Saturday, 30 April 2022

Saturday 30th April 2022

Middleton Lakes

Whimbrel near the benches at 06:15, (MSm)  -  2x Swift, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, 11x Avocet, LRPs, Pink-footed Goose, 3x Pochard, 2x Wigeon, 3x Common Tern, (SPA, MSm)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Imm Marsh Harrier, Hobby thru, Garganey, 2x Scaup, 2x Greenshank, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Whinchat, 3x Wheatear, Red Kite thru, 2x Swift, Yellow Wagtail, Garden Warbler, 2x Common Tern, 

Blithfield Resv

Whimbrel briefly Tad Bay, (GJM)  -  Common Sandpiper, 2x LRP, (JPe)

Gailey - Otherton

2x Swift, 5x Yellow Wagtail, 8x Reed Warbler, 4x Gadwall, Pochard, 2x Common Sandpiper, (SRi)

Berryhill

Reed Warbler, 5x Lesser Whitethroat, 10x Swallow, (RGi)  -  Wheatear, 

Drayton Bassett

Hobby over east at 13:40, (MSm)

Bateswood

6x Garden Warbler, (DCo)

Churnet Valley

Pied Flycatcher, 2x Garden Warbler, Green Woodpecker,  (TEy)

Tittesworth Water

Cuckoo, Pied Flycatcher, 2x Redstart, 12x LRP, 8x Common Sandpiper, 6x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Tern, 2x Willow Tit, 3x Mandarin, (SGi, IB)

Radford Meadows

2x LRP, Common Sandpiper, White Wagtail, 2x Shelduck, (GHa)

Catholme

Cuckoo, Wheatear, 8x Shelduck, Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Garden Warbler, (JWo)

Silverdale CP

LRP on the void this afternoon, (BCa)

North Staffs Moors

Cuckoo, 5x Redstart, 4x Curlew, (DGH)

Alrewas NMA

Cuckoo (junction pit), LRP, Goosander, Lesser Whitethroat, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)  Barton 2x Yellowhammer Green Lane, (JWo)

Alrewas Canal

3x Lesser Whitethroat, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Branston GPs

Greenshank, 2x Ringed Plover, Ruff, Snipe, 3x Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Garden Warbler, 5x Mandarin, 11x Pochard, (DSc)  -  Hobby, (NJS)

Highgate Common

Cuckoo, 2x Tree Pipit, 5x Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, (IMo)