Friday 31st March 2023

Berryhill

Male Ring Ouzel (first Staffs 2023 record), calling in hawthorns on the Ind estate track at 07:03 then flew uphill towards Tiddlers pool, (RTo)  -  3x Wheatear, 

Blithfield Resv

2x Common Tern (first Staffs 2023 record),  (MDJ, GJM)

Branston GPs

Adult/sum Little Gull on Ashy pit at 08:35 to 09:45, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 5x Curlew, 2x Ruff, 4x Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 5x Oystercatcher, 2x Willow Warbler, 5x Blackcap, Swallow, 10x Sand Martin, 40x Shoveler, 40x Shelduck, 5x Pochard, 13x Goldeneye, 2x Little Egret, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 20x Redpoll, 40x Linnet, (DSc)

Tittesworth Water

Osprey flew thru this am, 8x Goosander, 6x Oystercatcher, 5x Sand Martin, 17x Chiffchaff, (SGi)

Middleton Lakes

4x Avocet, 4x Redshank, 6x Oystercatcher, 5x Goldeneye, 4x Shelduck, Great Egret, 11x Sand Martin, (SPA)

Westport Lake

Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 3x Sand Martin, (NJS)

Endon - Denford

4x Snipe, 2x Curlew, Red Kite over the STW, Green Woodpecker, (DCo)

Doxey Marsh

Willow Warbler, 5x Cetti's Warbler, Little Egret, (DM)

Stoke (Lordship Lane)

3x Gadwall, Willow Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, (RGi)

Parkhall CP

Green Woodpecker, Willow Tit, Blackcap and at nearby Hulme Curlews and Lapwing, (RGi)

Whitemoor Haye

Merlin, 14x LRP, 2x Ringed Plover, 3x Dunlin, 2x Redshank, Curlew, Yellow Wagtail, 2x Tree Sparrow, 2x Grey Partridge, Merlin, 7x Goldeneye, 2x Shelduck, (SCo)

                                                      Yellowhammer by Stu Collins

Thursday 30th March 2023

Berryhill

Osprey over NW at 07:11, (NDP)

Belvide Resv

Hobby (first 2023 record), Ring-tailed Hen Harrier thru north at 12:40, Osprey thru north at 16:40,  Red Kite, 3x fem Scaup, Cattle Egret, 150x Golden Plover over east, Common Sandpiper,  LRP, House Martin, 

Middleton Lakes

White Wagtail, 2x Avocet, 6x Oystercatcher, LRP,  4x Redshank, 2x Shelduck, 2x Pochard, 9x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, Peregrine, 8x Sand Martin, (MSm, SPA)

Middle Mayfield

Common Redstart in field, (BRe)

Radford Meadows

2x Avocet still, Wheatear, 4x Little Egret, (DBE)

Trentham Gardens

6x Shoveler, 12x Gadwall, 2x Teal, 10x Mandarin, 2x Goosander, 2x Oystercatcher, 10x Swallow, 50x Sand Martin, (HF)

Aqualate

Black-necked Grebe still, (PJor)

Blithfield Resv

2x Osprey, 2x Oystercatcher, LRP, Swallows, (RBe)

                                                                LRP by Rob Bendelow

Whitemoor Haye

Yellow Wagtail, 2x White Wagtail, 15x LRP, 4x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 2x Redshank, 50x Sand Martin, (JAl)

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2x LRP, 8x Lapwing, Goosander, White Wagtail, (JDu)

Branston GPs

3x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Dunlin, 3x Ruff, 6x Redshank, 6x Oystercatcher, 2x Green Sandpiper, 16x Curlew, 62x Shelduck, 16x Goldeneye, 14x Pochard, 3x Egyptian Geese, 23x Little Grebe, 3x Water Rail, 2x Peregrine, 3x Green Woodpecker, 2x White Wagtail, Wheatear, 2x Swallow, 70x Sand Martin, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 70x Linnet, (JWo)

Chasewater

Shag, 90x Sand Martin, 2x Swallow, (CW)

Wednesday 29th March 2023

Stoke (Lordship Lane)

Singing Willow Warbler,  2x Shoveler, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, (RGi)

Cuckoo Bank 

Alpine Swift heading west along the south side, (GHa)

Middleton Lakes

2x LRP, Ringed Plover, 2x Avocet, 4x Redshank, 7x Oystercatcher, 3x Pochard, 3x Shelduck, 2x Goosander, (SPA)

Radford Meadows

2x Avocet, 3x LRP, 2x Little Egret, 2x Goosander, (DBE, CDa)

Westport Lake

7x Goosander, 5x Pochard, singing Blackcap, (NJS)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Ad Med Gull thru south, fem Merlin, 3x Redshank, 4x Ringed Plover, 12x LRP, 2x Dunlin, 2x Little Egret, (JAl)

Aqualate

Fem Ferruginous Duck, fem Marsh Harrier this afternoon, (PJor)

                                                       Ferruginous Duck by Pete Jordon

Gailey Resv

3x Cattle Egret and 5x Little Egret on sailing lake Island this evening, (SRi)

Alvecote

2x Great Egret, Little Egret, Pochard, Goosander, 2x Yellowhammer, (MSc)

Tucklesholme

3x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x LRP, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Little Egret, 6x Goosander, 2x Goldeneye, 28x Wigeon, 4x Gadwall, 2x Mandarin, 2x Egyptian Geese, Green Woodpecker, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 15x Sand Martin, 2x Swallow, (JWo)

                                                    Black-tailed Godwits by Jon Woodcock

Branston GPs

3x Black-tailed Godwit, 3x Ruff, 5x Redshank, 3x Curlew, 80x Shoveler, 14x Shelduck, 20x Wigeon, 9x Goldeneye, 2x Egyptian Geese, Wheatear, singing Blackcap, Sand Martin. (DSc)

Cheddleton

Red Kite at 17:15, (FCa)

Tuesday 28th March 2023

Middleton Lakes

12x Avocet on JW, 4x LRP, 2x Redshank, 3x Snipe, 2x Oystercatcher, Shelduck, 3x Pochard, 10x Goldeneye, 3x Goosander, Wheatear, Blackcap, (MSm)

Himley Great Pool

Willow Warbler singing, 4x Sand Martin, (CTi)  -  3x Sand Martin this afternoon, (DBa)

Stanley Pool

4x Oystercatcher, 5x Swallow, (ALa)

Branston GPs

Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Ruff, 2x Dunlin, 6x Redshank, 5x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, 3x Egyptian Geese, Little Egret,12x Shelduck, 80x Shoveler, 18x Wigeon, 4x Goldeneye, Green Woodpecker, Swallow, 4x Sand Martin, (DSc)  -  updated counts Fem Merlin, 9x Redshank, 4x Ruff, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Ringed Plover, 9x Curlew, 16x Goldeneye, 8x Pochard, 114x Shoveler, 53x Shelduck, 2x Mandarin, Common Gull, YL Gull, 3x Green Woodpecker, Wheatear, 70x Linnet, 20x Sand Martin, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo, SBI, CEc, Dean)

                                                        Wheatear by Jon Woodcock

Belvide Resv

Osprey thru 10:08 to 10:15,

Tucklesholme

2x Little Egret, (BGe)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Shelduck thru, (BGe)

Croxall Lakes

Little Egret, Oystercatcher, (BGe)

Blithfield Resv

10x Swallow, 100+ Sand Martin, LRP, (RCB)

Trentham Gardens

6x Goosander, 5x Swallow, 30x Sand Martin, (HF)

Fradley - Alrewas (towpath)

Yellow Wagtail (first Staffs 2023 record), in field opposite the marina, 2x Little Egret, 3x Yellowhammer and at Fradley Junction NR 6x Goosander, (BHa)

Freehay

Red Kite over the church at 17:25, (FCa)

Gailey Resv

3x Cattle Egret and Little Egret again roosting on sailing lake Island, (SRi)

Radford Meadows

2x Avocet on Rickerscote scrape, Little Egret, 3x Goosander, 3x Shelduck, (DBE)

Fradswell

Red Kite around Yew Tree farm at 17:30. (TJe)

Monday 27th March 2023

Doxey Marsh

The Alpine Swift still present ranging over the marsh to the rail line, (etal)  -  2x House Martin, Swallow, 6x Little Egret, Snipe, 2x Oystercatcher, 4x Goosander, 3x Little Grebe, (BHa)  -  Peregrine, 2x Swallow, Water Rail, (RSt)

Stanley Pool

Goosander, 2x Oystercatcher, (GBr)

Middleton Lakes

2x Avocet, 3x Redshank, 6x Oystercatcher, Dunlin, Snipe, 7x Goldeneye, 3x Pochard, (MSm)  - also Black-tailed Godwit, LRP, 3x Little Egret, (MSm)

Stoke (Lordship Lane)

2x Shelduck, 2x Shoveler, Cetti's Warbler, (RGi)

Belvide Resv

Cattle Egret, 2 fem Scaup,

Gailey Resv

3x Cattle Egret still along Oak Lane, (SN)  -  Still 3x Cattle Egret opposite Oak Lane farm at 16:00, (KCl)  -  3x Cattle Egret came to roost on Island on sailing lake at 19:15 also Little Egret, (SRi)

Endon-Denford

Jack Snipe, 7x Snipe, Water Rail, Willow Tit, 2x Green Woodpecker, (DCo)

Little Aston

Fem Brambling, Peregrine, 2x Snipe, (SWa)

Radford Meadows

Great Egret, Little Egret, 4x Goosander, 11x Gadwall, Shelduck, 2x Oystercatcher, (DBE)

Whitemoor Haye

Fem Merlin, Curlew, 3x Dunlin, 4x Ringed Plover, 10x LRP, 3x Redshank, 2x Little Egret, Great Egret, (JAl)

Tittesworth Water

9x Whooper Swan still, (SGi).  -  also 30x Whooper Swan circled the Resv at 09:13 but did not land, (IF)

                                                       Whooper Swans by Steve Gibson

Staffs

Sunday 26th March 2023

Doxey Marsh

ALPINE SWIFT flying west towards Great Bridgeford at 12:05, also 3x House Martin (first Staffs 2023 record), 2x Swallow,  (GPr)  -  Alpine Swift again this afternoon to 16:25.

Westport Lake

Adult Kittiwake at 07:30, 5x Pochard, (NJS)

Endon STW

Shelduck, Goosander, 2x Curlew, Barn Owl, 3x Chiffchaff, (GBr)

Blithfield Resv

Adult Kittiwake briefly at deep end, (GJM)  -  Blithfield Hall 2x Red Kite over, (AMa)

Branston GPs

Fem Marsh Harrier at 17:15, Red Kite over, 20x Golden Plover, Dunlin, 5x Redshank, 7x Curlew, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Green Sandpiper, 94x Shoveler, 38x Shelduck, 10x Goldeneye, 9x Pochard, 4x Mandarin, 3x Common Gull, ad YL Gull, singing Blackcap, Brambling over, 10x Sand Martin, Cetti's Warbler,  (DSc)

Tittesworth Water

2x Avocet on the water from the visitor centre also 9x Whooper Swan briefly, (JOa, KH)  -  Hawfinch, 4x Oystercatcher, Curlew, 2x Mandarin, 6x Goosander, 2x Willow Tit, (JOa, LH, KH)  -  The 2x Avocet and 9x Whooper Swan still at 15:45 plus a Woodcock, (SGi, IB)

                                                            Avocets by Steve Gibson

                                                       Whooper Swans by Steve Gibson

Tucklesholme - Branston Leas

2x LRP, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Goldeneye, 2x Mandarin, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 70x Sand Martin thru, (TWy)

Whitemoor Haye

2x LRP, Ringed Plover, Curlew over, 20+ Lapwing, Tree Sparrow, Grey Partridge, Merlin, Red Kite over, Pochard, 6x Gadwall, 12x Shoveler, 2x Shelduck, (SCo)

Berryhill

6x Whooper Swan over west at 10:30, Wheatear, (JJo)

Uttoxeter Quarry

LRP, 3x Redshank, Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 2x Swallow, 100x Sand Martin, 2x Pintail, 2x Goldeneye, 5x Goosander, (RPo)

Rocester RCB

24x Barnacle Geese at North Lake, (JDr)

Weston Coyney

Red Kite over at 10:02, (SFe)

Burntwood (Loggerheads)

Brambling still, Red Kite over Eccleshall Road, 8x Redpoll, 4x Chiffchaff, 6x Linnet, (RGi)

Drointon Pool

Red Kite, 11x Shelduck, 19x Shoveler, (RSw)

Hixon Airfield

2x Wheatear, (RSw)

Stafford Castle

Woodcock and 2x House Martin. (RSw)

Chasewater

GN Diver, Shag, 14x Goldeneye, 2x Oystercatcher, 4x Swallow, 8x Sand Martin, (CW)

Belvide Resv

2x Scaup still, 5x LRP, 2x Dunlin, 25x Sand Martin, 3x Little Egret, 

Chatterley Whitfield

Snipe, (SHi)

Saturday 25th March 2023

Knypersley Resv

Swallow at 05:45, 14x Chiffchaff, 2x Mandarin, (GBr)

Branston GPs

4x LRP, 4x Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 8x Curlew, 3x Oystercatcher, 5x Redshank, 9x  Goldeneye, 70x Shoveler, 44x Shelduck, 8x Pochard, 20x Wigeon, Green Woodpecker, c150x Sand Martin, 60x Linnet, (DSc)

Middleton Lakes

Wheatear on JW, 5x Sand Martin thru, (SPA)  -  Peregrine thru, 6x Oystercatcher, 2x Redshank, 4x Shelduck, 6x Goldeneye, 2x Pochard, (MSm)  -  Dunlin, (DCo)

Gailey Resv

10x Sand Martin, 10x Chiffchaff, 5x Oystercatcher also 5x Shoveler on pool along Micklewood Lane, 11x Yellowhammer Otherton & Mansty Lane, (IMo)  -  3x Cattle Egret again on the sailing lake Island, (IWa)

Radford Meadows

5x Goosander, 4x Pintail, 228x Wigeon, 104x Teal, 10x Gadwall, 17x Shoveler, Little Egret, 3x Oystercatcher, 3x Chiffchaff, (RSw)

Blithfield Resv

5x Swallow thru, (MJa)

Tucklesholme

LRP, Common Sandpiper, 6x Snipe, 4x Sand Martin, (TWy)  -  additional 3x LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, 20x Wigeon, 2x Goldeneye, Goosander, 4x Chiffchaff, (DSc)

Belvide Resv

Goshawk, Cattle Egret, 2x fem Scaup, 37x Golden Plover east, 6x LRP, 2x Curlew, 

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

Red Kite, Willow Tit, 2x Redpoll, 2x Siskin, (TEy)

Tittesworth Water

4x Little Egret, 2x Shoveler, 2x Wigeon, 5x Goosander, 3x Mandarin, 7x Oystercatcher, 9x Chiffchaff, Willow Tit, (SGi, IB, PS)

Astonfields Balancing Resv

Peregrine, 2x Water Rail, Greenfinch, 5x Chiffchaff, (RSt)

Stoke (Lordship Lane)

Cetti's Warbler still, 8x Shoveler, 13x Teal, 12x Lapwing, 6x Chiffchaff, (RGi)

Elkstone

9x Curlew, 4x Stonechat, (MKe, JKe)

Catholme (footpath)

Green Sandpiper, 2x Shelduck, 10x Shoveler, 10x Little Grebe, 6x Sand Martin, 4x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Alrewas NMA

4x Oystercatcher, Little Grebe, 6x Goosander, 2x Shelduck, 2x Gadwall, Green Woodpecker, 3x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Green Lane Barton

3x Yellowhammer, 4x Lapwing, (JWo)

Chasewater

GN Diver, Shag, 50x Sand Martin, (@ochruros)

Rocester JCB

6x Barnacle Geese, (JTu)

                                                                  By Jean Tuck

Staffs

Friday 24th March 2023

Middleton Lakes

26x Chiffchaff, Peregrine, 9x Oystercatcher, 4x Pochard, 9x Goldeneye, 4x Shelduck, 3x Egyptian Geese, (SPA)

Marshes Hill

Red Kite, (SHi)

                                                                     By Sylvia Hill

Westport Lake

5x Pochard, Goosander, 2x Teal, (NJS)

Hanley Park

2x Goosander, 2x Chiffchaff, (RGi)

Biddulph

Brambling at Rockend, (ALo)

Blithfield Resv

Common Sandpiper still on the causeway, (RCB)  -  Red Kite, 4x Oystercatcher, (RBe)

Whitemoor Haye

Merlin still, 4x LRP, 4x Ringed Plover, (RCB)

Chasewater

Swallow, 25x Sand Martin, White Wagtail, 2x Oystercatcher, (GHa)

Branston GPs

5x Redshank, 10x LRP, 2x Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 14x Curlew, 14x Lapwing, 8x Oystercatcher, 3x Little Egret, Water Rail, 13x Goldeneye, 12x Pochard, 84x Shoveler, 59x Shelduck, 2x Mandarin, 6x Egyptian Geese, YL Gull, 3x Green Woodpecker, 30x Sand Martin, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 12x Chiffchaff, 140x Linnet, (JWo, CEc, Dean, TWy, PFo)

Aqualate

Black-necked Grebe still this afternoon.(PJor)

Awbridge Lock

Little Grebe, (AJ)

Thursday 23rd March 2023

Stanley Pool

Swallow, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Chiffchaff, (ALa)

Belvide Resv

Sandwich Tern thru at 08:10, Cattle Egret still.

Berryhill

11x Wheatear, 2x Stonechat, 4x Chiffchaff. (RGi)  -  Botteslow Flash 2x Little Egret, 14x Teal, Little Grebe,  (RTo)

Stoke (Lordship Lane)

Cetti's Warbler, 8x Shoveler, 20x Teal, 5x Chiffchaff, (RGi)

Westport Lake

5x Pochard, 3x Goosander, 4x Sand Martin, (NJS)  -  Shelduck, 2x Common Gull, Swallow, (DK)

Middleton Lakes

4x Redshank, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Goldeneye, 2x Shelduck, Goosander, 60x Wigeon, Egyptian Goose, Green Woodpecker, 5x Chiffchaff, (MSc)

Whitemoor Haye

3x LRP, Wheatear, (CMa, RF)

Branston GPs

10x LRP, 4x Ringed Plover, 6x Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 14x Curlew, 5x Oystercatcher, 15x Lapwing, 2x Water Rail, 14x Goldeneye, 6x Pochard, 68x Shoveler, 52x Shelduck, 7x Egyptian Geese, 2x YL Gull, 2x Common Gull, 3x Green Woodpecker, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 14x Chiffchaff, 25x Sand Martin, 150x Linnet, 2x Siskin, (JWo)

Wednesday 22nd March 2023

Gailey Resv

3x Cattle Egret on sailing lake Island early afternoon (site first), Little Egret,  (SRi)  -  2x Swallow over the entrance lane. (HKi)

Belvide Resv

2x fem Scaup, Cattle Egret, 

Westport Lake

5x Pochard, 3x Shoveler, 2x Goosander, 2x Sand Martin, 7x Chiffchaff, (NJS)

Berryhill

24x Wheatear this am - 7 from the red ash track, 15 on both sides of the Palletstacks and a further 2 up from Spedding Road. (RTo)

Branston GPs

Ashy pit / BMP pit), 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 5x Ruff, LRP, 5x Redshank, Curlew, 40x Shoverler, 6x Goldeneye, (DSc)

Whitmore Bent Lane

2x Tree Sparrow, Chiffchaff, (RGi)

Middleton Lakes

Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Redshank, 2x Oystercatcher, Snipe, 12x Goldeneye, 6x Pochard,  3x Shelduck, 25x Redpoll, 15x Chiffchaff, (SPA)

Endon - Denford

Jack Snipe still, 6x Snipe, Willow Tit, Water Rail, Green Woodpecker, 2x Goosander, 17x Chiffchaff, (DCo)

Halfpenny Green airfield

2x Wheatear, 3x Curlew, (TWo)

Clayton

Common Gull Roe Lane field, (CBa)

Aqualate

Black-necked Grebe this afternoon, (PJor)

Chasewater

GN Diver, Shag, 2x Oystercatcher, 7x Lapwing, c30x Goldeneye, Common Gull, Willow Tit, 20+ Sand Martin, 10x Greenfinch, (JWo)  -  Singing Willow Warbler first Staffs 2023 record. (MFi)

Tuesday 21st March 2023

Stoke (Lordship Lane)

8x Shoveler, 27x Teal, Cetti's Warbler, Peregrine, 10x Lapwing, 4x Chiffchaff, (RGi)

Belvide Resv

2x Wheatear, Cattle Egret, fem Scaup, 

Radford Meadows

2x Avocet, (DBE)

Westport Lake

2x Goldeneye, 6x Pochard, Goosander, 4x Chiffchaff, (NJS)

Newcastle

Red Kite over Sainsburys at 12:47, (LCa)

Leekbrook

Red Kite over at 11:25, (FCa)

Berryhill

2x Curlew over north at 07:01, 13x Wheatear, 2x Goosander on mast pool. (RTo)

Trentham Gardens

2x Cetti's Warbler, 4x Oystercatcher, 5x Teal, Peregrine, Mandarin, (HF)

Branston GPs

 2x Redshank, 4x Ruff, 2x Dunlin, 4x Oystercatcher, 8x Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Sand Martin, 3x Little Egret, 27x Shelduck, 4x Egyptian Geese, 2x Chiffchaff, (DBa, CE, KM, Ml)  -  11:00 to 19:30  Woodcock, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 18x Curlew, 6x Ruff, 7x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x LRP, 2x Green Sandpiper, 5x Oystercatcher, 30x Lapwing, 2x Little Egret, 4x Water Rail, 13x Goldeneye, Goosander, 14x Pochard, 35x Shelduck, 58x Shoveler, 36x Wigeon, 150x Teal,  8x Egyptian Geese, 28x Little Grebe, 2x Common Gull, 2x YL Gull, Peregrine, 2x Green Woodpecker, 150x Linnet, 9x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

                                          Black-tailed Godwit and Ruff by Jon Woodcock

Needwood

Wheatear, (KBi)

Blithfield Resv

Common Sandpiper still, (AWa)

Monday 20th March 2023

Middleton Lakes

6x Avocet, Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Redshank, (MB)

Gunstone

2x Wheatear still in horse field off Whitehouse Lane, (IMo)

Blithfield Resv

Common Sandpiper (first Staffs 2023 record),  4x Oystercatcher, 2x Chiffchaff, (CMa, RF)

Berryhill

15x Wheatear, 4x Stonechat, (RTo)  -  Red Kite over

Barton under Needwood

Red Kite over south, (JWo)

Endon - Denford

Red Kite over NW, 2x Curlew still, 6x Snipe,  2x Willow Tit, 13x Chiffchaff, (DCo)

Belvide Resv

 Cattle Egret, fem Scaup.

Hixon Airfield

2x LRP, 2x Wheatear, (RCB)

Upper Hanyards

Red Kite, (RCB)

Little Aston

Red Kite, 24x Yellowhammer, 3x Chiffchaff, (SWa)

Branston GPs

3x Red Kite thru, fem Merlin, 7x Redshank, 2x Green Sandpiper, 5x Ruff, Dunlin, 2x Oystercatcher, 5x Curlew, 4x Little Egret, 2x Common Gull, Egyptian Goose, 2x Green Woodpecker, 50x Linnet, (CEc)

Alvecote

Great Egret, 6x Little Egret, (MSc)

Rudyard

Red Kite over north, LRP, 4x Oystercatcher, 5x Sand Martin, 12x Chiffchaff, 40x Siskin, (SSe)

Thorney Lanes

25x Yellowhammer, 8x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

                                                      Yellowhammers by Jon Woodcock

Yoxall Meadow Lane

7x Little Egret, Green Woodpecker, 5x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Sunday 19th March 2023

Aqualate

Black-necked Grebe, 40x Sand Martin, (IGr)

Gailey Resv

Swallow, 13x Sand Martin, 2x Pochard, 3x Oystercatcher, 7x Chiffchaff also 40x Golden Plover at Otherton, (SRi)

Middleton Lakes

Spoonbill appeared to land in North pit but no further sign by 12:00. (DHu)

Stanley pool

Goosander, 4x Chiffchaff, (ALa)

Rudyard

LR Plover, 4x Oystercatcher, Curlew, 3x Chiffchaff, 30x Siskin, (SSe)

Uttoxeter Quarry

3x Sand Martin, 5x Chiffchaff, 2x Curlew, 2x Green Sandpiper, 3x Goldeneye, 7x Goosander, 12x Shelduck, 3x Mandarin, (RPo)

Westport Lake

5x Pochard, Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 6x Chiffchaff, 30x Siskin, (NJS)

Belvide Resv

Fem Scaup, Cattle Egret, 

Doxey Marsh

4x Sand Martin, (DM)

Hatherton Resv

Cettis's Warbler, 4x Chiffchaff, (SB)

Blithfield Resv

Wheatear below the dam, (AMa)

Bobbington

Wheatear from gate 5a of airport, also 3x Wheatear Leaton Lane, (DBa)

Chasewater

GN Diver and Shag still, (CW)

Tamworth

Red Kite north over Wilnecote at 12:30, (COc)

Tittesworth Water

Common Scoter, 2x Pochard, 2x Mandarin, 6x Wigeon, 6x Goosander, 6x Oystercatcher, 5x Snipe, 2x Curlew, 7x Common Gull, Hawfinch, Willow Tit, 2x Chiffchaff, (JOa, LH, KH)

Whitemoor Haye

Wheatear, 2x LRP, 2x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2x Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 8x Tree Sparrow, 40x Shoveler, 6x Goldeneye, Great Egret, (SCo)  -  Fem Merlin, 4x Wheatear, (JAl)

Radford Meadows

Little Owl, Little Egret, 4x Oystercatcher, 6x Dunlin thru, Redshank, 5x Goosander, 9x Pintail, 15x Shoveler, 8x Gadwall, 245x Wigeon, 124x Teal, 2x Common Gull, (RSw)

Codsall Watery Lane allotments

Wheatear, Green Woodpecker, (PCo)

Burntwood Loggerheads

2x Red Kite over Burntwood farm, 2x Mandarin, Yellowhammer, 18x Linnet,  6x Chiffchaff. (RGi)

Branston GPs

3x Med Gull (2 ad/sum roosted and a 1w), 4x Oystercatcher, 7x Curlew, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 5x Ruff, 2x Dunlin, LRP, 40x Lapwing, 6x Redshank, 2x Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 5x Common Gull, 40x Shelduck, 7x Pochard, 9x Goldeneye, 3x Mandarin, Goosander, Green Woodpecker, Wheatear, 3x Sand Martin, 6x Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail, 60x Linnet, (DSc, MYa, ASt, PFo, SCo)  -  additional SMP to Ashy  3x LRP, 3x Ringed Plover, YL Gull, 6x Little Grebe, 2x Little Grebe, 8x Shelduck, 10x Gadwall, Egyptian Goose, 8x Chiffchaff, 5x Sand Martin, 5x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 12x Goldeneye, 2x Green Woodpecker, 60x Linnet, (JWo) - Red Kite (BSt, ASt)

Manifold Valley

Marsh Tit, Dipper and at Hulme End Barn Owl at 16:45. (KBr)

Shipley

Clive Road, 6x Corn Bunting, Yellowhammers, 2x Stonechat, 2x Chiffchaff, 3x Sand Martin, (CVa)

Seisdon

Male Hen Harrier flew north at 17:24 towards The Clive. (GCl, KCl)

Dunstall

8x Egyptian Geese, Green Woodpecker, (JWo)

Saturday 18th March 2023

Westport Lake

Curlew over SE, 2x Lapwing over, 2x Shoveler, Goldeneye, 5x Chiffchaff, (NJS)

Endon STW

Barn Owl, 2x Chiffchaff, Stonechat, (GBr)

Whitemoor Haye

5x Redshank, 11x Oystercatcher, 6x Golden Plover, Merlin, 15x Tree Sparrow, 6x Goldeneye, 90x Wigeon, 7x Pochard, Shelduck, 27x Shoveler, 5x Gadwall, 4x Little Grebe, Cetti's Warbler, (SCo)  - 2x Wheatear from mound, 6x LRP, 2x Ringed Plover, (TPe, JAl, (SCo)

Trentham

Curlew over the lake. 2x Oystercatcher, Lapwing, 4x Sand Martin, 6x Chiffchaff, 8x Mandarin, 10x Gadwall, Goosander, Little Egret, (RGi)

Cuckoo Bank

Wheatear, Chiffchaff, (GHa)

Seisdon Quarry

5x Snipe, 2x Shoveler, 9x Teal, Little Grebe, 2x Goosander, Shoveler, 2x Redpoll, (IMo, GCl, CVa)

Furnace Grange

2x Yellowhammer, Green Woodpecker, 4x Teal, 10x Skylark, (IMo, GCl, CVa)

Tittesworth Water

Redshank, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Snipe, 11x Mandarin, 7x Pochard, 8x Goosander, 14x Wigeon, Gadwall, 4x Chiffchaff, (SGi, IB, PS)

Endon - Denford

Wheatear, Jack Snipe, 10x Snipe, 2x Curlew still, 16x Wigeon, 23x Teal, Stonechat, 2x Green Woodpecker, 7x Chiffchaff, (DCo)

Belvide Resv

Brent Goose, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, 5x Sand Martin, LRP, Redshank, Curlew, Stonechat, 9x Chiffchaff, 2x Yellowhammer, Tree Sparrow, Peregrine, (RSw)

Fradley - Alrewas

Swallow, Wheatear, 2x Grey Partridge, 2x Yellowhammer, Chiffchaff - Fradley Junction NR 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Redpoll, 3x Siskin, (BHa)

Branston GPs

4x Oystercatcher, 7x Curlew, 5x Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 5x Dunlin, LRP, 40x Lapwing, 34x Shelduck, 40x Shoveler, 29x Wigeon, 100x Teal, 10x Pochard, 9x Goldeneye, 20x Little Grebe, Little Egret, 2x Green Woodpecker, 2x Sand Martin, Stonechat, 8x Chiffchaff, 50x Linnet, (DSc)

Berryhill

Curlew, 7x Wheatear, (JOa)  -  2x Chiffchaff, Little Grebe, 15x Teal.

Tucklesholme

60x Wigeon, Goosander, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Chiffchaff, - Barton Marina 48x Wigeon, Pochard, 2x Little Grebe, (DSc)

Gunstone

2x Wheatear, (CVa)

Catholme (footpath)

Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 70x Wigeon, 8x Shoveler, 6x Gadwall, 2x Shelduck, 10x Little Grebe, 3x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Alrewas NMA

2x Oystercatcher, 6x Goosander, 2x Shelduck, 6x Gadwall, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, 6x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Friday 17th March 2023

Stanley Pool

10x Goosander, Chiffchaff, (GBr)

Burslem Park

Chiffchaff, (PMo)

Belvide Resv

Brent Goose, Cattle Egret, ad Med Gull, 11x Chiffchaff, 5x Little Egret, 

Berryhill

12x Wheatear, 19x Stonechat, (RTo)

                                                           Wheatear by Steve Edwards

Middleton Lakes

2x Black-tailed Godwit, 4x Redshank, 7x Oystercatcher, 2x Goosander, 9x Goldeneye, 3x Shelduck, 2x Great Egret, 3x Stonechat, 7x Chiffchaff, (SPA)  -  Curlew, LRP, Peregrine, Water Rail, 

Endon - Hazlehurst Junction

2x Curlew, 3x Lapwing, 2x Goosander, 6x Teal, 3x Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, 6x Wigeon in marsh, plus a further 55x Wigeon on the receding flood water, (ALa)

Burston trail

2x Wheatear, (SBe)

Tixall Manor farm

Wheatear, (RCB)

Tompkin

Wheatear, (DCo)

Long Birch

5x Yellowhammer, (PCo)

Westport Lake

Goldeneye, 7x Pochard, 3x Chiffchaff, (NJS)

Silverdale CP

Chiffchaff at High Lane CP, (PCa)

Blithfield Resv

Wheatear, Stonechat, Caspian Gull, ad Med Gull, 5x Sand Martin, Cetti's Warbler, Dunlin, 128x Lapwing, 6x Oystercatcher, 2x Snipe, 4x Goosander, 230x Wigeon, 10x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, 80x Teal, (BHa)

Chasewater

1w Caspian Gull in roost, GN Diver and Shag still, (JAl)

Marchington Woodlands

6x Chiffchaff, 5x Redpoll, - Hoarcross  2x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

2x Willow Tit, 2x Siskin, Redpoll, (TEy)

                                                            Willow Tit by Terry Eyre

Staffs

Thursday 16th March 2023

Berryhill

2x Wheatear (first Staffs 2023 migrant), from the Palletstacks track, also 7x Stonechat. (RTo)

Belvide Resv

Brent Goose, Cattle Egret, Little Egret, Curlew, 2x LRP, 3x Oystercatcher, Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, (CM,RF)

Endon- Denford

Curlew, 2x Snipe, 4x Stonechat, 40x Wigeon, 15x Teal, 2x Goosander, 2x Green Woodpecker, (DCo)

Branston GPs

18x Black-tailed Godwit dropped in to Ashy pit, 2x LRP, 17x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 7x Redshank, 2x Ringed Plover, 9x Curlew, 2x Woodcock, Snipe, 6x Oystercatcher, 64x Lapwing, 20x Sand Martin, 4x Little Egret, 14x Goldeneye, Goosander, 14x Pochard, 42x Shoveler, 43x Shelduck, 36x Wigeon, Mandarin, 6x Egyptian Geese, 26x Little Grebe, Caspian Gull, YL Gull, 7x Common Gull, GBB Gull, 3x Green Woodpecker, , 70x Linnet, 2x Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo, CEc, Bob)

                                                 Black-tailed Godwits by Jon Woodcock

Tittesworth Water

7x Pochard, 6x Goosander, 4x Oystercatcher, Curlew, Snipe, 4x Common Gull, Willow Tit, (JOa, LH)

Middleton Lakes

5x Sand Martin, 4x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Redshank, Avocet, 8x Shelduck, Pochard, 8x Goldeneye, 2x Great Egret, Chiffchaff, 4x Egyptian Geese, (SPA)

Whitemoor Haye

Fem Merlin, 11x Golden Plover, Redshank, 10x Tree Sparrow, (JAl)

Westport Lake

3x Goosander, 7x Pochard, Goldeneye, Shoveler, (NJS, KSt)

Chasewater

1w Caspian Gull, 10x Sand Martin, GN Diver and Shag still, (JAl)

Alvecote

4-5 Stonechat, 2x Little Egret, 18x Wigeon, (MSc)

Croxall Lakes

3x Sand Martin, (GLy)

Wednesday 15th March 2023

Aqualate

3x Scaup, 8x Sand Martin this morning, (PJor)  -  2x Water Rail, Barn Owl at 06:15, 6x Sand Martin, (ABe)

Belvide Resv

Brent Goose, Cattle Egret, 2x LRPs, 2x Sand Martin, 

Tucklesholme - Branston Leas

2x Swallow (first Staffs 2023 record), 36x Sand Martin, Dunlin, 2x Snipe, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Goldeneye, 2x Pochard, 2x Goosander, 4x Shoveler, 4x Gadwall, 112x Wigeon, Little Egret, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

                                                         Dunlin by Jon Woodcock

Chasewater

GN Diver and Shag still, 24x Goldeneye, (CW)

Westport Lake

9x Pochard, (NJS) - Sand Martin, (DK)

Blithfield Resv

Several Sand Martins, 3x Goldeneye, (RBe)

Tuesday 14th March 2023

Wootton

Red Kite over the cricket club at 06;30, (RWi)

Westport Lake

2x Scaup (drake and female) still, Goldeneye, 9x Pochard, 2x Goosander, (RGi)

Endon - Denford

Jack Snipe, 18x Snipe, 2x Curlew still, 6x Stonechat, 2x Water Rail, 15x Wigeon, 17x Teal, 2x Mandarin, 3x Green Woodpecker, (DCo)

Belvide Resv

Brent Goose still, LR Plover (first Staffs 2023 record), 2x Dunlin, Curlew, Cattle Egret, 11x Sand Martin, Peregrine.

Radford Meadows

Ruff, 2x Oystercatcher, c300 Wigeon, 11x Pintail, 10x Goosander, 4x Gadwall, Little Owl, 2x Little Egret, (CDa)

Whitemoor Haye

LR Plover (first Staffs 2023 record) on Bewicks pit also Redshank, Ringed Plover, fem Merlin, (JAl)

Alvecote

Great Egret, 2x Stonechat, (MSc)

Biddulph

2x Oystercatcher, (SHi)

Chell Heath pool

6x Goosander, (SHi)

Kings Bromley

2x Great Egret over A515 south of the village at 17:05 and at the layby 5x Goosander, 2x Egyptian Geese, 13x Teal, 9x Lapwing, (BHa)

Branston GPs

3x Sand Martin, Green Sandpiper, 6x Ringed Plover, 2x Redshank, 8x Dunlin, 11x Curlew, 3x Oystercatcher, 4x Goldeneye, 31x Shelduck, Egyptian Goose, 2x Stonechat, Green Woodpecker, (CEc)

Chasewater

GN Diver, Shag

Monday 13th March 2023

Belvide Resv

Brent Goose, 7x Sand Martin, Cattle Egret, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 

                                                            Brent Goose by GJ Mant

Himley Great Pool

Sand Martin at 14:00, (CTi)

Kings Bromley (A515 layby)

Little Egret, 4x Goosander, 3x Egyptian Geese, 11x Lapwing, (BHa)

Westport Lake

2x Scaup (drake and female), (NJS)

Alvecote

Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Goosander, (MSc)

Branston GPs

Woodcock, 6x Snipe, 2x Ringed Plover, 3x Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 6x Curlew, Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 14x Goldeneye, 3x Goosander, 16x Pochard, 43x Shelduck, 56x Shoveler, 190x Teal, Mandarin, 4x Egyptian Geese, YL Gull, Common Gull, 4x Water Rail, Peregrine, Barn Owl, 80x Linnet, Cetti's Warbler, 3x Redpoll, (JWo)

Highgate Common

2x Woodcock roding this evening, (MMo)

Sunday 12th March 2023

Knypersley Resv

Woodcock back of hatchery, Willow Tit, 6x Goosander, (GBr)

Radford Meadows

6x Pintail, 8x Goosander, 11x Shoveler, 249x Wigeon, 131x Teal, 2x Curlew, 11x Snipe, Jack Snipe, Cetti's Warbler, (CDa)

Belvide Resv

Fem Marsh Harrier thru at 09:30, 

Uttoxeter Quarry

Redshank, Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 6x Goldeneye, 8x Pochard, 8x Shelduck, 10x Shoveler, 11x Goosander, 46x Wigeon, 340x Teal, Peregrine, 2x Stonechat, Redpoll, 20x Siskin, (RPo)

Westport Lake

9x Pochard, 3x Goosander, Goldeneye, (KSt)

Aqualate

Female Ferruginous Duck and Scaup this morning, (IG

Hatherton Resv

Cetti's Warbler this morning, (SB)

Tittesworth Water

8x Curlew, 4x Oystercatcher, 32x Common Gull, Little Egret, 4x Shoveler, 27x Wigeon, 5x Mandarin, 72x Teal, (SGi)

Whitemoor Haye

7x Oystercatcher, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 8x Tree Sparrow, 4x Goldeneye, 59x Shoveler, 18x Wigeon, 4x Gadwall, 2x Shelduck, Merlin, 5x Egyptian Geese, Great Egret, 3x Little Grebe, (SCo)

Trentham Gardens

Dipper, 14x Gadwall, 2x Mandarin, 4x Goosander,  Stonechat, 2x Oystercatcher, (RGi)

Chasewater

1w Med Gull, GN Diver and the Shag still, (JAl)

Alvecote

4x Great Egret, 3x Goosander, (MSc)

Branston GPs

120x Golden Plover, 2x Ringed Plover, 3x Ruff, 3x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 9x Curlew, Woodcock, 2x Snipe, 3x Common Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, 60x Linnet, Redpoll, 20x Little Grebe, 3x Little Egret, Barnacle Goose, 4x Egyptian Geese, 30x Shelduck, Mandarin, 28x Shoveler, 25x Wigeon, c100 Teal, 16x Pochard, 14x Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, Red Kite thru south at 13:14, 3x Peregrine, 100x Fieldfare, (DSc, BSt, ASt, SE, HF)  -  SMP pits only  2x Ringed Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, Little Egret, 10x Shelduck, 2x Egyptian Geese, 6x Little Grebe, 2x Green Woodpecker, (JWo)

Whotton

Barn Owl at 06:40, (RWi)

Saturday 11th March 2023

                       First migrant for Staffs 2023 with a Sand Martin at Chasewater

Stanley Pool

8x Goosander, 2x Oystercatcher, 31x Tufted Duck, (GBr)

Middleton Lakes

2x Ringed Plover, 4x Oystercatcher, 8x Shelduck, 12x Goldeneye, Goosander, (SPA)  -  drake Scaup reported

Stoke (Lordship Lane)

Cetti's Warbler still, (RGi)

Branston Water Park

15x Pochard, Goosander, Common Gull, Egyptian Goose, (BHa)

Kings Bromley (A515 layby)

2x Oystercatcher, 4x Egyptian Geese, 4x Lapwing, (BHa)

Trentham Gardens

Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail, 4x Oystercatcher,  5x Goosander, 12x Gadwall, 5x Teal, Little Egret, (HF)

Branston GPs

Ruff, 2x Ringed Plover, 3x Redshank, 2x Curlew, (SMG)  -  additional Green Sandpiper, Barnacle Goose, 4x Goldeneye, (DSc)

Chasewater

Sand Martin (first Staffs 2023 record), GN Diver, Shag, 28x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 36x Wigeon, 

Whitemoor Haye

Fem Merlin, Redshank, 2x Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Great Egret, Little Egret, (JAl)

Seisdon Quarry

25x Goosander, 4x Shoveler, 100x Stock Dove on Clive Road, (CVa)

Baldwins Gate

2x Brambling, (RWh)

Brankley Pastures

Woodcock, Marsh Tit, 5x Yellowhammer, 71x Chaffinch, (MKe, JKe)

Barton Marina

62x Wigeon, Pochard, 2x Little Grebe, (DSc)

Catholme (footpath)

Great Egret, 20x Shoveler, 50x Wigeon, (JWo)

Alrewas NMA

Great Egret, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Shelduck, 8x Goosander, 50x Wigeon, (JWo)

Belvide Resv

Cattle Egret still, Ringed Plover, 11x Curlew, Dunlin, YL Gull, 

Friday 10th March 2023

Endon - Denford

6x Stonechat, 13x Snipe, Water Rail, Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, (DCo)

Westport Lake

9x Pochard, Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, (NJS)  -  Red Kite, Caspian Gull, 

Cheddleton

2x Brambling, (DSc)

Alvecote

Great Egret, Little Egret, 3x Goosander, 13x Shelduck, (MSc)

Whitemoor Haye

Tree Sparrows, (RBe)

                                                          Tree Sparrow by Rob Bendelow

Branston GPs

Adult Med Gull, 2x Woodcock, 3x Snipe, 5x Ruff, 5x Redshank, 3x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 16x Curlew, 5x Oystercatcher, 4x Ringed Plover, 120x Golden Plover, 100x Lapwing, 3x Little Egret, 5x Goosander, 14x Goldeneye, 23x Pochard, 48x Shelduck, 6x Egyptian Geese, 2x Common Gull, 23x Little Grebe, 3x Water Rail, 3x Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Greenfinch, 80x Linnet, (JWo)

                                                            Med Gull By Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Thursday 9th March 2023

Blithfield Resv

Adult Caspian Gull in Blithe Bay, (GJM)

Westport Lake

9x Pochard, Goosander, (NJS)

Branston GPs (Late pm)

Ringed Plover, Redshank, 14x Curlew, 26x Shelduck, 30x Shoveler, 24x Pochard, 12x Goldeneye, Common Gull, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

Wednesday 8th March 2023

Stoke Lordship Lane

Cetti's Warbler still, 2x Water Rail, 20x Teal, 8x Lapwing. (RGi)

Belvide Resv 

Cattle Egret still, 

Endon - Leekbrook

7x Willow Tit, Curlew, 2x Green Woodpecker, 2x Mandarin, (DCo)

Chasewater

Shag, 28x Goldeneye, 3x Shoveler, 2x Oystercatcher, 

Botteslow Flash

2x Goosander, 21x Teal, Little Egret, (RTo)

Tittesworth Water

Hawfinch still, Willow Tit, Oystercatcher, (NTr)

Alvecote

11x Shelduck, 2x Little Egret, Goosander, GBB Gull, 25x Teal, (MSc)

Hanchurch Woods

850x Siskin, (HF, SE)

Brankley Pastures

Snipe, 4x Yellowhammer, Green Woodpecker, (JWo)

Tuesday 7th March 2023

Middleton Lakes

4x Redshank, 8x Oystercatcher, Pintail, 4x Shelduck, 11x Goldeneye, 5x Stonechat, (SPA)

Blithfield Resv

3x Black-tailed Godwit, (GJM)

Westport Lake

9x Pochard, Goosander, Goldeneye, Shoveler, (NJS)

Belvide Resv

Adult Med Gull, Cattle Egret, 3x Curlew,

Aqualate

4x Scaup (3 female and one drake),  female Marsh Harrier, (PJo)

Leekbrook

Goshawk gliding over the A520 at 17:00, (PCa)

Trentham Gardens

Goosander, 2x Oystercatcher, (AR)

Chasewater

GN Diver, Shag, GBB Gull, 5x Common Gull.

Monday 6th March 2023

Pool Hall

9x Little Egret, (GCl)

Seisdon

Male Hen Harrier flew west below bridleway at 10:35, (GCl)

Bennett Lane

Female Merlin towards Wightwick opposite garden centre at 12:00 also 3x Corn Bunting, (GCl)

Radford Meadows

2x Goosander, 2x Shoveler, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, Redpoll, (IWi)

Keele

Red Kite over the Uni at 13:40, (MWa)

Belvide Resv

Cattle Egret still,

Chasewater

GN Diver, Shag, 2x Oystercatcher,

Branston GPs

7x Woodcock, 6x Ruff, 6x Redshank, 6x Ringed Plover, 5x Dunlin, 8x Snipe, 3x Green Sandpiper, 4x Oystercatcher, 14x Curlew, 300x Golden Plover, 500x Lapwing, adult Med Gull, 15x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 19x Pochard, 35x Shelduck, 280x Teal, 4x Egyptian Geese, 28x Little Grebe, 2x Water Rail, Peregrine, 2x Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 100x Linnet, (JWo)

Sunday 5th March 2023

Stoke (Lordship Lane)

Cetti's Warbler still, possibly a second bird calling, 2x Water Rail, 30x Lapwing, (RGi)

Belvide Resv

Cattle Egret still, 8x Curlew, Redshank, 24x Golden Plover, 6x Oystercatcher, Snipe, Pintail, 15x Shelduck, 112x Linnet, Peregrine.

Grindley

Red Kite over at 11:00, (AGo)

Rudyard

Curlew, 6x Oystercatcher, 4x Goosander, Willow Tit, (SSe)

Endon - Denford

2x Curlew, 17x Snipe, Stonechat, Green Woodpecker, (DCo)

Tittesworth Water

27x Pochard, 2x Mandarin, 2x Wigeon, Goosander, 80x Teal, 3x Curlew, 3x Oystercatcher, 7x Lapwing, Hawfinch still, Willow Tit. (JOa, LH)

Furnace Grange Trescott

Curlew, Little Owl, Snipe, 18x Lapwing, Goosander, Little Grebe, 

Burntwood (Loggerheads)

2x Red Kite, 20x Linnet, Siskin, Burntwood farm 2x Red Kite, (RGi)

Hales

Red Kite, 16x Shelduck, Oystercatcher, (RGi)

Chasewater

Med Gull, YL Gull, GN Diver, Shag, (JAl)

Middleton Lakes

Great Egret, 2x Redshank, 9x Shelduck, (JDa)

Branston GPs

SMPs only  Green Sandpiper, 100x Golden Plover over, 2x Oystercatcher, 10x Shelduck, 6x Egyptian Geese, Common Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, 4x Greenfinch, 2x Redpoll, (JWo)  - Not SMPs 120x Golden Plover, c500x Lapwing, 4x Ringed Plover, 8x Dunlin, 6x Redshank, 5x Ruff, 12x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, 4x Woodcock at dusk, 3x Snipe, 4x Common Gull, 2x Egyptian Geese, 26x Shelduck, 200x Teal, 24x Pochard, 15x Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, 2x Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

Saturday 4th March 2023

WMBC Stafford Branch invites you to a talk on Tuesday 7th March 2023 entitled "Land of Geysers and Gyrs" with Keith Offord at Walton on the Hill village hall, Green Gore Lane, Walton on the Hill, ST17 OLD. At 19:00 for a 19:30 start. Admission £2 including refreshments.

Gailey Resv

2x Shelduck, 5x Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, 4x Oystercatcher, (SRi)

Stoke (Lordship Lane area)

Cetti's Warbler called late morning, 36x Lapwing, (RGi)

Stafford

4x Goosander at Hopton pools, (IWi)

Boothen

Little Egret, (ASt)

Stanley Pool

2x Oystercatcher, Goosander, (ALa)

Rudyard Resv

5x Oystercatcher and at Heaton 55x Lapwing, (ALa)

Gun Hill

Curlew, Redpoll, (ALa)

Tittesworth Water

23x Curlew, 4x Goosander, (ALa)

Longsdon Mill Pool

8x Goosander, 2x Oystercatcher, 22x Lapwing, (ALa)

Drointon Pool

13x Shelduck, 4x Shoveler, 3x Wigeon, 2x Little Grebe, 2x Oystercatcher, (RSw)

Chartley

Red Kite, Peregrine, (RSw)

Uttoxeter Quarry

21x Curlew, 7x Oystercatcher, 6x Goldeneye, 5x Goosander, 3x Pochard, 9x Shelduck, 12x Shoveler, (RPo)

Hixon Airfield

Grey Partridge, Stonechat, (RPo)

Belvide Resv

Cattle Egret still.

Tucklesholme

2x Little Egret, 80x Wigeon, 2x Goldeneye, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

Alvecote

9x Shelduck, 2x Goosander, Great Egret, (MSc)

Catholme (footpath)

Green Sandpiper, 46x Wigeon, 6x Gadwall, (JWo)

Alrewas NMA

4x Oystercatcher, 10x Goosander, Shelduck, 2x Gadwall, 2x Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 4x Greenfinch and towards Wychnor a Little Egret, (JWo)

Doxey Marsh

Great Egret, Little Egret, 2x Pintail, Goosander, Water Rail, (RSt)

Chasewater

Iceland Gull, 2x YL Gull, GN Diver, Shag.

Friday 3rd March 2023

Stanley Pool

3x Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Goosander, (GBr)

Doxey Marsh

4x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Water Rail, 3x Pintail, (DM)  -  also 2x Goosander, Shelduck, 22x Wigeon, Little Egret, (RRa)

Belvide Resv 

Cattle Egret still, 

Westport Lake

5x Goosander, 9x Pochard, Goldeneye, 34x Siskin, (AR)

Whitemoor Haye

Female Merlin, (RBe)

Stafford

Ring-necked Parakeet Sandon Road by Shell petrol station, (RSt)

Alvecote

3x Goosander, 6x Shelduck, Pintail, Great Egret, (MSc)

Branston GPs

North pit and Sandy pit at dush  - 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Curlew, 3x Snipe, Mandarin, Egyptian Goose, 14x Shoveler, 9x Shelduck, 5x Goosander, (DSc)

Branston Water Park

3x Oystercatcher, 10x Pochard, 2x Egyptian Geese, (DSc)

Thursday 2nd March 2023

Chatterley Whitfield

2x Little Egret, 2x Goosander, Barn Owl, Cetti's Warbler, (PMo)

Stanley Pool

4x Goosander, 2x Oystercatcher, (GBr)

Barlaston - Tittensor (River Trent)

Green Sandpiper, 20x Golden Plover heading SW, 3x Goosander, (RGi)

Pendeford Mill

Water Rail swam across the Penk, 3x Little Egret, (PCo)

Belvide Resv 

Cattle Egret still, 

Doxey Marsh

Great Egret, Little Egret, 3x Pintail, 4x Shelduck, 3x Goosander, Shoveler, Oystercatcher, Water Rail, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Chiffchaff, (CMa, RF)

Alvecote

7x Goosander, 6x Shelduck, Pintail,  4x Shoveler, 3x Little Egret, 14x Yellowhammer, (MSc)

Tucklesholme - Branston Leas

2x Oystercatcher, 12x Goosander, 3x Goldeneye, 106x Wigeon, 24x Gadwall, 8x Shoveler, 4x Little Grebe, Cetti's Warbler, 15x Redpoll, (JWo)

Amerton Farm

Red Kite this afternoon, (KPe)

Branston GPs (North pit and Sandy pit only at dusk)

5x Curlew, 5x Snipe, Woodcock, 17x Shelduck, 4x Shoveler, 5x Goosander, Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

Chasewater

GN Diver, Shag, 8x Goldeneye.

Wednesday 1st March 2023

Westport Lake

Goldeneye, 13x Pochard, Shoveler, Willow Tit, (NJS)

Rudyard 

7x Oystercatcher, 2x Snipe, 3x Goosander, Willow Tit, (SSe)

Middleton Lakes

2x Redshank, 4x Oystercatcher, Pintail, Pochard, 2x Shelduck, Great Egret, Stonechat, 2x Egyptian Geese, (SPA)

Doxey Marsh

4x Pintail, 6x Shelduck, 10x Goosander, 2x Water Rail, 3x Little Egret, 3x Cetti's Warbler, (KM, DE, ML,CE)

Chasewater

GN Diver and Shag still, (SWa)  -  Iceland Gull.

Belvide Resv

Cattle Egret still.

Branston GPs

3x Woodcock, 6x Ringed Plover, 6x Dunlin, 3x Redshank, 5x Ruff, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Green Sandpiper, 6x Snipe, 14x Curlew, 318x Golden Plover, 500x Lapwing, 3x Little Egret, 3x Water Rail, YL Gull, 39x Shelduck, 27x Pochard, 18x Goldeneye, 6x Goosander, 6x Egyptian Geese, 30x Little Grebe, 2x Peregrine, Barn Owl, Green Woodpecker, 120x Linnet, 4x Greenfinch, 5x Redpoll, (JWo)