Monday 20 April 2015

Monday 20th April 2015

Radford Meadows
Green-winged Teal still present this afternoon, also 5x Little Ringed Plover & Yellow Wagtail (RSw)

Westport Lake
Grasshooper Warbler reeling early AM again (NJS)

Belvide Res
Osprey flew through at 18.40 (NTa), also female Velvet Scoter still, Wheatear, 5x Yellow Wagtail, 8x Sedge Warbler, 2x Reed Warbler & 3x Whitethroat (BB)

Cheadle
Osprey over north late morning (DBl)

Berryhill
Ring Ouzel still early morning, Whinchat, 13x Wheatear (RT NDP)

Branston Gravel Pits
Sedge Warbler, 3x Whitethroat, Cetti's Warbler, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 3x Oystercatcher, 11x Redshank, 6x Little Ringed Plover, Snipe, 25x Lapwing, Water Rail, 2x Wigeon, 36x Shelduck, 14x Gadwall, Raven & Tawny Owl (JWo)

Tucklesholme
Wheatear, 4x Ruff, 5x Green Sandpiper, c22 Little Ringed Plover, 6x Ringed Plover, 7x Redshank & 2x Shelduck (JWo)

Cannock Chase
1x Cuckoo, pair Redstart, 3x Tree Pipit (IBu). Also Hobby (@daftoldbirder) 

Gailey
2x Shoveler, 1x Tawny Owl, 1x Wheatear (SR)

Whitemoor  Haye
1st sum Little Gull, Little Egret, 3x Wheatear, 20x Yellow Wagtail & drake Mandarin (JAl)

Doxey Marsh
 Reed Warbler, 4x Chiffchaff, Swift, 2x Little Egret, 5x LR Plover, Common Sandpiper, Peregrine, microlight flushed 78x Snipe, 2x Redshank, Blackcaps, 2x Grasshopper Warbler, 10x Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler, 2x White Wagtail, 35x Sand Martin, 2x Swallow, Yellow Wagtail (Mike Boote)

Knypersley
2x Shoveler (NHo)