New Years Eve 31st December 2016

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Thanks to everyone for your kind words and support over 2016, this is your blog and it wouldn't exist without all your contributions via text, email & Twitter.

Also congratulations to Dave Emley who has received a British Empire Metal (BEM) in the Queens New Year Honours list for his services to Higher Education & Natural History, a well deserved honour i'm sure you'll agree.

Great Skua by Brian Carthy - Voted Staffs bird of 2016 by our Twitter followers

Happy New Year everyone & a bird filled 2017

Biddulph
One Waxwing on Rowan Trees just down from the Biddulph Arms along main road (ALo)

Chasewater Res
Adult Glaucous Gull in roost plus adult Caspian Gull & Velvet Scoter (@julianallen2009)

Radford Meadows
53x Teal 2x Shoveler 233x Wigeon 2x Snipe 14x Lapwing (@RegDavies5)

i54
Stonechat, Water Rail, 2x Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, (Foz)

Gailey Res
Drake Shoveler, drake Pochard, Common Gull, Tawny Owl (@TheSnapper1978)

Dimmingsdale
Brambling, Lesser Redpoll, Siskin & Green Woodpecker (TEy)

Tucklesholme
Grey wagtail,  Stonechat, 35x Teal, 4x Wigeon, 9x Gadwall, 118x Lapwing, Dunlin  5x Goosander 15x Golden Plover (JPa MPa)

Friday 30th December 2016

Biddulph
3x Waxwing still 300m north of Biddulph Arms

Talke Pits
c30 Waxwing at Pit Lane by PW Metal Finishers (@Timjpreston)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Caspian Gull Tad Bay, Jack Snipe, 4x Dunlin, Stonechat (@scaupface)

Whitemoor Haye
400x Wigeon. 600x Lapwing, 65x Linnet, 4x Gadwall, 4x Shoveler, Tree Sparrow (BirderAlrewas)

Consall-Cheddleton

2x Teal, 11x Mandarin Duck, Water Rail, 3x Snipe, Dipper, 11x Meadow Pipit, 30x Redwing, Lesser Redpoll, Reed Bunting. (DSc)

Thursday 29th December 2016

Talke Pits
c15 Waxwing at Pit Lane in tree by PW metal finishers at 14:00 (@BeeBryony) 33x Waxwing present later (CBr)

Waxwing - Les Harrison

Belvide Res (WMBC Members Only)
Juvenile Iceland Gull, Bittern & Smew (@BelvideBirding)

Westport Lake
Long-tailed Duck, 5x Little Grebe, 39x Pochard, Goosander & 2x Chiffchaff (NJS, @stevengibson42)

Gailey Res
Egyptian Goose with Canada Geese, 2x Teal & Tawny Owl (@TheSnapper1978)

Radford Meadows
c50 Snipe, 4x Goosander & 200x Wigeon (@RobSwift5)

Churnet Valley (Cheddleton to Consall)
2x Little Grebe, 20x Mandarin Duck, 3x Teal, 5x Snipe, Willow Tit, 2x Raven, Reed Bunting (DSc)

I54
3x Stonechat (JDu)

Wednesday 28th December 2016

Biddulph
6x Waxwing at 15:00 on berry trees on the main road near the Biddulph Arms pub (SFe)

Enville
Goosander, 2x Marsh Tit, c150 Skylark, 200 Linnet, c40 Yellowhammer (@scaupface)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Bittern again roosted also Redhead Smew and Common Sandpiper still (@BelvideBirding)

Churnet Valley
12x Mandarin Duck, 5x Teal, Goosander, 2x Water Rail, 4x Snipe, Tawny Owl, 2x Raven, Lesser Redpoll (DSc)

i54
3x Stonechat, 14x Teal, Grey Wagtail, 50x Meadow Pipit (Fox JDu)

Tuesday 27th December 2017

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Grey Phalarope,  Smew still, juv Iceland Gull and Bittern (@BelvideBirding)

Nigel Talbot

Aqualate
1w fem Scaup (@Ian_m_grant)

i54
Jack Snipe, 4x Stonechat, 6x Snipe, 40x Linnet, 2x Grey Wagtail, 2x Water Rail, Green Woodpecker (JDu)

Radford Meadows
336x Wigeon, 75x Lapwing, Grey Wagtail (@RegDavies5)

Doxey Marsh
Scaup briefly (@nutcracker1965)

Chasewater
Velvet Scoter still and 3x YL Gull (@julianallen2009)

Westport Lake
Long-tailed Duck still (BC LC)

Branston Gravel Pits
28x Shoveler, 22x Gadwall, 3x Water Rail, c200 Lapwing, 13x Curlew, Woodcock, 3x Snipe, Kingfisher, Tawny Owl, c20,000 Starlings roosted (DSc)

Boxing Day 26th Decembeer 2016

Whitmore Bent Lane
2x drake Pintail and 2x YL Gull (NDP)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Redhead Smew still (@NigelCarp2008) - Bittern still, 1w drake Scaup, 2x Pintail (@BelvideBirding)

Steve Nuttall

Whittington
Yellow-browed Warbler still (@Midlandsbirder)

Berryhill
Jack Snipe (@nutcracker1965)

Croxall
Jack Snipe, Redshank, 46x Pochard (@scaupface)

Whitemoor Haye
c150 Wigeon, c1000 Lapwing, c1500 Starling (@scaupface)

Hanchurch
3x Crossbill, 40x Siskin (@brianbeecee)

Hatherton Resv
3x Goosander (JH)

Doxey Marsh
15x Goosander, Stonechat, Water Rail, 3x Little Egret, 2x Gadwall 25x Fieldfare (BC LC)

Chasewater
Velvet Scoter, YL Gull (@CWG_sightings)

Branston GPs
28x Gadwall, 12x Shoveler, 10x Shelduck, 2x Water Rail, 2x YL Gull, 13x Curlew, Snipe, Woodcock, Cetti's Warbler (DSc)

Christmas Day 25th December 2016

From the three of us to all of you

Christmas Robin - Kev Lewis

A Very Merry Christmas

Chasewater Res
Caspian Gull, 4x Yellow-legged Gull & Velvet Scoter (@CWG_sightings)

Whitmore

Drake Pintail, Teal, Wigeon along Bent Lane (@philjo61)

Whitemoor Haye

c1000 Lapwing, 2x Pochard, 273x Wigeon, 6x Tufted Duck, Shoveler, 30x Yellowhammer, 20x Tree Sparrow & 2x Goldcrest (@BirderAlrewas)

Christmas Eve 24th December 2016

Chasewater Res
Sub adult Iceland Gull at 16.00 plus Velvet Scoter still (@julianallen2009) also 5x Yellow-legged Gull & adult Mediterranean Gull (@CWG_sightings)

Belvide Res (WMBC Members Only)
Bittern flew from roost site at 7.40am and landed left of hide (@BelvideBirding)

Iverley
Waxwing flew west over Sugar Loaf Farm at 11.45 (@StourBirder)

Silverdale CP
3x Yellow-legged Gull (@philjo61)

Westport Lake
Female Long-tailed Duck still on main lake (NJS, CJW)

Branston Gravel Pits

16x Little Grebe, 38x Gadwall, 12x Shoveler, 2x Shelduck, Water Rail, 4x Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 16x Curlew, adult Caspian Gull, 2x Yellow-legged Gull, 47x Skylark, Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler (DSc)

Tuckleholme
52x Teal, 4x Wigeon, 9x Gadwall, Dunlin, 3x Stonechat, Goosander & Kingfisher (JPa, MPa)

Whitemoor Haye
3x Ruff with c1000 Lapwing (@TameBirding)

Brookley's Lake
41x Mandarin Duck, 33x Goosander (@rpintean)

Friday 23rd December 2016

Whittington
Yellow-browed Warbler still at Windsor Holloway west of the A449 (JJH)

Chasewater Res
2x Caspian Gull & Yellow-legged Gull (@CWG_sightings)

Silverdale CP
4x Yellow-legged Gull on the Void this afternoon (@philjo61)

Thursday 22nd December 2016

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Bittern still from Scott hide at 07:30 (@BelvideBirding)

Codsall
2x Ring-necked Parakeet over Moatbrook Avenue this morning (@hltarry)

River Sow Meadows
Little Egret, 212x Wigeon, 324x Golden Plover, 150x Lapwing, 5x Snipe, 7x Lapwing (@RobSwift5)

Whittington
Yellow-browed Warbler still west of the A449 (@HughieKing)

Chasewater
Velvet Scoter, Red-breasted Merganser still, 2x Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull in the roost (@CWG_sightings)

Tucklesholme
32x Teal, 2x Wigeon , 2x Gadwall, Green Sandpiper, 100x Lapwing, 3x Goosander, Golden Plover, Starling murmuration  (JPa MPa)

Wednesday 21st December 2016

Whittington
Yellow-browed Warbler by sewage works fence 10.00-10.35 then flew over road into large garden (@TheMoorehen)

Westport Lake
Long-tailed Duck still at 11.00 (@stevengibson42)

Sheepwalks
Marsh Tit, Raven & 200+ Redwing on top of the Sheepwalks (@TheMoorehen)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Bittern still (@BelvideBirding)

Doxey Marsh
Goosander, 2x Stonechat, 2x Reed Bunting, Little Egret, Kingfisher (JBi)

Dimmingsdale
5x Woodcock and 4x Mandarin over at dusk (TEy)

Tuesday 20th December 2016

Whittington
Yellow-browed Warbler still on Windsor Holloway by River Stour (@b2c11b6cdd86453)

Belvide Res (WMBC Members Only)
Bittern roosted in Scott hide reed bed from 15.05 but obscure, Smew still present (@BelvideBirding)

Chasewater Res
In roost 2x adult Caspian Gull, 3x Yellow-legged Gull (2x adult and 4th winter) & Velvet Scoter and Red-breasted Merganser til dusk (@CWG_sightings)

Westport Lake
Female Long-tailed Duck still this afternoon (@stevengibson42)

Blithfield Res (WMBC Members Only)
Caspian Gull 2x adults, Yellow-legged Gull adult & 2nd winter (GJM)

Branston Gravel Pits
6x Green Sandpiper, 18x Curlew, c100x Golden Plover, 4x Redshank, 8x Ruff, 7x Snipe, 2x Water Rail, Little Egret, 6x Shelduck, 30x Gadwall, 22x Shoveler, 4x Wigeon, 34x Skylark, c20,000x Starlings (JWo)

Berryhill
30x Redwing, 20x Fieldfare, Reed Bunting, male & female Stonechat & Short-eared Owl (DVi)

Hanley
4x male Goosander at Central Forest Park (@stevengibson42)

Monday 19th December 2016

Whittington
Yellow-browed Warbler still along Windsor Holloway west of the A449 by the water works (@paulsmith15363)

Tittesworth Res
Female Ring-necked Duck still this morning (@stephengibson42)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Redhead Smew still from Scott hide, also Bittern again from 15.25 but very obscured, Common Sandpiper still & 5x adult Yellow-legged Gull roosted (@TheMoorehen)

Middleton Lakes
Great White Egret on Jubilee, 46x Golden Plover over (@RSPBMiddleton)

Caverswall
Little Egret flying along the River Blithe late this afternoon, East of Caverswall Castle (ARa)

Marley Pit
17x Goosander (JWo)

Barton Marina
c30x Wigeon (JWo)

Sunday 18th December 2016

Chasewater
Red-breasted Merganser, Velvet Scoter, Pintail (@WMBB1)  also 5x YL Gull and ad Caspian Gull in the roost (@CWG_sightings)

Whittington
Yellow-browed Warbler still by bridge over River Stour (CJW NJS)

Tittesworth
Ring-necked Duck still N of causeway

Radford Meadows
260 Lapwing, 114x Teal, 369x Wigeon, Little Egret, Snipe (RegDavies5)

Alrewas
Cetti's Warbler still on Junction Pit (@BirderAlrewas)

Whitmore Bent Lane
6x Bewick's Swan still (@JohnMathers1)

Belvide Resv
Bittern roosted in Scott hide reedbed (@BelvideBirding)

Uttoxeter Quarry
4x Goosander, c120x Wigeon, c500x Lapwing, 2x Green Sandpiper, Kingfisher (DSc)

Rocester
11x Goosander, Kingfisher, 60x Goldfinch (TEy)

Saturday 17th December 2017

Whittington
Yellow-browed Warbler still  west of the A449 near Whittington bridge cSO854825  (D.Co as per @TerryHinett)

Yellow-browed Warbler - Chris Vaghela

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Bittern in flight from Scott hide at 08:00 also the Smew still (@BelvideBirding)

Aqualate
Velvet Scoter still (@Ian_m_grant)

Whitmore Bent Lane
6x Bewick's Swan present this morning also YL Gull, 15x Brambling  (PJ)

Tittesworth Resv
Female Ring-necked Duck still north of the road causeway.

Westport Lake
Female Long-tailed Duck still (CJW, NJS)

Middleton Lakes
Great White Egret now on Dosthill NR (@atkinson_steve)

Chasewater Res
Adult Caspian Gull, adult Yellow-legged Gull & Velvet Scoter this afternoon (TheSnapper1978) also in the roost, 2x Caspian Gull, 3x Yellow-legged Gull. 2x adult Mediterranean Gull & Red-breasted Merganser (@CWG_sightings)

Copmere
5x Goosander & 2x male Pintail (@nutcracker1965)

Croxall Lakes NR
3x Little Egret, 74x Pochard, 3x Redshank, 2x Green Sandpiper, 14x Snipe but no sign of female Smew (@TheSnapper1978)

Silverdale CP
Goosander, 11x Snipe, 15x Lapwing (PCa)

Dimmingsdale
2x Willow Tit, Green Woodpecker 6x Raven, Siskin & 60x Fieldfare (TEy)

Gailey Res
2x drake Pochard, Tawny Owl, 2x Raven & Lesser Redpoll (@TheSnapper1978)

Knypersley
4x Brambling, 1x Woodcock, 3x Goosander, 1x Shoveler, 1x Wigeon (GBr)

Friday 16th December 2016

Whittington Bridge
Yellow-browed Warbler West of A449 at SO854825 (MDJ)

Tittesworth Res
Female Ring-necked Duck still present this morning (@stephengibson42)

Croxall Lakes
Redhead Smew this morning & Bewick's Swan still nearby opposite Croxall Hall (@Dumblederry)

Cannock Chase
3x Crossbill Parr's Warren (GJM)

Barton Marina
36x Wigeon, 2x Pochard (JWo)

Thursday 15th December 2016

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Redhead Smew still off Chappell hide

Croxall
Bewick's Swan still north of Croxall Road opposite Croxall Hall (JWo)

Chasewater
Red-breasted Merganser and Velvet Scoter still (REy)

Upper Longdon
c15-20 Crossbills with Siskins in Larches c100yds past Trout fishery (REy)

Wednesday 14th December 2016

                                                Community Notice Board

                                         North Staffs RSPB Indoor Meeting
                                            14th December 2016 at 19:30
                                           Paul Hobson - Scottish Delights
                Meetings held at the Medical Institute (Conference Centre) Hartshill
      For further information please contact Geoff Sales (Group Leader) Tel : 01782 618152

Croxall
Bewick's Swan still north of Croxall Road opposite Croxall Hall (RCB)

Caverswall - Cookshill
2x Little Egret on the R Blithe behind Western Heights estate (SCo)

Middleton Lakes
Great White Egret on Jubilee (@atkinson_steve)

Branston Water Park
124x Fieldfare, 58x Redwing, 3x Little Grebe, 14x Pochard, 5x Wigeon, 6x Teal & 17x Goosander (RNo)

Tucklesholme
4x Stonechat, Curlew, 6x Goosander, 7x Gadwall. 2x Wigeon - Marley Pit 15x Goosander (JWo)

Branston GPs
4x Ruff, 17x Curlew, 80x Golden Plover, 3x Redshank. 20x Snipe, 350x Lapwing, ad YL Gull, 20x Wigeon, 10x Gadwall, 7x Shelduck, Stonechat, 20,000 Starlings roosted (DSc)

Trentham Gardens
Dipper, Grey Wagtail, 2x Black Swan still, 12x Tufted Duck, c1000 BH Gulls came into roost (MPa)

Tuesday 13th December 2016

Community Noticeboard

North Staffs RSPB Indoor Meeting

14th December 2016 at 19.30

Paul Hobson - Scottish Delights

Meetings held at the Medical Institute (Conference Centre), Hartshill

For further information please contact Geoff Sales (Group Leader) Tel: 01782 618152

Blithfield Res (WMBC Members Only)

1029 x Golden Plover in Tad Bay (GJM)

Westport Lake
Female Long-tailed Duck still present at 12.40 (@stevengibson42)

Hoar Cross
2x Little Egret along R Swarbourne opposite Meynell Ingram Arms (DTh)

Middleport
Trent Mersey canal towpath at 9:30 this morning - single Waxwing on Sorbus tree on Steelite site - opposite towpath (RJo)

Alvecote
1w Scaup on Pretty Pigs pool

Branston Gravel Pits
6x Ruff, Green Sandpiper, c50x Golden Plover, c350x Lapwing, 15x Curlew, 4x Snipe, Water Rail, 7x Shelduck, 15x Wigeon, 5x Pochard, 17x Shoveler, 23x Gadwall (JWo)

Monday 12th December 2016

Community Noticeboard

WMBC Blithfield Reserve

A meeting will take place on Tuesday 13th December 2016 at

The Haling Dene Centre, Cannock Road, Penkridge, Stafford ST19 5DT

In Room 24 - 19.30 start

All WMBC members who bird at Blithfield are encouraged to attend this meeting to discuss future management of the reserve.  

Coffee/Tea and biscuits will be served on arrival.

Tittesworth Res
Female Ring-necked Duck present this morning (SGib)

Croxall
Bewick's Swan still in field with Mutes at 10.30, just north of Croxall Road opposite Catton Hall (DJL,JNL)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Great White Egret, c75 Golden Plover, Snipe, 6x Goldeneye & 2x Water Rail (@Rewilding85)

Chasewater Res
Adult Caspian Gull in a foggy roost on boat ramp (@CWG_sightings)

Belvide Res (WMBC Members Only)
Smew still present but no sign of Green-winged Teal (@BelvideBird)

Knypersley Resv
Small flock of Bramblings where path from lower car park forks left to the Serpentine, also Goosander (JTy)

Sunday 11th December 2016

Croxall
Bewick's Swan still with Mute flock in field north of Croxall Road on lane towards Catton Hall (@BirderAlrewas)

Belvide Res (WMBC Members Only)
Green-winged Teal on north shore this afternoon, Smew and Common Sandpiper still present (@BelvideBirding)

Uttoxeter Quarry
5x Pink-footed Geese, Peregrine, Dunlin, 2x Green Sandpiper, 4x Goosander, 2x Pochard, 6x Shoveler, 38x Wigeon (@rpintean)

Aqualate
2x Velvet Scoter at the far end of the mere (@Ian_m_grant)

Chasewater Res
Velvet Scoter still present this afternoon, plus Chiffchaff ((@WMBB1) also 2x Caspian Gull, 5x Yellow-legged Gull & Red-breasted Merganser (@CWG_sightings)

Whitmore Bent Lane Flood
Adult Yellow-legged Gull, Water Rail, 6x Tree Sparrow, Raven (@philjo61)

Knypersley Resv
2x drake Pintail, 9x Goosander, 1x Peregrine (GBr)

Essington
Barn Owl flew over road near quarry pool at 20:23 (JJH SJH)

Saturday 10th December 2016

Chasewater
Velvet Scoter still also 12x Goosander, Chiffchaff (@TheMoorehen)

Whitmore Bent Lane
Pink-footed Goose with c300 GreyLags also adult YL Gull, c100 Teal (NDP)

Croxall
Bewick's Swan still north of Croxall Rd along road to Catton Hall

Brookleys Lake
124x Mandarin Duck, female Pintail, 10x Goosander (@rpintean)

Belvide Resv
Redhead Smew still SE corner

Gailey Resv
1w drake Scaup on sailing lake (@TheSnapper)

Branston Gravel Pits
20x Gadwall, 22x Shoveler, 15x Pochard, 4x Water Rail, c520 Lapwing, 17x Curlew, 5x Green Sandpiper, 4x Redshank, 10x Snipe, Woodcock over at dusk, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 60x Herring Gull, Chiffchaff, 18x Skylark, c200 Redwing (DSc)

Friday 9th December 2016

Branston GPs

4x Green Sandpiper, 8x Ruff, 4x Redshank, 14x Curlew, c300x Lapwing, 4x Water Rail, 2x Pintail (1m,1f), 4x Shelduck, 8x Pochard, 26x Gadwall, 22x Shoveler, 14x Wigeon, Little Egret, Kingfisher, Yellow-legged Gull (ad), c20x GBBG, 6x Stonechat (3m,3f), 30,000+ Starlings. (JWo)

Croxall
Bewick's Swan just north of the village from Catton Road also 2x Jack Snipe (@scaupface)

Chasewater
Velvet Scoter still, 2x Caspian Gull (ad and 2w), 2x ad and a 2w YL Gull (@CWG_sightings)

Thursday 8th December 2016

Westport Lake
Long-tailed Duck still present today

Wednesday 7th December 2016

Chasewater Res
Velvet Scoter & Red-breasted Merganser still present (@BirderGaz)

Whitemoor Haye
754x Lapwing, 2x Gadwall, 21x Wigeon, Goldeneye, Pochard, Teal, 2x Green Sandpiper & 40x Linnet (@BirderAlrewas)

Doxey Marsh
Water Pipit, 2x Little Egret, 3x Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler (@DoxeyBirder)

Tuesday 6th December 2016

Community Noticeboard

Just a reminder that everyone interested in birds of prey are welcome to the Stafford Branch, WMBC, meeting tomorrow, 6th December, start 7.45pm at Perkins Sport and Social Club, Tixall Road, Stafford, ST16 3UB. Follow the arrows past reception to the wooden buildings on your left. Bob Park will talk about the live birds he is bringing from the Armitage Birds of Prey Centre.  

Chasewater
Fem Red-breasted Merganser still off sailing club but conditions were too foggy to see anything else (@tonyjac_tony)

Monday 5th December 2016

Community Noticeboard

Just a reminder that everyone interested in birds of prey are welcome to the Stafford Branch, WMBC, meeting tomorrow, 6th December, start 7.45pm at Perkins Sport and Social Club, Tixall Road, Stafford, ST16 3UB. Follow the arrows past reception to the wooden buildings on your left. Bob Park will talk about the live birds he is bringing from the Armitage Birds of Prey Centre.  

Blithfield Res (WMBC Members Only)
2x female Common Scoter, 2x Caspian Gull (adult & sub adult) & adult Yellow-legged Gull (GJM, MPR)

Chasewater Res
1st winter Caspian Gull and adult Yellow-legged Gull in roost also Velvet Scoter still present (CWG_sightings)

Branston Gravel Pits
Caspian Gull (ad), 2x Yellow-legged Gull (ad), c100 GBBG, 2x Green Sandpiper, 8x Ruff (1f, 7m), 3x Redshank, Snipe, c250x Lapwing, 11x Curlew, 5x Water Rail, 3x Shelduck, 24x Gadwall, 10x Pochard, Shoveler, 40x Wigeon, Kingfisher, 2x Grey Wagtail (JWo)

Westport Lake
Long-tailed Duck still present, now free of any fishing line but seems weak (DK, SS)

Sunday 4th December 2016

Chasewater Res
Velvet Scoter & Red-breasted Merganser still present, also a Chiffchaff (JJH)

Middleton Lakes RSPB
Great White Egret still present on Jubilee Wetlands

Belvide Res (WMBC Members Only)
Adult Caspian Gull this morning, also Smew still present & Common Sandpiper (@BelvideBirding)

Saturday 3rd December 2016

Chasewater
Red-breasted Merganser and Velvet Scoter still (@BirderAlrewas  @andm62)

Hanchurch Woods
9x Crossbill 1km NW of the timber yard cottage (@RobSwift5) also c40 Crossbill, c60 Siskin, Jack Snipe, 12x Snipe & 6x Brambling (SE&HF)

Crossbill - Steve Edwards

Aqualate
Bittern in flight from the hide (@Ian_m_grant)

i54
Jack Snipe, 2x Stonechat, 2x Snipe, Green Woodpecker, 10x Teal (Foz)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
1w Caspian Gull in Blithe Bay (GJM)

Middleton Lakes
Great White Egret on Jubilee (@atkinson_steve)

Westport Lake
Long-tailed Duck still present (CBa)

Branston Gravel Pits
Little Egret, 52x Wigeon, 29x Gadwall, 5x Ruff (4male), 2x Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 16x Curlew, c200 Lapwing, Woodcock, 3x Snipe, adult Caspian Gull, adult Yellow-legged Gull, c100 Great Black-backed Gull, c80 Herring Gull, c600 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Kingfisher, 500x Redwing, 100x Fieldfare (DSc)

Friday 2nd December 2016

Chasewater Res
Velvet Scoter and Red-breasted Merganser still this morning (@Dumblederry) also 2x Yellow-legged Gull in roost this evening (@CWG_sightings)

Westport Lake
Long-tailed Duck still present this morning plus 2x Wigeon, Shoveler & 2x Teal (CJW)

Doxey Marshes
3x Little Egret, 8x Goosander, c3 Stonechat, Kingfisher, 3x Cetti's Warbler & 2x Water Rail (@DoxeyBirder)

Chillington
16x Raven and Woodcock this morning (@BirderGaz)

Silverdale CP
2x Common Gull, Raven & Stonechat (GSa) also 2x Raven (PCa)

Thursday 1st December 2016

Chasewater
Velvet Scoter and Red-breasted Merganser still also ad Caspian Gull, ad and 2w YL Gull in the roost (@CWG_sightings)

Upper Longdon
6x Hawfinch still (@chrisvaghela)

Branston GPs
Adult Caspian Gull, ad YL Gull, c100 GBB Gull (JWo)

Cheadle
One Waxwing still (TEy)