Wednesday 31 July 2013

Wednesday 31 July 2013

Uttoxeter Quarry
1st sum Med Gull on the main pit then flew off at 12:00 also Little Egret, 3x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Curlew (AB)

Belvide Res (permit only)
Arctic Tern one through this afternoon.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Tad Bay 1st sum Little Gull, Hobby, 9x Black-tailed Godwit, 6x Dunlin, 6x LR Plover, 2x Common Sandpiper, 3x Shelduck (juvs). Blithe Bay 3x Greenshank. Causeway 2x LR Plover (RBe)
Juv Med Gull at Admaston Reach this morning and in Tad Bay this evening (MPR GJM)

Alton area
Spotted Flycatcher, Mandarin (ARa)

Tuesday 30 July 2013

Tuesday 30 July 2013

Rudyard Lake
No sign of the Caspian Tern by 09:15.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
1st sum Little Gull, Turnstone, 11x Dunlin, 3x Greenshank, 65+ Common Tern, 100+ Swift (GJM MPR)

Croxden Quarry
Crossbill 1, Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult & Little Ringed Plover 4 (ABa)

Belvide Res (permit only)
The Quail was heard calling again to the south west of the reserve this morning. 6 Common Sandpiper were on the dam, also 1 Dunlin, 1 LRP and 1 Redshank were noted (Belvide blog)

Hanchurch
2 Crossbill & 4 Raven (STu)

Branston GP's
2x Ruff, 8x Green Sandpiper, 11x Curlew, 6x Little Ringed Plover, 2x Redshank, Oystercatcher, Common Tern, 7x Shelduck, 12x Teal, 15x Lapwing & c100 Starling also a Small Copper (ASc)

Monday 29 July 2013

Monday 29th July 2013

Rudyard Res
1st year Caspian Tern present again this morning at 07:00. Caspian Tern to 14:55 then flew north.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
2nd Sum Caspian Gull still, 34x Dunlin, 5x Greenshank, 3x Sanderling, 3 Common Sandpiper, 54x Common Term (RCB)
Also 1 Little Gull, 7+ Common Sandpiper, 20+ LRP, 1 Ringed Plover (SCo)

Belvide Res (permit only)
The Quail was still calling to the south west of the reserve this afternoon. 2 Dunlin, 1 LRP and 4 Common Sandpiper were present. 45 Greylag Geese and the Egyptian Goose were counted (Belvide blog)

Whitemoor Haye
2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Oystercatcher, 11 Lapwing, 2 Common Tern, , 3 Barnacle Geese, 9+ Yellow Wagtail (majority juveniles), 1 Little Owl, 12+ Tree Sparrows (SCo)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Green Sandpiper 4, Common Sandpiper 5, Oystercatcher 4, Common Tern 26, Egyptian Goose 1, Mandarin 1 (ABa)

Croxden Quarry
Teal 4, LRP (ABa)

Sunday 28 July 2013

Sunday 28th July 2013

Rudyard Res
Caspian Tern again present this morning at 07:45. Still present at 14:00 & at 17.45
Caspian Tern by Chris Bromley
Caspian Tern by Steve Gibson

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Osprey, 3x Knot, Turnstone, 52x Dunlin, 4x Greenshank, Redshank, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 70x Common Tern & 2x Arctic Tern (GJM, MPR)
also Caspian Gull, 2 Turnstone, 5 Redshank, Whimbrel, 5 Greenshank, Med Gull, Little Gull, 22 LRP, Snipe, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Oystercatcher, 7 Common Sandpiper, Hobby, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (SE&HF, JA)
Turnstone by Steve Edwards

Belvide Res (permit only)
The Quail was calling again in the Wheat field to the south west of the reserve, but sounded distant. 2 Redshank dropped in late morning, also 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Common Sandpiper, 2 LRP, 1 Oystercatcher and 3 Dunlin were present. 17 Grey Heron were on the north shore. 4 Wigeon, 11 Teal and 1 Shoveler were counted. A single Shelduck flew thru early morning (Belvide Blog)

Whitemoor Haye
1 Garden Warbler, 24 Mute Swan, 2 Common Sandpiper, several Linnet & Goldfinch, Yellowhammer, 10+ Tree Sparrow, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Tern, 4 Yellow Wagtail & 219 Greylag Geese (SCo)

Saturday 27 July 2013

Saturday 27 July 2013

Rudyard Lake
Caspian Tern again at 06:15 (SSe). Present all day, showing well at times and flew north at 16.45
also Green Sandpiper x1, Dunlin x 1, Little Ringed Plover x 7, Oystercatcher x3 & Crossbill single over (SSe)
Caspian Tern by Derek Fowler

Caspian Tern this morning from Steve Seal

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Admaston Reach 6 x LRP, 1x Dunlin & at Tad Bay 14x Dunlin, 1x Black Tailed Godwit,  2x Sanderling, 1x Greenshank (DTr)

Belvide Resv
Four Crossbills flew over east at 13-40hrs. One Black-tailed Godwit present.

Croxden
Green Sandpiper and 2x Crossbill this morning (ABa)
also a Yellow-legged Gull (RPo)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Juvenile Med Gull, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Green Sandpiper, 5 Common Sandpiper, 3 LRP, 21 Common Tern, 1 Goosander, 7 Common Gull (RPo)
Juvenile Med Gull & Blackwits by Richard Powell
 
Branston GP's
2x Little Ringed Plover +4 juv's, 3x Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 2x male Ruff, Snipe, 3x Green Sandpiper, 1x Oystercatcher + 1x juv, 2x juv Redshank, 13x Curlew, Hobby, Ringed Plover, 4x Little Egret & Common Tern + 1x juv (CJW, NJS, GAS)

Friday 26 July 2013

Friday 26 July 2013

Rudyard Lake
CASPIAN TERN  on the mud at the north end late morning. Refound at 14-20hrs and present until 19-55hrs when it flew NW.

This is the 9th record of Caspian Tern in Staffordshire and the first since 1999!



All above photo's by Steve Seal

Photo by Andy Barker

Blithfield Res
1x Turnstone, 2x Common Sandpiper, 9x Dunlin. (DJo)

Whitemoor Haye
15x Tree Sparrow, Yellow Wagtails, 3x Common Tern, Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 3x Barnacle Geese, Little Owl, Green Woodpecker, Grey Partridge (SC)

Branston Gravel Pits
Mediterranean Gull, Ruff, 8x Green Sandpiper, 2x Common Sandpiper, 13x Curlew, 3x Redshank, 27x Shelduck, 8x LRP (+5 chicks), Stoat, 2x Fox (JWo)


Adult Med Gull by Jon Woodcock

Croxden
Adult YL Gull this evening (AB)






Thursday 25 July 2013

Thursday 25 July 2013

Eccleshall
Report received of a adult male Red-backed Shrike on the 23 July showing on and off for a hour in a garden. No photos available.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
2nd sum Caspian Gull, 1st sum Little Gull, Osprey, Little Egret, c80 Common Tern (55 in Tad Bay), Sanderling, 2x Turnstone, 10x LR Plover, 2x Ringed Plover, 16x Dunlin, 5x Common Sandpiper, 4x Greenshank, Redshank, Snipe, 2nd sum YL Gull (GJM)

Uttoxeter Quarry
3x Green Sandpiper, 5x Common Tern, 6x Oystercatcher (AB)

Belvide Res (permit only)
Quail singing in wheat field south of the West end hide this afternoon

Branston GPs
Little Egret, Ruff  7x Green Sandpiper, 3x Common Sandpiper, 5x Dunlin, 2x Ringed Plover + juv, 13x LR Plover + 5 chicks, Redshank, Oystercatcher, 25x Shelduck, 6x Teal, 3x Green Woodpecker + juv (JW)

Red-veined Darter by Jon Woodcock


Maer Hills
c20 Crossbill (ST)

Wednesday 24 July 2013

Wednesday 24th July 2013

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Blithfield Res (permit only)
Black-necked Grebe present this morning (MPR) Still mid afternoon off Admaston Reach (RCB)
Turnstone in Blithe Bay (GJM)
Tad Bay - 2nd Summer Caspian Gull, 2x Sanderling, Turnstone, 2x Greenshank, 14x Dunlin, 6x LR Plover, 3x Common Sandpiper, 16x Common Tern (RBe)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
5x Little Egret, 4x Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 8x Snipe, 2x Green Sandpiper & 2x Common Sandpiper (GWi)

Belvide Res (permit only)
A Whimbrel flew thru late morning, also 6 Common Sandpiper and 5 LRP were noted. Wigeon have increased to 5, The Egyptian Goose remains. Another Tufted Duck brood of 13 was at the west end, 6 Teal and 4 Pochard were counted (Belvide blog)

Tuesday 23 July 2013

Tuesday 23rd July 2013

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Blithfield Res (permit only)
Caspian Gull still, Turnstone, 2x Sanderling, 14x Black-tailed Godwit, 4x Greenshank, 14x Dunlin, 5x Common Sandpiper, 8x LR Plover, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x Golden Plover, 4x Oystercatcher, Curlew (SE HF)
Wood Sandpiper flushed from Blithe Bay and flew off NW (GJM)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
2x Sanderling on Jubilee Wetlands at 13.30 also Black-tailed Godwit, 6x Dunlin, 2x Ringed Plover, 5x LR Plover, 3x Redshank, 4x Oystercatcher, 14x Common Tern

Branston GP's
Male Ruff on sandypit, 9x Green Sandpiper, 4x Common Sandpiper, 10x Curlew, Redshank, 5x Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover & 24x Shelduck (DSc)

Westport Lake
Little Ringed Plover & juvenile Little Grebe this morning (NJS, CJW)

Dimmingsdale
4x Crossbill and 30x Swift (TE)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Greenshank, Redshank, 5x Green Sandpiper, 12x Common Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher (AB)

Croxden
Med Gull juvenile on the old lagoon this evening (AB)

Alton
Hobby chasing Swallows (TE)

Aston (which is between Maer and Pipe Gate).
Hobby – 1 chasing hirundines (STu)
Void, Silverdale C.P
Yellow Wagtail – 1 flew out with 2 Meadow Pipits (STu)

Monday 22 July 2013

Monday 22nd July 2013

Westport Lake
Common Sandpiper & Little Grebe this morning (CJW)
also a Peregrine flew through south (JJo)

Blithfield Res
5 Black-tailed Godwits, 5 Oystercatchers, 31 Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Redshank, 2 Dunlin & 3 Snipe (JWH)
also from 19.30-20.25, Causeway....10 Little Ringed Plover & Tad Bay 13 Dunlin, Sanderling, 3 Greenshank, 8 LRP, Oystercatcher & 15 Goosander (RBe)
also Caspian Gull, Yellow-legged Gull & Little Gull (GJM)

Branston GPs
Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, 12x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, 3x Redshank (2 juvs), 4x LR Plover + 4 chicks, 20x Shelduck, 5x Shoveller, 8x Teal, Green Woodpecker (JWo)
Peacock & Gatekeeper butterflies by Jon Woodcock

Croxden
Adult Yellow-legged Gull and juv Common Gull this evening (ABa)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Greenshank, 6 Dunlin, 3 Little Egret, 20 Common Tern (GWi)

Sunday 21 July 2013

Sunday 21 July 2013

Belvide Res (permit only)
Black Tern adult this morning. Still at 13:45 favours the west end (HK)

Tittesworth
Black Tern one this morning also 10x Black-tailed Godwit over east (SG)
 Black Tern by Steve Gibson
Roe Deer at Tittesworth by Steve Gibson
Black Tern at Tittesworth by Chris Bromley

Blithfield Res
2nd summer Caspian Gull, Turnstone, c10 Dunlin, Greenshank, Snipe & 2x Oystercatcher (GJM, NJS, CJW)
Additional - Sanderling, 6x Black-tailed Godwit, 3x Greenshank, 6x Snipe, 17x Dunlin, 20x LR Plover, 3x Ringed Plover, 3x Common Sandpiper, 30x Common Tern, 3x Little Grebe, 13x Goosander, Peregrine (SE HF)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Juvenile Med Gull on main pit (AB) and still at 19:15 on Leasowes farm pit also 2x Green Sandpiper,7x Common Sandpiper, 6x Oystercatcher, 3x LR Plover, Redshank, 9x Goosander (AB)
Med Gull by Andy Barker
 
 Branston GP's
Ruff, 9x LRP, 2x Redshank, 2x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, Yellow-legged Gull, Yellow Wagtail, 25x Shelduck, 4x Shoveler & 8x Teal (DSc)

Saturday 20 July 2013

Saturday 20 July 2013

Blithfield Res ( permit only)
Tad Bay - Turnstone, Sanderling, 13x Dunlin, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank and 2x Snipe at the Deep end (RCB)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 5x Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 2x Curlew, 26x Common Tern, Hobby (RPo)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
On Jubilee Wetlands, Ruff, 3x Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 6x Ringed Plover, 8x LRP (Inc 2x juv's), 6x Oystercatcher & a Redshank (GWi)

Berryhill
3x Redstart and a Hobby this morning (RT KH)

Gailey Res
3rd summer Yellow-legged Gull NW of sailing club in a ploughed field at 10.45

Westport
2x Common Tern, Kingfisher (JJ)

Croxden
Hobby over the viewpoint this morning (AB)

Highgate Common
Mistle Thrush x 3, Green Woodpecker x 3, Buzzard, Yellowhammer and 
Swifts (DPo)

Friday 19 July 2013

Friday 19 July 2013

Belvide Res (permit only)
Pectoral Sandpiper on the North shore mid morning but no further sign by 10:30
also 3 Common Sandpiper and 3 LRP were present. 3 Wigeon and the Egyptian Goose were noted (Belvide Blog)

Blithfield Res (permit only)
18.00-19.00, Tad Bay, Greenshank, Redshank, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 12 Dunlin, 12+ LRP, 5 Goosander & in Blithe Bay, 3 Black tailed Godwit, 6 Dunlin & 8 LRP (RBe)
Also Sanderling (THa),  Little Egret, 4x Common Sandpiper (ECl)

Trent Washlands
3x Little Egret and a Hobby (AJa)

Thursday 18 July 2013

Thursday 18th July 2013

Blithfield Res (permit only)
LRP 20, Dunlin 6, Curlew, Greenshank, Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit 5 & Little Gull 1st summer (GJM)
also a Ruff in Tad Bay (SE, HF)

Belvide Res (permit only)
Black Tern from Scott hide this afternoon

Westport Lake
Common Sandpiper & Kingfisher on main lake this morning (CJW, NJS)
 

Wednesday 17 July 2013

Wednesday 17 July 2013

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Blithe Bay Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, 8x LR Plover, Tad Bay 4x Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, 10x LR Plover, 4x Goosander, Shelduck  (RBe)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
4x Dunlin and a Curlew on Jubilee Wetlands (GW)

Berryhill
3x Redstart (RT)

Cannock Chase
1 Hobby, 2 Common Whitethroat, 6 Tree Pipits, 1 Yellowhammer, 13 Mistle Thrush & 3 Green Woodpecker (RWi)

Dimmingsdale
Green Woodpecker, 2x Raven 4x Mistle Thrush (TE)

Tuesday 16 July 2013

Tuesday 16 July 2013

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Adult Sanderling in summer plumage, 10x Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Dunlin in Tad Bay (RCB GJM SE HJF)
Elephant Hawk Moth at Blithfield by Steve Edwards


Belvide Resv
3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Dunlin and 3 Snipe at the west end. Also 7 Common Sandpiper, 3 LRP and 3 Oystercatcher were present. A juvenile Little Egret was on the north shore. The Egyptian Goose was still present. A Hobby was seen this afternoon. Belvide Blog

Middleton Lakes RSPB
2 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, Ringed Plover & Little Ringed Plover (BDu)
also a Greenshank calling along the river, Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Redshank & 3x Oystercatcher (GWi)

Monday 15 July 2013

Monday 15 July 2013

Blithfield Res (permit only)
 1st summer Little Gull, Wood SandpiperBlack-tailed Godwit, c20 LR Plover, Green Sandpiper, 3x Common Sandpiper, 4x Dunlin, Little Egret (GJM RCB)
9x Black-tailed Godwit in Tad Bay at 17:30 (MJW)
also 7pm 10 Black tailed Godwits, 19 Common Tern, plus Greenshank in Tad Bay (RBe)

Belvide Res (permit only)
5 Common Sandpiper were on the dam and 3 LRP were on the north shore. 2 Lesser Whitethroat were along the south east bay. The first Gadwall brood of 7 young were in the south east bay. Tufted duck broods of 8,5,5 were at the west end (Belvide blog)

Adderley Green
Hobby over today (SSt)

Middleton Lakes RSPB#
Little Egret, 3 Redshank, 6 Ringed Plover and 9 LRP were on the Jubilee Wetlands and a Green Sandpiper was on Hall Lake, 103 Mute Swans on the north pit (GWi)

Croxall GP's
No bird news but a Banded Demoiselle (BRu)
Banded Demoiselle by Bob Russon

 







 
 

Sunday 14 July 2013

Sunday 14th July 2013

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Wood Sandpiper still in Tad Bay also 4x drake Common Scoter at the deep end (RPo)
Additional - 1st summer Little Gull, c20 LR Plover, 11x Common Sandpiper, 2x Greenshank, Redshank, 3x Dunlin (GJM)
Also a 3rd yr Yellow-legged Gull at the south end (GE)

Knypersley Res
Hobby over the lake and a Redshank til 06.30 plus 2x Kingfisher (GB)

Old River Dove
Common Tern, 4x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Kingfisher, 12x Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer (AJ)

Saturday 13 July 2013

Saturday 13 July 2013

Blithfield Res (permit only)
c20 LR Plover, Wood Sandpiper, 7x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Greenshank, 2x Redshank, 8x Common Sandpiper, Ruff, Dunlin (GJM MPR)

Knypersley Res
Spotted Flycatcher on east side of Lodge Barn Rd & 2x Little Owl on the west side (GB)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Green Sandpiper 1, Common Sandpiper 5, LRP 3, Oystercatcher 4 (ABa)

Belvide Res (permit only)
7 Common Sandpiper and 6 LRP were still present. A female Wigeon was new. The Egyptian Goose remains (Belvide blog)

Berryhill
2x juv Redstart still at the Viewpoint paddocks (RT KH)

Westport Lake
Summer plumage Black-necked Grebe, still present at 20.20 (KSt)
Black-necked Grebe by Nick Smith

Friday 12 July 2013

Friday 12th July 2013

Blithfield Res (permit only)
1st summer Little Gull, Greenshank, 2x Redshank, Ruff (MPR GJM)

Westport Lake
Adult Mediterranean Gull briefly this morning but flushed by dog walker (KS)

Trent Washlands
2x Little Egret (AJa)

Bathpool
2x juv Ravens in trees on the Island (JJ)

Drayton Bassett Pits
8x Crossbill over the North Pit (JH)





Thursday 11 July 2013

Thursday 11 July 2013

Croxden Quarry
Garganey female on 2nd lagoon from main viewpoint, present for 2nd day (RPo)

Branston Gravel Pits
4x LRP, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Curlew, 2x Redshank +2 juv, 7x Shoveler, 14x Teal, 3x Shelduck +20 ducklings, 4x Brown Hawker (JWo)

Tittesworth Res
Little Egret present again today (GA)
Little Egret by Graham Allbutt

 

Wednesday 10 July 2013

Wednesday 10 July 2013

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Tad Bay - Ruff, Redshank, 2nd summer Little Gull, 5x Common Scoter, 15x LR Plover, Blithe Bay Curlew (RCB GJM MPR) also Osprey (MPR)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Green Sandpiper, 5x Common Sandpiper, 7x LR Plover, 3x Oystercatcher, 6x Yellow Wagtail, 3 juvs (ABa)

Berryhill
2x juvenile Redstarts this morning (RT KH)

Swallows Mire Milford
Kingfisher (JWH)

Parkhall CP
2x Kingfisher on the wetland walk (SSt)

Tittesworth Res
Little Egret one on the conservation pool.

Tuesday 9 July 2013

Tuesday 9th July 2013

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Jubilee Wetlands 7 Common Tern inc 3 juv, 3 juv Lapwing. On North pit 3 eclipse Wigeon, 2x Common Tern (JH)

Branston Gravel Pits
2x Yellow-legged Gull (2nd summer), 6x Green Sandpiper, 4x Redshank +2 juv, 5x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x LRP + 3 chicks, Shoveler, 7x Shelduck +16 ducklings, Green Woodpecker, Insects:- Emperor Dragonfly, Numerous Common Darter, Broad-bodied Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer, 5 Spot Burnet, Small and Large Skipper (JWo)

Monday 8 July 2013

Monday 8 July 2013

Berryhill
Redstart juvenile around the Viewpoint paddocks this morning (RT)

Belvide Res (permit only)
3 Green Sandpiper were at the west end also 5 Common Sandpiper and 4 Oystercatcher were present. The Egyptian Goose remains, also 148 Tufted Duck, 6 Teal, 1 Shoveler and 10 Gadwall were counted (Belvide blog)

Tittesworth Res
Little Egret present at 13.00 (HDe)

Sunday 7 July 2013

Sunday 7 July 2013

Uttoxeter Quarry
Male Ruff this morning (RPo)

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Blithe Bay: 1 1st summer Little Gull, 1 Osprey. Tad Bay: 1 female Ruff (RPo)
3x Black-tailed Godwit early evening (JA)

Saturday 6 July 2013

Saturday 6th July 2013

Branston Gravel Pits
2x Green Sandpiper, Curlew, Redshank + 2 young, 4x Little Ringed Plover & a Lesser Whitethroat at the Water Park (NJS, GAS)

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Greenshank, 1x Icelandic Black-tailed Godwit, 107x Great Crested Grebe & c75 Common Tern, 2x Redshank, 4x LRP, juv Ringed Plover and Siskin over Education Centre (NJS, GAS, RCB)

Belvide Res
Egyptian Goose still present

Uttoxeter Quarry
3x Green Sandpiper, 6x Common Sandpiper, 6x LR Plover, Curlew, 6x Oystercatcher, Lesser Whitethroat (RPo)

Drayton Bassett Pits
Jubilee Wetlands - 1x Black-tailed Godwit, 1x Common Sandpiper and 4x Ringed Plover (GWi)

Wedgwood Estate
6x Common Tern around the Serpentine (ARa)

Friday 5 July 2013

Friday 5 July 2013

Blithfield Res
4x Black-tailed Godwit (Blithe Bay), 1st summer Little Gull & 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull in Tad Bay (MWa)

Branston GPs
6x Green Sandpiper, 4x Redshank + 2c  chicks, 5x Curlew, 2x Ringed Plover, 3x LR Plover + 3 chicks, 3x Oystercatcher, 9x Teal, 5x Shelduck + 16 ducklings, Lesser Whitethroat, Green Woodpecker (JWo DSc)
Emperor Dragonfly, Broad-bodied Chaser, 10 Black-tailed Skimmer, 20 Five-spot Burnet, Small Skipper, 10 Large Skipper, 3 Hoverfly (Volucella Bombylans) Chimney Sweeper Moth (JWo DSc)

Hoverfly (Volucella bombylans) by Jon Woodcock


Croxden
3x Curlew at 05:30 (ABa)

Knypersley Res
Hobby over reservoir mid day also Spotted Flycatcher in fields east of Lodge Barn Road (GB)

Thursday 4 July 2013

Thursday 4th July 2013

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Osprey over Tad Bay at 11:35 and in tree at 13:00 also Wood Sandpiper in Tad Bay, 24x Common Tern, 1st summer Little GullGreen Sandpiper, 4x Common Sandpiper 2x Redshank, 2x Curlew, 3x LR Plover (RCB)

Belvide Res
Egyptian Goose still present today

Westport Lake
Drake Common Scoter on main lake at 05.30 and still present at 13:30 at least (NJS)

The Common Scoter at Westport Lake by Dave Kelsall
 
Trent Washlands
Little Egret, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, & Lesser Whitethroat (AJ)
 
Old River Dove
Common Tern, 4x Yellow Wagtail & 3x Yellowhammer (AJ)
 
Uttoxeter Quarry
20x Common Sandpiper (flock of 10 dropped in at 20.45), 17x Curlew, 7x Oystercatcher, 9x Little Ringed Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper & 20x Goosander (ABa)
 
Cannock Chase
3x Woodcock this evening (RWi)
 





Wednesday 3 July 2013

Wednesday 3 July 2013

Blithfield Res (permit only)
1st summer Little Gull, drake Common Scoter, Green Sandpiper, 3x Common Sandpiper, juv Ringed Plover (MPR)
also present an Osprey sitting in tree at duckley plantation (SC)

Whitemoor Haye
Quail singing at 4.30 pm from cereal field near micro-lite landing strip (BGeorge)
also Whooper Swan between pits viewable from Whitemoor Lakes Action Centre entrance this evening

Alton Area
3x Grey Wagtail, 1x Kingfisher, 1x Treecreeper, 6x Swift (ARa)

Branston Gravel Pits
3x Green Sandpiper, 2x Ringed Plover (+2 juveniles), 6x LRP (+2 Juveniles and 3 new chicks), Curlew, 2x Redshank (+2 juvenile and 2 new chicks), c5x Shelduck (+16 ducklings), Gadwall, 4x Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Insects:- Ringlet, 2x Meadow Brown, 3x Yellow Shell Moth (JWo0

Tuesday 2 July 2013

Tuesday 2nd July 2013

Whitemoor Haye
Quail one singing in cereal field near microlight field late afternoon also 21x Tree Sparrow, Corn Bunting and 3x Barnacle Goose (SCo)  Quail still at 20:00 also 2x Oystercatcher (SCo)

Ford Hall Green
Green Woodpecker & Grass Snake (DNi)
Grass Snake by Dave Nixon

Monday 1 July 2013

Monday 1 July 2013

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Quail one singing in wheat field behind the cottages by the education centre in Stansley wood.
Quail still singing at 17:30 also 1st summer Little Gull, Redshank and 12x Common Tern (RCB)

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Green Sandpiper, 8x Common Sandpiper, 4x Curlew, 4x Oystercatcher, 9x LR Plover (ABa)

Canwell
2x Spotted Flycatcher on the estate (IB)