Sunday, 13 January 2019

Sunday 13th January 2019

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Red-necked Grebe, 3x Cattle Egret and a Little Egret left their roost at 08:43, 2x Caspian Gull in the roost

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
Adult female Lesser Scaup again off the the causeway (MPR,GJM)  -  Also 3w Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull, 6x Common Gull, 20x GBB Gull, 11x Shelduck, 16x Goosander, 2x Goldeneye (JWo)

Hednesford-Pye Green
11x Waxwing still at Bradbury Lane opposite Bradbury Close (MCh)

Gailey Resv
20x Pochard, Water Rail, 50x Linnet (SRi)

Doxey Marsh
2x Cattle Egret, 2x Great White Egret, Little Egret, Jack Snipe, 11x Snipe, 7x Goosander, Common Gull (GPr)

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck still on Ashy Pit, also Goldeneye, Ruff, Redshank (RPo) - Also 2x Little Egret, 9x Shelduck, 24x Wigeon, 20x Shoveler, 16x Curlew, 3x Ruff, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, 2x ad YL Gull, 4x Common Gull (DSc)

Radford Meadows
396x Wigeon, 76x Teal, 4x Goosander, 2x Shoveler, 41x Lapwing, Little Egret (CDa)

Whitemoor Haye
8x Great White Egret from road (BirderAlrewas)

Elford
Whooper Swan still from the A513 (JAl)

Bateswood
8x Common Gull, Goosander (GSa)

Rocester
Redhead Smew on JCB south lake but flew south at 15:39 also 12x Goosander (R. Powell)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Bewick's Swan at 16:05 with 8x Whooper Swan (R. Powell)

Bewick's Swan by Richard Powell

Whooper Swan by Richard Powell

Chasewater
Juv Glaucous Gull, 3w Caspian Gull, 2x ad YL Gull in the roost