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)