Wednesday 1 April 2015

Wednesday 1st April 2015

Branston
leucistic Blackbird in small sheep paddock just before Travelodge on A38 northbound at 15:00 (JW)

Leucistic Blackbird by Jon Woodcock

Doxey Marshes
Greenshank, Little Ringed Plover, 2x Sand Martin, 3x Little Egret, 2x Snipe & 5x Goosander (SE, HF). Also Cetti's Warbler calling (MF)

Greenshank by Steve Edwards

Belvide Res
Female Velvet Scoter and drake Scaup still

Croxall
4x Goosander, Shelduck, 6x Shoveler, 32x Teal, Curlew, 11x Snipe (IWh)

Fradley
2x LR Plover, 3x Ringed Plover, 3x Snipe (IWh)

Branston Gravel Pits
10x Ruff, 10x Redshank, 3x LR Plover, 37x Shelduck, 9x Gadwall, Cetti’s Warbler, Tawny Owl, Swallow, 10x Sand Martin. (JW)
Newcastle (Wolstanton)
9x Raven over SW at 14:40 (KSt)

Whitmore Haye
Wheatear & 15x Fieldfare (IWh)

Berryhill
2x Wheatear, Swallow, Little Grebe, 8x Raven, 3x Snipe, 3x Chiffchaff, Peregrine, 26x Fieldfare (RT)

Essington Quarry
2x Swallow at 17:30 (DBa)

Barton-under-Needwood
Goosander - female on village pond (JW)

Hanley
3x Peregrine around BT building (RT)