Sunday, 12 May 2024

Sunday 12th May 2024

WMI site near Calf Heath

2x Temminck's Stint present to at least 17:25. Best to park with caution along Straight Mile and walk back to Vicarage Road to view, please be aware of fast moving vehicles, also 6x LRP, Common Sandpiper, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, (SRi)  -  still to 17:25 at least also 3x Whimbrel (GCl)

Whitemoor Haye

Little Tern from quarry entrance to 09:15 only, 12x Common Tern, 5x LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, Whimbrel, Corn Bunting, 2x Grey Partridge, 4x Little Egret, 2x Garden Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Shelduck,  (SCo) - 2x Avocet

Middleton Lakes

Curlew, Greenshank, 2x Redshank, Ringed Plover, 4x LRP, 3x Common Tern, 2x Cuckoo, (MSm)

Belvide Resv

Drake Garganey, Black Tern thru, Great Egret, 

Aqualate

Black Tern, (IMG)

Gaily Resv

Little Gull, (GCl)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Hobby, 2x Common Tern, Little Egret, Grasshopper Warbler, (RPo)

Radford Meadows Stafford

Greenshank, Great Egret, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Yellow Wagtail, (RSw)

Swindon area

Corn Bunting on wires, (DBa)

Doxey Marsh

Black-tailed Godwit, 3x LRP, Common Sandpiper, 5x Common Tern, Red Kite, 7x Cetti's Warbler, 29x Gadwall, (MBo, WeBS team)

Endon - Denford

Hobby, (DCo)

Rocester JCB

Red Kite over main lake at 11:20, 5x Common Tern, 2x Oystercatcher, (STu)

Tittesworth Water

GBB Gull, 2x Common Tern, 10x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x LRP, 4x Garden Warbler, (JOa, LH)

Endon 

Red Kite over this afternoon, (DCo)

River Sow Meadows

Cuckoo, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Shelduck, (IWi)

Branston GPs

2x Hobby, Greenshank, 8x Ringed Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, 20x Shelduck, 12x Pochard, Cuckoo, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)