Tuesday, 16 April 2024

Tuesday 16th April 2024

Berryhill

Lesser Whitethroat at 06:55 along the bottom track, 8x Wheatear, 3x Stonechat, (RTo)  -  Lesser Whitethroat still at 11:30, (IBu)

Rudyard Lake

Arctic Tern from 09:00 to 09:30 then flew off north, 2x Common Sandpiper, 5x Oystercatcher, (SSe)

Blithfield Resv

Arctic Tern, female Merlin this am, (GJM)  -  4x Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, (CMa, RFe)

Whitemoor Haye

Grasshopper Warbler this am, (SCo)

Tittesworth Water

Arctic Tern this am, (SGi)

Chasewater

Shag still, 12x House Martin, 300x Sand Martin, (CMa, RFe)

Belvide Resv

Swift over north wood, 

Wetley Rocks

Red Kite over at 13:37, (SFe)

Cannock Chase

6x Redstart, 5x Tree Pipit, Cuckoo, 9x Stonechat, (DBa, KM, PB, ML, JB)

North Staffs

3x Pied Flycatcher, 2x Mandarin, 2x Blackcap, (JDr)

Branston GPs

5x Wheatear, 2x Swift, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 8x Whitethroat, 2x Garden Warbler, 2x Sedge Warbler, 5x Reed Warbler, 9x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Yellow Wagtail, 2x White Wagtail, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Common Sandpiper, 4x Ringed Plover, 6x Oystercatcher, 4x Little Egret, Scaup, Goosander, 2x Goldeneye, 6x Mandarin, 20x Shelduck, 22x Gadwall, 18x Shoveler, 40x Teal, 40x House Martin, 400x Sand Martin,  (JWo).

WMI site near Calf Heath

2x Oystercatcher, 8x LRP, Ringed Plover, 2x Common Sandpiper, Wheatear, Whitethroat, Shelduck, (SRi)