Saturday, 5 September 2020

Saturday 5th September 2020

Middleton Lakes
Bittern on new reedbed pool, 4x Great Egret, 2x Ruff, 7x Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 2x Garganey, 8x Goosander, 40x Wigeon, 2x Hobby, 6x Siskin, (MSm)  -  Greenshank, Ringed Plover, 4x Garganey this pm,

Whitemoor Haye - 70 species All-Dayer count
3x Golden Plover, Greenshank, 68x Shoveler, 6x Grey Partridge, Corn Bunting, Great Egret, Hobby, GBB Gull, ( SCo)

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2x Whinchat, Green Woodpecker, Water Rail, 2x Grey Wagtail, (JDu)

Belvide Resv, (WMBC members only) - 104 species All-Dayer count
Marsh Harrier thru, Goshawk, Juv Little Stint, Red Kite, Black Tern, Garganey, Goldeneye, Gropper, Common Tern, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper,  YL Gull, 

Ingestre
Great Egret on flash south of canal bridge, (RCB)

Gailey Resv
Whinchat, Hobby, juv YL Gull, Swifts, 2x Yellow Wagtail, (SRi)  -  Otherton 29x Raven flock, (SRi)

Little Aston STW
11x Grey Partridge, Green Woodpecker, (PAn)

Chasewater  -  81 species AllDayer count
Black Tern, Green Sandpiper, 

Blithfield Resv
6x Curlew, 2x Redshank, 4x Pochard,  -  Osprey (SMG)

Tittesworth Water
Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 90x Lapwing, 15x Mandarin, 5x Goosander, 2x Barnacle Geese, (SGi)

Branston GPs  -  97 species All-Dayer count
8x Curlew, Greenshank, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Ruff, Dunlin, 2x Common Sandpiper, 3x Snipe, 8x Little Egret, Pintail, 26x Pochard, 45x Shoveler, 40x Gadwall, 7x Wigeon, Mandarin, 4x Shelduck, 2x Hobby, 2x Peregrine, Water Rail, ad YL Gull, GBB Gull, Common Tern, 30x Swift, 3x Green Woodpecker, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 3x Grey Wagtail, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, Reed Warbler, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 4x Siskin, (DSc, CEc, Dean)

North Staffs Moors
Red Kite at the Mermaid, (JOa)