Sunday 29 December 2013

Sunday 29th December 2013

Cannock Chase
2x probable Parrot Crossbills with c50 Common Crossbill this morning at Horse Pasture coppice (GJM, SNu)
Great Grey Shrike still at 15:00 to 15:45 at least between cadet huts and rifle range (JJH SJH)

Aqualate Mere
Female Velvet Scoter still, plus female type Long-tailed Duck & a Redhead Smew (IGr)

Alrewas GP's
2x redhead Smew in NW bay this morning, also 84x Tufted Duck, 6x Goldeneye, 1x Pochard & 8x Teal (SCo)

Whitemoor Hayes
27x Tufted Duck, 232x Wigeon, 62x Teal, 3x Gadwall, c250 Golden Plover, 2x Little Owl & 5x Ruff (SCo)

Gailey Res
Great Northern Diver still present at 12.00 (HKi)
Great Northern Diver at Gailey by Hughie King

Knypersley Res
c30 Brambling by the castle & 5x Goosander by the Serpentine (GBr)

Blithfield Res (permit only)
52x Goosander in roost on Tad Bay at 16:30 (RCB)

Parkhall Lake
6x Goosander (Col)

Belvide Res (permit only)
Long-tailed Duck immature still also 4x Scaup