Monday, 5 January 2026

Monday 5th January 2025

Aqualate (most of the Mere frozen)

08:20 - 10:40 (-9 degrees C.) - Fem Marsh Harrier, 2x Water Rail, mixed flock of Siskins and Redpolls, Stonechat, (KHa)

Stanley Pool

White-fronted Goose, Wigeon, 19x Goosander, Pintail, 3x Teal, 27x Lapwing, Snipe, (GBr)

Whitemoor Haye

2x White-fronted Geese, 2x Red-crested Pochard, 8x Pintail, Red Kite, (MSm)

Westport Lake

Drake Pintail and 19x Lapwing on the ice, (PJo)

                                                               Pintail by Phil Jones

Whiston

20x Lapwing at The Leys, (per GSt)

Branston GPs

3x Woodcock, 6x Snipe, 17x Curlew, Common Sandpiper, 7x Green Sandpiper, 232x Lapwing, Great Egret, Great Egret, 1w Caspian Gull, 2x YL Gull, 57x Common Gull, 46x GBB Gull, 6x Mandarin, 9x Goldeneye, 62x Pochard, 116x Gadwall, 89x Wigeon, 78x Shoveler, 3x Shelduck, 662x Teal, 8x Egyptian Geese, 33x Little Grebe, Red Kite, 26x Skylark, 28x Redpoll, 14x Siskin, 2x Chiffchaff, Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail, 20,000x Starling, (JWo)

Middleton Lakes

2x Grey Partridge, Marsh Harrier, Pochard, Goosander, Snipe, Grey Wagtail, (SPA)

Baggeridge

Firecrest still this afternoon in Holly on main pat towards Black bridge (ILi per GCl)