Sunday 14 October 2012

Sunday 14th October 2012

Gun Hill
1x Jack Snipe flew west,  2x WheatearStonechat, 5x Red Grouse.....PS.

Blithfield Resv
Juv Little Gull and two Rock Pipits on the causeway....................Birdguides

Berryhill (visible migration)
345x Redwing, and 730x Wood Pigeon over early morning also a Crossbill........RT.KH.

Blackbank (visible migration)
Highlights  5070x Wood Pigeon, 418x Redwing, 313x Starling, 12x Siskin, 6x Brambling, 7x Fieldfare, 93x Meadow Pipit........NP.JH.

Belvide Resv
The WeBS count produced 2 Pintail, 24 Teal, 17 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 22 Shoveler, 39 Mallard, 8 Goldeneye, 346 Tufted Duck, 56 Pochard, 30 GC Grebe, 779 Coot, 11 Mute Swan, 78 Canada Geese, 3 Greylag Geese, 5 Grey Heron and 60 Snipe......Belvide Blog

Mossfield Pool
Mute Swan, Chiffchaff, Sparrowhawk, Reed Bunting, Little Grebe, Common Darters, Migrant Hawker......Stu.

Westport Lake
Early morning - 192x Woodpigeon over, 31x Redwing over, 2x Shoveler briefly, 1x Pochard....NJS
Late afternoon - Buzzard, Treecreeper, 2x Great C Grebe, 3x Jay, 2x Coal Tit, 1x Goldcrest, 8x Redwing............CB

Whitemoor Haye
50x Lapwing, 100x Linnet, 2x Goldcrest, 31x Mute Swan, 3x Corn Bunting, 2x Jay, 6x Mallard.......SC

North Staffs Moors
Short-eared Owl hunting near the Mermaid this evening. Also male and female Stonechat opposite the milk stand at Swallow Moss........AB