Thursday 22 November 2012

Thursday 22nd November 2012

Waxwings@
Stafford - One over the High St at 07-56hrs....
Lichfield - c40 still near the Royal Mail building on Cappers Lane mid morning......
Burton-upon-Trent - Nine in Clarence St at 07-55hrs.....AJ

Chasewater
Immature Great Northern Diver on the Swag till dusk.....per CM...Also two adult Mediterranean Gulls in the roost and an adult Yellow-legged Gull....

Blithfield Resv (permit holders only; non-permit holders view from causeway or Watery Lane)
A 2w Caspian Gull plus 7x Yellow-legged Gulls (3 adults, 4w, 3w, 2w and 1w)....GJM, MPR

Belvide Resv (permit holders only)
Adult Caspian Gull and 3x Yellow-legged Gulls in the roost......SN

Westport Lake
1st winter Scaup still present......NJS

The immature drake Scaup at Westport by Graham Allbutt 

Upper Longdon
Great Grey Shrike still on the lower sheltered slopes in clearfell south off Startley Lane - SK051143......AR

Trent Washlands
Little Egret, 9x Waxwings this morning....AJ

Parkhall  CP
Large flock of Redpoll in alders on the old golf course also a few Siskin.......STU......