Monday, 8 September 2025

Monday 8th September 2025

Blithfield Resv

13x Curlew Sandpiper, (HF, SE, GJM)  -  13x Common Sandpiper, 2x Greenshank, 21x Dunlin, 4x Ruff, 63x Ringed Plover, 10x Curlew, Whimbrel, 5x LRP, 4x Wheatear, Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, (HF, SE)  -  2x Ruddy Shelduck, 2x Egyptian Geese, 20+ Ringed Plover, 16x Dunlin, 8x Common Sandpiper, 13x Curlew Sandpiper, Red Kite, (CMa, RF)  -  18:40 12x Curlew Sandpiper Admaston Reach, (JKl)  -  Additional evening counts Redshank, Pintail, c25x Dunlin, GBB Gull, 12x Goosander, c85 to 100x Ringed Plover, 5x Wheatear, (PAn, SRi)

                                                    Curlew Sandpipers by Steve Edwards

                                                    Curlew Sandpiper by Rob Bendelow

Knypersley Resv

24x Mandarin, 2x drake Pochard, (GBr)

Belvide Resv

2x Glossy Ibis, 

                                                           Glossy Ibis by Clive Wood

Doxey Marsh

Glossy Ibis from main hide at 15:40, (AHa), - later at the Octagonal hide before flying off NE at 16:30, (GPr, AHa)

Stanley Pool

Little Egret, 2x Hobby, (GBr)

Whitemoor Haye

Garganey, Curlew, Greenshank, 4x Great Egret, YL Gull, (TPe)

Radford Meadows Stafford

2x Whinchat, 3x Stonechat, Great Egret, Little Egret, 2x Wigeon, 3x Cetti's Warbler, (DBa, KMa, CEv, PBe)

Branston GPs

2x Greenshank, 11x Curlew, 5x Common Sandpiper, 5x Green Sandpiper, 15x Lapwing, 5x Snipe, 4x Great Egret, 21x Little Egret. 19x Mandarin, 219x Pochard, 4x Wigeon, 56x Shoveler, 94x Gadwall, 101x Teal, 11x Egyptian Geese, 83x Little Grebe, GBB Gull, YL Gull, Peregrine, 2x Stonechat, 2x Grey Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, 30x Linnet, 2x Greenfinch, 4x Cetti's Warbler, Reed Warbler, (JWo)

Tucklesholme

2x Common Sandpiper, LRP, Lapwing, Little Egret, 5x Wigeon, 6+ Cetti's Warbler, 2x Yellow Wagtail, (JWo)