Birds of Warwickshire (4 Viewers)

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

9/9/12 Hartshill Ridge Redstart. Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

11/9/12 Hartshill Hayes CP Hawfinch 2:30 p.m Roger Shilton sunning in East hedge of picnic meadow moved to top of large pine St. Lawrences wood then flew to Oldbury Hall gardens.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

12/9/12 Hartshill Ridge Spotted Flycatcher. Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

13/9/12 Hartshill Ridge 3 Spotted Flycatcher. 2 Hobbies seen Hawking dragonflies.
Visual Migration 56 Meadow Pipits SW this morning.
5 Meadow Pipit Down in arable near Oldbury farm.
Hartshill Hayes picnic meadow 8 Siskin over.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

15/9/12 Hartshill Ridge Spotted Flycatcher. Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

17/9/12 Hobby below Hartshill Hayes picnic meadow this morning, this afternoon 60 Swallow and 2 House Martin Hawking insects over Mancetter Hills.
Visual Migration this morning in 2 hours South West 80 Meadow Pipit and now Yellow Wagtails starting to move with 2 SW and another seen to drop in Corn Stubble. Full details on Trektellen Great Britain visual migration site.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

18/9/12 Hobby still around the Hartshill ridge no doubt attacking the steady passage of Hirundines mainly Swallows passing through.
Spotted Flycatcher main passage is over now, the birds seen stopped one day feeding and were gone the next day.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

20/9/12 Visual migration this morning 49 Meadow Pipit SW, 62 House Martin and 37 Swallow went through the Mancetter Quarry gap and headed SW while some spent time feeding over Mancetter Hills. 3 Yellow Wagtail roosting in Corn on the cob got up at 7:04 and flew SW (Dawn being 6:50 this morning). Full details Trektellen Great Britain.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

25/9/12 Visual migration in 1 and half hours this morning 29 Swallow and 20 Meadow Pipit seen at Oldbury farm ridge site near Hartshill Hayes CP migrating SW against a constant 20 mph wind with higher gusts.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

26/9/12 Oldbury farm view looking in the hedge below the Visual Migration view point this afternoon were noted Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest and Robin. Which are a sample of night migrants going over at night now. The Lesser Whitethroats are on their last date now.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

26/9/12 Hartshill Ridge Spotted Flycatcher. Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

27/9/12 Visual Migration Oldbury farm view near Hartshill Hayes CP in 4 hours this morning min 158 Meadow Pipit SW flying high over today. 158 Swallow, min 2 Golden Plover over SW. Full details Trektellen Great Britain

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

28/9/12 Hartshill vis mig Meadow Pipit numbers increase to 177 in half the time today compared to yesterday, after a constant down pour I finished at 9:19 the Meadow Pipits were flying low today there was a stiff SW Breeze, I believe the higher you go the more windier it gets. Seen 1 group of 25 Meadow Pipits through compared to the largest group on previous counts was 7 - 8. Full details Trektellen Great Britain.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

1/10/12 Vis Mig Hartshill Hayes CP area Swallow numbers drop. Siskin 2 groups seen one of 17 and 31 today.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

1/10/12 Hartshill arable to Stone Bridge 2 Crossbill over NW, Peregrine North, 40 linnet and 12 Meadow Pipit.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

3/10/12 Hartshill Vis mig a Redwing and Golden Plover high over, Woodpigeon increasing, Meadow Pipit stable, Hirundines low.
Best place for Hirundines now would be over water taking insects before moving South. i.e 400 House Martin Dosthill lake yesterday morning.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

5/10/12 Hartshill Vis mig 3 Redwing, increase today of Meadow Pipit 154 and good passage of Swallow today with 39 SW.

Regards, John

 

[Phil Andrews]

Any more news on the possible Spotted Sand reported at Earlswood on Engine Pool / Windmill Pool this morning?

 

[Brian Stretch]

Any more news on the possible Spotted Sand reported at Earlswood on Engine Pool / Windmill Pool this morning?

Hi Phil,

Several birders have visited the site this afternoon and the verdict is that the bird is a Common Sandpiper.

Brian
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[JHDraytonbassettpits]

5/10/12 Hartshill today a male Stonechat. Regards, John