Friday 31st May 2019

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
1s Little Gull this afternoon

Branston GPs
2x Sanderling, Dunlin, Curlew, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, 5x Pochard, Grasshopper Warbler (DSc) - also 7x LRP, Redshank, 2x Common Tern, Cuckoo, Tawny Owl, (CEc)

Thursday 30th May 2019

Branston GPs
Wheatear, 2x Redshank, 2x LRP, 2x Pochard, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Common Tern, (BranstonBirder)

Whitemoor Haye
Quail still

Werrington
Red Kite over (KKi)

Biddulph Grange CP
Spotted Flycatcher by the Trout lake, (STu)

Wednesday 29th May 2019

Branston GPs
3x Redshank, 7x Ringed Plover, 8x LRP, 12x Lapwing, 2x Pochard, Barnacle Goose, 2x Egyptian Geese + 3 juvs, c400x Swift, 200x House Martin, Cetti's Warbler, 18x Little Grebe, 18x Shelduck, 8x Gadwall, (JWo)

Barnacle Goose by Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Tuesday 28th May 201i9

Middleton Lakes
Fem Whinchat, 11x Avocet, 5x LRP, Ringed Plover, (MSm)  -  also Dunlin

Trentham Gardens
Cuckoo, 5x Reed Warbler, (PFo)

Branston GPs
2x Redshank, Dunlin, 5x Ringed Plover, 6x LRP, 27x Lapwing, 4x Common Tern, 2x Little Egret, 4x Pochard, 400x Swift, Cetti's Warbler, (BranstonBirder, JWo)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Turnstone, Ringed Plover, 12x Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail, (DWa)

Monday 27th May 2019

Whitemoor Haye
Quail still calling (BirderAlrewas)

Gailey Resv
Mandarin, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail, (SRi)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Red-necked Phalarope on the main gravel pit (RPo)  -   to 17:36 when predated by a Peregrine.

Middleton Lakes
Sanderling on JW

Knypersley Resv
3x Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Tawny Owl (PMo)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
9x Sanderling and a Red Kite (GJM)

Tittesworth Water
2x Common Tern, 4x LRP, 5x Common Sandpiper, Pied Flycatcher (SGi, IB)

Sunday 26th May 2019

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Sanderling, Dunlin and a Osprey 10:28 to 10:40 before flying off north.

Alrewas - Arboretum Pit
Grey Plover, 2x Hobby, (MYa)  -  Grey Plover flew off at 16:20 (RCB)

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Sanderling, 11x Ringed Plover, 3x Common Tern (RPo)

Newcastle
Cuckoo heard at Basford early morning (RNu)

Branston GPs
2x Redshank, 10x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2x Common Tern, Cetti's Warbler, 5x Pochard, Wigeon (DSc)

Whitemoor Haye
Quail calling, also Cuckoo, (BirderAlrewas)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
5x Sanderling still south of the causeway (RCB)

Middleton Lakes
2x Hobby, Cuckoo (SAt)

Tucklesholme
Grey Plover still at 18:00 (DSc)

Saturday 25th May 2019

Whitemoor Haye
1-2 Corn Bunting, 6x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Common Tern, Yellowhammer, Tree Sparrows, (BirderAlrewas)

Croxden Quarry
2x Red Kite soaring over (ODu)

Essington
Red Kite over south at 18:20 (DBa)

Branston GPs
2x Grey Plover on Ashy Pit, 3x Dunlin, 3x Ringed Plover, drake Wigeon,  (DSc)

Friday 24th May 2019

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Red Kite over Tad Bay (GJM)

Consall
Cuckoo still due north of the unadopted road at Lawn Wood by the pull in.

Maer Hills
Cuckoo, Crossbill, Tree Pipit (NDP)

Branston GPs
Curlew, 4x LRP, 4x Redshank, 37x Lapwing, 8x Common Tern, fem Wigeon, 4x Pochard, Wheatear, 4x Garden Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Egyptian Geese + 3 juvs, Black-tailed Skimmer, 3x Brown Argus, Common Blue Butterfly, 25x Thick-kneed Flower Beetles (JWo)

Thursday 23rd May 2019

Lichfield
Red Kite drifting west over Boley Park at 08:45 (ARu)

Middleton Lakes
5x Pochard on Dosthill NR, (SAt)

Brindley Ford
Fem Whinchat in sedge field 300 yards west of stables on path to Packmoor (JJo)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
5x Sanderling (GJM)  -  5x Ringed Plover, Wheatear (PDo)

Tittesworth Water
Pied Flycatcher, 2x Common Sandpiper, LRP, Common Tern also Spotted Flycatcher at Meerbrook (JOa)

Wetley Common
Cuckoo still (KKi)

Wednesday 22nd May 2019

Middleton Lakes
12x Avocet, 8x LRP, Ringed Plover, 2x Snipe, Cuckoo (MSm)

Consall 
Cuckoo this morning

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
10x Ringed Plover, 4x LRP, 2x Dunlin, 3x Yellow Wagtail, (DOu, LOu, DBa,)

Cannock Chase
Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Redstart, 3x Cuckoo, (DOu, LOu)

Tuesday 21st May 2019

Middleton Lakes
Hobby, 3x Egyptian Geese (SAt)  -  5x Dunlin, 8x Avocet, 4x LRP, Yellow Wagtail (MSm)

Burntwood
Red Kite over (GHa)

Weston 
Red Kite over (PSa)

Hanchurch
Cuckoo (CBa)

Newcastle
Drake Mandarin at Lyme Valley Parkway (MPa)

Branston GPs
2x Cattle Egret, 5x Redshank, Dunlin, 5x Ringed Plover, 8x LRP, Curlew, 2x Common Tern 2x Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

By Jon Woodcock

Tittesworth Water
Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x LRP, (JOa)

Meerbrook
Spotted Flycatcher (JOa)

Aqualate
2x Hobby, 2x Cuckoo, Cetti's Warbler (PJo)

Berryhill
Short-eared Owl still by Tiddlers Pool at 20:15 (IBu)

Monday 20th May 2019

Middleton Lakes
8x Avocet, 4x Redshank, 2x LRP, Cuckoo, Hobby (KSa)

Keele
2x Spotted Flycatcher (MSu)

Bobbington
2x Spotted Flycatcher, Curlew, (DBa)

Branston GPs
2x Cattle Egret still in sheep field near Ashy Pit (JWo)

Sunday 19th May 2019

Middleton Lakes
Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 8x Avocet, 4x LRP, (MSm)

Branston GPs
2x Cattle Egret still in field by Ashy Pit (TPe)  -  Also Pink-footed Goose, 4x Dunlin, Curlew, 3x Common Tern, 2x Yellow Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler (DSc)

By Dave Scattergood

Alrewas - Arboretum Pit
Garganey, Dunlin, 2x Redshank, LRPs, Yellow Wagtail, 2x Ringed Plover, (SRi, TPe, SWe)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Hobby, drake Wigeon (JJH, SJH)

Doxey Marsh
Common Sandpiper, LRP, 2x Common Tern, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (RRa, GHa)

Cannock Chase
16x Cuckoo, 2x Hobby, 3x Redstart, (JDu)

Saturday 18th May 2019

Middleton Lakes
7x Common Sandpiper, 8x LRP, 3x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 8x Avocet, (SAt, MSm,)  -  Black Tern this evening

Branston GPs
2x Cattle Egret still in sheep field near Ashy Pit, Greenshank, Dunlin, 2x Common Tern, 2x Cetti's Warbler (DSc)

Alrewas - Arboretum Pit
Temminck's Stint, (BirderAlrewas) also 2x Wood Sandpiper, drake Garganey,  (Kay, MYa)

Temminck's Stint by Jon Woodcock

Wood Sandpiper by Jon Woodcock

Knypersley Resv
3x Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher (PMo)

Hanchurch
Spotted Flycatcher, Cuckoo, (PJo)  -  also Hobby, 4x Crossbill, Tree Pipits (RGi)

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LRP, 5x pair Reed Warbler (MFo)

Berryhill
6x Wheatear (RFa)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Sanderling, Green Sandpiper, 11x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Yellow Wagtail (RPo)

Wetley Common
Cuckoo (KKi)

Doxey Marsh
2x Common Tern on Boundary Flash

Highgate Common
5x Cuckoo, 2x Hobby, Tree Pipit (IMo)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Osprey still, (BirderAlrewas)

Whitemoor Haye
2x Corn Bunting (BirderAlrewas)

Tittesworth Water
Pied Flycatcher, LRPs, Common Tern, Mandarin (JOa)

Friday 17th May 2019

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
9x Black Tern, 3x Ringed Plover, 5x LRP, 2x Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Pintail, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 3x Med Gull, Red Kite, Hobby (MFo)

Middleton Lakes
5x Common Sandpiper, 8x Avocet, 4x LRP, (SAt)  -  Greenshank (MSm)  -  also 2x Redshank, Dunlin, Cuckoo, (SMi)

Tittesworth Water
2x Black Tern, 2x Hobby (CTy)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Sanderling, Redshank, 9x Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail (NDP)

Denstone
2x Red Kite over this morning, (EFo)

Shenstone
Red Kite over east over A5 north of Shenstone (JJO)

Branston GPs
2x Cattle Egret again in sheep field near Ashy Pit also 2x Turnstone, drake Garganey on Sandy Pit, Greenshank, 4x Redshank, Curlew, 2x Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 9x Ringed Plover, 6x LRP, 4x Common Tern, 3x Garden Warbler, (JWo, DSc)

Garganey by Jon Woodcock

Turnstones by Jon Woodcock

Alvecote
Black Tern Common Sandpiper, Little Egret (MSc)

Chasewater
Black Tern, 14x Common Tern, Sanderling, 2x LRP, Common Sandpiper, (CMa)

Croxden Quarry
2x Ringed Plover, 2x LRP, 2x Common Sandpiper (ABa)

Berryhill
Short-eared Owl this evening from the Viewpoint (WJo)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Osprey, 3x Black Tern (SWe)

Thursday 16th May 2019

Whitemoor Haye
Greenshank, Redshank, 2x Common Tern (DAb)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Sanderling, Black Tern, 2x Greenshank

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
5x Black Tern, (GJM)

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Sanderling, 5x Ringed Plover, Curlew, Hobby (RPo)

Wednesday 15th May 2019

Branston GPs
Black Tern, ad Little Gull, Greenshank, Common Tern (DSc)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
8x Greenshank, 2x Black-necked Grebe, 3x Black Tern  -  also 2x Redshank

Knypersley Resv
Hobby, Oystercatcher (GBr)

Middleton Lakes
12x Avocet, 6x Redshank, Ringed Plover, 6x Common Tern (SAt)

Tuesday 14th May

Berryhill
Male Cuckoo 08:30 to 08:45 at least, also a Wheatear (RTo), joined by a female Cuckoo (AJo)  -  Botteslow Flash, 2x Oystercatcher, LRP, (RTo)

Sneyd Green
Red Kite drifted over NW at 10:00, (JJo)

North Staffs Moors
7x Spotted Flycatcher, 7x Pied Flycatcher, 3x Redstart, Dipper, Barn Owl, Hobby, Wheatear, Cuckoo, (BCa, LCa)

Wetley Moor
Cuckoo this morning (TBr)

Rownall
Cuckoo (TBr)

Branston GPs
2x Cattle Egret in sheep field at Ashy Pit, ad Little Gull, Black Tern, 4x Redshank, Greenshank, LRP, Ringed Plover, 3x Common Tern, 3x Cetti'sWarbler,  (JWo)

By Jon Woodcock

Tittesworth Water
Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, 4x LRP, 4x Common Sandpiper, Common Tern (JOa, PLu)

Doxey Marsh
2x Cattle Egret, 2x Little Egret, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 2x LRP, (HKi)

Middleton Lakes
12x Avocet, 4x Redshank, 4x LRP, Dunlin, Cuckoo, 4x Common Tern, (MSc)

Croxall 
Cuckoo east side, (GSt)

Monday 13th May 2019

Tittesworth Water
Grey Plover  early morning (SGi)

By Steve Gibson

Middleton Lakes
Wood Sandpiper, Whinchat, 8x Avocet, 5x Redshank, 5x LRP, (KSa)  -  also Garganey, 2x Dunlin, Cuckoo, (SAt, SPi)

Cannock Chase
10-15x Tree Pipit, 5x Redstart, 4x Cuckoo, Pied Flycatcher (CMa)  -  also Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, 6x Stonechat, (DBa)

Ingestre
Hobby (RCB)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
2x Turnstone (GJM)

Branston GPs
6x Redshank, Ringed Plover. Water Rail (SJo)

Berryhill Bottleslow Flash
YL Gull again, 2x Oystercatcher, LRP, 3x Little Grebe (RTo)

Sunday 12th May 2019

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Black-necked Grebe still, 6x Dunlin

Middleton Lakes
Wood Sandpiper on North Pit, 10x Avocet, 5x Redshank, 4x LRP, 2x Dunlin, 2x Cuckoo (DCo)

Alrewas
Fem Marsh Harrier over National Arboretum, (JJO, JJH)  -  Cuckoo, Cetti's Warbler (JWo)

Hanchurch
25x Crossbill, Cuckoo (BCa)

Blakehall
Whinchat behind roadside pool (ABa)

Knypersley Resv
5x Pied Flycatcher (GB)

Cannock Chase
Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Cuckoo, Tree Pipits, 5x Redstart, 2x Pied Flycatcher (SRi)

Catholme
2x Wheatear (JWo)

Branston GPs
Ad Little Gull still (DSc)

Saturday 11th May 2019

Middleton Lakes
10x Avocet, 2x Dunlin, Grey Plover, 2x Cuckoo, 2x Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, (SAt)  -  1w Med Gull (KSa)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Black-necked Grebe, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 5x Dunlin,  -  Pintail,

Branston GPs
2x Arctic Tern, (JJO)  -  Long-tailed Duck Ashy Pit, ad Little Gull still, 6x Dunlin, 2x Common Tern, (DSc)

Swallow Moss
2x Hobby (JOa)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Osprey, Whimbrel from the causeway, Black Tern (BAS)

Knypersley Resv
Golden Plover, 3x Pied Flycatcher, Grasshopper Warbler (GBr)

Croxden Quarry
Wood Warbler this evening near the pumping station,(ABa)

Chasewater
Ringed Plover (CMa)

Friday 10th May 2019

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
31x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Sanderling thru, 48x Dunlin, 4x Ringed Plover, Turnstone thru, 9x Black Tern, ad Kittiwake dropped in at 11:20, 2x Whinchat,  -  2x Hobby, Redshank

Branston GPs
Hoopoe still Small Meadows area, Barton, (BirderAlrewas, JWo, DSc,) - ad Little Gull Ashy Pit at 16:20, (JWo), 19x Dunlin, 3x Common Sandpiper, 5x Redshank, 11x Ringed Plover, 10x LRP, 3x Common Tern, 2x Wheatear, 2x Yellow Wagtail, (JW, DSc)

By Steve Berry

By Jon Woodcock

Chasewater
Bar-tailed Godwit, Sanderling, 5x Dunlin, Grey Plover, 3x Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Ad Little Gull

Middleton Lakes
20x Dunlin, 2x Knot, 10x Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, 3x LRP, 3x Ringed Plover, (KSa, MercianBirding)  -  also 2x Hobby, Peregrine, 2x Yellow Wagtail,  (SAt)

Berryhill
5x Whinchat - three at the LB paddock and a further two at the bottom of the Palletstacks, also 12x Wheatear, (RTo, DWa)  -  Botteslow Flash, Dunlin to 11:00 when it flew off,  Common Sandpiper, 3x LRP,  (DWa), Dunlin present at 15:45 also YL Gull (RTo)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
4x Whimbrel north, Black Tern, 5x Arctic Tern, (GJM)  -  Turnstone this evening also 2x Black Tern (SE, HFo)

Turnstone by Steve Edwards

Doxey Marsh
4x Common Sandpiper, 2x Dunlin, 2x LRP, Redshank, 4x Little Egret, (RRa, KJo)

Trentham Gardens
Cuckoo, 2x Tree Pipit, YL Gull (DKe)

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Greenshank, 16x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 3x Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, 2x Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, (NDP)

Croxden Quarry
4x Dunlin, 2x LRP, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, (ABa)

Tucklesholme
Little Stint, 3x Dunlin, 6x Common Sandpiper, 5x Yellow Wagtail, (TPe, JAl)

Whitemoor Haye
Cuckoo (BirderAlrewas)

Thursday 9th May 2019

Westport Lake
Black Tern on main lake (CWa) also Common Tern

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
8x Black Tern, 3x Arctic Tern, Grey Plover, 56x Dunlin, 15x Ringed Plover, 

Gailey Resv
5x Black Tern, Turnstone still, 3x Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, (SRi)

Middleton Lakes
2x Knot, 2x Grey Plover, 33x Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Garganey (SAt)  -  Kittiwake east scrape, (COw)  -  Sanderling, Black-tailed Godwit

Croxden Quarry
3x Dunlin (ABa)

Chasewater
3x Whimbrel, 2x Sanderling, 2x Turnstone, 14x Dunlin, 7x Ringed Plover, 4x Black Tern, 4x Common Tern, 

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Drake Garganey Blithe Bay (GJM)

Branston GPs
Hoopoe still at Small Meadows Lane, Barton up to early afternoon only, Grey Plover, 28x Dunlin, 3x Redshank, 11x LRP, 3x Ringed Plover, Mandarin, Little Egret, (JWo)

Grey Plover by Jon Woodcock

Doxey Marsh
Short-eared Owl again (APr)

Wednesday 8th May 2019

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
5x Grey Plover, 3x Bar-tailed Godwit, 3x Knot, 35x Dunlin, Turnstone, 2x Sanderling, 7x Black Tern, Black-necked Grebe, 

Middleton Lakes
Temminck's Stint still, Sanderling, 5x Knot, 6x Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, 38x Dunlin, 3x Grey Plover, Little Stint, 2x Turnstone, drake Garganey north Pit, 2x Black Tern, 2x Common Sandpiper, 

Aqualate
2x Black Tern to 09:15  only, 5x Common Tern, 

Chasewater
Little Stint, Grey Plover, 2x Bar-tailed Godwit, 2x Knot, 10x Ringed Plover, 8x Dunlin, 3x Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, 2x Redshank, 2x Arctic Tern, 30x Common Tern, 2x LRP,

Branston GPs
Hoopoe at Small Meadows Pit near the cattle grid, Greenshank, 9x Dunlin, 5x Redshank, 3x Ringed Plover, 11x LRP, 2x Little Egret, 2x Common Tern, (JWo)

 

By Jon Woodcock

Gailey Resv
7x Black Tern, 20x Common Tern, 6x Yellow Wagtail (CVa)  -  Turnstone, Redshank, Dunlin, Black Tern up to eight (SRi)

Berryhill
3x Whinchat this afternoon, two with Greenland Wheatears at the bottom of the Palletstacks near the gate and one at the LB paddock and at Botteslow Flash, 3x LRP, Common Sandpiper, (RTo)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
85x Common Tern, 2x Black Tern, Arctic Tern, Swifts (RCB)

Tucklesholme
Sanderling, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 6x Yellow Wagtail, (JAl)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Knot, Greenshank, Redshank, Whimbrel, 2x Ringed Plover, 6x Dunlin, 4x Common Sandpiper, LRP, Yellow Wagtail (ABa)

Whitemoor Haye
100x Swift (BirderAlrewas)

Trentham Gardens
2x Pied Flycatcher, 7x Mandarin, 2x Little Egret, 3x Reed Warbler, Hobby, Barnacle Goose, 2x Dipper, Swifts  (Kev)

Tuesday 7th May 2019

Whitemoor Haye
2x Common Tern, 2x Redshank, 2x Little Egret, Corn Bunting, Yellow Wagtails, (BirderAlrewas)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
9x Ringed Plover, 5x Dunlin, 

Branston GPs

2x Avocet, 2x Greenshank (BirderAlrewas)

Middleton Lakes
Temminck's Stint east scrape, Black Tern on JW, (TPe), 9x Avocet, 4x Redshank, 4x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x LRP, Common Sandpiper, (MSc)  -  1s Med Gull over (PHy)

Cannock Chase
Cuckoo, Redstart, Tree Pipits, (CVa)  -  Spotted Flycatcher, 14x Tree Pipit, 3x Cuckoo, 4x Redstart, 5x Stonechat, (DBa)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
5x Black Tern at 13:00 (PFo)

Blackbank
2x Whinchat this evening opposite wind turbines (PJo)

Tittesworth Water
Whimbrel from the conservation pool (MBr)

Audley
4x Swift over at 14:45 (MJW)

Gailey Resv
Black Tern from north side of sailing lake at 19:45, Hobby, Common Tern, 5x Yellow Wagtail,  (SRi)

Monday 6th May 2019

Middleton Lakes
3x Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, (SAt)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Whinchat, Cuckoo

Hulme-Werrington
2x Whimbrel off Salters Lane (RSu)

Consall
Redstart, Dipper, 5x Pied Flycatcher (TRo)

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck, 2x Dunlin, 2x Avocet, 2x Greenshank (DSc)

Highgate Common
Cuckoo, 2x Tree Pipit, Garden Warbler (CVa)

Aqualate
5x Hobby (AWa)

Sunday 5th May 2019

Berryhill
17x Wheatear, 7x Lesser Whitethroat (NDP)  -  Botteslow Flash, 5x LRP, Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 

Aqualate
4x  Hobby, (AEa)

Catholme
Makes a change from the usual stuff

By Jon Woodcock

Whitemoor Haye
Corn Bunting (BirderAlrewas)

Cannock Chase
Wood Warbler, Redstart, Tree Pipits (MPo)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
2x Hobby (MPo)

Apedale
Cuckoo at 14:15 (GSa)

Aqualate
8x Hobby, 2x Cetti's Warbler, Cuckoo (BCa)

Chasewater
Whimbrel

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck, 2x Avocet, 2x Greenshank, Common Sandpiper (DSc)

Saturday 4th May 2019

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
9x Arctic Tern thru, (GJM)

Berryhill
18x Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, (NDP)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
2x Arctic Tern

Aqualate
10x Hobby this afternoon (DEm)

Middleton Lakes
Arctic Tern flew off over JW,  -  4x Redshank, 2x LRP, Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, 50x Swift (PBe)

Highgate Common
Cuckoo

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck still, Whinchat, 3x Mandarin, 2x Greenshank, Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine, Siskin, (DSc)

Alvecote
2x Yellow Wagtail, Swift (MSc)

Gailey Resv
4x Yellow Wagtail, (CVa)

Catholme
Wheatear along the railway line (JWo)

Alrewas Arboreum
Cuckoo, 2x Cetti's Warbler (JWo)

Friday 3rd May 2019

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Ad Kittiwake 13:34 to 13:53 only, Cattle Egret

Middleton Lakes
3x Wheatear, Whinchat, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2x Common Sandpiper

Hanchurch 
Corn Bunting still from Hanchurch Lane (PFo)

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck, 2x Greenshank, Avocet, 3x Dunlin, 7x Redshank, 3x Ringed Plover, 15x LRP, 3x Pochard, 3x Mandarin, 24x Gadwall, 29x Shelduck, 3x Common Tern, Little Egret, 50x Swift, 200x House Martin, 3x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Gailey Resv
Swift, Yellow Wagtails (SRi)

Thursday 2nd May 2019

Middleton Lakes
3x Black-tailed Godwit, 9x Avocet, 2x Dunlin, 2x Common Sandpiper, 4x LRP, 5x Common Sandpiper, 35x Swift, 2x Cuckoo, (SAt)  -  Whimbrel, Garganey

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Arctic Tern thru (GJM)

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Arctic Tern thru, 3x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 3x Common Sandpiper, 3x Yellow Wagtail, 2x White Wagtail, Swift, (NDP)

Hanchurch Village
Yellowhammer, Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat (DKe)

Alvecote
3x Swift, 2x Common Tern, 2x Cetti's Warbler (MSc)

Chasewater
Kittiwake, 4x Common Tern, Dunlin, Wheatear

Branston GPs
2x Greenshank, Avocet, 12x LRP,  3x Ringed Plover, 4x Redshank, 4x Mandarin, Little Egret, 3x Common Tern, 3x Water Rail, 50x Swift, Yellow Wagtail, Gropper, 2x Cetti's Warbler (JWo)

Greenshank by Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Wednesday 1st May 2019

Chasewater
Ad Kittiwake, 2x Common Sandpiper, 4x Common Tern

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
4x Arctic Tern, Cattle Egret,

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Black Tern (GJM)

Middleton Lakes
Garganey on North Pit (CCl)

Trentham Gardens
7x Mandarin, Little Egret, 2x YL Gull, (PBi)

Handsacre
Hobby, Swifts (GSt)

Whitemoor Haye
Garden Warbler, 6x Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine, Lesser Whitethroat (BirderAlrewas)

Branston GPs
Fem Long-tailed Duck still, Greenshank (DSc)

Hanchurch
Corn Bunting from Hanchurch Lane (DKe)