Saturday, 1 April 2023

Saturday 1st April 2023

Westport Lake

Adult Kittiwake, 13x Goosander, Blackcap, (NJS)

Belvide Resv

2x adult Kittiwake 08:10 to 08:35 only, 

Middleton Lakes

6x Avocet, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Shelduck, Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, (MSm)

Fisherwick

4x Corn Bunting, (TPe)

Enville

2x Hawfinch flew thru south at  09:10, Red Kite, 250x Fieldfare, (IWh)

Whitemoor Haye

2x White Wagtail, (TPe)  -  2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 3x Redshank, 13x LRP, 2x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 4x Tree Sparrow, 26x Wigeon, 7x Goldeneye, 12x Shoveler, Merlin, 4x Blackcap, 80x Linnet, (SCo)  -  Yellow Wagtail, Great Egret,

Knypersley Resv

Blackcap, Redpoll, 19x Chiffchaff, Daubentons Bat, (GBr)

Doxey Marsh (Wellies needed)

3x Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 14x Chiffchaff, 10x Cetti's Warbler, LRP, (MBo)  -  Swallows, Sand Martins, Little Egret, 12x Siskin, (GHa)

Uttoxeter Quarry

2x Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, 10x Curlew, 3x Green Sandpiper, 13x Oystercatcher, 2x Goldeneye, Pochard, 6x Goosander, 6x Shelduck, 15x Wigeon, 22x Shoveler, 196x Teal, 2x Mandarin, 24x Common Gull, 2x Redpoll, (RPo)

Aqualate

Brent Goose, Marsh Tit, (PJo)

Berryhill

3x Wheatear, Swallow, Willow Warbler, (JOa)

Tucklesholme

2x Black-tailed Godwit (the same birds that were at  Branston until 14:00), Snipe, 10x Wigeon, Goosander, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler, 6x Chiffchaff, (DSc)

                                              Black-tailed Godwits by Dave Scattergood

Branston GPs

6x Pink-footed Geese to 14:00 only, 2x Black-tailed Godwit to 14:00 only, 3x Redshank, 5x Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 2x Little Egret, 40x Shelduck, 46x Shoveler, 9x Goldeneye, Peregrine, 4x Blackcap, Willow Warbler, 30x Linnet, (DSc)

Ellastone

Red Kite over early pm, (JDr)

Catholme

Green Sandpiper, 4x LRP, 6x Shelduck, 8x Shoveler, 5x Little Grebe, 2x Willow Tit, (JWo)

                                                        Willow Tit by Jon Woodcock

Alrewas NMA

6x Oystercatcher, 2x Goosander, 6x Gadwall, Cetti's Warbler, 20x Sand Martin, Alrewas canal Goosander, Green Lane Barton 4x Yellowhammer,  (JWo)