Author: [email protected] (Russell Toon)
Barton under Needwood6x Waxwing still showing until 09:40 when they flew over the A38, car park at the end of Causer Road, (JWo)Belvide Resv2x red hair smew12x Shelduck, 2x Goosander7x Dunlin, 2x goshawk, 65x by the way 153x Wigeon, YL Gull,Branston GPsDrake Scaup, Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 2x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3x laziness, 3x Curlew, 300x Lapwing, 2x Goosander, 24x golden eyes, 39x Pochard, 96x Wigeon, 11x Shelduck, 190x Teal, 14x by the way 34x Little Grebe, 10x Common Gull, 12x YL Gull, 8x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, 5x Stonechat, Cetti’s Warbler,(JWo, CEc, Dean)Scaup by Jon WoodcockWetley Rocks7x Lapwing fly…
Tittesworth WaterRed Kite over it, (IF)Barton Marina2x Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, 66x Wigeon, 4x by the way 4x Common Gull, 4x Little Grebe, 2x Egyptian Goose, no sign of Waxwings it is in Barton under Needwood, (JWo)Belvide Resv3x red hair smew,16x Shelduck, 8x Dunlin, 18x Golden Plover then, 3x YL Gull, 2x GBB Gold, 2x Common Gull,Radford Meadows Stafford3x Dunlin, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 88x Snipe, Golden Plover, Little Egret, 10x paint tail, 6x Gadwall, c500x Teal, c400x Wigeon, (CDa)Whitemoor HayCattle Egret at the carrot field at 12:30 then fly west, (ICW)ChasewaterAd Iceland Gull,2x 1wCaspian Gull2x ad YL Gull, and 3x…
Belvide Resv3x RH smew still,StaffordGoshawk over Lodgefield Park, Baswich, (AB)Haughton10x Pink-footed Goose with Canada Geese and Gray Lags, (N)AlvecotePeregrine, Great Egret2x Little Egret, 6x Shelduck4x Goosander, 2x laziness, (MSc)Rudyard LakeLittle Egret(Laxmi)ChasewaterAd Iceland Gull, 1 w Caspian GullAd YL Gull3x GN Diver, (Jal)Gailey Resv2x Great Egret fly at 16:50, 11x Little Grebe,51x Gadwall, 24x by the way 35x Pochard, 6x Goldeneye, Goosander, Water Rail, (SRi)Keele7x Lapwing over the golf course at 15:50, (JBa)Cannock Chase6x Crossbill, Brambling, 100x Siskin, 60x redpoll, 2x Stonechat, Yellowhammer(JWo, MCa, CEc, Dean)Crossbill by Jon WoodcockStanley Poole12x Goosander2x rift and in Endon the 3x Little Egret still, (DCo)Biddulphlaziness,…
Stanley Poole16x Goosander this is me, (ALa)Belvide Resv3x smew still, red kite, 7x Dunlin25x Shelduck,Tittesworth WaterRed-breasted Merganser,86x Wigeon7x Goosander, Mandarin, Pochard(SGi)Red-breasted Merganser by Steve GibsonMiddleton Lakes2x Great Egret, 10x golden eyes, 2x Shelduck, Peregrine, 3x laziness, 2x chiffchaff, 60x Siskin, Redpolls(SP)Cannock ChaseCommon Redpoll, 30x Smaller Redpoll8x crossbill, 250x Siskin(RBr)Rudyard Lake78x Wigeon, 7x Goosander36x Teal8x Snipe, Little Egret(SSe)Chasewater1 w Caspian GullAd YL Gull, 3x GN Diver, Shag(Jal) – 48x Common Gull, 9x Goosander, 26x Gadwall, 14x Pochard, 15x Little Grebe, (CW)Branston GPsDrake Scaup, 16x Curlew, Dunlin, 8x laziness, 220x Lapwing, 2x Little Egret, 8x golden eyes, 40x Pochard, 16x Shelduck, 108x…
Gailey Resvwoman Scaup depart from the causeway at 09:00, (SRi)Coven5x Little Egret done, I54 3x Stonechat, Woodcock, (I’m going)Belvide Resv3x RH smew still, 23x Shelduck, Mandarin, 5x Goosander, 219x Wigeon657x Teal3x Peregrine,7x Dunlin, 3x Little Egret, Stonechat,Doxey MarshGreat Egret, Little Egret, 7x Goosander70x Teal, 10x Lapwing(GPr) – also 3x Great Egret2x laziness, 8x Goosander, 6x Gadwall, Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff, (GHa)TutburyRed Kite over the castle at 10:00, (AR)Stanley Poole24x Goosander, Lapwing(GBr)Gailey ResvFem Scaup, Cetti’s Warbler, 14x Little Grebe, 40x Gadwall, 6x by the way 58x Pochard, Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 3x Redpoll, Little Egret, also near Gt Saredon Great Egret, (SRi)Whitemoor HayCattle…
Doxey Marsh3x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 44x Gadwall, 3x Shelduck, 7x Goosander, Stonechat, (GPr)Uttoxeter Quarry3x paint tail, 4x archer6x Goosander244x Wigeon40x Redpoll, Water Railway,(RPo)Middleton Lakes3x Shelduck, Pintail, Pochard, 14x golden eyes, 3x Goosander, 2x Great Egret, 3x Snipe, Stonechat, (MSm)Belvide Resv3x RH smew still, Goshawk, YL Gull, 3x GBB Gold, 3x Common Gull,Calf Heath – Four CrossesGreat Egret still along the Staffs & Worcs canal, (KCl)Knypersley Resv3x Goosander, 62x Lapwing, Willow Tit, Woodcock(GBr)Blithfield ResvDrake smew Tad Bay, (AMa per GJM)Tittesworth Water6x Pochard, 9x Goosander35x Wigeon26x Common Gull, Willow Tit, (JOa, KH)Branston GPs2x Cattle Egret in the field opposite SMP2,…
First returning birds to Staffs 2024Branston GPs2x Ringed Plover in Ashy pit, (CEc) – 2x Cattle Egret in the sheep field opposite SMP2 viewed from the road leading to Dunstall cricket club, at 11:30 800x Lapwing2x ringed plover, 4x Curlew, (DSc) – 2x also Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 20x Curlew, 1100x Lapwing, 11x Goosander, 18x golden eyes, 8x Pochard, 7x Shelduck, 104x Wigeon, 6x by the way 100x Teal, 5x Egyptian Goose, 25x Little Grebe, Ad Caspian Gull, 8x YL Gull, 4x GBB Gold, 6x Common Gull, Peregrine, (JWo, CEc) Ringed Plovers by Jon WoodcockBurton on the Trent WashlandsAt 11:55…