Thursday, 9 February 2023

Thursday 9th February 2023

Radford Meadows

c250 Golden Plover, c400 Lapwing, Little Egret, c300 Wigeon, Snipe, (CDa)

Tittesworth Water

Hawfinch still showing at the childrens play area, 57x Snipe, 3x Oystercatcher, 19x Pochard, 6x Goosander, 4x Wigeon this morning(SGi)  -  afternoon counts 61x Snipe, 23x Pochard, Little Egret, Pergrine, Willow Tit, (JOa, LH)

                                                            Hawfinch by Tammy Mellor

                                                            Hawfinch by Steve Gibson

Doxey Marsh

14x Goosander, (PG)

Rudyard

3x Willow Tit, Little Egret, 7x Snipe, 5x Goosander, (SSe)

Westport Lake

20x Pochard, 2x Goosander, 40x Siskin, (NJS)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Ruff, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, Curlew, (TJa)

Alrewas NMA

2x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret (top pool),  (PTh)

Enville

2x Wigeon at The Mere, (DBa)

Stafford

Barn Owl hunting in horse field near Queensville Avenue, (RBr)

Astonfields

Little Egret on balancing lake this afternoon. (LBu)

Whitemoor Haye

Merlin, Great Egret, Little Egret, Shelduck, Chiffchaffs, (RBe)

                                                             Merlin by Rob Bendelow

Middleton Lakes

3x Oystercatcher, 700x Lapwing, 2x Goldeneye, Goosander, 2x Shelduck, 2x Egyptian Geese, (MSc)

Shipley - Pattingham

The male Hen Harrier still near Clive Road.

Branston GPs

Ringed Plover, 5x Ruff, 3x Redshank, 4x Green Sandpiper, 3x Dunlin, 24x Curlew, 4x Snipe, 40x Golden Plover, 760x Lapwing, 2x Goosander, 10x Goldeneye, 34x Pochard, 48x Shelduck, 7x Egyptian Geese, 2x Little Egret, Water Rail, 5x YL Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, (JWo)

Chasewater

Gull roost - ad Iceland Gull, juv Glaucous Gull, 3x Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull, also Shag and GN Diver.