A 5.20 am start & 71 species at 9.30 am this morning at Doxey #westmidsalldayer

1 Common Tern just gone threw, 2 Whinchat,2 Wheatear,5 Gropper, 1 Whitethroat @Staffsbirdnews

3 Blackcap, 1 Swift,1 Green Sand, 1 Common Sand ,2 Willow Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, 5 Cetti's & 2 Chiff's @Staffsbirdnews

9 Little Gulls & 1 Arctic Tern found by Alan Hateley, still on Creswell now at 11.30 am @Staffsbirdnews

White Stork circling above Junc 14 on the M6,having just come over Boundary Flash,heading towards the motorway @Staffsbirdnews @BirdGuides

1 Sedge Warbler,2 LRP's, 10 Sand Martin,10 House Martin, @Staffsbirdnews

1st singing Willow Warbler of the year,other than that normal service resumes at Doxey with 8 Chiffys, 5 Cettis, & 1 Little egret . No LRP's as of yet. @Staffsbirdnews

As well as the Alpine Swift #Patchgold.....my 1st 2 Swallows of the year, 3 House martins,6 singing Chiffys & 3 Cetti's @Staffsbirdnews

Alpine Swift NOW flying west to Great Bridgeford @BirdGuides @Staffsbirdnews

4 Sand Martins over Boundary Flash @Staffsbirdnews

4 Cetti's,2 Water Rail,3 Pintail (2m/1 f),@Staffsbirdnews

6 (singing) Skylarks,1 Oystercatcher, 4 Little Egret,1 Cetti's (calling), 1 Common Gull, & 2 GBBG (2nd W) taking the Doxey 2023 composite List to 87 @Staffsbirdnews

8 Goosander,20 Golden Plover,1 Great White,1 Little Egret,3 Snipe,4 Shelduck & the Black Swan 😳 again @Staffsbirdnews

1 Dunlin,1 Treecreeper,2 Coal Tit, 250 Golden Plover,1 Great White, 6 Goosander,1 Little Egret, 4 Shelduck,1 Pintail @Staffsbirdnews @richard_rafe

Goshawk now,heading over Lily pool/Doxey Pool heading towards Eccleshall Road Cemetery @Staffsbirdnews

3 Pintail (2m/1 f) still from the Octagonal Hide, 1 Yellow Legged Gull also were the main highlights in a couple of hours this afternoon @Staffsbirdnews

50 Golden Plover, 3 Great Whites, 1 Coal Tit,3 Little egrets, 6 Goosander,600 Lapwing,2 Raven @Staffsbirdnews

25 Golden Plover 1 Water Rail, 2 Cetti's, 1 Little Egret,2 GWE @Staffsbirdnews

3 Little Egrets,1 Great White,280 Lapwing,2 Shelduck,7 Goosander, 1 Stonechat,10 Gadwall,@Staffsbirdnews

8 Goosander,2 Shelduck,3 Great Whites,4 Little egrets, 1 GSW, 18 Gadwall, 2 Stonechat, 4 Wigeon,250 Lapwing,@Staffsbirdnews