Saturday, 30 May 2020

Saturday 30th May 2020

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Black Tern at west end

Blithfield Resv
Black Tern from the causeway at 09:45, (NS)

Doxey Marsh
8x Little Egret flew in from SE at 06:45, (MBo)

Whitmore Bent Lane
Red Kite this morning, (KAs)

Cheddleton
Red Kite at Ashcombe Park cricket ground

Branston GPs
Black Tern, (NS), also 2x Black-tailed Godwit,  2x Common Tern, 6x Shelduck, 2x Egyptian Geese +3 juvs, 2x Oystercatcher, Green Woodpecker. (JWo)

Forsbrook-Draycott in the Moors
Lesser Whitethroat, Yellowhammer, (AR)

Morridge
Red Kite over field being mown, (SDu)

Newcastle
Red Kite south over Westbury Park at 15:40, (RGi)

Kidsgrove
Red Kite at 13:00, (DSm)

Freehay
Red Kite over the churchyard at 15:47 - 15:53, (FC&RLC)

Rudyard Lake
Red Kite over on west side heading SE, (LR)

Downs Banks
2x pair of Spotted Flycatcher, 4x Garden Warbler, Grey Wagtail, (TRo)

Knypersley
Osprey over this afternoon, (SHa)

Billbrook
Red Kite over NW at 17:00, (PCo)

Stoke on Trent
Red Kite over Sneyd Green at 15:25, (MT)

Tittesworth Water
Redstart, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, 6x LRP, 6x Common Sandpiper, 5x Oystercatcher, Goosander, (SG, IB)

Catholme
Cuckoo, (JWo)

Alrewas Arboretum
Cuckoo, (JWo)

Cannock Chase
Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Cuckoo, (EKi)  -  Cuckoo, Grey Wagtail, (JLy)

Baldwins Gate
Cuckoo, (RWh)

Whiston
Red Kite over at 10:15, (IKe)