Tuesday 14 March 2023

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