Saturday 30 June 2012

Berryhill
Redstart juvenile this morning on the east side of the Viewpoint paddocks.......RT

Endon
Barn Owl one again yesterday late evening off Post Lane.......RGM

Silverdale CP
Little Egret one on The Void this morning........

Branston Gravel Pits
Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper & Hobby.........................NJS.

Millwich
5x Spotted Flycatcher near the church....................AH.

Aston Marina, Stone
One Adult & one Juvenile Little Owl.......................SB.

Friday 29th June 2012

Westport Lake
Curlew flew over. Also 13x Greylag Geese, 1x LRP, 4x Reed Warbler, 5x Whitethroat, 1x Willow Warbler, 1x Common Tern....NJS

Milton - Bucknall (Trent Valley)
4x Whitethroat, 6x Chiffchaff, 5x Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Gropper, Kingfisher.......PAD

Cannock Chase
Stonechat, Tree Pipit, Linnet, Whitethroat, Spotted Flycatcher.......BJ

Branston GPs
Curlew, 7x Ringed Plover, Redshank, 8x Shelduck, 7x Teal, 4x Gadwell, 3x Sedge Warbler,
Green Woodpecker, 17x LBB Gull, 35x Mute Swan, Stock Dove........JW
Also Ringlet and Meadow Brown.......JW

Berryhill
2x Little Owl, Tawny Owl, Peregrine juvenile still, Black-headed Gull, 5x Stock Dove,
2x Curlew........RT

Cannock
Red Kite over old sports stadium at 19:30.........

Thursday 28th June 2012

Westport Lake
15x Greylag Geese, 1x Siskin over, 8x Blackcap, 2x Reed Warbler, 5+ Whitethroat....NJS

Wednesday 27 June 2012

Trentham Gardens
8x Common Tern this morning also 9x Mandarin, 2x Kingfisher and a Peregrine.......RT

Trent Washlands
1x Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Centenary Wood at 15.00 (first for at least 4 years). Also 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Garden Warbler, 12x Sand Martin, 10x House Martin, 7x Swift, Green Woodpecker and 2x Kingfisher....AJ

Blithfield Resv
1x Common Sandpiper,3x LRP, 2x Oystercatchers, 3x Teal,3x Pochard (all drakes) 2x Reed Warblers,c 6x Common Terns....RB

Tuesday 26 June 2012

Silverdale CP
Common Sandpiper one on The Void this morning.......JH

Branston Gravel Pits
1x Little Gull (1st Summer), 1x Hobby, 1x Peregrine, 2x Green Sandpiper, 10x Ringed Plover, 3x Oystercatcher, 5x Redshank, 3x Sedge Warbler, 6+ Reed Warbler, 14x Shelduck, 3x Teal...JW

Monday 25th June 2012

Westport Lake
1x Barnacle Goose, 12x Greylag Goose, 1x Siskin, 5x Blackcap, 4x Reed Warbler, 1x Willow Warbler....NJS

Tittesworth Reservoir
1x Garden Warbler, 1x Common Sandpiper, 2x Ravens over.....BB

Branston Gravel Pits

3x Green Sandpiper, 8x Ringed Plover, 5x Redshank,3x Oystercatcher, 8x Little Grebe, 10x Shelduck, 11x Teal, 34x Mute Swan, 45x Coot, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 1x Garden Warbler, 5x Sedge Warbler, 7x Stock Dove, 1x Green Woodpecker, 1x Ringlet, 6x Large Skipper, 1x Meadow Brown, 10+ Cinnabar.....JW

Croxden Quarry
2x Shelduck for 10 mins before flying west.......AB

24th June 2012

Tatenhill
Quail singing in open national forest plantation...........Birdguides.

Westport Lake
Green Sandpiper flew through this morning.....................PL.

Branston Gravel Pits
31x Mute Swan, 3x Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, 2x Blackcap, 3x Common Tern, 10x Redshank, 11x Shelduck, 2x Ringed Plover, 3x Oystercatcher & Common Sandpiper.......................SC.
also 3x Dunlin, 2x Water Rail, 5x Ringed Plover..........................DS.

Whitemoor Hayes
4x Common Tern, 3x Redshank, Oystercatcher, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Little Owl, Shoveler &
Hobby....................SC.

Trent Washlands
2x Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, c15 House Martin, c12 Sand Martin, 6x Swift and 2x Kingfisher...AJ

Aqualate Mere
Marsh Harrier still present..................AM.

Cannock Chase
2x Redstart pair feeding young........JW

Saturday 23 June 2012

Whitemoor Haye
3x Common Tern, 4x Redshank, Corn Bunting, Tree Sparrows, Little Owl,
Whitethroats, Blackcap and Chiffchaff........SC

Dimmingsdale
2x Siskin on the feeders at the Ramblers Retreat.......TE

Blithfield Res (permit only)
17x Common Tern in Tad Bay.......RP

Uttoxeter Quarry
9x Common Tern, Ringed Plover and a Kingfisher......RP

Aqualate Mere
Female Marsh Harrier still present........................Birdguides.

Friday 22nd June 2012

Ingestre
Pair Siskin on feeders....RB

Westport Lake
14x Greylag Geese, 2x LRPs....NJS

Thursday 21st June 2012

Westport Lake
1x Barnacle Goose, 14x Greylag Geese, 3x Reed Wrb......NJS

Middleton Lakes
Drake Red-crested Pochard still present, also 10x Black-tailed Godwits....Birdguides

20th June 2012

Knypersley Res
Crossbill x 3 south over road dam early morning , also Common Sand.......SS

Trentham Gardens
6x Common Tern also 9x Mandarin plus 3 chicks.......RT

Uttoxeter Quarry
9x Common Tern, Redshank, 2x Green Sandpiper and 2c Common Sandpiper.......EF

Berryhill
22x Whitethroat, 7x Willow Warbler, 6x Sedge Warbler, 6x Chiffchaff, 4x Blackcap and
a Gropper.......PAD

Dimmingsdale
3x Blackcap, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Treecreeper, 1x Nuthatch, 1x
Grey Wagtail, 2x Jay, 2x Buzzard, 1x Grey Heron, 6x Swift...AR

Tittesworth
Common Tern, Spotted Flycatcher,Redstart, Garden Warbler and Grey Wagtail.......JJ

19 June 2012

Silverdale CP
Both Cormorant & Crossbill over this morning........................JH.

Cannock Chase
2x Wood Warbler, Redstart, Tree Pipit and 5x Raven........BJ

Barlaston Downs
4x Buzzard, 4x Yellowhammer, 1x Blackcap, 2x Willow Warbler, 2x Curlew, 2x Jay and 10x Swift....AR

Whitemoor Haye
3x Common Tern, 5x Redshank, 3x Oystercatcher, 2x Grey Partridge, Little Owl, Blackcap
and Chiffchaff........SC

Monday 18th June 2012

Alvecote Pools
Short-eared Owl on Shuttington Bridge at 7am....Birdguides

Belvide
Wood Sandpiper on North shore at west end and still present 18-15hrs....SN

Churnet Valley Alton-Oakamoor area

2x Pied Flycatcher, 2x Common Redstart, 1x Whitethroat, 1x Garden Warbler, 1x Barn Owl, 1x Tawny Owl......TE

Photo by Terry Eyre (taken on today's visit)

Two Saints Way,Burston to Aston‏

Hobby, 8x Yellow Wagtail, 3x Sedge Warbler, 2x Yellowhammer,15x Tree Sparrow....SD

Branston Water Park

1x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Tern, 1x Garden Warbler...JW

Marchington Woodlands

2x Garden Warbler, 8x Giant Ichneumon Wasps (3x females egg laying), 1x Drinker Moth Caterpillar....JW

Hanchurch Woods
4x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1x Whitethroat, 2x Chiffchaff, 1x Blackcap, 2x Willow Warbler, 1x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Jay, 4x Crossbill.....AR

Sunday 17th June 2012

Silverdale CP
NO SIGN Red-backed Shrike between 0630 and 0900 this morning.....PJ

Berryhill
6x Crossbill over also Hobby and juvenile Peregrine........RT

Uttoxeter Quarry
1x Yellow-legged Gull (2nd Sum), 5x Common Tern, 1x Raven....AB

Rolleston (River Dove)
7x Yellow Wagtail, Common Tern, Lesser Whitethroat, 7x Whitethroat, 3x Garden Warbler, 80x Sand Martin, 20x House Martin, 30x Swift, 12x Yellowhammer, 15x Reed Bunting and a Kingfisher...AJ

Aqualate Mere
Marsh Harrier still, also Cuckoo....SW

Cannock Chase
Tree Pipit, Cuckoo, c3x Yellowhammer and 3x Garden Warbler.......CS

Saturday 16th June 2012

MEGA
Silverdale CP
Red-backed Shrike female present to 15:00 at least. From Black Bank turn into High Lane ( by the mast). From the end of High Lane bear right along the track and walk approx 100 metres then turn right to view the fence line........PB & DW

Photo by Richard Powell

Above two pictures by Steve Gibson

Aqualate
Marsh Harrier still. Also Kingfisher, Willow Tit.....NJS

Gnosall / Swanpit
2x Red Kite at 08:20........JM

Friday 15th June 2012

Belvide
1x Green Sandpiper, 3x Redshank, 1x LRP, 3x Common Tern and 1x Pochard............http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/Belvide84/

Westport Lake
1x Barnacle Goose, 11x Greylag Geese, 1x Willow Warbler, 2x Reed Wrb....NJS

14 June 2012

Westport Lake
1x Hobby, 1x Barnacle Goose......NJS

Rudyard Lake
2x Redstart, 1x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Tern, 4x Blackcap.....NG

13 June 2012

Hanchurch Woods
85x Crossbill this morning also 2x Cuckoo........NP

Aqualate
Marsh Harrier, 1x Kingfisher, 1x Cuckoo, Sedge Reed and Willow Warbler, Reed Bunting, Common Whitethroat, Green and Great Spotted Woodpecker, Willow Tit, 2x Shoveler, 2x Shelduck, 105x Mute Swans, 15x Cormorant..........MF

Westport Lake
1x Reed Wrb, 1x Whitethroat, 1x Chiffchaff.....AR.
1x Barnacle Goose, 11x Greylag Geese....NJS

Apedale/Silverdale CP
Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Common Sandpiper, Grey Heron, 2x Bullfinch & c25 Skylark......................DS.

12th June 2012

Belvide Res (permit only)
2x Avocet at west end on North shore 0928......ABR

Blithfield Res
2x Common Cranes at 14-00hrs watched for 5 minutes before moving off to the East. P.A.D

Late News **MEGA**
SHORT-TOED LARK from June 4th-7th on private farmland in North Staffs.

Apedale/Silverdale CP
1x Sparrowhawk, 1x Buzzard, 1x Common Sand, 1x Grey Heron, 25+ Skylark......DS

11 June 2012

Lask Edge
2x Grey Partridge pair present this morning........CG

Knypersley Res
Hobby at the Drangonfly pond at 13:00 chasing Swallows.......CG

River Sow Meadows, Stafford
Red Kite over 10.40AM.....RS

Berryhill
7x Sedge Warbler, 4x Blackcap, 2x Grasshopper Warbler, Reed Warbler....................SD.

River Trent, Stoke
2x Kingfisher between old Stoke FC ground and Michelin bridge.................AS.

10 June 2012

Lask Edge
Grey Partridge one this morning.........CG

Belvide
Marsh Harrier (imm fem) flew south 0930, 1x Hobby, 5x Dunlin, 1x Ringed Plover, 1xLRP, 1x Pochard, 3x Common Tern.....http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/Belvide84/

Whitemoor Haye
1x Gadwall, 3xRedshank, 2x Grey Partridge, 2x Blackcap, 3x Corn Bunting, 1x Yellow Wag....SC

Westport Lake
1x Barnacle Goose, 20x Greylag Geese....CJW, PJ, NJS

Cannock Chase
2x Cuckoo at Chase Road near Brocton also 2x Garden Warbler and up to 8x Tree Pipit........CS

Cannock Chase
Osprey flew twds Rugeley 8.25PM....ABR

9th June 2012

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Arctic Terns (Ad and 1st sum) thru 0710, 9x Common Tern, 9x Oystercatcher, 1x Common Sand, 2x Curlew, 4x Yellow Wag, 1x Hobby (NOTE FLOODING AND WADERS REQUIRED TO ACCESS NOT WELLIES!)...MP, AB, RP

Croxden Quarry
3x Sanderling, 2x Dunlin, 4x LRP (till 0920 only).........MP, AB, RP

Tittesworth Res
Red Kite s/over 11-30......BG.

Apedale CP
1x Cuckoo heard.......PC

Rolleston-on-Dove
3x Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, c30 Swift, c200 Hirundines, 2x Kingfisher and 5x Yellowhammer...AJ

Branston GPs
6x Ringed Plover, 4x Redshank, 8x Reed Warbler (inc. 3 fledglings), 3x Sedge Warbler, 3x Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, c50 Swift, c50 Sand Martin, and a Grey Wagtail....AJ
also a Whimbrel & 2x Dunlin............................RP.

Branston Water Park
Common Tern, Reed Warbler....AJ

Clay Mills
c50 House Martin.....AJ.

Dimmingsdale
2x Spotted Flycatcher........................RP.

J1-J2, M54
1x Red Kite at 2.30pm.....SW

Belvide
7x Dunlin, 1x Hobby, 2x LRP, 1x Ringed Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, 1x Redshank, 1x Little Owl....SW

8th June 2012

Westport Lake
2x Common Tern, 1x LRP, 1x Sedge Warbler.........NJS

Branston GPs
4x Ringed Plover, 3x Redshank, 2x Oystercatcher, 35x Shelduck, 2x Sedge Warbler
and 2x Reed Warbler........JW

Whitemoor Haye
1x Blackcap, 2x Little Owl, 1x Yellow Wagtail, 3x Grey Partridge, 1x Oystercatcher.....SC

Croxden Quarry
3x Sanderling from viewpoint at 18-30hrs.....AB

Aqualate
Marsh Harrier one at the Mere.......RJ

7th June 2012

Westport Lake
1x LRP, 3x Reed Warbler, 150x House Martin, 2x Garden Warbler......NJS

Belvide

1x Red Kite flew over the West End Hide at 12.45pm and appeared to come down to the south of the Gazebo hide. Also 1x Hobby, 1x LRP, 3x Common Tern, 4x Teal.......http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/Belvide84/

6th June 2012

Branston GP's
3x Redshank, 31x Shelduck, 20x Sand Martin, Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 1x Yellow Wagtail....NJS

Berryhill
Singing males 9x Sedge Warbler, 3x Reed Warbler, 39x Whitethroat, 7x Blackcap, 3x Groppers, 
Garden Warbler, 30x Reed Bunting  and a Hobby over........RT

Chasewater
1x Dunlin, 1x prob 2cy Yellow-legged Gull, 40x House Martin, 1x Buzzard.
Damselflies - Red-eyed, Blue-tailed, Large Red and Common Blue were along the canal at Anglesey Basin......http://www.chasewater.org.uk/

5th June 2012

Doxey Marshes
Osprey over north towards M6 @ 10-35.......Birdguides.

Blithfield Resv
1x Osprey, pair of Black Swans......DP

Baddeley Green
1x Red Kite NE over Leek New Road 10:55.....BG

Trent Washlands
3x Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler, Common Tern, Oystercatcher and a Kingfisher......AJ

Loggerheads
Quail singing 2mls NE of Loggerheads and just SW of Blackbrook at Hungersheath Farm audible from farm shop car park. DO NOT ENTER FIELDS.....Birdguides.

Branston Gravel Pits
Greenshank, 9x Ringed Plover, 5x Redshank +2 Chicks, Oystercatcher, 2x Sedge Warbler, 4x Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, 2x Common Tern, 36x Shelduck + 5 Ducklings..........................JW

Between Blythe Bridge and Caverswall.
4x Yellowhammer, 2x Skylark, 1x Whitethroat, 1x Grey Wagtail and 1x Kestrel.....AR

4 June 2012

Uttoxeter Quarry
Quail one singing this morning also a Sanderling........

Branston GPs
7x Blackcap, 8x Whitethroat, 4x Reed Warbler, 3x Sedge Warbler, 2x Garden Warbler,5x Chiffchaff,
Common Tern, 31x Shelduck, Redshank, Ringed Plover and 2x Raven.......SC

Rolleston on Dove
Osprey one over the Old Dove at 10:45 also 2x Yellow Wagtail, Cuckoo, Common Tern, Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Garden Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 7x Yellowhammer, c30x Swift, c30x Sand Martin,
10x House Martin and a feral Whooper Swan on the Dove.......AJ

Cannock Chase
1x Kestrel, 1x Buzzard, 3x Jay, 1x Green Woodpecker, 1x Tawny Owl.......DJA

Tittesworth Res
1x Osprey at 19:00hrs, 1x Common Tern ......BG

The Roaches
1x Redstart, Blackcap, Whitethroat, 1x Cuckoo, 1x Crossbill, Raven, Stonechat, Red Grouse,
Butterfly - Green Hairstreak.................BC & LC

Westport Lake
Peregrine & Little Ringed Plover..........................CJW, NJS.

3 June 2012

Uttoxeter Quarry
Dunlin x2, Common Sand x2, Ring Plover x1, Oystercatcher x7, Common Tern x7, Yellow Wagtail x10....AB

Westport Lake
Hobby x1.......................NJS

Belvide
Common Tern x12, Dunlin x4....SN

02 June 2012

 Belvide Res (permit only)
 7x Sanderling flew thru at 10.45, also Arctic Tern at mid-day........Birdguides.

 Uttoxeter Quarry
 Sanderling this morning also Redshank, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2x Common Sandpiper,
 9x Oystercatcher, 12x Yellow Wagtail........AB

 Blithfield (permit only)
 8x Sanderling on the causeway this morning........Birdguides.

Whitemoor Haye
Chiffchaff, 2x Redshank, 2x Common Tern, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Grey Partridge & Blackcap.....................SC.

Branston Gravel Pits
3x Redshank, 6x Ringed Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, Common Tern, Cuckoo, Yellow Wagtail, 4x Sedge Warbler, 5x Reed Warbler, Garden Warbler, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Yellowhammer, c300 Swift & 46x Shelduck (inc 6x ducklings)........................AJ.

Cannock Chase
1x Wood Warbler, 2x Cuckoo, 3x Tree Pipit, 2x Stonechat.......................JW

1 June 2012

Aqualate Mere
No sign of the Gannet this morning, but a Turtle Dove just after the hide........Birdguides

Belvide Res
Osprey one flew south this afternoon.......Birdguides

Barlaston Downs
Cuckoo one calling also a Yellowhammer and 3x Blackcap........AR.

Cannock Chase
2x Cuckoo..........................AS.

Branston GPs
13x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 5x Redshank, 3x Oystercatcher, 27x Shelduck, 6x Reed Warbler,
3x Sedge Warbler and a Burnet Companion moth........JW.