Saturday 12 February 2011

12th Feb 2011

Brambling......Blithfield Res.....photo by Jane Stanley.


Belvide Res (permit only)
Black-tailed Godwit x 2 at the west end also , Egyptian Geese x 2 this morning .....Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still between the shooting mounds and Trig Point early afternoon.........Birdguides.

Knypersley Res
Goosander x 16 , Woodcock x 3 , drake Gadwall and Siskin x 3.......G Brereton.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Iceland Gull juvenile again in the roost , also 3rd winter Caspian Gull ,
2nd winter Y L Gull and 2 x Med Gulls......Birdguides.
Brambling by the education centre..........J Stanley.

Uttoxeter Quarry
White-fronted Goose x 2 mid-afternoon also , Pink-footed Goose ,
Green Sandpiper and Goosander x 31.............Birdguides.
Also Oystercatcher , Curlew x 2 , Raven x 2 , Dunlin and
Snipe x 2..............R Powell.

Park Hall CP
Long-eared Owl by green metal bench......Birdguides.

Chasewater
Smew drake still on the Slurry Pool , also 2nd winter Y L Gull.........Birdguides.
Gailey Res
Bewick Swan x 2 still present..........Birdguides.