Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still in Sherbrook Valley (GWR GSa) also 42x Fieldfare, 3x Redwing, male Stonechat, 6x Meadow Pipit, 3x Skylark, 3x Siskin, 5x Lesser Redpoll & 2x Reed Bunting (GWR)
Great Grey Shrike briefly in afternoon until flushed by two birders. Also 5x Stonechat, 2x Raven, c150x Fieldfare
Blithfield Res
Dark-bellied Brent Goose Blithe Bay this morning (MPR) - Still at top end of Blithe Bay this afternoon (RCB)
Chasewater Res
Drake Red-crested Pochard on slurry pool at 14.20
Middleton Lakes RSPB
Short-eared Owl on north pit (@RSPBMiddleton)
Branston Gravel Pits
2x Egyptian Geese, 3x Shelduck, 7x Shoveler, , 5x Mandarin Duck, c100 Teal, 13x Curlew, Ruff, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, c25 Lesser Redpoll, 30x Linnet, Green Woodpecker & c10 Goldcrest (DSc)
Belvide Res
Female Garganey still present today
Coven (Jubilee Walk)
3x Stonechat, Yellowhammer, 7x Tree Sparrow, 4x Grey Wagtail (JDu)
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Chiffchaff, Raven (Foz)
Gailey Res
5x Pochard, 37x Tufted Duck, 2x Gadwall, 20x Little Grebe, 9x Great Crested Grebe & 2x Raven (IMo)
Belvide Res
Female Garganey still along the north shore
Tittesworth Res
4x Redpoll, 10x Wigeon, 1x Raven (IRa)
Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent
A flock of Pink-footed Geese heard flying over 1930hrs (IBu)
