Thursday 18 April 2019

Thursday 18th April 2019

Middleton Lakes
12x Black-tailed Godwit, 4x Avocet, 3x Pink-footed Geese, White Wagtail, 3x LRP, 3x Groppers, Ringed Plover, (SAt)

Westport Lake
Poss/prob Osprey over, 3x Common Sandpiper (CWa)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Whimbrel on north shore, 7x Wheatear, Whitethroat

Berryhill
18x Wheatear, male Redstart, male Ring Ouzel still (RTo, NDP)  -  still 2x Ring Ouzel this evening (IBu)

Chasewater
Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, Whitethroat (CMa)

Bignall Hill
Female Ring Ouzel round quarry area, 4x Wheatear (JMa)

Branston GPs
2x Whimbrel, Long-tailed Duck, Red-crested Pochard, Gropper, 3x Ruff, 2x Curlew, Dunlin, 3x Green Sandpiper, 9x Ringed Plover, 8x LRP, 5x Redshank, 6x Egyptian Geese, 3x Mandarin, 32x Shelduck, 46x Gadwall, 29x Shoveler, Little Egret, 22x Little Grebe, 5x Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, Peregerine, (JWo)

Shoal Hill
2x Ring Ouzel still from Cocksparrow Lane (APo)  -  also 3x Wheatear (IGr)

Penkridge STW
Greenland Wheatear this morning

Whittington Common
Male Ring Ouzel south of Turbine Cottage, also male Redstart, 3x Wheatear (PBa)

Trentham Gardens
Common Tern 2x Dipper (DVe)  -  Barnacle Goose (JCo)

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Avocet, 2x Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, 3x Dunlin, Curlew, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 4x White Wagtail, 4x Goosander (NDP)

Alvecote
Drake Garganey still on Pretty Pigs pool

Gailey
Hobby flew east over the M6, Great White Egret flew west at 18:35, (SRo)

Croxall
Marsh Harrier heading north (GSt)