First Staffs Spring Swallows this morning
Middleton Lakes
Red Kite over south at 07:15, Curlew, 2x Avocet, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x LRP, 4x Snipe, 3x Dunlin, 10x Redshank, 4x Shelduck, Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, (MSm)
New Landywood pool
2x LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, (JJO)
Radford Meadows
Great Egret, 65x Wigeon, 5x Shoveler, 2x Shelduck, 3x Sand Martin, Cetti's Warbler, (RSw)
Blithfield Resv
2x Swallow, 15x Sand Martin, (MDJ, GJM) - 4x Golden Plover immediately west of Admaston Reach, (RCB) - Red Kite over at 15:15, (RBe)
Pool Hall
38x Sand Martin, 4x Corn Bunting, 2x White Wagtail, (GCl)
Uttoxeter Quarry
LRP, Green Sandpiper, 6x Sand Martin, 4x Goosander, 3x Pochard, (RPo)
Freehay
14x Brambling, (FCa)
Holden Lane
4x Sand Martin, 4x Snipe and Cetti's Warbler still at Ford Green, (JJo)
Branston GPs
5x Avocet 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 3x Ruff, 6x Redshank, 13x Curlew, 15x Lapwing, 4x Ringed Plover, 3x Oystercatcher, 3x Snipe, Little Egret, 15x Goldeneye, 6x Pochard, 30x Shoveler, 54x Wigeon, 24x Shelduck, Pintail, 32x Gadwall, 64x Teal, 4x Mandarin, 4x Egyptian Geese, 34x Little Grebe, 3x Water Rail, 70x Sand Martin, (JWo, CEc, Dean, also a Swallow, (CEc, Dean),
Hanchurch
10-12x Brambling at the feeding station, (PJo)
Tittesworth Water
Swallow, (AEd)
Gentleshaw Common
Red Kite over,
