Saturday 23 March 2019

Saturday 23rd March 2019

Middleton Lakes
Water Pipit on east scrape, LRP, Ruff, 3x Avocet, Dunlin, 4x Ringed Plover 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Pochard, 12x Shelduck, 6x Chiffchaff,  on JW, 4x Egyptian Geese, 7x Snipe,  Dosthill NR Goldeneye, (SAt)  -  also 6x Redshank (PAn)

Whitemoor Haye
Great White Egret behind Sittles farm, 6x Oystercatcher, Redshank, Goldeneye, 8x Shoveler, 2x Egyptian Geese, 80x Linnet,  (BirderAlrewas)

Berryhill
4x Wheatear near the Beach Hut this morning (DVi, PMo)  -  also a Curlew 

Chasewater
Egyptian Goose on the island, also LRP, 4x Goldeneye, Willow Tit, 2x Oystercatcher, (CMa)

Alvecote
Ferruginous Duck still on Pretty Pigs

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still north of the cadet huts between shooting butts and old quarry at 12:10 (RPo)  - Putative - Two-barred Crossbill,  Abrahams Valley/Strawberry Hill

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8x Chiffchaff, 8x Snipe, Jack Snipe, 2x Yellowhammer, Little Egret, 3x Grey Wagtail (JDu)

Knypersley Resv
Swallow, Water Rail, 9x Chiffchaff, 46x Lapwing over (GBr)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Osprey fishing off the causeway, also Little Gull (PFo)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Red-crested Pochard, LRP, 44x Sand Martin, Med Gull, 2x Curlew, Redshank, Pintail

Tucklesholme
1s Med Gull, Great White Egret over, 3x LRP, 3x Ringed Plover, 3x Redshank, 5x Oystercatcher, (MYa, Kay,)

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck still, 6x Ruff, 3x Redshank, 2x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, 3x Little Egret, 4x Goldeneye, 18x Shelduck, 4x Chiffchaff (DSc)

Tittesworth Water
Green Woodpecker - rare here, 5x Chiffchaff, Shelduck, 6x Barnacle Geese,  (SG, WLH, IB, CT,)

Rudyard Resv
2x Sand Martin, 6x Goosander, 2x Tawny Owl, Chiffchaffs (RGi)