Saturday, 28 February 2026

Saturday 28th February 2026

Returning Staffs 2026 arrival

 Doxey Flash (Wellies  essential)

Sand Martin Boundary Flash, 6x Pochard, Little Egret, 2x Great Egret, 3x Cetti's Warbler, Shelduck, 22x Teal, 10x Shoveler, 2x Mistle Thrush, (GPr)  -  Mid morning Sand Martin, (PWi)

Belvide Resv

Probable Siberian Chiffchaff still, juv Goshawk

Gailey Resv

2x Great Egret, Little Egret, 2x Shoveler, 10x Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, 5x Oystercatcher, sev Snipe, 8x Redpoll, (SRi)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Green Sandpiper, 23x Curlew, 13x Oystercatcher, 4x Shelduck, 3x Goldeneye, 13x Pochard, 4x Shoveler, 10x Siskin, 2x Chiffchaff, (AMa)  -  Rock Pipit flew east and calling at 12:55, 2x Goldeneye, 4x Shelduck, 4x Shoveler, 13x Pochard, Cetti;s Warbler, 9x Oystercatcher, (RPo)

Middleton Lakes

Golden Plover, 11x Snipe,  GBB Gull, Bittern, 7x Pochard, 5x Goldeneye, Pintail, 2x Shelduck, Red-crested Goose, 20x Siskin, (SPA)

Blithfield Resv

Pair of Scaup, (GJM)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe still, Goosander, (TPe)

Tittesworth Water

29x Pochard, 22x Wigeon, 3x Teal, Mandarin, 2x Goosander, 10x Curlew, 6x Oystercatcher, 5x Lapwing, 15x Common Gull, 4x Willow Tits, 5x Siskin, (SGi, IB)

Alrewas to Wychnor

Redshank, 2x Oystercatcher, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, 70x Linnet, 2x Mistle Thrush, (JWo)

Fauld flood meadows

11:00 - 2x Shelduck, 100x Wigeon, 2x Shoveler, 20x Teal, 2x Skylark, 80x Starling, (DSc)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier (f), Great Egret, Little Egret, 2x Pintail, 18x Shelduck, 75x Shoveler, 28x Wigeon, 25x Gadwall, 150x Teal, 20x Pochard, 20x Goldeneye, 2x Oystercatcher, 180x Lapwing, 2x Green Sandpiper, Snipe, 6x Skylark, Stonechat, 30x Linnet, 20x Siskin, (DSc)

Tucklesholme

50x Wigeon, 20x Teal, 9x Goldeneye, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Linnet, (DSc)