Wednesday, 24 December 2025

Wednesday 24th December 2025

Belvide Resv

2x Russian White-fronted Geese on the north shore, Green-winged Teal still, 2w Caspian Gull, 

Comberford

Cattle Egret still south of Tollgate Lane, (TPe)

Whitemoor Haye

7+ Whooper Swan in Sittles fields, Slavonian Grebe still, 2x Red-crested Pochard, 1200+ Lapwing, (TPe)  -  also Red Kite, (RBe)  -  14:09 to 15:45 10x Whooper Swan flew out west at 14:30, 45x Shoveler, Slavonian Grebe, 2x Red-crested Pochard, 2x Great Egret, Merlin, 5x GBB Gull, (SCo)

                                              Red-crested Pochards by Rob Bendelow

Radford Meadows Stafford

Adult dark-bellied Brent Goose, also 2x Goosander, 2x Shelduck, (RTh)

Brankley Pastures

Merlin (f), Red Kite, 2x Green Woodpecker, 12x Redpoll, 8x Greenfinch, 150x Fieldfare, 350x Redwing, (JWo)

Cellarhead

150x Lapwing, 10x Raven in fields to the SE at 09:00, (DSc)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier (f), 2x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 6x Shelduck, 45x Shoveler, 53x Pochard, 17x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 21x Curlew, 270x Lapwing, 7x Green Sandpiper, 5x GBB Gull, YL Gull, 14x Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, 60x Fieldfare, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Blackcap, 2x Chiffchaff, Brambling, 25x Linnet, 20x Redpoll, 4x Siskin, c15,000 Starlings roosted, (DSc, PFo)