Saturday, 10 October 2026

Saturday 10th October 2026

Uttoxeter Quarry

Black-necked Grebe still, 2x juv Spotted Redshank flew west at 09:17, Green Sandpiper, Pintail, 8x Pochard, Great Egret, (RPo)

Blithfield Resv

108x Wigeon, 7x Great Egret, 3x Red Kite, 1w Caspian Gull, 2x YL Gull, Grey Plover, 3x Golden Plover, 15x Ringed Plover, 20x Dunlin, Redshank, Black-tailed Godwit, 6x Curlew, 10x Ruff, Snipe, c10x Stonechat, (SRi, GJM, MPR)

Belvide Resv

5x Grey Plover, 4x Ringed Plover, 4x Dunlin, Little Stint, 3x Kestrel, 5x Red Kite, Peregrine, 3x Goshawk, Goldeneye, 2x Great Egret, 169x  Redwing thru, 3x Swallow thru,

Alrewas NMA

7x Goosander, 2x Little Egret, Alrewas canal Stonechat, (JWo)

Wychnor

c1000+ Wood Pigeon, (JWo)

Branston GPs

3x Great Egret, 4x Little Egret, Shelduck, 72x Wigeon, 60x Shoveler, 170x Pochard, imm Marsh Harrier, imm Peregrine, 10x Curlew, 60x Lapwing, 2x Ringed Plover, Snipe, GBB Gull, YL Gull, 2x Common Gull, Green Woodpecker, 3x Stonechat, 8x Redwing, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 10x Linnet, (DSc)