Friday 28 September 2018

Friday 28th September 2018

Berryhill Botteslow Flash
c80 Pink-footed Geese over west at 09:45 (RTo)

Middleton Lakes
15x Golden Plover, Great White Egret on JW south (Mercian Birding)  -  also Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 2x Pintail, 4x Egyptian Geese on JW, Goosander on the river (SAt)

Newcastle
c60 Pink-footed Geese SE over Westlands at 10:25 (CSt)

Keele
c120-150 Pink-footed Geese over NW at 10:59, 2nd group of c100 over NW at 11:15 (JBr)

Branston GPs
Garganey, 3x Ruff, 2x Green Sandpiper, 11x Curlew, 250x Lapwing, 3x Snipe, 6x Pintail, 59x Pochard, 79x Shoveler, 52x Gadwall, 150x Teal, 12x Wigeon, 98x Little Grebe, 6x Water Rail, Common Tern, 6x Little Egret, 9x GBB Gull, (JWo, DSc)

Garganey by Jon Woodcock

Hanchurch Woods
11x Crossbill, 6x Fieldfare (JMa)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
3x Greenshank, 4x Curlew, 10x Ringed Plover, 5x Dunlin, Ruff, Snipe, Little Egret, YL Gull, Wheatear (RCB)