7th April - Sightings

Bearded Tit and Kittiwake - Dave Hutton

Dosthill - Bearded Tit (fem/imm) in small reedy pool between Dosthill Main Pit and Dosthill NR and showing very well (M Yapp, K Donaghy et al) Red Kite over Main Pit (G Mant) Long-Tailed Duck (fem) Main Pit. Long-Tailed Duck (m) Dosthill NR (J Allen, TP et al)
Shustoke - Kittiwake (2nd Win) still (Many Obs) Little Gull(ad) this afternoon, 2 Sand Martin (P Andrews et al)
Alvecote - Barn Owl at Decoy Pool. Redshank in area (S Allison)
Kingsbury - Green Sandpiper, 2 Goosander Cliff Pool (K Sargent)
Ladywalk - Scaup(m) still (M Yapp, K Donaghy)

6th April - Sightings

Shustoke - Kittiwake (2nd Win) still at West End and showing very well (Many Obs) Also Wheatear(m) on North shore briefly (per TP) Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker (G A Williams)
Ladywalk - Scaup(m), Curlew, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker (Bobby D)

5th April - Sightings

 

Kittiwake and LRP - Dave Hutton

 

Shustoke - Kittiwake(ad) at West End to 6 Feet (S Haynes et al) Also 3 LRP, Redshank (Many Obs)

RSPB - 25 Goldeneye Dosthill NR (J Harris)

Ladywalk - Scaup(m), 21 Goosander (J Harris)

Dosthill(Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck still, 12 Oystercatcher (J Harris)

4th April - Sightings

Ladywalk - Red Kite over 1.15pm. Also Scaup(m), Curlew, 22 Goosander, 2 Water Rail (K Sargent)

3rd April - Sightings

Garganey - Paul Lathbury

Ladywalk - Scaup(m) still. Also 2 Garganey(m,f), Mealy Redpoll (P Lathbury et al)
Shustoke - Merlin(fem) through this evening (P Forbes)
RSPB - Bittern Dosthill NR (per J Harris)

2nd April - Sightings

Coton - 2 Little Gull (ads) still (S Haynes)
RSPB - 2 Long-Tailed Duck still Dosthill NR. Also Sand Martin (A Barnsley et al)
Tamworth - Marsh Harrier (fem) Ventura Retail Park over to SE at 5.45pm (A Archer)
Ladywalk - Sand Martin (B Jones)

1st April - Sightings

Coton - 2 Little Gull (both ad win) (G Briddick, S Hayne et al) Also 5 + Sand Martin mid-afternoon (TP, J Allen)
RSPB - 3 LRP, Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 2 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper North Pit (TP, J Allen) Jack Snipe recently (G Williams) 29 Goldeneye Dosthill NR. Also the 2 Long-Tailed Duck seen here (J Harris)
Ladywalk - Siberian Chiffchaff (J Harris)
Dosthill (Warks) - 2 Long-Tailed Duck still but later in Staffs. Also 11 Oystercatcher, 3 Woodcock, Jack Snipe, 4 Goosander (G Williams et al)