An early Whinchat was a new Spring arrival this morning
Middleton Lakes
Grey Plover on JW north, Bittern booming from the Staffs section of Fishers Mill reedbed, 4x Oystercatcher, 5x Avocet, LRP, Dunlin, 11x Redshank, 6x Shelduck, Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, (MSm)
Berryhill
An early Whinchat from the Palletstacks track at 07:09, but no further sign by 07:15, (NDP)
Gailey Resv
68x Golden Plover, 8x Oystercatcher, Shoveler, 2x Goldeneye, 5x Sand Martin, (SRi)
Cannock
3x Curlew north over the A460 at 07:23, (SRi)
Audley
Millend - LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, 6x Shelduck, Park Lane - 15x Wigeon, 2x Shoveler, (PDo)
Parkhall
Barn Owl this morning,
Bateswood
20x Redpoll, (JHu)
Doxey Marsh
Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 2x Shelduck, (DB)
Tittesworth Water
10x Curlew, 7x Snipe, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Mandarin, 2x Barnacle Geese, (SGi)
Dimmingsdale
30x Siskin, 2x Redpoll, 2x Green Woodpecker, (TEy)
Ipstones
Curlew, 26x Pied Wagtail, (SCh)
Branston GPs
2x Avocet, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 4x Ruff, 6x Redshank, 2x LRP, 7x Ringed Plover, 11x Snipe, 7x Oystercatcher, 15x Curlew, 33x Lapwing, 6x Pink-footed Geese, 14x Goldeneye, Pintail, 56x Wigeon, 26x Shoveler, 6x Pochard, 16x Gadwall, 128x Teal, 4x Mandarin, 4x Egyptian Geese + 4x Goslings, 43x Shelduck, 56x Little Grebe, 3x Water Rail, YL Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Sand Martin, 2x Brimstone, (JWo)
Staffs