Tuesday 20 December 2016

Tuesday 20th December 2016

Whittington
Yellow-browed Warbler still on Windsor Holloway by River Stour (@b2c11b6cdd86453)

Belvide Res (WMBC Members Only)
Bittern roosted in Scott hide reed bed from 15.05 but obscure, Smew still present (@BelvideBirding)

Chasewater Res
In roost 2x adult Caspian Gull, 3x Yellow-legged Gull (2x adult and 4th winter) & Velvet Scoter and Red-breasted Merganser til dusk (@CWG_sightings)

Westport Lake
Female Long-tailed Duck still this afternoon (@stevengibson42)

Blithfield Res (WMBC Members Only)
Caspian Gull 2x adults, Yellow-legged Gull adult & 2nd winter (GJM)

Branston Gravel Pits
6x Green Sandpiper, 18x Curlew, c100x Golden Plover, 4x Redshank, 8x Ruff, 7x Snipe, 2x Water Rail, Little Egret, 6x Shelduck, 30x Gadwall, 22x Shoveler, 4x Wigeon, 34x Skylark, c20,000x Starlings (JWo)

Berryhill
30x Redwing, 20x Fieldfare, Reed Bunting, male & female Stonechat & Short-eared Owl (DVi)

Hanley
4x male Goosander at Central Forest Park (@stevengibson42)