Sunday, 17 April 2022

Sunday 17th April 2022

Middleton Lakes

Common Crane flew north at 07:45, (CLe)  -  also 3x Med Gull, Pink-footed Goose, 13x Avocet, 4x Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 4x LRP, Common Sandpiper, 4x Redshank, 3x Common Tern, (MSm)

Tuckesholme

1s Little Gull, 

Berryhill

Lesser Whitethroat at 06:50 at the ind estate track, Ring Ouzel in the paddock above the viewpoint at 07:40, 3x Wheatear,  (RTo)

Silverdale CP

Gropper on the void, Common Sandpiper, (PCa)

Branston GPs

Greenshank on north pit, (BSt, ASt)  -  also 4x Ruff, 4x Redshank, 2x Curlew, 2x Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper,  Red Kite, 5x Mandarin, Lesser Whitethroat, 6x Whitethroat, 3x Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Yellowhammer, 300x Sand Martin roosted, (DSc, SE, HF, CEc, SCo)  -  additional - 6x Shelduck, 4x Egyptian Geese, 3x Yellowhammer, (JWo)

                                                      Greenshank by Dave Scattergood

                                                        Yellowhammer by Steve Edwards

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x imm/fem Scaup, 

Barlaston Downs Banks

Red Kite at 10:15, 6x Yellowhammer, (MJa)

Endon STW

Barn Owl at 08:30, (GBr)

Baggeridge

Reed Warbler Bags pool, (DBa)  -  Redstart, 

Hanchurch Woods

3x Tree Pipit, 6x Crossbill, (AMa)

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Redstart, 2x LRP, (JDu)

Whitemoor Haye

Lesser Whitethroat, 4x Sedge Warbler, Corn Bunting, 2x Grey Partridge, 3x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Common Tern, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, Tree Sparrow, Cetti's Warbler, Little Egret, (SCo)

Doxey Marsh

19x Sedge Warbler, 20x Cetti's Warbler, 6x Whitethroat, 6x Gropper, 22x Blackcap, 2x Great Egret, 7x Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, 2x LRP, 3x House Martin, (MBo)

Stafford

2x LRP at old GEC site near Fairway, (IWi)

Tittesworth Water

7x LRP, 6x Common Sandpiper, 2x Snipe, 4x Oystercatcher, 3x Barnacle Geese, Dipper, Swallow, (JOa, LH)

Weaver Hills

3x Red Kite, (DCa)

Warslow Valley

Hobby, Osprey over NW, Crossbill, 3x Redstart, Gropper, (DGH)

Trentham Gardens

Brambling, Sedge Warbler, (NMK)

Ipstones Edge

2x Wheatear, (DPo)

Cuckoo Bank

15x Wheatear, 3x Yellow Wagtail, Redstart, Whinchat, 

Wombourne

3x Wheatear,

Ipstones

4x Swallow, (SCh)