Sunday 3 April 2011

3rd Apr 2011

Aqualate Park
Sandwich Tern one present this morning......Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still by the shooting butts , also Yellowhammer ,
Willow Warbler x 2 and Gt S Woodpecker........Fiona Park.

Whitemoor Haye
Scaup x 4 (3 x drakes) on southern lake..........Birdguides.

Branston GPs
Mandarin 1 x pair , also Merlin and male Ruff..........Birdguides.

Stoke-on-Trent
Waxwing x 50 still by Bookers Wholesale car park on Campbell Rd.......B Mountford.

Westport Lake
Waxwing x 43 over early morning , also Blackcap x 8........NS.
Cuckoo calling at 9-05 by gas works.......JJ.
LR Plover x 2............PL.
Redshank on small boating lake at 16-30 B Mountford.

Knypersley Res
Oystercatcher early morning , also Swallow x 2 and Blackcap x 3......GB.

Armitage
Blackcap and Chiffchaff.........Fiona Park.

Tittesworth Res
Oystercatcher x 3 , L R Plover x 3 , Swallow and Red Kite over Hen Cloud
this morning.......M Degg , ( Red Kite seen by Warden.)

Uttoxeter Quarry
LR Plover x 3 , Green Sand , Ringed Plover , Oystercatcher x 3 , Curlew ,
Yellow Wagtail x 2 , Goosander x 35 and Tawny Owl calling..........A Barker.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Brambling x 5.........J Stanley.