Friday, 16 January 2026

Friday 16th January 2026

Doxey Marsh (wellies recommended)

26+ Shoveler, 16x Gadwall, 10+ Wigeon, 60+ Teal, Goosander, 4x Water Rail, 10x Golden Plover 150+ Lapwing, 3x Snipe, Common Gull, 2x Great Egret, Marsh Harrier (m), 2x Chiffchaff, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 4x Stonechat, (RGi)

Dilhorne area

10:00 - 7x Red Kite, 50x Lapwing, 20x Raven, (DSc)

Trent Washlands Burton

Behind Tesco 11:00 - 7x Shoveler, 15x Teal, Common Gull, YL Gull Grey Wagtail, 2x Bullfinch, 3x Redpoll, (DSc)

Belvide Resv

2x Russian White-fronted Geese on the north shore, 1w Caspian Gull

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebes and 2x RC Pochard still, female Marsh Harrier, (DOu, LOu)  -  Slavonian Grebe, 2x RC Pochard, 23x Egyptian Geese, Stonechat, Great Egret, (JHi)

Mow Cop

Shore Lark on the Cheshire / Staffs border between the mast and The Old Man of Mow, (GRo per SSe)  -  Still showing to 16:15  at least (SSe, SGi)

                                                                       By Steve Seal

                                                               By Steve Gibson

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still at the deep end, drake Scaup in Blithe Bay, no sign of Tundra Bean Geese or WF Geese, (JAl)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier (f), Red Kite, Peregrine, 25x Golden Plover, 1206x Lapwing, 20x Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 6x Green Sandpiper, 5x Snipe, 6x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 9x Goosander, 8x Goldeneye, 7x Shelduck, 31x Wigeon, 52x Gadwall, 84x Shoveler, 46x Pochard, 482x Teal, 12x Egyptian Geese, 34x Little Grebe, 5x YL Gull, 16x Common Gull, 8x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, Brambling, 12x Greenfinch, 20x Linnet, 3x Siskin, 25x Redpoll, 12x Greenfinch, 8x Skylark, 2x Stonechat, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 25,000x Starling, (JWo)