Thursday 6th November 2025

                                       West Midland Bird Club Stafford Branch. 

Invites you to a talk on Tuesday 11th November 2025. By Colin McShane 2025 winner of the British Trust for Ornithology's Bernard Tucker medal for outstanding contributions to BTO's scientific work. Will talk about:- How modern technologies are opening up the secret life of Jack Snipe. At Walton-On-The-Hill village hall, Green Gore Lane, Walton-On-The-Hill, Stafford, ST17 0LD. Doors open 7.00pm for a 07:30 start. Admission £3 including refreshments.

Whitemoor Haye

Great Egret, Barnacle Goose, Red-breasted Goose, 28x PFG flew west at 09:30, 16x Golden Plover flew over, (CMa, RF)

Branston GPs

Dunlin (Alpina), 32x Golden Plover over, movement of overflying Redpoll, (CMa, RF)  -  232x Golden Plover, 209x Lapwing, 23x Curlew, Dunlin (Alpina), 3x Green Sandpiper, 4x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Goldeneye, 2x Pintail, Shelduck, 67x Pochard, 96x Shoveler, 48x Gadwall, 119x Teal, 3x Wigeon (inc hybrid), 10x Egyptian Geese, 41x Little Grebe, Caspian Gull (1w), 2x YL Gull, GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, Barn Owl (16:48 at NP/AP), 3x Stonechat, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 12x Siskin, 26x Redpoll, 80x Linnet, 8x Greenfinch, 80x Mipit, Grey Wagtail, (JWo, CEc, Dean)

Tittesworth Water

2x Mandarin, 7x Pochard, 83x Teal, 46x Wigeon, Common Sandpiper, 2x Common Gull, 70x Fieldfare, 23x Redwing, 11x Siskin, (JOa)

Doxey Marsh

24x Shoveler, 6x Gadwall, 8x Teal, 94x Lapwing, 19x Snipe, 2x Great Egret, Cattle Egret, Water Rail, 23x Linnet, Barn Owl 16:35 to 16:50, 5x Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, (CAFH)

Chasewater

Roost - 3x Caspian Gull (ad, 3w, 2w) and 2w YL Gull, (CWG)

Wednesday 5th November 2025

Blithfield Resv

Caspian Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 5x Common Gull, 3x Goosander, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 2x Pintail, Stonechat, (SE, HF)

Doxey Marsh

Barn Owl between river and Rugby club at 16:40, (JPe)

Tucklesholme

Curlew, 9x Snipe, 2x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, Goldeneye, Goosander, 18x Pochard, 169x Wigeon, 52x Gadwall, 16x Shoveler, 100+ Teal, 6x Little Grebe, 22x GC Grebe, 3x Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 6x Cetti's Warbler, 9x Redpoll, 15x Linnet, 15+ Mipit, (JWo)

Tuesday 4th November 2025

Branston GPs

16x Curlew, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, 144x Lapwing, 3x Little Egret, Mandarin, 2x Pintail, Shelduck, 4x Goosander, 76x Pochard, 83x Shoveler, 42x Gadwall, 6x Wigeon, 129x Teal, 9x Egyptian Geese, 48x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 5x ad YL Gull, 4x Common Gull, 2x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, 2x Stonechat, 2x Grey Wagtail, 8x Greenfinch, 16x Redpoll, 80x Linnet, 5000+ Starling, 50+ Collared Dove, (JWo)

Whitemoor Haye

Merlin at 14:05, 24x Pochard, c80 Wigeon, Goldeneye, 86x Egyptian Geese, Barnacle Goose, (SCo)

Monday 3rd November 2025

Middleton Lakes

Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Jack Snipe, 3x Great Egret, 7x Pochard, 9x Chiffchaff, (SPA)

Whitemoor Haye

Barnacle Goose, Red-breasted Goose, Stonechat, (CMa, RF)

Dovedale

2-3 Dipper on the Dove also 2x Red kite over Calwich at 15:20, (JDr)

Gailey Resv

2x Little Egret, 2x Egyptian Geese, Shoveler, 9x Pochard, fem Goldeneye, (SRi)

Branston GPs

21x Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, 154x Lapwing, 2x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, Water Rail, 2x Pintail, 2x Shelduck, 11x Goosander, 77x Pochard, 65x Shoveler, 18x Gadwall, 8x Wigeon, 117x Teal, 5x Egyptian Geese, 61x Little Grebe, 2x Caspian Gull (1w+2w),  4x YL Gull, 8x GBB Gull, 4x Common Gull, Peregrine, Chiffchaff, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 5x Siskin, 38x Redpoll, 80x Linnet, 50x Fieldfare, 100+ Redwing, Grey Wagtail, 5000+ Starling, 2x Stonechat, 60+ Collared Dove, (JWo)

Sunday 2nd November 2025

Blithfield Resv

White-rumped Sandpiper still Blithe Bay, (MPR, GJM)

Belvide Resv

Hawfinch SW at 08:30, 

Gailey Resv

4x Little Egret, 18x Pochard, 4x Snipe, Redwings, Fieldfares, (SRi)

Cheddleton - Cellarhead

75x PFG over east at 07:48. Fields south of Cellarhead at 08:30 had 125x Lapwing, c100x Redwing and 4x Fieldfare flew thru SW, (DSc)

Tittesworth Water

2x Whooper Swan, 12x Mandarin, 106x Teal, Pintail, 5x Pochard, 53x Wigeon, Snipe, 200+ Fieldfare, 120+ Redwing, Common Gull, (JOa, TE, KH)

Stanley Pool

300+ PFG east at 07:40, 3x Mandarin, fem Pintail, (GBr)

Branston GPs

4x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 2x Shelduck, 3x Wigeon, 30x Shoveler, 20x Gadwall, 80x Teal, 34x Pochard, 100x Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, 23x Curlew, Snipe, 20x Skylark, Grey Wagtail, 2x Stonechat, 20x Redwing, Peregrine, 7x Egyptian Geese, 3x GBB Gull, Common Gull, Barn Owl, Cetti's Warbler, 3x Siskin, 2x Redpoll, (DSc)  -  SMP2 only Woodcock at dusk, 2x Green Sandpiper, Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 55x Pochard, 2x Shoveler, 15+ Teal, 50x Linnet, 56x Teal, 60x Redwing, 3x Skylark, 8x Redpoll, 2x Stonechat, (JWo)

Whitemoor Haye

7x Great Egret, 22x Little Egret, 12x Shoveler, 14x Pochard, 8x Teal, 203x Wigeon, 25x Gadwall, 103x Egyptian Geese, Red-breasted Geese, Cetti's Warbler, Common Gull, Stonechat, 4x Little Grebe, GBB Gull, (SCo)  -   Merlin, Red-breasted Goose,  Barnacle Goose, Green Sandpiper, (TCo)

Alrewas NMA

Redshank, Green Woodpecker, Goosander, Cetti's Warbler, Redpoll, Siskin, (SCo)

Alrewas GP

16x GBB Gull, 5x Chiffchaff, Siskin, (SCo)

Dimmingsdale - Bratch Locks

Green Sandpiper, Mandarin, Cetti's Warbler, Skylarks, (CVa)

Claymills STWA

Ring-necked Parakeet at 15:45, (DSc)

Barton under Needwood

Little Egret over north, (JWo)

Saturday 1st November 2025

Doxey Marsh

Pintail (male eclipse), Cattle Egret from main hide, (GPr)

Stanley Pool

Fem Pintail, (GBr)

Stafford

2x Crossbill Sandon Road heading west, (RSt)

Uttoxeter Quarry

49x Goosander, 50+ Shoveler, 3x Shelduck, 6x Pochard, Great Egret, 2x Egyptian Geese, 2x Dipper, 20x Fieldfare, (AMa)

Tittesworth Water

Pintail, Pochard, 47x Wigeon, 81x Teal, 15x Goosander, 7x Common Gull, 60x Redwing, (SGi, IB)

Branston GPs

Presumed hybrid Wigeon on Ashy pit with 15x Wigeon,  2x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 5x Egyptian Geese, Pintail, 50x Shoveler, 20x Gadwall, 60x Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, 100x Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2x Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 20x Linnet, 3x Redpoll, c5000x Starling, (DSc)

                                             Presumed hybrid Wigeon by Dave Scattergood

Tucklesholme

Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 8x Little Grebe, 120x Wigeon, 14x Shoveler, 16x Gadwall, 20x Teal, 2x Pochard, 12x Curlew thru north, Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 30x Linnet, 3000x Starling thru NW to Branston roost. (DSc)

Alrewas NMA

9x Mistle Thrush, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 8x Redpoll, 15x Teal, 2x Little Egret, (JWo)

Catholme (footpath)

Green Sandpiper, 2x Goldeneye, 15x Pochard, 30+ Wigeon, 15x Redpoll, (JWo)

Friday 31st October 2025

Consall - Dilhorne

4x Red Kite, 40x Lapwing, 50x Redwing, 10x Raven, (DSc)

Branston GPs

2x Pintail, Wigeon, 27x Shoveler, Goldeneye, 34x Lapwing, GBB Gull, YL Gull, Skylark, Stonechat, Grey Wagtail, (DSc)  -  Fem Marsh Harrier, 2x Peregrine, 21x Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, 168x Lapwing, 2x Snipe, 6x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 4x Goosander, 2x Goldeneye, Pintail, 2x Shelduck, 98x Pochard, 6x Wigeon, 65x Shoveler, 26x Gadwall, 156x Teal, 13x Egyptian Geese, 49x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull, 7x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, 46x Fieldfare, 60x Redwing, 24x Mipit, 3x Skylark, 100x Linnet, 5x Stonechat, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Grey Wagtail, 82x Collared Dove, (JWo)

Marchington

Little Egret, (DSc)

Aqualate

Pair of Crossbill at the golf course this am, (KHa)

Radford Meadows Stafford

Pintail, 15x Wigeon, Shoveler, 29x Teal, Grey Wagtail, (PWi)

Middleton Lakes

Grey Plover, fem/imm Marsh Harrier, Pochard, (SPA)

Belvide Resv

Probable Water Pipit over north at 16:05

Hanchurch

Hawfinch, 20x Crossbill, (SE, HF)

                                                      Hawfinch by Steve Edwards

Barton Marina

Great Egret, 9x Pochard, 15x Shoveler, 6x Little Grebe, (JWo)

Thursday 30th October 2025

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 11x Pochard, Shoveler, Cetti's Warbler, (JIs)

Tittesworth Water

2x Goosander, 96x Teal, 31x Wigeon, 12x Mandarin, 4x Pochard, 7x Redwing, (JOa)

Tucklesholme

3x Pintail, Stonechat, (CMa, RF)

Whitemoor Haye

Single Crossbill over, Stonechat, (CMa, RF)

Silverdale CP

C50x Redpoll this am, (DBr)

Branston GPs

56x Golden Plover, 116x Lapwing, 20x Curlew, 2x Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, 4x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 2x Goosander, 2x Goldeneye, Pintail, Shelduck, 73x Pochard, 10x Wigeon, 24x Gadwall, 64x Shoveler, 155x Teal, 15x Egyptian Geese, 51x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull, GBB Gull, Common Gull, Peregrine, 3x Stonechat, 2x Siskin, 16x Redpoll, Grey Wagtail, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 6x Skylark, (JWo)

Wednesday 29th October 2025

Branston GPs

Adult Whooper Swan, 3x Wigeon, 45x Shoveler, 2x Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, 80x Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Stonechat, Fieldfare, 3x Redpoll, (DSc)

Hanbury Woodend

Red Kite over at 11:00, (DSc)

Tucklesholme

14x Curlew, 21x Snipe, 3x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Water Rail, 6x Little Grebe, 21x GC Grebe, 8x Goosander, 26x Pochard, 46x Shoveler, 46x Gadwall, 156x Wigeon, 135x Teal, 5x Egyptian Geese, 9x Cetti's Warbler, 4x Skylark, 3x Stonechat, 2x Grey Wagtail, 15x Redpoll, (JWo)

                                                        Great Egret by Jon Woodcock

Blithfield Resv

Whooper Swan, 2x Dunlin, 3x Curlew, 10x Crossbill, 8x Common Gull, 4x Goosander, 2x Great Egret, Mandarin, 3x Pintail, 2x Stonechat, (SE, HF)

                                                      Whooper Swan by Steve Edwards

Doxey Marsh

3x Mandarin (male + 2 juvs) restricted view from the Oct hide,  Pintail, Cattle Egret, 2x Great Egret, Little Egret, (RRa)

Tuesday 28th October 2025

Stafford

3x Rose-ringed Parakeets over Rising Brook, (RLS)

Coven

25x Greenfinch, 200+ Goldfinch, 2x Stonechat, Peregrine, Little Egret, Blackcap, (JDu)

Gailey Island

c150 Golden Plover opposite the Spread Eagle pub, (JDu)

Whitemoor Haye

23x Little Egret, 9x Great Egret, 252x Cormorant, (SCo)

Doxey Marsh

31x Lapwing, Great Egret, Cattle Egret, 48x Shoveler, 5x Teal, Stonechat, YL Gull, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 2x GC Grebe, 3x Little Grebe, 5x Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, Stonechat, (PWi)  - This afternoon 78x Shoveler, 12x Gadwall, 14x Teal, Goosander, Water Rail, 106x Lapwing, 3x Snipe, Cattle Egret, 2x Great Egret, 3x GC Grebe, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Stonechat, (CAFH)

Alvecote

230x Wigeon, 100x Gadwall, Little Grebe, 4x Little Grebe, (MSc)

Tucklesholme

3x Snipe on the spit, Shoveler, 6x Wigeon, (JTu)

Branston GPs

20x Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, 118x Lapwing, Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, Water Rail, 2x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, Shelduck, 94x Pochard, 8x Wigeon, 62x Shoveler, 29x Gadwall, 197x Teal, 7x Egyptian Geese, 56x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull, 8x GBB Gull, 6x Common Gull, Barn Owl, Peregrine, Stonechat, Grey Wagtail, 60x Linnet, 2x Siskin, 15x Redpoll, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 5000+ Starling, (JWo)

Baggeridge CP and Himley Hall

GCC Grebes, Little Grebes, Grey Wagtail, (CVa)

Monday 27th October 2025

Stafford

Red Kite over the MOD at 12:50,

Blithfield Resv

A late 1w Arctic Tern this afternoon, White-rumped Sandpiper still, (MSm)

Tittesworth Water

21x Mandarin on east shore towards dam, (ABe)

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 8x Pochard, 1w Caspian Gull, (SRi)

Branston GPs

Fem Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Peregrine, 18x Curlew, 2x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2x Snipe, 129x Lapwing, 4x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, Water Rail, 3x Goosander, Goldeneye, Pintail, 2x Shelduck, 84x Pochard, 61x Shoveler, 2x Wigeon, 33x Gadwall, 211x Teal, 9x Egyptian Geese, 48x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull, 4x Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, 3x Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 3x Stonechat, 2x Siskin, 6x Redpoll, Grey Wagtail, (JWo)

Sunday 26th October 2025

Gailey Resv

12x Whooper Swan over north at 07:32, 3x Egyptian Geese, Wigeon, 24x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, 7x Goosander, 1w Common Gull, 14x Fieldfare, Cetti's Warbler, (SRi)

Stafford

2x Ring-necked Parakeet over Rising Brook going towards Rickerscote, (MBo)

Stanley Pool

Great Egret at 08:30, fem Pintail, 4x Wigeon, one PFG and 8x Skylark west, (GBr)

Tittesworth Water

29x Wigeon, 73x Teal, 15x Mandarin, 29x Snipe, 40x Linnet, 32x Redwing, 63x Fieldfare, Common Gull, Red Kite, (JOa, TE, KH)

Dilhorne area

7x Red Kite, 20x Raven, 60x Lapwing, (DSc)

Branston GPs

Fem Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 6x Egyptian Geese, Shelduck, Pintail, 40x Shoveler, 4x Wigeon, 100x Teal, 40x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, 3x Goosander, 30x Lapwing, 22x Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper,  7x GBB Gull, 1w Caspian Gull, 3x ad YL Gull, 6x Common Gull, 10x Skylark, 2x Grey Wagtail, 65x Mipit, Stonechat, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 40x Linnet, 8x Siskin, 12x Redpoll, (DSc)

Middleton Lakes

Fem Marsh Harrier, Great Egret at 14:30, MWa)

Blithfield Resv

White-rumped Sandpiper, still, 2x Curlew, Great Egret, 2x Common Gull, YL Gull, Caspian Gull, Stonechat, Goosander, Merlin, c150x Linnet, 4x Mipit, (DBr)

Belvide Resv

2w Caspian Gull, 

Saturday 25th October 2025

Uttoxeter Quarry

Juv Marsh Harrier at 10:15 with yellow tags on both wings, Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Snipe, 23x Goosander, (RPo)

Blithfield Resv

White-rumped Sandpiper still at Admaston Reach, (MJo)  -  10:00 to 15:00 Juv WR Sandpiper, still,  5x Whooper Swan, Great Egret, 2x YL Gull, 6x Golden Plover, 2x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 3x Curlew, 2x Stonechat, (SRi)

Belvide Resv

6x Whooper Swan 10:28 to 11:34 only. Another 10x Whooper Swan dropped in at 12:22, Goshawk, Med Gull, Common Gull, 8x Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, PFG, Shelduck, 

Cannock Chase

8x Crossbill at Haywood Warren, c10x Redpoll at Brocton Hill, (IWi)

Stanley Pool

70x PFG flew east, fem Pintail, 3x Wigeon, Pochard, (GBr)

Whitemoor Haye

5x Goldeneye, 55x Teal, 49x Pochard, 19x Gadwall, 6x Shoveler, 135x Wigeon, 200x Lapwing, Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, 7x Great Egret, 16x Little Egret, 8x GC Grebe, 5x Little Grebe, Cetti's Warbler, 48x Egyptian Geese, Blackcap, 4x GBB Gull, 5x Redpoll, Yellowhammer, Grey Wagtail, 2x Stonechat, (SCo)

 

                                                         Yellowhammer by Stu Collins

Tittesworth Water

41x Whooper San, 28x PFG, Common Sandpiper, 37x Wigeon, 8x Mandarin, 85x Teal, 2x Goosander, 45x Linnet, 9x Redwing, (SGi, IB, AP)

Doxey Marsh

2x Whooper Swan on Creswell Flash at 15:04, (AHa)  -  Still at 16:30 at least.  AHa, GPr, RRa)

Calwich

Red Kite over at 10:40, (JDr)

Middleton Lakes

2x Great Egret, Little Egret, 2x Little Grebe, 5x Pochard, 50+Lapwing, 2x Egyptian Geese, 2+ Stonechat, (MSc)

Cheddleton - Caverswall

Flock of PFG east at 09:00 (heard only), 4x Red Kite, 60x Lapwing, Grey Wagtail, 10x Redwing, 14x Raven, 2x Siskin, (DSc)

Branston GPs

Red Kite, 2x Great Egret, 3x Great Egret, 8x Egyptian Geese, 2x Shelduck, 3x Pintail, 3x Wigeon, 50x Shoveler, 20x Pochard, 4x Goosander, Peregrine, 8x Curlew, 56x Lapwing, Dunlin, 2x Snipe, 2x ad YL Gull, 5x Stonechat, 25x Linnet, 4x Siskin, (DSc)

Tucklesholme

9x Little Grebe, 2x Little Egret, 100x Wigeon, 22x Shoveler, 20x Gadwall, 12x Pochard, Goldeneye, Chiffchaff, (DSc)

Friday 24th October 2025

River Sow Meadows Stafford

Vis mig - 38x Skylark, 18x Linnet, c30 Mipit. On site 3x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Stonechat, 26x Teal, (RSw)

Middleton Lakes

2x Marsh Harrier, Great Egret (DCo)

Rising Brook

Red Kite over heading towards Rickerscote, (MBo)

Blithfield Resv

White-rumped Sandpiper still, Great Egrets, Curlews, Dunlin, Great Egrets, Scaup, Pintail, Wigeon,  Shelduck, 2x Peregrine, Stonechat, Egyptian Geese, (RBe) 

                                                White-rumped Sandpiper by Rob Bendelow

Hanchurch Woods

20x Crossbill, (SE, HF)

                                                                  By Steve Edwards

Chasewater

5x Whooper Swan (inc 2 juvs) took off at 13:00, (KPo)

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, Little Egret, 8x Pochard and the Australian Shelduck, (SRi)

Branston GPs

2x Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull, 5x Common Gull, GBB Gull, 9x Curlew, Ringed Plover, 3x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 6x Snipe, 78x Lapwing, 3x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 2x Water Rail, 3x Goldeneye, 7x Goosander, 95x Pochard, Pintail, 7x Wigeon, 26x Gadwall, 79x Shoveler, 180x Teal, 7x Egyptian Geese, 62x Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, Red Kite, Peregrine, 4x Stonechat, 23x Redpoll, 6x Siskin, 120x Linnet, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Endon - Denford

2x Jack Snipe, 13x Snipe, c120 Fieldfare, 50x Redwing, (DCo)

Thursday 23rd October 2025

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

120x PFG over SE this am,  30x Fieldfare, (TEy)

Belvide Resv

Female Common Scoter, 11x Whooper Swan dropped in this afternoon, 

Cellarhead to Dilhorne

4x Red Kite, 60x Lapwing, Stonechat, 20x Redwing, 10x Raven, (DSc)

Blithfield Resv

Immature Scaup (different bird to yesterday), 3x adult Whooper Swan, 4x Pintail, Wheatear,  White- rumped Sandpiper, (GJM)  -  4x Dunlin, Golden Plover thru, White-rumped Sandpiper still, Common Gull, Stonechat, (CMa, RF)

Branston GPs

Black-necked Grebe, 14x Curlew, 4x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 5x Snipe, 69x Lapwing, 4x Great Egret, 5x Water Rail, 2x Pintail, 2x Goldeneye, 6x Goosander, 115x Pochard, 72x Shoveler, 22x Gadwall, 5x Wigeon, 150x Teal, Black Swan, 57x Little Grebe, 3x Common Gull, 2x YL Gull, 5x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, 3x Stonechat, 4x Chiffchaff, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 12x Siskin, 100+ Linnet, 6x Redpoll, 5000+ Starling, (JWo)

Barton Marina

Great Egret, 15x Pochard, 12x Shoveler, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Tittesworth Water

19x Wigeon, 2x Mandarin, 42x Teal, 4x Snipe, 21x Redwing, (JOa)

Wednesday 22nd October 2025

Doxey Marsh

56x Shoveler, 18x Gadwall, 32x Teal, 104x Lapwing, 47x Snipe, 3x Cattle Egret, 2x Little Egret, 7x Great Egret, 8x Stonechat, 3x Redpoll, 7x Mipit, Siskin, Water Rail, 9x Cetti's Warbler, (CAFH)

Radford Meadows Stafford

41x Wigeon, 44x Teal, 64x Lapwing, 8x Snipe, 53x Dunlin, (CAFH)

Middleton Lakes

Garganey, Marsh Harrier, 11x Golden Plover over, 9x Pochard, 2x Stonechat, (SPA)

Lichfield

2x Black Redstart at Osprey Street and mobile amongst gardens, (SCo)

                                                                  By Stu Collins

Blithfield Resv

2x Scaup this evening, White-rumped Sandpiper still, 4x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, Ruff, 4x Curlew, 3x Pintail, 4x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, Wheatear, 5x Stonechat, 4x Common Gull, 3x Goosander, (SE, HF)  -  2x Scaup in Blithe Bay (MPR)

Gailey Resv

3x Little Egret, 6x Pochard, Cetti's Warbler, Australian Shelduck, (SRi)

Branston GPs

Spoonbill (ASt, BSt, CEc, Dean). - 3x Whooper Swan (LWo, TWo). - Merlin (fem), Marsh Harrier (fem), Peregrine, 20x Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4x Snipe, 82x Lapwing, 7x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 6+ Water Rail, 2x Pintail, Caspian Gull (ad), 3x YL Gull, 6x Common Gull, 4x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, Swallow, 4x Chifchaff, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Stonechat, 15+ Redpoll, 5x Siskin, 50+ Linnet, 50+ Redwing, (JWo, DSc, CEc, Dean, George). - Additional Wigeon, 30x Gadwall, 80x Shoveler, 85x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, 2x Grey Wagtail, 3x Stonechat, 80x Linnet, (DSc)

Brankley Pastures

Snipe, 2x Green Woodpecker, 16x Siskin, 25x Redpoll, 12x Skylark, (JWo)

Eccleshall Tennis club

Clifden Nonpareil moth tonight at 20:00, (RGa)

Tuesday 21st October 2025

Lichfield

2x Black Redstart at Streethay in garden,  (JHi)

Whitemoor Haye

Cream Crown Marsh Harrier over two gates pit at 12:45, 11x Great Egret roadside earlier, (TPe)

Branston GPs

Spoonbill on Ashy pit, Marsh Harrier, 15x Curlew, 128x Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, 4x Snipe, 3x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 4x Water Rail, Shelduck, 2x Pintail, Goosander, 3x Goldeneye, 102x Pochard, 4x Wigeon, 88x Shoveler, 26x Gadwall, 180x Teal, 63x Little Grebe, 2x YL Gull, Common Gull, GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 5000+ Starling, 50x Redwing, 12x Redpoll, 8x Greenfinch, 15x Skylark, (JWo, SCo)

Consall - Cheddleton

Brambling with Chaffinches and 60x Lapwing again in field SE of Cellarhead, (DSc)

Blithfield Resv

White-rumped Sandpiper still, Great Egrets, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Merlin, Wheatear, Stonechat, (RBe)

                                                 White-rumped Sandpiper by Rob Bendelow

Trent Washlands

75x Teal, 8x Wigeon, 2x Shoveler, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (AJa)

Monday 20th October 2025

Blithfield Resv

Woodlark over Admaston Reach this am, appeared to land but no further sign, White-rumped Sandpiper still, (GJM)  -  White-rumped Sandpiper, 4x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, 4x Curlew, 4x Ruff, 5x Common Gull, Wheatear, 5x Stonechat, 2x Goldeneye, 2x Great Egret, Little Egret, (SE, HF)

Newcastle

Great Egret over Basford Park Road at 09:50, (SJT)

Middleton Lakes

Jack Snipe, Ruff, Redshank, 19x Snipe, Marsh Harrier, Shelduck, (SPA)

Stafford Common4x GBB Gull, 

Ring-necked Parakeet, (RSt)

Whitemoor Haye

13x Great Egret, 32x Little Egret, Merlin, 2x Snipe, 40x Wigeon, YL Gull, 4x GBB Gull, (SCo)

Branston GPs

16x Curlew, Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, 46x Lapwing, 8x Snipe, 4x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 5x Water Rail, 3x Pintail, Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 93x Pochard, 9x Wigeon, 98x Shoveler, 20x Gadwall, 236x Teal, 13x Egyptian Geese, 51x Little Grebe, ad Caspian Gull, 3x ad YL Gull, 5x Common Gull, Peregrine, 150x Lapwing, 70x Fieldfare, 120x Linnet, 8x Greenfinch, 29x Redpoll, 12x Siskin, 70x Mipit, 44x Skylark, 2x Stonechat, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 5x Chiffchaff, 72x Collared Dove, (JWo)

Sunday 19th October 2025

Chasewater

3x Red-crested Pochard still on Swag pool, (TPe)  -  Drake Common Scoter off the dam , 3x RC Pochard still, (RSo).

Blithfield Resv

07:30 to 11:30 - White-rumped Sandpiper along Admaston Reach still, 8x Golden Plover, 4x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2x Green Sandpiper, 4x Curlew, Snipe, Great Egret, 18x Little Egret, 20x Fieldfare, Rock Pipit, 3x Stonechat, (SRi)  -  Also 5x Ruff, 3x Curlew, Wheatear, (HF, SE)

                                               White-rumped Sandpiper by Steve Edwards

Middleton Lakes

Goosander, Dunlin, 2x Snipe, 2x Great Egret, 2x Stonechat, (MSm)

Whitemoor Haye

274x Wigeon, 7x Shoveler, 61x Pochard, 10x Teal, 23x Gadwall, Swallow thru south at 08:35, 130x Lapwing, 3x Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 11x Great Egret, 13x Little Egret, 8x GC Grebe, 5x Little Grebe, 12x Egyptian Geese, Cetti's Warbler, c60 Fieldfare thru, Grey Wagtail, 3x Siskin, (SCo)

Tittesworth Water

Pintail, 5x Mandarin, 2x Wigeon, 74x Teal, 2x Red Kite, Common Gull, 50+ Fieldfare, 17x Redwing, 3x Redpoll, (JOa, TE, KH)

Doxey Marsh

2x Cattle Egret, 4x Great Egret, Little Egret, 6x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Linnet, 3x Chiffchaff, (RSt)

Branston GPs

5x Great Egret, 6x Little Egret, 45x Little Grebe, 2x Pintail, 11x Wigeon, 100x Shoveler, 70x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, 8x Goosander, Peregrine, 33x Lapwing, 16x Curlew, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3x Snipe, 4x GBB Gull, 2x ad YL Gull, 45x Skylark thru, 80x Fieldfare thru, 100x Redwing, Stonechat, 3x Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 150x Linnet, 6x Redpoll, 5x Siskin, c500 Starlings roosted Sandy pit,  (DSc)

Belvide Resv

Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, 3x Snipe, 48x Golden Plover, 4x Dunlin, 3x Ringed Plover, 2x Rock Pipit, 6x Pintail, juv PFG, 2x Mandarin, 

Coven

400+ Redwing, 2x Fieldfare, 60+ Mipit, 8x Mistle Thrush, 5x Skylark, (JDu)

Consal - Dilhorne

7x Red Kite, 10x Raven, 50x Lapwing, (DSc)

Saturday 18th October 2025

Blithfield Resv

White-rumped Sandpiper, Spoonbill Blithe Bay, Knot, 7x Ruff, Black-necked Grebe, (MPR, GJM)  Also - 2x Crossbill over, 3x Curlew, (TPe)

Radford Meadows Stafford

2x Ruff, 102x Lapwing, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 6x Siskin, 44x Wigeon, Goosander, 4x Ring-necked Parakeet, 30x Fieldfare, 9x Redwing, 12x Skylark, Chiffchaff, (RSw)

Consall - Dilhorne

4x Red Kite, 20x Raven, 60x Lapwing, 20x Fieldfare, 15x Redwing, (DSc)

Brankley Pastures

45x Redpoll, 2x Greenfinch, 7x Linnet, 57x Redwing, Green Woodpecker, 8x Yellowhammer, 30x Mipit, (MKe, PKe, JKe)

Branston GPs

10x Great Egret, 7x Little Egret, 5x Egyptian Geese, 10x Wigeon, 90x Shoveler, 80x Teal, 16x Pochard, Goldeneye, 3x Goosander, Peregrine, 38x Golden Plover, 100x Lapwing, Dunlin, Redshank, 2x Snipe, 19x Curlew,  8x GBB Gull, 3x ad YL Gull, Green Woodpecker, 8x Skylark, Stonechat, 20x Linnet, 2x Siskin, (DSc)

Tucklesholme

Great Egret, 6x Little Grebe, 200x Cormorant thru north, 7x Curlew flew NW, Snipe, Common Gull, 90x Wigeon, 20x Shoveler, 2x Cetti's Warbler, c250 Starling, (DSc)

Dimmingsdale

70x Redwing, (TEy)

Friday 17th October 2025

Blithfield Resv

Pair of Common Scoter this am, (GJM)  -  2x Common Scoter, Caspian Gull, 5x Ruff, 3x Curlew, 7x Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Snipe, 3x Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 2x Great Egret, 9x Little Egret, 4x Stonechat, 3x Common Gull, Grey Wagtail, 30x Redwing, 2x Pochard, (SE, HF)

Dilhorne area

4x Red Kite, 20x Redwing, (DSc)

Middleton Lakes

Garganey, 3x Shelduck, Dunlin, 10x Snipe, Stonechat, 7x Mipit, 4x Siskin, (MSm)  -  Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, Water Rails, 20x Redwing, 12x Skylark, 6x Redpoll, 3x Great Egret, 

Branston GPs

Fem Marsh Harrier, 20x Curlew, 5x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper, 12x Snipe, 64x Lapwing, 2x Great Egret, 11x Little Egret, 3x Water Rail, Goldeneye, 10x Goosander, 63x Pochard, 117x Shoveler, 31x Gadwall, 115x Teal, 63x Little Grebe, 3x YL Gull, GBB Gull, 4x Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, 2x Peregrine, 5x Cetti's Warbler, 8x Chiffchaff, 7x Stonechat, 16x Redpoll, 30x Linnet, 35x Redwing, 32x Skylark, 115x Mipit, (JWo)

                                                            Curlew by Jon Woodcock

Whitemoor Haye

8x Little Egret, 4x Great Egret, 171x Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, Cetti's Warbler, 53x Pochard, 6x Shoveler, 19x Gadwall, 4x Teal, 153x Wigeon, GBB Gull,  11x GC Grebe, 5x Little Grebe, Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, 4x Egyptian Geese, 4x Stonechat, (SCo)

Thursday 16th October 2025

Middleton Lakes

Jack Snipe, c70 Golden Plover, Black-tailed Godwit, 9x Snipe, 4x Little Grebe, 8x Goosander, 2x Great Egret, Barn Owl, (SPA)

Gailey Resv

Little Egret, 3x Wigeon, Gadwall, Cetti's Warbler, (JIs)

Tittesworth Water

3x Mandarin, 31x Teal, 21x Redwing, Grey Wagtail, (JOa)

Blackbank

Vismig - 55x PFG, 2x Brambling, (NPo)

Tittensor Chase

70x PFG over west at 13:25, 25x Redwing, 29x Skylark, 125x Linnet (AR)

Ranton

Marsh Harrier at 12:04, (AHa)

Cannock Chase

12x Crossbill at the Whitehouse, (AHa)

Belvide Resv

Black-necked Grebe, 

Branston GPs

Rock Pipit over Ashy pit, 10x Curlew, Ringed Plover, 5x Dunlin, 64x Lapwing, 4x Green Sandpiper, 12x Snipe, 4x Great Egret, 12x Little Egret, 2x Water Rail, Goldeneye, 12x Goosander, 78x Pochard, Pintail, 9x Wigeon, 24x Gadwall, 152x Teal, 112x Shoveler, 58x Little Grebe, 2x Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull, 8x Common Gull, 3x GBB Gull, 3x Green Woodpecker, 2x Peregrine, 6x Stonechat, 5x Cetti's Warbler, 5x Chiffchaff, Blackcap, 5x Fieldfare, 42x Redwing, 14x Skylark, 3x Grey Wagtail, 5x Siskin, 10x Redpoll, 3x Greenfinch, 150x Linnet, 30+ Mipit, 72x Collared Dove, (JWo, CEc, Dean, George)

Wednesday15th October 2025

Middleton Lakes

Glossy Ibis dropped into JW north at 13:10, (JKl)

Belvide Resv

Drake Common Scoter

Alton

9x Redwing, (TEy)

Walton on the Hill

Red Kite over Brocton Golf club at 12:35, (TEv)

Branston GPs

Ashy pit/BMPit  2x Little Egret, 2x Egyptian Geese, 6x Wigeon, 30x Shoveler, 30x Teal, 10x Pochard, Goldeneye, Snipe, Green Woodpecker, Skylark, Grey Wagtail, 2x Stonechat, 2x Linnet, Siskin, (DSc)  -  North pit Great Egret, 3x Dunlin, Curlew, Ringed Plover, (SCa)

Blithfield Resv

Female Common Scoter this am, 7x Ruff, (GJM)  -  Black-necked Grebe, Common Scoter, 2x Ruddy Shelduck, 5x Ruff, 3x Curlew, 5x Dunlin, 7x Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4x Stonechat, 5x Swallow, 2x Great Egret, 11x Little Egret, c950x Linnet, 4x Common Gull, Red Kite, (SE, HF)

                                                    Common Scoter by Steve Edwards

Tucklesholme

12x Snipe, 3x Water Rail, 6x Little Egret, Goldeneye, 6x Goosander, 8x Pochard, 159x Wigeon, 41x Gadwall, 79x Shoveler, 65x Teal, 12x Little Grebe, 17x GC Grebe, 6x Stonechat, 11x Cetti's Warbler, 14x Chiffchaff, 6x Redpoll, 6x Greenfinch, 25x Linnet, 20+ Mipit, 5x Skylark, (JWo)

Doxey Marsh

49x Shoveler, 6x Gadwall, 15x Teal, 90x Lapwing, 4x Snipe, 3x Little Egret, 6x Great Egret, Cattle Egret, 3x Stonechat, Water Rail, 2x YL Gull, 7x Cetti's Warbler, (CAFH)

Gailey Resv

Drake Common Scoter, Rock Pipit briefly on c'way, 2x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Egyptian Geese, 8x Wigeon, 4x Pochard, Cetti's Warbler, (SRi)

Chasewater

Drake Common Scoter still at 16:00, 4x fem Goosander, (CMa)

Tuesday 14th October 2025

Blithfield Resv

7x Common Scoter (4 drakes) this am, 7x Ruff, (GJM)

Enville

Brambling, 82x Fieldfare, 144x Redwing over this am, (ICW)

Branston GPs

19x Common Scoter (6 drakes) on Ashy pit present to after dusk, 8x Curlew, 8x Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, 12x Snipe, 3x Little Egret, 2x Water Rail, 2x Pintail, 7x Goosander, 112x Pochard, 45x Wigeon, 27x Gadwall, 98x Shoveler, 116x Teal, 11x Egyptian Geese, 71x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull, 8x Common Gull, 2x GBB Gull, 3x Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, 8x Stonechat, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 8x Chiffchaff, 17x Redwing, 15x Skylark, 100x Linnet, 6x Greenfinch, 120x Mipit, (JWo)

                                                     Common Scoters by Jon Woodcock

Belvide Resv

Pair of Common Scoter, 

Doxey Marsh

4x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 43x Shoveler, 5x Gadwall, 4x Teal, 2x Pochard, 15x Snipe, 111x Lapwing, 3x Stonechat, 5x Cetti's Warbler, (CAFH)

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 7x Wigeon, 8x Teal, Common Gull, (SRi)

Monday 13th October 2025

Doxey Marsh

16x PFG on the marsh at 08:59, (RBr)  -  14:00 - 16:00 3x Great Egret, Cattle Egret, Dunlin, 2x Snipe, Lapwing, Wigeon, Gadwall, Shoveler, Teal, GC Grebe, Little Grebe, (KLe)

Astonfields Balancing Resv

Fieldfare, 7x Redwing, 4x Skylark, (RSt)

Cheddleton

10x Fieldfare at 10:40, Redwing, 3x Redpoll, 2x Siskin, Grey Wagtail, (DSc)

Hanchurch Woods

35+ Crossbill, (HFo)

Croxall

3x Great Egret, Red Kite, 70x Redwing and 15x Fieldfare over, (ICW)

Whitemoor Haye

Merlin, (ICW)  -  5x Fieldfare, 2x Redwing, (SCo)

Chasewater

3x Red-crested Pochard (2 male 1 fem), 2x Ring-necked Parakeet flew out, Peregrine, 25x Wigeon, 5x Teal, 2x Gadwall, 2x Shoveler, 3x Little Egret, 5x Siskin, 2x Chiffchaff, (CMa)

Maer

Red Kite at 14:00, (CPe)

Belvide Resv

3x Rock Pipit

Branston GPs

17x Curlew, Golden Plover, 10x Snipe, 3x Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 7x Green Sandpiper, 25x Lapwing, 8x Great Egret, 9x Little Egret, Water Rail, Pintail, 75x Pochard, 22x Wigeon, 102x Shoveler, 48x Gadwall, 156x Teal, 58x Little Grebe, Med Gull, (ad), Caspian Gull (ad), 2x YL Gull, 5x Common Gull, GBB Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, Barn Owl, Peregrine, 2x Fieldfare, 9x Redwing, 5x Stonechat, 12x Skylark, 2x Siskin, 2x Redpoll, 2x Greenfinch, 30x Linnet, 7x Chiffchaff, 5x Cetti's Warbler, 100x Mipit, 36x Collared Dove, (JWo)