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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