30 November 2011

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell off Startley Lane c250 metres west of the village this morning.......Birdguides

Coldmeece pools
4x Yellow-legged Gull, c900 LBB Gull, 70+ Herring Gull, GBB Gull and c550 Lapwing......NP & RT

Doxey Marshes
Water Pipit still from the hide also drake Wigeon , fem Shoveler and 68 x Teal .
Around the reserve were also 7 x Goosander , 4 x Barnacle Geese and Stonechat
reported towards Boundary Flash...........MG , FC.

Fieldfare Doxey Marshes........photo by Martin Grant.

Uttoxeter Quarry
210 x Golden Plover ,Shelduck , 7 x Curlew , Goldeneye and 8 x Goosander.....EF.

Belvide Res (permit only)
106 x Goldeneye in south east bay this evening.......BB.

Chasewater
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull probable near-adult again in the roost and 2x Yellow-legged Gulls......Birdguides

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Deep end Green Sandpiper at the overflow
Tad Bay 22x Dunlin, 50x Golden Plover, 5x Goldeneye, 5x Goosander and 2x Shelduck.......R Berry

29 November 2011

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell off Startley lane c250 metres west of the village this morning......Birdguides.

Rocester
Blackcap around JCB south Lake today.......EF.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Golden Plover x 119 at west end also 4 x Dunlin and 5 x Goosander......BB.

RSPB Middelton Hall
Little Egrets x 2 present today.

Knypersley Res
Still 10 x Bramblings present by the Serpentine Lake.......KT.

28 November 2011

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still by the shooting butts this morning.......Birdguides.

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in the clearfell 250 m west of the village......Birdguides.

Westport Lake
Goosander female late afternoon on main lake....NS.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Med Gull adult in the roost , also 5 x Dunlin and 174 x Golden Plover at west end .....BB.

27 November 2011

Aqualate Mere
Bittern one late morning........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Scaup 1st winter drake still present........Birdguides.

Chasewater
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull probable near-adult again in the roost also 3x Yellow-legged Gulls and a Med Gull. A Short-eared Owl again along the south shore showing well this afternoon.......Birdguides .

Doxey Marshes
12 x Goosander , 6 x Shoveler . 4 x Snipe and 9 x Barnacle Geese.......S Owen .

26th Nov 2011

Doxey Marshes
Water Pipit still present by pollards @ 10-40.........Birdguides .

Knypersley Res
Bramblings 60 birds between the car park and Serpentine Lake mid -morning also
2 x Raven over.........SS.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Scaup 1st winter drake still also Short-eared Owl along north west shore this evening......Birdguides

Cannock
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull probable near-adult showing well at Kingswood to 15:55 when it flew to the landfill site.......Birdguides

Chasewater
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull probable near-adult again in the roost this evening also 3x Yellow-legged Gull, Med Gull and a Whooper Swan........Birdguides

25th Nov 2011

Stafford
14 x Eurasian White-fronted Geese flew south west over River Sow Meadows
@ 10-00 this morning.........R Swift.

Knypersley Res
Still around 40 + Bramblings between the car park and the Serpentine Lake....SS.

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell south of Startley lane 250 metres west of village
@ SK053144........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Purple Sandpiper briefly this afternoon also 1st winter drake Scaup still.......Birdguides

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still by shooting butts.......Birdguides

24 November 2011

Doxey Marsh
Water Pipit and Jack Snipe still present this morning from the metal hide......DF

Knypersley Res
Brambling still around 40 x birds between the car park and the Serpentine Lake ......SS.

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell south of Startley Lane c250 metres west of the village 10:55 to 12:10.......Birdguides

Belvide Res (permit only)
Scaup 1w drake still also Short-eared Owl over north shore at 16-30.........Birdguides.

23 November 2011

Brambling female....Knypersley ....photo by G Allbutt.

Knypersley Res
40+ Brambling this morning along path heading north from car park.......SS.
4 x Goosander on main lake at 15-00........KT.

Branston GPs
Barton Pit .......Red-throated Diver early morning before flying north east at 9-48 ...GJM
, also 2 x Little Egret , 5 x White-fronted Geese , 3 x Ruff , 3 x Redshank , 8 x Curlew and
200 Golden Plover .
Sandy Pit........300+ Golden Plover .
Black Meadow Scrape......2 x Dunlin , Redshank , Green Sand and 3 x Shelduck......JW.

Doxey Marsh
2x Water Pipit present mid day also a Jack Snipe on the Metal hide scrape with 22 Snipe, 10x Goosander, 2x Shoveller and a Kingfisher.........RT & NP

Coldmeece pools
Adult Caspian Gull present 14:40 to 15:00 with 4x Yellow-legged Gulls, 750+ LBBGulls, 35x Herring Gulls and a GBB Gull........RT & NP

Belvide Res (permit only)
6x Tundra Bean Geese again briefly, also 8x European White-fronted Geese flew off NE mid afternoon, 1st W Drake Scaup still.......Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
Green Sandpiper, 3x Goosander and a Goldeneye........BB

Chasewater
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull probable near adult in the roost again also 3x Yellow-legged Gulls (near adult and 2x 2nd winters)........Birdguides

22nd Nov 2011

Knypersley Res
Brambling x 14 around pool car park this morning.....SS.

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike @ Hare Hills this morning SK053144........GJM , SKW

Dimmingsdale
5x Whooper Swans over at 10:30 heading NW......TE

Doxey Marsh
Water Pipit still present from the wattel fence hide at 11:00.......DF

Hanchurch Woods
6x Whooper Swans over and 9x Crossbill.......RG & AH

Adderley Green
2x Whooper Swans over SW this afternoon......S

Chasewater
6x European White-fronted Geese flew north late afternoon.......Birdguides

Belvide Res (permit required)
6x Tundra Bean Geese again, 1st winter drake Scaup still, 2x Adult Little Gull and 4x Yellow-legged Gull in the roost......Birdguides

Branston GPs
Barton pit Red-throated Diver, 3x Little Egret, 2x Ruff and a Redshank.

Sandy pit 400x Golden Plover, 3x Ruff, Green Sandpiper and 3x Shelduck.

Black meadow scrape 2x Redshank and 2x Dunlin........JW

Enville
Hen Harrier by Mere Lane late afternoon.......Birdguides

21st Nov 2011

Knypersley Res
Brambling x 20 + this morning also Raven over , no sign of drake Mandarin.....SS.

Essington Quarry
No Sign of juvenile Black-throated Diver this morning........Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
No Sign of Firecrest at German Cemetery so far this morning.......Birdguides.

Doxey Marshes
Water Pipit near pollarded willows this afternoon......Birdguides

Belvide Res (permit only)
Tundra Bean Geese x 6 still also 1w drake Scaup........Birdguides.


Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike in and around shooting butts and Trig Point........Birdguides.

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike at clearfell on Startley La @ SK053144

20th Nov 2011

Belvide Res (permit only)
Little Gull adult still this morning , also 1stw drake Scaup, 6x Tundra Bean Geese in southeast bay at dusk.......Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
Red-crested Pochard still 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Pintail, 4x Shoveller, 2x Goldeneye, 22x Barnacle Geese and 2x Eygptian Geese.......ST

Cannock Chase
Firecrest one in the German cemetery this afternoon.......Birdguides
Great Grey Shrike still around the shooting butts today......Birdguides.

Essington quarry pool
Black-throated Diver Juvenile late afternoon........Birdguides

19th Nov 2011

Belvide Res (permit only)
Iceland Gull juv late pm , also 2 x adult Little Gulls and adult Med Gull......Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
13 x Goosander , 60 x Golden Plover , 2 x Goldeneye , Shoveler and Green Sand.......EF.

Westport Lake
Little Egret x 2 flew around main lake this morning.........J Jones.

18 November 2011

Knypersley Res
Drake Mandarin Duck this morning on the Serp and 20x Brambling......SS.

Caverswall
2000+ Wood Pigeon flying east between 8-00 / 8-30.......B Bowler.

Stafford
Kingfisher x 2 brooke drain along the access rd to Cricket Club.......G Hadley.

Blackbank
10250x Wood Pigeon over North/Northeast this morning.......NP @ JH

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Tad Bay 80x Golden Plover, 44x Dunlin, 3x Snipe, Shelduck, 16x Shoveller and a Common Gull......R Berry

Chasewater
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull at least one (near-adult and possible adult ) again in the roost .......Birdguides

17 November 2011

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still present east of the shooting butts this morning.......Birdguides
A second Great Grey Shrike this morning near Upper Longdon.......Geoff.

Doxey Marshes
Goosander:--- Boundary Flash 5 male 3 female, Tillington Flash 2 male 1 female.
Shoveler:--- Boundary Flash 4 male 1 female, Tillington Flash 2 male 1 female.
Lapwing:--- Tillington Flash 57, Cadbury Pasture 40..........Martin Grant.

Berryhill
2x Short-eared Owls 16:30 to dusk........RT

Chasewater
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull probable near-adult in the roost again this evening also adult Caspian Gull.......Birdguides

Belvide Res (permit only)
Little Gull adult still present also a single Ruff.......Birdguides.

Westport Lake
Goldeneye imm male present late afternoon......NS.

Brookleys Lake
12x Mandarin Duck, female Goldeneye and 2x Willow Tit........JB

16th Nov 2011

Buzzard......Dimmingsdale.....photo by T Eyre.

Knypersley Res
Brambling x 8 (3 x males) still present , also drake Wigeon and 2 x drake Teal.....SS

Belvide Res (permit only)
Little Gull x 2 adults present today , also adult Med Gull in the roost....BB.

15 November 2011

 Stafford
Waxwing x 23 on Tollgate Ind Est between 3-50 / 4-15.........R Stanton.

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still near the shooting butts but mobile also c200 Redpoll in the area along with Crossbill and Brambling........RT & NP.

Uttoxeter Quarry
White-fronted Goose x 2 this morning also , 2 x drake Pintail , 2 x Shelduck , 7 x Pochard ,
fem Red-crested Pochard , 6 x Curlew and 110 x Golden Plover.........EF.

Loynton / Norbury
Peregrine seen from A519 @ 8-45 this morning........G Hadley.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Little Gull adult still present.......Birdguides.

14 November 2011

Whitemoor Haye
Female Scaup on the main lake.......Birdguides

Hanley
Black Redstart ( female 1st winter type) around buildings along Cheapside at 11:30 then flew towards Pall Mall.......RG

Parkhall CP
Long-eared Owl still.......RG

Westport Lake
No Sign this morning of the imm drake R B Merganser on main lake.......PL.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Little Gull adult present in the roost also , adult Y L Gull...........Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still near the shooting butts this morning also 12x Crossbill over and Bramblings with the Chaffinch flock at the Cadet huts car park......SB

Chasewater
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull near adult in pre roost this evening......Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl one present from 16-20 / 16-30 this evening.........S Willder.

13 November 2011

Westport lake
Imm drake Red-breasted Merganser still present......NS.

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike showing well this morning near the shooting butts.....Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Little Gull adult this morning........Birdguides

Cannock Tip
Azorean Y L Gull near adult on the Tip this PM............Birdguides.

Branston GPs
Whinchat 1w present in the hedge in sheep field by Small Meadows Farm........Birdguides.

Berryhill
Short-eared Owl at 16:35.......RT

Parkhall CP
Long-eared Owl.......RT

Uttoxeter Quarry
4x White-fronted Geese SE at 10:50, female Red -crested Pochard still, a Goldeneye and 6x Pochard.......RP

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Tad bay 9x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 29x Dunlin, 3x Snipe, c300 Golden Plover......RP

Chasewater
Adult Caspian Gull again in the roost.......Birdguides

12th Nov 2011

Red-breasted Merganser......Westport Lake.....photo by S Seal.

Westport Lake
Red-breasted Merganser imm drake still on main lake NS. SS et al.

Chasewater
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull possible near-adult again in the roost also adult Caspian Gull
10x Waxwing this morning , also a single adult European White-fronted Goose flew over
heading south @ 12-50.........Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still near the shooting butts mid-day.......Birdguides.

Drayton Bassett RSPB
Bewick's Swan x 5 (2 x adults , 3 x juv) flew south west at 10-20.......Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Adult Yellow-legged Gull and female Red-crested Pochard still, 6x Goosander, Goldeneye, 16x Wigeon, Pochard, 104x Teal, Shelduck, 50x Golden Plover, 5x Curlew, 6x Snipe and a Dunlin......RP

Tamworth
9x European White-Fronted Geese at Amington in a field by Moor Lane this morning only.....Birdguides

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Adult Caspian Gull in Deep end roost also 6x Little Gull (5 adult @ 1 f/w) over the dam at 15:58......GJM and MPR

Silverdale Colliery
Short-eared Owl still present this afternoon.......JH

Berryhill
Short-eared Owl at 16:30.......MK

Belvide Res (permit only)
Med Gull adult , also 2 x Yellow-legged Gulls in the roost........Birdguides.

Gailey Res
Med Gull adult on sailing lake this morning.

11th Nov 2011

Belvide Res (permit only)
Red-breasted Merganser x 5 redheads from Scott Hide present to dusk also adult Med Gull and adult Yellow-legged Gull........Birdguides.

Westport Lake
Red-breasted Merganser imm drake still present on main lake......CJW.

Chasewater
10x Waxwing between the lake and the railway late morning......Birdguides
Caspian Gull adult again in roost

Denstone
Little Owl on wires near the church......TE

Hanchurch Woods
30x Crossbill and 100+ Redpoll.......NP

Newcastle
3x Waxwing on the Butts, Paris Avenue this evening......WJL

10th Nov 2011

Westport Lake
Red-breasted Merganser 1st winter drake still present on main lake this morning......CJW.

Belvide Res (permit only)
2x Red-breasted Merganser from Scott hide then flew south midday.......Birdguides

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still present by the Rifle Range car park.......BB

Belvide Res (permit only)
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull possible near-adult in the roost this evening. Also adult Mediterranean Gull, adult Yellow-legged Gull and a female Marsh Harrier east at 14:25......Birdguides

9 November 2011

Red-breasted Merganser (imm drake) Westport Lake.

Silverdale Colliery
Short-eared Owl again briefly at 07:00 this morning.......JH

Westport Lake
Red-breasted Merganser (immature drake) this morning.......J Jones , CJW , SS et al.

Chasewater
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull probable near-adult in the roost also adult Med Gull and 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull....... Birdguides........see link below.
http://www.chasewater.org.uk/diarymonths/2011/Nov2011.htm

8th Nov 2011

Bateswood
Common Gull x 2 on the pond this morning.........A Stanton.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Dunlin x 6 at west end , also Green Sandpiper and 69 x Golden Plover.......BB.

7 November 2011

Berryhill
A Wheatear still lingering this morning at the Viewpoint paddocks........RT

Dimmingsdale
5000+ Wood Pigeon, 44x Redpoll, 2x Brambling and a Barn Owl.......TE

Radial Park
A Barn Owl this evening hunting over rough ground near Hanford rugby club......RG

Belvide Res (permit only)
Green Sandpiper x 2 present.

6 November 2011

Blackbank
27,770 Woodpigeon over 07:05 to 09:15 this morning.......JH

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x Whooper Swan again this afternoon also female Red Crested Pochard still and a female Pintail, 3x Goosander, 13x Wigeon, 5x Pochard, 25x, Teal, Shelduck, 164x Golden Plover, 10x Curlew, Crossbill, Little Owl and 5x Egyptian Geese......RP AB ST

Swallow Moss
Ringtail Hen Harrier at 16:15 and 2x Short-eared Owls at 16:45.......RP

Belvide Res (permit only)
Cetti's Warbler in Gazebo Bay this morning also Whooper Swan today.
Long-eared Owl still present in south east bay.......Birdguides

River Sow Meadows Stafford
Green Sandpiper and 4x Raven........RS

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike showing well this afternoon in Birch trees near the shooting butts.......Birdguides

Morridge
3x Short-eared Owl between Morridge and Swallow Moss this afternoon.......DP

6th Nov 2011

Uttoxeter Quarry
Red-crested Pochard female this morning.........Birdguides.
Also 2 x adult Whooper Swans this morning before flying east at 10-40 .

Belvide Res (permit only)
Whooper Swan adult present west end , also Cetti's Warbler by Gazebo Hide .

Swallow Moss
Short-eared Owl x 3 , also 100 x Redwing in field near Foxt.........D Powell.

Chasewater
Caspian Gull (2w) possible in roost this evening.....Birdguides.

5 November 2011

Berryhill
A Jack Snipe flushed this morning also 8x Brambling and 160x Golden Plover. Vis mig produced a count of 22,310x Wood Pigeon over from 07:10 to 08:30.........RT

Knypersley Res
Brambling x 10 this morning (2 x males) , also 163 x Wood Pigeon over main lake heading
east and 4 x Siskin by the bridge..........G Brereton .


Dimmingsdale
Wood Pigeon x 1000+ , 200 x Redwing , 20 x Fieldfare , 9 x Goldcrest and
75 x Lesser Redpoll............T Eyre.

4th Nov 2011

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Little Ringed Plover still at Admaston Reach , also 18 x Dunlin Blithe Bay and
15 x Dunlin Tad Bay..............R Broadbent.
Please do not drive on the foreshore under any circumstances.

Drayton Bassett RSPB
Short-eared Owl x 2 present today..........Birdguides.

3rd Nov 2011

Knypersley Res
Brambling x 8 present this morning (1 x male).........SS.

Park Hall CP
Golden Plover x 50 birds present early afternoon........B Bowler.

Yarlet
Pink-footed Goose x 20 flew over A34 @ 13-20 and possibly landed nearby.......R Gilbert.

Radial Park
Golden Plover x 90+ this evening.........R Gilbert.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Golden Plover x 208 at west end.....Birding Today.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Golden Plover x 304 , Common Sand , Yellow-legged Gull , 4 x Goldeneye and
17 x Dunlin.............R Broadbent.

2nd November 2011

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still by the Shooting Butts , also Hen Harrier (ringtail)
Sherbrook Valley.............JW.

Chasewater
Caspian Gull poss 2nd winter in roost , also 3 x Yellow-legged Gulls (2 x adults & 2w)....Birdguides.

1 November 2011

Great Grey Shrike......Cannock Chase.....photo by Ann P Bentley.

Wheaton Aston
Black Redstart at Sunnybank Park Club at the Lapley Lane Junction present for 4th day......Birdguides

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike x (2 birds) one present on Anson Bank this morning ,
and one still present 500 yds down from the Cadet Huts this morning.............GJM , SS et all.

Silverdale Colliery
Short-eared Owl one hunting the Void this evening........J Hutchins.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Yellow Legged Gull adult present in roost this evening.......BB.

Branston GPs
690x Golden Plover, Ruff, 2x Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 9x Curlew, 5x Shelduck and a Water Rail.......JW