Wednesday 30th September 2015

Blithfield Res
Common Crane still Blithe Bay also Osprey, Greenshank, Yellow Wagtail, Commic Tern (BC LC) also 2x Golden Plover, Curlew, Common Sandpiper & Raven (RBe)

Otherton Paddocks
2x Stonechat (SRi)

Belvide Res
Garganey still

Tuesday 29th September 2015

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Great White Egret on Jubilee Wetlands

Doxey Marsh
Cettis' Warbler, 40x Snipe, Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, 150x Lapwing, 2x Little Egret, Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Kingfisher, 30x Greenfinch, Goosander (SPe)

Branston GP
15x Golden Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper, 9x Ruff, 14x Curlew, 6x Snipe, 3x Water Rail, Little Egret (JW)

Blackbank
7x Redwing and 2x Crossbill over this morning (NDP)

Blithfield Resv
1x Lesser Whitethroat and 1w Stonechat (GJM) - Curlew, 6x Ringed Plover, 2x Greenshank, Dunlin (Lou)

Monday 28th September 2015

Doxey Marsh
2x Great White Egret approx. one mile from Doxey flew west from the River Sow (NG)

Blithfield Res
Osprey again at 10:00 then flew north (DBa). Adult Arctic Tern during afternoon (GJM)

Belvide Res
Garganey still on the north shore

Berryhill
Barn Owl at 19:15 hunting by Tiddlers Pool also Little Owl (AJo)

Sunday 27th September 2015

Aqualate Mere
3x Great White Egret visible from the hide (PJo), also juvenile Marsh Harrier at 15.13 (RPo)

Great White Egret at Aqualate by Mr Richard Powell

...and juv Marsh Harrier also at Aqualate by Mr Richard Powell

Blithfield Res
2x Rock Pipit on the dam (GJM) - also the Common Crane and Osprey still

Belvide Res
Female Garganey still present & Rock Pipit flew west at 14.10

Branston GP
14x Golden Plover, 12x Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 13x Curlew, 3x Snipe, 2x Water Rail, 12x Shoveler, 14x Pochard, 32x Little Grebe, Cetti's Warbler (JW)

Golden Plover at BGP by Jon Woodcock

Saturday 26th September 2015

Blithfield Res
Common Crane, Spotted Redshank, Ruff, 2x Greenshank, 2x Little Ringed Plover, Pintail, 15x Wigeon (RPo)

Black Bank
Ring Ouzel over NW at 09.45, also 1615x Meadow Pipit over SW this morning, 50x Lesser Redpoll, 25x Siskin, 6x Snipe (NDP)

Branston Gravel Pits
Juvenile Little Stint on sandy pit, also 12x Ruff, 15x Curlew, 2x Water Rail, Common Gull, c400 Black-headed Gull, 2x Cetti's Warbler, c30 Little Grebe, Wigeon, 12x Pochard, 3x Shoveler & Kingfisher (DSc)

Uttoxeter Quarry
6x Curlew, 3x Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 2x Little Egret, 2x Goosander, 2x Gadwall, 3x Raven (RPo)

Aqualate Mere
8x Siskin, 26x Lesser Redpoll, Sedge Warbler, 2x Reed Warbler, Stonechat, 15x Chiffchaff, Kingfisher, Egyptian Goose, 9x Wigeon, 2x Grey Wagtail & Cetti's Warbler heard (RSw)

Bateswood SWT
2x Lesser Redpoll, 10x Siskin, 2x Snipe, Raven, Meadow Pipits (PAD)

Doxey Marsh
2x Barnacle Geese, 2x Little Egret, 28x Snipe, 4x Kingfisher (PBi)

Aston by Stone
1x Raven over (SBe)

Friday 25th September 2015

Blithfield Res
Common Crane and Osprey still Tad Bay this morning, also 4x Ringed Plover, 2x Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Ruff, Little Egret, Little Grebe, Little Owl, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, Kingfisher, 3x Yellow-legged Gull, c300 Linnet & 2x Goosander (SE, HF)

Westport Lake
Barnacle Goose this morning (MRo)

Branston Gravel Pits
11x Ruff, 14x Curlew, 11x Snipe, 176x Lapwing, Little Egret, 17x Shoveler, 6x Pochard, 31x Little Grebe & 100x Lesser Black-backed Gull (JWo)

Berryhill
Redwing, 4x Stonechat & Redstart

Belvide Res
Black-tailed Godwit, 4x Ringed Plover & 2x Yellow-legged Gull (BB)
A reminder that a work party will be on sunday, please meet at the Scott hide at 09.30 if you can help

Thursday 24th September 2015

Blithfield Res
Turnstone on the dam this morning (GJM). Also Common Crane, Osprey, Ringed Plover, LRP, 4x Yellow-legged Gulls, 365x LBBG, 6x Shoveler (RBe)

Dimmingsdale
Wheatear, 35x Siskin, 4x Raven, 4x Mistle Thrush (TEy)

Belvide Res
Garganey still

Gailey
1x Hobby (SR)

Wednesday 23rd September 2015

Blithfield Res
Juv Osprey still and adult YL Gull (DDL) - Common Crane, Greenshank, Dunlin, 3x Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, Snipe, Peregrine, 4x Goosander (RBe) - additional - Black Tern, Stonechat, 6x Ringed Plover, Little Owl, 2x YL Gull (SE HF)

Branston GPs

12x Ruff, 13x Curlew, 5x Snipe, 18x Shoveler, 2x Pochard, Little Egret, Cetti’s Warbler, c10x Meadow Pipit over. (JWo)

Belvide Res
Garganey still

 

Tuesday 22nd September 2015

Blithfield Res
Red Kite over Blithe Bay at 11:50 (TJa) - Common Crane still late morning also Osprey over. - Additional Spotted Redshank, Redshank, 2x Greenshank, 2x Black-tailed Godwit,
Peregrine, Hobby over, 2x Wheatear, Little Egret (REy) - Pintail, Dunlin (SNo)

Monday 21st September 2015

Blithfield Res
Spotted Redshank still Tad Bay (GJM) - Juv Osprey this morning, Common Crane, 2x YL Gull, 4x Greenshank, 4x Ruff, 6x Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 2x Dunlin, 2x Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail (RCB) - Osprey still at 14:30 in dead tree Tad Bay (DB)

Belvide Res
Garganey still also Whinchat

Sunday 20th September 2015

Blithfield Res
Osprey still early afternoon (SBe), also Common Crane, Spotted Redshank, Ruff & Black-tailed Godwit (NWa) also Redshank, 4x Greenshank, 6x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Oystercatcher, 2x
Common Sandpiper, 3x Snipe, Little Egret, 4x Wheatear & 2x Yellow-legged Gull (SE, HF)

Greenshank by LOU

Berryhill
3x Crossbill, 2x Redstart, 2x Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 2x Lesser Redpoll, 4x Snipe (RT)

Endon SW
juv Yellow Wagtail, 10+ Chiffchaff, 21x Swallows, 1x House Martin (GBr)

Saturday 19th September 2015

Blackbank
4x Crossbill over at 08:30 also 831x Meadow Pipit and 76x Siskin over during vis mig (NDP)

Oakamoor
Red Kite over this morning (KK)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Hobby, 3x Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, Shelduck, 22x Teal, 3x Siskin (RPo)

Belvide Res
Garganey still on North shore

Blithfield Res
Osprey in Tad Bat at 12:15, also 2x Greenshank, Common Crane, Hobby, Peregrine, 2x Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, Little Egret, c1000 Canada Geese, c300 Greylag Geese, Barnacle Goose & c50 Lapwing (MJa)

Ford Green/Chatterley Valley
Little Egret, Green Woodpecker, Raven & Grey Wagtail (JJo)

Cannock Chase
2x Hobby, 2x Stonechat, 2x Raven, Common Lizard, Rove Beetle, Green Tiger Beetle, Common Green Sheildbug, Lesser Marsh Grasshopper, Fly Agaric, Amethyst Deceiver & Destroying Angel (JWo)

Friday 18th September 2015

Blithfield Res
Common Crane, Osprey, 3x Greenshank, 2x Yellow Wagtail (BC LC) - Redshank, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 10x Ringed Plover, 4x Dunlin, 2x Snipe, 4x Greenshank, Little Egret, Peregrine (RBe) - further update 2x Wheatear, Whinchat, Little Owl, 4x YL Gull (RCB)
On 16th Sep a Canada Goose showing some characteristics of Todd's Canada Goose form in Tad Bay with c2000 Canada Geese (RCB)

Branston GP
11x Ruff, 14x Curlew, 103x Lapwing, Little Egret, 22x Shoveler, 15x Pochard, 30x Little Grebe, Hobby (JW)

Wetley Moor
20x Chiffchaff, 2x Willow Warbler, Blackcap, 12x Siskin & 4x Jay (RBu)

Audley
10x Tree Sparrow, 2x Yellowhammer, Whitethroat, 3x Snipe, Grey Wagtail, 5x Reed Bunting, 2x Blackcap, 50x Swallow (PAD)

Chasewater
Knot this morning (IWh)

Belvide Res
Garganey still on the north shore, Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, LRP, Dunlin, drk Ferruginous x Pochard hybrid, 3x Pintail, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Hobby (news supplied by the WMBC information services)

Fradley
1x Tree Pipit, Hobby, 600x Swallows, 22x Buzzards (IWh)

Thursday 17th September 2015

Blithfield Res
Common Crane still this morning also Osprey fishing mid morning

Doxey Marsh
1st winter Med Gull at 11:00 (DEm) also 2x Whinchat mid day opposite main hide over the river (PDy)

Audley
Peregrine, 2x Grey Wagtail, 4x Yellowhammer, Siskins (PAD)

Branston WP
8x Ruff (JW)

Wednesday 16th September 2015

Community Notice Board
North Staffs RSPB Group have an indoor meeting tonight. The speaker is Gordon Yates and the talk is "Islay - Queen of the Hebrides". Full details on their website

Branston GP
1x Great White Egret, 2x Little Egret, 11x Ruff, 10x Curlew, Mandarin, 8x Shoveler, 14x Pochard, 37x Little Grebe, Cetti's Warbler, c20x Siskin (JW)

Great White Egret at Branston by JW

Doxey Marshes
Black Tern at 10.15(NGr)

Blithfield Res
Common Crane, Osprey, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 7x Dunlin, 6x Ringed Plover, 2x Greenshank, 2x Yellow Wagtail, PF Goose (RBe) - additional 2x Whinchat, one below dam and the other at Ten Acre Bay also Stonechat below the dam (RCB)

Belvide Res
Female Garganey on north shore, also Tree Pipit over this morning (BB)

Otherton
4x Whinchat north of Gailey Res at paddocks (SRi)

Chasewater
Knot, Redshank, 3x Ringed Plover, Wheatear, Spotted Flycatcher, Yellow Wagtail (IWh)

Blackbank
131x Siskin recorded over during a vis mig watch this morning (NDP)

Cannock Chase
5x Raven, 10x Siskin, 2x Lesser Redpoll, 5x Meadow Pipit, 4x Chiffchaff & c6 Swallow (GWR)

Coven (Foxes Lane)
40x Red-legged Partridge (JDu)

Tuesday 15th September 2015

Blithfield Res
Common Crane still and Osprey over Tad Bay, also Bar-tailed Godwit, 3x Black-tailed Godwit & Ruff in Tad bay (RCB)
also Whinchat in Admaston Reach, Peregrine flew over, 9x Dunlin & 4x Ringed Plover (PBe)

Belvide Res
Adult Black Tern this afternoon (BB)

Doxey Marsh
Osprey at around 12:00 , also 4x Black tailed Godwit, 2x Little Egret, Hobby, Swift, Sand Martin and uncountable House Martins and Swallows flying south (PDy)

Berryhill
3x Whinchat, 3x Redstart, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 8x Whitethroat (RT)

Chasewater Res
6x Ringed Plover, Dunlin & Common Sandpiper (RSo)

Croxden Quarry
c1200 x LBBG, c500x BHG, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 14x Teal, 6x Pochard (DSc)

Monday 14th September 2015

Community Notice Board
North Staffs RSPB Group have an indoor meeting on Wednesday 16th September. The speaker is Gordon Yates and the talk is "Islay - Queen of the Hebrides". Full details on their website

Blithfield Res
Common Crane, Little Stint, 2x Black-tailed Godwit & 2x Redshank

Aqualate Mere
3x Black Tern this afternoon (SRo)

Otherton
Male Redstart, along old railway line near paddocks, also Wheatear & Peregrine (SRi)

Sunday 13th September 2015

There has been an instance today at Branston GP of a photographer straying from the public footpath and walking along the track to get closer to the Great White Egret and managed to flush it in the process. This sort of behaviour appears to be on the increase in the county. We therefore would like everyone in the county who is involved with birdwatching, photography or anything else to abide by the BTO Birdwatchers Code of Conduct. Below is a copy to view. 

BTO Birdwatchers Code of Conduct 

Blithfield Res
Common Crane, Little Stint, Turnstone, 1st sum Caspian Gull, 4x Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, 11x Ringed Plover, 10x Dunlin, 13x Redshank, Oystercatcher, 2x Common Sandpiper, 3x Little Egret, 4x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Yellow-legged Gull, 33x Barnacle Goose, Wheatear, 2x Raven (SE&HF et al)

Doxey Marshes
A Wryneck seen briefly perched in a tree before dropping into dense cover on the Isobel Trail cycle path this morning whilst carrying out a WeBs count (news via @ScottoftheMarsh)

Branston GPs
2x Great White Egret still at 15:45 (LW). Later 1x Great White Egret, 2x Little Egret, 11x Ruff, 14x Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 3x Water Rail (juv), 7x Shoveler (JW).
Please keep to the public footpaths that run through the site and avoid if possible visiting during the pit working times. The site is monitored and security patrol the area frequently and will remove anyone who strays from the paths.

Great White Egret at Branston GP by JW

Uttoxeter Quarry
Common Scoter, 4x Green Sandpiper, 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x Little Egret, 3x Wigeon, 29x Teal, 4x Siskin (RPo)

Brookleys Lake
140x Mandarin this afternoon (RPo)

Aqualate
Garganey at far end of the Mere (IGr)

Otherton Paddocks
3x Whinchat, 2x Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Redpoll (SRi)

Bobbington
Greenshank over the Mere at 09:30 (DBa)

Audley
Hobby, 2x Siskin, Tree Sparrow, Yellowhammer, Whitethroat (PAD)

i54
Hobby (MFo)

Endon SW
2x Hobby, 1x juv Yellow Wagtail, 7x Pied Wagtail, 3x Grey Wagtail, 7+ Chiffchaff, 2x Blackcap (GBr)

Berryhill
7x Whinchat, Stonechat, 4x Redstart, 3x Wheatear, 3x Tree Pipit, 37x Siskin, Yellow Wagtail, 2x Lesser Redpoll, 2x Snipe, 6x Whitethroat (RT NDP)

Saturday 12th September 2015

Branston Gravel Pits
2x Great White Egret still present this morning to 10:45 at least, with just one present from 12:20 to 15:15 then flew towards the Trent, also Hobby, 9x Ruff, Greenshank, Cetti's Warbler (IBu, NJS, CCo, @kevburrows )

Two Great White Egrets at BGP (NJS)

 

Chris Cook

Belvide Res
Juvenile Marsh Harrier & 3x Black Tern (NTa) also Ruff, Greenshank & Black-tailed Godwit (BB)

Marsh Harrier taking a Coot by Nigel Talbot

Aqualate Mere
2x Black Tern this morning (IGr)

Blithfield Res
3x Greenshank, 7x Ringed Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, 1x Pintail, 2x Common Sandpiper, Common Crane, Little Stint & c20 Wigeon (MJa, NJS). Also 2101 Canada Geese (RBr, GJM et al)

Cannock Chase
Whinchat, 6x Stonechat, 2x Hobby, 2x Raven & Slow Worm (JWo)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Whinchat, 2x Ruff on north pit & 5x Dunlin & pair Pintail on Jubilee (TVB)

Berryhill
4x Whinchat, Stonechat, Redstart, Tree Pipit, 3x Lesser Whitethroat, 2x Snipe, 2x Siskin (STu)

Friday 11th September 2015

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Great White Egret Jubilee Wetlands (TVB)
also 8x Siskin, Hobby, Kestrel, 3x Little Egret, Wood Sandpiper, 4x Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler & Holly Blue (GWR)

Branston Gravel Pits
2x Great White Egret on south pit this afternoon, also 2x Little Egret, 12x Ruff, 3x Green Sandpiper, 8x Snipe, 14x Curlew, 2x Water Rail, 34x Little Grebe, 21x Great Crested Grebe, 11x Shoveler, 15x Pochard & Kingfisher (JWo, MCa, DSc)

Jon Woodcock

Blithfield Res
3x Black Tern (GJM) - also Osprey still, Hobby, Little Egret, 3x Yellow Wagtail. 5x Dunlin 4x Ringed Plover, Whinchat, Little Owl (BC LC)
also Common Crane, Little Stint, Pintail, c4 Wigeon, 2x Greenshank, 2x Little Egret & Pink-footed Goose (RBe)

Chatterley Valley
Little Egret again at 10:00 on stream from Whitfield Road (JJ)

Otherton Paddocks
4x Whinchat, Wheatear (SRi)

Gailey Res
Juvenile hybrid Mediterranean Gull x Black-headed Gull again this afternoon, also 3x Wigeon, Hobby, c2 Kingfisher & 12x Meadow Pipit south (SRi)

Berryhill
Stonechat, 2x Whinchat, 2x Redstart, Wheatear, 3x Snipe, Whitethroat (RT)

Tittesworth Res
11x Wigeon, Common Sandpiper, 8x Teal & 2x Chiffchaff (SGi)

Thursday 10th September 2015

Chatterley Valley
Little Egret on stream viewable from Whitfield Road at 10:30 (JJ)

Otherton Paddocks
2x Whinchat, Redstart, Wheatear along fence east of the old railway line (SRi)

Knypersley Resv
1x Lesser Whitethroat, 1x Redstart, 24+ Siskin, 13+ House Martin, 200+ Swallows (GBr)

Aston - Burston
2x Ruff, 5x Green Sandpiper, Hobby, 3x Yellow Wagtail, 4x Snipe, 35x Lapwing (DCo)

i54
1x Green Sandpiper, Little Grebe, 5x Grey Wagtail, 1x Siskin, 1x Raven (MFo)

Berryhill
2x Whinchat, 3x Redstart, Wheatear, 8x Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Whitethroat (RT)

Wednesday 9th September 2015

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Bittern today at northern end of Jubilee wetlands, also Wood Sandpiper north pit, 5x Little Egret & c70 Shoveler (@RSPBMiddleton)

Blithfield Res
3x Dunlin, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 3x Ringed Plover around the causeway plus a large group of Meadow Pipit, Common Crane also still present in Blithe Bay (TRo)

Also Little Stint, 9x Dunlin, 3x Common Sandpiper, 5x Ringed Plover, Greenshank, 3x Yellow-legged Gull, 2x Shelduck, c30x Barnacle Geese, c20x Wigeon, Little Egret, 2x Yellow Wagtail. (JWo) In addition Hobby, 2x Peregrine, 9x Ruff, 14x Ringed Plover, 3x LR Plover, 3x Greenshank, Pintail, c150x Teal, Wheatear (RCB)

By Jon Woodcock

Otherton
2x Whinchat still north of Gailey Res at paddocks along fence to east of old railway line, plus several Tree Sparrow in flock of Linnet & Greenfinch (SRi)

Belvide Res
Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Whitethroat, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Common Tern, Black-tailed Godwit, 5x Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Goldeneye, 63x Shoveler, 3x Wigeon, Shelduck & 5x Grey Wagtail (BB)

Gailey Res
12x Teal, 2x Hobby & 2x Kingfisher (SRi)

Tuesday 8th September 2015

Blithfield Res
Little Stint in Tad Bay & Tree Pipit over Blithe Bay (MPR, GJM)
also Little Owl, Ruff & Common Sandpiper (BGe)

Branston GP
Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Ruff, 3x Snipe, 8x Shoveler, 23x Pochard, 38x Little Grebe (JW)

Otherton
2x Whinchat just north of Gailey Res in large field by paddocks with dead thistles east of old railway (SRi)

Belvide Res
Sandwich Tern through SE at 16:45 (BB)

Silverdale CP
Adult Yellow-legged Gull on the Void this evening (PJ)

Monday 7th September 2015

Blithfield Resv
Common Crane, 1x Black Tern (GJM)

Gailey Res
Juvenile Osprey flew through at 10.05 (SRi)

Thorswood
7x Spotted Flycatcher & Small Copper (TEy)

Bateswood SWT
Whinchat, Siskins, Blackcaps (PAD)

Caverswall - Blithe Bridge
2x Whinchat (ARa)

Sunday 6th September 2015

Blithfield Res
Intermediate phase adult Honey Buzzard over Warren Farm at 10:55, also juvenile Black Tern & c3 Hobby (GJM MPR)

Gailey Res
2nd winter Mediterranean Gull on sailing lake at 19.30 (SRi)

Belvide Res
2x female Common Scoter & Black-tailed Godwit (BB)

Doxey Marshes
14x Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 70x Lapwing, 5x Little Egret, Sand Martin, Garden Warbler, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, 3x Blackcap & 5x Whitethroat (RSw)

Tittesworth Res
Hobby flew through at 13.07 (SGi)

Endon SW
1x Lesser Whitethroat, 12+ Chiffchaff, 3x Blackcap, 60+ Swallows, 4+ House Martin (GBr)

Audley
Corn Bunting (per PDo)

Lower Hatton (Coven)
146x Linnet, 39x Tree Sparrow, 4x Wheatear, 2x Siskin & Hobby (JDu)

Berryhill
3x Yellow Wagtail, 3x Spotted Flycatcher, 4x Redstart, 6x Siskin, 3x Lesser Whitethroat, Whinchat (NDP RT)

Saturday 5th September 2015

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Wood Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, Wheatear on North Pit, Pintail, Redshank on Jubilee (TVB)

Hales
Ruddy Shelduck on main pool at 07:00 (RWi)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Greenshank, 2x Green Sandpiper, 3x Common Sandpiper, 2x Little Egret, Redstart, 5x Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler (RPo)

Aqualate
2x Whinchat, 2x Hobby, 2x Kingfisher, 10x Wigeon, 4x Shoveler, Water Rail heard (RPo)

Radford Meadows

Greenshank, 9x Snipe, 185x Lapwing, 10x Wigeon, 18x Shoveler, Kingfisher, Whinchat, c300x House Martin. (RSw)

Knypersley Resv
Total of 71x Siskin over S (GBr) 

Berryhill
3x Whinchat, 6x Redstart, 4x Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear, 4x Siskin, Yellow Wagtail, Barnacle Goose (PBi  DWa NDP RT). Also an Osprey over SE at 15:10hrs (CSi)

Friday 4th September 2015

Gailey Res
2x Hobby, 2x Swift, Wheatear, 8x Spotted Flycatcher, several Siskin - Otherton paddocks Whinchat, Hobby, 3x Red-legged Partridge from Micklewood Rd (SR)

Berryhill
3x Whinchat, 6x Redstart, 5x Wheatear, 3x Tree Pipit, 5x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Siskin, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Peregrine (RT NDP)

Blithfield Res
30x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 2x Greenshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, 3x Little Egret, Common Crane, Pink-footed Goose, 2x Whinchat, 4x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Peregrine & 2x Osprey (RBe)

i54
2x Green Sandpipers, Lesser Whitethroat, 100+ Goldfinches (MFo)

Branston Gravel Pits
Wood Sandpiper, Greenshank, 3x Green Sandpiper, 11x Ruff, 14x Curlew, Dunlin, 4x Snipe, 127x Lapwing, 3x Water Rail, Little Egret, 14x Shoveler, 8x Gadwall, 26x Pochard, Raven & c30 Siskin (JWo)

Wood Sandpiper at Branston - Jon Woodcock

Thursday 3rd September 2015

Tittesworth Res
Great White Egret also 3x Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Kingfisher (IBt PLu)

Ian Butcher

Blithfield Res
Common Crane still, 2x Osprey, Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Whinchat, 4x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Raven (RCB)

Westport Lake
Little Egret over south at 07:45, Green Woodpecker, 2x Garden Warbler, 2x Gadwall, Swift and Peregrine over (NJS)

Berryhill
Whinchat, 6x Redstart, 5x Wheatear, 4x Spotted Flycatcher, Hobby (RT)

Wednesday 2nd September 2015

Tean
Dark-phase Arctic Skua flew over Great Gate this evening (RSu)

Blithfield Res
Ringtail Hen Harrier over Blithe Bay at 15:18 but no late sign late afternoon (RCB) - Common Crane still, Little Egret and Black Tern at deep end (GHa) - 61x Ringed Plover, 3x Sanderling, 2x Greenshank, 6x Dunlin, 4x LR Plover, 2x Whinchat, Little Owl, 5x Spotted Flycatcher, c30 Siskin, 2x Kingfisher (RCB GJM SE HF) - 2x Osprey, Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Common Sandpiper (RBe)

Belvide Res
Osprey flew west at 07:00 (as per Brewoodringers). Also Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, 7x Common Sandpipers, 77x Shoveler, 52x Gadwall, Hobby (@BelvideBirder)

Gailey
Hobby, 4x Swift, 2x Spotted Fly (SR). Nearby Tree Pipit in field with manure heap along Fullmoor Lane just east of Fullmoor Abbey Cottage (SR)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Garganey, 2x Wood Sandpiper, 2x Ruff (TVB)

Cannock Chase

2x Hobby, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, Raven, 2x Painted Lady (JWo)

 

Berryhill
No sign of the Wryneck by 09:15, 5x Whinchat, 4x Redstart, 4x Spotted Flycatcher, Wheatear (RT NDP)

Tuesday 1st September 2015

Berryhill
Wryneck still in copse c150m NW of the 'Lapland Bunting' paddock also 10x Whinchat, 17x Wheatear, 8x Redstart, 10x Spotted Flycatcher, 2x Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, 18x Siskin, Tree Pipit (RT NDP) - Garden Warbler (BC LC)

By Dave Fowler

Branston GP
1x Knot, 1x Green Sandpiper, 11x Ruff, 14x Curlew, Snipe, Redshank, 37x Shoveler, 3x Little Egret, Raven (JW)

Knot at Branston by Jon Woodcock

Audley
Corn Bunting, Whinchat, Redstart, Wheatear, 5x Yellowhammer, 3x Tree Sparrow (PAD)

Gailey
4x Pochard, 2x Common Tern, 3x Spotted Fly, Garden Warbler, 2x Raven (@TheSnapper1978)

Blithfield Res
50x Ringed Plover, 2x Ruff, 8x Dunlin, 5x Common Sandpiper, 2x Wheatear, juv Whinchat, Swift (RCB)

Gunstone
2x Wheatear, 1x Yellow Wagtail, 1x Spotted Flycatcher, 1x Sedge Warbler (J-Du)