Wednesday 22 March 2023

Wednesday 22nd March 2023

Gailey Resv

3x Cattle Egret on sailing lake Island early afternoon (site first), Little Egret,  (SRi)  -  2x Swallow over the entrance lane. (HKi)

Belvide Resv

2x fem Scaup, Cattle Egret, 

Westport Lake

5x Pochard, 3x Shoveler, 2x Goosander, 2x Sand Martin, 7x Chiffchaff, (NJS)

Berryhill

24x Wheatear this am - 7 from the red ash track, 15 on both sides of the Palletstacks and a further 2 up from Spedding Road. (RTo)

Branston GPs

Ashy pit / BMP pit), 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 5x Ruff, LRP, 5x Redshank, Curlew, 40x Shoverler, 6x Goldeneye, (DSc)

Whitmore Bent Lane

2x Tree Sparrow, Chiffchaff, (RGi)

Middleton Lakes

Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Redshank, 2x Oystercatcher, Snipe, 12x Goldeneye, 6x Pochard,  3x Shelduck, 25x Redpoll, 15x Chiffchaff, (SPA)

Endon - Denford

Jack Snipe still, 6x Snipe, Willow Tit, Water Rail, Green Woodpecker, 2x Goosander, 17x Chiffchaff, (DCo)

Halfpenny Green airfield

2x Wheatear, 3x Curlew, (TWo)

Clayton

Common Gull Roe Lane field, (CBa)

Aqualate

Black-necked Grebe this afternoon, (PJor)

Chasewater

GN Diver, Shag, 2x Oystercatcher, 7x Lapwing, c30x Goldeneye, Common Gull, Willow Tit, 20+ Sand Martin, 10x Greenfinch, (JWo)  -  Singing Willow Warbler first Staffs 2023 record. (MFi)