Sunday, 18 May 2025

Sunday 18th May 2025

Branston GPs

2x Temminck's Stint on Ashy pit islands to 08:49 only when they flew off north. A 3rd Temminck's Stint flew from the north side of Ashy pit heading high to the north 30 mins after the other two, (JWo)   -  2x Temminck's again 15:00 to 15:43 then lost view, ad/sum Med Gull, 2x Great Egret, Hobby, Ringed Plover, 10x Lapwing, 12x Pochard, 12x Common Tern, 10x Swift, 3x Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

Blithfield Resv

Temminck's Stint at Pastry Point, (MPR, GJM)  -  Temminck's Stint still at 10:25 also 3x Ringed Plover, 2x Common Sandpiper, Great Egret, (PAn)  -  Sanderling Tad Bay, (MJa)  -  2x Knot, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, (LCl)  -  2x Knot, 2x Sanderling, 13x Ringed Plover, Great Egret, (TWo)

                                                        Temminck's Stint by GJ Mant

Tucklesholme

Whimbrel on the wading ponds, (TWy)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Lesser Whitethroat, 11x Reed Warbler, Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, (RPo)

Doxey Marsh

Cuckoo, 2x Common Tern, Oystercatcher, Lesser Whitethroat, Gropper, (RSt)  -  2x Wood Sandpiper mid afternoon(CS)  -  The  2x Wood Sandpiper still at 19:20 from Octagonal hide at 19:20, (RRa)  -  This evening 8x Shelduck, 20x Swift, 2x LRP, Cuckoo, Gropper, 6x Cetti's Warbler, (CAFH)

Belvide Resv

Osprey thru NW at 14:20, Cattle Egret, 

Tittesworth Water

13x Oystercatcher, (+4juvs), 5x Common Sandpiper, 7x LRP, 4x Lapwing, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, Cuckoo, Redstart, 2x Common Tern, Grey Wagtail, (JOa, LH, TE, KH)

North Staffs Moors

2x Red Kite, Cuckoo, 5x Swift, (JOa)

Stanley Pool

3x Whimbrel this morning, (GBr)

Whitemoor Haye

LRP, Oystercatcher, 36x Lapwing, 5x Common Tern, (LCl)

Churnet Valley Consall RSPB

3x Pied Flycatcher, 2x Spotted Flycatcher, Redstart, Mandarin, 6x Lapwing, Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, (DSc)