Monday 5th October 2020

Tittesworth Water

Purple Heron seen twice briefly this morning but elusive - last Staffs record 2005, also Whooper Swan, 26x Mandarin, 45x Teal, 11x Wigeon, Goosander,  Common Gull, Common Sandpiper, 27x Lapwing, 50x Swallow, (SGi)

                                                   Purple Heron by Steve Gibson

                                                                         

                                                   Whooper Swan by Steve Gibson

Middleton Lakes

3x Great Egret, 3x Pochard, Pintail, 20x Snipe, 4x Stonechat, (MSm)

Whitemoor Haye

Great Egret, 2x Little Egret on Elford North Pit, also Great Egret flushed off Alrewas GPs, (SCo)

Baldwins Gate

55x Pink-footed Geese west at 08:30, Barn Owl, (RWh)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x Grey Plover, 2x  Knot also 2x Ruff, 14x Dunlin, 5x Ringed Plover, 2x Common Sandpiper, (CMa, RFe)  -  5x Grey Plover this afternoon

Knypersley Resv

3x Swallow, (GBr)

Endon STW

19x Wigeon and a Stonechat, (GBr)

Blithfield Resv

Knot. Greenshank, 11x Ringed Plover, 11x Dunlin, 4x Curlew, Stonechat, Peregrine, (SE,HF)

                                                      Knot by Steve Edwards

Berryhill

7x Stonechat, 2x Swallow, (NDP)