Wednesday 10 October 2012

Wednesday 10th October 2012

Westport Lake
Wigeon x11, Teal x11, also flying over 4x Redwing, Cormorant & 12x Jackdaw...........CJW, NJS.

Belvide Resv (permit only)
Two adult Little Gulls (mid morning until 4pm) from Scott Hide.Also a Short-eared Owl that was present flying high above the reservoir between 4.10-5.30pm, a female Brambling, a single Redshank flew through, 29 Golden Plover flew thru, 40 Snipe, 37 Wigeon, 4 Goldeneye and 35 GC Grebe and two Chiffchaff were also seen............Belvide Blog

Blithfield Resv
2x 1w Little Gulls, 1w Black Tern, immature Common Scoter, 2x immature Scaup, a Dunlin, 3x Rock Pipit, 2x Grey Wagtails, 5x Crossbill, 6x Pintail this morning...GJM, MPR, RBo.

Rudyard Lake
Five Common Scoter (4 drake & a duck) approx halfway down the lake. Still present at 2:30pm.....PW

Tittesworth Res

Female Pintail, 2x Wigeon, 3x Chiffchaff  & 14x Cormorant.......PW

River Sow Meadows Stafford
Green Sandpiper, 20x Skylark, 15x Redwing, 2x Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 2x Little Grebe, 2x Swallow........RS

Wetley Moor
3x Redwings, 5x Reed Buntings, 1x Snipe...........RBu

Two Saints Way,Burston to Aston
15x Snipe, 1x Swallow, 1x male Stonechat, 28x Skylark,180x Linnet, 250x Goldfinch, 50x Stock Dove, Grey Wagtail, 2x Wigeon......... P.A.D.

Hanley
2x Peregrine on the BT building.....WM

Hanley Forest Park
2x Jay seen......................SD.

Cannock Chase
30+ Siskin (Abraham’s Valley), 5x Redwing (Sherbrook Valley), 3x Green Woodpecker, 2x Great Spotted Woodpecker, Oak Eggar Caterpillar, 20+ Amethyst Deceiver ..............JW.