Tuesday 5 February 2019

Tuesday 5th February 2019

Rushton
Great White Egret off Banbridge Lane by stream (SSe)

By Steve Seal

Trentham Gardens
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in trees at south end behind café, Dipper flew from Longton Brook along the Trent towards the Park Drive bridge, 14x Gadwall, Goosander, 3x Shoveler, 2x Pochard, Kingfisher, 5x Little Grebe, Common Gull, (RTo)

Silverdale CP
4x Shelduck flew over The Void (STu)

Brinepit/Ingestre
Woodcock flushed, 10x Pink-footed Geese over, Peregrine, 103x Lapwing, Chiffchaff (RCB)

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck, 8x Ruff, 3x Redshank, 20x Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 100x Lapwing, Snipe, Little Egret, 20x Shelduck, 62x Shoveler, 5x Wigeon, 7x Pochard, 180x Teal, 18x Gadwall, 16x Little Grebe, 2x Water Rail, 4x YL Gull, 6x GBBG, 2x Common Gull, Peregrine, c20,000x Starling, 15x Linnet, 5x Lesser Redpoll, c1500x Jackdaw/Rooks on the Sheep field next to the Sandy Pit. (JWo)

Hanchurch
2x Crossbill, Brambling, 6x Snipe (NDP)

Fradley/Fradley Junction
3x Woodcock flushed also 6x Siskin (PMo)