20th Dec 2010

Short-eared Owl...........Berry Hill.
This suberb image taken by Neil Thorneycroft.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Ring-billed Gull  possible 1st winter off Watery Lane............Birdguides.

Barton-under-Needwood
Waxwing x 7 at Barton Gate near little India Restaurant by B5016.......Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl x 2 still by Tiddlers Pool this evening........Birdguides.

Lichfield
Waxwing x 32 by the Co-op on Roman Way...............Birdguides.

Newcastle
Waxwing x 4 in Borough Arms Hotel car park at 8-00.

19th Dec 2010

Dosthill NR
Bittern showing well on the ice this morning........Birdguides.

Lichfield
Waxwing x 11 opposite the Turnpike in Rykneld St........Birdguides.

Uttoxeter
Waxwing one at east end of Kingfisher Way.........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Waxwing one in southeast bay early morning...........Birdguides.

Chasetown
Waxwing x 20 at junction of Ridgeway and Warren Rd.........Birdguides.

Leek
Waxwing x 20 flew over Daisy Bank at 15-00.............Birdguides.

Kingsley
Whooper Swan x 18 flew over east at 14-00........Birdguides.

Ramblers Retreat
Marsh Tit one present...........A Barker.

Denstone
Brambling x 2 present today.............NU.

Baswich
Waxwing x 7 in private garden on Cornwall Drive this afternoon......R Swift.

Knypersley Res
Dipper x 2 and 2 drake Goosander..........G Brereton.

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl and Barn Owl showed well this afternoon........NT.

18th Dec 2010

Fenton
Waxwing x 30+ at the back of Wrights Pie shop (Clarence St car park) at the
top of Victoria Rd this morning..........NT.
Waxwing x 150 on Victoria Rd this afternoon.........Birdguides.

Uttoxeter
Waxwing x 12 on Lambert Rd this morning........EJF.

Cannock Chase
Waxwing x 40+ still on Chase Rd this afternoon...

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl still one present around Tiddlers Pool area this evening.

Burton-on-Trent
Waxwing x 30+ mid-way along Dale St by the fire station........Birdguides.

17th Dec 2010

Doxey Marshes
Bittern flew from Boundary Flash and into the Warrens reedbed at 15-30...R Swift

Stafford
Waxwing x 3 still by the Morris Mans pub this afternoon..........Birdguides.

Burton-on-Trent
Waxwing x 60 still opposite W T Parker on Moor St this morning........Birdguides.

16th Dec 2010

Wheaton Aston
Waxwing x 10 still by lock cottage..........Birdguides.

Stafford
Waxwing x 3 on A518 by the pub.........R Powell.
Great Haywood
Waxwing x 30 opposite the post office.

Silverdale Colliery
Yellow-legged Gull x 4 on the Viod lunchtime ( 3 x ad , 1x 4th winter).

Cannock Chase
Waxwing x 7 by Penkridge Bank car park this morning.........Birdguides.

15th Dec 2010

Wheaton Aston
Waxwing x 12 by the lock present for a week.....Birdguides.

Channock Chase
Hawfinch at Freda's Grave.........Birdguides.

Doxey Marshes
Bittern on Boundary Flash this morning...........Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl x 2 still hunting mid-afternoon around Tiddlers Pool......Birdguides.

Dosthill NR
Bittern one still , also adult Whooper Swan.........Birdguides.

Stoke-on-Trent
Waxwing x 150 off Anchor Rd Longton at 14-50......NS.

Silverdale Colliery
Yellow-legged Gull present on the Void today.........NP.

Wilnecote
Waxwing x 9 flew northwest over Magnus on the Tame Valley Ind Est.....Birdguides.

Aqualate
Bittern still to the right of the hide......RJ.

14th Dec 2010

Norton Canes
Waxwing x 7 on Conduite Rd..........Birdguides.

Aqualate Park
Bittern showing from hide this morning...........Birdguides.

Lichfield
Waxwing x 25 around the police / bus station........Birdguides.

Doxey Marshes
Bittern one in the reedbed on Boundary Flash , also Little Egret on the scrape.......Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl x 2 again showing well at 15-45.

Dosthill NR
Whooper Swan still on the river , also Bittern in reedbed and Glaucous Gull
flew over towards the tip..............Birdguides.

Chasewater
Waxwing x 300+ flew north in 11 seperate flocks late afternoon , also
adult Caspian Gull...........Birdguides.

13th Dec 2010

Lichfield
Waxwing x 39 by Tamworth Street car park this afternoon...........Birdguides.

Wombourne
Waxwing x 40 breifly at the corner of Common Rd and Wombourne Park.......Birdguides.

Norton Canes
Waxwing x 150 near Bellsize Close on the Walsall Rd..........Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl x 2 still late this afternoon.

Whitemoor Haye
Merlin one early morning.

12th Dec 2010

Goldeneye.......Westport Lake.

Dosthill NR
Bittern one on north pit , also 1st winter drake Smew.......Birdguides.
Whooper Swan adult still on the river........TVB.

Knypersley Res
Goosander drake on main lake , also one pair Wigeon. SS ,GB.

Westport Lake
Goldeneye x 3 ( one drake).........NS.

Tamworth
Waxwing x 19 on Overwoods Rd mid-afternoon........Birdguides.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Iceland Gull adult in the roost at deep end..........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Smew x 2 redheads still today , also adult Yellow-legged Gull........Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl x 2 showing well again around Tiddlers pool area.....RT, NT.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Wigeon x 32 , Teal x 2 , Curlew x 3 , Snipe and Green Sand..........A Barker.

Baswich
L S Woodpecker river Sow Meadows in willows near Walton canal bridge.....RS.

11th Dec 2010

Westport Lake
Goosander fem , Gadwall drake , 5 x Teal and 2 x Goldeneye.......N Smith.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Smew x 2 (redheads) this morning.........Birdguides.

Uttoxeter
Waxwing x 50+ in the Balance Hill area..........J Stanley.

Leek
Waxwing x 24 Stockwell St car park.........A Barker.

Cheadle
Waxwing x 15 Lid Lane.............A Barker.

Hales Pool
Mandarin x 2 and Water Rail by the footbridge..........A Barker.

Drayton Bassett
Smew 1st winter drake on east side of north pits..........Birdguides.

Tamworth
Waxwing x 15 in car park behind shops on Hockley Rd......Birdguides.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Iceland Gull x 2 (3rd winter and Juv ) also adult Med Gull off Beech
Tree Point..............Birdguides.

Uttoxeter
Waxwing x 3 by Lambert Rd..........Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
Waxwing x 7 by Whithouse car park.
Waxwing x 2 on Chase Rd by Freda's Grave.
Waxwing x 1 near the Glacial Boulder..............Birdguides.

Dosthill NR
Whooper Swan adult still on the river...........Birdguides.

Cannock
Yellow-legged Gull  adult at Kingswood Lake.......Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl x 2 still by Tiddlers Pool meadow.........Birdguides.

Stafford
Waxwing x 12 still on Carder Av...............Birdguides.

10th Dec 2010

Stafford
Waxwing x 12 @ Carder Av.........Birdguides.

Uttoxeter
Waxwing x 30 at Hazelwalls Community Park today.........J Stanley.

Dosthill NR
Bittern one at dusk , also sub adult drake Smew and 2 adult Y L Gull......Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl x 2 hunting around Tiddlers Pool......Birdguides.

 Rugeley
Waxwing x 50 flew over Wolseley Rd towards town centre at 9-30.......Birdguides.

9th Dec 2010

Stoke-on-Trent
Waxwing x 60+ this morning still at Ashwood........N Smith.

Uttoxeter
Waxwing x 10 on old Knotty Way this afternoon........J Stanley.

Dosthill NR
Bittern one today..........Birdguides.

Wolseley Bridge
Waxwing x 10 by garden centre car park early afternoon.........Birdguides.

8th Dec 2010

Stoke-on-Trent
Waxwing x 15 at Burslem on ring rd by the church at 9-30.....J Jones.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Waxwing x 20 in southeast bay at 8-55 then flew towards Gazebo hide.......Birdguides.

Stafford
Waxwing x 30 at Whimster Square Sundown Drive.........Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl x 2 still showing well from 15-00 onwards.......Birdguides.

Little Haywood
Waxwing x 40 on Hillside Drive.............Birdguides.

7th Dec 2010

Waxwing Cheadle.....photo by Neil Thorneycroft.

Waxwing Uttoxeter.......Photo by Jane Stanley.

Hill Ridware
Waxwing x 6 on Chadwick Crescent this morning for 2nd day....Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl  two this afternoon... R Toon.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Waxwing x 10 from path between 1st and 2nd hides this morning.
Waxwing x 25 in south east bay this afternoon but mobile........Birdguides.

Cheddleton
Waxwing x 8 flew north over Woodlands Av late morning........Birdguides.

Weeping Cross
Waxwing x 80 along Bodmin Av this morning...........Birdguides.

Pelsall
Waxwing x 17 on Lichfield Rd by the lights.

Madeley
Green Sand again this morning at the sewage works........NP.

Uttoxeter
Waxwing x 20+ on Lark Rise / Kingfisher Way this morning.........J Stanley.

Cheadle
Waxwing x 4 still in private garden of No9 Basset Close......N Thorneycroft.

Cannock Chase
Waxwing x 70+ at Chase Rd car park , also another 20 farther along on
the left, and another 60+ at Tackeroo @15-30...........A Bladon.

Stoke-on-Trent
Waxwing x 50 at Longton off Anchor Rd Ashwood this afternoon....N Smith.

6th Dec 2010

Waxwings Uttoxeter....photo by Jane Stanley.

Uttoxeter
Waxwing x 30 on Larks Rise this morning also another x15 Waxwing at Hazelwalls
Community park............J Stanley.

Tutbury
Little Egret on the river Dove by the castle.........D Cavanagh.

Stoke-on-Trent
Waxwing one on Whieldon Rd Mount Pleasant late morning.........Birdguides.

Stafford
Waxwing x 6 at juct Sundown Drive and Somerset Rd mid-afternoon.
Waxwing x 15 on Tilcon Av this afternoon.
Waxwing x 14 in garden at Ravenswood Crest mid-morning..........Birdguides.

Cheadle
Waxwing x 4 at juct of Lid Lane and the Verges mid-afternoon..........Birdguides.

5th Dec 2010

Meir Heath
Waxwing x 8 in front garden of No48 Brickholme Drive this morning......Birdguides.

Baswich
Waxwing x 50+ still at Juct of Baswich Lane and Cornwall Drive this morning......Birdguides.

Baddeley Green
Waxwing x 4 between Trentsfield Av and Malcolm Close this morning......Birdguides.

Berry Hill
Short-eared Owl one hunting east of the stone circle @10-35.......Birdguides.

Stafford
Waxwing x 40 at juct of Rickerscote Rd and Rising Brook this morning......Birdguides.

Codsall
Waxwing x 5 by council office grounds off Histons Hill Rd.........Birdguides.

Longton
Waxwing 150+ on Longton Hall Rd............Birdguides.

Chasewater
Whooper Swan juv briefly before flying off east.........Birdguides.

Cheadle
Waxwing x  8 at juct of St Giles Close and the Verges today...........A Barker.

Tamworth
Waxwing x 12 on Hockley Rd behind Wilnecote Junior School..........Birdguides.

Weston Coyney
Waxwing x 4 at Farnworth Rd this afternoon...........Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
Waxwing x 80 by ChaseRd car park this afternoon...........Birdguides.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Barn Owl and Dunlin...............A Barker.

Hales Hall
Mandarin x 2 and Kingfisher.........A Barker.

Uttoxeter
Waxwing x 8 on Kingfisher Way by juct of Larks Rise.........EJF.

Cannock
Yellow-legged Gull adult at Kingswood Lake this afternoon........Birdguides.

4th Dec 2010

Berry Hill
Jack Snipe one showing well late morning from culvert at reedbed........Birdguides.

Stafford
Waxwing x 70 in trees in Barnfields School grounds on Wildwood estate......Birdguides.
Waxwing x 20+ on Silkmoore Lane this morning.

Ashwood
Waxwing x 50+ still this morning.......Birdguides.

Baswich
Waxwing at north end of Witney Rd early morning.........Birdguides.
Waxwing x 40 on Cornwall Drive early afternoon........Birdguides.

Tamworth
Waxwing one flew towards Gorsey Bank Rd late morning........Birdguides.

Wombourne
Waxwing x 8 at Ashwood Garden centre behind car park.......Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Yellow-legged Gull one this morning.........Birdguides.

3rd Dec 2010

Belvide Res (permit only)
Long-eared Owl in hawthorns along the edge of west marsh.........Birdguides.

Longton
Waxwing x 100+ still at Ashwood mid-morning........Birdguides.

Baswich
Waxwing x 25 between Baswich Lane and Danta Way late morning........Birdguides.
Waxwing x 42 on rooftops north end of Witney Rd late afternoon......Birdguides.

Uttoxeter
Waxwing x 10 at Lambert Rd this morning but mobile........EJF.

Doxey Marshes
Green Sand one over Creswell Flash early afternoon........Birdguides.

Hales Hall Pool
Woodcock , 2 x Mandarin and a Kingfisher this afternoon.... A Barker.

2nd Dec 2010

Stafford
Waxwing 100+ between the ring road and Shepherds Field at Wildwood,
then flew towards centre of estate this morning..........Birdguides.

Biddulph
Hen Harrier immature male northwest over Brown Lees @8-45 SJ875562......Birdguides

Stoke-on-Trent
Waxwing x 100+ at Ashwood..............Birdguides.

Madeley
Green Sand at STW outlet stream this morning........NP.

Brereton
Pink-footed Goose 106 x over this morning.........Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
Waxwing x 150+ along chase Rd this afternoon.........NT.

1st Dec 2010

Nuthatch Knypersley Res..........SS.

Stoke-on-Trent
Waxwing x 50+ present at Ashwood this morning.........Birdguides.

Essington
Waxwing x 2 along A462 by Mitre pub before the bridge crosses M6........Birdguides.

Westport Lake
Med Gull 1st winter on small patch of water on main lake.......CW.

30th Nov 2010

Talke Pits
Waxwing one on wires at juct of High St and St Martins Rd
this morning...............Birdguides.

Leek
Waxwing x 13 still by Adams Food on Sunnyhill Rd.........Birdguides.

29th Nov 2010

Leek
Waxwing x 7 still on sunnyhill rd by Adams Food early afternoon.........Birdguides.

Chasewater
Mandarin drake still on the Swag.............Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still by the glacial boulder , also 100 x Waxwings.....Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Goldeneye x 45 and 4 x Goosander......BB.

28th Nov 2010

Uttoxeter Quarry
Woodcock flushed and 2 x Snipe.........EJF.

Chasewater
Mandarin drake on the Swag for its 3rd day............Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
Waxwing x 40 at Whitehouse car park this afternoon , also Hawfinch between
 Tackeroo car park and cadet hut late morning, and 10 x Waxwings their
this afternoon but no further sign of Hawfinch...........Birdguides.
Great Grey Shrike between Freda's Grave car park and the Glacial Boulder.

Uttoxeter
Waxwing x 35 at Lark Rise off Kingfisher Way between 14-40 and 15-30.......R Powell.

Blithfield Res (permit only)
Smew redhead at the deep end also 2 x Redshank and 6 x Snipe below
the dam..............A Mason , E Hulme.

Wilnecote
Waxwing x 2 on Overwoods Rd................T Perrins.

27th Nov 2010

Uttoxeter Quarry
Goldeneye x 2 , Goosander x 10 , Golden Plover , Snipe , Peregrine ,
and Raven...............R Powell.

Brookleys Lake
Mandarin x 86 , Goosander x 5 , Pochard x 7..........R Powell.

Hales Hall
Wigeon x 2........A Barker.

Baswich
Green Sand , Redshank and Chiffchaff @ water treatment works........R Swift.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Smew redhead still off the dam , also 6 x Goosander and 2 x adult Y L Gull......Birdguides.

Stoke-on-Trent
Waxwing x 35 in private garden at Light Oaks briefly this morning.......Birdguides.

Alvecote Pools
Scaup fem/juv in northwest corner of Mill Pool..........Birdguides.

26th Nov 2010

Chasewater
Iceland Gull 3rd winter in roost..........Birdguides.

Alvecote Pools
Scaup female type still by the bridge..........Birdguides.

Cannock Chase
Waxwing x 50 on east side of Chase Rd.........Birdguides.

Hanley
Waxwing x 3 northeast over Hanley Park.........Birdguides.

Belvide Res (permit only)
Smew redhead still off the dam also 8 x Yellow-legged Gull in roost......Birdguides.

Silverdale Colliery
Yellow-legged Gull adult also drake Goosander.......NP.

Uttoxeter Quarry
Pink-footed Goose x 40 in adjacent field this morning , also 16 x Goosander
and one Goldeneye.............EJF.