Sunday 2nd October 2022

Knypersley Resv

6x Fieldfare. 29x Redwing, Willow Tit, (GBr)

Kings Bromley (A515 layby)

2x Cattle Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Egyptian Geese, (BHa, SSe)

                                                          Cattle Egret by Steve Seal

Blithfield Resv

Little Stint, 3x Curlew Sandpiper, Bar-tailed Godwit in Blithe Bay, 3x Curlew, 28x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 33x Ringed Plover, 5x Ruff, Ruddy Shelduck, 4x Great Egret, Little Egret, 7x Egyptian Geese, 2x Red Kite, Stonechat, (SE, HF)

                                                     Bar-tailed Godwit by Steve Edwards

Doxey Marsh

9x Cattle Egret flew from the marsh north over the M6 - Staffs record site count, also Great Egret, Little Egret, (BGo)

         

Great Egret by Bill Goldstraw

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

9x Cattle Egret thru south at 14:24, probably the 9 birds that left Doxey at 14:00. also juv Scaup, 2x Garganey, 7x Pintail, 3x Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, 7x Dunlin, 15x Ringed Plover, YL Gull, 

Rudyard Lake

2x Ruff, 4x Snipe, (JOa, LH)

Tittesworth Water

26x Mandarin, 2x Goosander, (JOa, LH)

Dimmingsdale - Pool Hall

Stonechat, Little Egret, (IMo, GCl, CVa)

Cuckoo Bank

Merlin, 9x Stonechat, 

Branston GPs

10x Little Egret, 14x Wigeon, 50x Shoveler, 3x Shelduck, Ruff, 12x Curlew, 6x Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, 4x Barnacle Geese, (DSc)  -  also 4x YL Gull, 4x GBB Gull, (JWo)