Sunday, 4 January 2026

Sunday 4th January 2025

Blithfield Resv

2x adult White-fronted Geese in Blithe Bay also Marsh Harrier thru, (MPR, GJM)  -  Red-throated Diver, 1w drake Scaup, Red Kite, Bullfinch, (SRi)  -  RT Diver still at 16:00, Great Egret, (DSc)  -  Also 2x Scaup, PFG, (PAn)

Belvide Resv

2x Russian White-fronted Geese on north shore, 

Audley

Marsh Harrier over north, (MJW)

Trentham Gardens

5x Mandarin, 56x Gadwall, 6x Wigeon, 12x Teal, 9x Goosander, Water Rail, Common Gull, 4x Little Grebe, Little Egret, 8x Siskin, (RGi)

Middleton Lakes

3x Grey Partridge, Pochard, 6x Goldeneye, 5x Goosander, 2x Great Egret, (MSm)

Stanley Pool

Fem Pintail, 2x Wigeon, 27x Goosander, 15x Teal, (GBr)

Tittesworth Water

40+ Common Gull, 50x Pochard, Goosander, 11x Wigeon, 6x Teal, Gadwall, 5x Mandarin, 2x Snipe, 2x RL Partridge, 2x Willow Tit, 12x Siskin, (JOa, TE, LH, KH)

Radford Meadows

617x Teal, 332x Wigeon, 2x Pintail, 2x Siskin, (CDa)

Pool Hall

Great Egret, 6x Teal, 2x Shoveler, 2x Goosander, (CVa)

Awbridge - Bratch Lock

Mandarin, Water Rail, Fieldfares, (CVa)

Branston GPs

Peregrine, Great Egret, 8x Shelduck, 60x Shoveler, 400x Teal, 20x Pochard, 14x Goldeneye, Curlew, 60x Lapwing, 2x Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4x GBB Gull, 2x Grey Wagtail, 40x Linnet, (DSc)

Aqualate2x Snipe, Water Rail, 

Marsh Harrier 13:15 to 14:15, 2x Water Rail, (TRo)

Gnosall

Red Kite at 14:30, (TRo)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe still, 2x White-fronted Geese, Red-crested Pochard, Mandarin, Goldeneye, 3x Goosander, 14x Pochard, 3x Little Egret, 8x Great Egret flew north along the river, 2x Yellowhammer, escaped Red-breasted Goose, (BSa)