Friday, 22 April 2022

Friday 22nd April 2022

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x Black-necked Grebe, 2x Scaup, Whimbrel briefly, Black-tailed Godwit, Osprey thru at 09:55, Red Kite, Marsh Harrier thru east at 16:15,

Branston GPs

Winter plumage Bar-Tailed Godwit on Ashy pit, Ruff, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2x Ringed Plover, Lesser Whitethroat, 4x House Martin, 10x Swallow, 2x Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, (JWo, DSc, CEc, Dean),  -  1w Little Gull on Ashy pit, Yellow Wagtail, (DOu, LOu)

                                                    Bar-tailed Godwit, by Jon Woodcock

Blithfield Resv

7x Arctic Tern, White Wagtail, (GJM)  -  3x Whimbrel flew north over the causeway at 15:30, (PFo)

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2x Wheatear, 2x LRP, (JDu)

Chasewater

6x Little Gull, (PBo)  -  Arctic Tern flew out NNE at 11:15, 3cy YL Gull, 

Cannock Chase

2x Cuckoo, 3x Redstart, 5x Tree Pipit, 3x Stonechat, (IGr)

Burston pool

2x LRP, 2x Swallow, (ISS)

Rudyard Lake

Redstart, White Wagtail, (SSe)