2x Velvet Scoter (one drake) at the deep end briefly before flying off at 14:32, 1w Black Tern from causeway, drake Scaup, female Common Scoter........JA, MY, KD.......also 3x Goldeneye, Shoveler, Pochard, GBB Gull.......AM
Martyn Yapp's photo's of the Velvet Scoters flying away from Blithfield
Westport Lake
Imm drk Scaup still present with 3x Pochard. Also maximum counts of 19 Wigeon and 34 Teal on main lake, plus drake Mandarin and Starling passage this morning.....NJS, PJ
Belvide Resv (permit holders only)
Cetti's Warbler in Gazebo Bay, also a late Swallow, Med Gull & 11x Brambling.....SN
Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike in clearfell 09-10hrs......KD, MY
Apedale
Fem/imm Black Redstart still present in area around Energy Centre CP.....PJ
Black Redstart at Apedale by Phil Jones
Black Redstart by Steve Gibson
Alton Farmland
110x Fieldfare, 25x Redwing, 3x Brambling, 200+ Starling....TE.
Aqualate Mere
Black-necked Grebe still this afternoon but no sign of possible Slav Grebe.......
Whitemoor Haye
187x Lapwing, 48x Wigeon, 21x Pochard, 8x Mallard, Grey Heron, 60x Linnet, 50x Goldfinch, 51x Redwing, 16x Fieldfare, Golden Plover, 25x Stock Dove, 37x Skylark, 8x Yellowhammer, 57x Mute Swan........SC.
National Arboretum
11x Fieldfare and c250 over, 37x Redwing, GS Woodpecker, 2x Goosander on river, 2x Jay, 6x Skylark over, 3x Goldcrest, Grey Heron.......SC.
Alrewas GPs (pool on southbound A38 north of Alrewas)
Green Sandpiper, 81x Tufted Duck, 16x Mallard, 34x Coot, 3x Pochard, Little Grebe, several Skylarks, 2x Grey Heron, GS Woodpecker, 35x Fieldfare, 16x Redwing, several Meadow Pipits........SC.
Churnet Valley Alton area
180x Fieldfare, 15x Redwing, c100 Siskin, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel........TE.
Brookleys Lake
54x Mandarin, 120x Tufted Duck, 5x Redwing, Bullfinch.......TE.
Mandarins at Brookleys Lake by Terry Eyre
Gailey Res
Scaup f/w drake still on main sailing lake........
Berryhill (vis mig this morning)
1120x Fieldfare over also 1115x Starling, 410x Redwing and 9x Teal........RT.
Extra info...Willow Tit, Chiffchaff......GWS.
Cheadle
c400 Redwing, c300 Fieldfare, 2x Brambling, 5x Raven, 2x Jay, 4x Greenfinch, 3x Reed Bunting, 3x Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk over this morning and a Marsh Tit.......LB.
Trent Washlands
Little Egret, 4x Wigeon, 6x Gadwell, 19x Teal, c120 Redwing, c30 Fieldfare.......AJ.
Clay Mills
Snipe, 7x Teal, Grey Wagtail, 3x Skylark, 60x Fieldfare, 70x Redwing, 13x Stock Dove......AJ.
Old River Dove
Kingfisher, 2x Kestrel, 60x Fieldfare, 80x Redwing, 4x Reed Bunting, 4x Mipits......AJ.
Uttoxeter Quarry
3x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 6x Snipe, Curlew, 10x Goosander, 25x Wigeon, 28x Teal, 3x Gadwell, Goldeneye........AB.
Aqualate Mere
Black-necked Grebe still this afternoon but no sign of possible Slav Grebe.......
Whitemoor Haye
187x Lapwing, 48x Wigeon, 21x Pochard, 8x Mallard, Grey Heron, 60x Linnet, 50x Goldfinch, 51x Redwing, 16x Fieldfare, Golden Plover, 25x Stock Dove, 37x Skylark, 8x Yellowhammer, 57x Mute Swan........SC.
National Arboretum
11x Fieldfare and c250 over, 37x Redwing, GS Woodpecker, 2x Goosander on river, 2x Jay, 6x Skylark over, 3x Goldcrest, Grey Heron.......SC.
Alrewas GPs (pool on southbound A38 north of Alrewas)
Green Sandpiper, 81x Tufted Duck, 16x Mallard, 34x Coot, 3x Pochard, Little Grebe, several Skylarks, 2x Grey Heron, GS Woodpecker, 35x Fieldfare, 16x Redwing, several Meadow Pipits........SC.
Churnet Valley Alton area
180x Fieldfare, 15x Redwing, c100 Siskin, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel........TE.
Brookleys Lake
54x Mandarin, 120x Tufted Duck, 5x Redwing, Bullfinch.......TE.
Gailey Res
Scaup f/w drake still on main sailing lake........
Berryhill (vis mig this morning)
1120x Fieldfare over also 1115x Starling, 410x Redwing and 9x Teal........RT.
Extra info...Willow Tit, Chiffchaff......GWS.
Cheadle
c400 Redwing, c300 Fieldfare, 2x Brambling, 5x Raven, 2x Jay, 4x Greenfinch, 3x Reed Bunting, 3x Great Spotted Woodpecker, Sparrowhawk over this morning and a Marsh Tit.......LB.
Trent Washlands
Little Egret, 4x Wigeon, 6x Gadwell, 19x Teal, c120 Redwing, c30 Fieldfare.......AJ.
Clay Mills
Snipe, 7x Teal, Grey Wagtail, 3x Skylark, 60x Fieldfare, 70x Redwing, 13x Stock Dove......AJ.
Old River Dove
Kingfisher, 2x Kestrel, 60x Fieldfare, 80x Redwing, 4x Reed Bunting, 4x Mipits......AJ.
Uttoxeter Quarry
3x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 6x Snipe, Curlew, 10x Goosander, 25x Wigeon, 28x Teal, 3x Gadwell, Goldeneye........AB.