Monday 5 November 2012

Monday 5 November 2012

Gailey Res
Black-necked Grebe still on fishng pool at 12:15.......Birdguides

Black-necked Grebe at Gailey by Hughie King


Branston GPs
3x Ruff, c200 Golden Plover, c180 Lapwing, 5x Curlew, c250 Teal, 2x Gadwall, 4x Wigeon, 2x Shoveler, 2x Pochard, Skylark, Mistle Thrush, 5x Song Thrush, 3x Fieldfare, 20x Redwing, 2x Bullfinch, 5x Greenfinch, Goldcrest. 4x Wren........DS.

Silverdale CP.
Caspian Gull 2nd winter one early afternoon, also 3x near adult Yellow-legged Gull, 880x LBB Gull, 35x Herring Gull........DK.RT.

Blackbank (visible migration)
5640x Wood Pigeon, 327x Fieldfare, 279x Redwing.......NP.

Drayton Bassett Pits
At dusk 13x Little Egret heading SW and 1000 Starling circling......JH

Oakamoor Churnet Valley
2x Buzzard, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30x Jackdaw over.......KK.

Berryhill (visible migration)
925x Fieldfare, 1860x Wood pigeon, 6x GBB Gull, 7x Cormorant........RT.KH.

Stallington - Meir Heath
4x Yellowhammer, 2x Stock Dove, 3x Jay.....ARa.

Cheadle
20x Raven. 3x Buzzard, c200 Redwing, 3x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 20x Goldfinch, Greenfinch, 4x Bullfinch, Willow Tit, 2x Jay, 3x Cormorant, Little Owl....... LB.FC.