Sunday 28 November 2021

Blithfield Resv

Shore Lark (first Staffs record since 2002), at Admaston Reach, Bar-tailed Godwit briefly, (GJM,MPR),  -  ad Kittiwake over deep end at 12:30, (SRi)

                                                           Shore Lark by GJ Mant

                                                       Bar-tailed Godwit by GJ Mant

                                                         Shore Lark by Steve Edwards                  

Middleton Lakes

Grey Phalarope flew off JW towards north pit but no further sign to 10:45, Redshank, Dunlin, 2x Snipe, 5x Goldeneye, 5x Pochard, 3x Goosander, 2x Great Egret, Stonechat, (MSm)

Aqualate

1w drake Scaup this morning, 2x Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, 30x Goldeneye, 4x Water Rail, 11x Snipe, Stonechat, 50x Siskin,  (IGr, RSw)

Tittesworth Water

137x Common Gull, 2x Jack Snipe, 24x Snipe, 15x Brambling, 53x Wigeon, (SGi)

                                                       Brambling by Steve Gibson

Uttoxeter Quarry

Great Egret, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 8x Goldeneye, 78x Pochard, (RPo)

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

6x Goosander, 6x Mandarin, (TEy)

Berryhill Botteslow Flash

Whooper Swan again, (CWo)

                                                                   By Clive Wood

Cuckoo Bank

34x Goosander, 

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

27x Golden Plover, 2x Pintail, Brambling, 

Greensforge Rough

6x Brambling with  c200 mixed finch flock in set-aside near Navigation pub.