Wednesday, 31 March 2010

31st March 2010

Himley
House Martin x 1, Swallow x 10 over Great Lake (Birdguides)

Cheadle
Dark-bellied Brent Goose still on small pool by Brookhouse Road this evening (Birdguides)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Scaup (fem) again mid-evening, Green Sandpiper x 2 and Goosander x 14 (Birdguides)

Belvide
White Wagtail, House Martin x 3 , Swallow x 40 and Wheatear x 1

Tuesday, 30 March 2010

30th Mar 2010.

Cannock
Swallow x 3 , @ Kingswood Lake

Wesport lake
Chiffchaff x 4 , Willow Warbler , Swallow x 2 ,

Kynpersley Res
Sand Martin x 2

Belvide Res
House Martin x 2 , Swallow x 60+ , Sand Martin x 70+ ,
Willow Warbler , Redshank x 3 , Oystercatcher x 4 ,
Curlew , White Wagtail , Tawny Owl . (Permit Only).....BB.

Hixon
Swallow x 2 (Birdguides)

Drayton Basset Pits
Ringed Plover x 2 on North Pit, Swallow x 2

Shustoke Reservoir
Sand Martin x 25

Monday, 29 March 2010

29th Mar 2010

Westport Lake
L R Plover , Goldeneye x 2 , Chiffchaff x 4 (Chris)

Cheadle
Dark-bellied Brent Goose still on small pool by Brookhouse Road (Birdguides)

Doxey Marshes
Water Pipit still on scrape, viewable from screen, Jack Snipe (Birdguides)

Sunday, 28 March 2010

28th Mar 2010

Westport Lake (early morning)
L R Plover x 2 , Oystercatcher x 2 , Chiffchaff x 5 ,Willow Warbler x 3 , Siskin x 3 , Sand Martin x 2, Goldeneye x 2 (Chris)

Croxhall Lakes
Ruff (male) this morning (Birdguides)

Cheadle
Dark-bellied Brent Goose still on small pool by Brookhouse Road (Birdguides)

Whitemoor Haye
White Wagtail x 2

Drayton Bassett
Common Tern also Little Egret.........TVB.
Wheatear x 4

Silverdale Colliery
Wheatear this evening.

Belvide Res
Willow Warbler x 3 , Chiffchaff x 14 , White Wagtail ,
Sand Martin x 15 , Swallow x 3 , Green Sandpiper ,
Curlew , Redshank x 4 , Oystercatcher x 4 ,
Goldeneye x 72 , (Permit Only)...........BB.

Chasewater
Sand Martin x 25 , Chiffchaff x 3 , L R Plover ,
Ringed Plover , Redshank x 3 , Oystercatcher x 2,
Goldeneye x 14 .

Weaver Hills (Thorswood)
Raven x 4 , also (all white) Fieldfare..........D Powell.

Saturday, 27 March 2010

27th Mar 2010.

Cheadle
Dark-bellied Brent Goose....still on small pool by Brookhouse Rd

Blithfield Res
Pink-footed Geese x 7 in Tad Bay Yesterday........Birdguides.
Common Tern........viewable from causeway.

Doxey Marsh
Water Pipit....on new wader scrape, also White Wagtail , L R Plover ,
Little Egret , and Willow Warbler.........Birdguides.

Silverdale Colliery
Wheatear x 2 , and 8 x Goosander on the Void.

Westport Lake
Goosander (fem) , Swallow x 2 , Chiffchaff x 2 .

Berry Hill
Wheatear and White Wagtail early morning.

Belvide Res
Black-tailed Godwit still present also L R Plover ,
Redshank x 3 , Curlew x 4 , Oystercatcher x 4 ,
Willow Warbler , Chiffchaff x 10 , Swallow x 7 ,
Sand Martin x 14 , and a Goosander . (Permit Only).....BB.

Whitemoor Haye
White Wagtail this afternoon.........TP.

Uttoxeter Quarry
L R Plover x 8 also 20 Goosanders.

Drayton Basset Pits
Wheatear (fem) near north pit.

Friday, 26 March 2010

26th Mar 2010.

Park Hall CP
Osprey flew south west early afternoon............Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Black Redstart briefly by top slag bank early morning ,
also 8 Wheatear , and 3 Chiffchaff .

Cheadle
Dark-bellied Brent Goose , by Brookhouse Rd ......Birdguides.

Doxey Marshes
Water Pipit x 2 late afternoon also 2 x Little Egrets and 3 x L R Plover

Belvide Res
Black-tailed Godwit , Willow Warbler , L R Plover ,
White Wagtail , Redshank x 4 , Oystercatcher x 4 , Curlew x 2 ....BB.

Stafford
Hen Harrier (ringtail) flew north over Shirleywich @ 10-15am.

Blithfield Res
Wheatear x 2 on dam @ 2-40pm.

Westport Lake
Goosander (fem) also 2x Goldeneye.

Silverdale Colliery
Wheatear x 4 , and 8 x Goosander on the Void..... NP.

Chasewater
Sand Martin x 40 , L R Plover x 1 , Redshank x 2,
Oystercatcher x 2 , Goosander x 3 .

Thursday, 25 March 2010

25th Mar 2010

Cheadle
Dark-bellied Brent Goose @ Blake Hall .......Birdguides.

Branston GPs
Ruff , L R Plover , Mandarin x 2,
Sand Martin x 4 ............Birdguides.

Silverdale Colliery
Wheatear x4 , Goosander x 6 ........NP.

Doxey Marshes
L R Plover x 2 , Goosander x 3, House Martin ........Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Wheatear x 4 , Chiffchaff x 2 .

Drayton Bassett
L R Plover x 2 , Ringed Plover x 2 , Green Sandpiper x 2,
Shelduck x 20..............TVB.

Belvide Res
White Wagtail , Chiffchaff x 12 , Green Sandpiper , L R Plover ,
Peregrine , Curlew x 3 , Redshank x 4 , Goldeneye x 85 ..(Permit Only).

Wednesday, 24 March 2010

24thMar 2010.

Cheadle
Dark-bellied Brent Goose , on small pool by Brookhouse Rd.

Berry Hill
Wheatear x 14 also Jack Snipe.

Hanchurch Woods.
Crossbill x 18........NP.

Westport Lake
Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and female Goosander still on small lake.

Belvide Res
White Wagtail x 2 , Sand Martin x 40 , Swallow x 3 ,
Chiffchaff x 8 , Redshank x 2 , Green Sandpiper
Oystercatcher x 4 , Curlew..........(Permit Only).

Chasewater
L R Plover x 4 , Redshank x 2 , Oystercatcher x 2 ,
Sand Martin x 37, Swallow , Goldeneye x 22, Goosander x2 .

Tuesday, 23 March 2010

23rd Mar 2010.

Berry Hill
Wheatear x 3

Belvide Res.
Sand Martin x 24
Swallow x 3
White Wagtail x 2
L R Plover x 2
Green Sandpiper
Redshank x 6.................(Permit Only)

Silverdale Colliery.
Wheatear x 3
Goosander x 5........NP

Cannock Chase
Common Redpoll x 7 @ Coppice Hll
Lesser Redpoll x 50
Brambling (male) Cadet Hut feeders.................Birdguides

Monday, 22 March 2010

22nd Mar 2010.

Berry Hills
Wheatear x 12 this morning ............Birdguides.

Wordsley
Dippers x 2 along river Stour at Bells Mill .

Branston WP
Sand Martin x 30
Swallow and Chiffchaff.

Caverswall Scrape
Wheatear.......in horse paddocks.

Belvide Res
Rock Pipit , White Wagtail , Dunlin x 3 , Swallow x 2,
Sand Martin x 40 , Wheatear x 3 , Peregrine.....(Permit Only)......BB.

Chasewater
Sand Martin x 3 , Chiffchaff x 2 ,
Redshank x 2 , Oystercatcher x 3.

Croxhall Lakes
Little Egret x 2 , Ringed Plover x 2,
Dunlin , Chiffchaff x 2 .

Sunday, 21 March 2010

21st Mar 2010

Uttoxeter
L R Plover x 3 also , 4 x Sand Martin in Quarry...........Birdguides.

Westport Lake
Goosander (fem) on small lake.

Belvide Res
Merlin flew through this morning
L R Plover x 2
Green Sandpiper
Peregrine
Sand Martin x 60+
Chiffchaff x 6
Oystercatcher x 4
Curlew x 2..........(permit only).

Apedale CP
Willow Warbler one singing........Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Wheatear x 3 also Peregrine........NP.

Cannock Chase
Hen Harrier nr Glacial Boulder
Jack Snipe x 2 nr Chase Corner car park
Crossbill x 3 nr Cadet Huts
Siskin x 20
Lesser Redpoll x 200+
Stonechat x 12...............RS.
Crossbill x 10 @ Abrahams Valley
Common Redpoll x 2 .............................Birdguides

Chasewater
Sand Martin
Chiffchaff
Raven x 3
Oystercatcher
Redshank x 2

Saturday, 20 March 2010

20th Mar 2010

Branston GPs
Avocet x 2 , Little Egret , Green Sandpiper , Ruff ..........Birdguides

Blithfield Res
Kittiwake (adult)..............Birdguides

Westport Lake
Goosander (fem)

Bishop's Wood
Common Crossbill & Chiffchaff.........Birdguides

Drayton Bassett
Little Ringed Plover x 2
Green Sandpiper x 2.........TVB.

Belvide Res
Green Sandpiper
Ringed Plover
Oystercatcher x 2
Sand Martin x 4
Chiffchaff x 5
Golden Plover x 108 flew over. (permit only).

Park Hall CP.
Long-eared Owls x 2