Sunday 29 October 2023

Sunday 29th October 2023

Branston GPs

Juv Great Northern Diver on Ashy pit at 13:30, (Dean, CEc), - first site record, juv Shag still on Marley pit, Great Egret to 09:35 only, 3x Little Egret, 5x Egyptian Geese, 32x Shoveler, 10x Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, 10x Gadwall,  Redshank, 100x Lapwing, 13x Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 6x Snipe, 72x Little Grebe, 10x YL Gull, 8x GBB Gull, 5x Stonechat, 2x Chiffchaff, 20x Redpoll, 10x Siskin, Green Woodpecker, (JWo, DSc, BSt, ASt, CEc, Dean, SCo)

                                                 Great Northern Diver by Jon Woodcock

Branston Water Park

Juv Scaup still, this morning, (SCo), - Imm Scaup still early afternoon, Goosander, 6x Pochard, 2x Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, (DSc)

Radford Meadows Stafford

22x Golden Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, 172x Lapwing, 121x Shover, 300x Teal, 150x Wigeon, Cetti's Warbler, (CDa)

Whitmore Bent Lane

Great Egret, and 21x Raven at Baldwins Gate,  (RWh)

Chasewater

The Shag still, also Little Grebe, (CW)

Doxey Marsh

2x Great Egret, Little Egret, (RRa)

Seisdon Quarry

5x Stonechat, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 3x Goosander, Little Egret, Little Grebe, (IMo, ADe)

Tittesworth Water

4x imm Scaup on the conservation pool, 2x Mandarin, 2x Willow Tit, 7x Siskin, (JOa)

Hanchurch

15x Brambling, 30x Redpoll, 25x Siskin, 120x Fieldfare, 80x Redwing, (SE, HF)

Stanley Pool

Chiffchaff, 2x Siskin, (GBr)

Middleton Lakes

Short-eared Owl hunting west side of JW and a Barn Owl. In the JW roost tonight were 4x Great Egret, 52x Little Egret and a Cattle Egret, (MB)

River Sow  Meadows

Cetti's Warbler, 3x Little Egret, 91x Lapwing, 80x Wigeon, 50x Teal, 3x Little Grebe, (RSw)

Tixall Wide flood

Great Egret, (DHa)