Thursday 29 April 2010

29th Apr 2010

Hanchurch Woods
Grasshopper Warbler x 3 , also Cuckoo (fem) this morning.

Tatenhill/Branston WP this morning
Whitethroat x 4 singing, Lesser Whitethroat x 1 singing, Sedge Warbler x 4 singing, Reed Warbler x 1 singing and Willow Tit x 1 (Sean Cole)

Uttoxeter Quarry this evening
Common Tern x 2, Dunlin x 38, Ringed Plover x 6, Common Sandpiper x 2, Yellow Wagtail x 2 and Swift x 1 (Richard Powell) also Ringed Plover x 14, Oystercatcher x 5, Goosander x 5, White Wagtail x 1 (Andrew Barker)

Burton-upon-Trent
Hobby flew east over town late morning (Birdguides)

Westport Lake
Wood Warbler x 1 (C Waring)

Cannock Chase
Wood Warbler.

Belvide Reservoir
Arctic Tern x 7 later afternoon and Whimbrel x 3 through midday (Birdguides)

Branston GPs
Little Egret, Mandarin x 2 and Yellow Wagtail x 2 (Birdguides)

Blithfield Res
Arctic Tern x 7 also Turnstone.............(Birdguides).