Friday 24 April 2015

Friday 24th April 2015

Radford Meadows Stafford
Green-winged Teal still on scrape SW of the canal, also Common Sandpiper (GWR). Still present 17:10hrs
Photo by Gaz R

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Curlew Sandpiper still present this afternoon plus 3x Wheatear (TVB)

Blithfield Res
Whimbrel over the dam at 10.20 (GJM)

Belvide Resv
Fem Velvet Scoter still, Whimbrel briefly, Osprey flew NW at 09:35hrs 

Tucklesholme
2x Ruff, 3x Green Sandpiper, 4x Ringed Plover, 13x LR Plover, 3x Wheatear, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Sedge Warbler, 4x Shelduck, 6x Gadwall. (JW)

Ruff by Jon Woodcock

Gailey
4x Shoveler, 2x Common Tern, Common Sandpiper (SR)

Brinepit Lock
Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler (RCB)

Doxey Marshes
2x Common Sandpiper, 3x Little Ringed Plover, Swift & Dunlin (@Huwgo_Boss)

Silverdale CP
3x Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, 4x Wheatear, 3x Whitethroat, Blackcap (BC LC, NDP)

Oakamoor
5x House Martin over park, pair of Dipper and pair of Mandarin Duck on river (KK)