31st May 2011

Uttoxeter Quarry
Lesser Yellowlegs
Flew off north from the quarry at 20-30 this evening............Birdguides.

Doxey Marshes
Red Kite flew s/w over Tillington Flash ,
Hobby over Boundary Flash ,
Spotted Flycatcher by east entrance to the reserve,
Also 2 x Dunlin , 2 x LR Plover and 2 x Common Tern..........Sandy Hill.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Turnstone one in Tad Bay , also 2 x Sanderling at Admaston Reach...Birdguides.

30th May 2011

Uttoxeter Quarry
Lesser Yellowlegs still present late afternoon though distant , also
3 x Sanderling...........Many Obs.
Grey Plover flew west @ 14-05.........R Powell.

Westport Lake
Black Tern early morning but flew off at 7-30.....NS.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Sanderling x 20 this morning also Arctic Tern........Birdguides.

Gailey Res
Kittiwake adult on sailing lake........Birdguides.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Osprey again over Tad Bay , also 2 x Sanderling at Admaston Reach........Birdguides.

Croxall GPs
Little Stint mid-afternoon but flushed and no further sign........J Allen.

Drayton Bassett
Sanderling x 6 this evening , also 20 x Dunlin and 12 x Ringed Plover.....JA , AA.

29th May 2011

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Uttoxeter Quarry
Lesser Yellowlegs......still present early evening on main lagoon , also
Sanderling........A Barker.
Still present at 19-00 this evening.
Also present 18 x Ringed Plover , 12 x Dunlin , Curlew and 12 x Goosander.....RP.
 
Tittesworth Res
Ruddy Shelduck x 2 on the island on main lake at 8-00.......Birdguides.

Drayton Bassett
Avocet one present this morning.....G Williams.

Hanchurch
Red Kite over Lower Hatton this morning........PJ.

Chasewater
Sanderling one present this evening.......GE.

28th May 2011

Chasewater
Sanderling x 6 present today.......GE, PW, NS.

27th May 2011

Doxey Marshes
No sign of Spoonbill this am...........SS.

Westport Lake
4x Arctic Terns flew through plus a Oystercatcher.............JJ, CW.

Croxall Lakes
6x Sanderling on main lake......................Birdguides.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Osprey in Tad Bay then flew north at 16-15......Birdguides.
Sanderling x 3 Admanston Reach , Curlew Tad Bay and
Black-tailed Godwit Blithe Bay............RCB.


Belvide Res (permit only)
Black-tailed Godwit x 4 still present , also Hobby over.....BB.

26th May 2011

Spoonbill Doxey Marshes......photo by Steve Gibson.

Spoonbill Doxey Marshes.....photo by M Turner.

Doxey Marshes
Spoonbill still showing from hide late afternoon.......Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Black-tailed Godwit x 4 still present.....BB.

25th May 2011

Blithfield Res (permit only)
No sign of the female Red-necked Phalarope this morning in Tad Bay.....Birdguides.

Knypersley Res
Red Kite flew over east at 9-40 , also Peregrine , Hobby , Tawny Owl
and Spotted Flycatcher............GB , SS.

Leek (late news).
Night Heron adult off A523 off Abbey Green Rd (by the mill) on river Churnet
during evening of 19th May..........Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Wheatear x 2 and Spotted Flycatcher this morning.........RT.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Black-tailed Godwit x 41 at west end this afternoon........Birdguides.

Doxey Marshes
Spoonbill  one feeding at back of Tillington Flash before moving to pool
on opposite side of the river , also 8 x Black-tailed Godwits..........Birdguides.

24th May 2011

Sanderling Blithfield Res.

Croxall Lakes
Sanderling one present early morning........Birdguides.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Red-necked Phalarope in Tad Bay........Birdguides.
Osprey over Tad Bay and Sanderling with 9 x Dunlin from causeway at
Admaston end......SS.
Also Hobby , Peregrine and several Yellow Wagtail........AR.

Stoke on Trent
Osprey flew over Blurton heading south this afternoon.................Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Turnstone on the dam , also 2 x Sanderling......Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quary
Sanderling one this evening......... Birdguides.

23rd May 2011

Wolseley Centre
Hobby flew over the Centre..........................Birdguides

Whitemoor Haye
1x Hobby over fields and pits...........................Birdguides

Coven
Late news from Friday of a reported Great Grey Shrike on Lawn Lane.......................Birdguides

Cannock Chase
Redstart and Pied Flycatcher................................SB

Belvide Res
Drake Garganey..................................Birdguides

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Whimbrel in Tad Bay at 17-00 , and Osprey reported at 12-30.....RCB.

Doxey Marshes
Dunlin x 2 , LRP x 2, Ringed Plover x7, Redshank and Common Tern x 2.....RS.

22nd May 2011

Hanchurch Woods
Crossbill x 20 present yesterday......PJ.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Sanderling and 14 x Dunlin this afternoon.......NP, ST.

20th May 2011

Doxey Marshes
Little Stint on scrape this morning , also Black-tailed Godwit x 2 and
Arctic Tern through...........Birdguides.

Westport
A Shelduck went through briefy this morning.......................NS.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Knot one from Andrew Chappell hide , also fly through Sanderling
mid-afternoon.........Birdguides.

Croxall Lakes
Sanderling one present today.......Birdguides.

Madeley
Red Kite over west at 11-30 this morning.

Drayton Bassett
Greenshank , Dunlin x 6 and 25 x Ringed Plover.......J Harris.

19th May 2011

Westport Lake
Common Sandpiper x 2 early morning.....NS , CW , SS.

Drayton Bassett
Spoonbill flew over may have landed south end......................Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
14x Sanderling this morning.............S Turner.

Branston GPs
Avocet x 2 this evening on Sandy Pit , also 2 x Y L Gulls.........Birdguides.

Roaches
Red Kite over also Hobby........KT.

18th May 2011

Westport Lake
3x Pink-footed Geese on playing field, also a Snipe flew over...........CW, NS.

Uttoxeter Quary
Sanderling x 9 present this afternoon and Whimbrel this evening.........Birdguides.
Ringed Plover x 40 and Dunlin x 31.........R Powell.

Drayton Bassett
Sanderling one present this afternoon.........Birdguides.
Black-tailed Godwit x 2 this evening.......Birdguides.

17th May 2011

Westport Lake
4x Whimbrel flew over early am, also 3 Cormorants....NS.

Berry Hill
Wheatear x 5 (probable) Greenland present this afternoon........RT.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Arctic Tern at west end and Sanderling through at 13-55.........Birdguides.

Drayton Bassett
Dunlin x 3 and 9 x Ringed Plover........J Allen.

Radial Park
2x Whimbrel flew through, plus a Oystercatcher...........................RG

16th May 2011

Belvide Res (permit only)
Black-tailed Godwit x 5 still present......BB.

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15th May 2011

Doxey Marshes
Black-tailed Godwit x 40 on pool this morning.........Birdguides.

Belvide Res
1x Arctic Tern, also 5x Black-tailed Godwits.....................Birdguides

Drayton Bassett Pits
2x Black-tailed Godwits.............Birdguides

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Garganey drake in Tad Bay and Wood Sandpiper in Blithe Bay briefly.....Birdguides.

Aqualake Mere
Turtle Dove in dead tree left of hide.........................Birdguides

14 May 2011

Westport
Hobby flew through early am........................NS, PJ

Drayton Bassett Pits
2x Arctic Terns at North Pits, also 4x Sanderling..........................Birdguides
Black-tailed Godwit x 2 early morning........JJH , SJH , BM.

Belvide Res
1x Arctic Tern this afternoon.....................Birdguides

Whitemoor Haye
Wheatear , Tree Sparrow x 6 and Corn Bunting x 4........JJH, SJH, BM.

13 May 2011

Westport
No sign of Black-necked Grebes but a Shelduck was here briefly.......................NS, CW

Drayton Bassett Pits
2x Black-tailed Godwits on the North Pit, also a Hobby.......................Birdguides

Whitemoor Haye
Quail still calling in field between rough track & Sittles Farm........................Birdguides

12th May 2011

Black-necks at Westport Lake.

Westport Lake
Black-necked Grebe pair on the main lake , also Spotted Flycatcher
on the sewage works early morning.........NS.

Blithfield
A female Marsh Harrier flew over Blithe Bay.......................Birdguides

Drayton Bassett Pits
1x Curlew Sandpiper & a Black-tailed Godwit......................Birdguides

Belvide Res
1x Arctic Tern this afternoon........................Birdguides

Whitemoor Haye
A male Quail singing in field.........................Birdguides

11th May 2011

Drayton Bassett
Whimbrel x 2 around north pits early afternoon.....Birdguides.

Chasewater
Temminck's Stint on large lagoon off west shore this afternoon.......Birdguides.

10th May 2011

Westport Lake
Common Sandpiper x 2 early morning around main lake......NB.
Hobby over gas works @ 10-15........JJ.

Whitemoor Haye
Quail male singing in field between rough track and Sittles Farm this morning........Birdguides.

Oakamoor
Osprey flew over heading northwest mid-morning........Birdguides.

9th May 2011

Croxall Lakes
Bar-tailed Godwit , Dunlin x 4 from first hide........Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
Hobby over Anson's Bank this morning........Birdguides.

Drayton Bassett Pits
1x Wood Sandpiper at North Pit, also a Whimbrel....................Birdguides
Also 3x Knot flew through mid-afternoon...................Birdguides

Belvide Res
Knot still at the west end also a Garganey still....................Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
1x Greenshank, 6x Dunlin, 4x Ringed Plover, 3x Common Tern & 5x Yellow Wagtails tonight......................AB

Whitemoor Haye
1x Whimbrel, 3x Greenshank, 1x Common Sandpiper & 1x Little Owl.....................JW

8th May 2011

Belvide Res (permit only)
Garganey drake still at west end this morning , also Bar-tailed Godwit
and Knot.........Birdguides.

Doxey Marsh
Wood Sandpiper showing from hide early am, also Greenshank , LRP ,
Common Sandpiper , Grasshopper Warbler , Lesser Whitethroat ,
White Wagtail and Cuckoo.......SP.

Westport Lake
2x Common Sandpiper..........................CW

Croxall Lakes
Spotted Redshank til 08.45 when it flew off, also Black-tailed Godwit.....................Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
Wood Sandpiper x 2 early morning , also Dunlin x 7 , Ringed Plover x 4
and Little Egret.............AB , MP.
also a Greenshank......................Birdguides

Berry Hill
Spotted Flycatcher x 2 present this morning......R Toon.

Blithfield
1x Black Tern north of causeway, also a Grey Plover in Blithe Bay......................Birdguides

Aqualate Mere
1x Little Gull on the Mere, also Arctic Tern, Turtle Dove & 5x Hobby.....................Birdguides

7th May 2011

Belvide Res (permit only)
Garganey drake still present at west end and Greenshank , also
42 x Bar-tailed Godwit flew through early afternoon and 30 x Knot
also 15 x Grey Plover...........Birdguides.

Croxall Lkaes
Spotted Redshank one this morning , also drake Garganey , 6 x Dunlin ,
Greenshank , Black-tailed Godwit , 6 x Oystercatcher , 4 x Ringed Plover ,
plus 18 x Ringed Plover flew through..............JW.

Drayton Bassett Pits
Grey Plover one early afternoon , also Sanderling , Black Tern and
2 x Greenshank.........Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Wood Sandpiper x 2 this morning , also Whimbrel briefly , Curlew , 7 x Dunlin ,
Hobby , 2 x Common Tern , 2 x White Wagtails and 4 x Ringed Plover......NP , RP.

Chasewater
Grey Plover one through this afternoon........Birdguides.

Ipstones Edge
Cuckoo and Tree Pipit @ Swineholes Wood........D Powell.

6th May 2011

Westport
Common Sandpiper , and Grasshopper Warbler..........................CW

Cannock Chase
Wood Warbler and; Cuckoo.......................JW

Berry Hill
4x Yellow Wagtails and , 6 Wheatears...................RT

Belvide Res (permit only)
Drake Garganey at the west end, also Wood Sandpiper, 2x Bar-tailed Godwits, 2x Knot  , and Greenshank.................Birdguides

Drayton Bassett
Avocet one on north pit , also Dunlin x 5.......J Harris.

Silverdale Colliery
Common Sand , Yellow Wagtail , and Wheatear , also Cuckoo yesterday.....NP.

Marshes Hill
Peregrine and 5 x Swift over at 19-05.......SS.

5th May 2011

Belvide Res (permit only)
2x Wood Sandpiper still at the west end this morning, also 2x Black Tern, Bar-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel and Sanderling..................Birdguides

Swineholes Wood
Cuckoo this morning...........................DP

Blithfield Res (permit only)
8x Black Terns this morning, also Bar-tailed Godwit.......................Birdguides

Berryhill
1x Whinchat and, 5x Wheatear this morning......................RT

Marshes Hill
No sign of yesterdays Wryneck today , but Cuckoo showed well early
morning........CG.

Swallow Moss
Cuckoo calling late afternoon......D Powell.

Croxall Lakes
Barwit on main pit from hide.......Birdguides.

4th May 2011

Wryneck.......Marshes Hill ..photo by Steve Seal.

Yesterday's Dotterel at Whitemoor Haye.....photo by Chris Waring


Westport
Grasshopper Warbler on sewage works, plus 1x Little Ringed Plover...................NS, CW

Marshes Hill
Wryneck, still at 17-30 and showing well 200 mts north of car park on
left hand side in gorse and small birch tree....SS , GB , PJ .

Whitemoor Haye
Dotterel again this evening in potato field behind the microlight field,
viewable from the rough track.........Birdguides.
also 2x Greenshank, 2x Yellow Wagtails........................JW

Croxall Lakes
Bar-tailed Godwit early afternoon.......................Birdguides
also 1x Black-tailed Godwit, 1x Common Sandpiper & 1x Cuckoo.......................JW

Belvide Res (permit only)
Wood Sandpiper x 2 at west end this afternoon , also Greenshank x 2.......Birdguides.

Blithfield Re (permit only)
Black Tern x 4 off beech tree point , also Bar-tailed Godwit in blithe bay
and 6 x Arctic Tern........Birdguides.

Drayton Bassett
Spotshank one on north pit , also Wood Sandpiper and Ruff x 2............Birdguides.

3rd May 2011

Westport
Grasshopper Warbler by the canal overflow, also 3x Little Ringed Plovers...........................CW

Belvide
5x Black Terns, also adult Little Gull and Greenshank........................Birdguides

Croxall Lakes
Wood Sandpiper x1 still, also Turnstone and 2 Arctic Terns.....................Birdguides
also Little Egret, Ruff and Cuckoo.................JW

Wolstanton Marsh
A Hobby flew over at 11.40............................ST

Whitmore Hayes
Dotterel in the potato field behind the microlight field this afternoon, also Bar-tailed Godwit, 14x Common Terns & Greenshank.................Birdguides

Croxden Quarry
Bar-tailed Godwit..........................Birdguides

Drayton Bassett Pits
5x Wood Sandpipers on North Pit, also adult Med Gull, Black-tailed Godwit & Ruff..................Birdguides

Blithfield
10x Black Terns in Blithe Bay, also 3x Arctic Terns (Permits Only)......................Birdguides, PB

2nd May 2011

Westport
Yellow Wagtail briefly on grass bank between the lakes, also 3x Little Ringed Plover.............CW, NS

Belvide
Adult Little Gull still present plus Greenshank...................Birdguides

Knypersley Res
Wood Warbler in Beech trees just past Waterfall up steps to the left.......................GB
also Cuckoo calling at nearby Marshes Hill....................CG

Uttoxeter Quarry
Wood Sandpiper x1 & Bar-tailed Godwit x1 at far end of main pit, also 2x Common Tern, 1x Yellow Wagtail..................NS, CW
3x White Wagtail early morning...............Birdguides

Croxall Lakes
1x Black-tailed Godwit from hide this morning.....................Birdguides
also 1x Ruff and 1x Little Egret.....................SB

Drayton Bassett Pits
3x Wood Sandpiper mid-afternoon, also Black Tern on North Pit 1x Turnstone, 1x Ruff and 2x Garganey on new reedbed pit................Birdguides

Gailey Res
1x Whimbrel in bare field opp fishermans car park.......................Birdguides

Doxey Marshes
1x Wood Sandpiper in front of bird hide this morning......................Birdguides

Aqualate Mere
2x Black Terns on the mere this afternoon....................Birdguides

Whitmore Hayes
1x Greenshank.......................SB

Marshes Hill
Cuckoo in trees behind car park this morning.......CG.

Croxall
2x Garganey this evening plus, Wood Sandpiper, Turnstone, Ruff and Hobby...............GM

Berry Hill
Whinchat x 2 in the white door paddock this morning.....MT.

1st May 2011

Westport
Grasshopper Warbler x1 on sewage works, also 3 Little Ringed Plover and 7x Cormorant..............NS

Silverdale Colliery
On the Void this morning, Greenshank x1 and Grasshopper Warbler....................PJ

Croxall Lakes
Wood Sandpiper x1 on main scrape from hide, also 4x Bar-tailed Godwits first thing only plus 3x Black-tailed Godwit and Ruff, also probable Common Crane through.................Birdguides

Belvide (permit only)
Immature female Marsh Harrier through first thing this morning, also Little Gull through early afternoon, also 7x Arctic Tern and Hobby late evening...............Birdguides

Berryhill
Whinchat at the viewpoint paddock plus 6 Wheatear....................RT

Drayton Bassett Pits
Little Gull x2 on Spoonbill Pit, plus 1x Wood Sandpiper; also Turnstone, Ruff, 4x Arctic Tern and Marsh Harrier........................Birdguides

Whitmoor Haye
Bar-tailed Godwit on main pit plus 2x Greenshank.................Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
Wood Sandpiper x1, also Bar-tailed Godwit , Common Sandpiper x 3 ,
Dunlin x 2 , Hobby , Goosander x 7 , Common Tern x 2 , White Wagtail x 2......R Powell.

Gailey Res
1x Arctic Tern on the sailing lake this afternoon....................Birdguides

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Garganey drake in Blythe Bay , also Grey Plover.........Birdguides.

Croxden Quarry
Wood Sandpiper untill 11-00 only , also Arctic Tern x 5 north at 17-15......R Powell.