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Wednesday, 14 January 2026

Wednesday 14th January 2026

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still, 8x Whooper Swan deep end, 2x WF GeeseBean Goose, 2x Egyptian Geese, 5x Goosander, Great Egret, 2x Shelduck, (DBa, CEv, MLe)  -  2x White-fronted Geese in field opposite Admaston Reach also 2x Goosander, (MPi)  -  Common Sandpiper south of Watery Lane,  (JBa)

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

150x Redpoll, (TEy)

Trentham Gardens

2x Shoveler, 56x Gadwall, 4x Goosander, 6x Little Grebe, Little Egret, Stonechat, (RGi)

Knypersley

Blackcap in garden, (JTy)

Rudyard

Dipper, 17x Snipe, 128x Teal, Little Egret, 2x Goosander, Water Rail, (SSe)  -  Great Egret,  2x Snipe, Dipper, 2x Grey Wagtail, 20x Teal, (TEe)

Tucklesholme

37x Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 3x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Goosander, 5x Goldeneye, 255x Wigeon, 450x Teal, 38x Gadwall, 18x Pochard, 2x Egyptian Geese, 14x Little Grebe, Peregrine, 50x Redpoll, 12x Linnet, 200+ Fieldfare, (JWo)

Branston GPs

Female Marsh Harrier (BSt, ASt), - 6x Golden Plover, CEc) - Ad Caspian Gull (DOu),  - Ashy pit/BMPit briefly midday 3x Great Egret, 2x Wigeon, 4x Shelduck, 5x Goldeneye, 10x Pochard, 200x Teal,  400x Lapwing, Green Woodpecker, 2x Skylark, 10x Fieldfare, Reed Bunting, no sign of the Smew, (DSc)

Chasewater

Roost - 3x Caspian Gull (3w and 2 1w), 5x YL Gull, (CWG). - Goosander, Goldeneye, Little Grebe, Grey Wagtail, Siskin, (SB)

Alrewas 

15:30 to 17:15 - Barn Owl, c50 Linnet, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 2+ Snipe, Great Egret, Chiffchaff, 9x Reed Bunting, 2x Stonechat, (SCo)

Cannock Chase

46x Crossbill viewed from old rifle range, (SE, HF)

                                                                   By Steve Edwards

Whitemoor Haye

2x Red-crested Pochard back on the rectangle pool, (IWo)