Saturday, 31 May 2025

Saturday 31st May 2025

Blithfield Resv

06:00 to late morning Little Stint off Pastry point at 06:25 also 110x Ringed Plover, c19x Sanderling, 40x Dunlin, 40x Common Tern, (SRi)  -  Little Stint still at 09:45, 13x Sanderling at Dairy House, c110x Ringed Plover, c35x Dunlin, (PAn)

Lichfield

Osprey south of Lichfield and east of Wall flew SE over the A5127 at 07:00, (PAn)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Little Tern briefly at 09:43 (site tick), (RPo)

Rudyard

Sum plum Little Stint at north end, 10x Ringed Plover, 3x LRP, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, (SSe) 

                                                         Little Stint by Steve Gibson

Stanley Pool

Common Tern, Ringed Plover, (GBr)

Middleton Lakes

12x Avocet (+4 chicks), 2x Little Egret, 3x Bittern, (STu)

Rugeley

Osprey over at 15:00 following river towards Wolseley Bridge, Red Kite at 15:30 and a Peregrine shortly after, 12x Swift, (AFi)

Whitemoor Haye

Sanderling, 2x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, (TPe)

Brewood

Red Kite, (JDu)

Alrewas NMA/Catholme

Red Kite, Hobby, Cuckoo, Little Egret, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Shelduck, 10+ Common Tern, Grey Wagtail, (JWo)

Branston GPs

2x Great Egret, 8x Little Egret, 16x Shelduck, 5x Shoveler, 4x Teal, 20x Pochard, Hobby, 3x Oystercatcher, 25x Lapwing, 8x Common Tern, 4x Cetti's Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 6x Linnet, (DSc)