Recent  Bird News

Poles Coppice (7 September) - 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Treecreeper, a few Coal Tit, Blue Tits and Great Tits, Buzzard calling and two Spotted Flycatchers (Daniel Arthur).

Aldersey, Prees (7 September) - Green Sandpiper today flushed from a flooded field and seven Raven over flying (Howard Prince).

Ellesmere (6 September) – Great White Egret still present, showing well from the roadside and roosting in willows on the far bank at 15.00hrs (Howard Prince).

Ellesmere (2 September) - Great White Egret still present 4.00pm (Stuart)  

Ellesmere (31 August) - Great White Egret still present 9.00am (John Tucker)

Venus Pool (31 August) – Arctic Tern and 14 Common Terns passed through. Also Hobby, Little Egret, 4 Wigeon in flight (Andy Latham).

Wall Farm (30 August) – female Marsh Harrier from 9.10am to 10.30am hunting over the marsh (Stephen France).

Ellesmere (30 August) – Great White Egret present all day - colour rings seem to be right leg green over orange left leg yellow (John & Andrew Morris) but see below on 28 August (Paul Rutter) and have a look at Jim Adlams latest photo in the gallery which suggests right leg pale green over orange AND another (metal?) ring below the other two plus yellow on left leg. (Jim Almond)

Wood Lane (30 August) – Ruff, Kingfisher, 2 Gadwall and a Barnacle Goose (John & Andrew Morris).

Ellesmere (29 August)  - Great White Egret - Seen on north shore and visible from the promenade, still present in evening - roosting with Cormorants (Gareth Egarr & Martyn Owen).

Ellesmere (28 August)  - Great White Egret still present all day up to 6.30pm. Rings noted right leg white over yellow band and left leg has yellow band (Martin George/Paul Rutter/David Farncombe)

Crudgington flood (29 August) – No sign of the Common Cranes but 3 Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 100+ Mallard, a Hobby, c70 Martins and Swallows, 2 juvenile Shelduck and 2 Dabchick (Mike Cooper).

Ellesmere (27 August)  - Great White Egret located at about 3.30pm (Gareth Egarr) and present up to dusk (Jason Buckley et al.) see gallery for photo by Jim Almond.

Venus Pool (27 August) - 2 Little Egret (Jim Almond) see gallery for photo.

Crudgington flood (27 August) – 2 Common Cranes, 4 Redshank,  6 Greenshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 17+ Snipe, 160 Mallard, 20+ Teal, a Barn Owl, 2 Raven flew over with Rook flock, imm Wheatear and a Sedge Warbler singing (Mike Cooper).

Long Mynd, Black Knoll (26 August) - Peregrine stooping at Raven, also 3 Buzzards and flock of 41 mixed age Ravens feeding on south slopes (John and Liz Tucker)

Venus Pool (24 August) - Grey Heron eat a Little Grebe, also seen Green Sandpiper and Cormorant (Jim Almond) see gallery for photo'sGr 

Crudgington area (23 August) – No sign of the Common Cranes but 4 Little Egret flew in and landed at the Sleap Farm end of the floods (Steve Jaggs).

Bayston Hill (23 August) - Osprey, being mobbed by corvids, flew over possibly heading towards Venus Pool (Jason Buckley).

Pulverbatch (21 August) - Spotted Flycatcher (possibly 2) in the Garden this morning plus Willow Warbler & Chiffchaff (Graham Taylor).

Venus Pool (19 August) - Little Egret & 2 Curlew (Jason Buckley).

Priorslee Lake (19 August) - Great Crested Grebes with their 2nd brood of juveniles, female Teal, 2 Common Sandpipers, 4 Buzzards and a Peregrine (Ed Wilson).

Wall Farm (18 August) – 2 Common Cranes were present at 12.50 and flew off towards the flooded fields at 13.00 (Martin Grant).

Priorslee Lake (18 August) - at least 3 Reed Warblers, a Whitethroat, a juvenile Blackcap and 3 Chiffchaffs (2 in song) (Ed Wilson). 

Trench Lock Pool (18 August) – 2 Swifts  (Ed Wilson).

Isombridge (17 August) – 3 Swifts (Ed Wilson).

Wall Farm (17 August) – 2 Common Cranes also a juvenile Marsh Harrier hunting over the pools (Andy Latham).

Chelmarsh Reservoir (17 August) - Little Egret, Common Tern, 8 Green Sandpiper and 14 Goosander (Andy Latham).

Newport (16 August) - late Swift overhead (Ed Wilson).

Crudgington (16 August) – Common Cranes still present on flooded fields, flew in at 10.15 from the Kynnersley direction, also 1 Greenshank and 3 Common Snipe (Jim Almond). 

Wall Farm (15 August) – Hobby (Ed Wilson).

Chelmarsh (14 August) – lots of Chiffchaff moving through including one bird with a Portuguese ring (Dave Fulton).

Venus Pool (14 August) - Peregrine hunting Black-headed Gulls & Lapwings without success, plus a Green Sandpiper, a Common Gull and 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Also an immature Redstart, a Kingfisher, Raven & Sedge Warbler (Jason Buckley).

Venus Pool (13 August) - Juvenile Mediterranean Gull early in the day (Helen Griffiths).

Venus Pool (12 August) - Juvenile Mediterranean Gull and 2 Swift in the evening and earlier in the day (7:30am)  2 adult Arctic Tern flew in and stayed for 10 minutes then flew off west. Also Kingfisher, 1 Dunlin, 23+ Teal, immature Sparrowhawk & 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls in with Black-headed Gulls. (Jason Buckley).

Venus Pool (11 August) - Yellow-legged Gull (Jim Almond)

Tilstock (11 August) - 3 Swift over and first returning Tree Sparrows in the garden (Paul Rutter).

River Severn south of Highley (10 August) - 1 female/immature Mandarin (Keith Bates).

Priorslee Lake (8 August) – a single Wheatear (Ed Wilson).  

Dudmaston (8 August) - a Hobby, 2 adult & 3 immature Great Crested Grebe, 7 Tufted Duck, the escaped Snow Goose with 74 Greylag Goose and  134 Canada Goose (Keith Bates).

Chelmarsh (7 August) - a Black-Tailed Godwit and 6 Green Sandpiper (Keith Bates).

Venus Pool (6 August) - Little Egret, two Little Ringed Plover and a juv. Redstart (Howard Prince/Jason Buckley/Martyn Owen).  

Chelmarsh (6 August) - 7 Green Sandpipers and a Black Tailed Godwit on the scrape, also Water Rail heard (Howard Prince).

Chelmarsh Reservoir (5 August) - juvenile Common Tern, a Common Gull, 12 Goosander and ten Ringed Plover which flew in at around 19:00 and settled on the dam (Martyn Owen)  

Hampton Loade (5 August) - 3 female/immature Mandarin and a 1 Reed Bunting (Keith Bates).

Priorslee Lake (4 August) - Black-tailed Godwit (Ed Wilson)

Crudgington (4 August) – 2 Common Cranes, a Green Sandpiper and an adult Sandwich Tern roosting with Black-headed Gulls (Paul Rutter).

Whixall Moss (2 August) – four Hobby, male & female Stonechats, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel, Lapwing and as possible Pintail on the pools (Daniel Arthur)  

Chelmarsh (29 July) – a male Common Scoter in the centre of the reservoir, also a Common Tern, 3 Common Sandpiper and 10 Goosander on the dam (Martyn Owen).

just North of Prees village (25 June) - female or immature Merlin flew across the A49 from Platt Farm before landing in a roadside Oak tree. (Howard Prince).

Crudgington (25 June) – in the flooded fields by Dukes Drive 2 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Curlew, 6 Heron, 5 Oystercatcher, 4 Shoveler, 40+ Lapwing (inc 2 newly hatched young), c100 gulls, a Quail calling in the field the other side of drive, 7 Yellow Wagtail (inc juvs), Corn Buntings, 2 Red-legged Partridge and a possible Godwit (Yvonne Chadwick)

Chelmarsh reserve(24 June) - 2 Green Sandpiper, also a Hobby reported hunting over the scrape (Yvonne Chadwick).

Norton (20 June) - Red Kite being mobbed by a Carrion Crow - last seen heading South East towards Bridgnorth (Pauline Edwards).

M54 / A5 junction near Wellington (16 June) - Single Red Kite in flight (Steve Lowe)  

Sutton Mill, Hopstone, Claverley, SO789945 (15 June) – Two Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers (also on 16 June) (via Mike Wootton)

Nonnerley near Wem (13 June)  - a minimum of 4 Quail calling from wheat fields (Rob Dowley via Howard Prince)

Twemlows Big Wood Higher Heath (12 June) – 12 Crossbills (Alan Heath)

Calverhall (12 June) – 4 Crossbills (Alan Heath)

Hawkstone Park (8 June) - 16 Crossbills (Alan Heath)

Aston on Clun (8 June) - Hobby overhead (John Tucker).

Chelmarsh (6 June) - 2 adult & 1 immature Oystercatcher, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Black-Headed Gull, the escaped Snow Goose with 20 Greylag Goose (Keith Bates)

River Severn south of Highley (4 June) - pair of Mandarin with 3 young, 2 late Goosander, 1 Coot (Keith Bates).

Chelmarsh (3 June) - 2 adult & 1 immature Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Greylag Goose with the injured
Canada Goose (Keith Bates).

Hampton Loade (3 June) - 1 late Goosander (Keith Bates).

Venus Pool (3 June) - 2 drake Garganey & a single Ringed Plover (Jason Buckley/John Arnfield)

Crudgington area (31 May) – Common Cranes still present also three drake Garganey, a good number of Ringed Plover, a few Redshank, two Dunlin, plenty of Lapwing, about ten Oystercatcher and some Curlew (Martyn Owen). Also Yellow Wagtail, Corn Bunting and a Quail called a few times in the crop fields to the left of the track (Stuart ?).

Crudgington area (29 May) - 2 Common Cranes in the first cut silage field on the right after the Silo's at the farm. Also around the farm 5 Corn Buntings (including 1 feeding a young bird), Yellow Wagtail and 2 Grey Partridge (Pete Nickless).

Crudgington area (29 May) - The 2 Common Cranes had moved from the field where seen this morning, approx SJ642168, and were feeding at 1330hrs at SJ645165 around the pools just to the north of Duke's Drive also plenty of Lapwing, Goldfinch, House Martin and Swallow plus a Sedge Warbler (Richard ?).

Note from Geoff Holmes – The farmer reminded us that the whole length of the road/track, which is known as the Dukes Drive , is a private road.  He told us it was a bridle path (although it does not seem to be shown as such on my map) and I think it unlikely that anyone approaching on foot would encounter any problems.

Crudgington area (28 May) - two Common Cranes  were down the lane just past the farm house at around SJ642168 (Geoff Holmes from Charles Dawson).  Not only that but the helpful farmer here helped the observer find them!

Crudgington area (28 May) - flooded fields just over one mile along the private road west of Kinnersley at SJ652162 has 2 Avocet, 5 Redshank, 5 Dunlin, Sanderling, 2 Oystercatcher, 20+ Lapwing, Little Ringed Plover and 7 Ringed Plover. Also 6 Shoveler, 3 Mallard, a Corn Bunting, Red-legged Partridge, a Hobby and a Yellow Wagtail (Richard Vernon).

Crudgington area (28 May) - Two Common Cranes in a field to the right of the A442 approx half mile past the Long Lane café. Apparently present since Saturday! (Paul King).

Venus Pool (13 May) - Hobby overhead, also a very good emergence of dragonflies and damselflies in the morning (Paul King).

Venus Pool (12 May) -Temminck's Stint still present (Geoff Hall)

Whixall Moss (11 May) - 15 Hobby all to the right of the entrance track from Morris's bridge. A single Cuckoo, a Peregrine, 4 Kestrel and several Buzzards (Andy Latham).

Clunton Coppice (9 May) - 3 Wood Warblers singing well (Richard Vernon and Mike Stokes).

Shrewsbury, Pimley Island on Severn (9 May) - Goosander and 16 young (Andy Walker).

Shawbury church (9 May) - Cuckoo calling (Andy Walker).

Venus Pool (9 May) - Temminck’s Stint still present also 2 Little Ringed Plovers, 2 adult and 1 juvenile Oystercatcher and a Common Sandpiper. (Howard Prince)

River Severn at Atcham Bridge (9 May) - Common Tern at midday (Howard Prince)

Priorslee Lake (9 May) - Arctic Tern (Ed Wilson) .

Venus Pool (8 May) - Temminck's Stint (Jim Adlam) for pictures see gallery  

Priorslee Lake (8 May) - Spotted Flycatcher,  5 Black Terns (flew off NE) and Willow Tit nesting plus 8 or 9 singing Reed Warblers (Ed Wilson)

The Wrekin (7 May) - Wood Warbler, Pied and Spotted Flycatcher, Tree Pipit, Garden Warbler, Willow Warblers and Meadow Pipits (Ed Wilson).

Whixall Moss (6 May) - 5 Hobby (all on the English side), also single calling Cuckoo (Howard Prince).

Poole Hall, Alveley (5 May) -  16 Lapwing (breeding site) (Keith Bates).

Severn Valley Country Park (5 May) - 1 male Mandarin, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Reed Bunting and 3 Sand Martin (Keith Bates)

Severn south of Highley (5 May) - male Redstart, male Mandarin, 5 Goosander and 10 Sand Martin (Keith Bates)

Monkmoor Pool (5 May) - Cetti's Warbler sang from the right hand side of the hide and Little Grebes sitting on a nest in the brambles at edge of the island. Outside the reserve on the river Severn , a female Goosander with a huge family of 17 ducklings plus Kingfisher and Common Sandpiper (David Tittensor).

Chelmarsh Reservoir (5 May) - 2 male Common Scoters reported (via Howard Prince).

Venus Pool (4 May) - Black Tern, 18 Whimbrel, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher – pair with one young + a third adult (Richard Pearce) for pictures see gallery

Dayhouse Moor, Rodway around SJ656185 (4 May) – 3 Common Crane feeding in area but flew off SW towards Crudgington Moor (Geoff Hall, Andy Latham)

Grid SJ365404 between Haughton farm and Sandyhill (3 May) - Grasshopper warbler (Paul King/Jason Buckley)

Clunton Coppice (3rd May)  - 3 or 4 Wood Warblers also Pied Flycatchers (John Tucker)  

Chelmarsh(3 May) - 1 Oystercatcher, 2 Common Sandpiper, 1 Tufted Duck, 7 Heron, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Heron, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Greylag Goose with the injured Canada Goose (Keith Bates).

Hampton Loade (3 May) - 1 male Mandarin, 3 Goosander and 4 House Martin (Keith Bates)

Button Oak, Wyre Forest (2 May) - 1 Redpoll, 2 Tree Pipit and 1 Cuckoo (Keith Bates)

Sandy Hill lane North of Ellesmere (2nd May) - Grasshopper Warbler heard and seen (Jim Almond) for picture see gallery

Haughmond Hill (2nd May) - Woodcock roding (Jim Almond)

Wall Farm (2nd May) - Hobby chasing a Swallow, flew off NNE, Cuckoo calling (Ed Wilson).

Whixall Moss (30 April) - Two Marsh Harriers flying around today, 2 Hobby, 2 Buzzard, a Kestrel, 7 Shoveler, 9 Curlew, 5  Stonechat, 60 Black-headed Gull and 3 Cuckoo calling (Tom Hughes)

Monkmoor Pool (30 April) - Reed and Sedge warblers singing well plus Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs. Also a Common Sandpiper, 40+ martins mobbing a Sparrowhawk. Cetti’s Warbler in song (Andy Walker).

Whixall Moss (29 April) – Hobby, 5 Shelduck, 2 Stonechat, 2 Swift, C10 Curlew, 4 Shoveler, a Teal, C20 Buzzards, 2 Kestrel and a Raven (Howard Prince) also adult female Marsh Harrier mobbed by a Curlew but flew off north around 8.20am (Jason Buckley).

Cranmere Pool (29 April) - Little Owl, Barn Owl hunting by the pool, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 12 Red-legged Partridge, 5 Tufted Duck, 8 Lapwing, 18 Canada Geese, 12 Grey-lag Geese also Yellowhammer, Skylarks and Linnets (Yvonne Chadwick).

Long Mynd (27 April) - Female Hen Harrier quartering the moor, north of Pole Bank (Mike Haley).

Candy Valley (27 April) - female Pied Flycatcher has arrived to join several males, also a Wood Warbler (Pandyjohn)

Venus Pool (27 April) - Osprey flew over at 15:40 to NW, Cuckoo calling (Paul King). Also 13 Dunlin, 4 Little Ringed Plover, a Common Sandpiper, 3 Yellow Wagtail, a White Wagtail, 2 Grey Wagtail, a Wheatear, a Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Sedge Warbler, a Reed Warbler, several Whitethroats, 110+ Swallow, 50+ Sand Martin, c.5 House Martin, 10+ Swift, and a Common Tern (Jason Buckley etc).

Shrewsbury (27 April) – party of 12 + Swift circling over Mountfields area (Colin Wright).

Arscott (27 April) – Cuckoo calling (Dave Barrow)

Whixall Moss (27 April) - Two Male Cuckoos on the edge of the Moss between Morris Bridge and Roundthorne Bridge (Tom Hughes)

Bridges (26 April) - 3 Pied Flycatchers (2 male, 1 female), Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Raven and 3 Male Redstarts (Richard and Ann Pearce).

Pontesbury to Minsterley road (26 April) - Swift  overhead (Dave Barrow).

Priorslee Lake (26 April) - Swift flew SW (Ed Wilson).

Whixall Moss (26 April) - Grasshopper Warbler, 5 Hobby, 7 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, 3prs Stonechats, 5 Reed Bunting, 100+ Black-headed Gull, 11 Curlew, 13 Teal and 3 Shoveler.(Tom Hughes).

Shrewsbury (26 April) -Swift over the house in Coton Hill (Richard Vernon).

Venus Pool (26 April) - Whimbrel and Avocet (Jason Buckley/Jim Almond/Paul King) for pictures see gallery

Pentre Hodre (26 April) – Hoopoe still present (Jason Buckley/Richard Vernon).

Pentre Hodre (25 April) -  Hoopoe is still present - park at small pond walk through village past the last farm on left viewed at 15:10 in fields to the right of lane. Mobile and can be elusive (Paul King).

Priorslee Lake (25 April) – Sedge Warbler singing, 4 Reed Warblers, Common Whitethroat, 3 Blackcaps, 6 Chiffchaffs and a Willow Warbler (Ed Wilson)

Nedge Hill (25 April) – 2 female Wheatearand a Common Whitethroat (Ed Wilson).

Pentre Hodre nr Bucknell Lawn (SO326768) (24 April) – Hoopoe seen in and around this small hamlet especially near the pond. The lanes here are very narrow and parking is limited. Please don't park in gateways and respect the residents privacy (Geoff Holmes)

Priorslee Lake (24 April) - 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Common Sandpiper, a Sedge Warbler in song, a Common Whitethroat and a few Willow Warblers (Ed Wilson).

Trench Pool (24 April) - 8 Swallows and 3 House Martins (Ed Wilson).

Nedge Hill (24 April) - 2 female Wheatear, a Common Whitethroat and 2 Linnets (Ed Wilson).

Wrekin (23 April) - one male Pied Flycatcher (Mike ??).

Ercall Woods (23 April) - 2 male & a female Pied Flycatcher, Buzzards plus two Ravens overhead (Mike ??).

Venus Pool (22 April) – drake Shelduck, 9 Teal (4 males), 1 drake Shoveller, 13 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Lapwing, an Oystercatcher and a pair of Brambling still around the feeders also Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and female Redstart (Jim Almond/Jason Buckley/Ed Wilson) for pictures see gallery .

Priorslee Lake (22 April) - Common Whitethroat, Great Crested Grebes have young: 2 drake Gadwall, a Common Sandpiper and at least 3 family parties of Coot (Ed Wilson)

Wall Farm(21 April) - drake Teal, 2 Yellow Wagtails in the field with cows and 48 Fieldfare (Ed Wilson)

Upton Cressett (21 April) - first House Martins returned to the colony (MP).

Whixall Moss (21 April) – Wheatear, Hobby, 3 Kestrel, 5 Buzzard, 7 Stonechat, 15 Reed Bunting, 17 Shoveler, 19 Teal, 8 Curlew and  100+ Black-headed Gulls (Tom Hughes).

Bridges (21 April) – Male Redstart, 3+ male Pied Flycatcher, c.12 Brambling (a male almost in full summer plumage), 3 Curlew and several Raven (Jason Buckley).

Venus Pool (21 April) – 4 Little Ringed Plover on the pool, 50 Stock Dove and 2 Red-legged Partridge on the field (Richard Vernon) also Dunlin, 7 Snipe, 2 Shoveller, 1 Shelduck, 1 Gadwall (Paul King)..

Walcot area (21 April) - a Dunlin, 7 Yellow Wagtails, 22 Pied Wagtail, 6 White Wagtail, 3 ‘Comic’ Terns (1 rested) (Paul King). For pictures see gallery

Dinham Bridge , Ludlow (19 April) - male Pied Flycatcher and a Grey Wagtail (Graham Taylor).

River Severn at Atcham (19 April) - Three male and two female Goosanders on the Shrewsbury side of Atcham by the mud bank and a pair by the island (Richard Camp).

Venus Pool (18 April) - Great Crested Grebe, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Shelduck,  Mute Swan,  Pochard, Grey Heron,  2 Oystercatchers sitting on a nest,  2 Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin,  Grey Wagtail, a Lapwing. Many Sand Martins with 5 or 6 Swallows and just one House Martin, Grey Partridge on roadside (Dave Barrow).

Bridges (16 April) - 2 male Pied Flycatcher also 3 Dippers (Pete Nickless) also Red Kite, 11 Brambling and 2 Raven (Yvonne  Chadwick).  

Titterstone Clee (16 April) - 2 Ring Ouzels (Pete Nickless)

Titterstone Clee (15 April) - At least 3 Ring Ouzel, pos. 4 (2 males) in the quarry and plenty of Wheatear (Jason Buckley).

Onibury (15 April) – Red Kite (Jason Buckley).

Cranmere fields (14 April) - 45 Fieldfare, 2 Swallow, 14 Red-legged Partridge, Kestrel nesting, 6 Skylark and several pairs of Lapwing (Yvonne Chadwick).

Bridges (14 April) - Dipper, male Redstart (possibly two), 4 Brambling, 6 Nuthatch, Treecreeper, 4 Raven over (Yvonne Chadwick).

Long Mynd (14 April) - mainly Wild Moor area, Red Kite, Curlew, 4 Reed Bunting, 2 Canada Geese, 2 Mallard, 2 Skylark, 2 Raven, Peregrine, Red-legged Partridge, numerous Stonechats, Meadow Pipits, Kestrels and Buzzards (Yvonne Chadwick).

Candy valley (14 April) - first two male Pied Flycatchers prospecting boxes (the earliest recorded arrival at this site) (John Clarke).

Priorslee Lake (14 April) - Osprey seen flying N just E of the lake, & Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff and a Blackcap in song (Ed Wilson).

Painsbrook lane, Hadnall (13 April) - pair of Grey Partridge, Corn Bunting calling, Ring Ouzel and male Redstart (Jim Adlam)

Venus Pool (13 April) - 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper, Yellow, Pied, White and Grey Wagtail (Jim Adlam).

Stokesay (13 April) – Red Kite (Geoff Hall).

Higher Heath (13 April) – Red Kite over the house in the afternoon being mobbed by Jackdaws, it flew towards Twemlows Wood (Howard Prince).

Nedge Hill (13 April) - 20+ Fieldfare, a Redwing, Wheatear, 2-3 Willow Warbler, Blackcap and a Chiffchaff (Andy Latham).

Brown Clee (13 April) - male Redstart, 3 Tree Pipit and a male Reed Bunting (Geoff Hall).

Venus Pool (12 April) - female Brambling, a Common Sandpiper and 3 Little Ringed Plover (Geoff Hall).

Hadnall (12 April) - a female and a possible male Ring Ouzel in the paddocks just past the farm along Painsbrook Lane in the last paddock on the right (Paul King) for picture see gallery

Plowden (11 April) - Red Kite (Geoff Hall).

Titterstone Clee Summit (9 April) - 2 Ring Ouzels by the old quarry buildings (SO593775) also, c.50 Wheatears - over a wide area ie Dhustones Road, Summit and the quarry etc. plus 4 Ravens (Steve Haycox)

Venus Pool (7 April) - Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, c.150 Sand Martin, a pos. White Wagtail in the top field & a Merlin over causeway. Willow Warbler outside main hide with a 2nd (vocal one) over in the NE end of the pool and a few Chiffchaff in song (Jason Buckley).

Titterstone Clee (6 April) - Ring Ouzel also Wheatear and few Stonechat (Andy Latham).

Craven Arms (6 April) - Red kite overhead (Andy Latham).

Venus (6 April) – 2 Wheatear, a House Martin, a Common Sandpiper, plenty of Sand Martins and two Little Ringed Plover (Andy Latham).

Ellesmere, the Mere (6 April) – possibly 2,000 Sand Martins, a few Swallows and a House Martin, plus 2 Blackcap and 3 Red-leggedPartridge (Paul Rutter).

Stokesay (5th April) - 4 Swallows and Red Kite (possibly two birds but not seen together) Sue Powell.

near Stanwardine SJ397245 (5 April) - pair of Willow Tits in a small wood with plenty of Chiffchaffs and a distant Willow Warbler (Will Jones).

Ellesmere, The Mere (5 April) - a flock of c.2,000 Sand Martins low over the water at about 10.10am spread over the whole lake (John & Peter Tucker)

Venus Pool (5 April) - A red kite paid a brief visit at 11.00 am and drifted off towards pitchford, also present 3 Brambling, 2 Little Ringed Plover, good numbers of Sand Martins, a Swallow and a Willow Warbler. A Redpoll on the top field and a few Linnet (Andy Latham).

Venus Pool (4 April) - Four Little Ringed Plover plus up to 5 Buzzards soaring and displaying in front of the hide (Jim Almond).

Nedge Hill (4 April) - Whinchat reported on the 3rd was still present a.m. (Paul King)

Ightfield (4 April) - Cuckoo in flight (Harold Prince)

Muckley Cross (2 April) - Swallow (Geoff Hall).  

Candy Valley (2 April) – male Mandarin Duck appeared on a garden pond which also has a pair of Canada geese, Mallards (female on eggs) and Moorhens (John Clarke).

Venus Pool (1 April) – Osprey over the trout pool, 2 Little Ringed Plover on the main pool, Swallow and House Martin flew through and a silent Willow Warbler (Jason Buckley/Andy Latham/Jim Almond and others) for picture see gallery

River Severn below Atcham (1 April) - Egyptian Goose still present (Andy Latham).

Priorslee Lake (31 March) – 2, possibly 3, male Blackcaps, 1 in partial song,  5 Chiffchaffs singing, a Redwing singing, 33 Tufted Duck with 21 drakes and  7 Gadwall (Ed Wilson).

Chelmarsh (31 March) – 2 Oystercatchers and 30 Goosander (Howard Prince).

Venus Pool (31 March) – Little Ringed Plover, 2 Oystercatchers and a female Pintail (Howard Prince).

Venus Pool (30 March) - female Pintail, Shelduck, few Sand Martin and a couple of Curlew (Jim Almond) and Oystercatcher sitting on eggs (Charles Dawson).

River Severn downstream from Atcham (30 March) - Egyptian Goose on the banks of the river with the flock of Mute Swans (Andy Latham)

Titterstone Clee summit (30 March) - at least a dozen Wheatear in the quarry and easily as many on the slopes and buildings around the 'parking' area, a pair each of Raven and Buzzard and a Peregrine flew over (Jim Almond).

between Clunton and Bury Ditches (30 March) – Red Kite in flight (Jim Almond).

Brown Clee (30 March)  - Great Grey Shrike on the east side of the hill “near the ruin” (Dave Westwood via Howard Prince).

The Wrekin (29 March) - a number of Chiffchaff in the woods at base of the hill (Sue Powell).

Chelmarsh (29 March) -  2 Oystercatcher, 1 Willow Tit, 40 Goosander, 21Teal, 10 Tufted Duck, 9 Cormorant, 1 Greylag Goose with the injured Canada Goose (Keith Bates).

Whitchurch, Brown Moss (28 March) – Chiffchaff singing and five pairs of Shoveler (Phil Bridges).

Monkmoor (27 March – Cetti’s Warbler in the Sewage Works – can be heard from the boundary fence – was showing well even if through the chain link fencing (David Tittensor).

Chelmarsh (27 March) – on the scrape were 20 Teal and a Shoveler, on the reservoir - 30 + Goosander, a Redshank, 2+ Chiffchaff and a male Wheatear on the dam (Martyn Owen).

Ossmere (27 March) – 3 Goldeneye and a Shoveler (Howard Prince).

The Mere (27 March) – 28 Goldeneye and a singing Chiffchaff (Howard Prince).

Wood Lane (27 March) – 1 Redshank, 4 Oystercatchers, 20 + Sand Martins and 3 Tree Sparrows (Howard Prince).

Colemere (27 March) – 8 Goldeneye and 2 Goosander (Howard Prince).

Priorslee Lake (27 March) – 5 Chiffchaffs in song, c.40 Sand Martins, 2 pr Great Crested Grebes, 2 Canada Geese, c.3pr Gadwall, c.15 Tufted Duck, c.70 Coots inc pair on nest (Ed Wislon).

Severn Valley Country Park (26 March) – at dusk a roost of 56 Pied Wagtail (Keith Bates).

Wrekin (25 March) - Peregrine Falcon heard calling (Sue Powell).

Shawbury airfield (25 March) - 10 to 12 Wheatears and approx 20 Fieldfare (Graham Taylor)

Monkmoor Pool (24 March) – Female or immature male Ring-necked Duck, Cettis' Warbler and 5 Chiffchaff (Andy Latham).

Venus Pool (24 March) – 2 Little Ringed Plover and a female Pintail (Andy Latham).

Allscott, Mirelake (23 March) – Little Gull and adult male Ring-necked Duck(Jim Almond) for picture see gallery

Venus Pool (23 March) – Lesser Spotted Woodpecker at the feeding station( Richard Camp) also 6 Tree Sparrow, 2 Oystercatcher (Dawn Balmer & Peter Wilson)

Polemere (22 March) - Sand Martin and Peregrine (Dawn Balmer & Peter Wilson)

Venus Pool (22 March) – Little Ringed Plover (Jim Almond).

Isombridge (22 March) – 12 Sand Martins and a Swallow (Jim Almond).

Venus Pool (21 March) – Black-tailed Godwit and 7 Curlew (Jason Buckley and Jon Porter?)

Priorslee Lake (20 March) - 2nd-winter Yellow-legged Gull and 435 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Peter Wilson).

A5 Shrewsbury (near Football Stadium) (20 March) - pair of Peregrines (Dawn Balmer & Peter Wilson).

Allscott, Mirelake (16 March) – Little Gull (Jim Almond) for picture see gallery

Venus Pool (17 March) – 2+ Oystercatcher, 14 Snipe, Sand Martin – 15 over the fishing pool and 3 over VP, Chiffchaff - 1 was singing from bushes nr the causeway, 60 Fieldfare and a Brambling at the feeding station (Kevin Pryce). 

Near Woolston (17 March) - Red Kite perched in an Ash tree (Geoff Hall).

Venus Pool (16 March) – Little Ringed Plover (per log book).

Woolston (16 March) – Marsh Tit, pair of Stonechat by Brokenstones Lane (Geoff Hall).

Venus Pool (15 March) – 35 Sand Martins feeding over the fishing lake (Andy Latham)

Long Mynd (14 March) – female Hen Harrier (Geoff Hall).

Ellesmere (14 March) – single Sand Martin over the Mere (Andy Latham).  

Isombridge area (11 March) - female Wheatear on ploughed field (Paul King).

Apley Wood Pool (11 March) - 2 Sandmartin (Paul King).

Whixall, Furbers Flood (10 March) - Teal 45, Coots 59, Pintail 6, Lapwing 41, Canada Geese 2, Mallard 16, Common Gull 9, Moorhen 3, Curlews 16 (Tom Hughes).

Whixall Moss (10 March) - Canada Geese 46, Mallards 13, Teal 109, Black-headed Gulls 52, Carrion Crows 9, Curlews  2, Stonechat 1 and Reed Bunting 7 (Tom Hughes).

Polmere (10 March) - A pair of Stonechats, 3 Snipe to the left of the hide and 3 Barnacle Geese showing well (Bernard ??)

Venus Pool (9 March) - 10 Buzzards in the ploughed field near the bridge at Upper Cound , 14 Curlew flew into the pool at about 17:00 (Richard Pearce).

Ellesmere (8 March) – the roost on the Mere had a 1st winter Mediterranean Gull (Andy Latham).

A49 at Preston Brockhurst (7 March) - Red Kite flying around fields near the crossroads mobbed by three crows (Tom Hughes).

Priorslee Lake (4 March) - 1st winter Glaucous Gull (Paul King).

Venus Pool (3 March) - 3 (1m2f) Pintail, 1 Shelduck, c10 Pochard, 2 Curlew and 4 Snipe. At the feeding station Long-taied Tit, Tree Sparrow, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Nuthatch & Marsh/Willow Tit. On the top field c10 Goldfinch & c12 Reed Bunting (Geoff Hall).

Marshbrook (3 March) - Red Kite (Geoff Hall).

Dudmaston all pools (2 March) – 6 Goldeneye, 8 Gadwall (Wall Pool), 15 Teal, 3 Pochard, 55 Canada Geese, pair of Great Crested Grebes displaying and 10 Tufted Ducks (Steve Haycox).

Priorslee Lake (1 March) - adult Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) (Martin Adlam)

Wood Lane (1 March) - two Jack Snipe showing together, immediately to the left from the Lapwing Hide (Alan Heath via Howard Prince).

Dudmaston all pools (29 February) - 8 Goldeneye, 8 Gadwall, 4 Pochard, 2 Common Gull, 3 Teal, 9 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebe and 4 Cormorant (Keith Bates).

River Severn south of Highley (28 February) - 2 Goosander and just into Worcs: pair of Mandarin, 1 Little Owl, 7 Goosander and Lapwings on a breeding site (Keith Bates).

Shrewsbury, Frankwell Car Park (28 February) - Chiffchaff singing at 12 noon (Andrew Morris).

Chelmarsh (26 February) - 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Water Rail, 19 Snipe, 2 Gadwall, 2 Pochard, 15 Goosander, 1 Redpoll, 10 Siskin, 2 Teal, 1 Greylag Goose, 4 Tufted Duck, 63 Coot (Keith Bates).

Hampton Loade (26 February) - 57 Lapwing (breeding site), 5 Tree Sparrow (Keith Bates).

Severn Valley Country Park (26 February) - 6 Goosander, 1 Reed Bunting, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Coot (Keith Bates).

Severn Valley Country Park (25 February) - 1 Water Rail (riverside pools), a roost of 70 Pied Wagtail, 1 Little Grebe, 3 Coot (Keith Bates).

Priorslee Lake (23 February) - 2nd winter Iceland Gull at 1-35pm - flew out over boat club at 1-50pm (Pete Nickless).

Chelmarsh Reservoir (17 February) - 2 Oystercatchers, 76 Goosanders, 42 Tufted Ducks, 7 Cormorants, 65 Grey-lag Geese, 1 Tawny Owl and a Snow Goose and on the scrape 4 or 5 Water Rails, 6 Gadwall (Steve Haycox)

Bury Ditches (17 February) - Crossbills (a pair and three females) showing well from the track leading to the hill fort gate (Jim Almond) for picture see gallery

Chelmarsh (16 February) – on the scrape 1 Peregrine, 2 Buzzards, 2 Snipe, 4 pair of Teal, 3 pair of Gadwall and on the reservoir 5 male, 3 female Goosander (Richard Pearce).

Venus Pool (16 February) - Pintail pair, 2 Brambling, several Long Tailed Tits on feeders, Bullfinch pair feeding in bushes near car park, at least 6 Snipe on marsh to left of main hide (Richard Pearce).

Priorslee Lake  (13 February) –first winter Glaucous Gull present in the pre-roost gathering from 16.20 to 17.15 when it flew off towards Belvide (Geoff Holmes). 

Bury Ditches (12 February) - Crossbills feeding in larch and 2 Bramblings (John Tucker).

Whixall Moss (11 February) - female Hen Harrier, 61 Lapwing, 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker, 2 Jay , 12 Mallard , 16 Canada Geese, 50 Shoveler, 8 Teal, 17 Long-tailed Tits and a  Buzzard (Tom Hughes).

Long Mynd (11 February) – male Hen Harrier hard to find not appearing until 17:40 hrs (Geoff Holmes)

Bury Ditches (11 February) – 3 Crossbills feeding in larch close to the summit (Geoff Holmes).

Granville tip (10 February) -  1st winter Glaucous Gull at the site (Jim Almond) for picture see gallery

Whixall Moss (10 February) - female Hen Harrier also a flock of 50 Shoveler and 15 Teal (Tom Hughes).

Walcot Hall