Monday 31 May 2010

31st May 2010

Uttoxeter Quarry
Curlew Sandpiper still also Redshank , Dunlin x 4,
Ringed Plover x 12 , Goosander x 13 and White Wagtail....A Barker.

Drayton Bassett
Sanderling on north pit also Dunlin x 8 , Ringed Plover x 8....TP , JA.

Gailey Res
Spotted Flycatcher below dam .

Tittesworth Res
Spotted Flycatcher by small pine plantation.

Sunday 30 May 2010

30th May 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still this morning.........Birdguides.

Westport Lake
L R Plover early morning.........C Waring.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Curlew Sandpiper , Ringed Plover x 22 , Dunlin x 5 ,
Peregrine and Hobby..............R Powell.

Drayton Bassett
Dunlin x 6 , Ringed Plover x 6 .........J Allen , G Williams.

Saturday 29 May 2010

29th May 2010

Uttoxeter Quarry
Curlew Sandpiper still present this morning......Birdguides.

Tittesworth Res
Ringed Plover x 3 , L R Plover x 3 , Common Sand x 4 ,
Dunlin , Curlew x 4 and Pied Flycatcher..........P Shenton.

Westport Lake
Oystercatcher x 2 early morning.........N Smith.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Marsh Harrier imm male flew off north at 15-00 ,
also drake Garganey , Sanderling mid afternoon......Birdguides.

Drayton Bassett
Sanderling on north pit also Dunlin x 7 , Ringed Plover x 8....T Perrins.

Friday 28 May 2010

28th May 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still on north shore......Birdguides.

Whitemore Hay
Grey Partridge x 2 , Yellow Wagtail x 2 ...........B Wood.

Croxhall Lake
Dunlin x 2 , Ringed Plover x 10 , Oystercatcher x 2.......B Wood.

Chasewater
Black-tailed Godwit.............GE.

Thursday 27 May 2010

27th May 2010.

Wood Warbler..........SS.


Dimmingsdale Area
Wood Warbler , Redstart x 2 , Spotted Flyatcher
and two Pied Flycatchers .......SS.
Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Black-tailed Godwit x 3 also drake Garganey still.......BB.
Westport Lake
Common Tern also L R Plover.

Wednesday 26 May 2010

26th May 2010

Uttoxeter Quarry
Curlew Sandpiper this evening also 2 Dunlin and
3 Ringed Plover..............A Barker.

Chasewater
Little Stint still between sailing club and water ski centre
this evening..............Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still...............Birdguides.

Drayton Bassett
Ruff ,Redshank , 12 Ringed Plover , 3 Dunlin.........J Harris.

Tuesday 25 May 2010

25th May 2010

Berry Hill
Quail singing in meadow south of Lapland Bunnting paddock
at 9-00........R Toon.

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 2 early morning.......C Waring.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Turnstone , Ringed Plover , Common Tern , L R Plover ,
Common Sandpiper , Oystercatcher x 9.........A Barker.

Drayton Bassett
Ruff one still today also 20 Ringed Plover.........Birdguides.

Chasewater
Little Stint this evening also Turnstone and 44 Ringed Plover ,
.........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still at west end also Sanderling.........Birdguides.

Monday 24 May 2010

24th May 2010

Eassington Quarry
Possible Purple Heron circled before flying off south this
eveing @ 21-40............Birdguides.

Westport Lake
Oystercatcher 06-45 on boating lake.....NS.

Drayton Bassett
Sanderling x 4 present on north pit also Ruff.......G Williams.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey still at west end...........Birdguides.

Sunday 23 May 2010

23rd May 2010

Tree Pipit...Cannock Chase.......SS.


Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Grey Plover still on north shore early morning also Garganey (drake),
and female Marsh Harrier over N/E @ 6-30........Birdguides.

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 2 early morning plus Common Sandpiper.....SS , NS.

Cannock Chase
Wood Warbler @ seven springs car park again this afternoon
also several Redstart and six Tree Pipit towards stepping
stones........SS , APB.

Saturday 22 May 2010

22nd May 2010

Branston GPs
Common Scoter drake this afternoon.........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Grey Plover still present this morning........Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Hobby x 1 , Common Tern x 2 , Dunlin x 3 , Ringed Plover x 5,
Sedge Warbler x 5 , Lesser Whitethroat x 4..........A Barker.

Doxey Marshes
Marsh Harrier circled the pool before flying off over M6 motorway.

Friday 21 May 2010

21st May 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Black Tern , Garganey (drake) , also Grey Plover at
west end............Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Common Tern x 2 , Dunlin x 5 , Ringed Plover x 5 , Oy,catcher x 5 ,
Common Sand ,L R Plover , Curlew , Yellow Wagtail x 3.....A Barker.

Thursday 20 May 2010

20th May 2010

Berry Hill
Cuckoo , Spotted Flycatcher , Grasshopper Warbler x 2 ,
Hobby.............R Toon.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still in gazebo bay.......BB.

Wednesday 19 May 2010

19th May 2010

Blithfield Res
Marsh Harrier in Tad Bay @ 10-15 (Birdguides)

Croxall Lakes
Common Sandpiper x 1, Ringed Plover x 13, Dunlin x 7, Redshank x 1 Lesser Whitethroat x 1, Garden Warbler x 1 (John T)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Hobby x 1 over top pool (Birdguides)

Belvide Reservoir
Garganey drake in Gazebo Bay; also Black-tailed Godwit (Birdguides)

Tuesday 18 May 2010

18th May 2010

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 3 , early morning.........C Waring.

Little Hayward
Little Egret x 3 on small roadside pool opposite Shugborough
shooting club..............Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
Wood Warbler x 2 (1) Seven Springs car park , (1) on path towards
stepping stones, also 6 Redstart , 5 Tree Pipits and 2 Cuckoo.......HM.

Chasewater
31 Ringed Plover this morning also 10 Dunlin.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still in gazebo bay.........BB.

Monday 17 May 2010

17th May 2010

Pied Flycatcher.....Dimmingsdale Area....SS.



Doxey Marshes
Blue-headed Wagtail in ditch by viewing platform ,
also Yellow Wagtail x 2 , L R Plover x 5 , Goosander x 1 ,Oystercatcher x 3 , Hobby x 1 , Redshank x 1... S Petrek.


Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still.......Birdguides.

Westport Lake
Ringed Plover.......P Lunt.
L R Plover , Common Sandpiper.......N Smith.

Dimmingsdale Area
Pied Flycatcher x 2 , Redstart x 3 , Spotted Flycatcher x 1 ....SS.

Coombes Valley RSPB
Pied Flycatcher x 4 , Redstart x 4 ............SS.

Drayton Bassett
Dunlin x 9 , Ringed Plover x 11 , Hobby x 2........TVB.

Cannock Chase

Wood Warbler x 2........Seven Springs, Wood Warbler x 4......Punchbowl , also Redstart x 6 , Pied Flycatcher x 4 , and Stonechat x 4 , Tree Pipit x 7 Sheerbrook Valley area......N Thorneycroft.

Essington Quarry

Whinchat fem on fence post a south end.

Uttoxeter Quarry

Ringed Plover x 5 , Dunlin x 4 , Curlew x 2 , Common Tern x 1 , Goosander x 7 , Yellow Wagtail x 5 , ....................A Barker

Sunday 16 May 2010

16th May 2010

Whitemoor Haye
Quail calling by Oval Pool this morning.......Birdguides.

Chasewater
Sanderling still this afternoon........Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Sanderling one present this afternoon , also Ringed Plover x 6 ,
Dunlin x 4 , Wheatear x 1 ..........A Barker.

Croxall Lakes
Turnstone one present this morning..........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permt Only)
Garganey drake still present............Birdguides.

Drayton Bassett
Dunlin x 6 , Ringed Plover x 6..........T Perrins.

Saturday 15 May 2010

15th May 2010

Hanchurch Woods
Crossbill x 25 , Spotted Flycatcher , Tree Pipits x 4 ,
and a Cuckoo this morning........NP.

Chasewater
Sanderling one this evening......M Yapp.

Coombes Valley RSPB
Pied Flycatchers x 5 also Redstart.

Blithfield
Turnstone in Tad Bay.........M Yapp.

Drayton Bassett
Dunlin x 2 , Ringed Plover x 6..........T Perrins.

Dimmingsdale
Redstart...........D Powell.

Friday 14 May 2010

14th May 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Temminck,s Stint , Wood Sandpiper and Greenshank ,
at west end 7-30............Birdguides.

Rocester
Spotted Flycatcher one present.......Birdguides.

Doxey Marshes
Hobby in tree by metal hide this afternoon.......Birdguides.

Drayton Bassett
Turnstone late afternoon........TVB.

Thursday 13 May 2010

13th May 2010

Ruddy Shelduck , Tittesworth Res......Ann P Bentley.


Tittesworth Res
Ruddy Shelduck on island from car park 11-20 / 11-25 ,
also L R Plover and four Oystercatchers.........SS.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Wood Sandpiper this afternoon on north shore ,
also drake Garganey still.......Birdguides.

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 2 , early morning also Common Sand.....N Smith.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Dunlin , Wheatear , Yellow Wagtail x 3 , Goosander x 8......A Barker.

Wednesday 12 May 2010

12th May 2010

Tittesworth Res
Honey Buzzard over @ 10-30...........Birdguides.

Drayton Bassett
Whimbrel on north pit mid-morning..........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still also L R Plover x 9 , Common Tern x 9.....BB.

Tuesday 11 May 2010

11th May 2010

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 1 , Common Sand x 1 , Ruddy Duck (drake).....SS.

Berry Hill
Whinchat x 4 , Wheatear x 17 , Hobby , Yellow Wagtail.....R Toon.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still also Hobby x 3 , Whimbrel x 2.

Drayton Bassett
Dunlin x 4 , Ringed Plover x 6.........J Allen.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Whinchat x 2 , Wheatear x 1 , Yellow Wagtail x 3 ,
Little Egret x 1 this evening..............A Barker.

Monday 10 May 2010

10th May 2010

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 2, Hobby x 1 , Barnacle Goose (feral).....C Waring.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
L R Plover x 5 , Common Sand x 1 , Common Tern x 12 .....BB.

Chasewater
Ringed Plover x 15 , L R Plover x 4 , Common Sandpiper x 1,
Dunlin x 7 , Wheatear x 3........GE.

Sunday 9 May 2010

9th May 2010

Berry Hill
Whinchat x 3 present this morning.........Birdguides.

Doxey Marshes
Greenshank x 3 from hide also Whinchat , White Wagtail ,
and Goosander.............Birdguides.

Chasewater
Knot , also Greenshank.............Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Greenshank x 3.............Birdguides.

Hawksmoor
Spotted Flycatcher x 1 , Redstart x 5 , Wood Warbler x 2 ,
Pied Flycatcher x 2 , Tree Pipit x 1 , Tawny Owl x 1 .......A Barker.

Garston
Wheatear x 7 @ Cotton Dell.............A Barker.

Blithfield Res
Little Egret in Tad Bay @ 11-5am.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Wood Sandpiper on north shore , also Arctic Tern ,
and Hobby x 2 .

Knypersley Res
Common Sandpiper..........SS.

Drayton Bassett
Common Sandpiper , Dunlin , Wigeon x 2........TVB.

Saturday 8 May 2010

8th May 2010

Doxey Marshes
Greenshank x 3 late afternoon also Whinchat x 2 , Hobby.

Gailey Res
Arctic Tern (adult) on main sailing lake........Birdguides.

Chasewater
Knot , also Sanderling........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Whinchat one today........Birdguides.

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 5 early morning also Shelduck x 4 over.......C Waring.

Coombes Valley
Redstart and Pied Flycatcher this morning .

Friday 7 May 2010

7th May 2010

Uttoxeter Quarry
Whimbrel this evening also Curlew , Ruddy Shelduck.....RP/AB.

Drayton Bassett Pits
Little Gull adult this evening........Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Whinchat one still present plus Wheatear x 18...........Birdguides.

Doxey Marshes
Wood Sandpiper from metal hide mid-afternoon......Birdguides.

Silverdale Colliery
Whimbrel on The Void early afternoon also Curlew, Cuckoo x 2....NP.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey drake still also Hobby x 2 .

Aqualate Mere
Hobby x 5 this morning also Cuckoo .

Thursday 6 May 2010

6th May 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Sanderling x 4 flew N/W mid-morning also Hobby x 2.......Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Whinchat x 2 , Wheatear x 15.

Yoxall
Hobby over @ 15-55.

Blithfield Res
Arctic Tern x 2.

Silverdale Colliery
Wheatear x 10 , also Lesser Whitethroat........NP.

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 2 still early morning..........C Waring.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Ruddy Shelduck (fem) this evening also Reed Warbler......A Barker.

Wednesday 5 May 2010

5th May 2010

Tittesworth Res
Whimbrel x 2 on island early morning........Birdguides.

Croxden Quarry
Wheatear x 2 , L R Plover x 1........A Barker.

Cheadle
Whinchat x 1 , JCB plant...............A Barker.

Westport Lake
L R Plover x 2...........C Waring.

Silverdale Colliery
Whinchat (fem).

Endon
Whimbrel north over sewage works this evening........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Drake Garganey still also Hobby x 3.........BB.

Parkhall GC
Grasshopper Warbler still singing near Weston Coyney.

Tuesday 4 May 2010

4th May 2010

Doxey Marshes
Greenshank on 2nd pool left of hide (not Wood Sand as reported).

Croxden Quarry
Wheatear x 2 , L R Plover x 1.............A Barker.

Cannock Chase
Common Crossbill x 13 near Cadet Huts.............Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Osprey flew N/W @ 10-45 , Hobby x 3 , Garganey north shore ,
Arctic Tern x 10 , Common Tern x 7 .........BB.

Knypersley Res
Hen Harrier ringtail over mid- morning..........G Brereton.

Monday 3 May 2010

3rd May 2010


Wood Warbler......Seven Springs car park....SS.

Cannock Chase
Wood Warbler @ Seven Springs car park......SS.
Wood Warbler @ Brocton car park....N Smith.
Spotted Flycatcher x 2 , Redstart , Wheatear @ Brocton Coppice.

Doxey Marsh
Hobby , Greenshank.........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Garganey , Marsh Harrier over N/W early morning.....Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Whinchat x 5 still prersent........Birdguides.

Little Ringed Plover.....Westport Lake.....SS



Westport Lake
L R Plover x 4 , Grey Wagtail x 2 early morning.....S Seal.

Hawksmoor
Wood Warbler this evening.........D Powell.

Chasewater
S E Owl over heath by north shore mid-evening......Birdguides.

Drayton Bassett
Arctic Tern , Dunlin x 2........T Perrins.

Swallow Moss
Osprey over north mid-evening..........Birdguides.

Sunday 2 May 2010

2nd May 2010

Cannock Chase
Wood Warbler x 2 @ Brocton Coppice also Pied Fly x 3 ,
Tree Pipit x 6 , Redstart x4 , Cuckoo x 2........Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Whinchat x 5 around burnt grass area , also Redstart ,
Wheatear x 25 ............R Toon.

Drayton Bassett
Marsh Harrier over early afternoon.......Birdguides.

Chasewater
S E Owl by north shore this evening.......Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Marsh Harrier (fem) over river Dove this evening, also Hobby...A Barker.

Whitemoor Haye
Greenland Wheatear x 3 , Yellow Wagtail x 9 , Common Sandpiper ,
Dunlin..............T Perrins.

Croxall GPs
Egyptian Goose , Hobby over...........T Perrins.

Hawksmoor
Tree Pipit x 3 , Redstart...........A Barker.

Dimmingsdale
Pied Flycatcher x 2 .............A Barker.

Apedale CP
Cuckoo........R Jones.

Combes Valley
Barn Owl x 2 , Redstart.

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Marsh Harrier , Hobby , Cuckoo , L R Plover x 7 ,
Common Sandpiper x 3 , Common Tern x 8........BB.

Gailey Res
Whinchat x 2 north side of sailing lake .

Endon
Whinchat @ sewage treatment works.

Saturday 1 May 2010

1st May 2010

Belvide Res (Permit Only)
Whimbrel x 2 on north shore this morning ,
Marsh Harrier imm fem N/W @ 17-10............BB.

Westport Lake
Swifts x 100+ , L R Plover x 1...........C Waring.

Berry Hill
Wheatear x 18 early morning.......R Toon.

Whitemoor Haye
Greenland Wheatear x 7 , Dunlin x 6 , Yellow Wagtail x 3...T Perrins.

Tittesworth Res
Pied Flycatcher , Redstarts x 2 , Common Sand x 2........SG.
Whimbrel x 2 @ 17-15...........R Powell.
Spotted Flycatcher .

Dimingsdale
Pied Flycatcher x 5 , Mandarin x 1................R Powell.

Hawksmoor
Wood Warbler , Redstart , Pied Flycatcher and Tree Pipit.........R Powell.

Drayton Bassett
Garganey (drake) , Greenshank , Common Sandpiper ,
Dunlin x 6 , Ringed Plover x 12 , Yellow Wagtail............TVB.