A pair of adult Black Redstarts at the bottom of Loomer Road.............LM.
Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in clearfell south of Startley Lane at 15:30........TS.
Aqualate Mere
Bittern one in flight at 11:30 also Black-necked Grebe still, Water Rail, Kingfisher, Siskins, Fieldfares........DP.
Blackbank
6x Whooper Swan over east at 07:00 also 5x Brambling, 121 Chaffinch & 238x Woodpigeon.........NP.
Belvide Res (permit only)
Crossbill flew over as did 4x Swallows, also present a Chiffchaff & 2x Med Gulls.............Belvide Blog
Gailey Res
Scaup f/w drake still on main sailing lake early morning.......Birdguides
Westport Lake
Scaup f/w drake still this morning, also Green Woodpecker, Teal, 12x Jackdaw, 2x Rook, 11x Mistle Thrush, 20x Redwing & Fieldfare........CJW.
Branston Gravel Pits
Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Ruff, Redshank, Snipe, 9x Curlew, c450x Golden Plover, 300+ Lapwing, 4x Pochard, 2x Gadwall, 12x Wigeon, 200+ Teal, 22x Little Grebe, 3x Great Crested Grebe, 4x Grey Heron (one killed a Little Grebe), Common Gull( adult), Green Woodpecker, 3x Siskin, 40+ Fieldfare, 35+ Redwing, c40x Linnet, 450+ Black-headed Gull, 81x Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull & 500+ Starling (as they dropped into the reedbeds a Sparrowhawk tried to pick them off – spectacular!).................JW
Branston Water Park
6x Goldcrest, 20+ Wigeon, 4x Gadwall, 20+ Fieldfare & 30+ Redwing...............JW
Barton Marina
8x Pochard & Tawny Owl..............JW
Codsall Area
No sign Common Rosefinch north of Pendeford 06.50-12.30 but 86 Fieldfare, 58 Redwing, 8 Siskin, 6 Redpoll & 10 Skylark over................KC
Park Hall CP
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Siskins, Fieldfares, Redwings, Golden Plovers & Buzzards..............PS(Warden)
Berryhill
Short-eared Owl one early morming also 12x Brambling, 525x Fieldfare,
and 530x Starling over.........RT.
Oakamoor
2x Buzzards above the "park", a Dipper just below the weir and a Kestrel perched on the powerlines over the river above the weir..............KK.
Doxey Marsh
Snipe x 37, Kingfisher x 2, Fieldfare x 37, Grey Wagtail, Goosander x 10, Shoveler x 26, Pochard x 6 & Teal x 101....................RS.
Teal at Doxey Marsh by Graham Allbutt
