Friday, 6 March 2026

Friday 6th March 2026

West Midland Bird Club Stafford Branch Invites you to a talk on Tuesday 10th March 2026 by Steve Dawes on The Realm of the Tiger at Walton-On-The-Hill village hall, Green Gore Lane, Walton-On-The-Hill, Stafford ST17 0LD. Doors open 7.00pm for a 7.30 start. Admission £3 including refreshments. Everyone welcome. All enquiries please to Chris Evans, Stafford WMBC branch chairman stafford@westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk

Middleton Lakes

Great Egret, 2x Pochard, 4x Goldeneye, 2x Avocet, LRP, Redshank, 4x Oystercatcher, 6x Snipe, Bittern, Marsh Harrier, 50+ Redpoll/Siskin flock, RB Goose, (MSm)

Fauld

10:00 80x Fieldfare, 50x Starling, 50x Redwing - no sign of any Geese on Staffs or Derbyshire side, (DSc)

Whitemoor Haye

2x Slavonian Grebe and Whooper Swan still, (SCo)

Freehay

Red Kite over Freehay Road at 16:20, (FCa)

Branston GPs

Marsh Harrier (f), Woodcock, 3x Dunlin, Redshank, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x Curlew, 7x Green Sandpiper, 18x Lapwing, 6x Oystercatcher, Little Egret, 3+ Water Rail, 7x Goosander, 32x Goldeneye, 6x Mandarin, 29x Shelduck, 42x Pochard, 59x Wigeon, 38x Gadwall, 110x Shoveler, 250x Teal, 38x Little Grebe, YL Gull, 12x Common Gull, 2x Green Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, 80x Fieldfare, 100x Linnet, 16x Siskin, 12x Redpoll, 5x Cetti's Warbler, 21x Chiffchaff, Grey Wagtail, 55x Meadow Pipi, (JWo)

                                                           Mandarins by Jon Woodcock

Staffs