Saturday, 12 March 2022

Saturday 12th March 2022

Middleton Lakes

4x Avocet, Peregrine, adult Med Gull briefly on North pit, Black-tailed Godwit, 4x Redshank, 4x Oystercatcher, 14x Goldeneye, Goosander, (SPA)

Aqualate

3x Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, (KHa)

Coven

200x Linnet, 15x Skylark, 200x Fieldfare, (JDu)

Doxey Marsh

Common Gull, Great Egret, Little Egret, 2x Shelduck, Pochard, Goosander, Oystercatcher, 5x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Chiffchaff, (DM)

Audley Millend

Great Egret, 2x Oystercatcher, 10x Snipe, 100x Golden Plover, 4x Chiffchaff, (SJT)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Green Sandpiper, 5x Goldeneye, 30x Wigeon, (RPo)

Whitemoor Haye

Corn Bunting, Tree Sparrow, 30x Yellowhammer, Green Sandpiper, 5x Oystercatcher, Snipe, 98x Wigeon, 87x Shoveler, (site record), 27x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, 3x Little Egret, Peregrine, 42x Stock Dove, Cetti's Warbler, (SCo)

Radford Meadows

Wheatear (first Staffs 2022 record), Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 350x Wigeon, 10x Gadwall, 3x Goosander, 2x Shelduck, 2x Oystercatcher, also a Green Sandpiper on River Sow Meadows, (RSw)

Catholme

Great Egret, Green Sandpiper, 3x Little Egret, 6x Greenfinch,  2x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Tittesworth Water

4x Curlew, 14x Snipe, 5x Oystercatcher, 4x Willow Tit, 6x Pochard, 3x Mandarin, 8x Goosander, 8x Wigeon,  3x Chiffchaff, (SGi, IB)

Baswich

2x Redpoll, 3x Siskin, (GHa)

Rudyard Lake

8x Oystercatcher (site record), 4x Chiffchaff, 3x Common Gull, (SSe)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Red Kite, 200x Golden Plover, Curlew, 5x Oystercatcher,  5x Sand Martin, 204x Shoveler, 

Alrewas NMA

4x Goosander, 12x Gadwall, Little Egret, Green Woodpecker, 4x Chiffchaff and Alrewas canal Cetti's Warbler, 3x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Barlaston - Tittensor (River Trent)

4x Mandarin, 5x Goosander, (RGi)

Chasewater

Ad Med Gull, 3x YL Gull, (JAl)

Branston GPs

2x Black-tailed Godwit, 10x Curlew, 3x Oystercatcher, 2x Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 3x Ruff, 8x Redshank, 6x Snipe, 4x Mandarin, 28x Shelduck, 73x Wigeon, 37x Shoveler, 15x Pochard, 14x Goldeneye, Peregrine, 2x YL Gull, Common Gull, 2x Sand Martin, Cetti's Warbler, 8x Chiffchaff, (DSc)