Monday, 9 January 2023

Monday 9th January 2023

Westport Lake

21x Pochard, Goosander, Shoveler, c50 Siskin, (NJS)

Rudyard

Local mega, Cetti's Warbler heard and seen south of the dam but no further sight or sound after 12:30, 3x Little Egret, 2x Water Rail, 6x Snipe, 2x Willow Tit, 7x Goosander, 5x Wigeon,  (SSe)

Middleton Lakes

Marsh Harrier reported thru, 11x Pochard, 9x Goldeneye, 3x Great Egret, Stonechat, (MSm)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x female Scaup, 

Stafford

Red Kite over Coton fields at 12:00, (PDy)

Whitemoor Haye

Merlin, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, 3x Dunlin, 5x Tree Sparrow, (JAl)  -  also 2x Stonechat, (RBe)

                                                          Stonechat by Rob Bendelow

Staffs

10x Red Kite reported from a site this afternoon, (per JTu)

Rocester

6 x Goosander on JCB north lake, (JDr)

Aqualate

Fem/imm Marsh Harrier at dusk, 39x Goldeneye, 2x Marsh Tit, YL Gull, (RSw)

Branston GPs

5x Pink-footed Geese, Woodcock, 3x Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Ruff, Dunlin, Curlew, 4x Little Egret, Mandarin, 10x Goldeneye, 72x Pochard, 36x Wigeon, 156x Teal, 25x Shelduck, 3x Water Rail, 26x Little Grebe, YL Gull, 4x GBB Gull, 9x Common Gull, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, 2x Stonechat, 6x Redpoll, 5000x Starling, (JWo)

                                                   Pink-footed Geese by Jon Woodcock

                                                        Pinkfoots coming in by Bob Pugh

Kings Bromley A515 layby)

Great Egret, Little Egret, 5x Yellowhammer, (BHa)

Alvecote

Great Egret, 9x Goosander, Pochard, (MSc)

Coven Heath

3x Chiffchaff at Ball Lane STW, 2x Blackcap, 30x Greenfinch Wobaston Road by  UTC, (CVa)