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Sunday, 4 February 2018

Sunday 4th February 2018

Gailey Resv
Pink-footed Goose still N of sailing lake (@TheSnapper1978)  -  also Oystercatcher, Little Egret (RSo)

Doxey Marsh
Great White Egret, 3x Water Pipit still near Octagonal hide, 500x Golden Plover, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Stonechat (@TheSnapper1978)

Tittesworth Water
195x Pink-footed Geese over NW at 09:46, another 500x Pinkfoots over NW at13:00 also 9x Whooper Swan, Little Egret (@stephengibson42)

Baldwins Gate
220x Pink footed Geese over NW at 09:30 (RWh)

Newcastle
At least one or possible 2x Hawfinch on the east side of the cemetary (@philjo61)

Croxall
4x Redshank, Little Egret, 34x Pochard, 50x Teal (@jamyt123)

Tamworth
3x Ruff still off Selker Drive Amington (@TameBirding)

Whitmore Bent Lane
12x Tree Sparrow, Pink-footed Goose and near Lower Hatton 2x Brambling in set a side (@philjo61)

Knypersley Resv
3x Hawfinch at Lodge Barn Road at 09:15, Crossbill over, Little Egret, Woodcock (GBr)

Alton
2x Red Kite over east at 11:00 (TEy)

By Terry Eyre

Aqualate
24x Whooper Swan in at midday (JPo)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Whooper Swan still also 9x Egyptian Geese, 136x Wigeon, 7x Goldeneye, 13x Pochard, 2x Goosander, 30x Linnet, 5x GBB Gull (@BirderAlrewas)

Middleton Lakes
2x White-fronted Geese north JW at 15:30 (@julianallen2009)

Hanchurch
11x Crossbill along track from Woodcutters cottage (TRo)

Trentham Gardens
30x Whooper Swan over late morning also 2x Little Egret (CPe)

Chasewater
Ad Glaucous Gull, 4x Caspian Gull, ad YL Gull, ad Med Gull in the roost

Branston GPs
600x Golden Plover, 16x Curlew, 8x Ruff, Dunlin (@MRPittaway)  -  Also 4x Little Egret, Peregrine, 700x Lapwing, 21 Shelduck (DSc)

Biddulph Grange
Hawfinch still (GHa)