Wednesday 13 April 2022

Wednesday 13th April 2022

Chasewater

2x drake Garganey off the dam, 3x Goldeneye

Middleton Lakes

2x White Wagtail briefly, Spotted Redshank, 10x Avocet,3x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Great Egret, Whitethroats, (MSm)  -  Garganey, 2x Greenshank, 

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x Black-necked Grebe still, Reed Warbler (first Staffs 2022 record),

Branston GPs

5x Whimbrel dropped in to Ashy pit sheep field at 11:05, (CEc, Dsc), 7x Ruff, Green Sandpiper, 2x Dunlin, 3x Ringed Plover,  Whitethroat at 09:50, 5x Wigeon, 3x Goldeneye, Wheatear, 6x Brambling, 100x Sand Martin, (DSc)  -  later update 2x Sanderling, 6x Dunlin, 9x Ruff, 6x Curlew, 5x Redshank, 5x Oystercatcher, 4x Black-tailed Godwit, 3x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Snipe, 3x Mandarin, Willow Warbler, 2x Green Woodpecker, 15x Brambling, Yellowhammer, (CEc)

                                                        Whimbrels by Dave Scattergood

Elford to Fisherwick

3x Corn Bunting in rape field, (SCo)

Lower Foxley

4x Yellow Wagtail, 4x Wheatear, 6x Yelloehammer, 2x Shelduck over, 100x Linnet,, 25x Stock Dove, (NDP)

Highgate Common

Tree Pipit, (MMo)

Tucklesholme

2x Wheatear, Sedge Warbler, 8x Willow Warbler, Common Sandpiper, 3x Oystercatcher, 3x Mandarin, Little Egret, (JWo)

                                                 Common Sandpiper by Jon Woodcock

Berryhill

Ring Ouzel near the mast, 15x Wheatear, 4x Redstart, this afternoon, (HF,SE)  -  2x Tree Pipit in hawthorn near Tiddlers pool, (IBu)  -  Ring Ouzel still at 18:55 down from the mast, (IBu)

Doxey Marsh

5x Willow Warbler, LRP, 3x Oystercatcher, 3x Shelduck, Blackcap, 5x Cetti's Warbler, (GPr)

Alvecote

Redstart, Oystercatcher, 2x Little Egret, 2x Blackcap, 2x Swallow, (MSc)

Wombourne

2x Yellow Wagtail on Leaton Lane, White Wagtail and 3x Yellow Wagtail on Wigley Bank Road, Whitethroat, (WN)

Whitemoor Haye

10x White Wagtail, 5x Yellow Wagtail, 3x Wheatear, 2x Ringed Plover, (JAl)