Wednesday, 9 April 2025

Wednesday 9th April 2025

 Returning Staffs 2025 Arrivals

Whitfield Valley CP 

Grasshopper Warbler singing at 05:50, (NHo)

Stanley Pool

Male Ring Ouzel in fields at south end of the lake, 4x Oystercatcher, LRP, (GBr)

Gailey Resv

4x Yellow Wagtail in fields to the NW, Reed Warbler, Great Egret, 3x Oystercatcher, 2x Gadwall, (JIs)

Doxey Marsh

3x Sedge Warbler, 2x Grasshopper Warbler, 6x Willow Warbler, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 3x Little Egret, 3x Goosander, 6x Water Rail, Wigeon, (MBo, PDy)  -  Female Marsh Harrier at 17:00, (NGr, BA)  -  Also LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, (BGo)

Coombes Valley

6x Pied Flycatcher, (RSPB)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Female Marsh Harrier 17:00 to 17:05 and again at17:40 also Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, CurlewRedshank,  (RPo)

Biddulph

2x Oystercatcher, 11x Lapwing, (SHi)

Whitemoor Haye

3x Black-tailed Godwit, (RBe)

Cannock Chase

6x Brambling, Tree Pipit, 15+ Willow Warbler, 7x Stonechat, (DBa, CE, PB, AB, BJ, DE)

Consall

Dipper on the Churnet, (JJo)

Blithfield Resv

Dunlin, 5x LRP, Redshank, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Egyptian Geese, (JTu)  -  7x LRP, Dunlin, 2x Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, 2x Great Egret, (JHi)