Saturday, 31 January 2026

Saturday 31st January 2026

                                             132 species recorded in January 2026

Whitemoor Haye

08:10 to 16:00, Grey Plover, Slavonian Grebe, 4x Grey Partridge 2x RC Pochard, c1800x Lapwing, Great Egret, Little Egret, 33x Pochard, 121x Wigeon, 71x Teal, 21x Gadwall, 16x Goldeneye, 32x Shoveler, Shelduck, 2x Oystercatcher, Merlin, 5x GC Grebe, 4x Little Grebe, 27x Egyptian Geese, Peregrine, 3x GBB Gull, 2x YL Gull, 14x Siskin, RL Partridge, (SCo)  -  Grey Plover (1w) still at 11:45, (TPe)

Elford - Fisherwick

4x Whooper Swan still, (TPe)

Mere Farm Bobbington

Ruddy Shelduck, 3x White-fronted Geese, (GCl per MMo)

Stanley Pool

2x Woodcock, 25x Goosander, (GBr)

Gailey Island

163x Golden Plover, 400+ Lapwing, 2x Shoveler, (JDu)

i54

36x Snipe, 2x Jack Snipe, (JDu)

Tittesworth Water

Goshawk thru, Red Kite, 2x Oystercatcher, Snipe, 2x Willow Tit, 32x Pochard, (SGi, IB)

Dilhorne area

30x Raven, (DSc)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, 3x Great Egret, 2x Little Egret, 15x Shelduck, 38x Wigeon, 35x Shoveler, 28x Pochard, 14x Goldeneye, 22x Curlew, 1000+ Lapwing, 90x Golden Plover, 5x Green Sandpiper, 20x Snipe, 80x Common Gull, 8x GBB Gull, 5x YL Gull, c400x BH Gull, 12x Egyptian Geese, 3x Grey Wagtail, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Skylark, 3x Stonechat, 3x Siskin, 4x Redpoll, (DSc, PFo)

Radford Meadows Stafford

Pochard, 3x Goosander, 2x Shelduck, 18x Gadwall, 69x Pintail, 94x Shoveler, 100s Wigeon/ Teal,  c1200x Lapwing, 11x Golden Plover, c60 Siskin, Stonechat, Little Egret, 2x Skylark, (RSw)

Barton-under-Needwood

Little Owl calling at dusk, (JWo)

Alrewas NMA

100x Lapwing heading towards WH, Great Egret, 6x Goosander, 70+ Teal, (JWo)

Catholme

16x Goosander, 5+ Goldeneye, 200+ Teal, (JWo)

Belvide Resv

2x Cetti's Warbler, Red Kite, Peregrine, Oystercatcher, c200 Lapwing, Goosander, Mandarin, Pintail, 7x Little Egret, 2w Caspian Gull, GBB Gull,