Saturday 17 November 2018

Saturday 17th November 2018

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
4x Cattle Egret left their roost at 07:35 and landed in field below NE corner of the dam, 31x Dunlin, Redshank, Jack Snipe, Crossbill, 20x Yellowhammer, 80x Skylark

Tittesworth Water
2x Brent Geese dropped in this morning also 3x Goldeneye, 7x Goosander, (SGI, WLH, IB, CT)

Brent Geese by Les Harrison

Poole Hall
Merlin late morning, 34x Golden Plover

Whitemoor Haye
3x Ruff, Dunlin, 48x Golden Plover, 6x Goosander (MYa)  -  Also 1000x Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, 2x Snipe, Goldeneye, 19x Pochard, 66x Wigeon (BirderAlrewas)

National Arboretum
3x Goosander, Junction Pit Cetti's Warbler, Alrewas GPs 2x Cetti's Warbler (BirderAlrewas)

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still from main track at foot of Abraham's Valley (RCB)

Gailey Resv
Cetti's Warbler, 3x Brambling, 400x Lapwing (SRi)

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck still on Ashy Pit (JAl)  -  Also Little Egret, 2x(m) Pintail, 24x Wigeon, 160x Teal, 22x Shoveler, 28x Gadwall, 5x Shelduck, 78x Pochard, pr Goldeneye, c140 Lapwing, 15x Curlew, Redshank, Ruff, 3x Snipe, ad Y.Leg Gull, c100 GBB Gull,  c4000 Starling (DSc)

Alvecote
Great White Egret still, Pink-footed Goose (MSc)

Chasewater
Avocet but mobile (JAl)  -  Also 4x Caspian Gull, 3x ad YL Gull in the roost

Dimmingsdale
2x Woodcock, Brambling (TEy)

Doxey Marsh
2x Cattle Egret still, 8x Goosander, 4x Stonechat (AHo)

Hanchurch
Small flock of Bramblings near the lower track (TRo)