Sunday 24th April 2022

Blithfield Resv

2x Arctic Tern north, (GJM)

Berryhill

Cuckoo calling  Lawn farm at 08:50, (PWi), -  fem Ring Ouzel top end of palletstacks by pool, (NDP)  - 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Wheatear, (RTo, IBu)

                                                       Ring Ouzel by Russell Toon

Alrewas

Gropper near River Trent, (SCo)

Middleton Lakes

Bar-tailed Godwit still, 

Aqualate

2x Little Gull, (IGr)

Tuckleshome

5x Little Gull on the spit also 2x Common Tern, (GLy)  -  also Common Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)  -  also Dunlin, (JAl)

                                                        Little Gulls by Jon Woodcock

Endon STW

Lesser Whitethroat and a Roe Deer, (GBr)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

12x Little Gull at 13:00, Ruff, 

Rudyard Lake

Common Sandpiper, Redstart, White Wagtail, 2x Oystercatcher, (SSe)

                                                            Redstart by Steve Seal

Tittesworth Water

Common Tern, 4x Common Sandpiper, 8x LRP, Redstart, Willow Tit, Mandarin, Goosander, (WLH, JOa)

Littletons-Shoal Hill

Cuckoo, 2x Reed Warbler, 2x Garden Warbler, (SRi)

Cuckoo Bank

Whimbrel north at 16:50, 3x Wheatear, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, 

Westport Lake

A late Brambling mid morning, (PWa)

Branston GPs

1s Little Gull briefly at 16:00, Bar-tailed Godwit still, 4x Ruff, 2x Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2x Redshank, Little Egret, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 32x Shelduck,  (DSc)

                                                    Bar-tailed Godwit by Dave Scattergood

Gailey Resv

Common Sandpiper, 3x House Martin, 3x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Reed Warbler, (SRi)