Wednesday 29 June 2011

29th June 2011

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Osprey one present mid-morning.........Birdguides.
Blithe Bay
Black-tailed Godwit , LR Plover x 4 and Dunlin.
Tad Bay
Pochard x 4 , Wigeon , Shelduck x 2 , Ruddy Shelduck and 10 x LR Plover......R Berry.


Belvide Res (permit only)
Marsh Warbler one reported singing from reeds in Gazebo Bay early afternoon
but no further sign by 16:40; also Redstart trapped and ringed this morning ........Birdguides

Tuesday 28 June 2011

28th June 2011

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Little Tern in Blithe Bay this afternoon , also 2 x Black-tailed Godwits and
Ruddy Shelduck in Tad Bay..............Birdguides.


Drayton Basset North (RSPB)
Ruff and 2 x Greenshank..............TVB.

Hanchurch Woods
Crossbill x 90+...............WJL.

Monday 27 June 2011

27th June 2011

Belvide Res (permit only)
Little Tern untill 15-00 only , also Black-tailed Godwit.........Birdguides.

Westport Lake
Sandwich Tern x 4 early morning flew through south calling.......C Waring.

Sunday 26 June 2011

26th June 2011

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Osprey over Blithe Bay this morning.........Birdguides .

Uttoxeter Quarry
Black-tailed Godwit one present this afternoon......Birdguides.

Saturday 25 June 2011

25th June 2011

Belvide Res (permit only)
Common Sandpiper x 3 on the dam and 2 x LR Plover at west end.......BB.

Croxall Lakes
Black-tailed Godwit x 4 on main lake this afternoon........Birdguides.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Spotted Redshank one in Blithe Bay..........J Allen .

Friday 24 June 2011

24th June 2011

Uttoxeter Quarry
Green Sandpiper one present this afternoon , also Redstart........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Common Sandpiper x 4 on the dam and 2 x LR Plovers at the west end......BB.

Whitemoor Haye
Quail still singing in barley field between rough track and Sittles Farm........Birdguides.

Monday 20 June 2011

20th June 2011

Kidsgrove
A White Stork circled over Birchenwood Field briefly.....................Birdguides

Sunday 19 June 2011

19th June 2011

Blithfield Res (permits only)
A Little Tern north of causeway, also 7x Sandwich Terns.....................Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull this afternoon.......................Birdguides

Whittington
1x Quail still calling from barley field........................Birdguides

Saturday 18 June 2011

18th June 2011

Whittington
At least 3x Quail in barley fields....................Birdguides

Blithfield Res (permit only)
1st summer Med Gull off Admaston Reach...................Birdguides

Thursday 16 June 2011

16th June 2011

Stone
Red Kite over A51 approx 2 miles south of Stone at 11-45...Ian Howard.

Hanchurch Wood
Crossbill x 10 this morning........NP.

Stoke
Red Kite over A500/ M6 junction at 17-40 , then again over Radial Park
heading south east at 17-55..........R Gilbert.

Wednesday 15 June 2011

15th June 2011

Barlaston
Red Kite over heading towards Trentham at 14-30.....N Griffiths.

Tuesday 14 June 2011

14th June 2011

Red Kite over Highgate.......photo by H King.
Endon
Hobby over Cauldon Canal.............RGM.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Ruddy Shelduck pair at west end......BB.

Highgate Common
Red Kite over southeast at 17-00......H King.

Roaches
Cuckoo x 3 this evening.....D Powell.

Monday 13 June 2011

13th June 2011

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Spoonbill still present in Tad Bay.......Birdguides.

Sunday 12 June 2011

12th June 2011

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Spoonbill still present this morning in Tad Bay......Birdguides.

Saturday 11 June 2011

11th June 2011

Uttoxeter Quarry
Red-breasted Merganser still present this afternoon.......S Turner.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Spoonbill present in Tad Bay this morning then re-located in Blithe Bay
mid-afternoon ,  also Osprey.........NS, GM, RB, SS.

Friday 10 June 2011

10th June 2011

Knypersley Res
Raven x 5 (3 x juv) this morning .........SS.

Hilderstone
Red Kite over B5066 at 8-40 this morning.........Birdguides.

Whitemoor Haye
Quail in field between rough track and Sittles Farm , also
Yellow Wagtail in potato field..........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Common Scoter drake still present today......BB.

Thursday 9 June 2011

9th June 2011

Uttoxeter Quarry
Red Breasted Merganser one present , also Whimbrel..........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Red Kite one over today......K Clements.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Osprey again today over Tad Bay  viewable from causeway.......Birdguides.

Wednesday 8 June 2011

8th June 2011

Knypersley Res
Spotted Flycatcher still two present this morning........SS.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Osprey still present today in Tad Bay viewable from causeway.....Birdguides.

Hanchurch Woods
Crossbill x 40+ along bottom logging track , also Wood Warbler by car park
and Cuckoo.........J Jones.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Hobby and Cuckoo this evening.......D Pointon.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Common Scoter drake still present , also Hobby........KC.

Tuesday 7 June 2011

7th June 2011

Park Hall CP
Crossbill x 6 this morning , also 4 x Lesser Redpoll......RT.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Osprey two present this evening.........Birdguides.

Knypersley Res
Spotted Flycatcher two present today......N Griffiths.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Common Scoter drake still present.......BF.

Cheadle
Red Kite over at 8-45 this morning.........BF.

Monday 6 June 2011

6th June 2011

Blithfield Res (permit only)
R N Phalarope in Blithe Bay 15-45 , also Osprey over the causeway
this morning........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Common Scoter drake still this evening........Birdguides.

Knypersley Res
Spotted Flycatcher one present around the tower mid-morning but elusive.....SS.

Insect News: a Long-tailed Blue butterfly was found in a private house in Alrewas, Staffordshire at 19:45 yesterday. This individual will have almost certainly emerged from vegetables purchased from a supermarket. They are normally associated with legumes so can come with 'petis pois' which are commonly imported from southern European countries.........Birdguides.

Sunday 5 June 2011

5th June 2011

Uttoxeter Quarry
Yellow-legged Gull 2nd summer , but no sign of yesterdays
Wood Sandpiper...........Birdguides

Blithfield
Little Tern present between the causeway and Beech Tree Point this afternoon, also a Wood Sandpiper..........................Birdguides

Maer Hills
30+ Crossbills present.........................Birdguides

Belvide Res
Drake Common Scoter still present.....................Birdguides

Tittesworth Res
Crossbill , Greenshank and Redshank this morning.........SG.

Cannock Chase
Red Kite heading south at 7-30 this morning.......

Saturday 4 June 2011

4th June 2011

Belvide Res (permit only)
Common Scoter drake off the dam this morning....Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Wood Sandpiper one this afternoon.........Birdguides.

Leek
Red Kite over the high school today........AM.

Whitemoor Haye
Quail singingin field between rough track and Sittles Farm.......Birdguides.

Friday 3 June 2011

3rd June 2011

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Med Gull immature in Blithe Bay mid-day.........Birdguides.

Thursday 2 June 2011

2nd June 2011

Tunstall
Osprey over heading towards Westport Lake @17-09........Birdguides.

Drayton Bassett
Black-tailed Godwit x 3 and 2 x Ringed Plover.......A Dean.

Wednesday 1 June 2011

1st June 2011

Belvide Res (permit only)
Common Scoter x 5 from Scott Hide mid-afternoon......Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
No sign of Lesser Yellowlegs today......Birdguides.