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Thursday, 29 May 2025

Thursday 29th May 2025

Blithfield Resv

21x Sanderling, (MDJ, GJM)  -  100+ Ringed Plover, 27x Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, (GJM)

Rudyard

6x Ringed Plover, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x LRP, Common Sandpiper, (SSe)

Doxey Marsh

1-2x Hobby, Common Tern, Lesser Whitethroat, 6x Water Rail, 3x Stonechat, (RSt)  -  2x Shelduck, 4x Gadwall, 29x Swift, Great Egret, Little Egret, Common Tern, Red Kite, 3x Cetti's Warbler, (CAFH)

Tittesworth Water

2x Common Tern, 9x LRP, 4x Common Sandpiper, 8x Lapwing, 5x Oystercatcher (+3juvs), 3x Grey Wagtail, 2x Teal, (JWo, LH)

Staffs County showground

Red Kite at 11:00, (DGl)

Branston GPs

Redshank, 4x Ringed Plover, 7x Lapwing, 5x Oystercatcher, 2x Great Egret, 9x Little Egret, 7+ Mandarin (6+ducklings), 2x Teal, 9x Pochard, 58x Gadwall, 18x Shelduck, 14x Egyptian Geese, 16x Little Grebe, 18x Common Tern, 2x YL Gull, 2x Hobby, 4x Stonechat (2juv), 4x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Garden Warbler, 400x Swift. Also Alder Woodwasp (possibly the 2nd Staffs record).

                                                      Alder Woodwasp by Jon Woodcock

Staffs