Thursday 20 September 2018

20th September

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - CATTLE EGRET attempted to land with the Longhorn but simultaneously the majority of wildfowl flushed and Egret headed South West in the direction of Middleton Hall. Also on the reserve Great Egret, Green Sandpiper [North Pit], 2 Little Ringed Plover, Ruff (m), Egyptian Goose [Jubilee North], 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, Pintail, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Snipe [Jubilee South], 2 Ruff (f/juv) [West Scrape], Peregrine [Dosthill NR] (S Atkinson, S Pick).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Possible Spotted Crake calling for 2-3 mins from dense reeds North end of Pool B at 13:40 (P Sofley, JLA).
KWP Cliff Pool - 2 Ruff (f/juv) & Common Sandpiper. Ruff came from and returned to the North so probably the 2 Middleton birds.

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