Monday, 18 August 2025

Monday 18th August 2025

Middleton Lakes

2x Garganey, 4x Ruff, 5x Black-tailed Godwit, 6x Green Sandpiper, 4x LRP, 25x Snipe, (SPA)

Belvide Resv

Ruff, Dunlin, Snipe Redshank, Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 

Knypersley Resv

Little Egret, 10x Mandarin, 4x Swift, (GBr)

Blithfield Resv

2x Ruddy Shelduck, 4x Dunlin, 4x Ruff, 6x Ringed Plover, 2x LRP (inc chick), 4x Greenshank, ad YL Gull, 2x Wheatear, Whinchat, 4x Swift, (CMa, RF)

Rudyard

This morning 2x Ruff, Greenshank, 3x Ringed Plover, 7x LRP, 35x Lapwing, 4x Goosander, 7x Teal, (SGi)

Hednesford - Rugeley

Female Goshawk flew across the A460 at 16:25, (AFi)

Gailey Resv

The Shag still on main island, also Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 9x Swift, (SRi)

Branston GPs

7x Curlew, Ringed Plover, 3x Green Sandpiper, 5x Common Sandpiper, 4x Great Egret, 19x Little Egret, 4x Mandarin, 115x Pochard, 156x Gadwall, 63x Shoveler, 86x Teal, Egyptian Geese, 95x Little Grebe (1 chick), 9x Common Tern, 2x Green Woodpecker, 2x Hobby, 10x Swift, 17x Linnet, 4x Greenfinch, (JWo)