Wednesday, 1 November 2023

Wednesday 1st November 2023

Blithfield Resv

Summer plumage Grey Plover SE at 09:10, (GJM)

Himley Pool

9x Crossbill over low NW at 09:33 also 2x Brambling, (GCl)

Chasewater

Great Northern Diver still from the dam, Shag, 10x Goosander, (CW)

Belvide Resv

77x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Ruff, Redshank, Golden Plover, 9x Pintail, Water Rail, Great Egret thru, 

Croxall

3x Little Egret, Curlew, 40x Fieldfare, Cetti's Warbler, (ICW)

Whitemoor Haye

Great Egret, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine, 32x Pochard, 28x Shoveler, 130x Fieldfare, (ICW)

Branston GPs

Imm drake Scaup (new bird) on North pit, juv Shag still on Marley fishing pool, 3x Little Egret, 6x Egyptian Geese, 4x Wigeon, 30x Shoveler, 8x Goldeneye, 32x Gadwall, 28x Pochard, 2x Woodcock over at dusk, 130x Lapwing, 13x Curlew, 2x Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 3x GBB Gull, 70x Little Grebe, 3x Stonechat, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 4x Chiffchaff, 6x Redpoll, 2x Siskin, (DSc)

Branston Water Park

2x Juv Scaup this afternoon, 12x Pochard, 2x Goosander, (JWo)

                                                              Scaups by Jon Woodcock

Middleton Lakes

Cattle Egret on east scrape, (SPA)

Gailey Resv

5x Little Grebe, 2x Shoveler, 21x Pochard, 20x Siskin, (SRi)

Brankley Pastures

5x Yellowhammer, 100+ Redpoll, 20x Siskin, 50x Fieldfare, (JWo)