Saturday, 17 January 2026

Saturday 17th January 2026

Uttoxeter Quarry

Green Sandpiper, 2x Redshank, 900x Lapwing, 5x Goldeneye, 6x Goosander, 17x Pochard, 62x Gadwall, 117x Teal, 363x Wigeon, (RPo)

Elford - Fisherwick

3x Whooper Swan still, (TPe)

Middleton Lakes

Bittern at 08:44, 10x Pochard, 5x Goldeneye, 4x Shoveler, Water Rail, c40 Lapwing over, (STu)

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still, PF Goose, 3x Egyptian Geese, 2x Shelduck, 6x Goldeneye, Common Gull, GBB Gull, Great Egret, Red Kite, Stonechat, (RGi)

Tittesworth Water

Goshawk over early am, (SGi, IB)

Whitemoor Haye

10:30 to 11:30 - 2x Slavonian Grebe and 2x RC Pochard still, 22x Egyptian Geese, (RGa)  -  Also 2x Oystercatcher, (TPe)

Gunstone

Great Egret in flooded field, (JDu)

Sandon

Red Kite over the A51 at Sandon Hall and a further Red Kite over the A51 at Aston Marina, (SBe)

Rocester - Ellaston

3x Red Kite, also 2x Red Kite between and Wootton, (JDr)

Doxey Marsh

2x Pintail, Wigeons, Shovelers, Great Egret, Little Egret, Lapwings, (PWi)

Branston GPs

3x Great Egret, 8x Egyptian Geese, 6x Shelduck, 5x Wigeon, 30x Shoveler, 300x Teal, 10x Pochard, 8x Goldeneye, 21x Curlew, 600x Lapwing, Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Grey Wagtail, 30x Linnet, 2x Redpoll, (DSc)

Tittensor Chase

60x Siskin, 145x Linnet, 44x Fieldfare, (AR)

Tucklesholme

Oystercatcher at 16:04,  2x Little Grebe, 30x Wigeon, 40x Teal, 3x Goldeneye, Snipe, 4x Linnet, (DSc)

Stone

23x Greenfinch around Mount Road, (AR)

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49x Snipe, 2x Jack Snipe, (JDu)

Cannock Chase

Little Egret working along the Sherbrook, (JTu)