Thursday, 27 December 2012

Thursday 27 December 2012

Westport Lake
Fem Scaup, 50+ Herring Gulls, 1x GBBG, 9x Pochard, 6x Goosander (NJS)
Branston GP's
11x Shelduck, 11x Curlew, 15+ Great BB Gulls. Area is quite flooded and care must be taken around the area if you are unsure of where the paths are (NJS)

Chasewater
Adult Iceland Gull and adult Caspian Gull in the roost.

Berryhill
Yellow-legged Gull adult again also a Stonechat and 14x Greenfinch (RT)

Silverdale CP
1st winter Caspian Gull on the Void at 15.30, and earlier at Walley's Quarry in the morning along with 20x GBB Gulls and 400x Herring Gulls, plus a Barn Owl late afternoon (PJ, NP)

Whitemoor Haye
300+ Golden Plover (JJH, SJH)

Tunstall Park, Stoke-on-Trent
14x Goosander 12:00hrs (GAl)

Bateswood CP
2x Cormorant, 6x Wigeon, 3x Tufted Duck (JHu)

Trentham Gardens
8 Mandarin and 2 Goosander (JHu)

Tamworth
23x Waxwing on Overwoods Rd Hockley this afternoon (Birdguides)