Friday 2 February 2024

Friday 2nd February 2024

                                                 West Midland Bird Club Stafford Branch

                                           Invites you to talk on Tuesday 6th February 2024

                                                Journey into Wild Wales with Nick Martin

                        At Walton- on-The-Hill Village Hall, Green Gore Lane, Stafford ST170LD

                        Doors open 7:00pm for a 7:30 start. Admission £3 including refreshments


Stanley Pool

Oystercatcher, 12x Goosander, (ALa)

Rudyard Lake

5x Goosander, 2x Goldeneye, Little Egret, (SSe)

Aqualate

20x Goldeneye, 2x Pochard, 9x Pintail, Great Egret, Water Rail, (KHa)

Radford Meadows

c800 Golden Plover, c1500 Lapwing, Black-tailed Godwit, 17x Pintail,  c500 Teal, c500 Wigeon, 6x Shelduck, 3x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, (CDa)

Cannock Chase

Abrahams Valley, 15x Crossbill, 25x Redpoll,  60x Siskin, also 3x Barnacle Geese by the River Trent, (SE, HF, RBe, TSl)

                                                          Crossbill by Rob Bendelow

                                                          Crossbill by Steve Edwards

Branston GPs

Male Merlin, Peregrine, 2x Woodcock, Redshank, 2x Dunlin, 442x Golden Plover, 600x Lapwing, 22x Curlew, Oystercatcher, 5x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2x Ringed Plover, 3x Snipe, 2x Cattle Egret, 2x Little Egret, Pintail, 4x Goosander, 39x Goldeneye, 14x Pochard, 15x Shelduck, 112x Wigeon, 34x Little Grebe, 7x YL Gull, 8x Common Gull, 4x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 8x Stonechat, (JWo)

Chasewater

3x GN Diver, Shag, 33x Goldeneye, (CW)