Sunday 1st May 2022

Middleton Lakes

Wood Sandpiper on east scrape at 06:15, 2x Sanderling, 3x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 4x Common Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher, Whinchat, Redstart, 2x Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, (MSm)

Blithfield Resv

Slavonian Grebe in St Stephens Bay, (GJM)  -  also 35x Common Tern, 2x LRP, Dunlin, 4x Common Sandpiper, sev Yellow Wagtail, (SRi, JAl)

                                                         Slavonian Grebe by GJ Mant

                                                          Slavonian Grebe by GJ Mant

Tittesworth Water

Bar-tailed Godwit, 9x Common Sandpiper, 6x Oystercatcher, 12x LRP, Pied Flycatcher, 3x Common Tern, Reed Warbler, 9x House Martin, 12x Swallow, 2x Mandarin, Gadwall, Wigeon, (SGi)  -  also Redstart, 3x Garden Warbler, (JOa, LH)

                                                       Bar-tailed Godwit by Steve Gibson

Trentham Gardens

Hobby thru 06:20, 2x Common Sandpiper, 5x Reed Warbler, 2x Garden Warbler, 4x Oystercatcher, 20x House Martin, 70x Swallow, 40x Sand Martin. 4x Mandarin, 2x Little Egret flew out of the heronry early am, (RGi)

Branston GPs

Wood Sandpiper on Sandy pit this am, 2x Whimbrel, Greenshank, 3x Common Sandpiper, 5x Dunlin, 3x Ringed Plover, 4x Redshank, 11x Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, 4x Common Tern, 2x Swift, 3x Garden Warbler, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 46x Shelduck, 9x Mandarin, Blue-headed Wagtail, 3x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Little Egret, 100x Swallow, 150x Sand Martin, 10x House Martin, (DSc, JWo)

                                               Wood Sandpiper by Dave Scattergood

                                                         Whimbrel by Steve Edwards

 

                                                 Blue-headed Wagtail by Jon Woodcock

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x Arctic Tern, 2x Scaup, 12x Ringed Plover, 3x Dunlin, 2x Greenshank, 5x Common Sandpiper, 2x Sanderling, Snipe, Hobby, 4x Wheatear, 2x Yellow Wagtail, Swift, House Martin, 2x Garden Warbler, Common Terns, Red Kite, 21x Shelduck, 1s Med Gull, 100s of House Martins

Berryhill

6x Wheatear, 6x Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Curlew, 10x Swallow, (RTo, NDP, IBu)

Whitemoor Haye

Wheatear this am, Tree Sparrow, 6x LRP, 3x Common Tern, Corn Bunting. 2x Garden Warbler, 2x Yellow Wagtail, 4x Swift, 2x Shelduck, 4x Gadwall, Cetti's Warbler, Green Woodpecker, (SCo)

Cuckoo Bank

5x Wheatear, Yellow Wagtail, 11x Groppers, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Swift, 

Doxey Marsh

Whinchat at Creswell Flash, Cuckoo, Common Sandpiper, 3x LRP, Oystercatcher, 4x Gropper, House Martins, Swallows, Reed Warbler, Shelduck, (GHa)  -  Little Egret, (JTu)  -  2x Hobby, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Yellow Wagtail, (RSt)

Westport Lake

Reed Warbler, (BCc, LCa)

Dovedale (Staffs side)

Redstarts, 2x Mandarin, Dippers, (RBe)

Radford Meadows

2x Hobby, Ringed Plover, LRP, 2x Common Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 4x Lesser Whitethroat, (RSt)