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Sunday, 17 April 2016

Sunday 17th April 2016

Rugeley
White Stork circled near the power station at mid day (per RBA)

Red Street
Pair Ring Ouzel still this morning (IBu)

Codsall
Male Ring Ouzel still at 08.45 plus 6x Wheatear along Pendeford Hall Lane (SNu) also Yellow Wagtail (JDu) also 6x White Wagtail & Little Egret (RBl)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
5x Grasshopper Warbler, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern & Lesser Whitethroat (KSa) also a report of a Sanderling on Jubilee Wetlands (@TameBirding) also Reed Warbler & Sedge Warbler (DHu)

Belvide Res
Grasshopper Warbler reeling below Dam this morning, also Whitethroat by Gazebo Hide (@BelvideBirding)

Chasewater
3x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Common Sandpiper (@CWG-sightings)

Berryhill
2x male Redstart, 23x Wheatear, Whitethroat (RT NDP) also female Whinchat (KBu)

Blithfield Res (Permits Only)
2x Whinchat behind Fly Fishing Club, also 6x Wheatear & Little Owl (IBu) also Yellow Wagtail, 3x Tree Sparrow & Common Tern (KBe)

Chatterley Valley/Brindley Ford
Whitethroat in the Valley & male Whinchat further north close to horse stables at Brindley Ford (JJo)

Cannock Chase
7x Tree Pipit, Cuckoo & 3x Raven (IBu) also Yellowhammer, Stonechat & Whitethroat (MJa)

Iverley
Male Redstart this afternoon at Iverley Park Farm, in 2nd horse paddock south of farmhouse (@StourBirder)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, White Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, 3x Goosander & 4x Shelduck (NDP) also 4x Yellow Wagtail, 3x White Wagtail, 5x Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, 3x Goldeneye & Whitethroat (PJ, PLo)

Doxey Marshes
5x Cetti's Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, c6 Sedge Warbler, 2x Little Egret, Reed Warbler & 2x Shelduck (DEm)

Whitemoor Haye
Wheatear near bend on rough track (SCo). Also 10x Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, 2x Redshank, 6x Wigeon.
PLEASE BE CAREFUL USING HIGH POWERED CAMERA LENSES NEAR THE ACTIVITY CENTRE

i54
2x Redstart, LR Plover, Oystercatcher, Water Rail, Sedge Warbler, Green Woodpecker (Foz) also Snipe, Jack Snipe & 3x Little Ringed Plover (JDu)

Aqualate
Common Sandpiper from the hide (RH)

Radford Meadows
2x Oystercatcher, 4x Shelduck & pair Shoveler with 7x ducklings (CDa)

Alton
Red Kite over east at 13:00 (TEy)

Norton Canes
Red Kite over (EPi)