Monday, 3 February 2025

Monday 3rd February 2025

Doxey Marsh

Cattle Egret, Yellowhammer (local rarity), Red Kite, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 400x Lapwing, 11x Snipe, 13x Shoveler, 5x Shelduck, 6x Goosander, 3x Stonechat, 3x Chiffchaff, 5x Cetti's Warbler, (MBo, PDy)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Whooper Swan still in field east of microlight club pit, Great Egret, Green Sandpiper, Fieldfare, (PJT) -  Merlin, 2x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Whooper Swan, (JAl)

Branston GPs

3x Whooper Swan on BMP, Oystercatcher, 150x Golden Plover, 500x Lapwing, 20x Curlew, 21x Snipe, Ringed Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 4x Water Rail, 17x Goldeneye, 12x Goosander, 20x Pochard, 22x Shelduck, 69x Wigeon, 10x Gadwall, 5x Shoveler, 322x Teal, 45x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, ad YL Gull, Common Gull, Barn Owl, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, 7x Stonechat, 4x Linnet, 6x Greenfinch, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

                                                   Whooper Swans by Jon Woodcock

Whitmore Bent Lane

8x Tree Sparrow and 2x Reed Bunting at pumping station, (AEa)

Belvide Resv

Whooper Swan on north shore, Smew still, Ad Med Gull, 

Cannock Chase

A single Hawfinch in the area behind the car park opposite Tackeroo at 14:30,  (PSi)

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Black Redstart still, (JDu)

Middleton Lakes

Oystercatcher, 13x Goldeneye, 8x Pochard, 2x Shelduck, 2x Egyptian Geese, 2x Great Egret, (SPA)

Stanley Pool

Female Pintail, 2x Goosander, (GBr)

Endon - Denford

Willow Tit, 2x Green Woodpecker, 49x Snipe, 18x Teal, 9x Lapwing, Oystercatcher, 22x Fieldfare, 3x Siskin,  (DCo)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, 2x Caspian Gull (1w and 3w), (JAl)

Barton Marina

43x Wigeon, 6x Pochard, 6x Little Grebe, 2x GC Grebe, (JWo)