Thursday, 24 September 2020

Thursday 24th September 2020

Halfpenny Green

Wheatear this morning, (MMo)

Middleton Lakes

Great Egret, Garganey. Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, (MSm)

Rudyard Lake

Pectoral Sandpiper still at north end, also Dunlin, 17x Snipe, 40x Lapwing, Red Kite, Grey Wagtail, (LH, JOa)  -  Pec Sandpiper still at 16:20, (DJa)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Arctic Skua present from 13:17 at least but flew off at 13:27

Uttoxeter Quarry

3x Great Egret, 6x Little Egret, 6x Dunlin, 3x Green Sandpiper,  3x Ringed Plover, 3x Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, (NDP)

Blithfield Resv

Grey Plover still, 4x Ringed Plover, 4x Dunlin, 3x Wheatear, (BPu)

Tittesworth Water

2x Great Egret, 13x Mandarin, 73x Lapwing, (JOa, LH)

Branston GPs

11x Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 3x Curlew, 3x Snipe, 94x Lapwing, 30x Shoveler, 72x Teal, 74x Gadwall, 2x Pochard, Shelduck, 4x Little Egret, 2x Water Rail, 84x Little Grebe, 4x YL Gull, 4x Green Woodpecker, Stonechat, 3x Cetti's Warbler, Peregrine, (JWo)

Trescott Farm Ford

Wheatear, 5x Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Little Egret, (CVa)