Saturday 3 November 2012

Saturday 3 November 2012

Silverdale CP
The near adult Caspian Gull again on the Void at 09:15 is now considered to be a Hybrid........NP.

Westport Lake
Scaup f/w drake again this am........NJS

Stoke on Trent
2x Waxwings in a Sneyd Green garden at 11:45 then flew towards Hanley Forest Park........MT.

Waxwings at Sneyd Green this morning by MT

Uttoxeter Quarry
Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 51x Snipe, Golden Plover, 2x Goldeneye, 19x Teal, 10x Wigeon, 3x Goosander, 25x Fieldfare, Ruddy Shelduck.......RP.

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike in clearfell  south of Startley Lane 250 m west of Upper Longdon 13:30 to 14:00 at least:.......BC.LC.

Aqualate Mere
Black-necked Grebe still mid afternoon........Birdguides

Belvide Res (permit only)
Yellow-legged Gull, 1st winter Med Gull, Chiffchaff & 2x Little Egret.............Belvide Blog

Caverswall
20x Golden Plover over heading noth west at 16:20 & a Barn Owl flew through at 1700............RG.

Branston GPs
2x Little Egret, 6x Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, 241x Golden Plover........NJS.
also 9x Curlew, Green Sandpiper, 482x Golden Plover, c250 Lapwing, 150 Teal, 9x Wigeon, 6x Pochard, 167x Greylag Geese, 161x Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2x Herring Gull, 3x Green Woodpecker, 7x Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk, 50+ Carrion Crow along Ash Road, Jay, 4x Goldcrest, 7x Bullfinch, c750 Starling coming in to roost...............AJ

Trent Washlands
2x Little Egret, Goosander, 22x Wigeon, 6x Gadwall, 14x Teal...............AJ
Clay MIlls
2x Little Egret. 2x Goosander, Kingfisher, c80 Fieldfare, 12x Linnet, 20+ Greenfinch.........AJ

Kings Bromley
Little Egret one by the river........NJS.

Little Egret at Kings Bromley

Knowle Farm, nr Swallow Moss
1x Wheatear.......SS

Middle Hills, North Staffs Moors
One Short-eared Owl at 15-40hrs...SS

Swallow Moss
Hen Harrier flew south at 15:25, seen from Stoneyfold Lane................RP.
Tittesworth Resv
Afternoon - 2x Kingfisher, 2x Snipe, 58x Redwing, 67x Fieldfare......CB

Radial Park
Peregrine, 25x Lapwing, 20x Redwing, 4x Teal........RG.

Hem Heath Woods
2x Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4x Treecreeper, 2x Buzzard.......RG.

Dimmingsdale
7x Redwing, 2x Redpoll, 2x Siskin, 7x Redwing, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 400x Wood Pigeon over and 50x Starling.........TE.