Saturday, 30 March 2013

Saturday 30 March 2013

Chasewater
1w Caspian Gull in the roost plus two Glaucous Gulls and two Iceland Gulls.

Radford Meadows SWT
Two Garganey on the stream 17:15hrs. Park on Meadow Ridge and walk south SJ939216

Gailey Res
2x White-fronted Geese again on the main sailing lake early afternoon.
Also adult and 1st winter Little Gulls still on the fishing pool to 14:20 at least (JJH.SJH)


The Gailey Little Gulls by Hughie King

Belvide Res (permit only)
Adult Little Gull early morning before flying off east.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Adult Little Gull again north of the causeway this morning (PA)

Uttoxeter Quarry
2x LR Plover, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 6x Oystercatcher, 5x Curlew, 2x Egyptian Geese, 7x Goosander, 50x Lapwing, Snipe, 50x Pied Wagtail (SE.HF)

Hanchurch Woods
30x Waxwing in dead tree 200m along track opposite the main car park at 17:40 (LS)

Croxall GPs
Little Ringed Plover, 6x Oystercatcher, 2x Redshank, Curlew, 18x Snipe (JJH.SJH)

Whitemoor Haye
2x Grey Partridge, 2x Little Owl (JJH.SJH)

Madeley STW
12x Brambling, 4x Chiffchaff, 40x Siskin, 2x Grey Wagtail (NP)

Trent Washlands
2x Little Egret, 10x Gadwall, 2x Goosander, 7x Shoveller, 30x Wigeon, 47x Teal, Red-legged Partridge (AJ)

Old River Dove
Peregrine, 2x Goosander, Marsh Tit, Kingfisher, Chiffchaff, 18x Stock Dove (AJ)

Chasewater
2x Oystercatcher (JJH.SJH)