Saturday, 6 April 2024

Saturday 6th April 2024

Returning Staffs 2024 arrival

Cannock Chase

Cuckoo heard calling at 07:55, (GTa)  -  Redstart, Tree Pipit, and Crossbills this am, (BSt, ASt)  -  pair of Ring Ouzels between Glacial boulder and Sherbrook Valley, (TDa)  -  Common Sandpiper over the stepping stones also Redstart, Red Kite, 4x Willow Warbler, (BHa)

Middleton Lakes

Green-winged Teal again on JW south, LRP, Common Sandpiper, (MSm)  -  Sedge Warbler, (DH)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2x Swallow, Willow Warbler, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (RPo)

Pendeford Hall Lane

3x LRP, (JDu)

Berryhill

No sign of any Ring Ouzels early am, 2x Wheatear at the "Lap Bunt paddock", 3x Willow Warbler, 2x Swallow, (RTo)  -  Fenton Park Blackcap, (IBu)

Essington Quarry Pool area

Wheatear, 2x Yellowhammer, (DBa)

Belvide Resv

Sedge Warbler singing, Yellow Wagtail over, 7x House Martin, Brambling, 9x LRP, 10x Oystercatcher, 16x Swallow, Red Kite, 

Wombourne

Red Kite at 12:00, (DBa)

RSPB Consall Woods

Singing Pied Flycatcher, (RSPB)

Branston GPs

Reed Warbler briefly this am, male Scaup, 12x Shelduck, 4x Wigeon, 12x Shoveler, 18x Goldeneye, 16x Shelduck, 8x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Green Sandpiper, 6x Little Egret, YL Gull,  4x Willow Warbler, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 12x Blackcap, 2x White Wagtail, 300x Sand Martin, House Martin, 2x Swallow, 4x Fieldfare, 30x Linnet, (DSc)

Fradley

Whitethroat, 2x Swallow, (MJo)

Blithfield Resv

Common Tern off Yeartsell Bank at 16:30, (RCB)

Silverdale CP

3x Willow Warbler, 2x Swallow, (TRo)

Chasewater

GN Diver and the Shag still, 8x Goldeneye, Goosander, 22x GC Grebe, 3x Common Sandpiper, Jack Snipe, 120x Sand Martin, 4x Swallow, 4x Willow Warbler, (CW)