Thursday 11 April 2024

Thursday 11th April 2024

Berryhill

Ring Ouzel flew from the paddocks to the Hawthorn by the Palletstacks mound, (NDP, CBo)  -  11x Wheatear, 4x Stonechat, (RGi, etal)

Stanley Pool

Goosander, 2x Oystercatcher, House Martin and a dead Common Tern in the boat yard, (GBr)

Pool Hall

Cattle Egret flying low NE before going up the Smestow valley, Whitethroat, (GCl)

Branston GPs

Spoonbill back on Black Meadows pit, Water Pipit back on Newbold pit, 5x Common Sandpiper, 4x Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Redshank, 16x Curlew, 7x Oystercatcher,  5x Little Egret, 26x Goldeneye, 6x Pochard,  24x Shoveler, 24x Shelduck, 46x Teal, 18x Gadwall, 15x Egyptian Geese, 24x GC Grebe, 28x Little Grebe, Red Kite, 6x Yellow Wagtail, 8x White Wagtail, 200x Sand Martin, 10x Swallow, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, 4x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo, George, GWl, JAl, BHa)

                                                         Spoonbill by Jon Woodcock

Chatterley Whitfield

Grasshopper Warbler, (SHi)

Longsdon Mill Pool

Wheatear early am, (SGi)

Middleton Lakes

Green-winged Teal still,

Tittesworth Water

3x Goosander, 4x Oystercatcher, Curlew, Little Egret, 8x Blackcap, 2x Willow Warbler, (JOa)

Lichfield

Yellow Wagtail at HS2 works on Cappers Lane also 2x Little Egret, (BHa)

Belvide Resv

4x Yellow Wagtail, 2x Wheatear,