Friday 28 February 2014

Friday 28 February 2014

Belvide Resv
Ad Iceland Gull roosted at 17:05 and 4x Yellow-legged Gulls. Also 1w Velvet Scoter, 1w Long-tailed Duck and 11x Scaup.

Stafford
Red Kite above School Lane railway bridge at 10:38 (TT)

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull in the roost (RCB)

Thursday 27 February 2014

Thursday 27th February 2014

Belvide Resv
Adult Iceland Gull in the roost at 17:05 plus 3x Yellow-legged Gulls, 1w Velvet Scoter, 1w drake Long-tailed Duck and 11x Scaup

Gailey Res
Juvenile Great Northern Diver at 07.15 on main sailing lake

Newcastle-under-Lyme
3x Waxwings at Clayton on bush by flats on Rydal Way 13:00hrs (Rob Gilbert)

Blithfield Res (permit only)
13x Goosander Tad Bay (JWH)

Alrewas GPs
Siberian Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Duck, Smew, Scaup, 4x Oystercatcher, 10x Gadwall, 4x Goldeneye, 52x Wigeon, 6x Chiffchaff, 5x Goldcrest (JWo)

Scaup by Jon Woodcock

Croxall
Along the river 2x Goosander, 2x Oystercatcher, Redshank (JWo)

Tittesworth
Drake Lesser Scaup still, 60x Curlew, 7x Goosander, 6x Wigeon, 4x Oystercatcher, 3x Common Gull, Grey Wagtail, (ARa)

Wednesday 26 February 2014

Wednesday 26th February 2014

Belvide Resv
1w Velvet Scoter still present at West end, plus 1w drake Long-tailed Duck and 11x Scaup

Tittesworth Res
Drake Lesser Scaup still at north end under willows opposite the car park this morning

Doxey Marshes
Ruddy Shelduck displaying to 4x Shelduck, also 1x Goosander, 2x Pochard, 64 Teal (DSc)

Branston GPs
7x Ruff, 3x Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 18x Curlew, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Redshank, 33x Shelduck, 27x Gadwall, 22x Wigeon, 3x Pochard (JWo)

Ruff by Jon Woodcock

Tuesday 25 February 2014

Tuesday 25th February 2014

Tittesworth Res
Drake Lesser Scaup still this morning at north end under willows opposite the car park

Ipstones Edge
Male Hen Harrier at 09:10 (DSt)

Belvide Res (permit only)
1st winter female Velvet Scoter still also Long-tailed Duck and 11x Scaup. 2w Iceland Gull 15:40 to 16:20 then flew west. 2w Caspian Gull roosted.

Branston GPs
7x Ruff, 8x Ringed Plover, 3x Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 18x Curlew, 2x Snipe, Water Rail, 25x Gadwall, 27x Shelduck, 26x Wigeon, 6x Little Grebe, Peregrine (JWo)

Branston Water Park
5x Snipe, 6x Pochard, 2x Gadwall (JWo)

Drayton Bassett Pits
2x Avocet, Ringed Plover, 6x Pintail, 2x Goosander (as per JHa)

Monday 24 February 2014

Monday 24th February 2014

Belvide Res (permit only)
1st winter female Velvet Scoter still this afternoon, along Long-tailed Duck & 11x Scaup

Gailey Res
Great Northern Diver still present on sailing lake also 4x Goldeneye, 8x Gadwall, 3x Little Grebe, 43x Great Crested Grebe, 6x Pochard, 80x Tufted Duck, 71x Grey Lags, 32x Cormorant, 3x GBB Gull (IMo)

Sunday 23 February 2014

Sunday 23rd February 2014

Belvide Resv
1w fem Velvet Scoter still present, plus 1w Long-tailed Duck off the dam and 11x Scaup. Also 1w Caspian Gull in roost tonight.

Doxey Marshes
Ruddy Shelduck present at 08:20hrs. Also 2x Peregrine, 6x Shelduck, 6x Goosander, 30+ Fieldfare (SPe)

Radford Meadows/Rickerscote
300+ Wigeon, many Teal and Shoveler, 3x Pintail, Little Egret, 2x Shelduck (SPe)

Alrewas GP
Fem Long-tailed Duck still present, also 1x Oystercatcher, 1x fem Scaup, 4x Wigeon, 3+ Chiffchaff (SC)

Chasewater
Great Northern Diver still, plus juv Glaucous Gull, juv Iceland Gull, adult Mediterranean Gull in roost (JA)

Whitemoor Haye
14x Tufted Duck, 59x Wigeon, 66x Lapwing, 5x Goldeneye, 2x Grey Partridge, 15+ Yellowhammer, 20+ Tree Sparrow (SC). Also Merlin by Sittles Farm (JWo, LWa, MCa)

Branston GPs
16:30hrs 1x Mediterranean Gull, adult Yellow-legged Gull, c150 LBBG, 4000 Black-headed Gulls, 8x Ruff, 3x Redshank, 5x Ringed Plover, 18x Curlew, 16x Gadwall, 22x Wigeon, 14x Shelduck, 1x Oystercatcher (DSc)

Trent Washlands
5x Little Egret, 2x Goosander, c50x Wigeon, 2x Common Gull (AJ)

Stafford
1x Peregrine over town centre (AB)

Saturday 22 February 2014

Saturday 22 February 2014

Tittesworth Res
Drake Lesser Scaup still from the car park at 10:20
also 25x Curlew, c20 Goosander, Siskin & 2x Oystercatcher (CBr)

Belvide Res (permit only)
1st winter female Velvet Scoter plus 11x Scaup & Long-tailed Duck off the dam

Gailey Res
Great Northen Diver still this afternoon

Uttoxeter Quarry
38x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, Shelduck, 8x Goosander, 14x Pochard, 40x Wigeon, Raven & Willow Tit (RPo)

Chasewater
Great Northern Diver still, plus in the roost - juv Glaucous Gull, juv Iceland Gull and adult Mediterranean Gull (JA)

Trent Washlands
2x Little Egret, 10x Gadwall, 48x Wigeon & 25x Teal (AJa)

Whitemoor Haye
84x Wigeon, Little Egret, 14x Tufted Duck, 2x Goldeneye, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Shelduck & c8 Tree Sparrow (SCo)


Friday 21 February 2014

Friday 21 February 2014

Belvide Res (permit only)
Long-tailed Duck still, 11x Scaup, 115x Goldeneye, adult YL Gull

Branston GPs
2x adult Med Gull, (breeding and winter plumage) 9x Ruff, 12x Ringed Plover, 3x Green Sandpiper, 18x Curlew, 27x Shelduck, 18x Gadwall, 33x Wigeon, 2x Pochard (JWo)

Med Gulls by Jon Woodcock

Drayton Basset Pits
 2x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, PF Goose, Pintail, 4x Stonechat (as per JHa)

Cannock Chase
12x Brambling at the cadet huts (ASt)


 
 

Thursday 20 February 2014

Thursday 20th February 2014

Alrewas GP's
Siberian Chiffchaff still present with at least 8x Chiffchaff, also Long-tailed Duck seen briefly plus female Scaup & 2x Oystercatcher

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Adult Med Gull at the deep end (GJM)

Cannock Chase
2x Stonechat, 2x Crossbill, 20x Siskin, Yellowhammer (MJa)
4x Brambling at Tackeroo car park (KW)

Radford Meadows
2x Shelduck near the BMW garage (CDa)

Belvide Resv
Adult Iceland Gull in the roost plus 1w Long-tailed Duck and ten Scaup

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull, two Iceland Gulls (adult and juv), Great Northern Diver, adult Mediterranean Gull and adult Yellow-legged Gull (@CWG_sightings)

Glaucous Gull at Chasewater this evening (Staffsbirdnews)

Wednesday 19 February 2014

Wednesday 19 February 2014

Tittesworth Res
Drake Lesser Scaup still present, viewable from the visitor centre at 16.15 (ABo)
Glossy Ibis flew over at 12;35

Chasewater Res
Glossy Ibis left roost at 07.42 an on pool west of Brownhills road, west of Chasewater, also Great Northern Diver still viewable from the dam
In the Gull roost this evening juvenile Glaucous Gull, a adult & juvenile Iceland Gull (JAl)

Belvide Res (permit only)
1st winter drake Long-tailed Duck off the dam plus 7x Scaup

Alrewas Gravel Pits
Female Long-tailed Duck, female Smew, female Scaup, Little Egret, Goosander, Oystercatcher, 5x Goldeneye, Siberian Chiffchaff, 6x Chiffchaff (JWo)

Croxall Lakes
7x Redshank, 6x Oystercatcher, 2x Goldeneye, 2x Shelduck, Goosander, 32x Pochard, 18x Wigeon (JWo)

Cannock Chase
c30 Crossbill at Horse pasture Covert (GJM)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Shelduck, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Pintail, Gadwall, 10x Goosander, 150x Wigeon, 12x Pochard, 12x Snipe, 16x Curlew & 1500 Lapwing (EFo)

Rugeley
Green Sandpiper on flooded fields along the Rugeley by-pass (BRu)

Kings Bromley
2x Little Egret & c50 Fieldfare from lay-by along river (BRu)



Tuesday 18 February 2014

Tuesday 18 February 2014

Dosthill NR
2x Siberian Chiffchaff in scrub on west side

Dimmingsdale
Merlin hunting over heathland at 15:00 (TEy)

Chasewater
Glossy Ibis again roosted on island at 17:30 also juv Iceland Gull, juv Glaucous Gull, adult Med Gull, 3rd winter Caspian Gull, Great Northern Diver (JAl)
Also 2x Red-crested Pochard

Belvide Resv
Imm Long-tailed Duck still plus 9x imm Scaup (3m6f)

Alrewas GP
Long-tailed Duck, fem Smew, fem Scaup and 3+ Chiffchaff (DSc)

Madeley STW
Little Egret, 2x Blackcap, Chiffchaff (JS)

Monday 17 February 2014

Monday 17 February 2014

Hall Dale near Stanshope
Report received of a possible Rough-legged Buzzard showing yesterday morning. (RB)

Whitemoor Haye
Female Merlin sitting on lone straw bale at 15:30 (SCo)

Chasewater
Glossy Ibis roosted on the island at 17:15 also the Great Northern Diver, juv Iceland Gull in the roost with juv Glaucous Gull and adult Med Gull (JAl)

Branston GPs
3x Ruff, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Curlew, Oystercatcher, 2x Ringed Plover, 27x Shelduck, 19x Gadwall, 25x Wigeon, 2x Pochard, Grey Wagtail (JWo)

Branston Water Park
2x Woodcock, 2x Oystercatcher, 10x Pochard (JWo)

Belvide Resv
1st winter Long-tailed Duck off the dam and 8x immature Scaup

Sunday 16 February 2014

Sunday 16 February 2014

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Black-throated Diver briefly by dam at 10.45 then flew NNE (MPR)

Tittesworth Res
Drake Lesser Scaup still present this afternoon (RPo)

Alrewas GPs
Female Long-tailed Duck, female Scaup but no sign of the redhead Smew, also 6x Gadwall, 54x Tufted Duck, 6x Wigeon, 6x Goldeneye, c6 Chiffchaff & a probable Siberian Chiffchaff (SCo)

Whitemoor Haye
c500 Lapwing, 12x Tufted Duck, 42x Wigeon, 2x Oystercatcher, Goldeneye, c20 Tree Sparrow & Grey Partridge (SCo)

Hanchurch Woods
Mealy Redpoll this morning with a flock of 20x Lesser Redpoll at SJ835388, also c30 Crossbill & a Tawny Owl (NDP)

Manifold Valley
At least 3x Marsh Tits at Ecton Bridge (RPo)

Swallow Moss
2x female Hen Harrier this am (LCl)
In the evening a Ringtail & male Hen Harrier came into roost (RPo)

Knotbury
10x Red Grouse (RPo)

Chasewater
Iceland Gull on main lake mid afternoon also the Great Northern Diver and Kittiwake
Juv Glaucous Gull in the roost at 16:40 (SW)
Adult and 1st winter Caspian Gull also in the roost with 2x juv Iceland Gull

Consall-Cheddleton
Oystercatcher, 120x Lapwing, Little Grebe, 4x Mandarin, 2x Willow Tit and 8 pairs of Grey Heron in Herony (DS)

Saturday 15 February 2014

Saturday 15 February 2014

Tittesworth Res
Lesser Scaup still present this afternoon (PJo)

Chasewater Res
Kittiwake, 2x Iceland Gulls, juvenile Glaucous Gull, Caspian Gull, adult Med Gull on Swag at 15.50 & juvenile Great Northern Diver still

Alrewas GP's
Female Smew still, plus Long-tailed Duck & 1st winter female Scaup (SRi)

Whitemoor Haye
Female Merlin this afternoon, plus 2x Ruff & c10 Golden Plover (SRi)

Bateswood CP
27x Common Gull (site record) 9x Goosander, 2x Wigeon (JHu)

Gailey Res
Juv Great Northern Diver still on main sailing lake

Belvide Res (permit only)
Adult Iceland Gull, adult Kittiwake, Long-tailed Duck, 8x Scaup

Friday 14 February 2014

Friday 14 February 2014

Tittesworth
Drake Lesser Scaup still from the causeway at mid day

Chasewater Res
Juvenile Glaucous Gull, Juvenile Iceland Gull, 2x Caspian Gulls (1st winter & 3rd winter) & 2x adult Med Gulls, also the Glossy Ibis flew towards Island at 17.15 but lost in torrential rain (@CWG_sightings)

Belvide Res (permit only)
Long-tailed Duck off the dam plus 8x Scaup still

Thursday 13 February 2014

Thursday 13 February 2014

Tittesworth Res
Drake Lesser Scaup still present from causeway at 11.30

Chasewater
2x Iceland Gull (adult and juv),  juv Glaucous Gull, juv Great Northern Diver (JAl)

Cannock Tip
Juv Iceland Gull (JAl)

Belvide Res (permit only)
Immature Long-tailed Duck & 8x Scaup still present

Cannock Chase
6x Brambling near Tackeroo car park, 5x Crossbill at Trig point (JWo)

By Jon Woodcock

Swallows Mire Milford
5x Cormorant, 4x Goosander, 13x Tufted Duck (JWH)

Wednesday 12 February 2014

Wednesday 12th February 2014

Belvide Res (permit only)
Adult Caspian Gull roosted plus 6x Yellow-legged Gull, adult Med Gull, immature Long-tailed Duck & 8x immature Scaup

Tuesday 11 February 2014

Tuesday 11 February 2014

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull still

Monday 10 February 2014

Monday 10th February 2014

Tittesworth Res
Drake Lesser Scaup still at 11.30

Branston Gravel Pits
4x Ringed Plover, 9x Ruff, 17x Curlew, 2x Green Sandpiper, Water Rail, 22x Gadwall, 6x Pochard, 38x Wigeon, 2x Shoveler, Goldeneye & Cetti's Warbler (JWo)

Bateswood CP
7x Goosander & 2x Wigeon (JHu)

Swallow Moss
2x Hen Harrier in the roost also a Merlin

Sunday 9 February 2014

Sunday 9th February 2014

Swallow Moss
Two Hen Harriers (adult male and imm.male) at 17:10hrs

Tittesworth Resv
Drake Lesser Scaup still present plus two Scaup 

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull in the roost, plus two Iceland Gulls (adult and juv) and two Caspian Gulls (adult and 2w)

Belvide Resv
Juv Iceland Gull in the roost plus adult Kittiwake, imm Long-tailed Duck and 8 imm Scaup still.

M6 near Brownhills
Imm Glossy Ibis flew over M6 Toll towards Brownhills at 15:15hrs

Audley
Flock of Golden Plover over calling SE at 06.45 (JHu)

Whitemoor Haye 
5x Tufted Duck, 8x Wigeon, Goldeneye (SCo)

Croxall GP's
2x Oystercatcher (SCo)

Alrewas GP's 
6x Wigeon, 44x Tufted Duck, 6x Goldeneye, 3+ Chiffchaff, Gadwall & least 2000 Lapwing flying over (SCo)

Saturday 8 February 2014

Saturday 8 February 2014

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Red Kite at 10:45 Tad Bay also a Great Northern Diver at the deep end (GJM)

Tittesworth
Drake Lesser Scaup still from the causeway at 10:38

Stafford
Red Kite at St Peters Gardens at Rickerscote at 10:10 (TTi)

Gailey Res
Juv Great Northern Diver still on the main sailing lake

Swallows Mire
15x Goosander, 18x Tufted Duck, Cormorant (JWH)

Rugeley
6x Goosander on R Trent by the bypass (JWH)

Swallow Moss
3x Hen Harrier - 2 males and a female (DCh)

Sharpecliff - Ipstones
50x Brambling (DCh)

Belvide Res (permit only)
Adult Iceland Gull in the roost also 3x YL Gull, Long-tailed Duck, 8x Scaup

Friday 7 February 2014

Friday 7th February 2014

Tittesworth Res
Drake Lesser Scaup still viewable from causeway this afternoon

Gailey Reservoirs
Juv Great Northern Diver still present on main sailing lake

Chasewater
In the roost tonight - Juvenile Glaucous Gull, two juvenile Iceland Gulls and 2w Caspian Gull (@CWG_sightings)

Swallow Moss
Short-eared Owl one at 17:10

Belvide Res (permit only)
Possible adult Kumlien's Gull in the roost also the Long-tailed Duck, 8x Scaup and Mealy Redpoll near Gazebo hide

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Little Egret roosted in Tad Bay also 2x Pintail, 5x YL Gull and female Scaup in Blithe Bay (RCB)

Wall
Short-eared Owl being mobbed by corvids near to the A5 between Weeford traffic roundabout and the A38/A5127 jnc at 16:15 (KWi)



Thursday 6 February 2014

Thursday 6 February 2014

Tittesworth
Drake Lesser Scaup still from the car park with Tufted Ducks also the 2x Scaup from the causeway

Belvide Res (permit only)
Long-tailed Duck and 8x Scaup still

Middleton Lakes
4x Stonechat, Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, 2x Shelduck, Common Gull, 2x Oystercatcher (JWo)

Stonechat by Jon Woodcock

Wednesday 5 February 2014

Wednesday 5th February 2014

Tittesworth Res
Lesser Scaup showing well near causeway this morning

Chasewater Res
Juvenile Glaucous Gull, juvenile Iceland Gull, adult Caspian Gull, adult Med Gull & 2x Yellow-legged Gulls (adult & 3rd winter)

Belvide Res (permit only)
1st winter drake Long-tailed Duck off the dam plus adult Caspian Gull in the roost & a adult Kittiwake

Alton farmland
16x Yellowhammer over at 16:30 (TEy)

Tuesday 4 February 2014

Tuesday 4 February 2014

Tittesworth
Drake Lesser Scaup still late morning also the 2x Scaup

Cannock
Juv Glaucous Gull on the Rhenus Logistics roof as viewed from the B&Q car park off the A5 early afternoon

Stafford
6x Whooper Swan over Coton Fields at 11:20 (PDy)

Branston GPs
Ringed Plover, 9x Ruff, 2x Green Sandpiper, 18x Curlew, 22x Shelduck, 20x Gadwall, 4x Shoveler, Goldeneye, 56x Wigeon, 7x Pochard, 6x Little Grebe (JWo)

Belvide Res (permit only)
Immature Long-tailed Duck, 8x Scaup, Shelduck & 2x Oystercatcher

Chasewater
Juv Iceland Gull in SW corner near the ski centre at 16:15 (GW CW)

Monday 3 February 2014

Monday 3rd February 2014

Tittesworth Res
Drake Lesser Scaup still present south of causeway, plus 2x Scaup

Belvide Res (permit only)
1st winter Long-tailed Duck off dam, plus 8x Scaup & Mealy Redpoll

Alrewas GP's
Female Long-tailed Duck near railway line at 14.00, also Siberian Chiffchaff by sewage works & redhead Smew still present

Sunday 2 February 2014

Sunday 2 February 2014

Alrewas GPs
Long-tailed Duck, redhead Smew  and the Siberian Chiffchaff still in hedge by the sewage works.
A second Siberian Chiffchaff in the area this afternoon (TPe DHu)
also 44x Tufted Duck, 7x Goldeneye & several Common Chiffchaff (SCo)
Siberian Chiffchaff by Dave Hutton

Silverdale CP
Jack Snipe this morning and another nearby at Blackbank (NP)

Tittesworth
Drake Lesser Scaup still off the causeway also the 2x Scaup

Cresswell
Common Sandpiper by river Sow, plus a Little Egret

Branston GP's
9x Ruff, 21x Curlew, 2x Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Redshank, 21x Shelduck, Goldeneye & Little Egret (RPo)

Whitemoor Haye
41x Wigeon, 5x Tufted Duck, c20 Tree Sparrow, c1000 Lapwing, c30 Yellowhammer & Little Owl (SCo)

Belvide Res (permit only)
Long-tailed Duck still and 8x Scaup

Chasewater
Glossy Ibis again in the roost also adult Iceland Gull and juv Glaucous Gull




Saturday 1 February 2014

Saturday 1 February 2014

Gailey Res
Juv Great Northern Diver still on sailing lake at 08:00

Alrewas GPs
Female Long-tailed Duck and redhead Smew still

Tittesworth
Drake Lesser Scaup and 2x Scaup still

Belvide Res (permit only)
Long-tailed Duck and 8x Scaup still

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Adult Caspian Gull in Tad Bay late afternoon

Chasewater
Glossy Ibis again in the roost also juv Glaucous Gull and 2x YL Gull

Cannock
Adult Caspian Gull on Kingswood lake also 2x YL Gull