Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Tuesday 17th October 2023

Himley Great pool

Drake Red-crested Pochard at 07:40, (CTi)

Blithfield Resv

08:00 to 13:00 - 5x Great Egret, Ruddy Shelduck, Peregrine, 2x YL Gull, 6x Dunlin, Curlew, 5x Snipe, 4x Stonechat, 2x Fieldfare, Redpoll, (SRi)

Seisdon

Rock Pipit, 7x Stonechat, 2x Common Gull, Green Sandpiper, (GCl)

Middleton Lakes

Juv Marsh Harrier, 20x Snipe, 4x Great Egret, (JFu)

Chatterley Whitfield

Stonechats, Cetti's Warbler still, (SHi)

Fradley - Alrewas

5x Green Sandpiper on flooded fields, (BHa)

Brankley Pastures

5x Yellowhammer, 12x Redpoll, 8x Siskin, 10x Fieldfare, (JWo)

Coombes Valley RSPB

Brambling, 21x Raven into roost.

Branston GPs

North pit at dusk - 2x Great Egret flew south, GBB Gull, Common Gull, 4x YL Gull, Curlew, Snipe, Water Rail, Barn Owl, (DSc)

Belvide Resv

Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Ruff, Goshawk, Goldeneye, 

Doxey Marsh - wellies required site flooded

Ring-tailed Hen Harrier flew west, 3x Water Pipit, 3x Great Egret, (MBo)