Monday 29th May 2023

Middleton Lakes

16x Ringed Plover, 3x LRP, Dunlin, 3x Redshank, 2x Med Gull over, 3x Common Tern, Hobby, (MSm)  -  also Sanderling, 3x Hobby, (@Ochruros)  -  4x Redshank late afternoon and 18x Ringed Plover, (SPA)

Branston GPs

8x Grey Plover of which 4 flew off north at 08:15, Greenshank, Dunlin, 24x Ringed Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x ad Med Gull briefly at 09:00, 2x 1s YL Gull, 2x Common Tern, Red Kite, Cuckoo, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 34x Shelduck, 26x Gadwall, 3x Shoveler, Lesser Whitethroat, Green Woodpecker, 3x Garden Warbler, (JWo, DSc, CEc, Dean)  -  This evening 10x Black Terns on Ashy pit 20:30 to 21:30 at least, 3x Mandarin, 19x Pochard, Hobby, 3x Curlew, 6x Oystercatcher, 5x Common Tern, c200x Swift, Yellow Wagtail, (DSc)

                                                          Med Gull by Jon Woodcock

                                                       Grey Plover by Jon Woodcock

Tucklesholme

2x Avocet, (JWo)

Silverdale CP

Red Kite, Peregrine, (PCa)

Belvide Resv

2x Black-necked Grebe at west end, 

Aqualate

8x Black Terns dropped in at 14:50, (IGr)  -  Flew south at 15:50, (AWa)

Doxey Marsh

4x LRP, Oystercatcher, 3x Little Egret, Gropper, Cetti's Warblers, (GHa)

North Staffs Moors

15x Tree Pipit, Red Kite, (Jke, Ake, Mke, ROw)