Tuesday, 5 March 2024

Tuesday 5th March 2024

Radford Meadows Stafford

Garganey still by the BMW garage, (RCB)  -  Garganey still at 17:30 viewed from the public footpath at rear of BMW, Curlew at dusk, Cetti's Warbler, (RSw), also 13x Dunlin per (PGr)

Endon - Denford

11x Curlew, 2x Goosander, Snipe, Green Woodpecker, Mandarin, Lapwing, 2x Little Egret, also 2x Oystercatcher and 2x Goosander at Ashes Pool, (DCo)

Longsdon Mill Pool

Good numbers of Snipe and Lapwing, (ALa)

Himley

5x Pochard on great pool, (DBa)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe still on roadside pit, Golden Plover over, 2x Ringed Plover, Great Egret, (JAl)

Stone

Great Egret over Swan pub, (MJa)

Lichfield

5x Little Egret, Stonechat still at the HS2 workings Cappers Lane, (BHa)

Tixall Manor farm

2x Curlew, 10x Lapwing,  view from road pull off only, (RCB)

Branston GPs

3x Golden Plover, 2x Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher, 23x Curlew, 4x Snipe, 220x Lapwing, 2x Cattle Egret, 4x Little Egret, Water Rail, 3x Goosander, 32x Goldeneye, 31x Pochard, 29x Shelduck, 5x Egyptian Geese, 13x GC Grebe, 36x Little Grebe, YL Gull, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 6x Redpoll, 20x Linnet, 3x Greenfinch, (JWo, CEc, Dean, George), 

Tucklesholme

6x Snipe, 9x Goldeneye, 14x Pochard, 136x Wigeon, 5x Shelduck, 6x GC Grebe, (JWo)  - also 4x Goldeneye, (JTu)

Chasewater

Black-necked Grebe off the dam, GN Diver and Shag still 33x Goldeneye, (CW)