Tuesday 30th November 2021

Blithfield Resv

Shore Lark still at Admaston Reach, 2x ad YL Gull, 11x Goldeneye, (MSm)  -  also 7x Golden Plover, 2x Dunlin, 2x Stonechat, (GWi)

Radford Meadows

412x Wigeon, 7x Goosander, Little Egret, 

Tittesworth Water

Woodcock, Oystercatcher, 16x Common Gull, 51x Wigeon, (SGi)

Branston GPs

2x Ruff, 3x Dunlin, 7x Curlew, Redshank, 9x Black-tailed Godwit, 5x Pintail, 10x Goldeneye, 23x Pochard, 3x Little Egret, Water Rail, Green Woodpecker, Stonechat, (DBa)

Berryhill Botteslow Flash

The Whooper Swan still present, (NDP)

Hanchurch Woods

40+ Brambling, Crossbill over, (BCa)

Trentham Gardens

Great Egret at the south end, (DMi)

                                                                   By David Miller

Staffs

Monday 29th November 2021

Middleton Lakes

2x Pintail, 2x Goosander, 4x Goldeneye, 4x Snipe, Common Gull, 2x Great Egret, Stonechat, (MSm)  -  updated counts 8x Goosander, 2x Pochard, 10x Snipe, (SPA)

Tucklesholme

Marsh Harrier thru with two bright red wing tags at 13:35, (BRe)

                                                        Marsh Harrier by Ben Reavey

Branston GPs

2x Ruff, Redshank, 9x Black-tailed Godwit, 18x Curlew, 16x Snipe, 2x Pintail, 10x Goldeneye, 3x GBB Gull, 13x Egyptian Geese, Peregrine, (CEc)  -  updated counts 21x Curlew, 10x Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 42x Snipe, Little Egret, Water Rail, 3x Pintail, 12x Goldeneye, 64x Pochard, 5x Common Gull, 16x GBB Gull, 2x YL Gull, Brambling, (JWo)

Blithfield Resv

Shore Lark still, flew into Admaston Reach this afternoon from the causeway, (JAl, AHa)

Alvecote

2x Great Egret, 6x Goosander, 4x Snipe, (MSc)

Sunday 28 November 2021

Blithfield Resv

Shore Lark (first Staffs record since 2002), at Admaston Reach, Bar-tailed Godwit briefly, (GJM,MPR),  -  ad Kittiwake over deep end at 12:30, (SRi)

                                                           Shore Lark by GJ Mant

                                                       Bar-tailed Godwit by GJ Mant

                                                         Shore Lark by Steve Edwards                  

Middleton Lakes

Grey Phalarope flew off JW towards north pit but no further sign to 10:45, Redshank, Dunlin, 2x Snipe, 5x Goldeneye, 5x Pochard, 3x Goosander, 2x Great Egret, Stonechat, (MSm)

Aqualate

1w drake Scaup this morning, 2x Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, 30x Goldeneye, 4x Water Rail, 11x Snipe, Stonechat, 50x Siskin,  (IGr, RSw)

Tittesworth Water

137x Common Gull, 2x Jack Snipe, 24x Snipe, 15x Brambling, 53x Wigeon, (SGi)

                                                       Brambling by Steve Gibson

Uttoxeter Quarry

Great Egret, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, 8x Goldeneye, 78x Pochard, (RPo)

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

6x Goosander, 6x Mandarin, (TEy)

Berryhill Botteslow Flash

Whooper Swan again, (CWo)

                                                                   By Clive Wood

Cuckoo Bank

34x Goosander, 

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

27x Golden Plover, 2x Pintail, Brambling, 

Greensforge Rough

6x Brambling with  c200 mixed finch flock in set-aside near Navigation pub.

27th November 2021

Stoke on Trent

Common Gull at  Smithpool park, (RGi)

Gailey Resv

Goldeneye, (SRi)

Radford Meadows

250x Wigeon, 3x Goosander, imm Peregrine, (RSw)

Alvecote

2x Great Egret, (MSc)

Alrewas NMA

Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 8x Redpoll, (JWo)

Chasewater

18x Goosander, Stonechat, 

Friday 26th November 2021

Middleton Lakes

3x Great Egret, 11x Little Egret, 2x Pintail, 5x Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 

Whitemoor Haye

Peregrine, (RBe)

                                                                   By Rob Bendelow

Freehay

Brambling, (FCa)

Branston GPs

Woodcock, 2x Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 5x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, 10x Black-tailed Godwit, 21x Curlew, 8x Snipe, 2x Little Egret, 4x Pintail, 7x Goldeneye, 61x Pochard, 15x Mandarin, Snow Goose, 41x Little Grebe, Common Gull, 2x YL Gull, 8x GBB Gull, Barn Owl, 3x Green Woodpecker, (JWo)

Radford Meadows

3x Goosander, (IWi)

Thursday 25th November 2021

Tittesworth Water

18x Mandarin, 53x Wigeon, 2x Common Gull, 2x Willow Tit, Oystercatcher, 5x Barnacle Geese, (SGi, IF)

Middleton Lakes

6x Goldeneye, 6x Pochard, Dunlin, 2x Great Egret, (SPA)  -  updated counts 8x Goldeneye, Woodcock, 3x Great Egret, (MSm)

Trentham Gardens

Great Egret, (HF)

Branston GPs

Ruff, 2x Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 19x Curlew, 2x Pintail, (JAl)  -  Male Marsh Harrier reported on Sandy pit with red wing tags.

Doxey Marsh

Great Egret, Little Egret, 

Wednesday 24th November 2021

Middleton Lakes

6x Pintail, 7x Pochard, 6x Goldeneye, 3x Snipe, 2x Great Egret, (MSm)

Blithfield Resv

Adult Caspian Gull again late afternoon also the Scaup still, (JAl)

Branston GPs

Ruff, 4x Redshank, 9x Black-tailed Godwit, 10x Curlew, 2x Dunlin, 14x Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 3x Pintail, 3x Goldeneye, 2x GBB Gull, Peregrine, 2x Green Woodpecker, (CEc)

Alrewas NMA

3x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 4x Goosander, 30x Redpoll, also Goldeneye on Alrewas GPs, (CEc)

Jackson's Bank

Marsh Tit, (JWo)

Alvecote

3x Great Egret, (MSc)

Tuesday 23rd November 2021

Blithfield Resv

Scaup in Tad Bay with Tufties, (GJM)

Trentham Gardens

150x Pink-footed Geese over NW at 11:25, (RTo)

Hanchurch

113x Pink-footed Geese west over water tower at 11:30 also 18x Brambling, (NDP)

Sneyd Green

c90x Pink-footed Geese over west at 12:15, (JOa)

Middleton Lakes

2x Egyptian Geese, 3x Pintail, 23x Pochard, 8x Goldeneye, Snipe, Redshank, 2x Great Egret, (MSm)  -  Ruddy Shelduck briefly in flight then flew south at 14:30, (JAl)

Tittesworth Water

13x Goosander, 10x Mandarin, 43x Wigeon, Pochard, 5x Snipe, Willow Tit, 5x Barnacle Geese, (SGi)

Whitemoor Haye

Great Egret, Little Egret, Peregrine, (RBe)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Imm Marsh Harrier this afternoon, 60x Brambling, 

Monday 22nd November 2021

River Sow Meadows

2x Great Egret, Green Sandpiper, 80x Golden Plover, 4x Goosander, 25x Wigeon, (RSw)

Botteslow Flash

The Whooper Swan again 08:00 to 08:15 at least, (RTo)  -  still present at 15:38, (IBu)

Middleton Lakes

Ruddy Shelduck on JW, (@smithymik, SPA)  -  Curlew Sandpiper on JW north, 3x Snipe, Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Stonechat, (AFr)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

51x Golden Plover,  15x Brambling, 

Branston GPs

3x Ruff, 5x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, 2x Green Sandpiper, 10x Black-tailed Godwit, 6x Curlew, 28x Snipe, 3x Little Egret, 2x Water Rail, 4x Pintail, 24x Wigeon, 8x Goldeneye, 74x Pochard, 50x Little Grebe, 3x YL Gull, 14x GBB Gull, Peregrine, 2x Green Woodpecker, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)  -  also 4x Brambling, 3x Stonechat, Little Owl, (CEc)

Tittesworth Water

53x Wigeon, Pochard, 2x Willow Tit, 4x Barnacle Geese, (SCh)

Sunday 21st November 2021

Berryhill Botteslow Flash

Adult Whooper Swan 07:55 to 08:12 at least, Green Woodpecker, Little Egret, 2x Snipe, (RTo)

i54

Great Egret flew over west, 2x Stonechat, 2x Green Woodpecker, Water Rail, Foz)

Endon STW

Pink-footed Geese heard over also a Barn Owl, (GBr)

Stoke On Trent (Fenton Manor)

The adult Whooper Swan returned (present (til 10:05 at least), to the small pool adjacent to 6th form college, (RGi)  -  also Little Egret, (PJo)

Hanley Park

6x Goosander, (RGi)

Doxey Marsh

3x Great Egret, Little Egret, 2x Snipe, 2x Cetti's Warbler, (DM)

Foxley

65x Pink-footed Geese over NW at 10:00, (SJT)

Croxden Quarry

Red Kite over at 11:20, (RPo)

Threapwood - Greatwood

Mixed Finch flock c100x   Chaffinch and Brambling, (RPo)

Uttoxeter Quarry

12x Whooper, Swan, 60x Golden Plover, 30x Pochard, Goldeneye, 3x Snipe, (RPo, Andym)

                                                      Whooper Swans by Richard Powell

Blithfield Resv

Adult Caspian Gull in Tad Bay 15:30 to 15:45 then flew to deep end, (JAl)

Fradley Pool

7x Goosander, (BCh)

Tittesworth Water

Oystercatcher, 4x Snipe, 59x Wigeon, 6x Goosander, 4x Common Gull, 3x Willow Tit, (JOa)

Cuckoo Bank

28x Goosander, 1000+ Jackdaw this evening, 

Hanchurch

10x Brambling top  car park feeding station, (AEa)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Fem Scaup still, 4x YL Gull, 2x GBB Gull, Pintail, 

Whitemoor Haye

2x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Goldeneye, 2x Peregrine, (SCo)

Biddulph Grange CP

17x Goosander, (SSe)

Alvecote

Green Sandpiper, Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, (MSc)

Bottomhouse (North Staffs Moors)

c200x Lapwing, (NBr)

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank, 9x Black-tailed Godwit, 16x Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 3x Ruff, 5x Redshank, 4x Snipe, 18x GBB Gull, 1w Common Gull, 3x ad YL Gull, 2x Brambling, 4x Pintail, 50x Pochard, 8x Goldeneye, 2x Brambling, 10x Redpoll, 3x Yellowhammer, Cetti's Warbler, (DSc)

                                               Odd looking LBB Gull by Dave Scattergood

Staffs

Saturday 20th November 2021

i54

250x Chaffinch, (JDu)

Branston GPS

Spotted Redshank still, 6x Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 3x Ruff, Dunlin, 5x Redshank, 8x Curlew, 30x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, 3x Pintail, Peregrine, 2x Water Rail, Green Woodpecker, 2x Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, Feral Snow Goose, (DSc)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Female Scaup, Stoke on Trent

Stoke on Trent

Adult Whooper Swan on small pond adjacent to 6th form college, (SJT)

Uttoxeter Quarry

152x Golden Plover, Dunlin, 2x Green Sandpiper, 5x Snipe, 5x Goldeneye, 64x Pochard, Goosander, (RPo)

Whitemoor Haye

Male Merlin by sharp bend by Sittles farm, (JAl)

Tittesworth Water

8x Common Gull, 2x Willow Tit, 59x Wigeon, 7x Mandarin, 5x Barnacle Geese, (SGi)

Blithfield Resv

27x Little Egret (site record), Great Egret, (GJM)

Middleton Lakes

3x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 6x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 2x Stonechat, 

Alrewas NMA

4x Goosander, 3x Little Egret, 6x Redpoll, (JWo)

Friday 19th November 2021

Blithfield Resv

26x Little Egret, (GJM, MDJ)  -  also Pink-footed Goose, 3x Stonechat, 16x Goldeneye, (SE, HF)

                                                   Pink-footed Goose by Steve Edwards

Doxey Marsh

3x Great Egret, 2x Stonechat, 4x Cetti's Warbler, (DM)

Middleton Lakes

4x Pintail, 4x Goldeneye, 4x Pochard, 3x Great Egret, Snipe, (SPA)

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank, 5x Redshank, 3x Ruff, Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, 11x Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 19x Curlew, 30x Snipe, 4x Little Egret, 3x Pintail, 112x Pochard, 8x Goldeneye, 14x Mandarin, 2x Water Rail, 6x YL Gull, 9x GBB Gull, Peregrine, 2x Green Woodpecker, Barn Owl, 16x Redpoll, 200x Linnet, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Alvecote

2x Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, (MSc)

Thursday 18th November 2021

Blackbank

55x Pink-footed Geese NE at 08:10, (NDP)

Whitemoor Haye

 2x Ruff, 2x Great Egret, 7x Little Egret, 90x Wigeon, 40x Skylark, Stonechat, Peregrine, (IWh)

Croxall

10x Black-tailed Godwit north at 12:58, (IWh)

Doxey Marsh

3x Great Egret, Little Egret, 2x Stonechat, 

Tittesworth Water

44x Wigeon, 10x Mandarin, 5x Snipe, 5x Barnacle Geese, (JOa, RJH)

Middleton Lakes

3x Great Egret, 7x Little Egret, 5x Goosander, 3x Goldeneye, 3x Pochard, Dunlin, 3x Water Rail, (KCl)

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank, Woodcock, 4x Redshank, 3x Ruff, 11x Black-tailed Godwit, 21x Curlew, 22x Snipe, 2x Green Sandpiper, 8x Little Egret, 2x Water Rail, 3x Pintail, 9x Goldeneye, 14x Pochard, 57x Little Grebe, Common Gull, 4x YL Gull, 16x GBB Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, 10x Redpoll, (JWo)

                                                     Spotted Redshank by Jon Woodcock

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Adult Caspian Gull in the roost,

Whiston

c2000 Starlings over at 15:45, (GSt)

Hazelslade LNR

11x Goosander, (BCh)

Wednesday 17th November 2021

Newcastle

70x Pink-footed Geese over Basford in two skeins, (SJT)

Blackbank

175x Pink-footed Geese over, 41x Brambling thru, 196x Fieldfare, and a further 65x Pink-footed Geese over Alsagers Bank, (NDP)

Middleton Lakes

8x Dunlin Redshank, 2x Great Egret, 4x Pintail, 5x Goldeneye, Pochard, 2x Stonechat, 20x Pintail, (MSm)

Enville

Hawfinch over south at 11:11 over the Sheepwalks, (IWh)

Branston GPs

11x Black-tailed Godwit, 7x Curlew, Redshank, 3x Dunlin, 12x Snipe, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 2x Pintail, 78x Pochard, 5x Goldeneye, Mandarin, Green Woodpecker, Yellowhammer, Cetti's Warbler, 6x Redpoll, (DSc)  -  updated  counts  Spotted Redshank (day 72), 4x Redshank, 9x Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 6x Little Egret, 3x Pintail, 8x Goldeneye, Peregrine, 2x Stonechat, 2x Green Woodpecker, (CEc)

Blithfield Resv

25x Little Egret, (GJM)

Hanchurch

20x Brambling at 13:00, (BCa, LCa)

                                                             By Brian Carthy   

                              

Alrewas NMA

Great Egret, 2x Egyptian Geese, Redpolls, (RBe)        

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

Willow Tit, 5x Redpoll, (TEy)

                                   

                                                             Willow Tit by Terry Eyre

Barton Marina

55x Pochard, 15x Wigeon, (JWo0

Tuesday 16th November 2021

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Ferruginous Duck still, 

Tittesworth Water

5x Brambling, Woodcock, 10x Snipe, 50x Wigeon, Pochard, 2x Willow Tit, (SGi)

Blithfield Resv

14x Golden Plover, Curlew, Great Egret, 14x Little Egret, Pink-footed Goose, 5x Stonechat, 11x Goosander, 

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank still, 9x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Redshank, Ruff, Dunlin, 10x Curlew, 15x Snipe, Great Egret, 2x Pintail, (GWi)  -  updated counts 4x Common Scoter, 24x Golden Plover, 4x Redshank, 5x Green Sandpiper, 2x Dunlin, 21x Curlew, 27x Snipe, 6x Little Egret, 10x Goldeneye, 3x Pintail, 74x Pochard, 8x Mandarin, 5x YL Gull, 19x GBB Gull, Little Owl, 2x Green Woodpecker, Cetti's Warbler, 3x Stonechat, 200x Linnet, (JWo)

                                                        Golden Plovers by Jon Woodcock

Rudyard Lake

60x Snipe, (DCo)

Monday 15th November 2021

Middleton Lakes

2x Pink-footed Geese again, Redshank, 2x Snipe, 2x Pintail, 2x Goldeneye, (MSm)

Sneyd Green

150x Pink-footed Geese over at 10:50, (JOa)

Doxey Marsh

2x Cattle Egret, 2x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Goosander, 20x Wigeon, Stonechat, (RRa, RCB)

Tittesworth Water

8x Brambling, 13x Siskin, 2x Willow Tit, 2x Egyptian Geese, 46x Wigeon, Pochard, Oystercatcher, (SGi, IB, IF)

                                                          Bramblings by Steve Gibson

Tittensor Chase

5x Redpoll, 37x Siskin, (AR)

Wolseley SWT

Water Rail, Pintail, (RBe)

                                                     Water Rail by Rob Bendelow

Belvide Resv

Ferruginous Duck still, 

Berryhill Botteslow Flash

Belated sightings of a Dipper on the Causley brook behind the flash, (DHu)

                                                                By David Hulson

Whitmore Bent Lane

2x Pink-footed Geese still, 4x Snipe,  (PJo)  

                                                           Pinkfoots by Phil Jones

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank, 4x Redshank, 9x Black-tailed Godwit, 20x Curlew, 8x Snipe, Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 2x Pintail, 5x Goldeneye, Peregrine, Green Woodpecker, (CEc)  -  North pit  YL Gull, - Barton Marina 53x Pochard, 14x Wigeon, (JWo)

                                                 

Sunday 14th November 2021

Endon STW

Barn Owl this am, (GBr)

Uttoxeter Quarry

250x Golden Plover, Common Sandpiper, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Goldeneye, 3x Goosander, 60x Pochard, 30x Wigeon,  Cetti's Warbler, (RPo)

Millend

Great Egret, Little Egret, 50x Snipe, 100x Lapwing, (SJT)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Vismig  178x Brambling over, Ferruginous Duck still, ad Caspian Gull, 

Trentham 

c100x Pink-footed Geese over, (JDa)

Tittesworth Water

2x Egyptian Geese, 5x Barnacle Geese, 41x Wigeon, Pochard, 10x Mandarin, 2x Goosander,  Woodcock, 2x Willow Tit, (SGi, MS)

                                                        Egyptian Geese by Steve Gibson

Doxey Marsh

c80x Pink-footed Geese over south at 12:25, Cattle Egret, 2x Great Egret, (MSm)

Middleton Lakes

2x Pink-footed Geese over JW, (SPA)  -  2x Great Egret, 

Whitmore Bent Lane

2x Pink-footed Geese, (AMa)

Kingsley Holt

Woodcock flew over Churnet Valley Road at 16:55, (RPo)

Burston Marsh

2x Green Sandpiper, 5x Snipe, Stonechat, (AEa)

Baldwins Gate

7x Whooper Swan east at 15:00, 120x Pink-footed Geese NE at 17:00, (RWh)

Newcastle

Spotted Flycatcher at Westlands, (WJL, PJ)

                                                          Spotted Flycatcher by Phil Jones

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

18x Mandarin, Willow Tit, Goosander, (TEy)

Branston GPs

18x Curlew, 10x Black-tailed Godwit, Spotted Redshank, 2x Redshank, Ruff, 2x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 4x Snipe, 50x Little Grebe, Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 3x Pintail, 9x Goldeneye, 53x Pochard, 6x Mandarin, Peregrine, 3x ad YL Gull, 10x GBB Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, (DSc, JJH)

                                                         Great Egret by Dave Scattergood

Saturday 13th November 2021

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Ferruginous Duck still, 6x Brambling, 8x YL Gull, 

Flash

Barn Owl over the A53 at 06:40, (ABa)

Doxey Marsh

2x Cattle Egret, 2x Great Egret, 5x Cetti's Warbler, 3x Stonechat, 2x Snipe, (DM)

Clayton

80x Pink-footed Geese SW over Bunny Hill and a further 32 over east, (SJT)

Berryhill

Jack Snipe, Woodcock, 10x Snipe, (IBu)

Blackbank

135x Pink-footed Geese over south at 08:20 also 3x Brambling, (NDP)

Radford Meadows

327x Wigeon, Little Egret, 2x Stonechat, Snipe, (RSw)

Stoke on Trent

c50x Pink-footed Geese west over Heron Cross at 12:50, (RGi)

Pool Hall - Trescott

2x Mandarin, Green Sandpiper, Brambling, Peregrine, 150x Linnet, (IMo)

Park Hall CP

154x Pink-footed Geese over at 12:07, (SFe)

Cuckoo Bank

3x Crossbill NE, 

Silverdale CP

Goldeneye on the Void at 15:00, (PCa)

Alvecote

Great Egret, 2x Stonechat, (MSc)

Alrewas NMA

Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, Goosander, 40x Greenfinch, (JWo)

Catholme

2x Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, (JWo)

Whitemoor Haye

Great Egret, Little Egret, Redpoll, (MBr)

Friday 12th November 2021

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Ferruginous Duck still, Jack Snipe, 52x Snipe, 6x Dunlin, Stonechat, 

Tucklesholme

200x Wigeon, 8x Egyptian Geese, (JWo, DSc)

Barton Marina

54x Pochard, (JWo)

Alrewas NMA

Little Egret, 5x Goosander, Redpoll, (RBe)

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank, 21x Curlew, 4x Redshank, 5x Black-tailed Godwit, 21x Snipe, Water Rail, Little Egret, 11x Goldeneye, 3x Pintail, 60x Pochard, 4x YL Gull, 13x GBB Gull, Barn Owl, 2x Green Woodpecker, (JWo, DSc)

Thursday 11th November 2021

Whitmore Bent Lane

6x Whooper Swan low over south at 10:35 also 3x Stonechat, 5x Tree Sparrow, (NDP)

Belvide Resv (RSPB members only)

Ferruginous Duck still, fem Marsh Harrier thru west, 

Westport Lake

12x Goosander, 2x Pochard, 3x Redpoll, (AR)

Doxey Marsh

3x Great Egret, Little Egret, 4x Cetti's Warbler, (CMa)

Wednesday 10th November 2021

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Ferruginous Duck still

Trentham Gardens

9x Little Egret, Med Gull, 2x YL Gull and a Dipper on the Trent, (RTo)

Doxey Marsh

Cattle Egret, Great Egret, Little Egret, 2x Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail, 

Tittesworth Water

260x Pink-footed Geese over, Oystercatcher, 5x Snipe, 3x Willow Tit, GBB Gull, 56x Wigeon, 6x Mandarin, 14x Siskin, (SGi)

                                                          Siskins by Steve Gibson

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank still (making  a new Staffs record of 65 days), Ruff, 2x Redshank, 10x Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, 2x Dunlin, 18x Curlew, 9x Snipe, 3x Pintail, 4x Goldeneye, Peregrine, 2x Green Woodpecker, (CEc)

Tucklesholme

Great Egret, 200x Wigeon, 4x Stonechat, 3x Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

                                                        Great Egret by Jon Woodcock

Barton Marina

70x Pochard, (JWo)

Tuesday 9th November 2021

Middleton Lakes

2x Dunlin, 2x Snipe, Great Egret, Stonechat, Redpoll, (MSm)

Blithfield Resv

Curlew Sandpiper, Tad Bay, (GJM)

Hixon Airfield

200x Golden Plover, (RCB)

Belvide Resv

Ferruginous Duck still, 

Chasewater

7x Goosander, 

Hales

Ruddy Shelduck, (PJo)

Cotton

45x Pink-footed Geese over, (BBo)

Cannock Chase

120x Fieldfare, 2x Peregrine, Stonechat, (DBa)

Doxey Marsh

Great Egret, Stonechat, (RGi)

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank ( day 64 equalling Staffs record), 2x Redshank, Ruff, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 10x Black-tailed Godwit, 8x Curlew, 26x Snipe, 2x Goosander, 8x Goldeneye, 3x Pintail, 47x Pochard, 8x Mandarin, Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, 2x Water Rail, 4x YL Gull, 6x GBB Gull, Little Owl, 2x Peregrine, 2x Green Woodpecker, Stonechat, 240x Linnet, (JWo)

Monday 8th November 2021

River Sow Meadows

c90x Pink-footed Geese over east at 08:30, (RSw)

Blithfield Resv

Great Egret, 3x Common Gull, 11x Dunlin, 10x Goldeneye, 11x Goosander, 10x Little Egret, 4x Stonechat, (SE, HF)

                                                            Great Egret by Steve Edwards

Belvide Resv (WMBC members onl)

Ferruginous Duck still, 

Burston Marsh

6x Snipe, Green Sandpiper, (AEa)

Sunday 7th November 2021

Whitemoor Haye

8x Great Egret, 11x Little Egret, 2x Ruff, 46x Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper, 74x Wigeon, 9x Redpoll, (SCo)

Blithfield Resv

Curlew Sandpiper Blithe Bay, (MPR, GJM)  -  Also Great Egret, 24x Little Egret, Pintail, 12x Goosander, 11x Dunlin, (JAl)  -  Goldeneye, (RBe)

                                                        Goldeneye by Rob Bendelow

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Ferruginous Duck still, 

Blackbank

Vis mig - 670x Pink-footed Geese over in four skeins, 1925x Redwing, 101x Fieldfare, 2x Brambling, (NDP)

Aqualate

2x imm female Scaup, 4x Whooper Swan flew east at 10:30, ad YL Gull, (IGr)

Knypersley Resv

Water Rail, 4x Mandarin, 2x Goosander, 15x Redpoll, (GBr)

i54

Jack Snipe flushed, 6x Snipe, Goosander, 2x Stonechat, Green Woodpecker, 28x Fieldfare, Little Egret, (JDu)

Gailey Resv

Cetti's Warbler, Goosander, Peregrine, (SRi)

Radford Meadows

263x Wigeon, Snipe, Goosander, Little Egret, (CDa, RSw)

Doxey Marsh

Cattle Egret, 3x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 2x Jack Snipe, 14x Cetti's Warbler, 9x Water Rail, 4x Stonechat, 45x Snipe, (MBo and WeBS team)

Uttoxeter Quarry

Green Sandpiper, 20x Pochard, Goldeneye, Peregrine, (AM)

Baldwins Gate

450x Pink-footed Geese over SE at 08:00, (RWh)

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank, 20x Curlew, 8x Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 10x Snipe, 2x Pintail, 52x Pochard, 8x Goldeneye, 70x Shoveler, 10x Wigeon, 8x Shelduck, 48x Little Grebe, Green Woodpecker, 30x Fieldfare, 230x Linnet, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Little Egret, (DSc)

Trescott area

Little Owl, (IMo)

Saturday 6th November 2021

Whitemoor Haye

19x Great Egret (Staffs and WM regional record count), 20x Little Egret, 16x Pochard, 7x Goldeneye, 142x Wigeon, 49x Golden Plover, Snipe,  (SCo)

Blackbank 

Vis mig - 1740x Fieldfare, 3250x Redwing, 311x Pink-footed Geese, 4x Brambling, also 140x Golden Plover, (NDP)

Weston Coyney

2x Little Egret on River Blythe, (BBo)

Knypersley Resv

8x Mandarin, 6x Goldeneye, Goosander, 80x Fieldfare, (GBr)

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

220x Pink-footed Geese over east, (TEy)

Radford Meadows

118x Golden Plover, Snipe, 545x Fieldfare thru, 223x Wigeon, 2x Stonechat, (RSw)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Vis mig  585x Fieldfare, 3158x Redwing, 26x Brambling, 80x Golden Plover also 8x Dunlin, YL Gull, 

Middleton Lakes

2x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, (MSc)

Cuckoo Bank

Hobby still this afternoon, 

Doxey Marsh

2x Great Egret, Little Egret, 4x Stonechat, (RSw)  -  Cattle Egret, (KAs)

Tittesworth Water

Woodcock, 3x Snipe, 95x Pink-footed Geese over, 140x Fieldfare, 4x Mandarin, 53x Wigeon, 2x Willow Tit, (SGi, IB)

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank again on Sandy pit, 6x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Redshank, Common Sandpiper, 6x Curlew, 3x Snipe, 3x Pintail, 6x Goldeneye, 1w Common Gull, 70x Fieldfare, Cetti's Warbler, 100x Linnet, (DSc)  -  Brambling, (NJS)

Alrewas NMA

2x Goosander, 5x Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

Catholme

Green Sandpiper, 2x Little Egret, (JWo)

Friday 5th November 2021

Doxey Marsh

Cattle Egret, 40x Fieldfare, 3x Goosander, 3x Cetti's Warbler, Stonechat, (DM)

Middleton Lakes

c40x Golden Plover, 8x Snipe, Pintail, 3x Pochard, 2x Common Gull, 2x Great Egret, 2x Stonechat, (MSm)

Branston GPs

Green Sandpiper, 2x Redshank, 6x Black-tailed Godwit, 16x Curlew, 6x Snipe, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, Goldeneye, Green Woodpecker, 2x Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, Fieldfare, (CEc)  -  North pit, 2x Curlew, (JWo)  -  additional - Common Sandpiper, 5x Goldeneye, 20x GBB Gull, Barn Owl, (DSc)

Blithfield Resv

5x Whooper Swan, 800x Fieldfare, 30x Dunlin, 2x Brambling, (MDJ)  -  also 9x Common Gull, 10x Goldeneye, 15x Goosander, Great Egret, 5x Little Egret, 3x Stonechat, Curlew, 

                                                      Whooper Swans by Steve Edwards

Barton Marina, 

62x Pochard, (JWo)

Marchington Woodlands

500x Fieldfare over, (JWo)

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

Willow Tit, 15x Fieldfare, (TEy)

                                                            Willow Tit by Terry Eyre

Staffs

Thursday 4th November 2021

Middleton Lakes

Pintail, 3x Goldeneye, 2x Pochard, 2x Great Egret, Peregrine, (SPA)

Blackbank

Vis mig - 1522x Fieldfare, 2960x Redwing, 125x Pink-footed Geese, 6x Brambling, 2x Yellowhammer, 2x Peregrine,  (NDP)

Barton under Needwood

12x Fieldfare over (JWo)

Birches Head

RN Parakeet for second day, (SGi)

Rudyard Lake

Great Egret, 350x Pink-footed Geese over, (JOa)

Tittesworth Water

12x Mandarin, 60x Fieldfare, 50x Wigeon, (JOa)

Ipstones

450x Redwing, (SCh)

Branston GPs

Woodcock, 21x Curlew, 5x Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Ruff, 3x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, 6x Snipe, 3x Little Egret, 30x Pink-footed Geese over, Pintail, 5x Goldeneye, 89x Pochard, 12x Mandarin, 63x Little Grebe, 3x YL Gull, 4x GBB Gull, Common Gull, Barn Owl, Peregrine, 2x Green Woodpecker, 12x Redpoll, Stonechat, 100x Linnet, (JWo, DSc)

Wednesday 3rd November 2021

Baddeley Green

150x Pink-footed Geese over west, (GBr)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x Scaup still, Jack Snipe, 

Enville

Hawfinch Priest Wood at 10:25, 5x Goosander, 2x Snipe, 30x Siskin, 2x Redpoll, (IWh)

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank still, 2x Redshank, 2x Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, 13x Curlew, 3x Little Egret, Pintail, 5x Goldeneye, 2x Goosander, 2x Green Woodpecker, 3x Stonechat, (CEc)

Strongford STW

Swallow performing all day, (JSm)

Doxey Marsh

2x Great Egret, (DEm)

Oakamoor

4x Goosander on the Churnet, (JDr)

Brankley Pastures

50x Yellowhammer, 40x Redpoll, 4x Green Woodpecker, (JWo)

                                                         Yellowhammer by Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Tuesday 2nd November 2021

                                               Whitemoor Haye Centre

Please note there is no access through the gates. Birders and photographers have on several occasions entered the property and also being there whilst the lake or climbing/abseiling structures are in use. It would also be appreciated when children/adults are using the centre that people do not look or take photos through the gates. 

Blackbank

Vismig  Hawfinch, 209x Brambling, 550x Pink-footed Geese, 2x Crossbill, 574x Chaffinch, Little Egret, 21x Fieldfare, 74x Siskin, 28x Redpoll, 359x Redwing, (NDP)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

2x Scaup, 

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank still, 2x Redshank, 7x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Dunlin, 14x Curlew, 2x Little Egret, Water Rail, 2x Pintail, Green Woodpecker, 2x Stonechat, 11x Redpoll, (CEc)  -  additional North pit  Green Sandpiper, Redshank, Little Egret, GBB Gull, 

Little Aston

Snipe, 2x Fieldfare, 23x Yellowhammer (SWa)

Barton Marina

69x Pochard, (JWo)

Monday 1st November 2021

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)

Ferruginous Duck and the Scaup still, Dunlin, 

Whitemoor Haye

3x Great Egret, 9x Little Egret, 2x Peregrine, 10x Yellowhammer, 5x Tree Sparrow, Stonechat, 2x Goldeneye, (DBa)

Branston GPs

Spotted Redshank, 14x Curlew, 11x Black-tailed Godwit, 4x Dunlin, 2x Redshank, 2x Pintail, Green Woodpecker, (DBa)  -  updated counts  3x Redshank, 16x Curlew, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4x Little Egret, 32x Mandarin, 3x Goldeneye, Goosander, 92x Pochard, 60x Little Grebe, 3x YL Gull, 12x GBB Gull, 3x Green Woodpecker, 100x Linnet, Stonechat, Cetti's Warbler, (JWo)

                                                     Spotted Redshank by Jon Woodcock

Blithfield Resv

6x Common Gull, Curlew, 9x Dunlin, Goldeneye, 9x Goosander, Great Egret, 12x Little Egret, 4x Stonechat, Barnacle Goose, (SE, HF)

                                                          Common Gull by Steve Edwards

Middleton Lakes

3x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret,