Wednesday 23 November 2011

23 November 2011

Brambling female....Knypersley ....photo by G Allbutt.



Knypersley Res
40+ Brambling this morning along path heading north from car park.......SS.
4 x Goosander on main lake at 15-00........KT.

Branston GPs
Barton Pit .......Red-throated Diver early morning before flying north east at 9-48 ...GJM
, also 2 x Little Egret , 5 x White-fronted Geese , 3 x Ruff , 3 x Redshank , 8 x Curlew and
200 Golden Plover .
Sandy Pit........300+ Golden Plover .
Black Meadow Scrape......2 x Dunlin , Redshank , Green Sand and 3 x Shelduck......JW.

Doxey Marsh
2x Water Pipit present mid day also a Jack Snipe on the Metal hide scrape with 22 Snipe, 10x Goosander, 2x Shoveller and a Kingfisher.........RT & NP

Coldmeece pools
Adult Caspian Gull present 14:40 to 15:00 with 4x Yellow-legged Gulls, 750+ LBBGulls, 35x Herring Gulls and a GBB Gull........RT & NP

Belvide Res (permit only)
6x Tundra Bean Geese again briefly, also 8x European White-fronted Geese flew off NE mid afternoon, 1st W Drake Scaup still.......Birdguides

Uttoxeter Quarry
Green Sandpiper, 3x Goosander and a Goldeneye........BB

Chasewater
Azorean Yellow-legged Gull probable near adult in the roost again also 3x Yellow-legged Gulls (near adult and 2x 2nd winters)........Birdguides