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Sunday, 24 November 2024

Sunday 24th November 2024

Uttoxeter  Quarry - River levels on the Dove and Tean are dangerously high breaching the main gravel pits with some footpaths flooded

2x Goldeneye, 3x Pochard, 4x Goosander, 25x Teal, 70x Wigeon, 6x Redpoll, (RPo)

Blithfield Resv

Ring tailed Hen Harrier Tad Bay, flew over Stansley wood towards Blithe Bay, 60x Golden Plover,  Great Egret, Goldeneye,  (MJa) - Red-throated Diver at deep end, (EB)

Belvide Resv

2x red head Smews at 10:50,  Lesser Scaup still, Goshawk, Merlin, Peregrine, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 1w Caspian Gull, Med Gull, 7x YL Gull, 7x Common Gull, 3x GBB Gull, 

Radford Meadows Stafford

Black-tailed Godwit, 74x Golden Plover, 6x Snipe, 400x Lapwing, 3x Pintail, 20x Gadwall, 45x Shoveler, 350x Wigeon, 400x Teal, 2x Little Egret, (RSw)

Stone

150x PFG over SW at 14:20, (DEm)

Tittesworth Water

22x Wigeon, 2x Pochard, 2x Mandarin, 18x Teal, 3x Goosander, 2x Snipe, Common Gull, 5x Willow Tit, (JOa, LH, TE, KH)

Pool Hall

Pipit species briefly (either Water or Rock), Pochard, Common Gull, 9x Little Egret, (GCl, KCl)

Whitemoor Haye

4x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 56x Pochard, 73x Wigeon, 13x Teal, Goldeneye, 31x Shoveler, 200x Lapwing, (SCo)

Branston GPs - Most footpaths around the Gravel Pits are underwater, some even too deep for Wellingtons which are essential.

120x PFG thru east at 14:44, 2x Shelduck, 30x Wigeon, 36x Shoveler, 240x Teal, 8x Goosander, 16x Curlew, 200x Lapwing, 125x Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper, 8x GBB Gull, ad YL Gull, 3x Common Gull, (DSc)

Bank Top Farm (just north of Dilhorne)

Red Kite at 11:50, (DSc)