Wednesday 30th August 2023

Middleton Lakes

Red-breasted Goose of unknown origin JW north, Garganey, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Great Egret, (SPA)

Alvercote (Old Orchard area)

5x Spotted Flycatcher, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Hobby, Black-tailed Godwit over, (TPe)

Belvide Resv

Spoonbill (DBa), Garganey, 12x Little Egret, Greenshank, 6x Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Redstart, Wheatear, Hobby, 2x juv Black-necked Grebe, 

Blithfield Resv

6x Ruff, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 3x Common Sandpiper, Curlew, 7x Dunlin, Greenshank, 4x LRP, 48x Ringed Plover, 11x Common Tern, 3x Egyptian Geese, 193x Great Crested Grebe (Tad Bay), 5x Great Egret, 23x Little Egret, 5x Pintail, 2x Whinchat, 2x Wigeon, Yellow Wagtail, (SE, HF)

                                                              Ruff by Steve Edwards

Cannock Chase

Crossbill along Abrahams Valley this am, (MPi)

Tamworth

Spotted Flycatcher at The Bumpy, (MSc)

Branston GPs

3x Greenshank, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2x Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 6x Common Sandpiper, 9x Curlew, 12x Little Egret, Pintail, 6x Goosander, 71x Pochard, 67x Gadwall, 81x Shoveler, 35x Common Tern, 4x YL Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, Hobby, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 50x Linnet, (JWo, MCa, CEc, Dean, PFo)

Barton under Needwood

Greenshank over, (JWo)