Tucklesholme - any one know what it is like? (1 Viewer)

[Julie50]

Planning on a visit to Tucklesholme Staffordshire Wildlife Trust (and The Marina opposite for lunch) on Monday. Any one know anything about it?

 

[Butty]

Google:

Tucklesholme - Burton | Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

Tucklesholme is a nature reserve in the making. A former gravel pit being restored back to a wetland habitat, it provides a home for a number of key breeding bird species that specialise in this open wetland environment.

www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk

 

[GreenRooky]

Planning on a visit to Tucklesholme Staffordshire Wildlife Trust (and The Marina opposite for lunch) on Monday. Any one know anything about it?

It is quite a mixed bag, it is a pleasant walk around but often isn't that much of interest, it's worth going all the way around though as the Trent run's alongside and often has something to look at like Sand Martins which have burrows you can observe. If birding is the priority Branston Gravel pits opposite have footpaths running through them and attract a lot but they are working quarries and a scope is required as things are often distant

This will give you an idea of what is seen at both recently
Staffordshire Bird News

 

[Julie50]

The link says wimbrel, Arctic and common tern yesterday - I’m going to give it a go 😀

Thanks

 

[Phil Andrews]

You need to be aware that a lot of the reports will be fly-throughs as birds follow the Trent-Tame Valley. However Grasshopper Warbler and Whinchat today.

 

[GreenRooky]

You also have Croxall Lakes which is less than 10 minutes away, it's only a few minutes off the A38 and has a couple of hides but I haven't been for a couple of years and don't see it getting reported much

 

[Phil Andrews]

Both sites have a high degree of dog walking disturbance

 

[Julie50]

Thanks Phil.

Croxall Lakes might be a plan GreenRooky thanks.

 

[Julie50]

Had a great day:

Tucklesholme

Tufted duck
Coot
Common tern (12ish)
Kestrel
Cettis*
Canada geese
Greylag
BH gull
GC grebe
Dunnock
Chiffchaff*
Cormorant
Crow
Swallow
Little egret
Sedge warbler
Sand martin (was worth the trip to see these - but met a local who did say they disappeared without actually breeding last year)
Common sandpiper
Reedbunting
Reed warbler
Robin
Blackbird

Croxall Lakes
Black cap
Blue tit
Crow
Robin
Canada geese
GC grebe
Little egret
Chiffchaff
Wren
Long-tailed tit
Mute swan
Magpie
Swallow
Oystercatcher (pair)
BH gull
Marsh harrier (pair)
Coot
Greylag