawny Owl Ladywalk NR " Chiffchaff " Water Rail "
January 2010 Local Sightings Smew Cropston 1/1/10 Bittern " Peregrine " I have been inundated with records of flocks of Fieldfare and Redwing in members gardens. A big thank you for all the records it is appreciated. To mention a few--- David Hicklin, Ryder Hurn, Fred Burton and Keith Bowler. Who's Keith you say, he's the husband of Vicky who rang me from LimeLite beds to collect the Woodcock. Jack Snipe Sopers Bridge Farm Stoney Stanton in ditch for 2 days 14th & 15th /1/10 ( R) Bittern Brascote Pits 19, 20, 21/1/10 (R) On the 23rd a visit was a waste of time with dogs beaters and shooters causing absolute mayhem. Lesser Redpolls (3) Stoney Stanton 27/1/10 in trees around waste ground opp Stoney Cove.
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Greater Scaup Rutland Water 1/1/10 GNDiver " RTDiver " Green Winged Teal Eyebrook 1/1/10 Bittern Brandon Marsh 2/1/10 Fred & Linda B, Neville W, Ellen , Rose & Sue. Bittern Eyebrook 3/1/10 Bob Lee Short Eared Owl (2) Cossington 3/1/10 Bittern (7) Attenborough 4/1/10 Michael Tate Bittern Coed y dinas 5/1/10 Brian Pollard Woodcock Welshpool " Brambling " Black Necked Grebe Freiston 24/1/10 Charlie D, Di Mays, Fred B, Linda B Hen Harrier (2 males ) Frampton " Twite (47) " Snow Buntings (21) " --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 2009 Local Sightings Little Egret Bosworth Water Park 8/12/9 Raven (2) Carlton Rd over 10/12/9 Grey Wagtail Station Garage Tawny Owl (roosting) " Barn Owl's (2) hunting fields Sapcote 13/12/9 Woodcock Burbage Common Boxing Day Walk (A Baker) Little Owl " Common Snipe " Little Egret In field at Harris Bridge 28/12/9 08:55 At least Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) "Frudge" Female Snettisham 06/12/09 Maria Rodriguez & Charlie D Snow Buntings 40+ " Shorelarks (2) " Peregrine " Hen Harrier 2 Male , 2 Ringtail Roydon Common Maria Rodriguez & Charlie D Smew (redhead) Eyebrook 13/12/9 Ken R, Ryder H, Fred B, Angie & John GN Diver Rutland Water " " Black Redstart Exton " " November 2009 Local Sightings Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (male) Burbage Common 01/11/09 By gate in Elmesthorpe Plantation Caspian Gull Shawell from A5 late afternoon " Barn Owl (2) Clickers Way A47 end this evening 3/11/9 Green Sandpipers Kelham Bridge 7/11/9 Water Rail " Grey Wagtail Station Garage 24/11/09
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Purple Sandpiper Hunstanton By Jet Ski Ramp 7/11/9 Ken R Great Northern Diver Saddington Res 23/11/09 Ken R Dumfries & Galloway. 19 Burbagebirders, 109 species 27th.28th,29th,30th . Including--- 6 Hen Harriers , 50,000 + Barnacle, 4000+ Greenland Whitefronts, GND, Red TD, Black TD,Willow Tit Light Bellied Brent, Pinkfeet, Slav & Black Necked Grebe, Merlin's, plus many more. Ken R, Dave&Janet S,Fred & Linda B, Dave & Pauline M, Charlie & Di D, Heather Z, Ellen S, Nev & Graham, Brian P, Tony E, David & Joan C, David P & Jim E
October 2009 Local Sightings Northern Wheatear Fosse Meadows On Fence By Pool 12:45 Great White Egret Croft 21/10/9 Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Arctic Tern Saddington Res 4/10/9 Ken R Long Tailed Duck Gore Point 11/10/9 Ken R Jack Snipe Holme Redwell Marsh 11/10/9 Ken R RBA 15:45 YBWarbler " Firecrest " Lapland Bunting Scilly 15/22/10/09. 11 Members of Burbage Birders. Wryneck "
Red Breasted Flycatcher " YBW " Richards Pipit " Rosey Starling " Ring O " Jack Snipe " EASTERN CROWNED WARBLER Trow 24/10/09 Ken R September 2009 Local Sightings Common Redstart Croft Hill 6/9/9 Common Redstart Billa Barra Hill " Dotterel (1) " by top gate 08:45 for 6 mins then flew S/W (R) Common Redstart Still @ Croft Hill 7/9/9 Hobby Brascote Pits 18/9/9 Grey Partridge (2) " Whinchat (3) Fosse Meadows 19/9/9 Firecrest (calling) In trees around bottom end of Lake @ Bosworth Park 17:05- 17-20 Common Rosefinch Thornton in garden ringed and released 26th,27th See excellent Photo's on LROS Wagtail's (23) 21 Pieds, 2 Alba , 2 Grey Brascote Pits 30/9/09 Late Evening Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Great White Egret Saddington Res 6/9/9 Ken R Osprey Eyebrook 6/9/9 Ken R Greensand " Blackwit (2) " Red Phalarope Cley 14/9/9 David & Joan Carman Curlew Sand's " Scaup Drake " Pintail (3) Eyebrook 20/9/9 Ken R +15 members of Burbage Bird Club Hobby (2) " Greenshank " Northern Wheatear " Little Stint (juv) Rutland Water north arm " RBA SANDHILL CRANE Orkney 24/9/09 Ken R et al August 2009 Local Sightings Greenshank (2) Brascote Pits 2/8/9 Common Sandpiper " Avocet Over Fosse Meadows heading East @ 10: 40 am 4/8/9 Common Redstart Bagworth Heath around end building @ brickworks 12:10 Birdguides 12:55 Kingfisher Brascote Pits 12/8/9 Common Snipe " Lesser B/backed Gull " Peregrine " 16/8/9 Kingfisher " " Barn Owl Far Coton Hunting by canal 16/8/9 Little Owl (2) Coton Lane " Lesser Whitethroat " " Green Sandpiper Fosse Meadows around lake 08:15 at least 18/8/9 Little Owl's (3) The Outwoods around horse paddock 20:15hrs 25/8/9 Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Wood Sandpiper Eyebrook Res 9/8/9 Dave Mason Common Sand " Yellow Wagtail " Greenshank " Little Ringed Plover (7) " Wood Sandpiper " 12/8/9 Green Sandpiper " Osprey " Dunlin (4) " Greenshank (11) " SEOwl Frampton Marsh 12/8/9 Ken R, Graham Deeping & Charlie Dobbs Spotted Crake Minsmere 30/8/9 Ken R Whinchat (2) " Red Footed Falcon " Spot Shank "
Yellow Legged Gull
Brandon 30/8/9 Dave Mason Local Sightings Wood Sandpiper (1) Cadeby Quarry 01/7/9 No sign of Wood Sand today @ Cadeby or Brascote 02/7/9 Green Sandpiper Brascote Pits 19.30 08/7/9 Yellow Wagtail (2) " Green Woodpecker " Grasshopper Warbler Sence Valley CP Calling and showing well by lower car park 19/7/9 Common Redstart Billa Barra Hill 22/7/9 Common Crossbill (7) In trees around Bosworth Hall Hotel @ 19:45 23/7/9
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Spoonbill (9) Cley 01/7/9 Ken R, Charlie D Caspian Tern Welney + St Germans Charlie D ,Graham S, Fred B, Ken R Graet Spotted Cuckoo Salthouse 23/7/9 Charlie & Di D June 2009 Local Sightings Ravens (2) Sapcote 7/6/9 Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers (5) Adults feeding young Burbage Wood 7/6/9 Sanderling Brascote Pits 7/6/9 Little Gull 1st Summer Bosworth Water Park 10/6/9 Red Kite Coventry Rd Hinckley 11/6/09 Yellow Wagtail Brascote Pits 13/6/9 LRP 3 Adults + 2 chicks " Common Tern (3) " Oystercatcher + 2 chicks " Green Sandpiper (2) Brascote Pits 19/6/9
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Black Winged Pratincole Holme 2/5/09 Charlie D Ruff(2) Eyebrook Res 25/6/9 Dave Mason Hobby " Red Kite (3) " Osprey (1) " Montague's Harrier North Creake watchpoint 29/6/9 May 2009 Local Sightings Common Redstart Fosse Meadows around bottom marsh field. 3/5/9 LRP Brascote Pits 4/5/9 Curlew " Common Sandpiper " Sedge Warbler " Cuckoo Coton Lane 8/5/9 Siskin (male) Sapcote on JL's feeder 8/5/9 Arctic Tern (3) Bosworth Water Park 16.55 at least 16/5/9 Spotted Flycatcher Stoke Golding 19/5/9 Red Kite Merrylees heading west " Shelduck (2) Brascote Pits 25/5/9 Dunlin (1) " LRP (3) " Common Tern (3) " Oystercatcher " Hobby Brascote Pits 28/5/9 Red Kite Fosse Meadows towards Sharnford 30/5/9 Red Kite Peckleton " Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) 127 Species in 6 days around Magical Majorca inc Ortolan Bunting, Gull Billed Tern, Spectacled Warbler and Collared Pratincole with 12 members from Burbage Bird Club + Malcome ! 25th April-- 2nd May Ring "O" Beacon Hill Neil Pinkard & Dave Mason 4/5/9 Monty's Harrier Norfolk 24/5/9 Common Crane (3) Cley " Ken R & Charlie D Bearded Tit " Little Tern Titchwell 25/5/9 Sandwich Tern " Common Scoter (12) " Red Breasted Merganser Hunstanton " Beware the Marsh Harrier with a central tail feather missing ( Black Kite ) !!!!!
April 2009 Local Sightings Swallow (2) Bosworth Water Park 1/4/09 Green Woodpecker Barwell Lane 2/4/09 Common Sandpiper Brascote Lake 6/4/9 House Martin Station Garage Market Bosworth 6/4/9 Common Tern (2) Bosworth Water Park 7/4/9 Yellow Wag (flavissima) Frolesworth Lake 8/4/9 Red Rumped Swallow Frolesworth Manor Lake 10/4/9 17.00 at least Raven Groby Pool 11/4/9 Reed Warbler Cropston " Red Breasted Merganser Cropston 11/4/9 Common Scoter " Red Rumped Swallow Watermead 11/04/9 Red Rumped Swallow Watermead 12/04/9 Red Rumped Swallow Watermead 1304/9 Cuckoo Far Coton Lane calling 18/4/09 Ravens (2) Sapcote over calling @ 13:30 19/4/09 Grasshopper Warbler (3) Kelham Bridge " Little Gull (2) Thornton Res 20/4/9
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Osprey's (4) Rutland Water 1/4/09 Dave Mason Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Santon Downham 5/4/9 Charlie D, Di, Ken R, Mo Hawfinch (2) Lynford Arb " Woodlark " Gargany (3) Lakenheath Fen " Common Crane " " Grasshopper Warbler Snettisham Coastal Park 13/4/9 Ken R & Charlie D Redwing " Cuckoo " Barnacle with 600 + Pink Footed Geese " Barn Owl (4) " Nightingale " Lesser Whitethroat " Whimbrel Choesley Barns 13/4/9 Corn Buntings (63) " Whitethroat " Black Redstart (2) Hunstanton Lighthouse 13/4/9 " Common Redstart Titchwell "
March 2009 Local Sightings Med Gull (adult ) Bosworth Water Park on main island @ 15.45 7/3/9 Sand Martins (4) Elmesthorpe Lake opp Church 8/3/9 Northern Wheatear (2) Billa Barra Hill This morning 14/3/9 Sparrowhawk (3) Courting Stiles " LRPs (2) Brascote Pits 21/03/9 Northern Wheatear (2) " Northern Wheatear Fosse Meadows 24/3/0 Oystercatcher (2) Brascote Pits 29/3/9 Common Gull (11) " Grey Wagtail " Shelduck " Chiffchaff at least 5 " Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Great Grey Shrike Dersingham 1/3/9 Charlie D, Fred B, Linda B . Di May,s Crossbill (31) " " Ringtail Hen Harrier Wootton Marsh " Iceland Gull 1st winter Shawell Pits 03/03/09 Ken R Yellow Legged Gull " SIBERIAN THRUSH Norfolk 4/3/09 Charlie D .Well done Charlie but where were you in 99" Iceland Gull 2nd winter Shawell Pits Shawell Rd not from A5 today 8/3/9 ( THIS BIRD HAS NOW BEEN REPORTED AS A KUMLEINI.) LROS DID SUGGEST YESTERDAY THAT THE DARK PRIMARY INSERTS AND TAIL BAND COULD POSSIBLY INDICATE THIS. 11/03/09 Brambling (12) Skulthorpe Moor Reserve 15/3/9 Charlie & Di Dobbs. Redpoll " Willow Tit " Rough Legged Buzzard Holkem Park (over) " Lesser Spotted Woodpecker " " Chiffchaff Titchwell RSPB " " February 2009 Local Sightings Mandarin ( 3male, 3 female) Groby Pool 1/2/9 Brent Goose This Morning " 3/1/9 Fieldfare (200+) The Fairway Burbage on windfall apples 3/4-2/9 Common Redpoll (4) Fosse Meadows 5/2/9 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker pair Burbage Common By Elmesthorpe Plantation Gate 16/2/9 Waxwings (40)+ Thornton 21/2/9 " ( 2) " 22/2/9
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Waxwings Braunston Avery Hill 4/2/9 Fred B, Vicky G, Susan B Reported highlights from Dumfries & Galloway 7th, 8th 9th February 2009 Fred B,Tony E, Janet & David S,Ellen S. Hen Harrier Merlin Peregrine Twite Scaup Common Scoter Slav Grebes Black Necked Grebe Black Throated Diver Red " " Great Northern " Red Breasted Merganser Smew Long Tailed Duck Dipper Purple Sandpiper Greenland Whitefront's Barnacle Geese Greylag Geese Brent (light bellied) Red Kites Barn Owl Whooper Swan Plus many more .101 species in total Smew (5) Rutland Water 15/2/9 Ken R, Fred B Green Winged Teal Eyebrook " by island Iceland Gull (2) Albert Village 20/2/9 January 2009 Local Sightings Waxwings (15+) Kelham Bridge Ibstock 2/1/9 Hen Harrier Sence Valley 3/1/9 15:45 hunting around the top farm for the 5th day Hen Harrier " 4/1/9 This afternoon Waxwing Co oP Car Park Earl Shilton 9/1/9 Great White Egret Sheepy Magna Lake 18/1/09 09.46 Reported To Birdguides 09.58 . Pintail " 20/1/9 Brambling (4) Friezland Pools Market Bosworth 24/1/9 Common Sandpiper On Flood Field Opp Harris Bridge Farm 14.25 24/1/9
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Red Throated Diver Draycote 2/1/9 Fred & Linda Burton Red Necked Grebe " Smew " S E Owl Brandon 3/1/9 Fred B Woodcock " 4/1/9 Ken R, Fred B & Linda B Stonechat " " Hawfinch (3) Cromford 11/1/9 " Dipper " " GNDiver Carsington " Bittern Eyebrook 15/1/9 David & Joan Carmen Egyptian Geese (5) " Smew (2) " Ferruginous Duck Wistow Pond 22/1/9 Fred & Linda Burton Hen Harrier (ringtail) Choseley Barn's 25/1/9 Ken R & Charlie Dobbs Merlin (male) " Ross's Goose Burnham Staith " Black Brant Titchwell "
December 2008 Local Sightings Little Egret Fosse Meadows (1st record) in ditch by extension car park then flew towards Frowlesworth Lake 5/12/8 Little Egret Frowlesworth Lake 6/12/8 S E Owl (Reported ) Mill Lane Quarry Earl Shilton 6/12/8 Golden Plover 40+ Sence Valley7/12/8 Waxwing (1) Sapcote On Grace Rd opp Tuckey Close 10:25 13/12/8 Birdguides 10:56 Little Egret Fosse Meadows on Pond opp Bird Hide 13/12/8 Waxwing (2) Earl Shilton CO OP Car Park 24/12/8 Reported 2:10 Birdguides 2:20 Waxwing (2) Earl Shilton CO OP Car Park 25/12/8 Still there 09:15 Birdguides 09:46 Merry Christmas Waxwing (2) Earl Shilton CO OP Car Park 26/12/8 still around but very mobile spending time on the housing estate opposite. Ravens (2) Calling over Burbage 27/12/8 Pied Wag's (11) Brascote Pits 29/12/8 Sparrowhawk " Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Smew drake Eyebrook (by the island) 7/12/8 Ken R, Fred&Linda B. Water Pipit Titchwell 11/12/8 Charlie D Vicky R, Rose M & Ken R Great Northern Diver (3) Draycote Water 14/12/8 13 BBC members Brambling Ringstead Rd 28/12/08 Charlie Dobbs , Fred B, Tony E , Vicky G, Ken R Goshawk (Female) " " Shag Wells Harbour "
November 2008 Local Sightings Brambling (1) Wellsborough on School field with Chaffinch's 05/11/08 Fieldfare (450+) Far Coton to Wellsborough Rd 9/11/08 Barn Owl Sapcote 16/11/8 Brambling Sapcote @ Cemetry entrance with Chaff's 16/11/8 15.30 Ferruginous Drake Groby Pool 17/11/8 Mandarin's " Raven Over Station Garage 19/11/8 Redwings / Fieldfares Sapcote 30/11/08 At last just starting to get around after the heart op and i have been suprised at the amount of continental Thrushes that have arrived in the last 10 days.
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Steppe Grey Shrike Linc's 15/11/8 Charlie D & Fred B Redpoll / Siskin (40+) Brandon Marsh 16/11/8 9 Members BBC Goldeneye (3) " " Common Snipe (55+) " " Weekend In Norfolk 106 Species Fred B & Charlie Dobbs 16 & 17th October2008 Local Sightings Black Necked Grebe Groby Pool 4/10/08 still there on Sunday morning 5th Redwimgs (5) Brascote Pits 5/10/8 Common Snipe (3) " " Black Necked Grebe Still At Groby Pool 20/10/8 Fieldfare (20) Brascote Lane " Mistle Thrush (6) Station Garage Market Bosworth 27/10/8 Curlew (2) In fields @ Cadeby 28/10/8 White Stork A White Stork of unknown origin has been reported in the area .It was first reported on Friday 24th in the air over Cadeby heading towards Newbold Verdon and what was presumed as the same bird later in a field @ Kirkby Mallory. It has now been reported on the LROS website today (27th) in a field between Desford & Botcheston. Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Grey Phal Draycote Water 6/10/8 Linda & Fred Burton Redwings, Fieldfare and Blackbirds over Hunstanton. 1000s a day since 16/10/8 - 20/10/8 Charlie D Brambling Heacham 22/10/8 Charlie D Hobby Lady Anne's Drive 22/10/8 Maureen & Pete J G G Shrike Hunstanton/ Heacham 26/10/8 Ken R Water Pipit (2) Titchwell " Pallas's Warbler (2) Holme 31/10/8 Charlie D September 2008 Local Sightings Northern Wheatear Bosworth Water Park 08.45 3/9/08 Barn Swallow 150+ Coton Rd feeding low down around large Oak 5/9/08 Hobby Brascote Pits 7/9/8 Common Sand " " Greenshank (5) " " LRP+RP " " Peregrine " " Common Tern (2) " " 300+ House/ Sand Martins + Swallow " " LBB Gull (40)+ " " Fieldfare (30+) Reported over Billa Barra Hill today at 1.17 11/9/8 ? Osprey Brascote over at 11.46 heading south 17/9/8 Pied Fly Friezland Pools in bushes by roadside 14.35 at least 17/9/08 Hobby Brascote Pits 21/9/08 LRP " " Red Necked Grebe Swithland 21/9/08
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) R B Shrike Heacham Ken R & Charlie D 14/9/08 Pectoral Sandpiper Titchwell " " Red Phal " " Curlew Sandpiper " " " Honey Buzzard (16) Hunstanton " " Hobby " " " Saker Eyebrook BBC Members 14/9/08 Ruddy Shelduck " " Osprey " " Little Stint (7) Titchwell Ken R & Charlie D " Water Rail " " " Rock Pipit (30) Penzance Prom Beach 8 Members of BB 22/9/08 Black Redstart (1) On rocks " Dunlin " " Sooty Shearwater (2) Newlyn " Guillemot (3) " " Gannet's Many " " Leach's Petrel St Ives Ken R' Charlie D & Fred B 23/9/08 Guillemot (64) " Razorbill (9) " Med Gull (3) 1- Adult, 2- 1st Winter Sennen Cove " Little Egret " Northern Wheatear (40+ ) Lands End Ken R , Charlie D & Fred B 24/9/08 Whinchat (4) " Lesser Whitethroat " Pied Fly Porthgwarra " 28/9/08 Rose Coloured Starling St Leven " " Marsh Warbler Nanquidno " 29/9/08 Yellow Browed Warbler " "
August 2008 Local Sightings Barn Owls (2) Hunting around the M69 Aston Firs 3/8/08 Redstart (2) Males Fosse Meadows 19/8/08 Redstart (2) Female +Juv " 23/8/08 Hobby (2) Fosse Meadows 25/8/08 Redstarts still by the pond @ Fosse Meadows 26/8/08 Whinchat Fosse Meadows 29/8/08 Common Sandpiper Brascote Pits 30/8/08 Greenshank " " Dunlin (3) " " Green Sandpiper " " ( evening ) LRP (4) " " Reed Bunting " " Reed Warbler " " Chiffchaff " " Little Owl " " Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Merlin Titchwell Ken R & Charlie Dobbs 17/8/08 Wood Sandpiper " " " Little Stint (2) " " " "Icky" Snettisham Coastal Park " 24/8/08 found by ourselves @ 13.45. RBA 14.10 Northern Wheatear " " " Pom Skua Titchwell Ken R Charlie D 25/8/08 Purple Sandpiper " " " Hobby Holme Dunes Fred B, Ken R, Charlie D, Zot, Ellen S 31/8/08 Whinchat " " Barn Owl " Common Snipe " (13 ) " Whimbrel Titchwell "
Local Sightings Bullfinch (2) Sapcote on bird feeder 3/7/8 Common Sandpiper (3) Brascote Pits 8/7/8 Water Rail Brascote Pits " Barn Owl Far Coton 8/7/8 Green Woodpecker (4) Barton Lane Green Sandpiper Brascote Pits 13/7/8 Hen Harrier (male) Wellsborough (over) 15/7/8 @ 16.08 Hen Harrier reported again over White's Farm Wellesborough heading towards Far Coton 18/7/8 @ 14.05 This has now been seen on two occasions and I am searching the lanes around the area to try and find an answer. Common Sand Brascote Pits 20/7/8 Reed Warbler " " Little Ringed Plover " Sanderling " " Red Kite Hinckley over Trinity Marina 20/7/08 Hobby West end Fosse Meadows " Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Total birds seen 105 30/7/2008 to 3/8/2008,included with Vicky G,Sue and Brian P. Hobby, Spoonbill 3,Turtle Dove, Little Owl,Cettis Warbler at Holme,Greensandpiper 6.With Charlie ,Vicky,Sue and Brian P ,Brent Goose at Titchwell, Eider at Titchwell,Spotted Flycatcher at Holkham,Ringed Plover at Titchwell ,Bar Tailed Godwit at Thornham, and Little Gull at Titchwell.A Grasshopper Warbler was seen and heard by Brian P on sea defence at Hunstanton. Whimbrel (3) Titchwell 12/7/8 Ken R, Charlie D. Greenshank (9) " " Green Sand (5) Brandon Marsh 20/7/8 Fred & Linda B, Janet & David C Black Tailed Godwit " " Wood Warbler (5) Nags Head Forest of Dean 27/7/8 22 members Spotted Flycatcher " " Crossbill " " Dipper (2) Cannop Pond " " Mandarin " " Grey Wag " " June 2008 Local Sightings Little Ringed Plover Brascote Pits 1/6/8 ( 11 people from the bird ID course ) Redshank " " Reed Warbler " " Oystercatcher " " Common Tern (6) " " Reed Bunting " " Green Woodpecker " " Great Spotted Woodpecker " " Common Scoter Sence Valley " Little Egret Bosworth Water Park 10/6/8 Barn Owl Bosworth Hall " Hobby Brascote Pits 12/6/8 Icterine Warbler Stanford Res trapped and ringed. Flew over the res into Leicestershire when released 14/6/8 Little Gull (2) Adult + 2nd year Bosworth Water Park 22/6/8 15.05- 15-55 at least Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Yellow Wagtail pair Kings Newham Watchpoint 6/6/8 9BB Members Red Kites ( many) over Chinor hunting the town " " Pied Flycatcher Dartmoor 6/8 Nev Weston Dartford Warbler " " Cirl Bunting (12) Prawle 6/8 " Bee-eater Brandon Marsh 22/6/8 Lesser Grey Shrike Norfolk " Charlie Dobbs, Di & Fred B Red Back Shrike " " " Tree Pipit Dersingham 29/6/8 Brian & Sue P, Fred & Linda B, Vicky G Woodlark " " Bearded Tits Titchwell " " Water Rail " " " May 2008 Local Sightings Nightingale ( calling ) Carlton Rd 7/5/8 12-15pm Cuckoo Billa Bara 3/5/8 Common Tern (2) Bosworth Water Park 12/5/8 Red Kite Burbage Common Open Day (over) 18/5/8 Sparrowhawk (2) " " Great Spotted Woodpecker (at nest ) " Garden Warbler " Osprey ( travelling north ,over @ 17.33) " Peregrine Elmesthorpe 18/5/8 Mike Thomas reports ,most species have returned to Fosse Meadows but the numbers are down This seems to be the general feeling around our area. What do you think?? Spotted Flycatcher Station Garage Market Bosworth 31/5/8 ( for the 10th year ) Hobby Elmesthorpe (bottom of Billington Rd) 31/5/08 Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Black Tern ( 15) Eyebrook Res 4/5/8 Dave Mason Osprey ( 4 ) " " Hobby " " Greensand " " 130 Species seen by the group in Majorca included- Red Footed Falcon , Western Orphean Warbler, Bonelli's Eagle ,Collared Pratincole and Balearic Warbler. Returned 6/5/8 Black Tern Stiffkey 11/5/8 Ken R & Charlie D. Temmincks Stint " " Wood Sandpiper " " Little Gulls ( 22 ) Titchwell " Hobby " " Red Footed Falcon Ingleby 24/5/8 Dave Mason Red Necked Phalarope Snettisham 26/5/8 Ken R & Charlie D Temmincks Stint (2) Titchwell " " Curlew Sandpiper " " " Marsh Sandpiper Rutland Water 29/5/8 Ken R Et Al April 2008 Local Sightings Curlew (2) Bosworth Rd Newbold Verdon 3/4/8 Willow Warbler Fosse Meadows 4/4/8 Swallow Bosworth Water Park " Little Ringed Plover Brascote Pits 6/4/8 Common Sandpiper " " Lesser Spotted Woodpecker ( female ) Fox Covert 6/4/8 GREAT WHITE EGRET Roosting Sheepy Parva/Magna fishing Lake view from Rd only 18.00/30 hrs 9/4/8 Green Sand Harris Bridge 9/4/8 LRP " " Kingfisher " " GREAT WHITE EGRET Came into roost @ 18.10 this evening . It was disturbed and flew off towards Ratcliffe Culey. Sand Martins Kelham Bridge 11/4/8 Ring Ouzel (male) Bagworth Heath 19/4/8 Grasshopper Warbler Fosse Meadows 22/4/8 Green Sandpiper Harris Bridge " Yellow Wagtail (Flavissima) (4) Fosse Meadows 27/4/8 Redstart (male) Brascote Pits " Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Black Redstart Hunstanton in Chalet's 4/4/8 Charlie & Di Ring Ouzel Choseley 20/4/8 " Yellow Wag's " " ( flava) 20/4/8 Ken R & Charlie D Osprey Titchwell " " Redstart M/F The Paddocks " " Lesser Whitethroat Snettisham Coastal Park 22/4/8 Charlie D Gropper " " Cuckoo (4) " " Reed Warbler " " Whimbrel " " Garganey (2) " " Gargany Llyn Coed y Dinas 22/4/8 Brian Pollard Little Gull " " Whimbrel " " Sedge, Willow & Reed Warblers " Great Grey Shrike Hunstanton ( Searles Golf Course ) 24/4/8 Ken R Artic Tern (22) Eyebrook Res 24/4/8 Dave Mason Osprey " " Yellow Wag (intergrade) " Green Winged Teal " " March 2008 Local Sightings Tufted Duck (5) Fosse meadows 10/3/8 Brambling (11) Bob Lees garden Burbage 10/3/8 Golden Plover 20+ with Lapwings Wellsborough 11/3/8 Redwings (12) Lychgate Lane 15/3/8 Tawny Owl (2) Carlton Rd 15/3/8 Sand Martins Stanford Res 16/3/08 Chiffchaff ( calling ) Fosse Meadows Northern Wheatear (4) Huncote Bank ( South End ) 24/3/08 Common Scoter (4) 2 x Male 2 x Female Frolesworth Manor Lake 26/03/08 Sand Martins back @ Fosse Meadows 30/3/8 Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Alpine Accentor Extremadura 1st / 8th / 08 Ken R,Charlie D,JohnLowe,Mike Thomas,Phil Lee,Vicky G,Brian & Sue Pollard, Fred & Linda B,Diane Mayes,Ron C, Ellen S & Neil Glenn Pintailed Sandgrouse " " " Spanish Imperial Eagle " " " Scaup Draycote 16'3/8 Fred & Linda B Scaup Rutland Water " " @ Ken R Green Winged Teal Eyebrook Res " " Little R Plover " " " Full Extremadura list & report to follow! February 2008 Local Sightings Redwings (80+) Carlton 02/02/08 Common Snipe (5) Fosse Meadows 05/02/08 Gadwall (3) " " Tufted Duck (12) " " Barn Owl " " Barn Owl Cadeby Lane 6/2/08 Smew ( Male & female ) Swithland Res 10/2/8 Common Redpoll (2) Sence Valley Top Car Park 13/2/8 Red Kite Wellesborough over heading North 18/2/8 Chiffchaff Calling Elmesthorpe Plantation 18/2/8 Goshawk female Albert Village Lake 21/2/8 Mixed Finch Flocks inc 30 + Siskin's Bosworth Battlefield Centre new feeding station 21/2/8 Barn Owl Harris Bridge on A444 23/2/8 Short Eared Owl Between Osbaston & Ibstock on post 23/2/08 " " " Albert Village 28/2/8 Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Holkam Vicky G & Charlie Dobbs Hawfinch Lynford " " Bittern Beeston Pond 16/2/8 Neil Pinkard Mandarin's (40+) Virginia Water 11 Members 24/2/8
January 2008 Local Sightings Bullfinch (9) All male Lychgate Lane 02/01/08 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Far Coton Lane 05/01/08 Raven (2) Bagworth Heath 06/01/08 Reed Bunting (5) " " Raven (4) Market Bosworth Carlton Rd 11/01/08 Yellowhammer (11) Burbage Common Rd 13/01/08 White Wag Market Bosworth Friesland Farm " Gadwall (3) Fosse Meadows 18/01/08 Goosander (2) Stanford Res 20/01/08 Brambling (2) " " " On top Road by Beech Trees with (12) Chaff's Little Egrets (2) Bosworth Water Park (over) 28/01.08 Raven (3) Station Garage (over) calling 30/01/08
Out Of Area ( Seen By Our Members Old & New) 89 Species inc Lesser Snow Goose, Great Grey Shrike, Brambling, Firecrest , Yellow Legged Gull and Hen Harrier around Norfolk on the first day of 2008 ! Fred B, Charlie D 01/01/08 Bewick's & Whooper Swan's Misterton Carr's 01/0108 Phil Lee Peregrine " " Pintail " " 66 Species in Leic's and Rutland 01/01/08 Neil Glenn White Crowned Sparrow Cley 07/01/08 Charlie Dobbs, Neil Glenn & Ken Reeves ET AL. White Crowned Sparrow " 08/01/08 Phil Lee. Firecrest (2) Laundry Lane Alvecote 13/01/08 Purple Sandpiper Snettisham 27/1/8 Ken R Waxwing Cromer 21/1/8 Charlie & Di Dobbs Rough Legged Buzzard " "
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