Monday, 17 February 2025

Monday 17th February 2025

Chasewater

Great Northern Diver twice seen at 12:15 by Fly Bay then later at 13:00 towards the NW side, (RSo) - Great Northern Diver still this afternoon, (GJM, JAl, PAn)  -  Ad Iceland Gull, 1w Caspian Gull, ad Med Gull, 2w YL Gull and at dusk GND still(JAl)

Ingestre

At least one Hawfinch still in the church/Orangery this am,  (IB)

Cheddleton Heath

3x Red Kite circling high at 10:00, (PCa)

Endon - Denford

Red Kite, 2x Little Egret, 18x Snipe, Oystercatcher, 25x Teal, (DCo)

Patshull Great Pool

2x Tundra Bean Geese, also 3x Great Egret, view only from Patshull Road, (KCl)

Burntwood

Red Kite over Vaughan Way, (MCl)

Wergs Hall

Hawfinch still viewed from Wergs Hall Road, (IMo)

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Black Redstart still, (SSW)

Calf Heath WMI

2x YL Gull (ad and 3w), 26x Shoveler, 2x Oystercatcher, (SRi)

Branston GPs

18x Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 500x Lapwing, 20x Snipe, 17x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 19x Pochard, 77x Wigeon, 26x Gadwall, 4x Shoveler, 372x Teal, 9x Shelduck, 43x Little Grebe, 3x ad YL Gull, 10x Common Gull, juv Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, 5x Stonechat, 15x Skylark, 30x Fieldfare, (JWo)

Barton Marina

62x Wigeon, 4x Pochard, 6x Little Grebe, (JWo)

Branston Water Park

2x Oystercatcher, Goldeneye, 4x Pochard, 8x Wigeon, 38x Gadwall, 2x Little Grebe, (JWo)



Sunday, 16 February 2025

Sunday 16th February 2025

Ingestre

2x Hawfinch around the Church and Orangery this am, (IDB, RCB)

Trentham Gardens

Hawfinch still, 2x Dipper, Oystercatcher, 32x Gadwall, Wigeon, 6x Goosander, 2x Little Egret, 2x Little Grebe, Stonechat, 8x Greenfinch, (RGi)

Uttoxeter Quarry

2x Oystercatcher, Redshank, Great Egret, 2x Goosander, 2x Shelduck, 5x Pochard, 5x Shoveler, 21x Gadwall, 55x Teal, 201x Wigeon, Dipper, (RPo)

Stanley Pool

2x Little Egret, 10x Goosander, Oystercatcher, 4x Lapwing, (GBr)

Doxey Marsh

Merlin, 4x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 3x Oystercatcher, 320x Lapwing, 3x Water Rail, Pochard, 6x Cetti's Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2x Stonechat, (MBo, PDy, GPr, RRa, RSt, DTo, WeBS)

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Black Redstart still, (RSo, JDu)

Tittesworth Water

5x Oystercatcher, 3x Snipe, 8x Common Gull, Red Kite, 3x Willow Tit, 7x Goosander, 11x Wigeon, 19x Teal, (JOa, LH, TE)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe and the 2x Whooper Swan still present, (SCo)

Ellastone

4x Red Kite at 12:00, (JDr)

Westport Lake

Drake Scaup, 11x Pochard, 2x Goosander, Oystercatcher (south), Chiffchaff, 2x Redpoll, Siskin, (KSt, WeBS)

Calf Heath WMI

Ad YL Gull, 4x Oystercatcher, 570x Lapwing, 16x Shoveler, (SRi, KCl)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, ad Med Gull, 2x ad YL Gull, (JAl)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier thru north at 14:00, 6x Egyptian Geese, 5x Shelduck, 56x Wigeon, 10x Pochard, 5x Goldeneye, Oystercatcher, 35x Golden Plover, 200x Lapwing, 2x Stonechat, 3x Fieldfare, 12x Linnet, (DSc)

Needwood

Red Kite over at 12:20, (DSc)

Callingwood

30x Fieldfare at 12:25, (DSc)

Tucklesholme

60x Wigeon, 12x Teal, 14x Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, 2x Oystercatcher, (DSc)

Belvide Resv

Goshawk, Peregrine, Merlin, 18x Pintail, 3x Oystercatcher, 2x Great Egret, Curlew, Water Rail, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 

Rushton Spencer

140x Lapwing, (HBa)

Saturday, 15 February 2025

Saturday 15th February 2025

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe, 2x Whooper Swan,  2x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 700x Lapwing, 6x Oystercatcher, 2x Green Sandpiper, Golden Plover, 19x Goldeneye, 61x Teal, 482x Wigeon, 19x Pochard, 4x Shelduck, Goosander, 62x Gadwall, 13x Shoveler, 23x Egyptian Geese, 3x Little Grebe, 3x GC Grebe, (SCo)

Alrewas NMA

Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 12x Goosander, (JWo)

Wychnor

2x Little Egret, 4x Shelduck, (JWo)

Branston GPs

36x Little Grebe, 3x Egyptian Geese, 12x Shelduck, 71x Wigeon, 140x Teal, 24x Pochard, 21x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, imm Peregrine, Oystercatcher, 18x Curlew, 158x Golden Plover, 290x Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 2x Snipe, 2x YL Gull, Common Gull, Stonechat, (DSc)

Friday, 14 February 2025

Friday 14th February 2025

Blithfield Resv

2nd c/y Marsh Harrier NW Tad Bay at 12:07, (GJM, MDJ)

Trentham Gardens

68x PFG over SW at 09:55, 20x Gadwall, Wigeon, Oystercatcher, Red Kite, Dipper, (RGi)

Croxden Quarry

8x Shelduck, 15x Gadwall, 4x Shoveler, (TDu)

Branston GPs

22x Golden Plover, 506x Lapwing, 20x Curlew, 18x Snipe, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, Great Egret, Little Egret, 17x Shelduck, 19x Goldeneye, 7x Goosander, 28x Pochard, 89x Wigeon, 275x Teal, 36x Little Grebe, 3x YL Gull, 2x GBB Gull, 8x Common Gull, Red Kite, Barn Owl, 2x Stonechat, (JWo, DSc)

Barton Marina

44x Wigeon, 8x Pochard, 6x Little Grebe, (JWo)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe, 2x Whooper Swan, Merlin, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, (SCo)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, 3w Caspian Gull, (JAl)

Thursday, 13 February 2025

Thursday 13th February 2025

Stanley Pool

Little Egret, 3x Goosander, Oystercatcher, (GBr)

Belvide Resv

2x Oystercatcher, Great Egret, 6x Shelduck, 2x Water Rail, (CMa, RF)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe still, 2x Whooper Swan, 14x Goldeneye, 64x Gadwall, 9x Pochard, 176x Wigeon, 29x Shoveler, 28x Teal, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 600x Lapwing, 6x Little Grebe,  (SCo)  -  Cetti's Warbler, (RBe)

                                                         Cetti's Warbler by Rob Bendelow

Trentham Gardens

Hawfinch and Dipper still this am, (LRa)

Tittesworth Water

5x Oystercatcher, Snipe, Common Gull, 4x Willow Tit, 3x Goosander, 8x Teal, (JOa, LH)

Tucklesholme

Marsh Harrier this am, (DHa)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, 3w Caspian Gull and a probable adult in fading light, 2x 1w YL Gull, 11x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, (BHa)  -  Ad Iceland Gull, (JAl)

Branston GPs

Woodcock, 21x Snipe, 100x Golden Plover, 575x Lapwing, 18x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, 3x Water Rail, 15x Goldeneye, 8x Goosander, 27x Pochard, 20x Shelduck, 250x Teal, 33x Little Grebe, 3w Caspian Gull, 2x ad YL Gull, 8x Common Gull, 2x Stonechat, 25x Greenfinch, 8x Linnet, 25x Fieldfare, (JWo)

Barton Marina

64x Wigeon, 6x Pochard, 4x Little Grebe, (JWo)

Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Wednesday 12th February 2025

Gailey Resv

50x Pochard, 6x Goldeneye, (JIs)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe, 2x Whooper Swan, 2x Great Egret, Little Egret, Stonechat, (JAl)

                                                       Slavonian Grebe by Rob Bendelow

Trentham

Hawfinch still by the church, (HF, SE)

Tittesworth Water

Great Egret, Red Kite, 21x Wigeon, 4x Goosander, 2x Siskin, Redpoll, (SGi)

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Black Redstart still, 2x Stonechat, (JDu)

Stafford

2x Goosander in Victoria Park, (AR)

Wolseley Centre

3x Goosander, (AR)

Rocester JCB

North Lake - 8x Goosander, 3x GC Grebe, Oystercatcher, (JDr)


Tuesday, 11 February 2025

Tuesday 11th February 2025

Middleton Lakes

25x Goldeneye, 3x Pochard, Oystercatcher, 2x Great Egret, 2x Egyptian Geese, (SPA)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe still, Pochard, Goldeneye, Little Grebe, (JTu)

Branston GPs

3x Woodcock, 24x Snipe, 18x Curlew, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper, 76x Golden Plover, 542x Lapwing, 3x Oystercatcher, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, Water Rail, 6x Goosander, 13x Goldeneye, 18x Pochard, 28x Shelduck, 43x Little Grebe, ad YL Gull, 3x Common Gull, 6x GBB Gull, 7x Stonechat, 15x Siskin, Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Branston Water Park

3x Goldeneye, 3x Pochard, 2x Wigeon, 35x Gadwall, White-cheeked Pintail, 4x Little Grebe, (JWo)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, 3w Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull, (CWG)

Monday, 10 February 2025

Monday 10th February 2025

Trentham Gardens

20x Gadwall, Wigeon, 5x Goosander, 2x Little Grebe, Stonechat, (RGi)

Croxden Quarry

7x Shelduck, 6x Gadwall, (ALa)

Cheddleton Valley

c30x Raven downstream of The Boat, c150x Pied Wagtail on the STW, 23x Teal, 2x Red Kite, (ALa)

Ilam

Dipper on the Manifold, (JDr)

Calf Heath WMI

Ad YL Gull, 340x Lapwing, Shoveler, (SRi)

Wergs Hall

Hawfinch still viewed from the A41, also 40x Siskin, (CVa)

Branston GPs

Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, 3x Green Sandpiper, 19x Curlew, 458x Lapwing, Great Egret, Little Egret, 19x Shelduck, 18x Goldeneye, 9x Goosander, 26x Pochard, 38x Wigeon, 22x Gadwall, 4x Shoveler, 256x Teal, 3x Egyptian Geese, 47x Little Grebe, 3x ad YL Gull, 3x Common Gull, 4x Stonechat, (JWo)

Branston Water Park

4x Goldeneye, 4x Wigeon, 33x Gadwall, 4x Little Grebe and the White-cheeked Pintail again, (JWo)


Sunday, 9 February 2025

Sunday 9th February 2025

                                         West Midland Bird Club Stafford Branch

Invites you to a talk on Tuesday 11th February 2025 by Liz Clipson. Birding in Vasterbotten County, Sweden at Walton-on-the-Hill village hall, Green Gore Lane, Walton-on-the-Hill, Stafford ST17 0LD. Doors open 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start. Admission £3 including refreshments, Everyone welcome.

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Black Redstart still, 

Stanley Pool

30x Goosander this am, (GBr)

Whitemoor Haye

34x PFG flew south, Slavonian Grebe still, Whooper Swan, c700x Lapwing,  9x Pochard, 13x Goldeneye, 73x Wigeon, 32x Gadwall, 15x Shoveler, 24x Teal, fem Merlin, 2x Great Egret, Little Egret, 2x ad Common Gull, Cetti's Warbler, Little Grebe, (SCo), - 3x Bewick's Swan over at 11:15, (JPa, MPa)

Wergs Hall

Hawfinch still distantly from the A41 this am, (GCl) - Hawfinch also in flight at 14:10, (IMo)

Branston GPs

4x Jack Snipe, 12x Snipe, 3x Green Sandpiper, 100x Lapwing, 2x Oystercatcher, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 5x Goldeneye, 5x Shelduck, 30x Wigeon, 2x GC Grebe, 16x Little Grebe, 12x Siskin, 25x Greenfinch, 25x Skylark, 2x Stonechat, 15x Fieldfare, (JWo, CEc, Dean)  -  additional 12:30 to 14:00 Red Kite over north at 12:42, 3x Egyptian Geese, 8x Shelduck, 18x Pochard, 14x Goldeneye, 120x Teal, 440x Lapwing, (DSc)

Westport Lake

Drake Scaup still, 

Belvide Resv

White-fronted Goose again, 40x Pintail, 1w Caspian Gull, 2x Great Egret, 

Tittesworth Water

11x Oystercatcher, Snipe, 2x Goosander, Little Egret, 4x Willow Tit, (JOa, LH, TE)

Calwich

Red Kite this afternoon, (JDr)

Cheddleton

Red Kite over, Golden Plover to the north, 6x Siskin, 6x Raven, (DSc)

Bank Top farm area (near Dilhorne)

11:00 50x Raven, (DSc)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Mid Day Great Egret, Little Egret, 150x Wigeon, 2x Shelduck, 8x Shoveler, 12x Gadwall, 2x Oystercatcher, 50x Lapwing, (DSc)

Dunstall Mill Pond

Great Egret, Shelduck, (DSc)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, ad Med Gull, ad YL Gull, (CWG)

Saturday, 8 February 2025

Saturday 8th February 2025

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe, 2x Whooper Swan, 4x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 9x Goldeneye, 19x Pochard, Shelduck, 116x Wigeon, 46x Gadwall, 16x Teal, 10x Shoveler, 19x Egyptian Geese, 7x Little Grebe, 2x GC Grebe,  Stonechat, (SCo) - Merlin reported

Belvide Resv

White-fronted Goose on north shore, 

Cheddleton Heath

Red Kite low over at 08:50, (PCa)

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Black Redstart, 3x Stonechat, Goosander, 19x Snipe, 30x Skylark, (JDu)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, 1w Caspian Gull, 2x ad YL Gull, (CWG)

Uttoxeter Quarry

3x Oystercatcher, 25x Lapwing, 150x Wigeon, Goldeneye, Goosander, Shelduck, (DSc)

Branston GPs

9x Shelduck, 80x Teal, 34x Pochard, 9x Goldeneye, 20x Curlew, 100x Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 2x Snipe, 3x Woodcock, 2x YL Gull, Common Gull, Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

Alrewas NMA

Oystercatcher, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 14x Goosander, 500x Starling, (JWo)

Wychnor

Little Egret, 3x Shelduck, ad YL Gull, 2x GBB Gull, (JWo)

Friday, 7 February 2025

Friday 7th February 2025

Stanley Pool

13x Goosander, 2x Oystercatcher, (ALa)

Middleton Lakes

3x Oystercatcher, 16x Goldeneye, 3x Pochard, Shelduck, 3x Great Egret, Red-breasted Goose (of unknown origin), (SPA)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe still, 2x juv Whooper Swan back on field north of Sittles farm, Goosander, (PJT)  -  Slavonian Grebe still this evening, 2x Whooper Swan, 2x Oystercatcher, 600x Lapwing, 8x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 34x Gadwall, Little Egret, 7x Little Grebe, 2x Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, c100x Fieldfare, (BHa)  -  In addition 2x Great Egret, (JAl)

Westport Lake

Drake Scaup still, Goosander, Pochard, Goldeneye, (BGo)

                                                             Scaup by Bill Goldstraw

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

5x Goosander, 2x Willow Tit, Dipper, (TDu)

Branston GPs

17x Curlew, 15x Snipe, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 207x Lapwing, Great Egret, 16x Goosander, 11x Goldeneye, 25x Pochard, 19x Shelduck, 5x Egyptian Geese, 43x Little Grebe, 3x ad YL Gull, 8x Common Gull, 8x GBB Gull, 6x Stonechat, 15x Skylark, 5x Greenfinch, 3x Linnet, (JWo)

Branston Water Park

2x Oystercatcher, 3x Goldeneye, 5x Wigeon, 42x Gadwall, Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Thursday, 6 February 2025

Thursday 6th February 2025

Coombes Valley

c200x PFG in 3 skeins heading west this morning, (RSPB)

Hanley

c130x PFG over north at 10:28, (RTo)

Parkhall CP

3x Willow Tit, Red Kite, 180+ PFG in two skeins, 120x over west at 1027 followed by 60x over SW at 10:33, (RGi)

Blithfield Resv

21x PFG NW at 12:00, 9x Pintail, (GJM, MDJ)  -  2x Great Egret, Oystercatcher, 91x Wigeon, (CMa, RF)

Croxall

6x Goosander, 3x Oystercatcher, 4x Redshank, 2x Great Egret, (ICW)

Whitemoor Haye

Merlin, Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 800x Lapwing, 3x Shelduck, 8x Goldeneye, 17x Pochard, 2x Great Egret, (ICW)  -  Slavonian Grebe again, 2x Whooper Swan, Merlin, Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, 38x Gadwall, 4x Little Grebe, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, Stonechat, (BHa)

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

250x PFG over west this am, (TEy)

Tittesworth Water

450x PFG over NW  in two skeins this am, 2x Red Kite, 2x Oystercatcher, Snipe, 3x Willow Tit, 11x Wigeon, 9x Goosander, 17x Teal, Little Egret, (JOa, LH)

Aqualate

Marsh Harrier and male Garganey, (PJo)           

                                                               Garganey by Pete Jordan

Coven

Woodcock, Stonechat, Peregrine, (JDu)

Stanley Pool

Female Pintail, Oystercatcher 17x Goosander, (GBr)

Uttoxeter Quarry

At dusk Green Sandpiper, 3x Oystercatcher, 16x Goosander, Dipper, 2x Egyptian Geese, (RPo)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, (JAl)

Branston GPs

4x Woodcock, 22x Snipe, 3x Oystercatcher, 21x Curlew, 2x Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 110x Golden Plover, 600x Lapwing, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 3x Water Rail, 22x Shelduck, 8x Goosander, 10x Goldeneye, 44x Pochard, 42x Little Grebe, 2x YL Gull 3x Common Gull, Barn Owl, Peregrine, 6x Stonechat, 34x Skylark, 6x Linnet, 6x Greenfinch, (JWo, CEc, Dean, JHo, SHo)

Barton Marina

64x Wigeon, 17x Pochard, Little Egret, 10x Little Grebe, (JWo)

Bunkers Hill Wood

Firecrest still this afternoon,  (JLi)
                                                 

Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Wednesday 5th February 2025

Westport Lake

Drake Scaup still,  2x Goosander, 11x Pochard, (SSe)

                                                               Scaup by Steve Seal

Rudyard

5x Goosander, Water Rail, Little Egret,  (SSe)

Whitmore Bent Lane

Feeders Pumping station - 4x Tree Sparrow, Reed Bunting, (AEa)

Wergs Hall

Hawfinch still at 13:15 viewable distantly from the A41 east of junction with Heath House Lane and Wrottesley Park Road, (KCl)

Endon - Denford

2x Little Egret, 2x Goosander, 21x Teal, PF Goose, Oystercatcher, 2x Redpoll, (DCo)

Chasewater

Little Egret, 7x Goldeneye, 5x Wigeon, (GHa)  -  Roost Ad Iceland Gull, (JAl)

Stanley Pool

Oystercatcher, 5x Goosander, (GBr)

Belvide Resv

Redhead Smew still, 

Blithfield Resv

58x Pintail, (GJM)

Calf Heath WMI

3w YL Gull, 340x Lapwing, 9x Shoveler and at nearby Gailey Great Egret viewable on fishing pool from the A5, (SRi)

Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Tuesday 4th February 2025

Blithfield Resv

Whooper Swan Tad Bay, (GJM)

Gailey Resv

54x Pochard, Goldeneye, 2x Gadwall, 2x Oystercatcher, (JIs)

Trentham Gardens

2x Dipper, (Kr, BMo)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, ad Med Gull, (JAl)

Branston GPs

2x Woodcock, 18x Snipe, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper, 20x Curlew, 275x Golden Plover, 400x Lapwing, Great Egret, Little Egret, 3x Water Rail, 7x Goldeneye, 9x Goosander, 16x Pochard, 10x Shelduck, 5x Egyptian Geese, 37x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, 4x ad YL Gull, 12x Common Gull, juv Peregrine, 5x Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 4x Siskin, 4x Redpoll, 10x Linnet, 400x Starling, (JWo)

Barton Marina

63x Wigeon, 2x Shoveler, 10x Pochard, 6x Little Grebe, (JWo)

Monday, 3 February 2025

Monday 3rd February 2025

Doxey Marsh

Cattle Egret, Yellowhammer (local rarity), Red Kite, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 400x Lapwing, 11x Snipe, 13x Shoveler, 5x Shelduck, 6x Goosander, 3x Stonechat, 3x Chiffchaff, 5x Cetti's Warbler, (MBo, PDy)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Whooper Swan still in field east of microlight club pit, Great Egret, Green Sandpiper, Fieldfare, (PJT) -  Merlin, 2x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Whooper Swan, (JAl)

Branston GPs

3x Whooper Swan on BMP, Oystercatcher, 150x Golden Plover, 500x Lapwing, 20x Curlew, 21x Snipe, Ringed Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 4x Water Rail, 17x Goldeneye, 12x Goosander, 20x Pochard, 22x Shelduck, 69x Wigeon, 10x Gadwall, 5x Shoveler, 322x Teal, 45x Little Grebe, 1w Caspian Gull, ad YL Gull, Common Gull, Barn Owl, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, 7x Stonechat, 4x Linnet, 6x Greenfinch, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

                                                   Whooper Swans by Jon Woodcock

Whitmore Bent Lane

8x Tree Sparrow and 2x Reed Bunting at pumping station, (AEa)

Belvide Resv

Whooper Swan on north shore, Smew still, Ad Med Gull, 

Cannock Chase

A single Hawfinch in the area behind the car park opposite Tackeroo at 14:30,  (PSi)

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Black Redstart still, (JDu)

Middleton Lakes

Oystercatcher, 13x Goldeneye, 8x Pochard, 2x Shelduck, 2x Egyptian Geese, 2x Great Egret, (SPA)

Stanley Pool

Female Pintail, 2x Goosander, (GBr)

Endon - Denford

Willow Tit, 2x Green Woodpecker, 49x Snipe, 18x Teal, 9x Lapwing, Oystercatcher, 22x Fieldfare, 3x Siskin,  (DCo)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, 2x Caspian Gull (1w and 3w), (JAl)

Barton Marina

43x Wigeon, 6x Pochard, 6x Little Grebe, 2x GC Grebe, (JWo)


Sunday, 2 February 2025

Sunday 2nd February 2025

Gailey Res

Great Egret, 50x Pochard, 6x Goldeneye, Common Gull, Cetti's Warbler, 15x Siskin, (SRi)

Calf Heath WMI

Possible ad Caspian Gull briefly, 9x Shoveler, (SRi)

Belvide Resv

2x Redhead Smew still, 

Doxey Marsh

2x Great Egret, Little Egret, Goosander, Shelduck, Shoveler, 2x Chiffchaff, Lapwing, (GHa)

Tittesworth Water

29x Wigeon, 3x Pochard, 13x Goosander, 11x Teal, Mandarin, 2x Oystercatcher, 3x Common Gull, 3x Willow Tit, Redpoll, (JOa, LH, TE, KH)

Little Bank Top farm

45x Raven, (MKe, JKe)

Himley Plantation

Marsh Tit still on the feeders near car park, (PBa) - also at Himley Pochard, Goosander, Little Grebe, 3x GC Grebe, (CVa)

Blithfield Resv

2x Great Egret, 10x Goldeneye, (MJa)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull in the roost at 16:35, (RPo)

Whitemoor Haye

Marsh Harrier, 2x Whooper Swan, 10x Goldeneye, Shelduck, 73x Wigeon, 41x Gadwall, 16x Pochard, 5x Shoveler, 2x Great Egret, 3x Little EgretOystercatcher, 13x Little Grebe, Yellowhammer, Cetti's Warbler, (SCo)  -  Merlin this afternoon, (DHa)

Branston GPs

30x Little Grebe, Little Egret, 13x Shelduck, 170x Teal, 34x Pochard,12x Goldeneye, 8x Goosander, Peregrine, 19x Curlew, c1000x Lapwing, 180x Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, 12x Snipe, 2x YL Gull, 3x Common Gull, 5x Stonechat, (DSc)

                                                    Green Sandpiper by Dave Scattergood

Branston Water Park

2000x Starlings roosted, (DSc)

Radford Meadows Stafford

431x Golden Plover, 891x Lapwing, 550x Wigeon, 500x Teal, 7x Shelduck, 4x Goosander, 6x Pintail, 30x Shoveler, 2x Gadwall, Little Grebe, Little Egret, (RSw)

Rushton Spencer

70x Lapwing, (HBa)

Saturday, 1 February 2025

Saturday 1st February 2025

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Black Redstart still, 3x Stonechat, Goosander, (JDu)

Stafford

Beacon Hill - Red Kite, Hopton - 30x Siskin, 60x Fieldfare, also 2x Goosander on River Sow at Baswich, (IWi)

Wergs Hall

Hawfinch still, 

Croxall

Oystercatcher, 20x Snipe, Goldeneye, (ICW)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Whooper Swan still, 12x Goldeneye, 63x Gadwall, Jack Snipe, 890x Lapwing, Great Egret, (ICW)  -  Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, 800x Lapwing, Merlin reported, 2x Whooper Swan still, Great Egret, 3x Goldeneye, 17x Pochard, 48x Wigeon, 38x Gadwall, 3x Goosander, 8x Shoveler, 5x Little Grebe, 2x Egyptian Geese, Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat, (SCo)

                                                       Whooper Swan by Stu Collins

Belvide Resv

2x Redhead Smew,

Scot Hay

 2x Common Crane over north at 12:50, (TRo)

Himley Plantation

Marsh Tit  on feeders near the car park at 12:15, (IMo)  -  Also 2x Stonechat, Goosander, (CVa)

Calf Heath WMI

Oystercatcher, 2x Stonechat, 455x Lapwing, 2x Teal, (KCl)

Barton - Wychnor

4x Shelduck, YL Gull, 4x ad GBB Gull, 500x Starling, (JWo)

Alrewas NMA

5x Goosander, 3000x Starling, Chiffchaff, -  Alrewas Canal - Little Egret, Shelduck, Barn Owl, (JWo)

Branston GPs

5x Shelduck, 12x Wigeon, 120x Teal, 11x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, Goosander, Curlew, 1000x Lapwing, 340x Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Little Egret, 2x GBB Gull, ad YL Gull, Green Woodpecker, Stonechat, (DSc)

Tucklesholme

Great Egret, 46x Wigeon, 18x Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, (DSc)


Friday, 31 January 2025

Friday 31st January 2025

Trentham

Hawfinch still, (BMo, KR)

Middleton Lakes

2x Oystercatcher, 9x Shelduck, 16x Goldeneye, 4x Pochard, 2x Great Egret, 5x Snipe, Chiffchaff, (SPA)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Whooper Swan still, 2x Little Egret, Stonechat, (BHa)

Radford Meadows Stafford

200x Golden Plover, 200x Lapwing, 3x Pintail, 4x Shelduck, 2x Goosander, 2x Little Egret, (IWi)

Aqualate

Female Marsh Harrier showing well this am, (KHa)

Calf Heath WMI

12x Gadwall, 10x Shoveler, 428x Lapwing, (SRi)

Branston GPs

25x Golden Plover, 1554x Lapwing, 20x Curlew, 16x Snipe, 2x Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 12x Goosander, 15x Goldeneye, 25x Pochard, 9x Shelduck, 33x Little Grebe, 3x ad Common Gull, 2x ad YL Gull, 4x ad GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, 5x Stonechat, 4x Siskin, Chiffchaff, 8000x Starling, (JWo, DSc)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, 2x Caspian Gull, (JAl)

Endon - Denford

4x Snipe, 25x Wigeon, 20x Teal, 2x Mandarin, 3x Lapwing, 2x Redpoll, Green Woodpecker, (DCo)

Downs Bank Barlaston

600x Linnet, 200x Chaffinch, 2x Brambling, (RGi)



Thursday, 30 January 2025

Thursday 30th January 2025

Tucklesholme

60x Wigeon, 3x Snipe, 2x Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo, DSc, LWa)

Cuckoo Bank

2x Stonechat, 3x Green Woodpecker, Redpoll, Greenfinch, Linnet, (CMa, RF)

Doxey Marsh

330x Lapwing, 2x Water Rail, 2x Goosander, 12x Gadwall, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, (GPr)

Trentham

2x Dipper, (WMo)  -  HawfinchRed Kite, 40x Gadwall, Wigeon, 2x Stonechat, (RGi)

Tittesworth Water

23x Wigeon, 24x Teal, 2x Pochard, Mandarin, 2x Goosander, Oystercatcher, Snipe, 7x Common Gull, 3x Willow Tit, (JOa, LH, TE)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Whooper Swan still, (JAl)

Belvide Resv

A single Smew, Goshawk, Red Kite, 

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Black Redstart still, viewed from the field adjacent to Lawn Lane, also 3x Little Egret, 2x Stonechat, 

Branston GPs

Ad male Marsh Harrier, 20x Curlew, 3x Green Sandpiper, 7x Snipe, Ringed Plover, 650x Lapwing, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 14x Goosander, 9x Goldeneye, 11x Pochard, 8x Shelduck, 8x Egyptian Geese, 34x Little Grebe, 2x ad YL Gull, 6x GBB Gull, 4x Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, 3x Stonechat, 2x Redpoll, 8000x Starling, (JWo, JHo, SHo, CEc, Dean, George)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, 2w Caspian Gull, 3w YL Gull, ad Med Gull, (JAl)

Berryhill

Willow Tit this morning,  (CWo)

                                                                   By Clive Wood

Wednesday, 29 January 2025

Wednesday 29th January 2025

Trentham Gardens

2x Hawfinch at mid day in Beech on riverside before dropping to Yews to feed, also Dipper, (AEa)

Barton under Needwood

Red Kite heading south, (JWo)

Belvide Resv

3x redhead Smew again, 

Rudyard Resv

Possible Slavonian Grebe, (MKe)

Gailey Resv

30x Pochard, 8x Goldeneye, (JIs)

Uttoxeter Quarry

At dusk - 3x Oystercatcher, Redshank, 10x Goosander, 2x Goldeneye, 2x YL Gull, 3x Common Gull, (RPo)

Radford Meadows Stafford

335x Golden Plover, c700x Lapwing, c500x Wigeon, c400x Teal, 11x Shelduck, 7x Pintail, 4x Goosander, (CDa)

Wergs Hall

Hawfinch still, (NMo)

Rocester JCB

North Lake - 3x Goosander, 4x Oystercatcher, (JDr)



Tuesday, 28 January 2025

Tuesday 28th January 2025

Little Bank Top farm

55x Raven, 140x Lapwing at 11:30,  (DSc)

Branston GPs

45x Golden Plover, 960x Lapwing, 20x Curlew, Ringed Plover, 14x Snipe, 2x Green Sandpiper, Great Egret, 13x Goldeneye, 9x Goosander, 19x Pochard, 7x Shelduck, 10x Egyptian Geese, 35x Little Grebe, 2x ad YL Gull, 4x ad GBB Gull, 8x Common Gull, Peregrine, 4x Stonechat, 4x Redpoll, Chiffchaff, 10,000x Starling, (JWo)

                                                          Curlew by Jon Woodcock

Monday, 27 January 2025

Monday 27th January 2025

Trentham Gardens

Hawfinch still, 2x Wigeon, 32x Gadwall, 2x Stonechat, 3x Little Grebe, (RGi)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, 2x 1w Caspian Gull, (JAl)

Denstone

8x Red Kite over this afternoon,  (JTu)

Branston GPs

Woodcock, 6x Snipe, 20x Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 658x Lapwing, 2x Water Rail, 8x Goldeneye, 5x Goosander, 12x Pochard, 10x Shelduck, 46x Wigeon, 4x Shoveler, 6x Gadwall, 116x Teal, 36x Little Grebe, 4x ad YL Gull, 4x ad GBB Gull, Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, juv Peregrine, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 25x Linnet, 6x Greenfinch, c10,000x Starling, (JWo)

Barton Marina

Goosander, 10x Pochard, 47x Wigeon, 10x Little Grebe, (JWo)

Westport Lake

Drake Scaup still, (RCB)

Wergs Hall

Hawfinch still, (NMo)

Doxey Marsh

3x Great Egret, 6x Gadwall, 2x Goosander, 32x Teal, 2x Little Grebe, 24x Linnet, (CAFH)

Patshull Great Pool

2x Great Egret, Goosander, 5x Little Grebe, 6x Teal, (KCl)

Sunday, 26 January 2025

Sunday 26th January 2025

Aqualate

223x Pintail this am, (IMG)

Stanley Pool

Red Kite, 6x Goosander, (GBr)

Bunkers Hill Wood

2x Firecrest still this am, (JLi)

Brown Edge 

Red Kite over at 10:00, (PCa)

Tittesworth Water

3x Red Kite, Peregrine, 9x Common Gull, 28x Wigeon, Mandarin, 2x Goosander, Oystercatcher, Little Egret, 5x Willow Tit, (JOa, LH, TE, KH)

Westport Lake

Drake Scaup still, (PJo)

Uttoxeter

Little Egret behind Waitrose, (AR)

Branston GPs

Little Egret, 6x Shelduck, 58x Wigeon, 10x Shoveler, 10x Pochard, 10x Goldeneye, 7x Goosander, imm Peregrine, 18x Curlew, 200x Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 3x Woodcock, Snipe, 2x YL Gull, 7x GBB Gull, 3x Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, Chiffchaff, c10,000 Starlings roosted, (DSc)

Bank Top Farm

20x Raven, 3x Red Kite, (DSc)

Fradley Junction NR

23x Goosander this am, (SCo)


Saturday, 25 January 2025

Saturday 25th January 2025

Uttoxeter Quarry

4x Goosander, 3x Shelduck, Chiffchaff, (RPo)

Whitemoor Haye

Merlin, 2x Whooper Swan, 600x Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 59x Wigeon, 6x Goldeneye, 22x Gadwall, 4x Shoveler, 3x Shelduck, 4x Pochard, 2x Great Egret, 2x Yellowhammer, Little Grebe, Stonechat, 4x Redpoll, - Alrewas Oystercatcher over, (SCo)  

Tixall Wide

6x Red Kite over flying towards Great Haywood, (RCB)

Blithfield Resv

Tundra Bean Goose opposite Newton Shallows hide, (SMG)

Doxey Marsh

Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 12x Goosander, Shelduck, Gadwall, Water Rail,  Cetti's Warbler, 100x Lapwing, Chiffchaff, Siskin, (GHa)

Tittesworth Water

30x Common Gull, 8x Goosander, 25x Wigeon, 10x Teal, Little Egret, 2x Snipe, (SGi, IB, PS)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull still,  (GJM)

Branston GPs

3x Little Egret, 44x Wigeon, 100x Teal, 7x Goldeneye, 400x Lapwing, 46x Golden Plover, Snipe, GBB Gull, Stonechat, 3x Redpoll, 10,000x Starlings roosted, (DSc)

Tucklesholme

Little Egret, 50x Wigeon, 14x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, Snipe, 2x Linnet, (DSc)

Alrewas NMA

2x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 14x Goosander, Little Grebe, 50x Fieldfare, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Friday, 24 January 2025

Friday 24th January 2025

Aqualate

Marsh Harrier, Peregrine Red Kite, (KHa)

Westport Lake

Drake Scaup still, 3x Pochard, 2x Goosander, (DSc)

Chasewater

Roost - Ad Iceland, Gull, 2x 1w Caspian Gull, (JAl, CW)

Branston GPs

20x Curlew, Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 5x Snipe, 668x Lapwing, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 11x Goldeneye, 8x Goosander, 8x Pochard, 7x Shelduck, 5x Egyptian Geese, 34x Little Grebe, 3x ad YL Gull, 2x Common Gull, 4x GBB Gull, Peregrine, 2x Stonechat, 25x Skylark, 15,000x Starling, (JWo, JMa, DSc)

Barton Marina

Goosander, 15x Pochard, 47x Wigeon, 11x Little Grebe, (JWo)