Friday 20th December 2024

Middleton Lakes

Female Marsh Harrier, 6x Pintail, 9x Goldeneye, 3x Pochard, Peregrine, 3x Egyptian Geese, (SPA)

Radford Meadows

2x Pintail, 20x Shoveler, Little Egret, (IWi)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe and 2x juv Whooper Swan still, this am, 4x Great Egret, Golden Plover, Stonechat, Fieldfare,  (PJT)  -  Slavonian Grebe, 2x Whooper Swan, 4x Golden Plover, (MJ)

                                                       Slavonian Grebe by Rob Bendelow

Radford Meadows Stafford

63x Golden Plover, 200x Lapwing, 13x Pintail, 400x Teal/Wigeon, 200x Shoveler, 3x Little Egret, Chiffchaff, (CDa)

Thursday 19th December 2024

Blithfield Resv

2x Cattle Egret and 4x Little Egret in fields of Newton Hurst Lane  behind the Croft bungalow, 3x Great Egret in Blithe Bay, (AWa)

Tittesworth Water

30x PFG over, 38x Wigeon, 21x Teal, 15x Common Gull, 5x Snipe, Lapwing, 4x Willow Tit, Stonechat, (JOa, LH)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe, 2x juv Whooper Swan, Goldeneyes, Little Egret, female Merlin, Little Grebe, (RBe)

Chasewatera

Roost  -  adult Iceland Gull, 3x YL Gull, Shag, (JAl)

Branston GPs

Male Merlin, 19x Curlew, Ringed Plover, 6x Snipe, 4x Green Sandpiper, 100x Lapwing, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 5x Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, 25x Pochard, 3x Shelduck, 9x Egyptian Geese, 40x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 6x YL Gull, Common Gull, 9x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, 6x Stonechat, 2x Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 18x Redpoll, 5000+ Starling, (JWo)

Wednesday 18th December 2024

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe and 2x juv Whooper Swan still, (JAl)

Chasewater 

Roost - ad Iceland Gull, 3w Caspian Gull, 2x ad YL Gull, Shag still, (JAl)

Alvecote

Great Egret, 4x Little Grebe, (MSc)

Belvide Resv

Roost - 3w Caspian Gull, 2x YL Gull, 2x Med Gull, Lesser Scaup still, 

Blithfield Resv

YL Gull, 8x Egyptian Geese, Fieldfare, (TSl)

                                                              YL Gull by Tony Slater

Tuesday 17th December 2024

Stanley Pool

Female Pintail, 9x Goosander, (GBr)

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, 19x Pochard, 7x Goldeneye, 2x Gadwall, (JIs)

Cannock Chase

Great Grey Shrike still, 3x Stonechat, 4x Fieldfare, (CMa, RF)

Uttoxeter Quarry

3x Bearded Tit still, 2x Pintail, 25x Pochard, Goosander, Redshank, YL Gull, Common Gull, Cetti's Warbler, (NDP)  -  3x Bearded Tit still, Green Sandpiper, 2x Pintail, Goosander, 16x Pochard, ad YL Gull, (AMa)

Chasewater

Roost - 1w Caspian Gull, 4x ad YL Gull, Shag still, (JAl)

Branston GPs

Male Merlin, Brambling, 322x Golden Plover, 19x Curlew, Ringed Plover, 4x Green Sandpiper, 4x Snipe, 230x Lapwing, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 5x Goldeneye, 33x Pochard, 3x Shelduck, 6x Egyptian Geese, 33x Little Grebe, 4x ad YL Gull, 6x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, 12x Redpoll, 8x Stonechat, (JWo, CEc, Dean, MCa)

Monday 16th December 2024

Aqualate

Drake Green-winged Teal at west end with around 1200x Teal, (IMG)

Stafford

Red Kite over Rising Brook at 09:00, (MBo)

Stanley Pool

80x PFG over south in two skeins, 2x Goosander, (GBr)

Endon - Denford

80x Snipe, Jack Snipe, 47x Teal, 15x Redpoll, (DCo)

Middleton Lakes

Dunlin, 8x Goldeneye, 8x Pochard, 5x Chiffchaff, 5x Cetti's Warbler, 30x Redpoll, 120x Lapwing, Snipe, (SPA)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe and 2x juv Whooper Swan still, (JAl)

Belvide Resv

Lesser Scaup still, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, Red Kite, 4x Snipe, Peregrine, 3x Stonechat, GBB Gull thru, Pintail, 

Codsall Wood

2x Marsh Tit this afternoon,  (PCo)

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still at deep end, (AGo, JTu)

Chasewater

Roost - 1w and 3w Caspian Gulls, 3x ad YL Gull, Shag still, (JAl)

Himley Hall Great Pool

2x Goosander, (GWr)

Calf Heath WMI site

YL Gull, 2x GBB Gull, Shelduck, 6x Shoveler, c240 Lapwing, (KCl)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier, 24x Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, 182x Lapwing, 3x Green Sandpiper, 3x Curlew, 2x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 6x Goosander, 11x Goldeneye, 20x Pochard, 14x Wigeon, 7x Gadwall, 11x Shoveler, 130x Teal, Shelduck, 9x Egyptian Geese, 38x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 5x ad YL Gull, 5x ad Common Gull, 6x GBB Gull, 3x Stonechat, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 6x Siskin, 30x Linnet, 10,000x Starling, (JWo)

Branston Water Park

Goldeneye, 98x Gadwall, 72x Wigeon, 4x Little Grebe, 2x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Tittensor Chase

2x Fieldfare, 11x Goldcrest, (AR)

Sunday 15th December 2024

Doxey Marsh (No access from Stafford end without wellies)

3x Great Egret, 6x Little Egret, 8x Goosander, 150x Teal, 34x Gadwall, 26x Wigeon, Green Sandpiper, 3x Water Rail, 7x Cetti's Warbler, 14x Fieldfare, (MBo, PDy, GPr, RRa, RSt)

Stanley Pool

2x Goosander, Siskin, Kingfisher, (GBr)

Croxall

3x Great Egret, Goldeneye, 60x Teal, 4x Redshank, Cetti's Warbler, Redpoll, (ICW)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe still on pit opposite the quarry entrance, 2x Whooper Swan along rough track, (SCo) - WeBS count 71x Wigeon, 55x Gadwall, 11x Goldeneye, 39x Pochard, 27x Shoveler, 33x Teal, c500 Lapwing, 8x Little Grebe, 2x GC Grebe, 2x Great Egret, Little Egret, Golden Plover, 9x Egyptian Geese, 2x Ruddy Shelduck, 7x Redpoll, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Stonechat, (SCo)

Tittesworth Water

110x PFG over SE in two skeins this am, 18x Common Gull, 55x Wigeon, 7x Teal, 4x Willow Tit, (JOa, TE, KH)

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, 41x Pochard, 6x Goldeneye, (SRi)

Calf Heath WMI site

7x Shoveler, Peregrine, ad GBB Gull, 12x Golden Plover, (SRi)

i54

66x Greenfinch at 15:40, (Foz)

Little Bank Top Farm / Tickhill Lane

4x Red Kite, 30x Raven at 10:40, (DSc)

Branston GPs

Male Marsh Harrier 12:15 to 12:25 only, Little Egret, 2x Ruddy Shelduck, 14x Wigeon, 50x Teal, 10x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, Goosander, 15x Curlew, 130x Lapwing, Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, 2x Snipe, Common Gull, 2x Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

Tucklesholme

76x Wigeon, 32x Gadwall, 26x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, Snipe, c2000 Starlings thru NW (to the Branston roost), 

Saturday 14th December 2024

Uttoxeter Quarry

3x Bearded Tits at 09:30 but no further sign at 11:15, also 4x Whooper Swan, 2x Shelduck, Goosander, Pochard, 7x Shoveler, 60x Gadwall, 200x Teal, 240x Wigeon, Water Rail, Chiffchaff,  (RPo)  -  One Bearded Tit still at 12:30, Red Kite, 3x Goldeneye, Redshank, 19x Pochard, 3x Common Gull, (AM, PJ)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe on pit opposite quarry entrance, 2x juv Whooper Swan still, (TPe)

Blithfield Resv

Black-necked Grebe again deep end, Red-throated Diver still, (GJM)

Knypersley Resv

5x Wigeon, 3x Mandarin, 3x Teal, Pink-footed Goose, Willow Tit, (GBr)

Tittesworth Water

120x PFG over SE, Woodcock, Snipe, 9x Egyptian Geese, 2x Willow Tit, 3x Goosander, (SGi, IB, AP)

Branston GPs

Great Egret, Little Egret, 3x Shelduck, 2x Goldeneye, 150x Lapwing, 6x Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 4x Snipe, 6x GBB Gull, 6x ad YL Gull, 3x Common Gull, 2x Stonechat, 10x Fieldfare, Cetti's Warbler, 4x Siskin, Redpoll, (DSc) 

Doxey Marsh

6x Great Egret, Cattle Egret 50x Lapwing, 3x GC Grebe, (JDr)

Friday 13th December 2024

Belvide Resv

3x Redhead Smew, Lesser Scaup, 2w Caspian Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, 

Branston GPs

Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2x Green Sandpiper, 3x Snipe, 96x Lapwing, Great Egret, Little Egret, 7x Goldeneye, 3x Goosander, 51x Pochard, 37x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 2x ad YL Gull, 4x ad Common Gull, 4x GBB Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, 5x Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, 3x Chiffchaff, 10,000x Starlings, (JWo)

Branston Water Park

67x Wigeon, 82x Gadwall, 6x Little Grebe, Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Blithfield Resv

YL Gull, 2x Great Egret, (AWa)

Keele 

Hawfinch in front of Keele Hall, (MSu)

Thursday 12th December 2024

Tittesworth Water

4x Willow Tit, Goosander, Wigeon, 21x Teal, Lapwing, (JOa, LH)

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver, Great Egret, (RBe)

                                                   Red-throated Diver by Rob Bendelow

Branston GPs

Woodcock, Snipe, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper, 264x Lapwing, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 12x Goosander, 5x Goldeneye, 55x Pochard, 3x Shelduck, 12x Shoveler, 5x Wigeon, 249x Teal, 42x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 4x ad YL Gull, 6x GBB Gull, 5x Common Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, Blackcap, 2x Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 3x Stonechat, 3x Greenfinch, 5000+ Starling, (JWo)

Middleton Lakes

3x Shelduck, 6x Goldeneye, 5x Pochard, Goosander, 2x Great Egret, 3x Chiffchaff, (SPA)

Wednesday 11th December 2024

Whitemoor Haye

2x juv Whooper Swan still along rough track, (JAl)  -  In addition 2x Great Egret, 10x Goldeneye, 51x Gadwall, 50x Wigeon, 24x Pochard, 8x Shoveler, 8x Little Grebe, Redpoll, (ICW)

Cannock Chase

Male Hen Harrier flew south  thru Sherbrook Valley, (KPi)  -  Great Grey Shrike still also male and female Hen Harrier, (SE, HF)

                                                    Great Grey Shrike by Steve Edwards

Tittesworth Water

43x Wigeon, 4x Goosander, 13x Teal, 14x Lapwing, (SGi)

Tuesday 10th December 2024

Uttoxeter Quarry

Pair of Red-breasted Merganser to 09:40 only, Goldeneye, 9x Pintail, 4x Goosander, Barnacle Goose, Red Kite, (NDP)  -  10x Pochard, 9x Pintail, Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, 20x Shoveler, 2x Dipper, Red Kite,  (AMa)

Chasewater

4x Goldeneye, 7x Common Gull, 40x Lapwing, (CMa)

Belvide Resv

3x redhead Smew at dusk, Lesser Scaup still, 17x Goldeneye, ad Caspian Gull, ad Med Gull, Goshawk, 

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still at deep end of dam, (JAl)

Branston GPs

20x Curlew, Ringed Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper, 18x Lapwing, Little Egret, 22x Goosander, 5x Goldeneye, 51x Pochard, 5x Shelduck, 3x Egyptian Geese, 37x Little Grebe, ad YL Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, 4x Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 10,000+ Starlings, (JWo)

Branston Water Park

Great Egret, 6x Little Grebe, Goldeneye, 42x Wigeon, 88x Gadwall, 12x Shoveler, Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Monday 9th December 2024

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still in front of the fishing club, 3x Great Egret, (AWa)

Tittesworth Water

Barn Owl, Pochard, 7x Wigeon, 3x Goosander, 4x Willow Tit, (SGi)

Branston GPs

Merlin (m), Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, 3x Snipe, 281x Lapwing, Little Egret, Water Rail, 6x Goosander, 5x Goldeneye, 41x Pochard, 3x Shelduck, 7x Egyptian Geese, 35x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 9x ad YL Gull, 5x ad Common Gull, 6x GBB Gull, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, 2x Stonechat, (JWo)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Whopper Swan still, (PSm)

Chasewater

45x GBB Gull, 4cy Caspian Gull, ad YL Gull, Shag, (CW)

Sunday 8th December 2024

Uttoxeter Quarry

2x Pintail, 20x Shoveler, 200x Wigeon, 400x Teal, Water Rail, Red Kite, (RPo)

Whitemoor Haye

2x juv Whooper Swan still along rough track looking towards Sittles farm, 7x Little Grebe, 16x Shoveler, 3x Goldeneye, Gadwall, 21x Pochard, 9x Wigeon, 3x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 350x Lapwing, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 7x Redpoll, (SCo)

Chasewater

5x Kittiwakes thru at 12:30, (RSo)

Dilhorne

6x Red Kite and 36x Raven around the farmland at Tickhill Lane near the junction with Bank Top farm north of Dilhorne at 11:40, (DSc)

Tittesworth Water

21x Common Gull, 2x Mandarin, 2x Goosander, 9x Teal, 2x Willow Tit, Red Kite, Lapwing, (JOa, LH, TE, KH)

Branston GPs

Great Egret, 3x Shelduck, 12x Wigeon, 100x Teal, 10x Pochard, 7x Goldeneye, 17x Goosander, 18x Curlew, 120x Lapwing, Ringed Plover, Chiffchaff, (DSc)

Branston Water Park

6x Little Grebe, 86x Wigeon, 144x Gadwall, 5x Shoveler, 4x Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, Chiffchaff, (DSc)

Saturday 7th December 2024

WMBC Stafford branch meeting Tuesday 10th December. Kenya's Laikipia plateau - in search of African Wild Dogs and an even rarer Black Leopard. Plenty of birds too. With Steven Dawes at Walton  On The Hill village hall, Green Gore Lane, Walton On The Hill, Stafford ST17 0LD. Doors open 19:00 for 19:30 start. Admission £3 including refreshments

Tittesworth Water

16x Wigeon, 36x Teal, 6x Mandarin, 5x Common Gull, Willow Tit, (SGi, IB)

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, Little Egret, 31x Pochard, 6x Goldeneye, 5x Little Grebe, (SRi)

Belvide Resv

Marsh Harrier, Lesser Scaup, 

Middleton Lakes

17x Goosander, 8x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, 2x Great Egret, (MSm)

Branston GPs

4x Shelduck, 18x Wigeon, 5x Pochard, 16x Curlew, 6x Lapwing, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 12x GBB Gull, 9x YL Gull, 7x Common Gull, (DSc)

Friday 6th December 2024

Amington

4x Whooper Swan flew east at 10:12, (TPe)

Whitemoor Haye

2x juv Whooper Swan, Oystercatcher, 300x Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 14x Goldeneye, 30x Shoveler, 56x Wigeon, 20x Pochard, 4x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 2x Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, Peregrine, Stonechat, 2x Greenfinch, (SCo)

Middleton Lakes

3x Great Egret, Goldeneyes, Wigeon, Peregrine, possible Merlin, (@groughgruff)

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, 7x Gadwall, Wigeon, 39x Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, (SRi)

Alrewas NMA

Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, (RBe)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Great Egret, Goldeneye, 3x Goosander, 13x Pochard, 2x Shelduck, 25x Shoveler, 100x Teal, 50x Wigeon, 2x Common Gull, 31x Barnacle Geese, (AMa)

Tixall

7x Pintail on Rawlbones Marsh late am, (RCB)

Branston GPs

434x Golden Plover, 256x Lapwing, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 2x Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, 34x Pochard, 2x Shelduck, 5x Egyptian Geese, 33x Little Grebe, 7x ad YL Gull, 3x GBB Gull, 6x Common Gull, 2x Peregrine, 2x Green Woodpecker, 3x Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 6x Stonechat, Yellowhammer, 4x Greenfinch, (JWo, DSc, CEc, Dean)

                                                    Golden Plovers by Jon Woodcock

Branston Water Park

Goosander, 2x Goldeneye, 108x Wigeon, 102x Gadwall, 17x Shoveler, 12x Little Grebe, 3x GC Grebe, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Rocester

7x Goosander, 30x Siskin around JCB lakes, (AR)

Thursday 5th December 2024

Wetley Rocks

Barn Owl hunting roadside at 07:25, (PCa)

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, 36x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, 9x Gadwall, Water Rail, (JIs)

Branston GPs

Black-tailed Godwit, 19x Curlew, Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 4x Green Sandpiper, 156x Golden Plover, 298x Lapwing, Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Goosander, 2x Goldeneye, 56x Pochard, 4x Shelduck, 41x Little Grebe, ad Caspian Gull, 3x ad YL Gull, Common Gull, 4x GBB Gull, juv Marsh Harrier, juv Peregrine, 4x Stonechat, 2x Chiffchaff, Yellowhammer, 60x Linnet, 17x Redpoll, 6x Greenfinch, (JWo)

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still at deep end also 2x Great Egret, (AWa)

Stone

Dipper by side of Morrisons, (DEm)

Stafford

7x Little Egret at Baswich bridge (per JHu)

Tittesworth Water

9x Common Gull, YL Gull, 21x Wigeon, 9x Teal, 2x Willow Tit, (JOa)

Branston Water Park

2x Goldeneye, 113x Wigeon, 106x Gadwall, 10x Shoveler, 3x Little Grebe, 3x GC Grebe, Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Wednesday 4th December 2024

Doxey Marsh

Cream crown Marsh Harrier hunting near motorway, 4x Goosander, 3x Great Egret, (RRa)

Tittesworth Water

Pinkfoots over SE in the fog, 16x Wigeon, 8x Goosander, 4x Snipe, (SGi, IF)

Whitemoor Haye

Oystercatcher flew from main lake this am, (SCo)

Tuesday 3rd December 2024

Chasewater

Great Northern Diver flew at 08:45, (CW)  -  Evening roost 2x Caspian Gull, ad YL Gull, 38x Common Gull, 20x GBB Gull, 2100x LBB Gull, (CW)

Rising Brook Stafford

2x Great Egret going towards Radford at 12:30, (MBo)

Whitemoor Haye

2x juv Whooper Swan still along rough track, 2x Little Egret, Great Egret, (JAl)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Green Sandpiper, Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 26x Pochard, 28x Shoveler, 2x Dipper, Common Gull, Redpoll, (AMa)

Tittesworth Water

Woodcock, 21x Lapwing, 4x Goosander, (SGi, IF)

Belvide Resv

2x Caspian Gull, Lesser Scaup, 

Branston GPs

2x Woodcock, 9x Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 150x Golden Plover, 278x Lapwing, 19x Curlew, 3x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 4x Goosander, 58x Pochard, 9x Wigeon, 10x Shoveler, 8x Gadwall, 115x Teal, 9x Egyptian Geese, 42x Little Egret, 2x ad YL Gull, 3x ad Common Gull, 7x GBB Gull, 4x Stonechat, 2x Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Yellowhammer, 9x Redpoll, 10x Greenfinch, 12x Skylark, 5000+ Starling, (JWo, GWi)

Endon - Denford

3x Jack Snipe, 29x Snipe, 28x Wigeon, 18x Teal, also at Ashes pool 7x Mandarin and a Snipe, (DCo)

Monday 2nd December 2024

Middleton Lakes

Marsh Harrier, Merlin, 10x Pochard, 8x Goldeneye, Goosander, 2x Great Egret, 8x Snipe, (SPA)

Belvide Resv

Great Northern Diver to 14:05 only, Lesser Scaup, 

Chasewater

Ad Med Gull, 31x Common Gull, Shag also a Diver called twice before being located in the gloom, probably the GND seen at Belvide earlier, (CWi)

Sunday 1st December 2024

Belvide Resv

Female Hen Harrier again at midday, 

Aqualate

Drake Garganey, (IMG)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Whooper Swan off rough track at 12:15, (TPe)

Radford Meadows Stafford

244x Golden Plover, Dunlin, 2x Snipe, c500 Lapwing, 4x Little Egret, 4x Shelduck, 3x Goosander, 10x Gadwall, 75x Shoveler, 8x Pintail, c400 Wigeon, c500 Teal, 2x Stonechat, (RSw)

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still at deep end at 13:20, (AWa)

Tittesworth Water

17x Wigeon, 7x Goosander, 2x Mandarin, 5x Common Gull, Lapwing, 4x Willow Tit, (JOa, TE, KH)

Calf Heath WMI site

733x Golden Plover, 5x Shoveler, 2x Goosander, 1w GBB Gull, 2x Stonechat, (SRi, KCl)

Branston GPs

Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, Shelduck, 36x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, 9x Goosander, 19x Curlew, 140x Lapwing, 7x Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Common Gull, 5x GBB Gull, YL Gull, 3x Stonechat, Cetti;s Warbler, (DSc)

Chasewater

2x Caspian Gull (ad+3w),  ad YL Gull, (CWG)  -  also 12x Goldeneye, Shag, 310x Tufted Duck, (CW)

Cannock Chase

Goshawk over, (KPi)

Saturday 30th November 2024

Uttoxeter Quarry

30x PFG, 24x Golden Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper, Goldeneye, 10x Goosander, 10x Pochard, 20x Shoveler, 200x Wigeon, 400x Teal, (RPo)

Doxey Marsh

Cattle Egret, 2x Great Egret, Little Egret, 50x Golden Plover, 100x Lapwing, 5x Goosander, 2x Pochard, 30x Shoveler, 30x Wigeon, 30x Teal, 10x Fieldfare, 5x Greenfinch, (GPr)

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still north of the dam, (PAn)  -  2x Great Egret, Little Egret, 33x Goosander, 2x Pochard, 8x Goldeneye, 140x Wigeon, 6x Snipe, (MJa)

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, 44x Pochard, 3x Wigeon, 2x Goldeneye, Gadwall, 30x Stock Dove, (JIs)

Swindon

Great Egret in field opposite the Green Man pub, (TWe)

Belvide Resv

Lesser Scaup, Dunlin, Peregrine, 18x Redpoll, 

Tittesworth Water

38x Wigeon, 8x Mandarin, Goosander, 3x Teal, 9x Common Gull, 4x Willow Tit, 87x Lapwing,   (SGi, IB)

Cannock Chase

Goshawk, Brambling, 5x Crossbill, Red Kite, Chiffchaff, (MKe)

Branston GPs

Red Kite thru south at 12:40, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 110x Teal, 2x Goldeneye, 140x Golden Plover, 120x Lapwing, Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Snipe, Cetti's Warbler, Redpoll, (DSc)

Tucklesholme

220x Wigeon, 25x Pochard, Goldeneye, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

Chasewater

Roost - Ad Med Gull, 2x Caspian Gull, 2x YL Gull, (CWG)

Alrewas NMA

Great Egret, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Friday 29th November 2024

Trentham Gardens

Great Egret, Dipper, 32x Gadwall, 3x Little Grebe, 80x Tufted Duck, (RGi)

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still at deep end at 10:45, (PBe),   -  Red-throated Diver still at 13:45 also 2x Great Egret from causeway (DSc)

Caverswall

40x PFG over at 10:40, (BBo)

Blackshaw Moor

Red Kite over at 13:00, (KBr)

Weston

Red Kite over the A51/A518 junction, (DSc)

Branston GPs

58x Golden Plover, 3x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 4x Green Sandpiper,  Common Sandpiper, 6x Snipe, 336x Lapwing, 3x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 7x Goldeneye, Goosander, 52x Pochard, 3x Shelduck, 10x Egyptian Geese, 41x Little Grebe, ad Caspian Gull, 5x YL Gull (4 ad+2w), 3x GBB Gull, 4x ad Common Gull, juv Peregrine, 10x Stonechat, Yellowhammer, 30x Linnet, (JWo, CEc, Dean, DSc, George)

                                             Dunlins and a Ringed Plover by Jon Woodcock

Cannock Chase

Approx 50 Crossbills around the Whitehouse at 15:00,  (AHa)

Middleton Lakes

Marsh Harrier, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 2x Stonechat, (RBe)

Catholme

3x Great Egret roosted as did 10x Little Egret, 2x Egyptian Geese, c100 Wigeon, c300 Teal, 5x Goldeneye, 8x Goosander, 26x Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Common Gull, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Chiffchaff, (DSc)

Chasewater

Roost - 3x Caspian Gull (1w and two 3w), ad Med Gull, Shag, (JAl)

Whitemoor Haye

9x Goldeneye, 42x Pochard, 49x Wigeon, 9x Gadwall, 2x Shoveler, 7x Little Grebe, 2x GBB Gull, 300x Lapwing, 6x Snipe, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Little Egret, 7x Egyptian Geese, 6x Stonechat,  (SCo)

Thursday 28th November 2024

Trentham Gardens

32x Gadwall, 3x Goosander, 60x Tufted Duck, 2x Little Egret, YL Gull, Water Rail, (RGi)

Cheadle

100x PFG over south at 11:45, (TDu)

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still, (GJM, AWa, CMa, RF)

                                                                     By Bill Goldstraw

Tittesworth Water

24x Common Gull, 5x Willow Tit, 7x Wigeon, Goosander, Snipe, (JOa)  -  Evening roost 2300x BH Gull, 68x Common Gull, 8x Goosander, (SGi)

Chatterley Whitfield

2x Barn Owl, (PMo)

Branston GPs

Woodcock, 2x Snipe, 19x Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, 233x Lapwing, 2x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 8x Goosander, 4x Goldeneye, 86x Pochard, 3x Shelduck, 3x Egyptian Geese, 37x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 3x ad YL Gull, ad Common Gull, 6x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, juv Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, 2x Stonechat, 8x Redpoll, (JWo, DSc)

Branston Water Park

Great Egret, Goldeneye, 100x Wigeon, 118x Gadwall, 16x Shoveler, 9x Little Grebe, 3x GC Grebe, (JWo, DSc)

Tucklesholme

104x Wigeon, 48x Gadwall, 10x Pochard, 5x Goldeneye, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

Wednesday 27th November 2024

Sandon

4x Red Kite feeding on roadkill near the A51, (DEm) 

Chasewater

Roost - ad Caspian Gull, 2x YL Gull, Shag still, (JAl)

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still to dusk, (RCB)

Tuesday 26th November 2024

Radford Meadows Stafford

Little Gull, c300 Lapwing, 9x Pintail, c300x Teal, c300x Wigeon, c100x Shoveler, (CDa)  -  also 100x Golden Plover, 3x Snipe, (RBr)

Uttoxeter Quarry

2x Goldeneye, 3x Goosander, Common Gull, 50x Wigeon, 12x Shoveler, 10x Teal, (AMa)

Cannock Chase

Grey Grey Shrike still, (AWa)

Gailey Resv

2x Great Egret, 48x Pochard, (JIs)

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52x Greenfinch counted tonight, (Foz)

Endon - Denford

Jack Snipe, 39x Snipe, 94x Wigeon, c75x Teal, 14x Lapwing, Willow Tit, Green Woodpecker, 2x Redpoll, - Ashes Pool 5x Snipe, Gadwall, 7x Mandarin, (DCo)

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still at the deep end this am, (BSt, ASt)

Branston GPs

3x Woodcock, 2x Snipe, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, 16x Curlew, 228x Lapwing, Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, Mandarin, Pintail, 3x Shelduck, 9x Goosander, 2x Goldeneye, 28x Pochard, 7x Egyptian Geese, 34x Little Grebe, 6x ad YL Gull, 8x ad GBB Gull, 2x Common Gull, 7x Stonechat, (JWo)