Saturday 8 December 2012

Saturday 8 December 2012

Belvide Res (permit only)
Great White Egret on North shore opposite Gazebo hide until 09:45 when it flew off west, also a Knot flew thru to the north at 13:00, a Dunlin was on the north shore, the Cetti's Warbler was seen again near the West End Hide this afternoon. A 1st winter Caspian Gull (photo by Nigel Talbot) and 5 Yellow-legged Gulls roosted this evening. 76 Goldeneye were counted. 4 Raven and 4 Lesser Redpoll were noted....Belvide Blog

***PLEASE NOTE ***
A final reminder for tomorrows work party. Please meet at the Scott hide at 9.30am and bring a spade if you can.

The Great White Egret at Belvide today (by Martyn Pitt)

Gailey Res
Great White Egret on island on fishing pool till 10:32 when it flew off east.......Birdguides
Med Gull adult on sailing lake at 12:15........

Tittesworth Res
Great Northern Diver still this morning, also 18x Goosander plus 3x Brambling under table near the lodge ......PS, SG, SS

Great Northern Diver at Tittesworth by Steve Seal

Brambling at Tittesworth by Paul Shenton
Westport Lake
Common Scoter female still also 16x Goosander........NJS

Blithfield Res (permit only)
2x Caspian Gull 1 adult + 2nd winter, also a 3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull...........GJM, MPR

Waxwings
Cannock - one just north of Cannock at Huntington on Littleton estate at 08:00......Birdguides
Rugeley -50x on Springsfield Rd opposite junction with Shugborough Rd at postcode WS15 2RA.......MS.
Cannock Chase- 65x east of Tackeroo Car park at 13:30.......Birdguides
Branston Water Park - c25 in trees..................AJ
Burton - 43x at junction of Hillfield Lane and Moor Furlong until 14.20 at least...........AJ
Lichfield - c20 at Eastern Ave, corner of Gilbert Rd, opposite Lichfield FC...........RA
Stafford - c10 by Tesco Express , Rising Brook

Uttoxeter Quarry
Barn Owl on roadside near the quarry last night at 19:30........TE.
also Whooper Swan x1,Mute Swan x23, Jack Snipe x1, Snipe x22, Goosander x47, Wigeon x52 & Teal x22.............AB

Whooper Swan at Uttoxeter Quarry by Andy Barker

Branston GPs
12x Curlew, c130 Lapwing, Peregrine, 2x Buzzard, 2x Green Woodpecker, Jay, 5x Bullfinch, c100 Teal......................AJ

Trent Washlands
c25 Wigeon, c30 Gadwall, c35 Teal, 7x Shoveler, 6x Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Common Gull, c20 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3x Fieldfare...............AJ
also Peregrine & Kingfisher................JW

Copmere
2x Goosander, 8x Gadwall, a Raven, Wigeon, Goldeneye but very few gulls....PJ

Rudyard Lake
2 x Goldeneye females , 7 x Goosander , 1 x Brambling , 14 x Lesser Redpoll , 4 x Willow Tit.............SS

Silverdale CP
5 x Goosander (3m 2f), 3 x Teal, 32 x Coot, a Jack Snipe & c400 Lesser Black-backed Gulls..............JHu

Hatherton Reservoir Cheslyn Hay
2x Goosanders on main pool, c 150 Black-headed Gulls, 2 Treecreepers in wood and 1 Mistle Thrush on football field............SB

Bateswood CP
5 x Goosander (3m 2f) and a Wigeon................JHu

Stallington-Meir Heath
6x Fieldfare, 10x Long-tailed Tits, 2x Jay, 4x Goldfinch, Buzzard, 3x Pied Wagtail.......ARa.

Cheddleton
Blackcap female in ivy covered Oak between Cheddleton and Consall also Raven and Sparrowhawk........DS.