8th April - 19th April 2017

On the 8th Donna & Myself headed for Cannock Chase after purchasing an Emperor Moth lure online & tried it out within an hour we had at least 20 Males a lifer for both of us............

Been giving Seeswood a bash on a regular basis & on the 13th was rewarded with a cracking male Common Redstart only about my 4th Spring record also Common Sandpiper,8 Swallow,House Martin & 3 Willow Warbler on the 14th I again came up with the goods with the pools 2nd ever Ring Ouzel on ploughed field at backend of pool also an Eygptian Goose only the 4th record!! So a little purple patch for the pool.......... On the 19th April with an unexpected day off we headed to Middleton Lakes RSPB picking up Grasshopper Warbler, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, 3 stunning Black-tailed Godwits & a host of other early Summer migrants & the star bird for Donna a cracking male Green-winged Teal a bird she'd been pestering me  to take her for whenever they've come up on the newslines............

1st - 3rd April 2017

With the Spring Migration now starting in earnest Donna & myself headed for Coton Lakes,Warks on the 1st picking up 4+ Blackcap & 5 Willow Warbler with 100+ Sand Martin & 10 Swallow then a quick check at Kingsbury Water Park adding at least 500+ Sand Martin & a few Swallow with a large flock of departing Fieldfare nearby consisting of well over 200 birds.... We then checked Marston Fields for the Greenland White-fronted Goose after dipping it so many times we finally connected with it!! Only the 3rd for Warks!! Onto Middleton Lakes where we added 3 (2male) Garganey......

On Sunday we headed to Marsh Lane NR picking up my earliest ever Sedge Warbler & onto Kingsbury where we picked up Common Tern on Hemlingford Water but migrants were only in small numbers compared to the Sat...... quick walk around Seeswood Pool on the mon morning (3/4) with the 1st Blackcap & Willow Warblers singing..........