Saturday, 22 February 2025

Saturday 22nd February 2025

Uttoxeter Quarry

Jack Snipe, 8x Curlew, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 3x Goosander, 2x Pochard, 2x Shelduck, Red Kite, Dipper, Chiffchaff, (RPo)

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31x Pochard, 5x Goldeneye, 3x Oystercatcher, (JIs)  -  Late morning  Little Egret, 2x Egyptian Geese, 37x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, 2x Oystercatcher, (SRi)

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37x Skylark, 14x Greenfinch amongst mixed Finch flock, Chiffchaff, 2x Stonechat, Little Egret, (JDu)

Wergs Hall

5x Hawfinch showing for over 40 mins early morning, (SRi)  -  Hawfinch viewed from the A41 at 14:00, (CVa)

Rudyard

Red-breasted Merganser still this am, 2x Oystercatcher, 12x Goosander, (TEe)  -  RBM still at 16:00 between the dam and lady of the lake, (RPo)  -  RBM,  Pink-footed Goose at north end, 4x Oystercatcher, (DBr)

                                                                By Steve Gibson

Middleton Lakes

Redshank, 2x Oystercatcher, Pintail, 2x Goosander and the "dodgy" Red-breasted Goose, (SPA)  - Also Brent Goose with Greylags and Canada's, Bittern, Great Egret, Stonechat, (JED, KJD)

River Sow Meadows Baswich - Milford

3x Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Peregrine, Red Kite, Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler, 90x Wigeon, 4x Gadwall, (RSw)

Baldwins Gate

2x Little Egret this am(RWh)

Wychnor

2x Oystercatcher, ad YL Gull, Great Egret, Little Egret, (JWo)

Alrewas NMA

4x Oystercatcher, 2x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 8x Goosander, (JWo)

Belvide Resv

Adult Goshawk, 2x Smew briefly,