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Saturday, 17 February 2024

Saturday 17th February 2024

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe still from opposite quarry entrance looking towards A38 on roadside (not from between grassy area), 3x Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, 22x Goldeneye, 41x Pochard, 16x Gadwall, 28x Shoveler, 22x Wigeon, 5x Little Egret, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, Yellowhammer, Great Egret, Little Egret, 3x Stonechat, (SCo)

Doxey Marsh

Marsh Harrier Creswell Flash, 4x Great Egret, 7x Little Egret, 3x Water Rail, 2x Pochard, 4x Cetti's Warbler, (GPr)

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 13x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, 8x Gadwall, 2x Oystercatcher, 30x Siskin, Peregrine, (SRi)

Trentham Gardens

2x Dipper, 3x Goosander, (STu)

Tittesworth Water

33x Wigeon, 2x Pochard, 5x Goosander, 2x Mandarin, 4x Oystercatcher, 4x Common Gull, (SGi, IB)

Branston GPs

2x Cattle Egret, Little Egret, 8x Shelduck, 52x Wigeon, 14x Shoveler, 30x Pochard, 5x Goldeneye, 7x Egyptian Geese, 3x Oystercatcher, 19x Curlew, 360x Golden Plover, 200x Lapwing, Peregrine, Common Gull, 2x Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)  -  also 5x Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2x Goosander, (DBa)

Endon - Hazlehurst Junction (via canal)

Curlew, Goosander, c80 Siskin, Green Woodpecker, (ALa)

Blithfield Resv

2x Great Egret, Goosander, Pochard, 4x Shelduck, 5x Goldeneye, Oystercatcher, Snipe, Peregrine, c200 Wigeon, (MJa)

Chasewater

                                                               Shag by Martin Bennet