Sunday 10 November 2013

Sunday 10 November 2013

Chasewater
Great Northern Diver again at 10:45. Still at 14:20 by orange buoys (JD KJD). Also adult Caspian Gull in the roost (JD KJD)

Drayton Bassett Pits
3x Stonechat, Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 90x Lapwing, 3x Goldeneye, 4x Little Egret, 9000x Starling before roosting at Fisher's Mill.(JH)

Dosthill NR
4x Goldeneye (JH)

Blackbank (visible migration 07:15 - 09:20)
27,000x Wood Pigeons over SW (NP)

Berryhill (visible migration 07:15 - 09:15)
22,450x Wood Pigeons over SW (RT)

Bateswood (visible migration 06:55 - 08:15)
11,750x Wood Pigeons over SW(JHu)

Hanchurch Woods
25x Crossbill (SJO)

Swallows Mire, Milford
9x Goosander, 2x Cormorants, 7x Tufted Duck, 4x Wigeon (JWHolt)

Alrewas GPs
48x Wigeon, 12x Teal, 2x Gadwall, 3x Little Grebe (SCo)

Whitemoor Haye
452x Lapwing, 55x Golden Plover, 3x Tree Sparrow (SCo)

Pool Dam Marsh Newcastle
2x Water Rail, 23x Snipe, 3x Teal (STu)

Aqualate Mere
Webs count included, Common Scoter, Mute Swan 251, Gadwall 40, Pochard 14, Shoveler 24, Goldeneye 10, Teal 102, Wigeon 324, Tufted Duck 515, Coot 2319, Cormorant 59 & a Water Rail heard (FGr)