Wednesday 29 February 2012

29 February 2012

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Iceland Gull adult and Med Gull adult in the roost.
No sign of probable sub adult Kumliens Gull.......GJM & RCB

Swallow Moss
2x Short-eared Owls late afternoon.......D Powell

Trent Valley Pits
7x Smew (2 drake and 5 Redheads), 25x Goldeneye, 26x Gooseander, 29x Shoveller, 4x Shoveller, 3x Oystercatcher and 4x Shelduck......J Woodcock

Croxhall
4x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, 3x Oystercatcher, 11x Shelduck, 12x Goldeneye and
a Kingfisher.....J Woodcock

Tuesday 28 February 2012

28 February 2012

Gailey Res
Black Redstart still this afternoon on farmhouse roof......Birdguides

Swallow Moss
2x Short-eared Owls in the area.......D Powell & T Eyre

Ipstones Edge
2x Short-eared Owl......D Powell & T Eyre

Silverdale CP
Short-eared Owl......J Hutchins

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Sub adult bird in deep end roost showing features of Kumliens Gull tonight......GJM & MPR
Black Redstart still on bushes behind fishing boat clubhouse......D Freeman

Branston GPs
3x Ruff, 4x Green Sandpiper, 4x Ringed Plover, 3x Dunlin, Redshank, 12x Curlew, 232x Golden Plover, 12x Shelduck, Little Egret, Green Woodpecker and a Peregrine.......A Jackson
2x Water Rail and 2x Goldeneye at the Water Park

Burton (Trent Washlands)
5x Goosander, 2x Little Egret, 16x Teal, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker
a and Willow Tit.....A Jackson

Trent Valley Pits
7x Smew (2 drakes and 5 redheads) 32x Goosander, 12x Goldeneye, 25x Shoveller, 7x Shelduck and 2x Oystercatcher......J Woodcock

Monday 27 February 2012

27th Feb 2012

Knypersley Res
Goosander x 42 on serpentine , also 2 x Dipper......SS

Copmere
Red-crested Pochard still but no sign of the Red-breasted Merganser......Birdguides

Silverdale Colliery
Med Gull adult to 13:00 at least......NP

Sunday 26 February 2012

26 February 2012

Endon
Great White Egret flew low west over sewage works this morning.......GB

Silverdale CP
2x Goosander, Brambling and a Teal......JH

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Black Redstart still opposite the sailing club......Birdguides

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell off Startley Lane west of the village......S Welch
WOULD BIRDERS PLEASE KEEP TO PATHS IN THIS AREA

Uttoxeter Quarry
35x Goosander, 43x Wigeon, 18x Teal, 4x Goldeneye, 4x Pochard, Shelduck, Green Sandpiper, 21x Snipe, Golden Plover, 4x Curlew and 43x Lapwing.......A Barker

Middleton North Pit
Smew redhead, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x Redshank, Little Egret, Short-eared Owl and a Kingfisher......J Holian

Saturday 25 February 2012

25 February 2012

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell west of the village south of Startley Lane.....Birdguides

Penn Common
Firecrest still this morning in the north east corner of Light Wood.......Birdguides

Barton GPs
3x Smew drake and 2 redheads.......Birdguides

Branston GPs
White -fronted Goose still, redhead Smew 5x Redshank, 4x Ruff, 3x Green Sandpiper, 4x Dunlin, 2x Ringed Plover, 8x Curlew, 17x Golden Plover, 9x Shelduck, 3xLittle Egret, 6x Tree Sparrow, 2x Willow Tit and a Green Woodpecker......A Jackson

Knypersley Res
Red Kite over early morning , also present Tawny Owl and Crossbill......G Brereton.

Croxden Quarry
Hen Harrier male around Sandy Lane pool briefly mid-day......R Scholes

Dimmingsdale
10x Brambling, 60x Siskin, 2x Lesser Redpoll and 4x Buzzard......T Eyre

Uttoxeter Quarry
38x Goosander, 2x Goldeneye, Shelduck, 54x Wigeon, 4x Pochard, 30x Curlew,
5x Oystercatcher, 3x Green Sandpiper, 6x Snipe and 2x Raven.......R Powell

Doxey Marsh
11x Goosander, 27x Shoveller, 3x Shelduck, 10x Pochard, 8x Wigeon, 2x Pintail
and a Oystercatcher......A Ralph

Friday 24 February 2012

24 February 2012

Penn Common
Firecrest still this morning......Birdguides

Swallow Moss
Short-eared Owl this afternoon......Birdguides

Trent Valley Pits
8x Smew ( 2 drakes and 6 redheads) 56x Goosander, 12x Goldeneye, 4x Shelduck and a Oystercatcher......J Woodcock

Branston GPs
White-fronted Goose (1st winter) still , Knot, 4x Ruff, 4x Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 4x Ringed Plover, 14x Curlew, 3x Little Egret, 11x Shelduck, 236x Golden Plover
and a Green Woodpecker......J Woodcock

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell south of Startley Lane c 300m west of village......Birdguides

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

Burton ( Trent Washlands)
Goosander, 2x Kingfisher, 2x Green Woodpecker, Marsh Tit and Willow Tit.....A Jackson

Thursday 23 February 2012

23 February 2012

Dimmingsdale
2x Common Redpolls with 6x Lesser Redpolls this morning......T Eyre

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell off Startley Lane late morning......D Freeman

Belvide Res (permit only)
Iceland Gull 2nd winter again in the roost also 1st winter drake Scaup still......Birdguides

Penn Common
Firecrest still south end of Light Wood early evening.......LS

Croxhall Lakes
2x Ringed Plover, 2x Redshank, 3x Oystercatcher and a Little Egret......R Berry

Whitemoor Haye
30+ Tree Sparrow, 8x Yellowhammer and 12 Golden Plover......R Berry




Wednesday 22 February 2012

22 February 2012

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell off Startley Lane c250m west of the village......Birdguides

Wetwood ( between Loggerheads and Eccleshall )
Red Kite over crossroads at 12:15......A & P Scoffield

Belvide Res (permit only)
Scaup 1st winter drake still and adult Med Gull......Birdguides

Blithfield (permit only)
Iceland Gull possible 3rd winter briefly late afternoon.......GJM

Tuesday 21 February 2012

21 February 2012

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell off Startley Lane......G Davies

Aqualate Mere
Iceland Gull juvenile in the roost......Birdguides

Branston GPs
White-fronted Goose, Knot, 4x Ruff, 3x Ringed Plover, 4x Dunlin, 4x Green Sandpiper, 11x Curlew, 3x Golden Plover, 2x Water Rail, Little Egret, 6x Shelduck and
7x Lesser Redpoll.......J Woodcock

Trent Valley Pits
4x Smew ( 2 drakes and 2 Redheads) 35x Goosander, 30x Goldeneye, 12x Shoveller, Snipe and a Kingfisher.......J Woodcock

Monday 20 February 2012

20 February 2012

Penn Common
Firecrest still today at Light Wood in the Oaks along the woodland path......C & G Weston

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Smew redhead still in Tad Bay also Pink-footed Goose......Birdguides
Iceland Gull juvenile and 2nd winter again in Tad Bay......GJM

Hanley Forest Park
4x Goosander still......A Ralph

Cannock Chase
4x Crossbill, 2x Raven and a Green Woodpecker.....G Davies

Belvide Res (permit only)
Juvenile Gull juvenile early evening and the 1st winter drake Scaup still......Birdguides

Sunday 19 February 2012

19 February 2012

Penn Common
Firecrest still on south side of Light wood and in the Oak tops along the woodland path......Birdguides

Trentham
Little Egret at the Gardens lake at 11:20 .......B Mountford

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell south of Startley Lane c300m west of the village......Birdguides

Blithfield Res (permit only)
3x Iceland Gulls in the roost at Tad Bay, sub adult, 2nd winter and a juvenile......MPR & GJM
Black Redstart still .......A Goode

Copmere
Red-crested Pochard still, 21x Goosander, 21x Gadwell, 15x Goldeneye and a Water Rail......NP

Hanchurch woods
18x Crossbill, 200-250x Siskin and 5x Brambling......NP



Saturday 18 February 2012

18th Feb 2012

Aqualate Park
Smew redhead this morning.........Birdguides.

Chasewater
Iceland Gull 2nd winter in roost this afternoon........Birdguides.
Iceland Gull sub adult again in the roost this evening......Birdguides

Burton (Trent Washlands)
7x Goosander, 7x Shoveller, 2x Gadwell, 13x Teal, 2x Snipe, Water Rail, Marsh Tit, Green Woodpecker, Kingfisher and Common Gull.......A Jackson

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still also 7x Brambling.......S Welch

Hanley Forest Park
11x Goosander early afternoon

Penn Common
Firecrest still this afternoon

Friday 17 February 2012

17 February 2012

Belvide Res (permit only)
Iceland Gull 2nd winter early morning then flew west also adult Med Gull, 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull and 1st winter drake Scaup still.......Bordguides

Branston GPs
White-fronted Goose 1st winter, 3x Ruff, 3x Redshank, 3x Dunlin, 10x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, 4x Green Sandpiper, 28x Golden Plover, 3x Water Rail, 12x Shelduck, Siskin, and Common Gull.......J Woodcock

Tamworth
6x Goosander, Kingfisher and GBB Gull on the Borrowpit also Redshank and Oystercatcher on Broad Meadow......A Jackson

Croxhall
6x Goosander, 120x Golden Plover and a Redshank......A Jackson

Hanley Forest Park
2x Goosander N Broster

Thursday 16 February 2012

16 February 2012

Penn Common
Firecrest male still on south side of Light Wood this morning......Birdguides

Belvide Res (permit only)
Iceland Gull 2nd winter in the roost also the 1st winter drake Scaup......Birdguides

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Smew redhead still mid afternoon also Black Redstart still.......Birdguides

Burton (Trent Washlands)
5x Goosander, 7x Teal, Snipe, Kingfisher, Willow Tit and a Green Woodpecker.....AJ

Wednesday 15 February 2012

15 February 2012

Penn Common
Firecrest male still on south side of Light Wood.......Birdguides

Silverdale CP
4x Crossbill over NE at 07:30......J Hutchins

Silverdale
Iceland Gull 2nd winter again over Walley's landfill site 12:30 to 13:00......NP

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Iceland Gull 2nd winter in Tad Bay this afternoon........Birdguides

Tuesday 14 February 2012

14 February 2012

Branston GPs
3x Ruff, 3x Redshank, Knot, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 13x Curlew, Water Rail, Peregrine, 5x Shelduck and a Green Woodpecker......J Woodcock

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell by Startley Lane this morning......Birdguides

Dimmingsdale
6x Crossbill, 35x Siskin, 2x Redpoll and 2x Raven......T Eyre

Belvide Res (permit only)
Iceland Gull juvenile at roost mid afternoon also the 1st winter drake Scaup still......Birdguides

Deep Hayes CP
8x Goosander, 2x Willow Tit and a Water Rail......RT

Westport Lake
4x Siskin, 2x Willow Tits and 20x Pochard.....A Ralph

Monday 13 February 2012

13th Feb 2012

Westport Lake
Whooper Swan x 11 present till 7-36 when they flew off north.....Birdguides.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Smew redhead still in Tad Bay......Birdguides

Silverdale
Iceland Gull 2nd winter again in field at the bottom of Keele Road and Cemetary Road by Walley's Quarry this afternoon......NP

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike again in clearfell south of Startley Lane.......Birdguides

Burton (Trent Washlands)
8x Goosander and a Snipe......AJ

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

Sunday 12 February 2012

12 February 2012

Westport Lake
Glaucous Gull adult on the ice on the main lake this morning until 09:40.......CJW.
Whooper Swan 11x on main lake this afternoon.......PJ.





Blithfield Res (permit only)
Black Redstart still by the yacht club......Birdguides

Alrewas GPs
Tufted Duck x247, Pochard x154, Gadwell x6 and Goosander x10 on the river.....S Collins

Whitemoor Haye
Mute Swan x267, Grey Partridge x4, Corn Bunting and a Little Owl......S Collins

Trent Valley Pit
Smew 2x Redheads, Shoveller x39 and x22 Goosander......S Collins

Swallow Moss

2x Short-eared Owls......D Powell

Morridge area
2x Short-eared Owls.......D Powell

Uttoxeter Quarry
33x Goosander, 120x Wigeon, 4x Goldeneye, 5x Egyptian Goose, Oystercather and 5x Golden Plover......A Barker

Branston GPs
2x Redshank, Knot and 16x Curlew......A Jackson

Burton (Trent Washlands)
8x Goosander.......A Jackson

Etruria
3x Waxwing by the A500 rounderbout (old MFI)....... M Brayford

Saturday 11 February 2012

11 February 2012

Belvide Res (permit only)
Glaucous Gull juvenile still at 08:25.......Birdguides

Gailey Res
Black Redstart still on the north shore also adult Med Gull......Birdguides

Penn Common
Firecrest one still by track past the farm at south end of Chamberlain Lane......M Muldowney

Branston GPs
Knot one at Sandy Pit......Birdguides

Doxey Marsh
Water Pipit still between the hide and willow pollards also 2x Goosander and 3x Water Rail.....GH

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Smew (redhead) in tad bay........Birdguides.

Aqualate Mere
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and 3x Water Rail.......A Matthews

Copmere
Red-crested Pochard female still also 6x Pintail, 5x Goosander, 4x Goldeneye, 3x Gadwell and a Shoveller......A Matthews

Burton (Trent Washlands)
16x Goosander, 2x Gadwell, 6x Teal, 2x Kingfisher, 2x singing Willow Tit and a
Marsh Tit.....A Jackson

Burton (Riverside Meadows)
5x Goosander.......A Ralph

Knypersley Res
7x White-fronted Geese still, 2x Dipper near waterfall, 2x Brambling, Goosander, Kingfisher and a Raven......P Birken & D Waller

Silverdale
17x Ravens over The Void......WJL

Uttoxeter Quarry
Goosander x45, Wigeon x116, Goldeneye x5, Teal x10,Oystercatcher and a Raven......A Barker

Friday 10 February 2012

10/02/2012

Penn Common
Firecrest one still by track past farm at the south end of Chamberlain Lane though mobile......Birdguides

Burton (River Trent)
11x Goosander, Pochard and 20x Lesser Redpoll......A Jackson.

Chasewater
Bittern again briefly in flight at the slurry pool mid-day.......Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Glaucous Gull juvenile again in the roost and 1st winter drake Scaup still......Birdguides

Branston GPs
Redshank, 5x Snipe, 6x Goosander, Shelduck, Shoveller, 50x Lesser Redpoll and 2x Water Rail......JW

Catholme
12x Goosander, 10x Goldeneye and 15x Shoveller......JW

Croxhall
Little Egret and 2x Shelduck......JW

Doxey Marsh
6x Water Rail , 2x Goosander, 23x Teal and a Shelduck......GH

Thursday 9 February 2012

09 February 2012

Gailey Res
Black Redstart still on north shore also adult Med Gull......Birdguides

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

Aqualate Park
Iceland Gull juvenile this evening......Birdguides.

Burton ( River Trent)
5x Goosander, 2x Gadwell, 2x Teal and a Kingfisher......AJ

Blackcap (female) by j woodcock.



Barton-Under-Needwood
Blackcap female and 6x Reed Bunting in garden......JW

Wednesday 8 February 2012

8 February 2012

Knypersley Res
7x Eurasion White-fronted Geese circled around late morning before flying off towards Marshes Hill , also 2 x Raven over and Dipper on stream.......SS

Gailey Res
Black Redstart still on the north shore early afternoon......Birdguides

Belvide Res (permit only)
Glaucous Gull juvenile again in the roost also possible adult Caspian Gull and 1st winter drake Scaup still......Birdguides

Wetley Moor
Little Owl, Green Woodpecker and 70+ Reed Bunting......DL

Branston GPs
Redshank x2, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 2x Pintail and a Goldeneye.......AJ

Tuesday 7 February 2012

07 February 2012

Eurasian White-fronted Geese.....Knypersley Res.








Burton
Goosander x2 on the Trent early morning......A Jackson

Silverdale
Iceland Gull 2nd winter in field at junction of Cemetary Road and Keele Road at SJ829456 until 12:45 at least......ST

Knypersley Res
Eurasian White-fronted Geese x 7 mid-morning..........SS

Chasewater
Bittern one still in the slurry pool reeds along the northeast shore this afternoon......Birdguides

Cannock
Caspian Gull 2nd winter at Kingswood on the lake also adult Yellow-legged Gull......Birdguides

Aqualate
Glaucous Gull one on the mere late afternoon......Birdguides

Branston GPs
9x Dunlin, 9x Snipe, 2x Redshank, Ruff, Woodcock, Kingfisher, 50x Lesser Redpoll, 2x Peregrine, 2x Goldeneye, 12x Shelduck, 150+ Pied Wagtail and 9x Red-legged Partridge.....JW

Catholme
11x Goosander, 24x Goldeneye and 7x Shelduck......JW

Croxhall
Little Egret on the Trent......JW

Belvide Res (permit only)
Iceland Gull one early evening also 1st winter drake Scaup still and 3x Yellow-legged Gulls......Birdguides

Monday 6 February 2012

6th Feb 2012

Gailey Res
Black Redstart fem/1st winter still along north shore this morning......Birdguides.

Chasewater
Iceland Gull near adult in roost yesterday.........Birdguides.
Iceland Gull sub-adult in the roost today also Caspian Gull 3rd winter and 2x Grey Plover on the sailing club shore......Birdguides

Doxey Marsh
Water Pipit still along the River Sow also a female Merlin.......Birdguides

Berryhill
Jack Snipe at the reedbed culvert also Water Rail. 16x Common Snipe and 82x Lapwing in the waterlogged paddocks, 2x Raven and 2x GBB Gulls over plus Little Owl and a Short-eared Owl visable before the mist came down mid afternoon.......RT

Uttoxeter
Jack Snipe one on the Hockley Brook in the park......Birdguides

Penn Common
Firecrest one still by track past farm at the south end of Chamberlains Lane.......Birdguides

Whitemoor Haye
322x Mute Swan, singing Corn Bunting, 2x Little Owl and a Kingfisher......S Collins

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Smew red-head top end of Tad Bay late afternoon.......R Broadbent

Sunday 5 February 2012

5th Feb 2012

Gailey Res
Black Redstart still present along north shore mid-morning.......Birdguides.

Whitemoor Haye
Merlin (male) hunting Skylarks this morning , also 121 Mute Swan , 20 x Golden Plover ,
and 6 x Grey Partridge........S Collins.

Penn Common
Firecrest male showing well this morning in Chamberlains Lane wood.......M Muldowney.

Westport Lake
Knot one on edge of the ice in the middle of the main lake at 15:00 also 2x Pintail.....M Brayford

Belvide Res (permit only)
Scaup 1st winter drake , also adult Y L Gull in roost........Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
73x Goosander, Pintail, Goldeneye, 78x Teal, 45x Wigeon, 240x Lapwing, 3x Oystercatcher, 3x Snipe and a Curlew......A Barker

Saturday 4 February 2012

4 February 2012

Belvide Res (permit only)
Glaucous Gull juvenile until 09:10 when it flew off west also 1st winter drake Scaup still......Birdguides

Gailey Res
Black Redstart still on the north shore......Birdguides

Cannock Chase
Hawfinch x2 at Marquis Drive......Birdguides

Branston GPs
Knot on first pit also a Ruff......Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
45x Goosander, 122x Wigeon, 100x Teal, 6x Pochard and a Oystercatcher......RP

Friday 3 February 2012

3 February 2012

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Black Redstart still at the dam end also Sanderling at the dam......Birdguides

Gailey Res
Black Redstart still on north shore......Birdguides

Belvide Res (permit only)
Glaucous Gull juvenile in the roost also adult Med Gull and 3x Yellow-legged Gulls......Birdguides

Hanchurch Woods
Crossbill x10.......LS

Thursday 2 February 2012

2 February 2012

Gailey Res
Black Redstart still on the north shore also Grey Plover over.......Birdguides

Belvide Res (permit only)
Glaucous Gull juvenile in the roost this evening also the Scaup 1st winter drake still......Birdguides

Wednesday 1 February 2012

1 February 2012

Fenton Park
Lesser Whitethroat still alongside sunken garden this morning......RT

Knypersley Res
Goosander x 32 this morning on main pool.......SS.

Belvide Res
Scaup 1st winter drake still......Birdguides

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Whooper Swan x 7 adults in Blithe Bay......GJM

Uttoxeter Quarry
Goosander x 60, Redshank, Dunlin, Snipe, Oystercatcher x2 and 2x Goldeneye......EF

Trentham
Goosander drake on the gardens lake this afternoon......Andy Ralph

Gailey Res
Black Redstart female-1st winter still on the north shore......Birdguides