Clay Mills
Great White Egret by Newton Solney (Derbs) on Staffs/Deryshire border in fields/ditches. Turn into Trent Lane at Unicorn Pub, follow to end, look left twds Burton. (Note - River Trent is the county boundary here). Also - 3x Grey Heron, 9x Wigeon, 3x Goosander, 7x Snipe, 6x Skylark, Grey Wagtail, 12x Fieldfare......DS
Great White Egret seen from Newton Solney by Richard Powell
Wesport Lake
Imm drake Scaup still present.......NJS ....Also 2x drake Teal.......PL
Tittesworth Resv
Two Jack Snipe on conservation pool this morning......SG
also Goldeneye in front of visitor centre...........RMG
Gailey Resv
Black-necked Grebe on fishing pool 12-55hrs, and adult Mediterranean Gull on sailing lake...Birdguides......Also 6x Little Grebe.....JD
Black-necked Grebe at Gailey today by Jason Davis
Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still in the clearfell south of Startley Lane this afternoon SK051143 - Birdguides
Belvide Resv
Two adult Caspian Gulls and 5 Yellow-legged Gulls in the roost.....SN
Branston GP's
On the Sandy Pit at dusk 11x Curlew, 2x Snipe, c500x Black-headed Gulls, c100x Herring Gulls, c40x Great Black-backed Gulls, c1000x Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 2x Water Rail calling.....DS
WAXWING SIGHTINGS
Etruria - 11 at Octagon Retail Park to 12-30.....PJ et all
by 4pm 29x Waxwing were present.....ST
Waxwing at Etruria this morning by Philip Jones
Hanchurch Lane
1x Little Owl and 1x Short Eared Owl. 6x Redwing and 5x Bullfinch.............MF
North Staffs Moors
Short-eared Owl at Upper Hulme 16-00hrs.......Also 9x Kestrel, 60 x Lapwing seen SE of Iptsones Edge near Cabbage Hall......DPo
Branston WP
Shelduck and 3x Goldcrest.....DS
Alton Farmlands
5x Redwing, 4x Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, Kestrel & 2x Bullfinch.............TE.
