Thursday, 16 February 2023

Thursday 16 February 2023

Tittesworth Water

Hawfinch still, Curlew, 9x Snipe, 5x Lapwing, 5x Oystercatcher, 24x Pochard, 3x Goosander, Mandarin, 2x Willow Tit, (SGi)  -  also 2x Common Gull, 40x Siskin, 3x Mandarin, (JOa)

Barton Marina

Goosander, 7x Pochard, 60x Wigeon, 12x Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, 6x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Pool Hall

6x Little Egret, (ADe)

Middleton Lakes

Pintail, 23x Goldeneye, 6x Shelduck, Jack Snipe, 5x Oystercatcher, Great Egret, Stonechat, (SPA)  -  Male Merlin at Drayton Bassett late afternoon, (MSm)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Cattle Egret still, 

Westport Lake

10x Pochard, 2x Goosander, (NJS)

Doxey Marsh

Golden Plover, Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Pintail, 6x Shelduck, 10x Goosander, 4x Stonechat, Common Gull, (RRa)

Chasewater

Gull roost - juv Glaucous Gull, Caspian Gull, 5x YL Gull and the Shag and GN Diver.

Tamworth 

River Tame/Anker, 2x Goosander, Little Egret, (MSc)

Wrinehill

Male Merlin, (MKe)

Whitemoor Haye

8x Tree Sparrow in hedge next to farm house, (RTw)