Sunday 30 June 2019

30th June

RSPB Middleton - 5 Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover [North Pit], Cuckoo [Dosthill NR] (D Corfield).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 3 Garganey, 4 Shoveler, Teal, 3 Little Egret [B Scrape] (P Lichfield).
Alvecote - drake Garganey, Yellow-legged Gull, Hobby (A Archer).

Saturday 29 June 2019

29th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 3 Little Ringed Plover (2 ad + 1 juv), Shelduck (juv) (S Atkinson), Green Sandpiper (G Williams) [North Pit], Teal (m), 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Little Egret [Jubilee Wetlands] (S Atkinson).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 Hobby, 2 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 2 Little Egret (P Lichfield), Garganey (f) (K Wescott).

Friday 28 June 2019

28th June

RSPB Middleton - Mandarin (f), Redshank, Oystercatcher + 1 chick [North Pit], report of Bittern flying across the back of Fishers Mill (D Corfield).

Thursday 27 June 2019

27th June

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - drake Garganey, 2 Teal, Little Egret, Hobby over river & main pool (P Lichfield).

Wednesday 26 June 2019

26th June

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 drake Garganey, 2 Redshank, 3 Teal (P Lichfield, K Bentley), 2 juv Peregrine, Common Tern (S Frost, K Whiston).

Tuesday 25 June 2019

25th June

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 4 (2m, 2f) Garganey (D Eaton).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Egret, Shelduck with 3 young [North Pit], 5 Redshank, 3 Oystercatcher [Jubilee], juv Oystercatcher [East Scrape] (S Atkinson), 2 Teal [West Scrape]
KWP Canal Pool - Black Tern early evening but appeared to have gone by dusk.

Monday 24 June 2019

24th June

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 4 (2m, 2f) Garganey, Cuckoo, Shelduck, Otter (P Softley), Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper (K Bentley).
Shustoke Res - Common Sandpiper, 2 Common Tern (J Kenny).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs)  - Avocet [East Scrape].
Cliff - 3 Yellowhammer.

Saturday 22 June 2019

22nd June

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 4 (2m, 2f) Garganey (P Softley).
Coton/ Lea Marston - 242 Mute Swan, Black Swan, 2 + 3 juv Shelduck, Little Egret, 5 Pochard, 138 Tufted Duck (P Forbes).

Friday 21 June 2019

21st June

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 4 (2m, 2f) Garganey, Pochard, 4 Little Egret, 2 Gadwall broods of 6 & 3  (P Softley).
Alvecote - Hobby, 2 Common Tern, Little Egret (M Scott).

Tuesday 18 June 2019

18th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Little Ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, 7 Oystercatcher, 3 Common Tern, cuckoo, 2 broods of 2 Egyptian Geese and 4 adults (S Atkinson).
Shustoke Res - Hobby, 2 Common Tern, Little Ringed Plover, 5 Lapwing (P Forbes).

Monday 17 June 2019

17th June

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 6 Little Egret, 3 Oystercatcher, 6 Lapwing with 4 chicks (P Softley).

Sunday 16 June 2019

16th June

KWP North - 2 Oystercatcher with 2 juv, Cuckoo, 2 Common Tern (C Waring).

Friday 14 June 2019

14th June

RSPB Middleton  - 4 Avocet [Jubilee], 2 Pochard, Little Egret [North Pit], Cuckoo [Dosthill NR], 6 Oystercatcher +1 chick (S Atkinson), Green Sandpiper (D Corfield).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Cuckoo, Little Egret, Peregrine (K Whiston).

Wednesday 12 June 2019

12th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 8 Avocet, 2 Egyptian Geese, 7 Redshank [Jubilee], Cuckoo [Dosthill NR], Green Sandpiper [North Pit (S Atkinson).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Cattle Egret (D Dennis).

Tuesday 11 June 2019

11th June

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - CATTLE EGRET, Curlew through  (S Cawthray)

Monday 10 June 2019

10th June

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 / 3 pairs of Willow Tit with 8+ young, 2nd brood of Gadwall with 9 young & 2nd brood of Water Rail, 4 Little Egret, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Peregrine, Oystercatcher, 3 Raven, Cuckoo (P Softley), Egyptian Goose, 2 Redshank (S Frost, K Whiston)

Sunday 9 June 2019

9th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Black-tailed Godwit [East Scrape] (M Smiles), Little Ringed Plover + 2 chicks, 2 Cuckoo (D Corfield).

Saturday 8 June 2019

8th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 7 Avocet [East Scrape/Jubilee], Pochard [North Pit] (S Atkinson), Dunlin, 8 Redshank (M Smiles), 4 Little Ringed Plover + 2 chick, Yellow Wagtail (D Corfield).

Friday 7 June 2019

7th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 5 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover [East Scrape].

Thursday 6 June 2019

6th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Ringed Plover [West Scrape], Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover, 4 Redshank, 5 Avocet [East Scrape], 2 Yellow Wagtail [North Pit] (K Sargent), 2 Little Ringed Plover chicks (M Smiles), 2 Oystercatcher chicks, 2 Cuckoo [Dosthill NR/Waterski Pools] (S Atkinson).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Hobby, Cuckoo, Little Egret (P Lichfield).
Alvecote - Wood Sandpiper [Teal Pool], 5 (m,f,3 young) Grasshopper Warblers (A Archer).

Wednesday 5 June 2019

5th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Wood Sandpiper [East Scrape], Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover (M Smiles).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - brood of 10 Goosander [sewage works outflow]  (M Cross), 2 Cuckoo (P Softley).
Piccadilly - Red Kite through South.

Tuesday 4 June 2019

4th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 6 Ringed Plover, 7 Little Ringed Plover, Cuckoo (S Atkinson).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Marsh Tit with 2+ young (P Softley)

Monday 3 June 2019

3rd June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 3 Dunlin, 3 Redshank [East Scrape] (K Sargent), 2 Pochard [Jubilee] (M Smiles)
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 more Lapwing chicks - 6 now on the reserve (P Lichfield).

Sunday 2 June 2019

2nd June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) -  3 Dunlin [East Scrape] (M Smiles).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Water Rail with 5 chicks (P Lichfield, K Bentley).
Birchmoor - Quail (J Morgan).
Water Rail & Chicks at Ladywalk NR - Pete Lichfield

Saturday 1 June 2019

1st June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) -  2 Dunlin [East Scrape], Yellow Wagtail, 3 Egyptian Geese [Jubilee], Cuckoo, 2 Lapwing chicks, brood of 6 Shelduck (S Atkinson).
Birchmoor - Quail (J Kenny).