Monday, 29 October 2012

Monday 29 0ctober 2012

Codsall
COMMON ROSEFINCH juv 1.5 mls ESE of Codsall on feeders by the Shropshire Union canal at 11:00. From the Turnover bridge on the Droveway follow towpath northwest for 150m to view west across the canal by the moored boats.........Birdguides......but no further sign by 17-00hrs.....

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell south of Startley Lane SK015143........Birdguides

Westport Lake
1st winter Scaup still present this afternoon, plus 5x Common Gull & 3x Pochard, also a Yellow-legged Gull in the morning............NJS, CJW, DK

Yellow-legged Gull, Westport by Dave Kelsall

Trent Washlands
Little Egret, 39x Wigeon, 2x Gadwall, 20x Teal, 2x Sparrowhawk, 50+ Redwing, 6x Bullfinch, Siskin, 2x Lesser Redpoll.......AJ

Alton farmland
230x Fieldfare, 10x Siskin, 2x Redpoll........TE.