Thursday 25 March 2021

Thursday 25th March 2021

                      An early Whinchat was a new Spring arrival this morning

Middleton Lakes

Grey Plover on JW north, Bittern booming from the Staffs section of Fishers Mill reedbed, 4x Oystercatcher, 5x Avocet, LRP, Dunlin, 11x Redshank, 6x Shelduck, Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, (MSm)

Berryhill

An early Whinchat from the Palletstacks track at 07:09,  but no further sign by 07:15, (NDP)

Gailey Resv

68x Golden Plover, 8x Oystercatcher, Shoveler, 2x Goldeneye, 5x Sand Martin, (SRi)

Cannock

3x Curlew north over the A460 at 07:23, (SRi) 

Audley

Millend - LRP, 2x Oystercatcher, 6x Shelduck, Park Lane - 15x Wigeon, 2x Shoveler, (PDo)

Parkhall

Barn Owl this morning, 

Bateswood

20x Redpoll, (JHu)

Doxey Marsh

Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 2x Shelduck, (DB)

Tittesworth Water

10x Curlew, 7x Snipe, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Mandarin, 2x Barnacle Geese, (SGi)

Dimmingsdale

30x Siskin, 2x Redpoll, 2x Green Woodpecker, (TEy)

Ipstones

Curlew, 26x Pied Wagtail, (SCh)

Branston GPs

2x Avocet, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 4x Ruff, 6x Redshank, 2x LRP, 7x Ringed Plover, 11x Snipe, 7x Oystercatcher, 15x Curlew, 33x Lapwing, 6x Pink-footed Geese, 14x Goldeneye, Pintail, 56x Wigeon, 26x Shoveler, 6x Pochard, 16x Gadwall, 128x Teal, 4x Mandarin, 4x Egyptian Geese + 4x Goslings, 43x Shelduck, 56x Little Grebe, 3x Water Rail, YL Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Sand Martin, 2x Brimstone, (JWo)

                                                   Egyptian Geese by Jon Woodcock

Staffs