25th July 2010

Main Pool: 5.00pm
Black-tailed Godwit (2), Green sandpiper (3).
Paul C

25th July 2010

Woods: Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Willow Warbler (singing), Chiffchaff (calling), Wren (at least +2 fledglings), GS Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Long-tailed Tit (+ young), Buzzard (1)

Main Pool: Black-tailed Godwit (1, present until 9am), Green Sandpiper (1), LBB Gull (1 eating dead carp), Black-headed Gull (1), Kestrel (1), Buzzard (1), Cormorant (21 flew past)

Flashes: Curlew (3), Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Wood Mouse, Shrew species

Severn Trent Field: Green Sandpiper (calling, could have been along river bank?)

The Scrape: Stock Dove (4)

Common Blue Damselfly, Brown Hawker

Peacock, Comma (2), Common Blue (5), Gatekeeper (14), Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White

24th July 2010

Lesser spotted Woodpecker (1), Black-tailed Godwit (1) (Phil Satch)

20th July 2010

Red Kite (recorded in log book, flashes hide)

10th July 2010

Main Pool: Green Sandpiper (3)

22nd May 2010

Quick walk round the woods this afternoon

Cuckoo (1 male calling), Song Thrush (+ 2 young), GS Woodpcker (+ young in nest), Little Grebe (2), Bullfinch (2), Long-tailed tit, Garden Warbler, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff (singing), Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Buzzard (2), Common Blue (2), Small Copper (1), Orange Tip, Speckled Wood, Brimstone (2), Peacock (2)

18th May 2010

Grasshopper Warbler, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Common and Lesser Whitethroat (Phil Satch)

13th May 2010

Quick walk to the flashes and back before the bats survey this evening 7:30pm - 10:30pm

Green Woodpecker (2), GS Woodpecker (1 m), Kestrel (1), Lesser Whitethroat (1), Whitethroat (4+), Willow Warbler (1), Cuckoo (2 m), Goldfinch (5), Grasshopper Warbler (1 reeling during bat survey walk)

3rd May 2010

River Pool Path: Garden Warbler (6+), Blackcap (2), House Martin (20+ over river pool)

Flashes: Linnet (6), Kestrel (1), Buzzard (1), Swift (10+), Swallow (3), Reed Bunting (1), Whitethroat (5+), Lesser Whitethroat (along path)

Main Pool: Tufted Duck (2m 2f), Little Grebe (3), Kingfisher (1), Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Bullfinch (1), Cetti's Warbler, Gadwall (3), Shelduck (2 flew from river pool)

Woods: Long-tailed Tit (3), Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler

1st May 2010

Quick Walk around the reserve today.

Buzzard (2), Kestrel (2), Whitethroat (10+), Willow Tit (1), Willow Warbler (1 singing), Chiffchaff (3 singing), Cuckoo (1 calling), Reed Bunting (1m), Goldfinch (5), Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Gadwall (3m 2f), Shoveler (1m), Mute Swan (2 nesting), Coot (nesting), Little Grebe (2), Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, GS Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Sky Lark, Swallow (3), Marsh Tit (1), Oystercatcher (2)

Orange Tip, Speckled Wood, Peacock Butterflies

17th April 2010

Sedge Warbler near Scrape Hide this morning, also 4 Snipe (S.Roper)

5th April 2010

Car Park: Greenfinch, Swallow (3)

Flashes: Buzzard, Stock Dove (3)

Feeding Station: Willow Tit (2), Chaffinch (10m 8f), Goldfinch (6), GS Woodpecker (1m), Reed Bunting (3m)

Woods: Willow Warbler (2), Chiffchaff (5), LT Tit (3 pairs), Goldfinch (10+)

Main Pool: Shelduck (2), Little Grebe (2), Tufted Duck (2), Mute Swan (2, nest building), Coot (6), Cetti's Warbler

River Pool: Gadwall (6), Green Sandpiper (1), Teal, Swallow (2), Little Grebe (2)

The Scrape: Teal (15), Little Grebe (2), Song Thrush (1), Kingfisher (2), Buzzard (1), Sparrowhawk (1)

Ingrams Field: Little Egret (1), Sky lark (3), Meadow Pipit (2), Canada Goose (15 + 1 canada greylag hybrid)

3rd April 2010

Reported on Tame Valley Birding Blog

Jack Snipe from Scrape Hide (Simon Roper)