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Saturday, 24 May 2025

Saturday 24th May 2025

Stanley Pool

5x LRP this am, (GBr) 

Branston GPs

Little Stint, 16x Ringed Plover, 8x Dunlin, 2x Greenshank Redshank, 6x Oystercatcher, Osprey briefly, 2x Red Kite, Hobby, Peregrine, 14x Common Tern, Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 5x Pochard, 20x Gadwall, 8x Mandarin, 14x Shelduck, 10x Egyptian Geese, 90x Swift, (JWo, CEc, PFo)  -  Little Stint to 10:14 only along with 12x Ringed Plover when flushed by a Peregrine, Ruff, 14:50 to 20:50 at least, 4x Sanderling 13:44 to 14:08 at least2x Great Egret,  20x Shelduck, 30x Gadwall, 3x Shoveler, 2x Teal, 18x Pochard, 2x Goosander, 14x Common Tern, c200x Swift, Cetti's Warbler, Gropper, 4x Stonechat,  (DSc)

                                                           Little Stint by Jon Woodcock

                                                            Ruff by Dave Scattergood

Blithfield Resv

Pair of Garganey still at 10:13, (RPo)  -  Red Kite, 21x Ringed Plover, 7x Dunlin, 4x Oystercatcher, 32x Lapwing, 2x Little Egret, 25x Shelduck, 2x Ruddy Shelduck, Goosander, Shoveler, 25x Gadwall, 75+ GC Grebe, 2x GBB Gull, 4x YL Gull, (JWo)

Belvide Resv

Red-crested Pochard, Ad Kittiwake to 09:52 only, 2x Sanderling, 11x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 

Whitemoor Haye

Whimbrel, 3x Ringed Plover, Cuckoo, (SCo)  -  Sanderling early am (ICW)

Perton

Cuckoo heard this am grid ref SO8498, (IWi)

Middleton Lakes

Temminck's Stint JW north also 4x Dunlin, (MB)

Tucklesholme

Whimbrel 16:45 t0 17:00 only, Shoveler, LRP, 3x Common Tern, 30x Swift, Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, (DSc)  -  Marsh Harrier thru north at 18:50, (TCo)

Coombs Valley RSPB

4x Pied Flycatcher, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, (Mke, Jke)

Barton GP

Cuckoo calling, 3x Common Tern, Oystercatcher, LRP, (TCo)