Additionally White-fronted Goose was observed on the 30th Nov but not
submitted. For the first time I can recall no Turtle Doves were reported.
Good birding to all in 2020 and hopefully we may improve the total
Middleton Lakes
Black-tailed Godwit to 08:55 only, 2x Great White Egret, 4x Pintail, 7x Pochard, 2x Egyptian Geese, (SAt)
Dimmingsdale
c750-800 Pink-footed Geese over west, (TEy)
Aqualate
68x Goldeneye this morning, (KHa)
Doxey Marsh
2x Great White Egret, Little Egret, 250x Golden Plover, 300x Lapwing, 4x Stonechat, Goosander, 2x Egyptian Geese, Peregrine, (DBa, GHa)
Radford Meadows
Great White Egret, 2x Little Egret, (CDa)
Whitemoor Haye
Firecrest halfway between bend (pig units) and entrance to the old microlight club, also 31x Egyptian Geese lifted off, (BirderAlrewas)
Chasewater
Ad Caspian Gull, ad Med Gull, 3x YL Gull in the roost
River Sow Meadows
287x Lapwing, 30x Wigeon, (RSw)
Hixon Airport
150x Skylark, Stonechat, (RSw)
Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
6x Pintail
Branston GPs
4x Ruff, 14x Curlew, 5x Golden Plover, 117x Lapwing, 73x Pochard. 7x Goldeneye, 74x Wigeon, 72x Teal, 31x Gadwall, 16x Shoveler, 2x Egyptian Geese, 2x Little Egret, 23x Little Grebe, 7x Common Gull, 4x YL Gull, 18x GBB Gull, 2x Stonechat, 2x Barn Owl, 2x Green Woodpecker, (JWo, DSc)
YL Gull by Jon Woodcock
Staffs