Blithfield Resv
Little Tern Blithe Bay this morning, (GJM)
Salt
Red Kite circling at midday, (JAt)
Branston GPs
5x Curlew, 2x Redshank (one juv), Ringed Plover, 6x LRP, 9x Little Egret, 2x Water Rail + one chick, Wigeon, 25x Gadwall + 6 ducklings, 5x Shoveler, 22x Pochard + 7 ducklings, 8x Shelduck + 6 ducklings, 4x Mandarin, 35x Little Grebe, Gropper, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, (JWo)
Staffs
Trentham Gardens
Drake Common Scoter mid morning, 8x Mandarin, (RTo)
Burston
2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 5x Grey Wagtail, 2x Mandarin with broods, Hobby, (DCo)
Trescott area
Green Sandpiper, 2x LRP, 2x Corn Bunting, 2x Grey Partridge, Little Owl, 5x Yellow Wagtail, 21x Yellowhammer, 38x Skylark, Green Woodpecker, (IMo)
Doxey Marsh
2x Common Tern, 4x Little Egret, (RRa)
Elkstone
Red Kite, Hobby, (DGH)
Whychnor
Little Owl, Grey Wagtail, (KBi)
Parkhall CP
Red Kite over, (JG)
Tittesworth Water
12x LRP plus 2 juvs, 2x CommonTern plus 2uvs, 8x Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, 2x Goosander, Mandarin, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Grey Wagtail, Dipper, (SGi)
Branston GPs
Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Avocet, 2x Curlew, 2x Redshank + juv, 3x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 4x LRP, 9x Little Egret, 13x Shelduck, 29x Pochard, Wigeon, 4x Mandarin, 12x Shoveler, 42x Gadwall, 28x Little Grebe, 6x Common Tern, 3x Water Rail, 2x Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler, Gropper, Lesser Whitethroat, (JWo)
Staffs
Gailey Resv
Pair Spotted Flycatcher with two chicks, Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail, (SRi)
Knypersley Resv
Spotted Flycatcher, 2 juv Tawny Owls
Whitemoor Haye
Goldeneye, 6x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Tree Sparrow, Cetti's Warbler, (SCo)
Alrewas NMA
Cuckoo, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Goosander,
Alrewas
Junction Pit - Cuckoo, - GPs - Cuckoo, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (SCo)
Okeover Estate
Red Kite over, (DCa)
Tittesworth Water
Common Scoter, 7x LRP, 5x Common Sandpiper, Curlew, 2x Common Tern, Spotted Flycatcher, (JOa)
Morridge
Red Kite, (JOa)
Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
2x Green Sandpiper, 3x Common Sandpiper, 3x Black-tailed Godwit,
Tucklesholme
Ringed Plover, Gropper, 3x Cetti's Warbler, (DOu, LOu)
Middleton Lakes
4x Little Egret, (SPA) - Great Egret
Whitemoor Haye
Corn Bunting, (DOu, LOu)
Ipstones
Red Kite over at 10:00, (SCh)
Middleton Lakes
No sign of the Blyth's Reed Warbler, Redshank, Green Sandpiper,
Berryhill
Green Sandpiper on Botteslow Flash at 07:00, also 6x Grey Wagtail, (RTo)
Trentham
Red Kite over, (JBa)
Goldenhill
Barn Owl this morning, (CBa)
Good influx of Common Scoter across Staffs today
Middleton Lakes
Blyth's Reed Warbler still, 3x Great Egret, Green Sandpiper, Curlew over, 2x Ringed Plover, 5x LRP, Redshank, Hobby, 4x Gropper, (SPA)
Lichfield
3x drake Common Scoter on Stowe pool at 08:10, (BRe)
Westport Lake
15x Common Scoter early morning before flying off east at 08:30
Blithfield Resv
15x Common Scoter (two females), (GJM)
Tittesworth Water
20x Common Scoter at 16:00, (MWh) - Common Scoter count now 35, (SSe)
Rudyard Lake
32x Common Scoter this afternoon, of which eight flew north at 17:40, (SSe)
Doxey Marsh
3x Common Scoter (2m + 1f), Boundary Flash at 17:00, (RRa)
Eccleshall
2x Spotted Flycatcher in churchyard, (GHa)
Uttoxeter Quarry
Drake Common Scoter, Green Sandpiper, (RPo)
Branston GPs
2x Avocet, Redshank, 3x Ringed Plover, Water Rail, 11x Little Egret, 29x Little Grebe, Wigeon, 10x Mandarin, 25x Pochard, 10x Shoveler, 46x Gadwall, 13x Shelduck, Hobby, Peregrine, 2x Green Woodpecker, (JWo)
Gailey Resv
Common Tern, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, (SRi)
Middleton Lakes
Blyth's Reed Warbler still, Wood Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Ringed Plover, Hobby
High Offley
Quail calling in Barley field just north of High Offley, (PJo)
Whitemoor Haye
Channel Wagtail, (SCo)
Middleton Lakes
Blyth's Reed Warbler still, Great Egret, LRP, Common Tern, Cetti's Warbler,
Knypersley Resv
Cuckoo, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, 4x Dipper, (GBr)
Cannock Chase
6x Cuckoo, 5x Tree Pipit, 5x Stonechat, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, 5x Redstart, 2x Yellowhammer, 3x Green Woodpecker, (ABl)
Forsbrook
Hobby over the square, (AR)
Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, LRP, 2x Little Egret,
Branston GPs
Avocet, 3x Ringed Plover, 15x Pochard, 40x Gadwall, 14x Shelduck, Wigeon, 15x Shoveler, 4x Mandarin, 6x Little Egret, Water Rail, Common Tern, 2x Green Woodpecker, (JWo, CEc, Dean, Stu)
Blithfield Resv
3x Avocet in Portfields Bay 10:00 to 10:30
Middleton Lakes
Blyth's Reed Warbler still
Blithfield Resv
Female Garganey briefly Blithe Bay, (GJM)
Branston GPs
3x Avocet, 2x Redshank, 6x Ringed Plover, Wigeon, 15x Pochard, 18x Shoveler, 46x Gadwall, 19x Mandarin, 14x Shelduck, 8x Shelduck, 2x Water Rail, 25x Little Grebe, 2x Common Tern, Cetti's Warbler, Peregrine, (JWo)
Middleton Lakes
Blyth's Reed Warbler still,
Whitemoor Haye
Corn Bunting, 2x Grey Partridge, 2x Goldeneye, 7x Yellow Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, Peregrine, LRP, (SCo)
Branston GPs
3x Avocet, 2x Little Egret, 4x Common Gull, Peregrine, Water Rail, 2x Common Tern, Wigeon, (DSc)
Middleton Lakes
The Blyth's Reed Warbler still showing and singing from early morning onwards.
Burslem Park
Hobby over, (AR)
Tittesworth Water
2x Common Gull, Common Sandpiper, 2x LRP, 3x Curlew, Spotted Flycatcher, (JCa)
Middleton Lakes
BLYTH'S REED WARBLER in Willows near to top end of the River Walk path, (Matt Self)
Blithfield Resv
2x Avocet Blithe Bay 08:45 to 08:50 only, (GJM)
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Red Kite over, (Foz)
Cheslyn Hay
Red Kite over the school, (VTu)
Middleton Lakes
Red Kite over east at 08:55, (MSm)
Tittesworth Water
8x LRP, 11x Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, 4x Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, (JOa, LH)
Cannock Chase
12x Stonechat, 4x Cuckoo, 12x Tree Pipit, 7x Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, (ABl)
Branston GPs
3x Avocet, 2x Ringed Plover, Little Egret, Hobby, Peregrine, 58x Gadwall, 12x Shelduck, Wigeon, 15x Shoveler, 2x Pochard, 10x Mandarin, Water Rail, Common Tern, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo, CEc, Dean, Tony, Bob),
Whitfield Valley
Cetti's Warbler, still, (JJo)
Castle Ring Hillfort
Red Kite over south at 10:15, (JDa)
Ipstones
Red Kite over at 12:00, (SCh)
Weston Bank
Red Kite drifting over this morning, (RSw)
Salt
Red Kite over at 13:30, (RAu)
Tittesworth Water
8x LRP, 9x Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, Cuckoo, 4x Spotted Flycatcher, Mandarin, (SGi)
Branston GPs
Greenshank this evening until 20:56 only, Ringed Plover, Common Tern, (DSc)
Leek
Dipper on the Churnet, (EWi)
Penn
Ring-necked Parakeet in St Barts churchyard,
Cannock Chase
Cuckoo, 4x Redstart, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Tree Pipit, 4x Stonechat, Yellowhammer, 2x Grey Wagtail, (DBa)
Branston GPs
Ruddy Shelduck, Common Sandpiper, 2x Ringed Plover, Curlew, 2x Redshank, 13x Little Egret, 14x Pochard, Wigeon, 61x Gadwall, 15x Shoveler, 25x Shelduck, 14x Mandarin, 26x Little Grebe, Water Rail, 2x Common Tern, Peregrine, 2x Green Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, c500x Swift, 12x House Martin, (JWo)
Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Great Egret still,
Whitemoor Haye
2x Corn Bunting, 5x Yellow Wagtail, (SCo)
Tittesworth Water
8x LRP, 7x Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, 3x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Goosander, Cuckoo, (JOa)
Gnosall
Red Kite over Shelmore Barns at 11:25, (RPl)
Uttoxeter
Red Kite over the A38 at 14:25, (ACl)
Knypersley Resv
Spotted Flycatcher, Mandarin, 4x young Tawny Owl, (GBr)
Rocester
Red Kite east over JCB lake at 18:00, (JDr)
Blackshaw Moor
2x Red Kite over the firing range, (EWi)
Alrewas NMA
Cuckoo, 2x Common Tern, 3x Little Egret, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)
Catholme
Cuckoo, 2x Yellow Wagtail, (JWo)
Cannock Chase
2x Woodcock, 2x Hobby, Cuckoo, Stonechat, Tree Pipit, (CMa)
Middleton Lakes
Redshank, Hobby, Common Tern, Little Egret, (RBe)
Alvecote
Yellowhammer, Common Tern, Little Egret, (MSc)
Branston GPs
6x Ringed Plover, Wigeon, 17x Pochard, 3x Mandarin, 10x Shoveler, 34x Gadwall, 19x Shelduck, , 6x Little Egret, 22x Little Grebe, Cetti's Warbler, 3x Green Woodpecker, (JWo)
Tittesworth Water
7x LRP, 3x Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, 2x Goosander, 2x Mandarin, 3x Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, (EWi, JOa)
Stafford
3x Ringed necked Parakeet flew across West Way at 08:32, (SFi)
Cannock Chase
8x Tree Pipit, 6x Stonechat, 4x Cuckoo, 10x Redstart, 2x Grey Wagtail, (ABl)
Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
3x Garganey still, Great Egret, 2x Ringed Plover,
Yarlet Bank
Red Kite over, (SBe)
Branston GPs (North pit)
400x Swift, 4x Shelduck, Variable Longhorn Beetle, - 2x Curlew nearby, (JWo)
Staffs
Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
3x Garganey, Great Egret,
Tittensor Chase
2x Yellowhammer, (AR)
Alvecote
3x Common Tern, (MSc)
Tucklesholme and Branston Leas
4x Common Tern, Mandarin, 3x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)
Gnosall
Red Kite over at 15:20, (GCa)
Middleton Lakes
Grey Plover on JW south to 07:00 only, (MSm)
Westport Lake
Grey Phalarope on main lake this morning, (NJS)
Tittesworth Water
Cuckoo, 4x Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, 6x LRP, 4x Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, 2x Dipper, (SGi)
Branston GPs
Redshank, 6x Little Egret, Water Rail, 2x Wigeon, 4x Pochard, 54x Gadwall, 7x Shoveler, 4x Mandarin, 15x Shelduck, 22x Little Grebe, 4x Common Tern, 1s YL Gull, 10x House Martin, (JWo)
Staffs
Sneyd Green
Red Kite over 17:00, (JOa)
Cannock Chase
4x Cuckoo, 4x Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, 3x Tree Pipit, 2x Stonechat, Red Kite over, (ABl) - additionally 9x Redstart, 5x Tree Pipit,
Tittesworth Water
3x LRP, 3x Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Woodpecker, 2x Common Tern, Mandarin, (SCh)
Rocester
Red Kite over at 18:30, (JDr)
Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
3x Arctic Tern,
Blithfield Resv
Female Common Scoter, (GJM)
Cuckoo Bank
2x Red Kite thru,
Berryhill
Red Kite over the moat area, (CSi)
Radford Meadows
Great Egret, LRP, (CDa)
Gailey Resv
Hobby, (SRi)
Knypersley
Hobby at Rockend this afternoon, (ALo)
Gailey Resv
Great Egret flew NE at 07:20, Hobby, 3x Spotted Flycatcher, 5x Yellow Wagtail, (SRi, IMo)
Huntington
Red Kite over SW at 12:10, (SRi)
Rugeley
Cuckoo along Heritage trail, (SCa)
Alvecote
Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, (MSc)
Tittesworth Water
3x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Redstart, 6x LRP, 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, 4x Shoveler, 2x Mandarin, 2x Barnacle Geese, (SGi, IB)
Bishops Wood
2x Nightjar, 4x Cuckoo, Woodcock, 2x Tree Pipit, (HLl)
Trentham
Red Kite south over the Monkey Forest, (MWh)
Branston GPs
16x Shelduck, 17x Mandarin (all eclipse drakes), 56x Gadwall, 10x Shoveler, Wigeon, 3x Pochard, Peregrine, Water Rail, 5x Ringed Plover, Redshank, Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)
Bhylls Pool - Pool Hall area
Corn Bunting, LRP, 2x Grey Wagtail, (IMo)
Tittesworth Water
Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, Goosander, (TMe)
Alrewas NMA
2x Common Tern, Cuckoo, 2x Goosander, Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, (RBe)
Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Arctic Tern this afternoon
Branston GPs
Curlew, Redshank, 6x Little Egret, 2x Water Rail, 24x Little Grebe, Wigeon, 3x Pochard, 70x Gadwall, 31x Shelduck, Mandarin + 3 ducklings, 7x Shoveler, 2s YL Gull, 8x Common Tern, Cetti's Warbler, 10x House Martin, (JWo)
Middleton Lakes
Pair of Garganey on JW south, 2x Pochard, Wigeon, Wood Sandpiper still, 9x Ringed Plover, 2x Avocet, 10x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 5x LRP, 2x Redshank, 3x Yellow Wagtail, (MSm) - evening update - 22x Ringed Plover, 4x Dunlin, Curlew, 3x Redshank, 2x Wigeon, (TPe)
Blithfield Resv
2x Garganey briefly Blithe Bay at 09:10 then flew north, 4x Sanderling, (GJM)
Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Garganey still, Sanderling, Marsh Harrier flew SW this afternoon,
Trentham
Red Kite over at 12:30, (EKi)
Tittesworth Water
2x LRP, 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, 2x Barnacle Geese, (JOa, LH)
Gun Moor
Cuckoo, (GWo)
Middleton Lakes
Wood Sandpiper still 8x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2s Med Gull briefly, Osprey 11:50 to 12:00, (ARa) - Ringed Plover, up to11, LRP, Yellow Wagtail, (MSc)
Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Drake Garganey still, Great Egret, Sanderling, 2s YL Gull,
Ipstones
Red Kite over at 10:00, (SCh)
Middleton Lakes
Wood Sandpiper still on JW north, 2x Avocet, 2x Ringed Plover, 6x LRP, Wigeon, 3x Pochard, 3x Cuckoo, 2x Yellow Wagtail, (MSm)
Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Drake Garganey
Tittesworth Water
3x Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, 6x LRP, 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, Cuckoo, 3x Mandarin, 2x Barnacle Geese, Goosander + one young, (SGi)
Alton
Red Kite at 19:00 on the Denstone Road, (FCa)
Ipstones Edge
2x Cuckoo, (DBe)
Branston GPs
2x Redshank, 5x Ringed Plover, 8x Pochard, Wigeon, Mandarin, 60x Gadwall, 27x Shelduck, 6x Shoveler, 2x Water Rail, 4x Little Egret, 10x Common Tern, 28x Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)
Gailey Resv
Mandarin, 2x Common Tern, (SRi)
Shoal Hill Common
2x Stonechat, (SRi)
Kinver Edge
2x Woodcock roding, (TWo)