Whittington
quail singing at dawn, (BHa)
Westport Lake
Drake Common Scoter 11:20 p.m., (RGi)
Whitemoor Hay
2x Avocet, Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine, (PJT)
Leekbrook – Cheddleton
Red Kite over Leek Road at 12:30, (FCa)
Tucklesholme
3x White Storks round a nearby factory before crossing the county border and passing Drakelow NR, 16:15 to 16:25. (TCo)
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By Tom Coe
North Staffs Moors
red grouse, 2x Cuckoo, Red Kite, labuyo, Grasshopper Warbler, (CMa, RF)
Branston GPs
2x ad in gold, 1s Little Gull12x Ringed Plover, Dunlin2x Oystercatcher, Little Egret, 21x Pochard, Shoveler, 5x Teal, 78x Gadwall (12x ducklings), 25x Shelduck, 36x Little Grebe, 31x Common Tern, 2x Green Woodpecker, Hobby, Cuckoo, 4x Cetti’s Warbler, 2x Garden Warbler, 2x Lesser Whitethroat, 100x thirstt, (JWo)
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Med Gulls by Jon Woodcock
WMI site near Calf Heath
3x oyster catcher, 7x LRP, Redshank, Goosander, (SRi)
Belvide Resv
2x Tree Sparrow