Thursday, 6 February 2025

Thursday 6th February 2025

Coombes Valley

c200x PFG in 3 skeins heading west this morning, (RSPB)

Hanley

c130x PFG over north at 10:28, (RTo)

Parkhall CP

3x Willow Tit, Red Kite, 180+ PFG in two skeins, 120x over west at 1027 followed by 60x over SW at 10:33, (RGi)

Blithfield Resv

21x PFG NW at 12:00, 9x Pintail, (GJM, MDJ)  -  2x Great Egret, Oystercatcher, 91x Wigeon, (CMa, RF)

Croxall

6x Goosander, 3x Oystercatcher, 4x Redshank, 2x Great Egret, (ICW)

Whitemoor Haye

Merlin, Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 800x Lapwing, 3x Shelduck, 8x Goldeneye, 17x Pochard, 2x Great Egret, (ICW)  -  Slavonian Grebe again, 2x Whooper Swan, Merlin, Pochard, 3x Goldeneye, 38x Gadwall, 4x Little Grebe, Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, Stonechat, (BHa)

Dimmingsdale (Alton)

250x PFG over west this am, (TEy)

Tittesworth Water

450x PFG over NW  in two skeins this am, 2x Red Kite, 2x Oystercatcher, Snipe, 3x Willow Tit, 11x Wigeon, 9x Goosander, 17x Teal, Little Egret, (JOa, LH)

Aqualate

Marsh Harrier and male Garganey, (PJo)           

                                                               Garganey by Pete Jordan

Coven

Woodcock, Stonechat, Peregrine, (JDu)

Stanley Pool

Female Pintail, Oystercatcher 17x Goosander, (GBr)

Uttoxeter Quarry

At dusk Green Sandpiper, 3x Oystercatcher, 16x Goosander, Dipper, 2x Egyptian Geese, (RPo)

Chasewater

Ad Iceland Gull, (JAl)

Branston GPs

4x Woodcock, 22x Snipe, 3x Oystercatcher, 21x Curlew, 2x Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 110x Golden Plover, 600x Lapwing, 2x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 3x Water Rail, 22x Shelduck, 8x Goosander, 10x Goldeneye, 44x Pochard, 42x Little Grebe, 2x YL Gull 3x Common Gull, Barn Owl, Peregrine, 6x Stonechat, 34x Skylark, 6x Linnet, 6x Greenfinch, (JWo, CEc, Dean, JHo, SHo)

Barton Marina

64x Wigeon, 17x Pochard, Little Egret, 10x Little Grebe, (JWo)

Bunkers Hill Wood

Firecrest still this afternoon,  (JLi)