Thursday, 7 January 2016

Thursday 7th January 2016

Trentham Gardens
Red-necked Grebe still in front of second Island (HF)

Hinksford/Wall Heath
Hoopoe still present in landscaped quarry off Enville Road

Chasewater
4x Caspian Gull (2ad, 2w,1w), 3x YL Gull (2ad, 1w), Ring-necked Parakeet at 15:25 - also Short-eared Owl

Branston GP 
14x Curlew, Little Egret, 2x Common Gull, 65x Pochard, 9x Wigeon, 2x Shelduck, Chiffchaff. Also Red Campion  and White Dead Nettle still flowering. (JW)

Fradley-Orgreave
Male Merlin on hedgerow at 15:25 (BirderAlrewas)

Barton-under-Needwood
2x Goosander on village pond, fem Blackcap on Captain's Lane (JW)