Sunday, 12 April 2026

Sunday 12th April 2026

Berryhill

Ring Ouzel from the Palletstacks early am,  (NPo)

Otherton

Male Wheatear in field east of disused railway, 2x Shelduck on pool along Micklewood Lane, also at WMI 8x LRP viewable from Stable Lane, 

Uttoxeter Quarry

Common Tern thru, 5x Curlew, 3x Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, House Martin, (RPo)

Chasewater

Drake Ring-necked Duck still on main lake from causeway, 2x Common Sandpiper, (KayD)

Gailey Resv

Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, 3x Yellow Wagtail, 3x Common Sandpiper, 3x Gadwall, 5x House Martin, (SRi)

Blithfield Resv

1w Kittiwake still north of the causeway at 12:40, (RPo)

Tittesworth Water

2x Teal, Mandarin, Goosander, 8x Oystercatcher, Curlew, 4x Lapwing, 6x LRP, 2x Common Sandpiper,  2x Willow Tit, 3x Bullfinch, 2x Greenfinch, Siskin, 2x Blackcap, Red Kite, 10x Swallow, House Martins, (JOa, TE)

Tucklesholme/Branston Leas

Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Wheatear, (TWy)

Belvide Resv

Redshank, Ringed Plover, Black-ailed Godwit, 6x Common Sandpiper, 7x LRP, 5x Wheatear, 3x White Wagtail, Red Kite, 1th+ Sand Martin, Reed Warbler, 3x Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, (RSw)

Baswich

Female Common Scoter on the canal near the caravan park early afternoon, (CTo)

Ellastone

Red Kite over at 15:33, (JDr)

Branston GPs

Common Tern, Swift, Ruff, Curlew, 4x Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, 4x Ringed Plover, 4x Oystercatcher, 7x Lapwing, 3x Little Egret, 2x Mandarin, 7x Goldeneye, 19x Shelduck, 2x Pochard, 46x Shoveler, 67x Gadwall, 2x YL Gull, Marsh Harrier (f), 2x Red Kite, Green Woodpecker, 10x House Martin, 20+ Swallow, 800x Sand Martin, 6x Yellow Wagtail, 6x White Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 3+ Willow Warbler, 3x Whitethroat, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo, DSc, ASt, BSt)

Whitemoor Haye

4x Wheatear, 3x LRP, 2x Redshank, Red Kite, 2x Goldeneye, 4x Wigeon, 2x Pochard, 2x Little Egret, (SCo)