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 Marsh
3x Cattle Egret, 3x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, (MBo)
Sandon
2x Red Kite one at 09:40 over the A51 and over the B1066 near Sandon, (DGl)
Belvide Resv
Ad A woman until 13:55 only, Bar-tailed Godwit,
Gailey Resv
Great Egret, 50x Pochard, Shoveler, (HE)
Tittesworth Water
34x Wigeon15x Teal9x rift4x Willow Tit, Fieldfares, (SGi)
Whitemoor Hay
Jack Snipe(ICW)
Westport Lake
Whooper Swan this morning,
Smestow
Green Sandpiper, Mandarin, Goosander in the flooded field opposite the Green Man pub Swindon, (Per ILi)
Burslem
18x Goosander, (PMo)
Brown Edge – Chell
2x barn owl, (PMo)
Tucklesholme
Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 2x Great Egret2x Little Egret3x Goldeneye74x Pochard, 123x Wigeon15x Gadwall10x by the way 6x Little Grebe, 2x Common Gull, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, (JWo)
Meadow Pipit by Jon Woodcock
