Tuesday 17th February 2026

Gailey Resv

2x Red Kite, 2x Great Egret, 8x Little Egret, 21x Pochard, 5x Goldeneye, 3x Oystercatcher, Cetti's Warbler, (JIs)

Middleton Lakes

Ringed Plover, GBB Gull, 2x Marsh Harrier, Goosander, 4x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, 2x Shelduck, (MSm)

Fauld - Scropton

c150x PF Geese feeding in flood meadows along River Dove mainly on Derbyshire side but have flown around adjacent Staffs side fields 11:00 to midday at least, (DSc)

Blithfield Resv

The 1w male Scaup from 18 Nov 2025 is now a smart adult, (GJM)

Radford Meadows Stafford

151x Russian White-fronted Geese, 49x Pintail, c500 Wigeon, c600 Teal, Pochard, (CDa)  -  Also 100+Shoveler, 4x Goosander, 500+ Lapwing, 2x Oystercatcher, Little Egret, (DEg)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe on roadside pit, (JAl)  -  Late afternoon 2x White-fronted Geese on Back pit with Greylags, Ad Caspian Gull roosting on Back pit - The Back pit is viewed distantly from rough track, 5x Goosander thru, (TPe)

Cannock Chase

Abraham's Valley - 5x Crossbill, 50+ Siskin, 2x Redpoll, (DEg)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier (f), 28x Curlew, 6x Green Sandpiper, 3x Oystercatcher, 150x Lapwing, 3x Great Egret, Little Egret, Pintail, 20x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 2x Mandarin, 24x Shelduck, 77x Shoveler, 66x Wigeon, 24x Gadwall, 32x Pochard, 450x Teal, 9x Egyptian Geese, 21x Little Grebe, 2x YL Gull, 61x Common Gull, Peregrine, 2x Stonechat, 50+ Linnet, 2x Grey Wagtail, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 5x Redpoll, (JWo, CEc, Dean)

The Mere at Bobbington

This afternoon 3x Russian White-fronted Geese and 12x Barnacle Geese, (per DBa)

Monday 16th February 2026

Cheddleton Heath

Red Kite at 07:30, (PCa)

Doxey Marsh

54x White-fronted Geese, (CAFH, DEg),  - 3x Shelduck, 34x Shoveler, 7x Gadwall, 173x Wigeon, 57x Teal, 4x Pochard, 3x GC Grebe, Little Egret, 3x Great Egret, Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat, Water Rail, Redpoll, (DEg)

Blithfield Resv

Female Scaup in Blithe Bay, (JHi)

Cannock Chase

Abraham's Valley 4x Crossbill, 50+ Siskin, 20+ Redpoll, Green Woodpecker, 3x Goldcrest,  (AGP)

Whitemoor Haye

Merlin but no sign of Slavonian Grebes late afternoon, (TPe)

Elford

No sign of Bean Geese today, (TPe

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier (f), 28x Curlew, 8x Green Sandpiper, 6x Snipe, 2x Oystercatcher, 82x Lapwing, Great Egret, 14x Goldeneye, 22x Shelduck, 6x Mandarin, 23x Wigeon, 96x Shoveler, 39x Pochard, 47x Gadwall, 352x Teal, 9x Egyptian Geese, 35x Little Grebe, Caspian Gull (1w), 2x YL Gull, 76x Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, 2x Stonechat, 2x Mistle Thrush, Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, 4x Skylark, 26x Redpoll, 4x Siskin, Grey Wagtail, 200x Starling, (JWo)

Radford Meadows Stafford

124x Russian White-fronted Geese, 61x Pintail, 2x Shelduck, 6x Goosander, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Green Sandpiper, (RSw)

Sunday 15th February 2026

Belvide Resv

13x White-fronted Geese to 09:45 only, imm Goshawk, 2w Caspian Gull

Elford

8x Tundra Bean Geese still, (Moocher)

Acton Trussell

170x Russian White-fronted Geese along Mill Lane also Whooper Swan, (SRi)

Uttoxeter Quarry

28x Curlew, 9x Oystercatcher, Snipe, Pintail, 3x Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, 4x Shelduck, 10x Pochard, 2x Barnacle Geese, ad Caspian Gull, YL Gull, Chiffchaff. (RPo)

Tittesworth Water

7x Goosander, 7x Wigeon, 53x Pochard, 5x Mandarin, 6x Teal, 4x Oystercatcher, 5x Curlew, 5x Lapwing, 6x Common Gull, 3x Willow Tit, 6x Greenfinch, (JOa, LH, TE, KH)

Middleton Lakes

Avocet, 10x Pochard, 7x Goldeneye, Goosander, (MSm)  -  Marsh Harrier reported

Radford Meadows Stafford

171x Russian White-fronted Geese, (CDa)

Branston GPs

Not SMPs - Marsh Harrier (f) thru south at midday and back thru north at 15:00, 3x Ringed Plover, 28x Curlew, 15x Lapwing, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Green Sandpiper, 5x Snipe, 11x Shelduck, 6x Mandarin, 40x Shoveler, 30x Pochard, 20x Goldeneye, 3x Water Rail, 3x YL Gull, c72x Common Gull roosted, Green Woodpecker, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 10x Linnet, (DSc)

Saturday 14th February 2026

Elford

4x Whooper Swan still but no sign of any Bean Geese, (TPe)

Essington Quarry

2x White-fronted Geese on field with Grey Lags to 09:30 at least, (DCr)

Kings Bromley

20x Russian White-fronted Geese on road to Yoxal in riverside fields, (MCh)

River Sow Meadows Baswich - Milford

Red Kite, 6x Goosander, 80x Wigeon, 60x Teal, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Siskin, 28x Skylark, (RSw)

Amerton Flood meadows

40x Russian White-fronted Geese at midday, 481x Lapwing, 19x Golden Plover, Curlew. c100 Wigeon/Teal, Shoveler, 4x Shelduck, Peregrine, (RSw)

Stafford

2x Peregrine over Park Avenue at 13:10, (AHa)

Acton Trussell

25x White-fronted Geese in flooded field, (NEm)

Gailey Resv

2x Great Egret, 7x Little Egret, 2x Egyptian Geese, 32x Pochard, 5x Goldeneye, 4x Oystercatcher, 13x Snipe, Cetti's Warbler, (SRi)

Tittesworth Water

Curlew (first of year), 4x Lapwing, 49x Pochard, 12x Teal, (SGi)

Alrewas NMA / Catholme

54x Russian White-fronted Geese over heading east, Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 26x Goosander, 25x Pochard, 100+ Wigeon, Red Kite, 5x Greenfinch, (JWo)

                                                         WF Geese by Jon Woodcock

Belvide Resv

55x White-fronted Geese circled 10:31 to 10:47 then flew off west ,  5x Tundra Bean Geese, Barnacle Goose, Goshawk, 5x Golden Plover, 2x Red Kite, 11x Oystercatcher, 

Branston GPs

Great Egret, 25x Shelduck, 45x Shoveler, 28x Pochard, 14x Goldeneye, 4x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Green Sandpiper, Green Woodpecker, 5x Skylark, Grey Wagtail, 3x Mistle Thrush, 5x Fieldfare, (DSc)

Chasewater

Curlew over, (CMa)

Friday 13th February 2026

Elford - Fisherwick

8-9x Tundra Bean Geese, 4x Whooper Swan, 13x Shelduck, (SCo)  -  Tundra Bean Geese and Whooper Swans still at 11:50 along Fisherwick Road,  (PAn)  -  Tundra Bean Geese to 12:05 only (TPe)

                                                     Tundra Bean Geese by Stu Collins

                                                      Whooper Swans by Stu Collins

Stafford

40x White fronted Geese over Salt Avenue, (RBr)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe, 5x Oystercatcher, (SCo)

Copmere

4x Common Scoter, 4x Goldeneye, (PJo)

                                                     Common Scoters by Phil Jones

Thursday 12th February 2026

Doxey Marsh

Female Scaup still on Boundary Flash, (RBr)

Branston GPs (Site total 109 species 2026)

Midday - Little Egret, 14x Shelduck, 7x Wigeon, 40x Shoveler, 10x Pochard, 8x Goldeneye, 10x Curlew, 2x Oystercatcher, c200 Lapwing, Grey Wagtail, (DSc) - 292x PF Geese over NE, Ringed Plover,  Common Sandpiper, 6x Green Sandpiper, 36x Golden Plover, 600x Lapwing, 12x Curlew, 4x Oystercatcher, 4x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 14x Goldeneye, 26x Shelduck, 26x Wigeon, 73x Shoveler, 12x Gadwall, 25x Pochard, 300+ Teal, 7x Egyptian Geese, 39x Little Grebe, 2x YL Gull, Marsh Harrier (f), Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, 3x Grey Wagtail, 5x Siskin, Chiffchaff, (JWo, BSt, IWo)

Blithfield Resv

Roost - Adult Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull, (GJM, MPR)

Wednesday 11th February 2026

Streethay

Black Redstart on roof tops this am, (JHi)

Belvide Resv

3x Bean Geese on north shore, (GWi)  -  5x Bean Geese present this afternoon, 

Doxey Marsh (site flooded wellies recommended)

Female Scaup Boundary flash from viewing platform also 2x Pochard, (MBo)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe still, (RBe)

Gailey Resv

2x Great Egret, Egyptian Goose, 27x Pochard, 6x Goldeneye, 3x Oystercatcher, Common Sandpiper, (SRi)

Trentham Gardens

6x Mandarin, 20x Gadwall, 3x Little Egret, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Redpoll, (AFi)

Branston GPs

4x Woodcock, 10x Curlew, 108x Golden Plover, 1500x Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, 3x Green Sandpiper, 8x Oystercatcher, 3x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 21x Goldeneye, Goosander, 11x Shelduck, 22x Wigeon, 26x Shoveler, 14x Gadwall, 69x Pochard, 450x Teal, 6x Egyptian Geese, 38x Little Grebe, ad Caspian Gull, 5x YL Gull, 48x Common Gull, GBB Gull, Barn Owl, 3x Stonechat, 2x Chiffchaff, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 6x Siskin, 35x Linnet, Grey Wagtail, 2x Skylark, Mistle Thrush, (JWo)

Tuesday 10th February 2026

Mill Meece

10:35 to 11:00 - 6x WF Geese still and PF Goose, no sign of the Tundra Bean Goose, (RGi)

Trentham Gardens

25x Gadwall, 3x Goosander, Oystercatcher, 2x Little Egret, 8x Lesser Redpoll, (RGi)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe still, c2000 Lapwing, (TPe)

Elford

4x Whooper Swan still, (TPe)

Branston GPs

Common Sandpiper, 4x Green Sandpiper, 16x Curlew, 108x Golden Plover, 1603x Lapwing, 7x Oystercatcher, 4x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 6x Mandarin, 20x Shelduck, 20x Goldeneye, 32x Wigeon, 46x Shoveler, 18x Gadwall, 54x Pochard, 360x Teal, 7x Egyptian Geese, 22x Little Grebe, ad Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull, 116x Common Gull, 4x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, Peregrine, Chiffchaff, 4x Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail, 2x Skylark, (JWo, BSt)  -  Marsh Harrier (f) flew from fringe of north pit, (ACa)

                                                        Common Gulls by Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Monday 9th February 2026

Mill Meece

Tundra Bean Goose, (IBu), 6x Russian WF Geese still, PF Goose, 5x Mandarin from Mill Meece pumping station, 

                                                   Tundra Bean Goose by Phil Jones

Belvide Resv

2w Caspian Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, 4x Oystercatcher, Curlew, Goosander, 2x Peregrine, (GPa)

Weston Coyney

Red Kite over at 13:36, (SFe)

Willbrighton

Marsh Harrier over the A518 heading north at 09:20. (GCa)

High Offley

Red Kite over at 09:31, (GCa)

Elford - Fisherwick

4x Whooper Swan still, - no Geese, (TPe)

Doxey Marsh

80+ White-fronted Geese over west at 16:00, (MBo)

Gailey Resv

Barnacle Goose, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 4x Goldeneye, 3x Oystercatcher, (SRi)

Stafford Astonfields Balancing Resv

Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, Goldcrest, (RSt)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier (f), Red Kite, Woodcock, Jack Snipe, 12x Snipe, 14x Curlew, 4x Golden Plover, 1408x Lapwing, 4x Green Sandpiper, 5x Oystercatcher, 5x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 3x Water Rail, 136x Common Gull (site record), 5x YL Gull, 6x GBB Gull, 6x Shelduck, Goosander, 19x Goldeneye, 61x Pochard, 52x Wigeon, 16x Gadwall, 41x Shoveler, 410x Teal, 11x Egyptian Geese, 31x Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, Barn Owl, 2x Stonechat, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 11x Goldcrest, 6x Skylark, Grey Wagtail, 6x Redpoll, 3x Siskin, (JWo)

Sunday 8th February 2026

Some of the UKs large influx of Russian WFG have reached Staffs recently and today has so far produced the best counts.

Belvide Resv

77x White-fronted Geese over SSE at 09:32, 

Uttoxeter Quarry

120x PF Geese flew east at 10:20 also a Red Kite, (RPo)

Amerton flood meadows

38x White-fronted Geese still this am, (RBr)  -  40x WF Geese at 14:22, (RPo)

Wombourne

77x Russian White-fronted Geese SSE at 10:30, (GCl per MMo)

Stanley Pool

Woodcock, 5x Goosander, Teal, (GBr)

Leek

50x PF Geese flying SE over Stile House Lane this am, (BBo)

Blithfield Resv

2x Scaup, c175 Pochard, Goosander, Ruddy Shelduck, 2x Oystercatcher, c40 Common Gull, 6x Stonechat, Ring-necked Parakeet, (PAn)

Clay Mills

2x Green Sandpiper, 7x Common Gull, (RPo)

Weston Coyney

34x White-fronted Geese and 2x Barnacle Geese heading SE at 10:58, (SFe)

Radford Meadows

102x Russian White-fronted Geese at 12:00, one PFG, 69x Pintail, 2x Stonechat, c200 Lapwing with Golden Plovers, (CDa)

Tittesworth Water

60x PF Geese over at 10:00, 108x Common Gull, 9x Wigeon, 7x Mandarin, 42x Pochard, 9x Teal, 2x Goosander, Great Egret, 4x Oystercatcher, 2x Willow Tit, 9x Siskin, (JOa, KH, LH, TE)

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, 7x Little Egret, Egyptian Goose, 29x Pochard, 7x Goldeneye, 2x Oystercatcher, 26x Snipe, (SRi)

Outwoods flood meadows

62x Russian White-fronted Geese circling, (RSw)

Burntwood (Loggerheads)

2x Red Kite, 8x Buzzard, 22x Fieldfare, 40+ Chaffinch, 3x Brambling 50+ Linnet, 8x Crossbill, (RGi)

Mill Meece

6x Russian White-fronted Geese, 2x PF Geese, (AMa)

                                                         WF Geese by Phil Jones

Whitmore Bent Lane

2x Tree Sparrow, 

Chasewater

1w Caspian Gull, 13x Goosander, (SRi)

Whitemoor Haye

20x Russian White-fronted Geese over NE, 2x Slavonian Grebe, Merlin, 5x Grey Partridge, 8x Goldeneye, (JKl)

Barton-under-Needwood

Murmuration of 800x Starlings also 2x Blackcap, (JWo)

Branston GPs

102x Common Gull (record roost count here), 3x GBB Gull, 4x YL Gull, 3x Oystercatcher, 7x Green Sandpiper, 20x Snipe, c800 Lapwing, Golden Plover, 2x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 3x Shelduck, Mandarin, 26x Wigeon, 34x Shoveler, c300 Teal, 44x Pochard, 20x Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, Barn Owl at dusk, 10x Skylark, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 15x Linnet, (DSc)

Saturday 7th February 2026

Elford - Fisherwick

60x White-fronted Geese still also the 3x Barnacle Geese and 4x Whooper Swan still, (@Moocher, TPe, PAn)

Stanley Pool

140x PF Geese over east at 09:00, (GBr)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Curlew, 8x Oystercatcher, Goldeneye, 15x Pochard, 10x Redpoll, Cetti's Warbler, (RPo)

Gailey Resv

2x Great Egret, 2x Oystercatcher, 24x Pochard, Goldeneye, Cetti's Warbler, (JIs)

Mere Farm Bobbington

3x Russian White-fronted Geese, Shelduck, Stonechat, Skylarks, (GCl per MMo)

Stafford

Peregrine over Park Avenue, (AHa)

Branston GPs

2x Avocet North pit to 15:50 at least, 2x Oystercatcher, 70x Golden Plover, c1200 Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 3x Woodcock at dusk, 3x Great Egret, 2x Shelduck, 20x Shoveler, 36x Pochard, 14x Goldeneye, Goosander, Peregrine, 3x GBB Gull, 2x ad YL Gull, 45x Common Gull, Skylark, Chiffchaff, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 5x Siskin, Redpoll, (DSc)

                                                        Avocets by Dave Scattergood

Astonfields Balancing resv Stafford

Ring-necked Parakeet, Greenfinch, Redpoll, (RSt)

Radford Meadows Stafford

81x Pintail, Pochard, 2x Goosander, 20x Gadwall, 150x Shoveler, 500+ Wigeon, 500+ Teal, 612x Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Snipe, Golden Plover, Great Egret, Little Egret, 8x Siskin, (RSw)

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe, Merlin, 3x Grey Partridge, (TPe)

Amerton Flood meadow (east of Weston)

38x Russian White-fronted Geese, 3x Oystercatcher, Curlew, 502x Lapwing, 84x Wigeon, 38x Shoveler, 2x Gadwall, (RSw)

Tittesworth Water

43x Pochard, 20x Wigeon, 3x Goosander, 3x Teal, Mandarin, 45x PF Geese over SW at 08:30, 3x Willow Tit, 35x Common Gull, 4x Oystercatcher, (SGi, IB, PS)

Belvide Resv

Med Gull, Caspian Gull, GBB Gull, 27x Goldeneye, Pochard, (LWo)

Friday 6th February 2026

West Midland Bird Club Stafford Branch invite you to a talk on Tuesday 10th February - Mongolia a journey through sound with Clive Davies. 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, All enquiries to Chris Evans Stafford WMBC Chairman stafford@westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk

Elford - Fisherwick

60x White-fronted Geese, 3x Barnacle Geese, 4x Whooper Swan, (TPe)

Middleton Lakes

7x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Snipe, 13x Goldeneye, (MSm)

Rocester

Oystercatcher on JCB lakes, (DSc)

Branston GPs

3x Oystercatcher, 7x Green Sandpiper, 23x Curlew, 6x Snipe, 1236x Lapwing, 3x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 3+ Water Rail, Goosander, 14x Goldeneye, 8x Shelduck, 51x Wigeon, 34x Gadwall, 77x Shoveler, 430x Teal, 72x Pochard, 8x Egyptian Geese, 38x Little Grebe, 89x Common Gull, 4x YL Gull, 8x GBB Gull, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail, (JWo)

Thursday 5th February 2026

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe, Barnacle Goose, Red-breasted Goose, (TPe)

Belvide Resv

3x Oystercatcher, Caspian Gull, Mandarin, Siskin, Skylark, (CMa, RF)

Wednesday 4th February 2026

Croxall

Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 2x Oystercatcher, Pintail, 260x Teal, 44x Snipe, 2x Stonechat, 7x Redpoll, (ICW)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe still, (TPe)

Elford - Fisherwick

4x Whooper Swan still, 2x Shelduck, (TPe)

Gailey Resv

2x Great Egret, 26x Pochard, 7x Goldeneye, 2x Oystercatcher, (SRi)

Tucklesholme

Oystercatcher, 3x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 6x Goldeneye, Shelduck, 26x Pochard, 224x Wigeon, 18x Gadwall, 300x Teal, Egyptian Goose, 8x GC Grebe, Cetti's Warbler, Siskin, 12x Redpoll, (JWo)

Blithfield Resv

Adult Caspian Gull at the dam end, Peregrine over the dam end, (PBe)

Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Whitemoor Haye

Slavonian Grebe, Barnacle Goose, Merlin, Grey Partridge heard, (JAl)

Stafford

Parkfields - 3x Blackcap, 15x Greenfinch, (SFi)

Alton

Red Kite, 2x Redpoll, 120x Redwing, (TEy)

Branston GPs

Bittern, 2x Woodcock, 39x Golden Plover, 2250x Lapwing, 22x Curlew, Oystercatcher, 5x Green Sandpiper, Merlin (m), Peregrine, Marsh Harrier (f), 3x Little Egret, 6x Water Rail, 21x Shelduck, 12x Goldeneye, 51x Wigeon, 41x Gadwall, 72x Shoveler, 380x Teal, 59x Pochard, 7x Egyptian Geese, 28x Little Grebe, 45x Common Gull, 2x YL Gull, 5x GBB Gull, 5x RL Partridge, Chiffchaff, 8x Redpoll, 25,000x Starling, (JWo)

Monday 2nd February 2026

Middleton Lakes

Marsh Harrier, 11x Goldeneye, 6x Pochard, 8x Snipe, 3x Great Egret, Redpolls, (SPA)

Whitemoor Haye

Scaup (m) on big roadside, 2x Slavonian Grebe, Barnacle Goose, RB Goose, 5x Grey Partridge, (TPe)

Tittesworth Water

4x Oystercatcher 41x Pochard, 8x Teal, 17x Wigeon, 3x Goosander, 3x Willow Tit, 18x Common Gull, (SGi)

Chasewater 

Roost - adult Med Gull, (SRi)  -  1w Caspian Gull, (JAl)

Branston GPs

2x Woodcock, 6x Snipe, 86x Golden Plover, 2235x Lapwing, 23x Curlew, 6x Green Sandpiper, 3x Great Egret, Little Egret, 3x Water Rail, 15x Shelduck, 2x Mandarin, 14x Goldeneye, 6x Goosander, 32x Pochard, 55x Wigeon, 42x Gadwall, 66x Shoveler, 356x Teal, 7x Egyptian Geese, 21x Little Grebe, 2x Caspian Gull (ad + 3w), 3x YL Gull, 6x GBB Gull, 88x Common Gull, Marsh Harrier (f), Mistle Thrush, 2x Stonechat, 2x Grey Wagtail, 2x Skylark, Cetti's Warbler, 8x Greenfinch, 7x Redpoll, Siskin, 12x Linnet, 25,000x Starling, (JWo)

Sunday 1st February 2026

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver from Admaston Reach car park at 11:30, (BSt)  -  RT Diver, Great Egret, 2x Shelduck, 2x Goosander, Oystercatcher, 12x Snipe, 2x YL Gull, 40x Common Gull, 4x Stonechat, 3x singing Mistle Thrush, (SRi)

Stonnall

9x Grey Partridge, (JDa)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Oystercatcher, Goldeneye, 9x Shelduck, 9x Pochard, 2x Mandarin, Cetti's Warbler, (RPo)

Tittesworth Water

Goosander, 35x Pochard, 17x Wigeon, 3x Oystercatcher, 3x Willow Tit, 16x Common Gull, 25x Greenfinch, 4x Siskin, (JOa, LH, TE, KH)

Elford - Fisherwick

4x Whooper Swan still, 2x Egyptian Geese, (DSc)

Whitemoor Haye

Juv Marsh Harrier, 2x Slavonian Grebe, 3x Gray Partridge, Barnacle Goose, (PAn)

Tucklesholme

30x Wigeon, 60x Teal, 12x Goldeneye, 2x Linnet, (DSc)

Branston GPs

3x Great Egret, Little Egret, 11x Egyptian Geese, 12x Shelduck, 24x Wigeon, 30x Shoveler, 40x Gadwall, 40x Pochard, 12x Goldeneye, Goosander, Curlew, c1800 Lapwing, 3x Green Sandpiper, 3x GBB Gull, 2x YL Gull, Common Gull, 3x Grey Wagtail, Stonechat, 5x Linnet, (DSc)

Aqualate

Water Rail, Cetti's Warbler, 5x Great Egret, fem Marsh Harrier, c150 Lapwing, 6x Shelduck, 15+ Pintail, 40x Wigeon, 2x Stonechat, 29x Chaffinch, Otter, (RSw)

Himley Pool

5x Pochard, 3x GC Grebe, Siskins, (CVa)

Saturday 31st January 2026

                                             132 species recorded in January 2026

Whitemoor Haye

08:10 to 16:00, Grey Plover, Slavonian Grebe, 4x Grey Partridge 2x RC Pochard, c1800x Lapwing, Great Egret, Little Egret, 33x Pochard, 121x Wigeon, 71x Teal, 21x Gadwall, 16x Goldeneye, 32x Shoveler, Shelduck, 2x Oystercatcher, Merlin, 5x GC Grebe, 4x Little Grebe, 27x Egyptian Geese, Peregrine, 3x GBB Gull, 2x YL Gull, 14x Siskin, RL Partridge, (SCo)  -  Grey Plover (1w) still at 11:45, (TPe)

Elford - Fisherwick

4x Whooper Swan still, (TPe)

Mere Farm Bobbington

Ruddy Shelduck, 3x White-fronted Geese, (GCl per MMo)

Stanley Pool

2x Woodcock, 25x Goosander, (GBr)

Gailey Island

163x Golden Plover, 400+ Lapwing, 2x Shoveler, (JDu)

i54

36x Snipe, 2x Jack Snipe, (JDu)

Tittesworth Water

Goshawk thru, Red Kite, 2x Oystercatcher, Snipe, 2x Willow Tit, 32x Pochard, (SGi, IB)

Dilhorne area

30x Raven, (DSc)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, 3x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 15x Shelduck, 38x Wigeon, 35x Shoveler, 28x Pochard, 14x Goldeneye, 22x Curlew, 1000+ Lapwing, 90x Golden Plover, 5x Green Sandpiper, 20x Snipe, 80x Common Gull, 8x GBB Gull, 5x YL Gull, c400x BH Gull, 12x Egyptian Geese, 3x Grey Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Skylark, 3x Stonechat, 3x Siskin, 4x Redpoll, (DSc, PFo)

Radford Meadows Stafford

Pochard, 3x Goosander, 2x Shelduck, 18x Gadwall, 69x Pintail, 94x Shoveler, 100s Wigeon/ Teal,  c1200x Lapwing, 11x Golden Plover, c60 Siskin, Stonechat, Little Egret, 2x Skylark, (RSw)

Barton-under-Needwood

Little Owl calling at dusk, (JWo)

Alrewas NMA

100x Lapwing heading towards WH, Great Egret, 6x Goosander, 70+ Teal, (JWo)

Catholme

16x Goosander, 5+ Goldeneye, 200+ Teal, (JWo)

Belvide Resv

2x Cetti's Warbler, Red Kite, Peregrine, Oystercatcher, c200 Lapwing, Goosander, Mandarin, Pintail, 7x Little Egret, 2w Caspian Gull, GBB Gull, 

Friday 30th January 2026

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe still this pm, 5x Grey Partridge, (TPe)

Gailey Resv

Oystercatcher, Great Egret, 2x Egyptian Geese, 27x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, (SRi)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier (f), Peregrine, Barn Owl, 205x Golden Plover, 1400x Lapwing, 22x Curlew, 5x Green Sandpiper, 6x Snipe, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 15x Goldeneye, 4x Mandarin, 13x Shelduck, 32x Wigeon, 35x Pochard, 38x Gadwall, 38x Shoveler, 282x Teal, 8x Egyptian Geese, 35x Little Grebe, 71x Common Gull, 4x YL Gull, GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 35x Redpoll, 2x Siskin, 3x Grey Wagtail, 25,000x Starling, (JWo, DSc, MCa)

                                                      Golden Plovers by Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Thursday 29th January 2026

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe still, 4x Great Egret, 7x Little Egret in field opposite Croxall, (TPe)

Elford - Fisherwick

4x Whooper Swan still, (TPe)

Doxey Marsh

Shoveler, 3x Gadwall, 84x Wigeon, 21x Teal, Pochard, 4x Water Rail, 15x Lapwing, Snipe, GC Grebe, 4x Great Egret, 2x Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, Fieldfare, (CAFH)

Wednesday 28th January 2026

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, Oystercatcher, 19x Pochard, 2x Gadwall, Goldeneye, Cetti's Warbler, (JIs)

Mere Hall Bobbington

White-fronted Goose still, 2x PFG, (AHa)

Endon - Denford

Russian White-fronted Goose, 12x Snipe, c130 Lapwing, 30x Wigeon, 50+ Teal, Goosander, (DCo)

                                                         WF Goose by Steve Gibson

Biddulph

Tree Sparrow, (SGi)

Tittesworth Water

Oystercatcher, (SGi)

Branston GPs

Bittern (GWi), 2x Ruddy Shelduck (m), Merlin (m), Peregrine, Marsh Harrier (f), 2x Woodcock, 8x Snipe, Oystercatcher, 22x Curlew, 29x Golden Plover, 1400x Lapwing, 3x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 4x Water Rail, 9x Goldeneye, 4x Shelduck, 36x Shoveler, 31x Gadwall, 450x Teal, 47x Wigeon, 45x Pochard, 11x Egyptian Geese, 15x Little Grebe, GBB Gull, 2x YL Gull, 34x Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Stonechat, 10x Skylark, 20x Linnet, 25,000x Starling, (JWo, GWi, CEc, Dean, ASt, BSt, et al)

                                                     Ruddy Shelduck by Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Tuesday 27th January 2026

Branston GPs

Grey Plover (105th species BGPs this year), Jack Snipe, 12x Snipe, 130x Golden Plover, 1450x Lapwing, 29x Curlew, 7x Green Sandpiper, 4x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 8+ Water Rail, ad Med Gull, 56x Common Gull, 4x YL Gull, 6x GBB Gull, 11x Goldeneye, 6x Goosander, 6x Mandarin, 52x Pochard, 94x Wigeon, 68x Gadwall, 51x Shoveler, 4x Shelduck, 500x Teal, 3x Egyptian Geese, 31x Little Grebe, Marsh Harrier (f), 2x Peregrine, 2x Stonechat, 16x Skylark, 2x Grey Wagtail, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Siskin, 25,000x Starling, (JWo)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe still, Grey Partridge calling,  4x Oystercatcher, 12x GBB Gull, 2x YL Gull, (SCo)

Doxey Marsh

2x Shoveler, 5x Gadwall, 44x Wigeon, 18x Teal, 3x Pochard, 5x Water Rail, 2x Snipe, 4x GC Grebe, Great Egret, 3x Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat, 23x Linnet, (CAFH)

Blithfield Resv

Female Scaup, (GJM)

Belvide Resv

2w Caspian Gull, GBB Gull, 5x Little Egret, 3x Goosander 

Monday 26th January 2026

Blithfield Resv

18x White-fronted Geese dropped in Blithe Bay at 09:45, 183x Pochard, (GJM)

RSPB Consall Woods

14x Goosander on Heron pool, 15x Wigeon on Lawn pool, (PBe)

Branston GPs

Oystercatcher (103rd species BGPs this year), 2x Woodcock, 8x Curlew, 4x Green Sandpiper, 37x Golden Plover, 1447x Lapwing, 10x Snipe, 4x Great Egret, Little Egret, 8+ Water Rail, 14x Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, Pintail, 2x Mandarin, 53x Pochard, 37x Wigeon, 36x Gadwall, 34x Shoveler, 350x Teal, 7x Shelduck, 9x Egyptian Geese, 25x Little Grebe, 65x Common Gull, 6x GBB Gull, 4x YL Gull, Peregrine, 2x Barn Owl, RL Partridge, 2x Stonechat, 2x Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap, 32x Skylark, 5x Siskin, 12x Redpoll, 7x Greenfinch, 25,000x Starling, (JWo)

Sunday 25th January 2026

Alrewas - Fradley

Trent&Mersey canal - 3x Grey Partridge in set aside field above Common lock, c100x Greenfinch, c50x Chaffinch, c50x Linnet, 12x Yellowhammer,  (SCo)

Cheadle

Female/juv Black Redstart at Dovedale Close at 12:05, (RPo)

                                                                  By Steve Gibson

Whitemoor Haye

5x Grey Partridge still, 2x Slavonian Grebe, 2x RC Pochard, Pintail, 2x Shelduck, Oystercatcher, Great Egret, 2x GBB Gull,  (SCo)

Stafford

Weeping Cross - Brambling, fem Blackcap, (HKi)

Tittesworth Water

4x Goosander, 4x Mandarin, 31x Pochard, 5x Common Gull, GBB Gull, 6x Siskin, 4x Willow Tit, Goshawk, (JOa, TEe, LH, KH)

Mere Farm

3x White-fronted Geese still, 2x PFG, 5x Lapwing, 3x Stonechat, Skylarks, (GCl per CVa)

Gailey Resv

2x Great Egret, 6x Little Egret, 25x Pochard, 2x Gadwall, Common Sandpiper, (SRi)

Barton GPs

Pintail, 4x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, Great Egret, (TCo)

Radford Meadows Stafford

YL Gull, GBB Gull, 47x Pintail, 19x Gadwall, 4x Goosander, Shelduck, 65x Shoveler, 600x Teal, 500x Wigeon, 500+ Lapwing, c50x Siskin, (RSw)

Doxey Marsh

3x Shoveler, 2x Gadwall, 9x Teal, Goosander, 200x Lapwing, Great Egret, Stonechat, Grey Wagtail, 8x Siskin, (CAFH)

Branston GPs

Bittern briefly at 17:18 over Sandy pit then flew off high west, 20x Little Grebe, Great Egret, Little Egret, 8x Shelduck, Mandarin, 24x Wigeon, 30x Shoveler, 44x Gadwall, 42x Pochard, 11x Goldeneye, 3x Goosander, 2x Peregrine, Curlew, c1000 Lapwing, Golden Plover, 6x Green Sandpiper, 2x Snipe, GBB Gull, YL Gull, 5x Common Gull, Barn Owl, 2x Redpoll, the murmuration of 25,000x Starlings went to roost at 16:30 whilst being targeted by the 2 Peregrines, (DSc)

Saturday 24th January 2026

Uttoxeter Quarry

5x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 4x Shoveler, 5x Pochard, 3x Shelduck, Peregrine, 2x Siskin, (RPo)

Elford - Fisherwick

Now 4x Whooper Swan, One adult is colour ringed, (TPe)

Whitemoor Haye

8x Pintail, c500x Wigeon, 2x Slavonian Grebe, 2x RC Pochard, 5x Grey Partridge, (TPe)  -  08:25 to 12:40, Oystercatcher, 4x Great Egret, 2x Slavonian Grebe, 3x GC Grebe, 2x Little Grebe,  2x Red-crested Pochard, 58x Shoveler, 500+ Wigeon, 44x Pochard, 38x Gadwall, 8x Goldeneye, 64x Teal, 3x Goosander, 8x Pintail, 4x Shelduck, 3x Stonechat, Peregrine, 4x Grey Partridge, 25x Egyptian Geese, (SCo)

Mere Farm Bobbington

3x White-fronted Geese still, Lapwing, (GCl, TWo)  -  Also PFG, Egyptian Goose, 3x Stonechat, (IMo)

Doxey Marsh

3x Shelduck, 20x Shoveler, 10x Gadwall, 40x Wigeon, 217x Teal, 5x Pochard, 2x Water Rail, 3x GC Grebe, 6x Great Egret, Little Egret, Red Kite, 3x Stonechat, 4x Lapwing, (CAFH)

Rudyard

24x Wigeon, 12x Teal, 6x Little Egret, 30x Fieldfare, Grey Wagtail, (MSv)

Amington (Tamworth)

6x Greenfinch, (MSc)

i54

72x Snipe, 2x Jack Snipe, 2x Stonechat, (JDu)

Branston GPs

3x Shelduck, 20x Shoveler, 24x Pochard, 6x Goldeneye, 12x Curlew, c1000x Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Grey Wagtail, (DSc)