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)

Friday 23rd January 2025

Ellastone

3x Red Kite over, (JDr)

Blore

2x Red Kite and nearby 2 pairs of Dipper on the Dove, (JDr)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe still from quarry entrance, Great Egret and in the roost 16x GBB Gull, YL Gull, (SCo)

Botteslow Flash

The fem Goldeneye still, YL Gull, Little Egret, (RTo)

Thursday 22nd January 2026

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe still, (TPe)  -  16:15 to 17:15 2x Slavonian Grebe, 21x GBB Gull, YL Gull, (SCo)  -  2x RC Pochard, 2x Slavonian Grebe, Goldeneye, (NCo)

Comberford

13x Little Egret, (TPe)

Branston GPs

100x Golden Plover, 1300x Lapwing, 5x Green Sandpiper, 14x Curlew, 3x Snipe, 3x Great Egret, Water Rail, Pintail, 8x Goosander, 8x Goldeneye, 6x Shelduck, 38x Wigeon, 51x Gadwall, 53x Shoveler, 620x Teal, 57x Pochard, 10x Egyptian Geese, 29x Little Grebe, 47x Common Gull, 32x GBB Gull, 5x YL Gull, Peregrine, 8x Greenfinch, 35x Redpoll, 3x Grey Wagtail, 25,000x Starling, (JWo, DSc)

Mere farm Bobbington

3x White-fronted Geese still, (per DBa)

Wednesday 21st January 2026

Whiston

2x Red Kite over The Leys, (GSt) 

Branston GPs

Merlin (m), Marsh Harrier (f), 109x Golden Plover, 1264x Lapwing, 21x Curlew, 6x Green Sandpiper, 3x Snipe, 4x Great Egret, 6x Little Egret, Pintail, 4x Shelduck, 14x Goldeneye, 4x Goosander, 59x Pochard, 97x Wigeon, 54x Shoveler, 55x Gadwall, 640x Teal, 28x Little Grebe, 4x YL Gull, 6x GBB Gull, 33x Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, 3x Grey Wagtail, Skylark, 25,000x Starling, (JWo)

                                                             Pintail by Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Tuesday 20th January 2026

Hanchurch fishing pools

Great Egret, Red Kite, (SJT)

Blithfield Resv

A count of 184x Pochard this am, (GJM)  -  Red-throated Diver still, 20x Common Gull, 5x Goldeneye, Goosander, Shelduck, 20x Fieldfare, 6x Egyptian Geese, 30x Lapwing, 17x Skylark, 5x Stonechat, (DBr)

Whiston

Red Kite over The Leys at 10:30, (GSt)

Cannock Chase

A few Crossbills in Abraham's Valley also a Little Egret in the stream, (JTu)

Mere Farm (near Halfpenny Green)

3x Russian White-fronted Geese with Grey Lags opposite lake at 11:00 (DJa)  -  still at 12:45 per DCo)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe still, 2x Great Egret, Merlin, 3x Grey Partridge, (AGP)  -  brief afternoon visit 2x Pintail, Slavonian Grebe, 7x GBB Gull, 2x YL Gull, (SCo)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier (f), 44x Curlew, 10x Golden Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper, 6x Snipe, 1732x Lapwing, 5x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 8x Shelduck, 11x Goosander, 12x Goldeneye, 73x Pochard, 41x Wigeon, 44x Shoveler, 46x Gadwall, 352x Teal, 38x Little Grebe, 4x YL Gull, 12x GBB Gull, 22x Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, 8x Skylark, 4x Grey Wagtail, 4x Siskin, 12x Redpoll, 25,000x Starling, (JWo, BSt)

Monday 19th January 2026

Aqualate

2x Marsh Harrier over reedbed close to hide at 08:45, (KHa)

Doxey Marsh

2x Shelduck, 8x Shoveler, 4x Gadwall, 14x Wigeon, 122x Teal, Pochard, 4x Goosander, 4x Water Rail, 100x Lapwing, 4x Snipe, YL Gull, 3x Great Egret, 2x GC Grebe, Red Kite, 3x Stonechat, Water Pipit circling above and calling, (DEg. CAFH))

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier (f), 38x Curlew, 10x Golden Plover, 1321x Lapwing, 3x Green Sandpiper, 6x Snipe, Great Egret, Little Egret, 5x Shelduck, 12x Goldeneye, 8x Goosander, 61x Pochard, 73x Wigeon, 43x Gadwall, 66x Shoveler, 450x Teal, 34x Little Grebe, 5x YL Gull, 15x GBB Gull, 6x Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, 29x Skylark, 3x Grey Wagtail, 80x Linnet, 8x Greenfinch, 25,000x Starling, (JWo)

Sunday 18th January 2026

Blithfield Resv

12x Russian White-fronted Geese Blithe Bay, (MPR, GJM)

Botteslow Flash

Female Goldeneye present  at 09:00, also Shoveler (f), 4x Teal,  Stonechat, Little Egret, (RTo)  -  female Goldeneye and fem Shoveler still at 15:25, (IBu)

Stanley Pool

3x Pochard, 5x Wigeon, 11x Goosander, (GBr)

Doxey Marsh

Marsh Harrier (m), 2x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 6x Water Rail, 8x Cetti's Warbler, 5x Goosander, 100x Wigeon, 4x Pochard, Goldeneye (f), Shelduck, 4x Stonechat, GBB Gull, Chiffchaff, (MBo, PDy, DTo, BLo)

Tittesworth Water

23x Pochard, 2x Goosander, 4x Teal, 5x Common Gull, 2x Willow Tit, (TEe)

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, Little Egret, Egyptian Goose, 2x Teal, 17x Pochard, Common Sandpiper, 22x Snipe, (SRi)

Whitemoor Haye

5x Grey Partridge, Merlin, (SRi)  -  Slavonian Grebe still at roadside pit at 16:15, (MBr)  -  5x Grey Partridge, 2x Slavonian Grebe, 2x Great Egret, 12x Golden Plover, (PAn)  -  07:30 to 13:40 and 15:00 to 16:30  c1800x Lapwing, 12x Golden Plover, 189x Wigeon, 151x Teal, 13x Goldeneye, 32x Pochard, 33x Shoveler, Goosander, RC Pochard, 4x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Slavonian Grebe, 8x Little Grebe, Merlin, 5x Grey Partridge, 19x Egyptian Geese, 2x Stonechat, Peregrine, 6x GBB Gull, YL Gull, 7x Siskin, 60x Linnet, (SCo)

Croxall

275x Wigeon, 130x Teal, 900x Lapwing, 7x Redpoll, 2x Stonechat, (ICW)

Belvide Resv

2x Russian White-fronted Geese again this am, 

WMI site (Calf Heath)

400x Lapwing, 10x Golden Plover, (JDu)

Gailey Island

98x Golden Plover in field opposite The Spread Eagle, (JDu)

Branston GPs

2x Great Egret, Little Egret, 7x Shelduck, 60x Wigeon, 56x Gadwall, 20x Shoveler, c300 Teal, 50x Pochard, 12x Goldeneye, Water Rail, Curlew, c800 Lapwing, 5x Golden Plover, 7x Green Sandpiper, GBB Gull, 2x Grey Wagtail, 2x Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, 25x Redpoll, (DSc)

Pool Hall Fisheries

Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 25x Goosander, (CVa)

Saturday 17th January 2026

Uttoxeter Quarry

Green Sandpiper, 2x Redshank, 900x Lapwing, 5x Goldeneye, 6x Goosander, 17x Pochard, 62x Gadwall, 117x Teal, 363x Wigeon, (RPo)

Elford - Fisherwick

3x Whooper Swan still, (TPe)

Middleton Lakes

Bittern at 08:44, 10x Pochard, 5x Goldeneye, 4x Shoveler, Water Rail, c40 Lapwing over, (STu)

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still, PF Goose, 3x Egyptian Geese, 2x Shelduck, 6x Goldeneye, Common Gull, GBB Gull, Great Egret, Red Kite, Stonechat, (RGi)

Tittesworth Water

Goshawk over early am, (SGi, IB)

Whitemoor Haye

10:30 to 11:30 - 2x Slavonian Grebe and 2x RC Pochard still, 22x Egyptian Geese, (RGa)  -  Also 2x Oystercatcher, (TPe)

Gunstone

Great Egret in flooded field, (JDu)

Sandon

Red Kite over the A51 at Sandon Hall and a further Red Kite over the A51 at Aston Marina, (SBe)

Rocester - Ellaston

3x Red Kite, also 2x Red Kite between and Wootton, (JDr)

Doxey Marsh

2x Pintail, Wigeons, Shovelers, Great Egret, Little Egret, Lapwings, (PWi)

Branston GPs

3x Great Egret, 8x Egyptian Geese, 6x Shelduck, 5x Wigeon, 30x Shoveler, 300x Teal, 10x Pochard, 8x Goldeneye, 21x Curlew, 600x Lapwing, Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Grey Wagtail, 30x Linnet, 2x Redpoll, (DSc)

Tittensor Chase

60x Siskin, 145x Linnet, 44x Fieldfare, (AR)

Tucklesholme

Oystercatcher at 16:04,  2x Little Grebe, 30x Wigeon, 40x Teal, 3x Goldeneye, Snipe, 4x Linnet, (DSc)

Stone

23x Greenfinch around Mount Road, (AR)

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49x Snipe, 2x Jack Snipe, (JDu)

Cannock Chase

Little Egret working along the Sherbrook, (JTu)

Friday 16th January 2026

Doxey Marsh (wellies recommended)

26+ Shoveler, 16x Gadwall, 10+ Wigeon, 60+ Teal, Goosander, 4x Water Rail, 10x Golden Plover 150+ Lapwing, 3x Snipe, Common Gull, 2x Great Egret, Marsh Harrier (m), 2x Chiffchaff, 4x Cetti's Warbler, 4x Stonechat, (RGi)

Dilhorne area

10:00 - 7x Red Kite, 50x Lapwing, 20x Raven, (DSc)

Trent Washlands Burton

Behind Tesco 11:00 - 7x Shoveler, 15x Teal, Common Gull, YL Gull Grey Wagtail, 2x Bullfinch, 3x Redpoll, (DSc)

Belvide Resv

2x Russian White-fronted Geese on the north shore, 1w Caspian Gull, 

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebes and 2x RC Pochard still, female Marsh Harrier, (DOu, LOu)  -  Slavonian Grebe, 2x RC Pochard, 23x Egyptian Geese, Stonechat, Great Egret, (JHi)

Mow Cop

Shore Lark on the Cheshire / Staffs border between the mast and The Old Man of Mow, (GRo per SSe)  -  Still showing to 16:15  at least (SSe, SGi)

                                                                       By Steve Seal

                                                               By Steve Gibson

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still at the deep end, drake Scaup in Blithe Bay, no sign of Tundra Bean Geese or WF Geese, (JAl)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier (f), Red Kite, Peregrine, 25x Golden Plover, 1206x Lapwing, 20x Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 6x Green Sandpiper, 5x Snipe, 6x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 9x Goosander, 8x Goldeneye, 7x Shelduck, 31x Wigeon, 52x Gadwall, 84x Shoveler, 46x Pochard, 482x Teal, 12x Egyptian Geese, 34x Little Grebe, 5x YL Gull, 16x Common Gull, 8x GBB Gull, Green Woodpecker, Brambling, 12x Greenfinch, 20x Linnet, 3x Siskin, 25x Redpoll, 12x Greenfinch, 8x Skylark, 2x Stonechat, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 25,000x Starling, (JWo)

Thursday 15th January 2026

Blithfield Resv

Red-throated Diver still dam end, (HKi)

Whitemoor Haye

5x Grey Partridge, 2x RC Pochard, 19x Egyptian Geese, 3x Bullfinch, (JHi)

Branston GPs

23x Curlew, 12x Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 5x Green Sandpiper, 4x Golden Plover, 883x Lapwing, 6x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 6x Goosander, 15x Goldeneye, 4x Shelduck, 66x Wigeon, 36x Gadwall, 26x Shoveler, 510x Teal, 53x Pochard, 7x Egyptian Geese, 41x Little Grebe, 4x YL Gull, 10x Common Gull, 12x GBB Gull, Brambling, 12x Redpoll, Siskin, 2x Stonechat, Blackcap, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Grey Wagtail, 25.000x Starling, (JWo)

Gnosal

Marsh Harrier flying over the A518 heading towards Aqualate at 09:30, (GCa)