Friday, 10 February 2023

Friday 10th February 2023

Middleton Lakes

18x Goldeneye, 9x Shelduck, 4x Oystercatcher, Snipe, Stonechat, Barn Owl, (SPA)

Shipley

Male Hen Harrier still in the area, (GCl, HKi)

Radford Meadows

c200 Golden Plover, 30x Lapwing, 4x Little Egret, 6x Greenfinch, (IWi)

Kings Bromley (A515 layby)

Little Egret, Egyptian Geese, Goldeneye, 7x Wigeon, Shelduck, 13x Teal, (BHa)

Branston GPs

Male Merlin at Ashy pit this afternoon, (CEc, Dean) -  6x Pink-footed Goose, 2x Ringed Plover, 5x Ruff, 3x Redshank, 3x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 37x Golden Plover, 13x Curlew, 3x Green Woodpecker, 3x Little Egret, 2x Goldeneye, 39x Shelduck, Water Rail, 20x Redpoll, (CEc)

                                                           Merlin by Jon Woodcock

Westport Lake

25x Pochard, Shoveler, 50x Siskin, (NJS)

Doxey Marsh

230x Lapwing, 115x Golden Plover, 3x Little Egret, 6x Goosander, 3x Pintail, 9x Shelduck, (MBo, DTo)

Chasewater

Gull roost - ad Iceland Gull, juv Glaucous Gull, 2x Caspian Gull, YL Gull also the GN Diver, Shag.