31 May 2012

Lightwood
Cuckoo one calling at Florence Hill at 07:00.......AM.

M6 Jun12
Red Kite fighting with a Buzzard.........................KW.

Uttoxeter
Adult Gannet flew west over Stramshall.............................DC.

Branston Gravel Pits
5x Dunlin, 20x Ringed Plover, 4x Redshank, 4x Common Tern & 30x Shelduck......................JW.

Aqualate Mere
Adult Gannet sat on mere.............................IG

Whitemoor Haye
Dunlin, Redshank, 3x Oystercatcher, 3 singing Corn Bunting and a Ringed Plover.......SC

30 May 2012

Westport Lake
Kittiwake circled around main lake at 06.40.......................CJW, NJS.

Knenhall, Stone
2x Red Kite above the A520...........................DC.

Tittesworth
Osprey one circled at mid-day then flew south.......Birdguides

Cauldon Canal between Froghall and Consall

2x Spotted Flycatcher, Garden Warbler, 2x male Redstart, 8x Blackcap

Insects - Banded Demoiselle..................BC & LC


Whitemoor Hayes

Male Quail singing along the rough lane @ 16.15...........................

Wolseley
2x Lesser Whitethroat..........................SP.

29 May 2012

Branston Gravel Pits

Greenshank, Ruff, 6x Redshank, 4x Ringed Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Garden Warbler, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Sedge Warbler, 5x Reed Warbler, 40x Shelduck.

Insects - Banded Demoiselle, 6x Red-eyed Damselfly, 2x Large Red Damselfly, 2x Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7x Common Blue Damselfly, Green Tiger Beetle, Brown Argus.......................JW

Marchington Woodlands

2x Garden Warbler, 5x Giant Ichneumon.......................JW.

Giant Ichneumon by John Woodcock

Black Lake, King's Wood, Trentham
Osprey perched in tree & feeding on large fish this evening........................MF.

28 May 2012

Late news for 27 May 2012

Doxey Marsh
As well as the drake Garganey, Greenshank & Hobby..........................RS.
also Snipe, Oystercatcher, 2x female Goosander, Dunlin, 5x Gadwall, 4x Shoveler, 2x Teal, 2x Common Tern & 6x Shelduck (1 pair had 12 young)...............................AH.

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28 May 2012

Westport Lake
3x Lapwing over, 3x Reed Warbler, 35c Swift, Buzzard & Reed Bunting......................CJW, NJS.

Froghall Wharf
Dipper today......RBu

Alton-Bradeley area
Curlew seen in flight.........TE

Trentham Gdns
Mandarin x2, Grey Wagtail x2, 30+ Grey Heron on Heron Island, Black-headed Gull x1, Blackcap x2, Nuthatch x2..............................AR

Branston GPs
Greenshank, Ruff, 4x Redshank, 2x Ringed Plover, 3x Oystercatcher, Common Tern,
Barnacle Goose, Lesser Whitethroat, 4x Sedge Warbler, 3x Reed Warbler,
 2x Tawny Owl chicks........JW
Butterflys etc...3x Common Blue, 3x Brown Argus, Small Copper moths, 2x Burnet Companion,
Silver-ground Carpet and Thick-kneed Flower Beetle.......JW

Cannock Chase
Red Kite over Brocton Coppice at 10:30........RS

Drayton Bassett Pits
Little Egret, 2x Pochard, Ringed Plover calling, 2x Yellow Wagtail
Butterflies etc......Dingy Skipper seen also a Common Blue butterfly a few male Banded Demioselle and a Weasel...............JH

27 May 2012

Belvide Res ( permit only)
No sign of the Temminck's Stint so far this morning.......Birdguides

Doxey Marsh
Garganey drake showing well from the platform scrape this morning.......Birdguides

Drayton Bassett
Black Tern on North pit this morning........Birdguides

Madeley
Red Kite over the sewage works area at 08:05........TJ

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Black Tern this morning also a fly through Osprey.......Birdguides.

Whitemoor Haye
Osprey one over early afternoon also over Croxhall Lakes........

Branston Gravel Pits
Female Ruff & Greenshank...............................

Uttoxeter Quarry
2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull, this afternoon, also Common Gull, 12x Common Tern, 3x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Redshank, 5x Common Sandpiper, 4x Oystercatcher, 6x Shelduck & 2x Mandarin........................AB.

Bloxwich
Red Kite over Broad Lane at 12:30........SW

Adderley Green
Hobby over at 12:15............

Hanchurch Woods
Singing males...129x Willow Warbler, 73x Chiffchaff, 48x Blackcap, 33x Garden Warbler
15x Whitethroat, 16x Goldcrest........NP

Chasewater
Common Tern, also Eyed Hawkmoth, 3x Small Heath, Four Spotted Chaser & 3x Cinnabar, see below John's photo of the Eyed Hawkmoth..............................JW.

Eyed Hawkmoth by John Woodcock

Rolleston on Dove
6x Yellow Wagtail, 4x Common Tern, 30x Sand Martin, 5x Yellow Hammer and a Marsh Tit .........AJ

26 May 2012

Alton - Bradley area
Yellowhammer one singing this morning........TE

Stafford
Red Kite over the Eccleshall Road close to the M6 services at 10:35.........SB.

Drayton Bassett Pits
3x Little Stint on North pit this evening, also 5x Sanderling, 2x Knot & 2x Turnstone.....................Birdguides.

High Offley, Nr Woodseaves, Stafford
Red Kite flew over at 13.00.......................SM.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Temminck's Stint on north shore opposite west hide, mid-afternoon, still present this evening opposite the Gazebo hide........................Birdguides.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Sanderling on north side of causeway................................Birdguides.

Rudyard Res
Escaped Bald Ibis  by road to reservoir in grass field 25m from road junction.......................Birdguides.

Branston Gravel Pits
Greenshank.........................NJS.

Stafford
Red Kite flew over Rowley at 12.15............................JW.

Chasewater
Sanderling, 2x Ringed Plover, 11x Little Ringed Plover, 4x Common Sandpiper and a
Common Tern......CM.

Doxey Marsh
Grasshopper Warbler, Common Tern, Dunlin & Little Ringed Plover.........................GH.

Uttoxeter Quarry
5x Ringed Plover, 2x Redshank, 2x Curlew, 6x Common Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher (inc 3 young), 7x Common Tern, 4x Shelduck, 19 Goosander & 2x Yellow Wagtail......................AB.

Aqualate Mere
Garganey drake present today........Birdguides

25 May 2012

Branston Gravel Pits
No sign of the Temminck's Stint, but 2x Black Tern, 2x Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail, 3x Reed Warbler, 2x Sedge Warbler, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Ringed Plover, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 3x Redshank, 37x Shelduck, Brown Argus, 2x Small Copper......................JW.

Uttoxeter
Red Kite over B5017 Highwood at 12:30........DT

Aston - Sandon
4x Common Tern and a Barnacle Goose.......AR

24 May 2012

Branston Gravel Pits
Temminck's Stint on small scrape beyond wood, also 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Garden Warbler, 3x Sedge Warbler, 3x Reed Warbler, 9x Ringed Plover, 2x Curlew, Oystercatcher, 7x Redshank, 3x Common Tern & 37 Shelduck.............................JW.

Westport Lake
Common Tern, Little Ringed Plover & 6x Shoveler.........................AR.

Rolleston on Dove
4x Yellow Wagtail, 4x Common Tern, Cuckoo, Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Sedge Warbler, 2x Garden Warbler, 2x Marsh Tit, 50x Sand Martin, 6x Yellowhammer and a Kingfisher.......AJ

23 May 2012

Hanchurch Woods
45x Crossbill, Cuckoo, Tree Pipit and a Tawny Owl.......NP.

Berryhill
2x Greenland Wheatear this morning also 3x Groppers at dusk last night.......RT.

Rudyard Lake
6x Redstart, 3x Garden Warbler, 10x Blackcap, 2x Common Whitethroat & 2x Common Tern.....................BC, LC.

Trent Washlands
2x Garden Warbler, 2x Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 4x Kingfisher (family party),
5x Sand Martin........AJ

Doxey Marsh
3x Ruff, 3x Little Ringed Plover and a Hobby........AH

22 May 2012

Berryhill
Quail one singing early morning in the paddocks near to Tiddlers Pool
also 3x Greenland Wheatear still............RT

Seighford Lakes fishery
3x Reed Warbler, 4x Sedge Warbler, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Hobby and a Common Tern........GH

Eccleshall
Yellow Wagtail one at Hilcote farm........GH.

Branston Gravel Pits

5x Black-necked Grebe, Cuckoo, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Sedge Warbler, 5x Reed Warbler, 7x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 6x Redshank, Oystercatcher, 42x Shelduck, Tawny Owl, 2x Common Tern..............JW

Branston Water Park

Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 4x Reed Warbler, 2x Sedge Warbler, 2x Common Tern......................JW

Marchington Woodland

2x Garden Warbler, 2x Giant Ichneumon (Wasp, for those like me who didn't know, CJW)................JW

Belmont Common

Lesser Whitethroat...................JW.

Dimmingsdale
3x Wood Warbler & 4x Garden Warbler.........................TE.

21 May 2012

Doxey Marsh
No sign so far at 07.30 of the Red-spotted Bluethroat....................Birdguides

Branston GPs
5x Black-necked Grebes still, Wheatear, 5x Redshank, 7x Ringed Plover, 2x Little Ringed Plover,
2x Dunlin, 4x Oystercatcher, 7x Reed Warbler, 6x Sedge Warbler, 2x Garden Warbler,
2x Lesser Whitethroat, 41x Shelduck and  a  Marsh Tit.......AJ

Clay Mills
7x Common Tern, 30x House Martin, 30x Swift, 2x Garden Warbler and a Sedge Warbler.....AJ

20 May 2012

**MEGA**
Doxey Marsh
Male Red-spotted Bluethroat on fence near entrance from former railway, park at homebase and walk along former railway, still present at dusk.............Birdguides.

Apologies to you all for the following photo's but hopefully you will agree with me that this bird is worth everyone of them and more, a fantastic find, congratulations to the finder Chris Hawkridge and a massive thankyou to the guys for the use of their photo's.

Red-spotted Bluethroat by Steve Gibson

Red-spotted Bluethroat by Richard Powell

Red-spotted Bluethroat by Andy Russell

Also 2x Arctic Tern, Spotted Flycatcher & Lesser Whitethroat....................RS.

Belvide Res (permit only)
One Black Tern this morning.........................Birdguides.

Branston Gravel Pits
5x Black-necked Grebe on south pit this morning.......................NJS.
also 6x Redshank, 13x Dunlin, 17x Ringed Plover, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 41x Shelduck, 2x Sedge Warbler, 2x Reed Warbler...................JW

Berryhill
5x Greenland Wheatear........................RT.

Bateswood Nature Reserve, Nr Halmerend
Report of a Osprey over this morning.......................BB.

Dimmingsdale
2x Garden Warbler, Wood Warbler & Redstart.......................TE.

Chasewater
Grey Plover one this morning........Birdguides

19 May 2012

Branston GPs
3x Black-necked Grebes still on the south pit this morning, and 2x Sanderling on Sandy Pit
also 4x Dunlin, 7x Ringed Plover, 2x Little Ringed Plover,5x Redshank, Oystercatcher,
2x Common Tern, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 4x Sedge Warbler,5x Reed Warbler
2x Garden Warbler, c150 Swifts, c250 Hirundines and a Distant Cuckoo.......AJ

6x Sanderling on Sandy pit this afternoon also a Turnstone briefly.......Birdguides

Gailey Res
Osprey one flew north at 13:20.......Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
Turnstone, 10x Sanderling, 14x Ringed Plover, 12x Dunlin, 3x Common Tern, 3x Goosander......RP
Additional sightings....2x Hobby, 2x Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail, Sedge Warbler,
Reed Warbler and  Kingfisher.......EF

Croxden Quarry
Sanderling one  13:55 to 14:15........RP
Ringed Plover, and 2x Little Ringed Plover.......AB

Eaves Lane
Common Tern.........AB


Doxey Marsh
Hobby and Lesser Whitethroat.......AH

Rugeley Quarry
12x Crossbill over this morning........NP

Wolseley park
Hobby this morning.......NP

18 May 2012

Cannock Chase
2x Garden Warbler, Yellow Wagtail, 6x Redstart, 2x Cuckoo, 3x Tree Pipit, 2x Pied Flycatcher & Wood Warbler.....................CM, SH.

Rugeley
Hobby over the by-pass...................GD.

River Sow meadows Stafford
Hobby, Barn Owl, Wheatear, 9x Reed Warbler, 5x Sedge Warbler, 6x Whitethroat and c200
House Martin..........RS

Branston GPs
3x Black-necked Grebe (summer plumage on the south pit), Sanderling (summer plumage),
3x Dunlin, 5x Redshank, 15x Ringed Plover ,6x Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 
Oystercatcher, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Mandarin and 30x Shelduck........JW & AJ

Uttoxeter Quarry
5x Sanderling, 6x Dunlin, 6x Ringed Plover, Hobby and 3x Common Tern.......RP

17 May 2012

Silverdale CP
Wheatear & Hobby over......................JH.

Radial Park
Greenshank briefly, also 30c Swift & 4x Yellow Wagtail......................RG.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Knot one on the causeway this afternoon........Birdguides

Parkhall CP
Cuckoo one still this afternoon also 2x Garden Warbler and 6x Whitethroat.......AR

Clay Mills
Hobby, Yellow Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, 2x Garden Warbler, 9x Common Tern, c40 Swift,
Goosander, Shelduck, Oystercatcher and 2x Kingfisher........AJ

Cannock Chase
2x Wood Warbler, 9x Tree Pipit, 4x Garden Warbler, 3x Cuckoo, 8x Stonechat and
3x Tawny Owl (fledglings).........JW

16 May 2012

Silverdale CP
Wheatear & Cormorant over.......................JH.

Parkhall CP
Cuckoo one still present between the golf course and the old Willfield school........CS

Cannock Chase
Spotted Flycatcher, Wood Warbler, Redstart, 4x Tree Pipit and 2x Cuckoo.......AJ

Branston Water Park
Little Ringed Plover, 2x Common Tern, 4x Oystercatcher, 6x Reed Warbler, 3x Sedge Warbler,
3x Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, c100 Swifts and c300 Hirundines.......AJ

Branston GPs
8x Little Ringed Plover, 9x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 5x Redshank, 4x Oystercatcher, Yellow Wagtail,
3x Sedge Warbler, 2x Reed Warbler, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Wheatear and 31x Shelduck.......JW

Whitemoor Haye
2000 plus Swifts, 4x Redshank, Little Ringed Plover,2x Oystercatcher, 3x Corn Bunting,
 6x Yellow Wagtail, Grey Partridge, 2x Gadwell, Tree Sparrow, Green Woodpecker and a
Blackcap.........SC

Berryhill
23x Wheatear, 8x Sedge Warbler, 2x Reed Warbler........RT. NP.

15 May 2012

Westport Lake
Turtle Dove near top pool briefly then flew towards old sewage works, also 2x Little Ringed Plover, Sedge Warbler, 2x Reed Warbler & Garden Warbler........................CJW, NJS.
Spotted Flycatcher by top pool at 10.40.........................DK.

Branston Gravel Pits

Whinchat (in the sheep field with the Wheatear), 3x Wheatear, 5x Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Sedge Warbler, 2x Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, 11x Ringed Plover, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 3x Redshank, 30x Shelduck & Common Tern.....................JW.

Branston Water Park

2x Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 3x Reed Warbler & 2x Common Tern....................JW.

Drayton Bassett Pits
2x Long-tailed Skua flew low north west this afternoon........Birdguides

Trent Washlands
Yellow Wagtail, 2x Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat........AJ

Clay Mills
Little Egret, 12x Common Tern, c40 Swift, c10 House Martin and c150 Swallows.......AJ

Berryhill
17x Wheatear, Cuckoo, 2x Reed Warbler, 7x Sedge Warbler, 2x Groppers, Garden Warbler
and a Yellow Wagtail........RT.

Blakehall Fishery
8x Common Tern, 2x Oystercatcher & Wheatear.......................AB.

Croxden Quarry
2x Little Ringed Plover.........................AB.

14 May 2012

Westport Lake
2x Shelduck & 2x Pochard first thing, also 100+ Swift, 2x Reed Warbler, 2x Sedge Warbler & Hobby over........................CJW, NJS.

Silverdale CP
Wheatear & Common Sandpiper...............JH.

Weston Sprink NR
Spotted Flycatcher one this morning also Garden Warbler........CO

Tittesworth
Osprey one over the conservation pool at 13:20.........Birdguides.

Ashley
Hobby one over........AM

Branston GPs
Sanderling, Black-tailed Godwit, 3x Curlew, 8x Ringed Plover, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 4x Redshank, 2x Oystercatcher, Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 3x Wheatear,
2x Yellow Wagtail and 28x Shelduck........JW & AJ

Branston Water Park
2x Garden Warbler, 5x Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler and 2x Common Tern........JW

Newborough
Lesser Whitethroat........JW

Marchington Woodland
2x Garden Warbler.........JW

Burton
2x Lesser Whitethroat along the canal........JW

Barlaston Downs
2x Yellowhammer, Garden Warbler & 2x Red-legged Partridge.......AR.

Belvide Res (Permits only)
A Whimbrel, 2x Dunlin, 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x Little Ringed Plover, female Whinchat, 2x Wheatear, 2x Hobby & 3x Teal........................SN.

Hales Coal Brook
Greenshank, 3x Mandarin and 2x Oystercatcher.......ST

13 May 2012

Late News for Blithfield from yesterday
2x Whimbrel, Hobby, Dunlin & Osprey........................RB.

Silverdale CP
2x Wheatear, Gropper, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Cuckoo and a Cormorant over.......JH

Branston
Osprey one over Regent Park Road heading west late morning.......Birdguides

Belvide Res (permit only)
Mandarin drake late morning, also a Osprey flew through.......Birdguides.

Westport Lake
4x Greylag Geese, Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Garden, Reed & Willow Warbler.........................NJS.

Tittesworth Res
Whimbrel, 3x Little Ringed Plover, 5x Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher & 5x Mandarin Duck.........................PW.

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Hobby, 7x Common Tern, 2x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Wheatear, 3x Lesser Whitethroat, 9x Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 2x Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 4x Goosander & Egyptian Goose........................RP.
Arctic Tern through at 17.30, also 2x Common Tern, Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 3x Common Sandpiper, 4x Oystercatcher, 3x Curlew, Egyptian Goose & 2x Raven...................AB.

Maer Hills
A Osprey flew over heading west mid-afternoon.......................Birdguides.

Whitemoor Haye
3x Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 3x Oystercatcher, 21x Common Tern, Garden Warbler,
 2x Blackcap,Whitethroats, Treecreeper & c100 Hirundines................SC.

Kingsley (Churnet Valley)
Osprey flew north at 19.40, also a male Redstart singing...............................DS.

Branston Gravel Pits

2x Wheatear, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Reed Warbler, 2x Garden Warbler, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 14x Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Hobby, Common Tern, c20 Swift, c40 House Martin, Common Sandpiper, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 6x Ringed Plover, 5x Redshank, 38x Shelduck...................AJ

Branston Water Park

250+ Sand Martin & Reed Warbler......................AJ.

12 May 2012

Silverdale CP ( Silverdale Colliery and The Void )
Common Sandpiper, Curlew and a Grasshopper Warbler........JH

Churnet Valley - Alton area
4x Pied Flycatcher, 2x Redstart, 8x Mandarin and 15x Blackcap........TE

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Whimbrel, 2x Dunlin, 3x Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, 5x Common Tern, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler and a Kingfisher........AM.

Hanchurch Woods
8x Crossbill, Garden Warbler and a Redpoll.......AM.

Knypersley Res
Spotted Flycatcher & Raven.............................BC, LC.

Cannock Chase
5x Cuckoo, 9x Crossbill, Tree Pipit, Redstart, Garden Warbler, Wood Warbler & 3x Pied Flycatcher..........................RS.

Berryhill
21x Wheatear this morning also 9 warbler species and a Hobby........RT. KH

11 May 2012

Silverdale CP
Wheatear, Lesser Whitethroat and a Lesser Redpoll........JH

Woodseat (near Rocester)
2x Spotted Flycatcher this morning.......EF.

Westport Lake
2x Little Ringed Plover, 20x Sand Martin, 30x Swift, 50x Swallow, 2x Willow Tit, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Treecreeper & 50x House Martin......................NB, NJS, AR.

Whitemoor Hayes
2x Hobby, 4x Redshank, Little Ringed Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, 12x Common Tern, Treecreeper, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat, 100's of Hirundines, 46x Mute Swan, 3x Grey Partridge, Corn Bunting & 2x Gadwall.....................SC.
2x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover, 3x Oystercatcher, 12x Common Tern, 2x Redshank, 12+ Tree Sparrow.......................JW.

Belvide Res (permit only)
12x Whimbrel, 59x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 4x Redshank, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 2x Arctic Tern, 3x Common Tern, 2x Hobby, 2x Lesser Whitethroat & 2x Tawny Owl.......................SN.

Branston Gravel Pits
3x Wheatear, 3x Sedge Warbler, 2x Reed Warbler, 38x Shelduck, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 5x Ringed Plover, 5x Oystercatcher, Dunlin & 3x Redshank........................JW.

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Hobby, 4x Common Tern, 3x Dunlin, 3x Ringed Plover, 3x Common Sandpiper, 3x Oystercatcher,
Curlew, Egyptian Goose, 7x Goosander, 2x Shelduck, 2x Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail,
7x Whitethroat, 2x Lesser Whitethroat and 4x Blackcap........AB

10 May 2012

Berryhill
2x Whinchat,( one at the palletstacks / whitedoor paddock and one around the viewpoint paddocks)
also 28x Wheatear, 2x Reed Warbler, 6x Sedge Warbler, 2x Groppers, 34x Whitethroat,
Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 8x Blackcap, Yellow Wagtail........RT.

Westport Lake
Sedge Warbler still in tjicket at top right corner of main lake.........................JJ.

Tittesworth
Whimbrel one on the conservation pool......................SG.

Clay Mills
22x Common Tern, 5x Goosander, c120 Swift, c50 House Martin, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Oystercatcher, Kingfisher, 2x Tree Sparrow, 2x Whitethroat & Sedge Warbler.......................AJ.

Branston Gravel Pits

2x Lesser Whitethroat, 5x Yellow Wagtail, 3x Wheatear, 4x Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 2x Dunlin, 4x Redshank, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 6x Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, 34x Shelduck....................JW.

Branston Water Park

Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Reed Warbler, Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, Oystercatcher.......................JW.

Cannock Chase
Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Tree Pipit, Cuckoo, Crossbill & Peregrine........................AR.

Whitemoor Hayes
Hobby...............................SC.
1st summer Little Gull again this evening.........................TP.

9 May 2012

Berryhill
Whinchat male still also 21x Wheatear, 2 Groppers,5x Sedge Warbler and a Yellow Wagtail........RT & NP

Silverdale CP
Reed Warbler,Lesser Whitethroat, Gropper, Garden Warbler and a Wheatear.......JH.

Westport Lake
Common Sandpiper, 2x Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler & Sedge Warbler.....................NJS, JJ, CJW.

Radford Meadows
Unconfirmed report of the Common Crane late morning from the canal towpath........Birdguides.

Alton
16x Sand Martin, 3x Swift, Wood Warbler & Grey Wagtail.........................AR.

Cannock Chase
Wood Warbler, 3x Redstart, 5x Tree Pipit, 2x Cuckoo & Garden Warbler.........................JW.

Uttoxeter Quarry
6x Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Curlew, 5x Oystercatcher, 6x Yellow Wagtail & 5x Common Tern..........................AB.

08 May 2012

Westport Lake
2x Common Sandpiper, 5x Whitethroat & Garden Warbler....................CJW, NJS.

Berryhill
2x Whinchat, 22x Wheatear, 3x Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, 32x Whitethroat,
 Garden Warbler, 8x Blackcap, 4x Sedge Warbler, 2x Raven and 12x House Martin.......RT & NP

Silverdale CP
Wheatear, Garden Warbler and a Gropper.......JH
Whinchat female at Waste farm this evening also Lesser Whitethroat........JH

Belvide Res (permit only)
Osprey one over northeast at mid-day........Birdguides

Marchington woodlands
2x Garden Warbler, 10x Blackcap, 5x Whitethroat.......JW

Branston GPs
4x Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, 5x Whitethroat, 2x Reed Warbler, 4x Sedge Warbler,
5x Blackcap, 3x Redshank, 2x Little Ringed Plover,7x Ringed Plover and 26x Shelduck........JW

Whitemoor Haye
4x Dunlin, 3x Redshank, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 3x Ringed Plover, 2x Common Sandpiper,2x Oystercatcher, c100 Swifts, Blackcap, Little Gull still late morning but no sign by 19:15..........SC


Trentham woods
2x Garden Warbler, 2x Blackcap........AR

Alton area
6x Blackcap........TE

Uttoxeter Quarry
13x Common Sandpiper, 2x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 5x Oystercatcher 3x Curlew, 2x Wheatear,
5x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Mandarin, 4x Shelduck, 10x Shelduck, 4x Common Tern and a Hobby.........AB

07 May 2012

Silverdale CP
Cuckoo one this morning also Lesser Whitethroat and a Gropper........JH

Cannock Chase
Immature male Marsh Harrier flew through also Spotted Flycatcher, Pied Flycatcher, 5x Redstart, 2x Tree Pipit, 2x Cuckoo, 5x Redpoll & 30x Lesser Redpoll........RS.

Dimmingsdale area.
3x Pied Flycatcher & Mandarin Duck on main lake............................BB, JB.

Radial Park/Sideway
3x Yellow Wagtail, 4x Wheatear, 3x Sedge Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, 25+ House Martin & 30+ Swallow...........................RG.

Whitemoor Hayes
1st summer Little Gull this afternoon............................Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
10x Little Ringed Plover, 5x Common Sandpiper, Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat & 2x Common Tern......................AM.

Trent Washlands
2x Common Tern, 12x Swift, 15x House Martin, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler & 12x Whitethroat..............................AJ.

Westport Lake
2x Little Ringed Plover, 3x Garden Warbler, 4x Whitethroat, 5x Sand Martin, Yellow Wagtail & Common Sandpiper.............................NJS.

Swineholes Wood
Cuckoo & Redstart...........................DP.

Branston Gravel Pits
Lesser Whitethroat, 14x Whitethroat, 5x Blackcap, 3x Sedge Warbler, 3x Reed Warbler, Wheatear, Little Ringed Plover, 7x Ringed Plover, 6x Redshank, Oystercatcher, 26x Shelduck & Mandarin Duck........................JW.

6th May 2012

Common Whitethroat ........Marshes Hill.

Doxey Marshes
Whinchat male from Creswell car park this morning.......Birdguides

Berry Hill
Ring Ouzel male still present early morning , also S E Owl .......CG.

Silverdale CP
Grasshopper Warblers x 2 , also Cuckoo and Lesser Whitethroat.......JH , SW.

Cannock Chase
2x Wood Warbler, 2x Redstart, 7x Tree Pipit,2x Cuckoo and 2x Garden Warbler.......BC & LC

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Black Tern, 2x Common Tern and 5x Yellow Wagtail........BC & LC
2x Arctic Tern, 3x Little Ringed Plover, 4x Common Sandpiper,3x Oystercatcher, 2x Shelduck......JW


Doxey Marsh
Hobby, Common Sandpiper and a Redshank.......HK

Branston GPs
Whinchat male, 3x Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 5x Redshank, 4x Ringed Plover, 3x Mandarin, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 23x Whitethroat, 7x Sedge Warbler, 3x Reed Warbler, 29x Shelduck.........AJ

Clay Mills
2x Wheatear, Cuckoo, 3 Swift, 2x Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, 5x Goosander, 4x Oystercatcher
and 30x Whitethroat........AJ

Trent Washlands
8x Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler and a Oystercatcher.......AJ

05 May 2012

Sideway
Stonechat & Kingfisher..............................AS.

Drayton Bassett Pits
2x Black-necked Grebe at north pits, also Grey Plover still........................Birdguides.

Berryhill
Male Ring Ouzel still, also a Redstart.........................Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
4x Little Ringed Plover, 2x Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 3x Oystercatcher, 3x Shelduck, Common Tern & 3x Whitethroat..........................AM.
Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, 2x Blackcap, 2x Chiffchaff, 3x Yellow Wagtail, 9x Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 3x Ringed Plover, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Curlew, 4x Shelduck, 4x Goosander, 2x Mandarin Duck & 32x Little Ringed Plover.....................AB.

Cannock Chase
Whitethroat & Redstart.....................DA.
6x Tree Pipit & 2x Cuckoo.............................JCW.

Churnet Valley/Oakamoor
3x Pied Flycatcher, Cuckoo, 12x Blackcap & 2x Dipper......................TE.

Silverdale CP.
Blackcap, Whitethroat, Swift, 4x Wheatear, plus a Grasshopper Warbler hears at the Victory Pool Plantation............................PC.
18x Willow Warbler, 17x Whitethroat, 9x Blackcap, 5x Chiffchaff, 2x Grasshopper Warbler, Reed Warbler & a Cormorant over this morning............................JH.

Doxey Marsh
Hobby, 5x Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Dunlin & Common Sandpiper........................RS.

Blithfield Res (permits only)
3x Common Scoter off St Stephen's Bay this afternoon............................Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permits only)
2x Red-breasted Merganser, also 2x Whinchat & a Whimbrel over north this morning.......................Birdguides.

Whitemoor Hayes
Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, 18x Common Tern, 40+ Tree Sparrow, 2x Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, 2x Redshank, Yellow Wagtail, 3x Corn Bunting, Little Owl, 2x Arctic Tern, 100's of Hirundines & 2x Grey Partridge.........................SC.

Branston Gravel Pits
Whitethroat, 100's of Hirundines, Mandarin Duck, Common Sandpiper, 29x Shelduck, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 23x Teal & Redshank.........................SC.

4 May 2012

Berryhill
Ring Ouzel (sub adult male), Whinchat, 40x Wheatear, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Fieldfare, 3x Sedge Warbler and 14x Whitethroat........RT & NP

Gailey Res
6x Common Scoter on the main sailing lake this morning also Lesser Whitethroat.......SR

Westport Lake
Cuckoo calling in reserve @ 06.35, also Reed Warbler top pool, 2x Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper & 3x Whitethroat on old sewage works........................NJS.

Silverdale CP.
Wheatear, 2x Grasshopper Warbler & 2x Swift............................JH.

Cannock Chase
Tree Pipit, 5x Crossbill & 2x Cuckoo..........................BJ.
9x Tree Pipit, Redstart & Pied Flycatcher........................BB, JB.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
2x Male & female Common Scoter, 4x Common Sandpiper, Hobby, c10 Common Tern, c25 Arctic Tern, Black Tern, c400 Swift, c1200 Swallow & 5x Wheatear......................GJM, MPR.

Burton (Trent Washlands)
Common Sandpiper, 4x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Sedge Warbler, 9x Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, House Martin, 30+ Swallow & Kingfisher..........................AJ.

Alrewas Arboretum

Cuckoo, 3x Sedge Warbler,3x Whitethroat, 5x Common Tern......................JW

Whitemoor Haye

Arctic Tern, 5x Common Tern, Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, 2x Redshank, Oystercatcher, Blackcap, 3x Whitethroat, Corn Bunting, Grey Partridge, Little Owl, 12x Tree Sparrow, 1000s of Swallow, Swift, House Martin.......................JW

Croxall

8x Common Tern, Reed Warbler, 5x Blackcap, 2x Oystercatcher.....................JW

Trent Valley Pits

4x Arctic Tern, 5x Common Tern, Little Ringed Plover, 2x Shelduck, 3x Whitethroat, Oystercatcher......................JW.

Hem Heath Wood
5x Blackcap, 6x Chiffchaff & Nuthatch this morning.............................AR.

Clay Mills
2x Greenshank, 2x Arctic Tern, 4x Common Tern, 3x Goosander, 6x Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Whitethroat, 2x Swift, 400+ Hirundines, Redshank, 4x Oystercatcher & Kingfisher......................AJ.

Branston Gravel Pits

2x Arctic Tern, Common Sandpiper, 8x Redshank, 6x Ringed Plover, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 6x Whitethroat, 2x Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 4x Wheatear, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 34x Shelduck, Hobby, 100’s of Swallows, Swifts, House Martin & Sand Martin..............................JW.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Whinchat, 4x Yellow Wagtail, 5x Ringed Plover, 5x Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 2x Curlew & Common Tern........................AB.

3 May 2012

Berryhill
2x Whinchat at the Lap Bunt paddock this morning also 32x Wheatear and a Yellow Wagtail........NP & RT

Marshes Hill
Short-eared Owl this morning then flew north at 09:10........CG

Silverdale CP
Whinchat male on The Void mid day also a Wheatear (probable Greenland).........NP

Belvide Res (permit only)
Bar-tailed Godwit one flew through also 3x Arctic Tern........Birdguides

Radial Park / Sideway
Whinchat, 8x Wheatear, 3x Groppers, 3x Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat and
5x Whitethroat.......RG

Blithfield Res (permit only)
5x Common Tern, Black Tern, 2x Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover,Yellow Wagtail, Goldeneye,
c50+ Swift and c500+ Hirundines........CM & SH

Whitemoor Haye
4x Common Tern, 2x Whitethroat........CM & SH

Cannock Chase
2x Wood Warbler........CM & SH

Aqualate Mere
2x Little Gull 1st summers and 3x Arctic Tern also Short-eared Owl.......Birdguides

Trentham / Sideway
7x Groppers........LS

2 May 2012

Berryhill
3x Whinchat this morning,( 2 at the Lap Bunt paddock and a singing male at Tiddlers Pool).
2 Ring Ouzel at the pallet stacks paddocks also a Redstart,42x Wheatear,14x Whitethroat,
Yellow Wagtail,3x Groppers,3x Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler,Lesser Whitethroat
 and 13x Swifts........RT.NP.KH


Westport Lake
Kittiwake one till 07:10 at least also a Dunlin........NJS.
Male Wheatear poss 'Greenland' on old gas works at 18.30, also 40+ Swift and male Peregrine over main lake........................PJ, CJW.

Silverdale CP
Wheatear one this morning, also Common Sandpiper, 5x Whitethroat and 2 Groppers........JH

Uttoxeter Quarry
3x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 20+ Little Ringed Plover, 2x Wheatear, 2x Shelduck, Curlew, 4x Goosander, 4x Yellow Wagtail, 2x White Wagtail & Sedge Warbler.....................EF.
6x Little Gull briefly late afternoon........ST


Whitemoor Hayes
5x Black Tern, 2x Common Sandpiper & Whitethroat @ mid-afternoon......................RF.

Blithfield Reservoir (permit only)

3x Black Tern, 4x Arctic Tern, White Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 4x Shelduck, Goldeneye..............JW.

Branston Golf Course

Cuckoo calling from the trees behind Paget School this morning............................AJ.

Branston Gravel Pits

Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 2x Reed Warbler, 3x Sedge Warbler, 6x Whitethroat, c25 Swift, 5x Sand Martin, 9x Redshank, 4x Ringed Plover, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 4x Mandarin & 28x Shelduck....................AJ.

Branston Water Park

White-fronted Goose, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 4x Whitethroat, 8x Swift, c30 House Martin, c100 Sand Martin & 3x Oystercatcher......................AJ.

JCB Earthmovers

Lesser Whitethroat & 8x Wheatear..............................AB.

Clamgoose Lane

5x Wheatear............................AB.

1st May 2012

Knypersley Res
Yellow Wagtail along road dam , also 4 x Sand Martin and 3 x Common Whitethroat.......SS

Berryhill
Whinchat male showing well at the" Lap Bunt" paddock this morning also 33x Wheatear,
 2x Redstart, 3x Groppers, 5x Whitethroat, and 2x Yellow Wagtail but no sign of any Ring Ouzels......RT&NP

Silverdale CP
Fieldfare one this morning also Grasshopper Warbler......JH

Belvide Res (permit only)
11x Arctic Tern early afternoon also 5x Whimbrel over northeast........Birdguides

Burton (Trent Washlands)
2x Common Tern, Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Whitethroat, Garden Warbler,Mandarin and a Swift......AJ

Admaston
Red Kite one over late morning........PB


Blithfield Res (permit only)
Black Tern with Arctic Terns this evening........Birdguides

Cannock Chase
2x Wood Warbler, 3x Redstart, 2x Tree Pipit and a Pied Flycatcher.......JT

Uttoxeter Quarry
4x Common Tern, 4x Ringed Plover, 6x Dunlin, 2 Oystercatcher, 2x Curlew, 10x Goosander, 2x Mandarin,2x Shelduck, Yellow Wagtail, 3x White Wagtail, 3x Whitethroat, 3x Raven........AB