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Friday, 27 March 2026

Friday 27th March 2026

Blithfield Resv

4x summer plumaged Black-necked Grebe Blithe Bay, 22x Kittiwake over the causeway, 4x Swallow, (MDJ, GJM)  - Osprey thru, Swallow, (SCoo)  -  Late pm 50x Sand Martin, 4x Swallow, 4x Goldeneye, 2x Scaup, c20 Shelduck, Goosander, Cattle Egret, 2x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 4x Oystercatcher, (DBr)

Belvide Resv

Ad Kittiwake, Black-necked Grebe, fem Common Scoter, 2s Caspian Gull, Wheatear, Red Kite,(SE, HF)

                                                       Caspian Gull by Steve Edwards

Aqualate

06:00 to 09:30 - 60+ Sand Martin, 2x Swallow, Great Egret, several Chiffchaff, (KHa)

Branston GPs

Wheatear (f), 4x Swallow, 500x Sand Martin, Merlin (m), Marsh Harrier (f), 2x Red Kite, 4x Avocet, 2x Redshank, 4x Green Sandpiper, 6x Oystercatcher, 5x Ringed Plover, 17x LRP, 2x Lapwing, 6x Snipe, 12x Curlew, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 6x Mandarin, 19x Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, 24x Shelduck, 16x Wigeon, 39x Gadwall, 36x Shoveler, 150x Teal, 23x Pochard, 2x YL Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Blackcap, 5x Fieldfare, 40x Linnet, 6x Redpoll, 8x Siskin, (JWo, DSc, CEc, BSt, MCa)

Berryhill

2x male Wheatear, 2x Stonechat this am, (RTo)  -  4x Wheatear, (NPo)

Stafford Astonfields Balancing Resv

Snipe, Siskin, Reed Bunting, 2x Blackcap, 8x Chiffchaff, (RSt)

Dimmingsdale 

4x Red Kite, 100+ Siskin on feeders, 2x Chiffchaff, (TEy)

Ingestre

Swallow over this afternoon, (IB)