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Birders visiting the Branston Gravel Pits complex should be aware that this area is a working quarry. Incidents occur where people stray into dangerous operational areas. Everyone is asked to observe birds only from designated public trails.Doxey Marsh3x Cattle Egret, 3x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, (MBo)Sandon2x Red Kite one at 09:40 over the A51 and over the B1066 near Sandon, (DGl)Belvide ResvAd A woman until 13:55 only, Bar-tailed Godwit,Gailey ResvGreat Egret, 50x Pochard, Shoveler, (HE)Tittesworth Water34x Wigeon15x Teal9x rift4x Willow Tit, Fieldfares, (SGi)Whitemoor HayJack Snipe(ICW)Westport LakeWhooper Swan this morning,SmestowGreen Sandpiper, Mandarin, Goosander in the flooded field opposite the Green…
Bucknall ParkHawfinch fly from the park over Trent Bridge to Botteslow Flash, (RTo)Sneyd Green150x PFG over NE at 09:20, (JOa)Rising Brook Stafford4x Whooper Swan beyond it towards Radford Meadows, c200 PFG eastbound south Stafford, (LCl)AlvecoteRed-crested Pochard at the Pretty Pigs pool,Belvide ResvWhooper Swan come down,Cannock ChaseGreat Gray Shrikeagain, (HF,SE)By Steve EdwardsUttoxeter QuarryMarsh Harrier, Redshank, 12x Golden Plover, Snipe, Pintail, 2x Goosander, 2x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 3x Shelduck, 2x Pochard, 100x PFG down at 12:25, (AMa)Sandon3x Red Kite over the A34 at 12:45, (AGo)Tittesworth Water1090x PFG in five skeins between 08:50 and 10:30, 39x rift11x Lapwing, 8x Goosander, 9x…
Trenton GardensDrake Red-crested Pochard34x Gadwall, Pochard, Wigeon, 2x Little Egret, 3x field fare, (RGi)By Steve EdwardsBelvide ResvLesser Scaup still,Radford Meadows Stafford5x Little Egret, c200 Golden Plover60x Lapwing, 8x laziness, (IW) – this afternoon, 491x golden plover, 3x Dunlin, 250x Lapwing, 5x Little Egret, (CDa)Uttoxeter Quarry2x Green Sandpiper, 6x Golden Plover, Great Egret, Little Egret, 4x Pochard, 2x Shelduck, YL Gull, Common Gull, 2x Egyptian Goose, 2x Dipper, 2x redpoll, 7x field fare, (AM)Gailey Resv3x Pochard, 2x Wigeon, Water Railway, 2x Egyptian Goose, (HE)Calf Heath WMI220x golden plover, (HE)Blithfield ResvShort-eared owl fly high, Barn Owl, Black-necked Grebe still, 10x Great Egret,…
Tittesworth Water2x drakes Common Scoter this is me, PFG is over, Gadwall, 5x Mandarin, Goosander, Wigeon, 4x laziness, Willow Tit, (SGi)Common Scoters by Steve GibsonCheadle150x PFG eastern at 12:45, (TD)Trentham Gardens26x Gadwall, Wigeon, Redpoll, 2x Siskin, 2x Little Grebe(RGi)Sandon4x Red Kite over the A34 at 13:00, (AG)Doxey Marsh155x laziness, 5x Jack Snipe, 24x Water Railway, 12x Cetti’s Warbler, 2x Cattle Egret, 4x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 150x Lapwing, 3x golden plover, (MBo, DTo)Belvide ResvLesser Scaup, Black-necked Grebe, 1 w Caspian Gull, 5x YL Gull, ad Med Gull, GBB Gull,Tucklesholme3x Snipe, Common Gull, Little Grebe, Goosander, 34x Pochard, 75x Wigeon,…
Middle MayfieldYellow-browed Warbler moment this morning, (BRe)By Ben ReaveyTrentham Gardens2x Great Egret, Little Egret, Pochard yet, 2x Wigeon20x Gadwall, Goosander75x tufted duck,6x Siskin(RGi)Chasewater25x Goosander next to the dam, (JTu) – Roost 2x Caspian Gullad in gold, 5x YL Gull, (CWG)Whitemoor Haywoman Marsh Harrier this morning, (PJT)Calf Heath WMI site254x golden plover, 204x Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, 12x Mistle Thrush, (SRi)EnvilleHawfinch, 2x goshawk, 70x redwing, (ICW)Blithfield ResvGrebe with a black neck yet, 2x Great Egret, 8x Little Egret, (MDJ)Branston GPsold Caspian Gull, 2x YL Gull, Ringed Plover, 34x golden plover, 4x Green Sandpiper, 2x laziness, 196x Lapwing, 3x Great Egret, 5x Little…
Cannock ChaseGreat Gray Shrike still in Sherbrook Valley, (HF, SE)By Steve EdwardsDoxey Marsh11x Cattle Egret4x Little Egret, 4x Golden Plover90x Lapwing20x Snipe, Water Rail, Pochard4x Cetti’s Warbler, 2x stonechat, (GPr)Wetley MoorGreen Woodpecker, 7x rift2x Stonechat3x Reed Bunting(HF, SE)Tittesworth WaterPochard, 8x Wigeon, Gadwall, 9x Teal, Chiffchaff, (SGi, IF)Belvide Resv45x PFG again, Tundra Bean Goose, Lesser Scaup,TucklesholmeRuddy Shelduck, 35x Pochard, 2x Goosander, 68x Wigeon, 40x Teal, 40x Egyptian Goose, 16x GC Grebe, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 2x Cetti’s Warbler, 2x stonechat, (JWo)Calf Heath WMI siteClose to the old man Caspian Gull, YL Gull, 150x golden plover, (SRi)Branston GPs34x golden plover, 2x…
Parkhall CPWillow Tit, 2x redpoll, 6x Siskin, 22x redwing, 4x Goldcrest, Little Egret(RGi)Blithfield ResvGrebe with a black neck deep end, (PFB, GJM)By GJ MantCannock ChaseRig-tailed Hen Harrier Sherbrook Valley this afternoon, (GLy)Gailey ResvStonechat, Pochard, (HE)Branston GPsspoon, 17x golden plover, 136x Lapwing, 13x Curlew, Redshank, 3x Green Sandpiper, 4x laziness, 2x Great Egret, 6x Little Egret, Ruddy Shelduck, Goosander2x Shelduck79x Pochard3x Gadwall, 64x by the way 108x Teal, Pintail,5x Egyptian Goose, 68x Little Grebe, Common Gull, YL Gull, 2x GBB Gold, 2x Cetti’s Warbler, 5x stonechat, 4x redpoll, 17x sky sheet, (JWo, JAl)DovedaleRed-breasted Merganser in Dove also 3x Dippertoo Red Kite…
Smithpool ParkYellow-browed Warbler just this morning, (RGi)Branston GPs3x Spoonbill still, 16x Golden Plover13x Curlew, Redshank, 4x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4x laziness, 136x Lapwing, Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, Pintail, Goldeneye, Goosander85x Pochard, 16x Gadwall, 94x by the way 120x Teal, 7x Egyptian Goose, 69x Little Grebe, Common Gull, 2x YL Gull, Marsh Harrierjuv)Peregrine (juv), 2x Green Woodpecker, 6x stonechat, 2x Cetti’s Warbler, 46x linen, 5x greenfinch, 7x skylark,(JWo)Spoonbills by Jon WoodcockTrentham Gardens20x Gadwall, Little Egret, sky sheet, River Trent in Stoke – Dipper, (RGi)Middleton LakesRoost by the river – Cattle Egret, 8x Great Egret, 24x Little Egret, (MB) Source link
Smithpool ParkYellow-browed Warbler still this morning but very elusive and mobile, (RGi)BerryhillYellow-browed Warbler still, (NDP)By Clive WoodKnypersley Resv2x Red Kite over Lodge Barn road, Willow Tit5x Mandarinfem Wigeon, Woodcock(GBr)Branston GPs3x Spoonbill still, Marsh Harrier8x Great Egret (site record number), 5x Little Egret, Redshank4x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 13x Curlew, 142x Lapwing, Pintail, 133x Pochard, 38x by the way 5x Gadwall, 54x Teal, 7x Egyptian Goose, 78x Little Grebe, 3x Common Gull, YL Gull, 2x GBB Gold, 2x Green Woodpecker, 8x Stonechat, Cetti’s Warbler, 14x chiffchaff, 8x redwing, (JWo)ChasewaterRock Sparrow in the dam, 12x Goosander and the Shag(SWa)Tittesworth Water10x Mandarin, 2x…
Branston GPs3x Spoonbills still, man Merlin, Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, 83x Lapwing, 5x laziness, 4x Great Egret, 6x Little Egret, Pintail, 91x Pochard, 8x Wigeon, 16x Gadwall, 68x by the way 167x Teal, 86x Little Grebe, 2x Common Gull, 2x YL Gull, 2x GBB Gold, juv Peregrine, 2x Green Woodpecker, 7x stonechat, 3x Cetti’s Warbler, 18x chiffchaff, 90x linen, 2x redpoll, 5x redwing, 600+ Starling, (JWo)Merlin by Jon WoodcockStokeLordship Lane Green Sandpiper, 15x Lapwing9x Teal, (RGi)Blithfield Resv2x Great Egret, 2x Wigeon, 3x Goosander, (CMa, RF)Cannock Chase100+Redwing in the area of ​​Beaudesert Old Park, (BCh)Calf Heath WMI site1 w…