Saturday, 24 December 2022

Saturday 24th December 2022

Knypersley Resv

Woodcock back at old hatchery,  Little Egret, Willow Tit, 5x Mandarin, (GBr)

Uttoxeter Quarry

3x Golden Plover, Dunlin, Redshank, 600x Lapwing, 5x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 8x Pochard, Shelduck, 80x Wigeon, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, (RPo)

Rudyard Lake

18x Wigeon, 27x Teal, 4x Goosander, 5x Snipe, (SSe)

Aqualate

At least 3x Scaup and the female Ferruginous Duck, (IGr)

Ellenhall

Red Kite this morning, (NEm)

Himley Pool

Goosander, 2x Pochard, (DBa)

Branston WP

18x Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, 2x Egyptian Geese, Redpoll, (BHa)

Branston GPs

Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 4x Curlew, 600x Lapwing, 13x Golden Plover, 150x Teal, 25x Gadwall, 58x Pochard, 75x Wigeon, Goosander, 5x Egyptian Geese 31x Little Grebe, 2x Stonechat, Green Woodpecker, GBB Gull, YL Gull, 2x Common Gull, (BHa)

Furnace Grange Farm Trescott

Wigeon, 35x Goosander, Snipe, (IMo, GCl, CVa).

Tittesworth Water

17x Pochard, 24x Teal, 33x Snipe, 4x Siskin, the Otter is still around, (SGi, IB)

                                                                    Otter by Steve Gibson

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x Dunlin, 4x Stonechat, Peregrine, Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull, 9x Common Gull, 

Chasewater

2x Caspian Gull and 2x YL Gull in the roost, GN Diver, Chiffchaff, 

Middleton Lakes

6x Shelduck, 4x Goosander, 5x Pochard, 2x Great Egret, 2x Stonechat, (SPA)