RSPB Middleton Lakes (5 Viewers)

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

White Letter- Hairstreak

Where abouts on the RSPB map http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/middletonlakes_tcm9-283749.pdf is Mill Plantation? I might nip up after work one day for WLH if the sun reappears.

Adam

Hi Adam,
Mill plantation is where Rookery is marked on the map it is also marked on an O.S map if you look on the site wheresthepath. There has only been 4 sightings over the years, the first by Ross John's RSPB Volunteer, 2 by myself and 1 by Ron Thomas, you have little chance of seeing the butterfly, the reason I suggest is that they hatch from the many small elms here then ascend high into the Large leave limes here, where they feed off honey dew and sun.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

8/8/13 Middleton Hall pool Green Sandpiper. Regards, John

 

[Periwinkle]

The Great-White Egret was on the main path by Fisher's Mill at one point this evening. Approach with care if going in morning.....

 

[Periwinkle]

GWE Flew off to South at 8.40pm over Ski Pit - Steve Pick

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

9/8/13 Fisher's mill Great White Egret.
Middleton Hall by farm Bob Duckhouse Lesser Spotted Woodpecker.

Regards., John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

10/8/13 Great White Egret Fisher's mill and newreedbed pits. Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

11/8/13 Great White Egret frequenting Fisher's mill pit and Newreedbed pit.

Regards, John

 

[andyr]

11/8/13 Great White Egret frequenting Fisher's mill pit and Newreedbed pit.

Regards, John

Hi All

The Great White Egret was showing well at times this afternoon, when it wasn't hiding !

A bonus on my way down to view it was leaving the RSPB car park and seeing the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker land in the old tree near to the Middleton farmhouse (1.55pm) and then watching it return about five minutes later and start drumming for 10-15 seconds, before flying off again.

Went scopeless today, so two very mediocre digibinned record-shots attached.

Cheers

Andy R.

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

A White-Letter Hairstreak was seen last sunday on the path along mill Plantation Jon Woodcock.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

16/8/13 Middleton Hall Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in the farm paddock Oak, Paul Smith.
Newreedbed pit Great White Egret (Geoff Williams).

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

17/8/13 Great white Egret and imm Marsh Harrier Newreedbed Pool geoff Williams and Steve Atkinson.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

19/8/13 Great White Egret over RSPB carpark and farm pre- 1 p.m Andy R. Also Hobby around farm.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Spotted Fly

19/8/13 Great White Egret over RSPB carpark and farm pre- 1 p.m Andy R. Also Hobby around farm.

Regards, John

19/8/13 Spotted Fly Seen near carpark Shelia Barnett. John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

From Twitter

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@WMBirdClub Ladywalk Nature Reserve in Tame Valley - great site and potential for reedbed restoration through scheme pic.twitter.com/gXu49LObq8


Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

Middleton lakes

23/8/13 Fishers mill Great White Egret, Newreedbed pool 6 Pochard, Hobby over the carpark was soon mobbed away by the farm Swallows. 3 Yellow Wagtail dropped into the reeds on the play meadow to roost.
Pre-roost of 7 Little Egret Middleton Hall Pool.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

24/8/13 Osprey over middleton Hall Pool this morming Adam Archer.


Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

25/8/13 Dosthill NR Black Tern Jon Morgan. Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

26/8/13 Fisher's mill Newreedbed pit juv Black Tern (Matt Pollock).
Birdguides GWE and 3 Whinchat reported.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

28/8/13 Fisher's Mill Ruff also around Newreedbed pool 2 Hobby and a juv Peregrine.

Regards, John

 

[JHDraytonbassettpits]

2/9/13 MiddletonHall pool 2 Ruff. Hobby hunting low over the play meadow.

Regards, John