Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Wednesday 20th November 2024

Birders visiting the Branston Gravel Pits complex should be aware that this area is a working quarry. Incidents are occurring where people are straying into dangerous operational areas. Everyone is requested to observe birds only from designated public footpaths.

Doxey Marsh

3x Cattle Egret, 3x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, (MBo)

Sandon

2x Red Kite one at 09:40 over A51 and over the B1066 near Sandon, (DGl)

Belvide Resv

Ad Kittiwake to 13:55 only, Bar-tailed Godwit, 

Gailey Resv

Great Egret, 50x Pochard, Shoveler, (JIs)

Tittesworth Water

34x Wigeon, 15x Teal, 9x Snipe, 4x Willow Tit, Fieldfares, (SGi)

Whitemoor Haye

Jack Snipe, (ICW)

Westport Lake

Whooper Swan this morning, 

Smestow

Green Sandpiper, Mandarin, Goosander on the flooded field opposite the Green Man pub Swindon, (Per ILi)

Burslem

18x Goosander, (PMo)

Brown Edge - Chell

2x Barn Owl, (PMo)

Tucklesholme

Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 3x Goldeneye, 74x Pochard, 123x Wigeon, 15x Gadwall, 10x Shoveler, 6x Little Grebe, 2x Common Gull, Stonechat, Chiffchaff, (JWo)

                                                          Meadow Pipit by Jon Woodcock

Calf Heath WMI site

3w YL Gull, GBB Gull, 104x Golden Plover, 251x Lapwing, 3x Wigeon, (KCl)

Endon - Denford 

Ashes Pool 2x Gadwall, Pintail still, Wigeon, 2x Mandarin, 4x Snipe, 29x Lapwing, 6x Fieldfare, (DCo)

Forsbrook

Red Kite over the square at 10:50, (AR, LS)