Friday 22nd July 2022

Middleton Lakes

Turnstone, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Ringed Plover, LRP, Oystercatcher, Dunlin, 2x Snipe, 2x Common Sandpiper and a Red Kite over Drayton Bassett at 09:05, (MSm)

Blithfield Resv

First returning Arctic Tern off Beech Tree Point, (GJM)  -  also 6x Black-tailed Godwit, 19x Common Sandpiper, 2x Curlew, 11x Dunlin, 21x LRP, 20x Oystercatcher, 2x Redshank, 3x Greenshank, 6x Ringed Plover, 3x Snipe, 2x Sanderling, juv Wheatear, 6x Little Egret, (SE, HF)

                                                         Wheatear by Steve Edwards

                                                        Sanderling by Steve Edwards

Tucklesholme

10x Goosander, 4x Little Egret, (JWo)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Black Tern, Arctic Tern 13x Common Tern, Turnstone, 2x Sanderling, 5x LRP, 8x Common Sandpiper, 2x Dunlin, Snipe, fem Garganey, 2x Hobby, Little Egret, 

Berryhill

Little Egret on "20 foot pool" (IBu)