Sunday, 10 December 2023

Sunday 10th December 2023

Pool Hall

Great Egret, 18x Little Egret, 18x Goosander, Water Rail, (GCl)

Leek

7x Waxwing still along John St this morning, (RWi)

Stafford 

Ring-necked Parakeet along Sandon Road, (RSt)

Stoke on Trent

7x Waxwing still in Fenton along Cumberland St, 

Tittesworth Water

Great Egret, 3x Pochard, 3x Snipe, 5x Willow Tit, 8x Common Gull, (JOa, LH)

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

18x Woodcock over at dusk, (TEy)

Chatterley Valley

Water Rail at 14:00, (SHi)

Biddulph Grange CP

14x Goosander, (MSv)

Furnace Grange

2x Stonechat, 2x Shoveler, 19x Goosander, Little Grebe, 46x Lapwing, (IMo, GCl)

Branston GPs

2x imm Marsh Harrier briefly at 15:30 before appearing to head off south separately, c15,000 Starling in roost at Sandy pit, Little Egret, c300 Teal, 11x Pochard, 6x Goosander, Water Rail, 85x Lapwing, 2x Snipe, Green Woodpecker, Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Brambling, 5x Redpoll, (DSc)  -  SMP2 only 2x Green Sandpiper, 6x Shelduck, 4x Goldeneye, 14x Shoveler, YL Gull, 4x GBB Gull, Peregrine, (JWo)