Sunday, 9 March 2025

Sunday 9th March 2025

                             WEST MIDLAND BIRD CLUB STAFFORD BRANCH

Invites you to a talk on Tuesday 11th March 2025 by Emily Cunningham M.B.E. Adventures in Antarctica: Seals and Whales and Birds, Oh My!

At Walton-On-The-Hill- village hall, Green Gore Lane, Walton-On-The-Hill, Stafford, ST170LD. Doors open 7:00pm for a 7.30pm start. Admission £3 including refreshments.

Doxey Marsh

This am, 2x Great Egret, 3x Little Egret, 9x Cetti's Warbler, Water Rail, 2x Shelduck, 4x Goosander, 3x singing Chiffchaff, (GPr)  -  Merlin, 2x Great Egret, 6x Little Egret, 56x Wigeon, 4x Shelduck, 8x Water Rail, 7x Cetti's Warbler, 11x Chiffchaff, 3x Stonechat, (MBo)

Stanley Pool

4x Oystercatcher, 5x Goosander, Curlew, Pink-footed Geese heard, 3x Chiffchaff, (GBr)

River Sow Meadows Baswich-Milford

Peregrine, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 2x Green Sandpiper, 50x Fieldfare, 2x Chiffchaff, Greenfinches, 9x Teal, (RSw)

Whitemoor Haye

Green Sandpiper, view pit from metal gate, (NGR)  -  2x Whooper Swan still, 3x Yellowhammer singing, (MBr)

Tittesworth Water

3x Goosander, 11x Teal, 4x Oystercatcher, 13x Curlew, Pink-footed Goose, Common Gull, 3x Red Kite, 2x Willow Tit, 5x Fieldfare, 3x Redpoll, Chiffchaff, (JOa, TEe, KH)

Trentham Gardens

This afternoon - Great Egret, 2x PFG with Greylags, Mandarin, 20x Gadwall, Goosander, 2x Oystercatcher, 4x Chiffchaff, (RGi)

Branston GPs

SMPs only Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 5x Goldeneye, 4x Shelduck, Green Woodpecker, 5x Greenfinch, Red Kite, 7x Buzzard, 5x Chiffchaff, (JWo)  -  30x Little Grebe, 2x Little Egret, 27x Shelduck, 70x Wigeon, 30x Shoveler, 100x Teal, 30x Pochard, 20x Goldeneye, Avocet, 10x Curlew, 50x Lapwing, LRP, 6x Oystercatcher, 2x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, 6x Snipe, YL Gull, 3x Common Gull, Stonechat, 12x Fieldfare, 15x Chiffchaff, 20x Linnet, (DSc)

Cannock Chase

Great Grey Shrike still,