A major movement of Arctic Terns across the region
Blithfield Resv
265x Arctic Tern counted by 14:25, Black Tern, 16x Common Tern, 2x Great Egret, 2x Greenshank, (GJM, MPR) - Whimbrel over (SRi) - Osprey, (AWa)
Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
101x Arctic Tern, Bar-tailed Godwit, 3x Greenshank, 9x Dunlin, 2x Whimbrel thru, Little Gull, Osprey 15:20 to 15:35 before flying off WSW
Middleton Lakes
2x Kittiwake and a Whimbrel to 06:00 only, 40x Arctic Tern thru by 08:20, 10x Dunlin, (MSm) - also 2x Greenshank, 2x Cuckoo, 4x LRP, Ringed Plover, Common Tern, 3x Goosander, Swifts, (SPA)
Branston GPs
Bar-tailed Godwit, 7x Black-tailed Godwit, 3x Ruff, 2x Redshank, Curlew, 4x Ringed Plover, Common Tern, Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail, (DSc) - 8x Arctic Tern briefly Ashy pit at 13:00, (NJS) - 11x Black-tailed Godwit early afternoon, Gropper, 2x Mandarin, c20x Swift, (DOu, LOu) - also 3x Dunlin, ad Common Gull, 2x Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, 60x Swift, 30x House Martin, 6x Pochard, ((JWo)
Cuckoo Bank
3x Ring Ouzel still,
Chasewater
15x Swift, (GHa)
Whitfield Valley
Hobby, (JJo)
Alrewas NMA
Swift, (RBe)
Berryhill
8x Wheatear and at Botteslow Flash 3x LRP, Common Sandpiper, (RTo)
Footherley
7x Wheatear, (PAn)
North Staffs Moors
Pied Flycatcher, Brambling, (ACo)
Barton under Needwood
Barn Owl, (AP)
Little Hay
Whinchat, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail,
Church Eaton
Wheatear, 2x Curlew, (RSw)
