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An Egyptian Goose was present with the Canada Geese 1st-28th, then a dark bellied Brent Goose was present 6th-9th.
A fine drake Ferruginous Duck was present on the 9th, then again on the 12th-14th and 20th-25th, in between these dates the bird was visiting both Gailey and Chasewater. This was the second ever record for the reserve, the last was in 1978.
The long staying Black- necked Grebe finally departed on the 10th. A Woodcock and Merlin were seen on the 17th, a Ruff and Redshank on the 28th and finally 3 Pink-footed Geese on the 31st were a fitting end to the year.
2005 saw 170 species recorded on the reserve, another excellent total.
3 Hawfinch flew over on the 2nd. Strong south-westerly winds brought in a juvenile Arctic Skua 4th-6th and a Grey Phalarope 4th-13th. Another skywatch on the 5th produced 1 Hawfinch, 11 Crossbill, 146 Brambling, 3173 Wood Pigeon, and a Merlin all heading south west. 162 Great Crested Grebe on the 9th was a new site record. An immature Scaup 10th-11th, 4 Jack Snipe 13th and a Black- necked Grebe all month showed how rewarding November can be.
On the 27th October a 1st winter drake Ring-necked Duck was the first ever record for the reserve. Also a Siberian Chiffchaff and 2 Hawfinch the same day.
Also on 27th, a skywatch off the dam produced 75 Brambling, 17 Siskin, 11 Redpoll, 44 Greenfinch, 102 Chaffinch, 1221 Wood Pigeon all moving through to the south west.
Male Common Scoter 3rd, Long-eared Owl 4th, Curlew Sandpiper 4th-13th, Black-necked Grebe to 23rd at least, Egyptian Goose 9th-23rd, 2 Grey Plover 10th, 1 juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper 13th-18th when it was killed by an adult Peregrine, A Common Crane flew round the reservoir for 15 mins on the 15th, 42 Pintail 16th was a new reserve record, 1 Little Stint 17th-22nd, 1 Knot 19th-22nd, 1 Rock Pipit 18th-22nd, 1 Jack Snipe 20th, 1 1st winter Little Gull 21st-23rd at least, Finally 76 Brambling and 2800 Wood Pigeon flew over to the south west on the 23rd.
Black-necked Grebe all month, 1 Curlew Sandpiper 2nd, Little Egret 7th, 4 Mediterranean Gulls roosted on the 8th, 1 Whinchat 9th, 3 Knot and 4 Black Tern 10th, 1 Wood Sandpiper 13th, 2 Spotted Redshank 17th-18th, 1 Grey Plover 1 Knot 22nd, first-winter Caspian Gull 24th-27th, Long-eared Owl and Curlew Sandpiper on the 27th.
1 Wood Sandpiper and a Pied Flycatcher 3rd, Little Egret 7th, 3 Arctic Tern 11th, 2 Black-necked Grebe 14th, juvenile Marsh Harrier 16th, 13 Black Tern 18th, 2 Curlew Sandpiper 22nd-26th, 1 Knot 1 Sanderling 25th, 1 Little Stint 28th and 17 Black Tern 31st.
Adult Kittiwake 2nd, 18 Black-tailed Godwit 6th, 1 Knot 7th, Black-necked Grebe 20th, adult Mediterranean Gull 21st, Whimbrel, juvenile Mediterranean Gull and juvenile Garganey on the 30th. Juvenile Black-necked Grebe 31st.
Quail on the 1st, 38 Black-tailed Godwits 7th, 2 Sanderling 14th, Common Scoter 20th, and a Long-eared Owl on the 27th.
An apparent passage of Black Necked Grebe took place in April and May:
If all these birds were different, then an amazing 20+ birds have passed through since the 20th April, probably on their way to the Woolsten Eye population in Cheshire.
Reports by Steve Nuttall.
Belvide Reservoir Nature Reserve is situated near Brewood, Staffordshire, England, seven miles north-west of Wolverhampton, at grid reference SJ870099.
Ornithology in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire & the West Midlands county, since 1929.
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