Wednesday 30th March 2022

Middleton Lakes

7x Avocet, 2x Oystercatcher, 4x LRP, Dunlin, 3x Snipe, 6x Redshank, 12x Sand Martin, 4x Shelduck, 5x Goosander, (MSm)  -  3x Swallow over Dosthill NR at 15:00, (PAn)

Westport Lake

Swallow, House Martin this morning, (both Staffs 2022 first records),  (NJS)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Drake Garganey, fem Ferruginous Duck, 2x Swallow, House Martin, 3x Sand Martin, 

                                                      Ferruginous Duck by Steve Edwards

Alvecote

Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 4x Goosander, 3x Shelduck, (MSc)

Tucklesholme

100x Sand Martin, 4x LRP, 2x Ringed Plover, 4x Oystercatcher, 8x Little Egret, 8x Goosander, 9x Pochard, 37x Wigeon, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Blackcap, (JWo)

                                                       Sand Martins by Jon Woodcock

Aqualate

2x Garganey, 2x fem Scaup and a Red Kite this afternoon, (PJor)

Gailey Resv

8x Sand Martin, 19x Wigeon, (SRi)

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Green Sandpiper, LRP still, (JDu)

Branston GPs

2x Swallow, 2x Sand Martin, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 8x Curlew, Ruff, 3x Redshank, Snipe, YL Gull, 4x Common Gull, 20x Shelduck, 9x Pochard, 6x Goldeneye, Peregrine, (DSc)