Friday 12th June 2026

Gnosall

Red Kite circling the sports and social club at 08:40, (GCa)

Trentham Gardens

The Cattle Egrets now have chicks, (HFo)

Branston GPs

Knot, Common Sandpiper, 6x Oystercatcher, 5x Lapwing, 6x Little Egret, 8x Pochard, 16x Gadwall, 8x Mandarin, 6x Shelduck, 14x Egyptian Geese, 8x Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, Red Kite, Peregrine, Hobby, Cuckoo, RL Partridge, Yellow Wagtail, 20x Linnet, 150x Sand Martin, (JWo, MCa, CEc)  -  Adult Spoonbill at 20:34 to 20:44 then flew south also Knot still to 21:00 at least, Ringed Plover, 50x Swift, (DSc)

Biddulph Moor

12+ Tree Sparrow, (ALo)

Barton-under Needwood

Spoonbill  over the garden at 20:50, (JWo)

Thursday 11th June 2026

Blithfield Resv

Caspian Tern at top of Blithe Bay at 07:30,  (GJM)  -  still to 16:00 at least (MCh)  -  Caspian Tern to 18:00 at least also 2x Pintail, Spotted Flycatcher, (JKl)  -  Caspian Tern until 20:00 at least, Caspian Gull, 45+ Common Tern, 4x Oystercatcher, Curlew, 9x Ringed Plover, Little Egret, 2x Pintail, Ruddy Shelduck, 2x Shoveler, 39x Shelduck, Red Kite, (JWo, CEc, RPo, SEd, HFo et al)

                                                        Caspian Tern by Steve Edwards

                                                     Caspian Tern by Jon Woodcock

Tittesworth Water

2x Mandarin, Teal, Common Tern, 8x LRP, 10x Oystercatcher, 5x Common Sandpiper, 4x Lapwing, Willow Tit, (JOa, LH)

Wednesday 10th June 2026

Whitemoor Haye

Curlew, Ringed Plover, (TPe)

Branston GPs

Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 6x Lapwing, 4x Oystercatcher, 7x Little Egret, 8x Mandarin, 24x Shelduck, 22x Pochard, 46x Gadwall, 20x Egyptian Geese, 14x Little Grebe, Red Kite, Peregrine, Hobby, Cuckoo, RL Partridge, 4x Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail, 8x Linnet, 100x House Martin, 300x Sand Martin, 50x Swift, (JWo)

Tuesday 9th June 2026

Gnosall

Red Kite over the Acorn pub at 15:35, (GCa)

Branston GPs

Sanderling, 2x Oystercatcher, 5x Little Egret, 5x Pochard, 72x Gadwall, 22x Shelduck, 20x Egyptian Geese, 12x Little Grebe, Cuckoo, Hobby, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Garden Warbler, 3x Sedge Warbler, 20x Linnet, 50+ Swift, (JWo)

Monday 8th June 2026

Stanley Pool

Little Egret, Common Tern, Common Sandpiper, 2x LRP, 3x Oystercatcher, (GBr)

Blithfield Resv

This afternoon, 2x Little Stint, 2x Ringed Plover, 8x LRP, 26x Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail, 7x Little Egret, 8x Reed Bunting, Red Kite, (DBr)

Branston GPs

Cuckoo, Red Kite, Curlew, 7x Oystercatcher, Great Egret, 7x Little Egret, Water Rail, 8x Mandarin, 2x Shoveler, 24x Pochard, 66x Gadwall, 21x Shelduck, 14x Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, RL Partridge, 3x Stonechat, 50x Linnet, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 4x Garden Warbler, 4x Sedge Warbler, 10+ Reed Warbler, (JWo)

Sunday 7th June 2026

Cheddleton Heath

Red Kite circling over at 10:00, (PCa)

Whitemoor Haye

07:30 - 11:20, 4x Redshank with 2 chicks, 8x Lapwing (one chick), 2x Oystercatcher, LRP, 3x Gadwall, Goosander, 3x Garden Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, 8x Blackcap, 11x Whitethroat, 6x GC Grebe, 4x Little Grebe, 3x Yellowhammer, 2x Egyptian Geese, Little Egret, 4x Common Tern, Red Kite, (SCo)

Tittesworth Water

9x Mandarin, Common Tern, 8x Oystercatcher, Redshank, 6x LRP, 5x Common Sandpiper, 2x Garden Warbler, Willow Tit, (JOa, LH, TE)

Alvecote

80+ Swift, House Martins, Cetti's Warbler, Common Tern, (MSc)

Saturday 6th June 2026

Belvide Resv

Little Stint to 10:32 only,

Tittesworth Water

Caspian Gull still, (SGi, IB, PS, PJ, PB)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Redshank, 2x LRP, Peregrine, (PSm)

Brookhouse Lane 

Red Kite over at 09:30, (DLe)

Alrewas NMA

Cuckoo, Red Kite, 4x Oystercatcher, 24x Gadwall, Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Garden Warbler, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Port Lane

2x Grey Partridge and at the WMI site 4x LRP A449 side, (JDu)

Branston GPs

Great Egret (struggling to swallow a Perch), 5x Little Egret, 8x Shelduck, 2x Shoveler, 70x Gadwall, 31x Pochard, Curlew, 3x Lapwing, Ringed Plover, 4x Oystercatcher, Common Tern, Cuckoo, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 6x Linnet, (DSc)

                                                       Great Egret by Dave Scattergood

Friday 5th June 2026

Stanley Pool

Female Mandarin, LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, (GBr)

Tittesworth Water

Caspian Gull still, (SGi)

Alvecote

40x Swift, (MSc)

Gailey Resv

Spotted Flycatcher, 3x Little Egret, Red Kite, 5x Oystercatcher, Garden Warbler, (SRi)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier (f), 2x Red Kite, Hobby, Peregrine, Redshank, 2x Ringed Plover, 10x Lapwing, 6x Oystercatcher, 7x Little Egret, 17x Pochard, 72x Gadwall, 18x Shelduck, 20x Egyptian Geese, 12x Little Grebe, 8x Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Garden Warbler, 2x Sedge Warbler, 11x Reed Warbler, 80x Swift, 30+ House Martin, 35x Linnet, (JWo)

Tittensor Chase

Stonechat near Saxon's Lowe, (AR)

Thursday 4th June 2026

Middleton Lakes

2x Whimbrel opposite double benches, (MSm)

Branston GPs

11:00 - 2x Oystercatcher, 7x Common Tern, 2x Shelduck, 8x Pochard, Yellow Wagtail, 25x Swift, 10x House Martin, Skylark, Garden Warbler and a Red Kite over Tatenhill village, (DSc)  -  2x Common Sandpiper, 6x Oystercatcher, 5x Lapwing, 3x Little Egret, Goosander, 24x Pochard, 33x Shelduck, 56x Gadwall, 23x Egyptian Geese, 14x Little Grebe, 10x Common Tern, 2x YL Gull, 2x Red Kite, Hobby, 2x RL Partridge, 60x Linnet, 4x Garden Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail, 60x Swift, (JWo, CEc, Dean)

Tittesworth Water

15x Mandarin, Teal, Little Egret, 2x Common Tern, 5x LRP, 8x Oystercatcher, 5x Common Sandpiper, 6x Lapwing, Willow Tit, 2x Garden Warbler, (JOa, LH)

Florence Hill

2x Willow Tit, (AMa)

Wednesday 3rd June 2026

Tittesworth Water

Caspian Gull for 2nd day, (SGi)

                                                                  By Steve Gibson

Stanley Pool

2x Common Tern, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, (GBr)

Belvide Resv

Curlew Sandpiper from 16:10, 

Tucklesholme

2x Oystercatcher, 2x Lapwing, 6x Common Tern, 2x Little Egret, Goosander, 12x Sedge Warbler, 6x Reed Warbler, 2x Garden Warbler, 6x Cetti's Warbler, 6x Linnet, 150x Swift, (JWo)

Tuesday 2nd June 2026

Dimmingsdale 

12x Mandarin, (TEy)

Alvecote

Common Tern, 20x Swift, (MSc)

Branston GPs

2x Sanderling, 8x Ringed Plover, 4x Lapwing, 5x Oystercatcher, Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 37x Pochard, 8x Mandarin, 26x Shelduck, 82x Gadwall, 19x Egyptian Geese, 11x Little Grebe, 8x Common Tern, YL Gull, Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, Hobby, 2x RL Partridge, 20x Linnet, 60x Swift, 4x Garden Warbler, 4x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

                                                        Sanderlings by Jon Woodcock

Monday 1st June 2026

Middleton Lakes

2x drake Garganey still, drake Pintail, Ringed Plover, (JKl)

Belvide Resv

2x Quail heard, Red Kite, Cuckoo, 4x Common Tern, Mandarin, 2x Little Egret, 80-120+ Swift, (CMa, RF)

Weston Coyney

Curlew, Red Kite along Malthouse Lane, (Mke, Jke)

Branston GPs

Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 3x Oystercatcher, 2x Ringed Plover, 22x Lapwing, Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 61x Pochard, 13x Mandarin, 16x Shelduck, 42x Gadwall, 19x Egyptian Geese, 12x Little Grebe, 11x Common Tern, YL Gull, Red Kite, Hobby, 2x Mistle Thrush, Stonechat, Lesser Whitethroat, 5x Garden Warbler, 3x Sedge Warbler, 6x Reed Warbler, 30+ Linnet, 150x Swift, (JWo)

Stafford

Redhill housing  development - 2x Red-legged Partridge using the roof for overnight roosting, (SFi)

                                                        RL Partridge by Steve Finch

Sunday 31st May 2026

Stanley Pool

Willow Tit, Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, (GBr)

Middleton Lakes

2x drake Garganey still on east scrape, (SPA)

Tittesworth Water

50x Mandarin, Teal, 4x Common Sandpiper, 8x LRP, 8x Oystercatcher, 6x Lapwing, Willow Tit, 2x Garden Warbler, 2x Redstart, 3x Spotted Flycatcher, Grey Wagtail, Cuckoo, Red Kite, (JOa, LH, TE, KH)

Fisherwick - Elford

2x Corn Bunting at 17:10, (MBr)

Doxey Marsh

4x Arctic Tern 16:27 to 16:31 only, 5x Common Tern, 3x Shoveler, 26x Gadwall, 8x Swift, c20 House Martin, 5x Lapwing, 5x GC Grebe, 2x Little Egret, 2x Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, (CAFH)

Dunstall

3x Mistle Thrush, 2x Tawny Owl and nearby at Barton-under- Needwood 2x Red Kite, 2x Mistle Thrush, (JWo)

Saturday 30th May 2026

Stanley Pool

Cuckoo at 05:30, Common Tern, LRP, 3x Oystercatcher, (GBr)

Middleton Lakes

2x Garganey, Pintail, Bittern, Cuckoo, (PAn)

Cannock Chase

Cuckoo around Haywood Warren, (AR)

Branston GPs

3x Little Egret, 2x Mandarin, 50x Gadwall, 4x Pochard, Ringed Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, 6x Common Tern, (DSc)

Tucklesholme

Red Kite, 4x Common Tern, Cuckoo, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

Friday 29th May 2026

Middleton Lakes

Curlew Sandpiper JW north, Turnstone on JW south still, Garganey still, (MSm)  -  Pintail and Wigeon still, (DCo)

Alton

Tree Sparrow, (TEy)

Whiston

Red Kite over The Leys from 10:00 onwards, (GSt)

Whitemoor Haye

Hobby, Redshank, 3x Great Egret, (PJT)

Branston GPs

2x Hobby, Red Kite, Curlew, 2x Common Sandpiper, 5x Oystercatcher, 4x Ringed Plover, 22x Lapwing, 8x Little Egret, 36x Shelduck, 32x Pochard, 64x Gadwall, 14x Mandarin, 21x Egyptian Geese, 16x Little Grebe, 8x Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail, 50x Linnet, 3x Stonechat, 3x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Rocester JCB

4x pairs of Common Tern, (TDu)

Hanford

2x Willow Tit, (LSt)

Thursday 28th May 2026

Middleton Lakes

Turnstone still on JW south, female Ruff, drake Pintail also on JW south, (MSm)

Blithfield Resv

Little Tern on the causeway then flew north, (GJM)

Gnosall

2x Red Kite over the A518 at Swanpit Nursery, (GCa)

Cannock Chase

30+ Tree Pipit, 3x Spotted Flycatcher, 3x Redstart, 8x Cuckoo, Red Kite, 12x Stonechat inc juvs, Reed Bunting, Skylark, (PJe)

Rudyard Lake

Hobby over at 14:15, (Laxmi)

Tittesworth Water

59x Mandarin, 2x Goosander, 2x Common Tern, Dunlin, 10x Oystercatcher, 15x LRP, 8x Common Sandpiper, 8x Lapwing, Redstart, 2x Garden Warbler, Bullfinch, (JOa, LH)

Branston GPs

Grey Plover, Curlew, 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x Ringed Plover, 32x Lapwing, 8x Oystercatcher, 3x Little Egret, 122x Gadwall, 2x Mandarin, 27x Shelduck, 23x Pochard, 12x Egyptian Geese, 10x Little Grebe, 10x Common Tern, Red Kite, Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 12x Reed Warbler, 4x Garden Warbler, 55x Linnet, (JWo, CEc, Dean, BSt)

Wednesday 27th May 2026

Middleton Lakes

Turnstone on JW south, 3x Ringed Plover, Garganey still, drake Pintail, (MSm)  -  This evening Cuckoo, Avocets, 2x Redshank, Lapwing, Gadwall, Common Tern, Reed Bunting, Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Egyptian Geese, 3x Swift, Little Egret, GC Grebe, (KJo)  -  4x Bittern, (TLl) - In addition LRPs, (RBe)

Trentham

Hobby over the monument, (AR)

Trent Washlands

2x Oystercatcher, 3x Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Reed Warbler, 5x Swift, (AJa)

Branston GPs

2x Redshank, 6x Ringed Plover, Curlew, 6x Oystercatcher, 32x Lapwing, 4x Little Egret, 17x Pochard, 78x Gadwall, 12x Mandarin, 33x Shelduck, 21x Egyptian Geese, 14x Little Grebe, 8x Common Tern, YL Gull, Red Kite, Hobby, Lesser Whitethroat, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 4x Garden Warbler, (JWo)

Tuesday 26th May 2026

Rudyard Lake

Spotted Flycatcher, (Laxmi), 

Stafford

Sayers Road - Hummingbird Hawk-Moth, (RGa)

Branston GPs

3x Redshank, Curlew, Dunlin, 7x Ringed Plover, 4x Oystercatcher, 38x Lapwing, 4x Little Egret, 8x Mandarin, 27x Shelduck, Shoveler, 48x Gadwall, 19x Pochard, 19x Egyptian Geese, 10x Common Tern, 2x YL Gull, 12x Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, 2x Red Kite, Hobby, 55x Linnet, 6x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Monday 25th May 2026

Stanley Pool

2x Common Tern, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, (GBr)

Middleton Lakes

Drake Garganey this am, (GG)  -  Great Egret, Garganey, Red ringed Avocet, (MSm)

Tittesworth Water

Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, 51x drake Mandarin, 4x Goosander, Ringed Plover, 15x LRP, 8x Common Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher plus 2 juvs, 4x Common Tern, 2x Grey Wagtail, (SGi)

Branston GPs

Dusk - 3x Goosander, 8x Pochard, 54x Gadwall, 10x Shelduck, Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 2x Lapwing, 8x Common Tern, (DSc)

Sunday 24th May 2026

Belvide Resv

Black-winged Stilt still, 

Thornyfields

Lesser Whitethroat on Bigwood Lane, (PWi)

Tittesworth Water

47x Mandarin, 4x Common Tern, 8x Common Sandpiper, 14x LRP, 8x Lapwing, 8x Oystercatcher, Garden Warblers, (JOa)

Newcastle

Possible Honey Buzzard north over Chesterton (Blu)

Branston GPs

2x ad Med Gull flew thru north at 11:20, 15x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 6x Lapwing, 3x Oystercatcher, 8x Common Tern, 12x Shelduck, 54x Gadwall, 9x Pochard, Great Egret, Little Egret, Hobby, 2x Cetti's Warbler, Garden Warbler, (DSc)

Rocester

5x Swift Riverside Drive this am, (JDr)

Saturday 23rd May 2026

Belvide Resv

Black-winged Stilt on north shore to 12:19 at least,

Tittesworth Water

2x Spotted Flycatcher, Cuckoo, Ringed Plover, 14x LRP, 8x Common Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher, 4x Common Tern, 44x drake Mandarin, Goosander, 2x Grey Wagtail, (SGi)

                                                   Spotted Flycatcher by Steve Gibson

Middleton Lakes

Drake Garganey this morning, (SPA)

Wolseley Centre

Osprey fishing over the lake at 17:00, (GP)

Alrewas

Hobby over the Trent, (JWo)

Branston GPs

3x Little Egret, 12x Shelduck, Hobby, 12x Lapwing, 3x Oystercatcher, YL Gull, 9x Common Tern, Cetti's Warbler, Garden Warbler, 20x Linnet, (DSc)

Tucklesholme

2x Lapwing, 4x Common Tern, Cuckoo, Cetti's Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, (DSc)

Friday 22nd May 2026

Branston GPs

3x Sanderling, Dunlin, Curlew, 2x Common Sandpiper, 10x Ringed Plover, 6x Lapwing, 5x Oystercatcher, Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 34x Shelduck, 8x Mandarin, 16x Gadwall, 17x Little Grebe, 8x Common Tern, YL Gull, Hobby, Peregrine, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 15x Linnet, 6x Garden Warbler, 3x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo, CEc, Dean, MCa)

Belvide Resv 

2x Avocet, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 

Westport Lake

                                                     Reed Warbler by Geoff Woodward

Doxey Marsh

PM - 3x Cattle Egret present to 17:11 then flew towards M6, Shelduck, Shoveler, 20x Gadwall, 5x Teal, 2x Swift, 7x Lapwing, 2x Common Tern, 2x GC Grebe, Reed Warblers, Sedge Warblers, (CAFH)

Trentham

2x Redstart, (AR)

Thursday 21st May 2026

Belvide Resv

Temminck's Stint to 10:01 only, Sanderling, 1s Bonaparte's Gull still, Quail singing this afternoon,

Tittesworth Water 

Spotted Flycatcher, 41x Mandarin, 3x Little Egret, Ringed Plover, 14x LRP, 9x Common Sandpiper, 8x Lapwing, Curlew, 6x Oystercatcher (plus 2 chicks), Dipper, 4x Common Tern, White Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Garden Warblers, (JOs, LH, TM)

                                                   Spotted Flycatcher by Tammy Mellor

Blithfield Resv

3x Sanderling, (GJM)

Branston GPs

c20x Arctic Tern, 25x Common Tern, 23x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 7x Oystercatcher, 8x Lapwing, 2x Little Egret, 5x Mandarin, 6x Pochard, 14x Gadwall, 17x Shelduck, 18x Egyptian Geese, 2x YL Gull, 14x Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, Red Kite, 2x Hobby, Peregrine, RL Partridge, 34x Linnet, 3x Garden Warbler, 2x Sedge Warbler, 6x Reed Warbler, 3x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo, BSt, CEc)

Wednesday 20th May 2026

Doxey Marsh

Whimbrel from main hide, (KMa, JBa)

Blithfield Resv

6x Sanderling on the causeway, (GJM)  -  5x Sanderling, LRP, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, (DOu, LOu)

                                                     Sanderlings by Dave Oulsnam

Tittesworth Water

White Wagtail, Cuckoo, 14x LRP, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Curlew, 8x Lapwing, 8x Common Sandpiper, 4x Common Tern, Grey Wagtail, 26x drake Mandarin plus 2x female (total of 17 young), 3x Teal, 5x Goosander, 2x Egyptian Geese, (SGi)

Belvide Resv

1s Bonaparte's Gull this afternoon, 

Tuesday 19th May 2026

Middleton Lakes

Sanderling on JW north, Little Stint, Turnstone, (MSm)  

Branston GPs

6x Sanderling, 2x Dunlin, 12x Ringed Plover, Curlew, 10x Oystercatcher, 10x Lapwing, 4x Little Egret, 13x Mandarin, 7x Pochard, 24x Gadwall, 17x Shelduck, 21x Egyptian Geese, 19x Little Grebe, 6x Common Tern, 2x YL Gull, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 6x Garden Warbler, 6x Linnet, 200+ Swift, (JWo)

Whitemoor Haye

Sanderling, Turnstone, 9x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, (TPe)  -  In addition Common Sandpiper, (PAn)

Belvide Resv

Bonaparte's Gull still this afternoon