Thursday, 23 February 2023

Thursday 23rd February 2023

Tittesworth Water

Hawfinch still, 25x Pochard, 4x Curlew, 5x Oystercatcher, 25x Teal, (SGi)  -  in addition 12x Curlew, 3x Goosander, Snipe, Common Gull, 2x Willow Tit, (LHa, JOa)

Belvide Resv

Cattle Egret still, 

Middleton Lakes

Pintail, 9x Goldeneye, 7x Shelduck, 8x Oystercatcher, 2x Egyptian Geese, (SPA)  -  also Redshank, 300x Lapwing, 12x Goldeneye, 4x Cetti's Warblers, 3x Stonechat, (JWo)

                                                            Pintail by Jon Woodcock

Astonfields

Ring-necked Parakeet over at 08:30.

Branston GPs

Ashy pit & BMP pit - 250x Lapwing, 6x Golden Plover, Oystercatcher, 2x Ruff, 4x Dunlin, 12x Curlew, Redshank, 10x Little Grebe, 2x Little Grebe, 10x Shelduck, 12x Shoveler, 10x Pochard, Goldeneye, 40x Linnet, (DSc)

Little Aston

6x Snipe, 2x Little Egret, Stonechat, 2x Gadwall, 2x Teal, 9x Reed Bunting, 5x Yellowhammer, (SWa)

Chatterley Whitfield

Little Egret, (SHi)

Rocester JCB

4x Oystercatcher on north lake, (JDr)

Uttoxeter

Several thousands of Starling roosting every evening near B&M store, (TEy)