Monday 8th October 2012

Late News For Yesterday

Onecote
Buzzard x2...............DP

Stoneyfold Lane
Buzzard, 4x Kestrel, 2x Skylark, 3x Stonechat, 7x Reed Bunting, 2x Mistle Thrush, Dunnock & 11x Long-tailed Tit...............DP.

Middle Hills
2x Kestrel..............DP.

Goldstitch Moss
4x Raven 2x Kestrel, Crossbill, 3x Coal Tit, 22x Meadow Pipit...............DP

Swallow Moss
Merlin, Raven, Jay, Kestrel, Redpoll & 60x Meadow Pipit..............DP.

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Westport Lake

Cormorant and a Lapwing over. Viz migging saw 11x Meadow Pipits, 4x Redwing, 2x Mistle Thrush, 21x Pied Wagtails, 3x Redpoll. Also 2x Goldcrest and 2x Chiffchaff...........NJS.

Tittesworth Res

Common Gull x4, Snipe, Wigeon, Teal x8 & Nuthatch x2...............PL.

Belvide Resv
1st winter female Scaup plus 1w Mediterranean Gull..............Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry

Brambling over Leasowes farm, Chiffhaff'x 2, Green Sandpiper x2, Snipe x5, Golden Plover, Curlew x2, Pintail, Shoveler & Egyptian Geese x7(2 ad's+5juv's)...............AB.......also 15x Snipe, 18x Siskin and 2x Common Sandpipers......EF

Branston GP's

Black-tailed Godwit, 3x Ruff, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 7x Curlew, 2x Snipe, 333x Golden Plover, Yellow-legged Gull, GBBG, 41x LBBG, Water Rail, 192x Teal, 258x Lapwing, 2x White Wagtail, 20+ Pied Wagtail, Skylark (over), 5+ Meadow Pipit, 2x Little Egret, 2x Green Woodpecker, 39x Little Grebe, 11x Mute Swan, 4x Cormorant, 3x Buzzard.........JW

Swallows Moss
No sign any HEN HARRIERS tonight. Fem Peregrine and c80 Pink-footed Geese over NW at 17-20hrs.....AB

Cannock Chase

1x female Adder, 3x Common Lizards..........DN

Today's Adder on the Chase by David Nixon

Caverswall

1x Peregrine plus Yellowhammer....DC

Trent Washlands
1x Merlin this morning............AJ