Wednesday 18 January 2023

Wednesday 18th January 2023

Blithfield Resv

9x Whooper Swan NW over Blithe Bay at 10:30, (GJM)

                                                                      By GJ Mant

Carmountside Flash

2x Wigeon, 13x Teal, Little Egret, 2x Reed Bunting, 5x Raven, (ALa)

Sneyd Green

50x Pink-footed Geese over SE at 10:00, (JOa)

Seisdon Quarry

Goldeneye, 6x Goosander, 4x Shoveler, 2x Teal, (GCl)

Pool Hall

16x Goosander,  (GCl)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

3x Tundra Bean Geese with mixed Greylag/Canada flock, 4x Pink-footed Geese, 

Rudyard

15x Wigeon, 10x Teal, 7x Snipe, 2x Willow Tit, 12x Siskin, (SSe)

                                                           Willow Tit by Steve Seal

Trentham Gardens

Egyptian Goose (per DEm)

Onecote

c35 Whooper Swan flew low to north and calling at 09:30, (PBe)

Endon - Denford

86x Lapwing, 5x Snipe, Willow Tit, 7x Redpoll, 2x Goosander, (DCo)

Parkhall CP

70x Pink-footed Geese over NW at 13:23, 10x Snipe, Teal, (COs)

Radford Meadows

c400 Wigeon, 300x Teal, 51x Shoveler, 52x Snipe, (CDa)

Westport Lake

15x Pochard, 2x Goosander, Shoveler, (NJS)

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

16x Whooper Swan over west at 15:45, (TEy)

Branston GPs

5x Pink-footed Geese, Snow Goose, 6x Egyptian Geese, 4x Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 176x Lapwing, 3x Little Egret, 4x Goosander, 11x Goldeneye, 67x Pochard, 15x Shelduck, 14x Gadwall, 14x Shoveler, 36x Wigeon, 320x Teal, 24x Little Grebe, 2x YL Gull, 4x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, 3x Water Rail, 2x Stonechat, c5000 Starling, (JWo)

                                                   Pink-footed Geese by Jon Woodcock

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