Sunday 31st December 2017

Radford Meadows
2x Little Egret, Goosander, c300 Teal, c300 Wigeon, 417x Lapwing (@Clive_Davies1)

Endon Sewage Works
Peregrine, 117x Pied Wagtail (GBr)

Whitemoor Haye
Great White Egret on small pool by Sittles farm (per @MartynYapp) - also 2x Peregrine, 108x Wigeon, 2x Goldeneye, 21x Pochard, (@BirderAlrewas)

i54
Jack Snipe, 5x Snipe, Chiffchaff, 51x Skylark, (@i54jamie)

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

Kingsley
2x Hawfinch at St Werburgh's church Commonwealth cemetary this afternoon (@rpintean)

Whittington
3x Corn Bunting, 20x Yellowhammer, (@Stourbirder)

Branston GPs
18x Curlew, 7x Ruff, 2x Redshank, Dunlin, 2x Little Egret, Peregrine, 2x Stonechat, (DSc)

Knypersley Resv
8x Goosander (BC, LC)

Saturday 30th December 2017

Knypersley Resv
Little Egret till 08:10 only, 2x Woodcock, 3x Goosander, 25x Cormorant (GBr)

Whitmore Bent Lane
6x Pink-footed Geese still, Brambling, Peregrine, 2x Stonechat, 18x Snipe, 250x Chaffinch (NDP)

Keele University
Woodcock, 120x Siskin (@keelebirder)

Alrewas-Wychnor
Cetti's Warbler by bridge on the T@M canal, Little Owl, 3x Goosander (@BirderAlrewas)

Branston GPs
18x Curlew, 7x Ruff, 4x Little Egret, 2x ad YL Gull,  300x GBB Gull, 44x Gadwall, 100x Teal, Goldeneye. 10x Shoveler, 12x Shelduck, 2x Pochard, 3x Stonechat, c20,000 Starling (DSc)

Chasewater
2x Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull, 2x ad Med Gull, 

Ford Green NR
Stonechat, 3x Snipe (JJo)

Friday 29th December 2017

Gailey Resv
2x Goldeneye, Brambling, 2x Redpoll (@TheSnapper1978)

Chaswater
Juv Glaucous Gull from SW shore, 2w Iceland Gull in the roost (TheSnapper1978) - also 2w Caspian Gull, ad Med Gull, 4x YL Gull (@CWG_sightings)

Radford Meadows
5x Goosander, 300x Teal, 250x Wigeon, 4x Little Egret (@Clive_Davies1)

Cheddleton-Consall
7x Mandarin, 10x Raven, 70x Lapwing, 6x Snipe (DSc)

Chartley Castle
Red Kite over (RTh)

Thursday 28th December 2017

Middleton Lakes
Great White Egret north end of Dosthill NR,  4x Goldeneye, 6x Shelduck, 2x Stonechat (@atkinson_steve)

Whitmore Bent Lane
5x Pink-footed Geese still (@keelebirder)

Chasewater
2w Iceland Gull, 2x Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull

Cannock Chase
6x Crossbill, 6x Yellowhammer, 5x Brambling (HF, SE)

Uttoxeter Quarry
4x Dunlin, 2x Shelduck (ABa)

Brookleys Lake
32x Mandarin (ABa)

Branston GPs
8x Ruff, 18x Curlew, 4x Redshank, 2x Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 10x Snipe, Pintail, 17x Shelduck, Goldeneye, 52x Gadwall, 40x Shoveler, Pochard, 250x Teal, 15x Wigeon, YL Gull, 200x GBB Gull, Little Egret, c40,000 Starling. Barn Owl (JWo, DSc)

Tucklesholme
2x Green Sandpiper, 6x Gadwall, 61x Teal, Stonechat (JWo)

Branston Water Park
38x Wigeon, 30x Gadwall, 2x Snipe (DSc)

Burton Trent Washlands
32x Wigeon, 4x Gadwall, 2x Shoveler, Willow Tit, (DSc)

Wednesday 27th December 2017

Keele
4x Hawfinch around the church in the village, 80x Siskin by Keele Hall (@keelebirder)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
3x adult Whooper Swan in Tad Bay (GJM)

Clay Mills
5x Little Egret flew SE over the A38 at 16:08 (@rpintean)

Whittington
Male Merlin this afternoon at Turbine Cottage, also 15x Corn Bunting, 60x Yellowhammer, 40x Skylark, Peregrine, Goosander over, (@StourBirder)

Chasewater
2x Caspian Gull, ad Med Gull, 2x YL Gull in the roost

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Hawfinch still also 30,000x Starling at dusk

Gailey Resv
Hawfinch at 14:00, flew from trees at fishermans car park (SRo)

Tuesday 26th December 2017

Keele
Hawfinch still near the church (@keelebirder)

Knypersley Resv
Little Egret, Woodcock by old hatchery, 4x Goosander, 3x Redpoll (GBr) - 13x Goosander on Serpentine (SSe)

Radford Meadows
252x Wigeon, 3x Goosander, 4x Dunlin, 2x Little Egret (@Clive_Davies1)

Doxey Marsh
2x Little Egret, 66x Teal, 7x Shoveler, 6x Greenfinch, (@grantprice20)

Whitemoor Haye
Green Sandpiper, 600x Lapwing, 5x Goldeneye, 82x Wigeon, 12x Pochard, (@BirderAlrewas)

Uttoxeter Quarry
200x Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, 3x Goldeneye, 10x Goosander, 140x Wigeon (EFo)

Weaver Hills
Red Kite, 55x Lapwing (TEy)

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull, ad Med Gull, 3x YL Gull, Little Egret

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members)
50x Goosander, 200x Wigeon, 30x Shoveler (TOh)

Monday 25th December 2017

                                  HAPPY XMAS FROM RUSSELL AT STAFFSBIRDNEWS
                                          AND GOOD BIRDING FOR STAFFS IN 2018


Rudyard Lake
12x Goosander at the dam, 58x Teal, 19x Wigeon, 2x Willow Tit north end (SSe)

Chasewater
Little Egret, Oystercatcher, 2x Pochard, 24x Goldeneye, 18x Goosander, ad YL Gull, Stonechat, (@Rewilding85) - In roost 2x Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull (@CWG_sightings)

Sunday 24th December 2017

Whitmore Bent Lane
6x Pink-footed Geese this morning (NDP)

Radford Meadows
2x Little Egret, 235x Wigeon, 300x Teal, 350x Lapwing (@Clive_Davies1)

Tittesworth Water
Great White Egret briefly to 11:00 only (Per JOa)

Aqualate
Pair of Scaup still, also Juv Marsh Harrier and pair of Pintail (@Ian_m_grant)

River Sow Meadows
Great White Egret late morning (@RobSwift5)

Knypersley Resv
Little Egret, 18x Goosander, 60x Siskin and a Dipper over bridge (GBr)

Doxey Marsh
2x Water Pipit still by Octagonal hide, 20x Greenfinch, 2x Little Egret, 8x Goosander, 3x Stonechat, 2x Cetti' Warbler, 18x Shoveler (@ScottoftheMarsh)

Chasewater
2 ad Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull, ad Med Gull

Wolseley Centre
Great White Egret still at 15:45 (DSt)

Branston GPs
5x Redshank, 4x Ruff, 2x Green Sandpiper, 250x Teal, 55x Gadwall, 38x Shoveler, 19x Wigeon, 30x Little Grebe, 500x Lapwing, 250x GBB Gull, ad YL Gull, Little Egret (DSc)

Saturday 23rd December 2017

Parrot's Drumble
2x Hawfinch at Freeport entrance at 09:40 (@JohnMather1)

Ford Green NR
Little Egret, 5x Snipe, Stonechat, Kingfisher (JJo)

Middleton Lakes
Great White Egret, 3x Stonechat, Goldeneye, (MSc)

Doxey Marsh
35x Golden Plover, 9x Goosander, 10x Gadwall, Little Egret, 3x Stonechat and best of the lot was a Stanier Black five 45212 steaming past en route to Crewe (DEm)

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull, ad Caspian Gull, 5x YL Gull, ad Med Gull also Little Egret in the roost

Radford Meadows
295x Teal, 250x Wigeon, c300 Lapwing (@Clive_Davies1)

Whitmore Bent Lane
3x Pink-footed Geese (RWh)

Whittington Farm
6x Grey Partridge, Corn Bunting, Little Owl, 200x Linnet (JLi)

Friday 22nd December 2017

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Hawfinch still from the car park

Keele
Hawfinch near the church (@keelebirder)

River Sow Meadows
Green Sandpiper, 14x Snipe, 65x Wigeon (@RobSwift5)

Rocester
18x Goosander (TEy)

By Terry Eyre

Doxey Marsh
7x Goosander, 5x Stonechat, 2x Little Egret, Cetti's Warblers (richard_rafe)

Radford Meadows
175x Wigeon, 150x Teal, 7x Shoveler, 2x Little Egret (@Clive_Davies1)

Silverdale CP
5x Goosander on The Void (@philjo61. PCa)

Branston GPs
5x Ruff, 2x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 28x Shoveler, 15x Shelduck, Cetti's Warbler, c50,000 Starling in roost (DSc)

Thursday 21st December 2017

Aqualate
Male and female Scaup this morning (@Ian_m_grant)

Cannock Chase
Hawfinch at Freda's Grave just past feeding station car park (@chrisvaghela)

Berryhill
3x Jack Snipe (@nutcracker1965)

Chasewater
2 ad YL Gull in the roost, Willow Tit

Dimmingsdale
2x Woodcock (TEy)

Branston GPs
18x Curlew, 8x Ruff, 4x Redshank, 3x Dunlin, 630x Lapwing, Golden Plover, 2x Pintail, 65x Gadwall, 150x Teal, 6x Pochard, 40x Shoveler, 30x Little Grebe, 3x Little Egret, Peregrine, c50,000 Starling (JWo)

Copmere
3x Goldeneye, 63x Wigeon, 28x Teal, Water Rail (@RobSwift5)

Wednesday 20th December 2017

Cannock Chase
Hawfinch in Oldacre valley at 10:15 (@Clive_Davies1)

Doxey Marsh
450x Golden Plover, 8x Goosander, Little Egret (@DoxeyBirder)

Chasewater
2x Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull, 3x Med Gull, Little Egret also in gull roost

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Hawfinch still (@roger_broadbent)

Trentham Gardens
20x Gadwall, 18x Wigeon, 17x Little Grebe, 4x Goosander, 72x Tufted Duck, 1340x Coot - site record count, 144x Mute Swan, 2x Stonechat, 18x Redpoll, 2x GBB Gull, 24x Cormorant, (RT)

Tuesday 19th December 2017

Middleton Lakes 
3x Great White Egret, Green Sandpiper, 30x Golden Plover, 311x Teal, 96x Gadwall, 40x Shoveler, 7x Goldeneye, 37x Wigeon, 5x Pochard, 9x Stonechat

Rudyard Resv
Little Egret, 2x Water Rail, 12x Goosander, 47x Teal, (SSe)

Wolseley Centre
Great White Egret again

Enville
8x Hawfinch flew north this morning (@scaupface)

Trentham Gardens
12x Gadwall, 16x Wigeon, 6x Goosander, 65x Tufted Duck, 12x Little Grebe, 2x Stonechat, 30x Redpoll (HF)

Branston GPs
18x Curlew, 15x Snipe, 3x Redshank, Pintail, 2x Goldeneye, 53x Gadwall, 131x Teal, 5x Pochard, 29x Shoveler, 20x Wigeon, 36x Little Grebe, Little Egret, 250x GBB Gull, Stonechat, c50,000 Starling (JWo)

Monday 18th December 2017

River Sow Meadows
Great White Egret at dusk (@RobSwift5)

Berryhill
Jack Snipe, Stonechat, (@nutcracker1965)

Chasewater
Ad Caspian Gull, 2x ad YL Gull

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Hawfinch still in the plantation

Sunday 17th December 2017

Whitemoor Haye
Merlin, 5x Grey Partridge, 5x Goldeneye, 51x Wigeon,  (@AlrewasBirder)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Hawfinch flew out of the plantation at 09:40

Radford Meadows
195x Wigeon, 108x Teal, 5x Goosander, 19x Shoveler, Mandarin (@Clive_Davies1)

Branston Water Park
Long-tailed Duck at 11:45 (@saltwellersbirder)

Hopton
3x Brambling, Battle Ridge, (ABr, TBr)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Barn Owl, c50 Snipe, 170x Wigeon, 140x Teal, 13x Goosander (ABa)

Chasewater
Ad Glaucous Gull, 2w Caspian Gull, 2x YL Gull, ad Med Gull in the roost, 600x Tufted Duck

Branston GPs

17x Curlew, 38x Snipe, 8x Ruff, 2x Redshank, Dunlin, Little Egret, 180x Teal, 34x Gadwall, 26x Shoveler, 20x Wigeon, Peregrine, c30,000 Starling roosted (DSc)

Greenway Hall Golf Club
Little Egret in brook on second hole (NG)

Saturday 16th December 2017

Radford Meadows
6x Goosander, 179x Teal, 130x Wigeon, 2xn Little Egret, Water Rail, 9x Snipe (@RobSwift5)

Gailey Resv
Imm Scaup from the hide (@TheSnapper1978)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Hawfinch still off car park but elusive

Middleton Lakes
Great White Egret on North Pit (@Rewilding85)

Chasewater
Ad Glaucous Gull, ad Caspian Gull and 3x YL Gull in the roost

Branston GPs
The (hybrid?) pair American Wigeon again, 18x Curlew, 7x Ruff, 40x Snipe, 3x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, 40x Gadwall, 3x Goldeneye, 8x Shelduck, 6x Mandarin, 42x GBB Gull, c30,000 Starling, 2x Little Egret (DSc)

Friday 15th December 2017

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Black-necked Grebe at west end, Hawfinch still

Chasewater
2x ad Caspian Gull, 2x YL Gull in the roost, Little Egret flew thru

Branston GPs
41x Snipe, 18x Curlew, 8x Ruff, 6x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2x Pintail, 221x Teal, 62x Gadwall, 36x Shoveler, 26x Wigeon, 3x Goldeneye, YL Gull, 41x Little Grebe, 3x Little Egret, c30,000 Starling (JWo)

Pintails by Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Thursday 14th December 2017

Radford Meadows
161x Teal, 72x Wigeon, Little Egret, 8x Snipe (@Clive_Davies1)

Alvecote
Gannet on Pretty Pigs lake (per @TameBirding)

Middleton Lakes
Barnacle Goose North Pit, Woodcock Dosthill NR, Great White Egret, 6x Goldeneye, 24x Shelduck (@atkinson_steve)

Silverdale CP
2x Caspian Gull on The Void (@philjo61, @DKelsall3)

Brackley Pastures
Little Egret, 10x Yellowhammer, 5x Redpoll, 6x Snipe (JWo)

Chasewater
Ad Caspian Gull, 2x YL Gull in the roost

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Hawfinch around the car park at 14:55

Wednesday 13th December 2017

Kidsgrove
Little Egret flew NE over Tesco at 14:45 (SSe)

Chasewater
Ad Glaucous Gull, 2x ad Caspian Gull, ad Med Gull, 2x YL Gull in the roost

Barton under Needwood
Blackcap along Captains Lane (JWo)

Tuesday 12th December 2017

Keele 
Still at least 2x Hawfinch this morning (@keelebirder)

Audley Meadows
25x Golden Plover (@PeterDobson20)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Sub adult Caspian Gull at deep end (MPR, GJM)

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull, ad Caspian Gull, 4w YL Gull

Doxey Marsh
2x Egyptian Geese, 25x Golden Plover, 4x Stonechat, Barn Owl (@DoxeyBirder)

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck still, 18c Curlew, 30x Golden Plover, 5x Redshank, 4x Ruff, 27x Snipe, Dunlin, YL Gull, Goldeneye, 150x Teal, 33x Gadwall, 32x Wigeon, 23x Shoveler, 27x Little Grebe, Little Egret, c20,000 Starling (JWo)

YL Gull by Jon Woodcock

Whittington Farm
c1000 Linnet, c300 Chaffinch, 2x Brambling, Redpoll, Stonechat, Peregrine, Little Owl (JLi)

Berryhill
2x Jack Snipe, 6x Golden Plover, 14x Snipe, 3x Stonechat (RT)

Blythe Bridge
2x Blackcap still in Mahonia bush Stallington Lane (AR)

Monday 11th December 2017

Rudyard Resv
Goldeneye, 8x Goosander at dam end, 61x Wigeon, 89x Teal, 2x Willow Tit at north end (SSe)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
4x ad Bewick's Swan and 2x ad Whooper Swan briefly in Blithe Bay this morning (GJM)

Tittesworth Water
Brambling, 3x Stonechat (@stephengibson42)

Codsall
A Bittern seen from the east bound train at 15:27 flying NW approx. 400m east of Codsall station (@ChrisCameron57)

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull, ad Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull 

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck still, 51x Snipe, 18x Curlew, 10x Golden Plover, 4x Ruff, 4x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Goldeneye, 56x Gadwall, 150x Teal, 32x Wigeon, YL Gull, 3x Little Egret, Barn Owl, 20,000x Starling (JWo)

Blythe Bridge
2x Blackcap in Mahonia bush Stallington Lane (ARa)

Sunday 10th December 2017

Great Haywood
Probable American Robin reported at mid day in Little Tixall Lane in garden by Mill Lane mini roundabout SJ998228

Hales Hall Pool Cheadle
11x Goosander (@rpintean)

Leek
A Twite reported in the Mount area of Leek (HSm)

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull,  2x ad Caspian Gull, ad Kittiwake, and 4x YL Gull in the roost. 2w Iceland Gull flew off SW at 15:15

Hopton
Brambling (TOh)

Newcastle
Red Kite over Bunny Hill, Clayton (Scott)

Churnet Valley
Great White Egret seen opposite sewage farm at Cheddleton at 11:00 (OHa) and later flew from Cheddleton station towards Consall at 14:43 also 2x Mandarin, Dipper. 140x Pied Wagtail at Cheddleton Sewage farm (DSc)

Saturday 9th December 2017

Whitemoor Haye
Merlin, 76x Wigeon, 67x Pochard, Goldeneye (@BirderAlrewas)

Keele
Hawfinch still this morning (@tonyjac_tony)

i54
Green Sandpiper, 12x Snipe, Goosander. 2x Stonechat (@i54foz)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Fem Pintail, 14x Golden Plover, 12x Snipe, 76x Teal (@rpintean)

Brancote Water Works Stafford
2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Chiffchaff, 10x Goldcrest (@RobSwift5)

Gailey Resv
Ad Med Gull thru west at 13:25, 70x Golden Plover, 11x Redpoll (@TheSnapper1978)

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck still, 18x Curlew, 7x Ruff, 3x Dunlin, Redshank, Goldeneye, Little Egret (DSc)

Silverdale CP
Ad Caspian Gull at The Void, (@philjo61)

By Phil Jones

Amington
Hawfinch in garden 12:30 to 13:00 (@TameBirding)

Chasewater
2x ad Caspian Gull and 2w YL Gull in the roost

Doxey Marsh
2x Great White Egret together in flight at 16:30 (ISh)

Blythe Bridge
Blackcap in Mahonia bush Stallington Lane (ARa)

Friday 8th December 2017

Keele
Woodcock flying near to the Observatory (@KeeleNat Hist) - also 4x Hawfinch still this afternoon (@keelebirder)

Silverdale CP
Ad Caspian Gull, YL Gull, 5x GBB Gull this afternoon (@DKelsall3)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
3w Caspian Gull, 49x Pink-footed Geese (MPR,GJM)

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull, 2w YL Gull in the roost

Dimmingsdale
2x Woodcock (TEy)

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck still, 43x Golden Plover, 8x Ruff, 18x Curlew, 4x Dunlin, 4x Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 15x Snipe, 64x Gadwall, 42x Wigeon, 28x Little Grebe, 2x Goldeneye, 3x Little Egret, YL Gull, c20,000x Starling (JWo, DSc)

YL Gull by Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Thursday 7th December 2017

Radford Meadows
3x Little Egret, 138x Wigeon, 8x Shoveler (@Clive_Davies1)

Middleton Lakes
Great White Egret, 8x Shelduck, 4x Goldeneye, Goosander, Cetti's Warbler (@atkinson_steve)

Chasewater
2x ad Caspian Gull, ad YL Gull, Med Gull in the roost

Branston GPs - Are working gravel pits, visitors must keep to footpaths and not go over border fences into any workings or pits.

Probable pair of American Wigeon - underwing not yet clinched, Long-tailed Duck still, 8x Ruff, 4x Dunlin, 18x Curlew, 6x Redshank, 15x Snipe, 60x Gadwall, 60x Wigeon, 150x Teal, 32x Little Grebe, Barn Owl,  c20,000 Starling, 3x Little Egret, (JWo, DSc)

By Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Wednesday 6th December 2017

Radford Meadows
Dunlin, Little Egret, 70x Wigeon, 51x Teal (@Clive_Davies1)

Rudyard Resv
6x Goosander, 2x Willow Tit (SSe)

River Sow Meadows
Little Egret, 250x Wigeon, Stonechat (MPa)

Keele
4x Hawfinch still at bottom of Clockhouse Drive also 6x Golden Plover nearby (RPa)

Whitemoor Haye
Redshank, 3x Gadwall,59x Wigeon, 2x Stonechat, 30x Skylark, Little Owl calling north of Alrewas (@BirderAlrewas)

Doxey Marsh
Great White Egret still, Little Egret, 3x Pintail, 4x Goosander, YL Gull, 30x Golden Plover, 3x Stonechat, 2x Cetti'sWarbler (@richard_rafe)

Tuesday 5th December 2017

Radford Meadows
Pink-footed Goose, Little Egret, 109x Wigeon, 45x Teal (@Clive_Davies1)

Whitemoor Haye
5x Goldeneye, 68x Wigeon, 54x Pochard, (@BirderAlrewas)

Doxey Marsh
Great White Egret still, 2x Water Pipit, 2x Little Egret, 4x Goosander, Cetti's Warbler (@richard_rafe)

Manifold-Warslow
Mobile group of Hawfinch still (@domhall)

Branston GPs
2x Dunlin, 6x Redshank, 8x Ruff, 18x Curlew, Goldeneye, 57x Wigeon, 122x Teal, 73x Gadwall, Little Egret, 23x Shoveler, 34x Little Grebe, 10x Redpoll, Peregrine, c20,000 Starling (JWo)

Croxall GPs
3x Little Egret, 120x Teal, 31x Shoveler, 4x Goldeneye (@BirderAlrewas)

Monday 4th December 2017

                                                                 Notice Board
                      There will be a Stafford branch WMBC meeting on Tuesday 5th December
                       at Perkins Engines Social Club, Tixall Road, Stafford, ST16 3UB.
                       Speaker will be Neil Glenn commencing at 19:45 - Birding the Arctic Circle.


Upper Longdon
4x Hawfinch still but mobile (@ArthurBlaydon)

Keele
Still several Hawfinch near the Clockhouse (MPa)

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull and 2w YL Gull in the roost
                         
                           

Sunday 3rd December 2017

Berryhill
Jack Snipe still (@nutcracker1965)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Hawfinch in reservoir plantation briefly then flew west

Doxey Marsh
Great White Egret and Water Pipit still, 2x Stonechat (@julianallen2009)

Upper Longdon
3x Crossbill Sp in flight (@TameBirdig)

Hanchurch
16x Crossbill (NDP, @philjo61)

Brookleys Lake
208x Mandarin Duck - new county record count (@rpintean)

Uttoxeter Quarry
258x Golden Plover, 31x Snipe, 57x Teal, 7x Goosander (@rpintean)

Keele
5x Hawfinch still at bottom of Clockhouse Drive also 60x Golden Plover nearby (TRo)

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull and ad YL Gull in the roost

Radford Meadows
3x Little Egret, 71x Wigeon, 35x Teal (@Clive_Davies1)

Branston GPs
18x Curlew, 6x Ruff, 3x Redshank, 2x Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 12x Snipe, Golden Plover, 50x Gadwall, 60x Wigeon, 150x Teal, 24x Shoveler, YL Gull, 20x GBB Gull, 12x Redpoll (DSc)

Stone
2x Little Egret by Scotch Brook just north of the Mill Restaurant  (AAp)

Saturday 2nd December 2017

Keele
3x Hawfinch still at bottom of Clockhouse also 130x Golden Plover nearby still (@nutcracker1965, TRe)

Whitemoor Haye
137x Wigeon, 37x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, 25x Tree Sparrow, 2x Stonechat (@BirderAlrewas)

Cannock Tip
Juv Glaucous Gull (@CWG_sightings

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull, ad Caspian Gull, ad YL Gull

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck still, 17x Curlew, 6x Dunlin, 4x Ruff, c100 Golden Plover, 3x Redshank, 52x Gadwall, 55x Wigeon, 25x Shoveler, 20x GBB Gull , c15,000 Starling roosted, (DSc)

Friday 1st December 2017

River Sow Meadows
Great White Egret flew NW along river at 08:15 (@RobSwift5)

Whitmore Bent Lane
250x Pink-footed Geese over NW at 12:25 (@DKelsall3)

Hawfinch
6x Hawfinch still also c140x Golden Plover (@kevinburrows10, @keelebirder)

Stoke on Trent (Bentilee)
80x Pink-footed Geese over NW at 15:05 also 4x Goosander over west at 13:20 (@nutcracker1965)

Hanchurch Woods
250x Pink-footed Geese over NW, 22x Crossbill, 3x Brambling (HF,SE)

Chasewater
3x Caspian Gull, 2x YL Gull in the roost

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck still, 8x Ruff, 5x Redshank, 18x Curlew, 4x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 79x Gadwall, 150x Teal, 77x Wigeon, 22x Shoveler, 4x Mandarin, 36x Little Grebe, c15,000 Starling (JWo)