Tuesday 31st May 2022

Middleton Lakes

10x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Great Egret, (MSm)

Gun Moor

Red Kite over this afternoon, (SHi)

                                                                   By Sylvia Hill

Branston GPs

Possible distant Little Stint, 2x Sanderling, 8x Dunlin, 8x Ringed Plover, 5x Curlew, 3x Redshank, 5x Oystercatcher, 2x Water Rail, 2x Little Egret, 16x Pochard, 42x Gadwall, 38x Shelduck, 9x Mandarin, 7x Common Tern, Hobby, Barn Owl, Cuckoo, Green Woodpecker, 5x Garden Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo, DSc)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

c3000 Swifts, 

Monday 30th May 2022

Doxey Marsh

Cuckoo, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 2x LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Goosander, (RRa)

Lichfield

Hobby over Morrisons at 14:55, (JPe)

Sunday 29th May 2022

Aqualate

1s Little Gull, Avocet SE at 10:45, fem type Marsh Harrier, (IGr)

Tittesworth Water

12x LRP, 6x Common Sandpiper, Curlew, 12x Oystercatcher, 3x Common Tern, Mandarin, Goosander, Willow Tit, 2x Redstart, 2x Pied Flycatcher, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Cuckoo, (JOa, LH, KH)

Cannock Chase

2x Woodcock, (MKe)

Doxey Marsh

Cuckoo this evening, (APr)

Cannock Chase

Nightjars, 4x Woodcock, (BCh)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Avocet, Redshank, 1s Med Gull, 

Saturday 28th May 2022

Tittesworth Water

11x LRP, 7x Common Sandpiper, 10x Oystercatcher, 2x Redstart, 2x Pied Flycatcher, Willow Tit, Cuckoo, Dipper, Goosander, (SGi, IB)

Cuckoo Bank

Corn Bunting, Cuckoo, Yellow Wagtail, Hobby, 

Cheslyn Hay

Lesser Whitethroat Strawberry Lane cemetary, (LK)

Alrewas NMA

4x Common Tern, 2x Oystercatcher, 3x Goosander, Mandarin, Gadwall,   Alrewas -  Wychnor  Cuckoo, 2x Common Tern, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Branston GPs

2x Sanderling, 4x Dunlin, 5x Ringed Plover, 2x Common Tern, 12x Pochard, 36x Shelduck, 2x Cetti's Warbler, Mandarin, (DSc)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Ferruginous Duck, 1s Little Gull, Curlew, Hobby,

Friday 27th May 2022

Branston GPs

Redshank, 2x Ringed Plover, 5x Oystercatcher, 6x Common Tern, 26x Shelduck, 44x Gadwall, 6x Pochard, 2x Shoveler, Green Woodpecker, 4x Garden Warbler, 500x Swift, (JWo)

Blithfield Resv

3x LRP, 6x Oystercatcher, 5x Mandarin, 2x Wigeon, 2x Shelduck, (JEP) - also Common Terns, 2x Yellow Wagtail, (RBe)

                                                      Common Tern by Rob Bendelow

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Ferruginous Duck and 1s Little Gull, 

Thursday 26th May 2022

Blithfield Resv

3x Sanderling at the causeway, (GJM)

                                                                   By GJ Mant

Cannock Chase

Red Kite over Sherbrook Valley at 08:20 also Curlew, (KPo)

Trentham

Hobby over the lake, (GSa)

Tittesworth Water

12x LRP, 6x Common Sandpiper, 10x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Tern, Cuckoo, (JOa, LH)

Bromley Hurst

Red Kite again this am, (NHi)

Branston GPs

9x Ringed Plover, 2x Redshank, 4x Oystercatcher, 12x Common Tern, 48x Gadwall, 37x Shelduck, 8x Pochard, 2x Shoveler, Green Woodpecker, c800x Swift, 5x Garden Warbler, 2x Crucifer Shieldbugs, (JWo)

                                                     Crucifer Shieldbug by Jon Woodcock

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Fem Ferruginous Duck, 20x Black-tailed Godwit to 06:48 only, 1s Little Gull, ad Med Gull, Arctic Tern, 

Wednesday 25th May 2022

Bromley Hurst

Red Kite over this morning, (NHi)

Brocton

Red Kite over late morning, (RGo)

Tucklesholme / Branston Leas

2x LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, 6x Common Tern, 5x Pochard, 2x Gadwall, 2x Mandarin, 8x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Garden Warbler, c100x Swift, (JWo)

Stanley Pool

2x Common Tern, (GBr)

Tuesday 24th May 2022

Stanley Pool

2x Arctic Tern at 06:20, (GBr)

Tittesworth Water

Dunlin, 12x LRP, 6x Common Sandpiper, 10x Oystercatcher, 2x Curlew, Cuckoo, Peregrine, 2x Common Tern, 2x Pied Flycatcher, 2x Willow Tit, Goosander, 2x Swift, (SGi)

Gailey Resv

1s Arctic Tern from causeway, also 4x Common Tern, (SRi)

Middleton Lakes

25x Avocet, 7x Ringed Plover, 4x Redshank, 40x Swift, 5x Common Tern, 6x Shelduck, Goosander, (MSc)

Branston GPs

8x Dunlin, 18x Ringed Plover, 8x Oystercatcher, 2x Redshank, Snipe, Little Egret, 7x Pochard, 69x Gadwall, 43x Shelduck, 10x Mandarin, Snow Goose, 8x Common Tern, 700x Swift, Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 6x Garden Warbler, Green Woodpecker, (JWo)

Monday 23rd May 2022

Blithfield Resv

4x Sanderling in Blithe Bay this am, (GJM)

Middleton Lakes

WTE again at 12:20 (DFr),   -  15x Avocet, 5x Ringed Plover, 4x Oystercatcher, 3x Redshank, 30x Swift, Cuckoo, 4x Common Tern, (MSc)                                                        

Branston GPs

c800 Swift from the gate at the Ashy pit this afternoon, (JWo)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Fem Ferruginous Gull, 1s Little Gull, 3x Med Gull, Spotted Flycatcher, 

Sunday 22nd May 2022

Stanley Pool

Hobby, 4x Oystercatcher, (GBr)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Fem Ferruginous Duck, 1s Little Gull, Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 2x Hobby, Peregrine, 

Whitemoor Haye

6x LRP, Dunlin, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Corn Bunting, 2x Tree Sparrow, 5x Yellow Wagtail, 7x Common Tern, Shelduck, Goldeneye, 6x Gadwall, Garden Warbler, Little Egret, Peregrine, (SCo)

Cuckoo Bank

Marsh Harrier circled heath before drifting off SW, Hobby, Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Garden Warbler, 4x Stonechat, 

Tittesworth Water

12x LRP, 6x Common Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Tern, 2x Goosander, 12x Mandarin, Redstart, Pied Flycatcher, (JOa, LH)

Branston GPs

Whimbrel calling from Ashy field, Snow Goose, Lesser Whitethroat, Little Egret, 4x Egyptian Geese,(JWo)  -  additional 40x Shelduck, 9x Pochard, 5x Mandarin, 3x Dunlin, 12x Ringed Plover, 4x Common Tern, Water Rail, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

Radford Meadows Stafford

Common Tern, (GHa)

Bramshall

Red Kite over, (JTu)

Saturday 21st May 2022

Middleton Lakes

2x Arctic Tern thru, WTE still, (SPA)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Wood Sandpiper, Little Gull,

Blithfield Resv

2x Sanderling Blithe Bay, (GJM)

                                            Something bigger than the WTE by Jon Woodcock

Uttoxeter Quarry

6x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Garden Warbler, 3x Common Tern, (RPo)

Knypersley Resv

Cuckoo, Redstart, Mandarin, (GBr)

Tittesworth Water

Cuckoo, 3x Pied Flycatcher, 2x Redstart, Willow Tit, Cuckoo, 12x LRP, 5x Common Sandpiper, 7x Oystercatcher, 26x Mandarin, Goosander, 2x Swift, (SGi)

Trescott area

Possible Quail by the A454, 2x Corn Bunting, Cuckoo, 6x Yellowhammer, 2x Grey Partridge, 

Branston GPs

White-fronted Goose on Sandbar from Ashy pit gate, 18x Ringed Plover, 7x Dunlin, 3x Oystercatcher, Snipe, 12x Pochard, 5x Mandarin, 6x Common Tern, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)  -  also 2x Redshank, 2x Common Tern, YL Gull, (JKe, MKe)

                                              White-fronted Goose by Dave Scattergood

Cannock Chase

2x Common Tern thru, 2x Hobby, 5x Redstart, 3x Cuckoo, 4x Tree Pipit, (MJa)

Botteslow Flash

Hobby (PBi)

Endon

2x Oystercatcher over, (DCo)

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

Cuckoo, (TEy)

Friday 20th May 2022

Middleton Lakes

WTE again, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Cuckoo, (MSm)

                                                               WTE by Barry Jones

Blithfield Resv

3x Sanderling, Dunlin, 3x Wheatear, 50x Swift, (GJM, MDJ)

Knypersley Resv

2x Redstart, 4x Garden Warbler, 2x Swift, (GBr)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x 1s Little Gull still, 1s Med Gull, 15x Common Tern, Red Kite, 

Branston GPs

White-fronted Goose on Ashy pit, Red Kite over, Whimbrel, 2x Sanderling, 6x Dunlin, 18x Ringed Plover, 2x Redshank, 4x Oystercatcher, 6x Common Tern, 300x Swift, (JWo)

                                                   White -fronted Goose by Jon Woodcock

Enville Hall

Hobby, Lesser Whitethroat, (THa)

Thursday 19th May 2022

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x Little Gull still, 

Tittesworth Water

Redshank, 6x Common Sandpiper, 11x LRP, 8x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Tern, 20x Mandarin, 4x Gadwall, Cuckoo, (JOa, LH)

Dimmingsdale  (Alton)

Cuckoo, 2x Garden Warbler, (TEy)

Branston GPs

5x Dunlin, 2x Redshank, 25x Ringed Plover, 4x Oystercatcher, 6x Pochard, 34x Gadwall, 36x Shelduck, 8x Mandarin, Snow Goose, 7x Common Tern, Water Rail, 6x Garden Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo, CEc)

Highgate

Corn Bunting still on wires down Whitehouse Lane, (DBa)

Wednesday 18th May 2022

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only

2x Little Gull still, 

Drayton Bassett

Red Kite over south at 10:45, (MSm)

Branston GPs

Whimbrel on north pit this pm, 2x Dunlin, 3x Ringed Plover, 6x Oystercatcher, Hobby thru west, 10x Pochard, 52x Gadwall, 34x Shelduck, 6x Garden Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Water Rail, Little Egret, 4x Common Tern, Green Woodpecker, 50x Swift, (DSc, JWo)

                                                       Whimbrel by Dave Scattergood

Middleton Lakes

WTE again today, 

                                                                  By Rob Bendelow

Brocton

Red Kite over the golf club at 10:00, (AHa)

i54

5x LRP, (JDu, Foz)

Hanchurch

Cuckoo, Garden Warbler, (CBa)

Tuesday 17th May 2022

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x Little Gull still, 

Tittesworth Water

Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Redstart, Redshank, 11x LRP, 9x Common Sandpiper, 6x Oystercatcher, 26x Mandarin, 2x Gadwall, Goosander, (SGi)

                                                          Redshank by Steve Gibson

Leek

Hobby over the west end this morning (per NCo)

Middleton Lakes

The WTE again present, 14x Avocet, Redshank, LRP, Oystercatcher, Garden Warbler, (MSc)

Tucklesholme - Branston Leas

6x Common Tern, 4x Oystercatcher, 4x Gadwall, 2x Pochard, 7x Garden Warbler, 7x Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, (JWo)

Monday 16th May 2022

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x 1s Little Gull, 12x Common Tern, 3x Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 

                                                            Little Gull by Steve Edwards

Stanley Pool 

Black Tern, (KBu)

                                                                   By Steve Gibson

                                                                  By Steve Seal

Middleton Lakes

2x Sanderling, 12x Ringed Plover, LRP, Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat, the WTE again this afternoon, 

Forsbrook

Red Kite over the square at 13:50, (AR)

Rudyard Lake

5x Common Sandpiper, (SSe)

Hanchurch

Cuckoo, (PPa)

Branston GPs

2x Whimbrel, 8x Ringed Plover, 2x Common Sandpiper, 7x Oystercatcher, 2x Redshank, 8x Common Tern, 56x Shelduck, 55x Gadwall, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 5x Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 100x Swift, (JWo, CEc)

Sunday 15th May 2022

Blithfield Resv

Turnstone and Sanderling early am, (GJM) 

                                                          Sanderling by GJ Mant

                                                            Turnstone by GJ Mant

Uttoxeter Quarry

6x Ringed Plover, Redshank, Dunlin, Red Kite, 4x Common Tern, (RPo)

Middleton Lakes

Wood Sandpiper JW south, (@Ochruros)  - Introduced WTE (G801) present this afternoon to this evening, 

Barton under Needwood

Red Kite over Smith Hills, (JWo)

Tittesworth Water

Greenshank, Whimbrel, 10x LRP, 6x Common Sandpiper, 5x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Tern, (LHa)

Whitemoor Haye

Hobby over main lake at 12:00, Wheatear at Sittles farm, 2x Yellow Wagtail, (BSt, ASt)

Stapenhill

Red Kite over early afternoon, (SJo)

Froghall

Cuckoo this morning, 

Branston GPs

Barnacle Goose, 14x Shelduck, 4x Egyptian Geese, 2x Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, (JWo)  -  additional 54x Shelduck, 14x Pochard, Common Sandpiper, 2x Ringed  Plover, 10x Common Tern, 100x Swift, Wheatear, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 10x Garden Warbler, Hobby, (DSc)

Alvecote

3x Common Tern, 3x Oystercatcher, 2x Wigeon, (MSc)

Cheadle

8x Swift, (TEy)

Saturday 14th May 2022

Gailey Resv

Spotted Flycatcher below the dam, Common Tern, 3x Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, also Hobby over Huntington, (SRi)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Whimbrel, Curlew, 3x Swift, 2x Goosander, Dipper, (RPo)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Garganey, Cuckoo, Sanderling, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x LRP, 6x Common Tern, 3x Hobby, Red Kite, Yellow Wagtail, 

Middleton Lakes

9x Ringed Plover, 6x Dunlin, 2x Yellow Wagtail, Cuckoo, Pink-footed Goose still, (MSm)

Newcastle

Yellow Wagtail over Brampton Park, (SJT)

Tittesworth Water

Whimbrel 11x LRP, 10x Common Sandpiper, 7x Oystercatcher, Cuckoo, 3x Pied Flycatcher, 2x Redstart, 2x Common Tern, 11x Garden Warbler, 2x Willow Tit, 5x Shelduck, Red Kite, (SGi)

                                                        Whimbrel by Steve Gibson

Doxey Marsh

2x Common Tern, Shelduck, Goosander, 2x LRP, (GPr)

Catholme

Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 8x Shelduck, (JWo)

Alrewas NMA

4x Common Tern, 2x Oystercatcher, Goosander, Green Woodpecker, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Alrewas Canal to Wychnor

2x Common Tern, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Branston GPs

Possible Temminck's Stint seen distantly in fading light on Ashy pit at 20:50, Whimbrel, 6x Dunlin, 4x Ringed Plover, Curlew, 5x Mandarin, (DSc)

                                                       Whimbrel by Dave Scattergood

Cannock Chase

Cuckoo, Spotted Flycatcher, 6x Garden Warbler, 2x Yellowhammer, (KCl)

Friday 13th May 2022

Middleton Lakes

2x Sanderling, 8x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 2x Common Sandpiper, Whimbrel, 8x Turnstone, (MSm, PAn, SPA)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Sanderling, Little Tern, 

Blithfield Resv 

Sanderling, 12x Dunlin, drake Pintail, 5x Mandarin (JPe)

Whitmore Bent Lane

2x Red Kite, (RGi)

Rudyard Lake

3x Redstart, Common Tern, 3x Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x LRP, 3x Oystercatcher, 3x Garden Warbler, Mandarin, (SSe)

                                                  Ringed Plover and Dunlin by Steve Seal

Branston GPs

Knot still, Whimbrel, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 8x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 46x Shelduck,  Water Rail, 12x Pochard, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Garden Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, (JWo, DSc, NJS)

Tittensor Chase

2x Yellowhammer, 3x Garden Warbler, (AR)

Leek

Red Kite over west end, (CAl)

Thursday 12th May 2022

Middleton Lakes

2x Sanderling on JW south, (MSm)

Branston GPs

Knot still, 4x Dunlin, 5x Ringed Plover, (PAn)

Rudyard Lake

2x Ringed Plover, 4x Dunlin, 2x LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, 4x Common Sandpiper, 2x Redstart, 2x Common Tern,  (SSe)

                                                            Dunlin by Steve Seal

                                                            Ringed Plover by Steve Seal

Hanchurch Woods

3x Spotted Flycatcher (first Staffs 2022 record), Cuckoo, Redstart, (NDP)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Grey Plover, 

Fenton

3x Ringed Plover, 4x Dunlin on the marl tip, (SJT)

Highgate

Corn Bunting along Whitehouse Lane, (DBa)

Tittesworth Water

8x LRP, 4x Common Sandpiper, 6x Oystercatcher, 9x Mandarin, 2x Common Tern, 2x Gadwall, (LHa, JOa)

Doxey 

2x Common Tern, (RRa)

Tucklesholme / Branston Leas

6x Common Tern, 2x Oystercatcher, 5x Cetti's Warbler, 4x Garden Warbler, Green Woodpecker, (JWo)

Wednesday 11th May 2022

Branston GPs

4x Turnstone, Knot, Wood Sandpiper, 3x Sanderling, 26x Ringed Plover, 22x Dunlin, Redshank, 6x Oystercatcher,  Garganey, 10x Common Tern, 60x Shelduck, 32x Gadwall, 7x Pochard, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler, 3x Garden Warbler, (JWo, DSc, NJS, CEc, PAn, JAl)  -  2x Med Gull fly from North pit, (DSc)

                                                          Turnstones by Jon Woodcock

Blithfield Resv

5x Whimbrel  NW thru Blithe Bay, 67x Common Tern this evening, (GJM)  -  2x Whinchat, 12x Dunlin, 19x Ringed Plover, Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Great Egret, Little Egret, 2x Hobby, Wigeon, (SE, HF)

                                                          Whinchat by Steve Edwards

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Sanderling, 20x Dunlin, 20x Ringed Plover, 

Kidsgrove

Little Owl, (SH, MS, SG)

                                                              By Steve Gibson

Wolseley Bridge

20x Swift, (GHa)

i54

2x Sanderling, 2x LRP, (JDu, Foz)

Tuesday 10th May 2022

Blithfield Resv

3x Sanderling at the causeway, (GJM)  -  Fem Marsh Harrier headed down Blithe Bay at 14:35, (PFo)

   

                                                                    By GJ Mant
                                                             

Tittesworth Water

2x Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, 13x LRP, 10x Common Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Tern, 10x Garden Warbler, Peregrine, 5x Mandarin, Goosander, and a Hobby over Chesterwood Road, (SGi)

Highgate Common

Cuckoo, Tree Pipit, 10x Garden Warbler, (DBa)

Knypersley Resv

Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Swift, House Martin, Mandarin, (GBr)

Branston GPs

Sum plum Knot on Ashy pit, Turnstone, Whimbrel, Curlew, 5x Dunlin, 4x Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 3x Redshank, 4x Oystercatcher, Garganey still, 60x Shelduxk, 57x Gadwall, 4x Mandarin, 10x Common Tern, Peregrine, 2x Green Woodpecker, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 4x Garden Warbler, (JWo, JAl, NJS, CEc, GJM)

  

                                                             Knot by Jon Woodcock

Forsbrook

Hobby over Draycott Old Road at 17:45, (AR)

Biddulph

Swift over this evening, (SSe)

Cheeks Hill

4x Swift, (SCh)

Middleton Lakes

11x Avocet, 2x LRP, Ringed Plover, Redshank, 3x Oystercatcher, 5x Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, (MSc)  -  5x Dunlin, 5x Ringed Plover late evening, (TPe)

Wolseley Bridge

10x Swift this evening, (GHa)

Gailey Resv

Ad s/p Med Gull flew east at 19:40, Hobby, Little Egret, (SRi)

Leek

4x Swift over this evening, (CAl)

Kingswood

Nightjar at 04:16, (HLl)

Monday 9th May 2022

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Wood Sandpiper to 14:51 only, 

Wombourne

3x Red Kite over SW, (WN)

Middleton Lakes

Glossy Ibis on JW to 11:15 when it flew off, (DPh)

Gnosall

Red Kite over fields near Swan Pit nurseries at 16:15,  (GHa)

Halfpenny Green

Corn Bunting, (MMo)

Wolseley NR

2x Common Tern, (ASu)

Ford Green

Dipper flew thru the lake, (first for the site), (JJo)

Branston GPs

Garganey (NJS), also 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x Dunlin, 2x Redshank, 3x Oystercatcher, 6x Common Tern, 53x Shelduck, Green Woodpecker, (JWo)

Cannock Chase

Nightjar calling at 03:36, 

Sunday 8th May 2022

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Osprey thru West, Sandwich Tern to 09:37 only, Arctic Tern, 6x Common Tern, Greenshank, 4x Ringed Plover, 2x LRP, 

Blithfield Resv

3x Turnstone north, (MPR, GJM)  -  Pintail, 3x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, Wigeon, (SE, HF)

                                                           Pintail by Steve Edwards

Westport Lake

2x Arctic Tern thru north at 09:50, (PWa)

Halfpenny Green

Merlin flew low across the airport, (DBa)

M6 Stafford Services

Spoonbill over, (KBr)

Berryhill

2x LRP, Little Egret, Wheatear, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat,  (IBu)  -  Whinchat, (MKe)

Weston Coyney

Red Kite over at 12:05, (SFe)

Alvecote

2x Common Tern, Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, (MSc)

Cuckoo Bank

2x Wheatear, 

Tittesworth Water

12x LRP, 6x Common Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Tern, 2x Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, (JOa, LH)

Baldwins Gate

Cuckoo, Greenshank flying north calling, Swift, Mandarin, (RWh)

Coombes Valley RSPB

3x Pied Flycatcher, 3x Garden Warbler, (SCh)

Middleton Lakes

Whimbrel briefly at 17:00 then flew north, (JAl)

Branston GPs

Sum plum Spotted Redshank on north pit at 19:50 also 2x Whimbrel, (DSc)  -  also 3x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, 52 x Shelduck, 8x Common Tern, YL Gull, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Yellow Wagtail,  ( DSc, JWo)

                                                  Spotted Redshank by Dave Scattergood

Gun Moor

Cuckoo, (CEl)

Saturday 7th May 2022

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only) - 88 species

Cattle Egret, Little Tern thru, 3x Arctic Tern, Greenshank, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 2x Hobby, Red Kite, 2s Med Gull, 

Middleton Lakes

5x Black-tailed Godwit, Little Tern, (MSm)

Whitemoor Haye  -  72 species

4x Arctic Tern and 30x Common Tern thru, 2x Common Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher, 5x LRP, Wheatear, Goldeneye, 2x Corn Bunting, 2x Grey Partridge, Tree Sparrow, Peregrine, 2x Hobby, 6x Swift,  (SCo)

Berryhill

3x Whinchat, 13x Wheatear, (RTo, PBi)  -  2x Willow Tit, (BM)  -  12x Wheatear this evening and 7x House Martin, (IBu)

Gailey Resv

Hobby, 3x Wigeon, 2x Common Tern, 20x Swift, 4x Yellow Wagtail, (SRi)

Tittesworth Water

12x LRP, 8x Common Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher, Cuckoo, 2x Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Common Tern, 10x Garden Warbler, (SGi, IB)

Cuckoo Bank

20x Wheatear, Whinchat, 5x Black-tailed Godwit thru, Yellow Wagtail       

Wombourne

6x Wheatear Pickles Hill in potato field with the barn in, (AMP)        

Catholme

Wheatear, (JWo)          

Alrewas NMA

2x Common Tern, 2x Oystercatcher, Goosander, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo) 

Highgate Common

Cuckoo, (BJo)      

Halfpenny Green

Merlin, Wheatear, (MMo)        

Branston GPs  -  93 species

Curlew, Dunlin, 8x Ringed Plover, 2x Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Common Gull, YL Gull, 6x Common Tern, Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 30x Swift, Lesser Whitethroat, Cetti's Warbler, 53x Shelduck, 6x Mandarin, 6x Pochard, 6x Egyptian Geese, Little Egret, (DSc)         

Friday 6th May 2022

Blithfield Resv

2x Arctic Tern, (MDJ, GJM)  -  Red Kite, (RBe)

Halfpenny Green

2x Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat, Red Kite over this evening, (MMo)

Trentham Estate

Whinchat between Sutherland statue and Monkey forest, 8x Swift, (RGi)

Rudyard Lake

Osprey NE at 11:15, 2x Redstart, 2x Common Tern, 3x Common Sandpiper, 2x LRP, Oystercatcher, (SSe)

Wombourne

Red Kite over, (AJ)

Branston GPs

Curlew, 2x Common Sandpiper, 7x Ringed Plover, 5x Redshank, 6x Oystercatcher, Little Egret, 10x Common Tern, 48x Shelduck, Wheatear, 6x Yellow Wagtail, 50x Swift, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, (JWo, DSc)

Botteslow Flash

Common Sandpiper, 2x LRP, (RTo)

Thursday 5th May 2022

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Savi's Warbler later caught and photographed in the hand. Showing this evening in a hawthorn to 20:10 at least at west end.

Berryhill

Fem Ring Ouzel in paddock just above (south) of the viewpoint, 7x Wheatear, 2x LRP Botteslow Flash, (RTo)

Rudyard Lake

2x Common Tern, 4x Common Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x LRP, Redstart, (SSe)

Tittesworth Water

11x LRP, 6x Common Sandpiper, 5x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Tern, Cuckoo, Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, Dipper, (JOa)

Tucklesholme - Branston Leas

Osprey over NE, Common Sandpiper, LRP, 7x Oystercatcher, 6x Common Tern, Shelduck, 2x Mandarin, Cuckoo, Little Egret, 7x Cetti's Warbler, 8x Lesser Whitethroat, Snakefly species possibly Scarce Snakefly, (JWo)

                                                    Snakefly species by Jon Woodcock

North Staffs Moors

Whinchat, Redstart, 5x Wheatear, 3x Stonechat, 3x Curlew, Cuckoo, 3x Red Grouse, (DCo)

Whitfield Valley

Hobby thru north this am, (JJo)

Blithfield Resv

Arctic Terns, Ringed Plover, LRP, 2x Egyptian Geese, Yellow Wagtail, (RBe)

                                                       Yellow Wagtail by Rob Bendelow

Morridge

Hobby thru this am, (SCh)

Biddulph

Common Sandpiper, (SHi)

                                                                     By Sylvia Hill

Doxey Marsh

Cattle Egret briefly on Boundary Flash, (RRa, DB)

Alrewas

Gropper reeling in field north of Alrewas by River Trent, (SCo)

Wednesday 4th May 2022

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Apparent Savi's Warbler near west end hide for 2nd day, the Manx Shearwater still present but taken into care this afternoon and sadly did not survive. Marsh Harrier, 2x Greenshank, Arctic Tern, 2x Little Gull, 2x Med Gull, 

Middleton Lakes

Whimbrel to 06:00 only, Greenshank, (SPA)

Needwood

Red Kite this afternoon nesr the B5017, (SJT)

Radford Meadows Stafford

Wood Sandpiper on BMW scrape, 4x LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, (RSw)

Branston GPs

2x Ruff, 5x Redshank, 8x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 4x Ringed Plover, 6x Oystercatcher, Little Egret, 8x Common Sandpiper, 3x Water Rail, 8x Pochard, 47x Shelduck, 14x Mandarin, 3x Green Woodpecker, Wheatear, 100x Swift, 250x Swallow, 50x House Martin, 7x Lesser Whitethroat, (JWo)

Tuesday 3rd May 2022

Blithfield Resv

Curlew Sandpiper flew NW at 09:00, 2x Wood Sandpiper in Blithe Bay, Whimbrel, Sanderling at the causeway, 46x Arctic Tern, Whinchat, (GJM)  -  2x Little Tern between BTP and the causeway at 15:23, (JAl),  -  Slavonian Grebe still at the deep end, (PWa),  -  additional 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 5x Ringed Plover, 7x Dunlin, 3x Common Sandpiper, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Mandarin, 2x Egyptian Geese, (NDP)  -  

                                                             Sanderling by GJ Mant

Middleton Lakes

3x Turnstone JW south, Wood Sandpiper, 2x Dunlin, (MSm)

Stanley Pool

Red-breasted Merganser still early morning, (RGi, SGi), 

                                                                   By Steve Gibson

Tittesworth Water

Whimbrel, Redshank, 13x LRP, 8x Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 6x Oystercatcher, Common Tern, 2x Willow Tit, 2x Little Egret, 2x Goldeneye, (SGi, PB)  -  Sandwich Tern, (SCh)

                                                         Whimbrel by Steve Gibson

                                                       Sandwich Tern by Steve Chell

Uttoxeter Quarry

Greenshank, 2x Dunlin, 6x Common Sandpiper, 3x Oystercatcher, 4x Common Tern, 3x Shelduck, Mandarin, Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, (NDP)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Manx Shearwater this evening to 19:25 when it flew off,  15x Arctic Tern, 2s Little Gull, Whimbrel briefly, Whinchat, 

Branston GPs

4x Arctic Tern, Greenshank, 9x Redshank, 2x Ruff, 12x Ringed Plover, 4x Dunlin, 4x Common Sandpiper, 59x Shelduck, 8x Common Tern, Whinchat, 20x Swift, 2x Green Woodpecker, 5x Lesser Whitethroat, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo, CEc, JAl, Dean)

                                                         Whinchat by Jon Woodcock

Little Hay 

2x Whinchat in paddocks on corner of Green Barns Lane, (PAn)

Doxey Marsh

Marsh Harrier thru south at 13:30, (RRa, RSt)

Cannock Chase

4x Cuckoo, (DRi)

Bottom House

3x Curlew, (SCh)

Parkhall - Hulme

Cuckoo calling 19:15, (PWi)

Monday 2nd May 2022

 Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Black Tern, 42x Arctic Tern, 2x Bar-tailed Godwit, 2s Little Gull, 2x Scaup, 2x 1s Common Gull

Branston GPs

Wood Sandpiper still, (SCo)  -  Arctic Tern (PFo),  -  2x Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 3x Redshank, 3x Oystercatcher, Arctic Tern, 4x Common Tern, Wheatear, 20x Swift, Green Woodpecker,  (CEc)  -  Sanderling, Greenshank, 8x Dunlin, 8x Ringed Plover, Cuckoo, (per NJS). - additional Peregrine, 10x Ringed Plover, 5x Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail, (DSc)

                                                    Wood Sandpiper by Jon Woodcock

Middleton Lakes

Bar-tailed Godwit (TPe),  - 3x Dunlin, 5x Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, (MSm)

Stanley Pool

Red-breasted Merganser this am, (ALa)

                                                                    By Phil Jones

Blithfield Resv

Slavonian Grebe still in Blithe Bay, Whimbrel, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, (HF, SE)  -  3x Whimbrel north over the causeway at 18:07, Greenshank, (JAl)

                                                      Slavonian Grebe by Steve Edwards

Aqualate

Adult Little Gull mid day, Arctic Tern thru at 16:50,   (IGr)

Shenstone Wood End

2x Wheatear, (SWa)  -  also 2x Yellow Wagtail, 

Westport Lake

Common Sandpiper, (BCa, LCa)

Berryhill

3x Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, (RGi)

Sandon - Burston

Great Egret, 4x Mandarin, Goosander, (RSw)

Cuckoo Bank

8x Wheatear, 

Sunday 1st May 2022

Middleton Lakes

Wood Sandpiper on east scrape at 06:15, 2x Sanderling, 3x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 4x Common Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher, Whinchat, Redstart, 2x Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, (MSm)

Blithfield Resv

Slavonian Grebe in St Stephens Bay, (GJM)  -  also 35x Common Tern, 2x LRP, Dunlin, 4x Common Sandpiper, sev Yellow Wagtail, (SRi, JAl)

                                                         Slavonian Grebe by GJ Mant

                                                          Slavonian Grebe by GJ Mant

Tittesworth Water

Bar-tailed Godwit, 9x Common Sandpiper, 6x Oystercatcher, 12x LRP, Pied Flycatcher, 3x Common Tern, Reed Warbler, 9x House Martin, 12x Swallow, 2x Mandarin, Gadwall, Wigeon, (SGi)  -  also Redstart, 3x Garden Warbler, (JOa, LH)

                                                       Bar-tailed Godwit by Steve Gibson

Trentham Gardens

Hobby thru 06:20, 2x Common Sandpiper, 5x Reed Warbler, 2x Garden Warbler, 4x Oystercatcher, 20x House Martin, 70x Swallow, 40x Sand Martin. 4x Mandarin, 2x Little Egret flew out of the heronry early am, (RGi)

Branston GPs

Wood Sandpiper on Sandy pit this am, 2x Whimbrel, Greenshank, 3x Common Sandpiper, 5x Dunlin, 3x Ringed Plover, 4x Redshank, 11x Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, 4x Common Tern, 2x Swift, 3x Garden Warbler, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 46x Shelduck, 9x Mandarin, Blue-headed Wagtail, 3x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Little Egret, 100x Swallow, 150x Sand Martin, 10x House Martin, (DSc, JWo)

                                               Wood Sandpiper by Dave Scattergood

                                                         Whimbrel by Steve Edwards

 

                                                 Blue-headed Wagtail by Jon Woodcock

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x Arctic Tern, 2x Scaup, 12x Ringed Plover, 3x Dunlin, 2x Greenshank, 5x Common Sandpiper, 2x Sanderling, Snipe, Hobby, 4x Wheatear, 2x Yellow Wagtail, Swift, House Martin, 2x Garden Warbler, Common Terns, Red Kite, 21x Shelduck, 1s Med Gull, 100s of House Martins

Berryhill

6x Wheatear, 6x Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Curlew, 10x Swallow, (RTo, NDP, IBu)

Whitemoor Haye

Wheatear this am, Tree Sparrow, 6x LRP, 3x Common Tern, Corn Bunting. 2x Garden Warbler, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 4x Swift, 2x Shelduck, 4x Gadwall, Cetti's Warbler, Green Woodpecker, (SCo)

Cuckoo Bank

5x Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 11x Groppers, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Swift, 

Doxey Marsh

Whinchat at Creswell Flash, Cuckoo, Common Sandpiper, 3x LRP, Oystercatcher, 4x Gropper, House Martins, Swallows, Reed Warbler, Shelduck, (GHa)  -  Little Egret, (JTu)  -  2x Hobby, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Yellow Wagtail, (RSt)

Westport Lake

Reed Warbler, (BCc, LCa)

Dovedale (Staffs side)

Redstarts, 2x Mandarin, Dippers, (RBe)

Radford Meadows

2x Hobby, Ringed Plover, LRP, 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, (RSt)