Sunday, 8 May 2022

Sunday 8th May 2022

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Osprey thru West, Sandwich Tern to 09:37 only, Arctic Tern, 6x Common Tern, Greenshank, 4x Ringed Plover, 2x LRP, 

Blithfield Resv

3x Turnstone north, (MPR, GJM)  -  Pintail, 3x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, Wigeon, (SE, HF)

                                                           Pintail by Steve Edwards

Westport Lake

2x Arctic Tern thru north at 09:50, (PWa)

Halfpenny Green

Merlin flew low across the airport, (DBa)

M6 Stafford Services

Spoonbill over, (KBr)

Berryhill

2x LRP, Little Egret, Wheatear, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat,  (IBu)  -  Whinchat, (MKe)

Weston Coyney

Red Kite over at 12:05, (SFe)

Alvecote

2x Common Tern, Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, (MSc)

Cuckoo Bank

2x Wheatear, 

Tittesworth Water

12x LRP, 6x Common Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher, 2x Common Tern, 2x Pied Flycatcher, Redstart, (JOa, LH)

Baldwins Gate

Cuckoo, Greenshank flying north calling, Swift, Mandarin, (RWh)

Coombes Valley RSPB

3x Pied Flycatcher, 3x Garden Warbler, (SCh)

Middleton Lakes

Whimbrel briefly at 17:00 then flew north, (JAl)

Branston GPs

Sum plum Spotted Redshank on north pit at 19:50 also 2x Whimbrel, (DSc)  also 3x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x Common Sandpiper, Little Egret, 52 x Shelduck, 8x Common Tern, YL Gull, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 3x Yellow Wagtail,  ( DSc, JWo)

                                                  Spotted Redshank by Dave Scattergood

Gun Moor

Cuckoo, (CEl)