Friday, 22 March 2024

Friday 22nd March 2024

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe still, view from Barley Green Lane just before the rough track, Wheatear along the rough track, (SCo)  -  Juv Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, 2x LRP, (PJT)

Middleton Lakes

Green-winged Teal on JW north, 4x Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, (MSm)  -  21x Little Egret, GW Teal still this evening, 4x Black-tailed Godwit, 3x LRP, Redshank, 14x Snipe, 6x Oystercatcher, 2x Goldeneye, 8x Pochard, 45x Teal, 22x Gadwall, 56x Wigeon, 10x Shelduck, 46x Shoveler, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 12x Chiffchaff, (BHa)

Aqualate

3x Great Egret, 10x Sand Martin, (KHa)

Branston GPs

360x Sand Martin, 6x Oystercatcher, 20x Curlew, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 4x Redshank, 20x Lapwing, 10x GC Grebe, 29x Little Grebe, 6x Egyptian Geese, male Scaup, 24x Shelduck, 34x Shoveler, 80x Teal, 12x Pochard, 43x Goldeneye, 2x Mandarin, 38x Wigeon, 14x Gadwall, 4x Little Egret, Common Gull, Blackcap,  Merlin, YL Gull, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo, DSc, CEc, Dean, SCo)

Endon STW

2x Wheatear, (DCo)

Burslem Park

3x Goosander, Chiffchaff, 2x Grey Wagtail, (PMo)

Shugborough

Mandarin, Goosander, 8x Chiffchaff, (PCo)

Tittensor Chase

19x Chiffchaff, (AR)

Aqualate

3x Red Kite over the west side, (CTu)

Belvide Resv

Wheatear off the west track, 6x LRP, Black-ailed Godwit, Redshank, Curlew, 14x Oystercatcher, Brambling, 

Chasewater

40x Sand Martin, (CMa, RF)  -  This evening 95x Sand Martin, Shag, GN Diver, 5x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, (CW)

Doxey Marsh

Great Egret west over M6 at 17:15, (SRi)

RSPB Coombes Valley

2x singing Willow Tit