Sunday 16 December 2012

Sunday 16th December 2012

Barlaston Downs
1x Green Woodpecker, 4x Redwing, 1x Jay, 1x Kestrel, 10x Fieldfare, 1x Mistle Thrush, 2x Pied Wagtail...ARa

Westport Lake
Fem Scaup still, plus 8x Goosander, 25x Pochard, drake Goldeneye, 8x Herring Gulls, 2x Great B B Gulls.....PLu, Col

Silverdale CP.
Caspian Gull possible adult at 09:45, 3x Great BB Gull, 6x Common Gull, 32x Herring Gull, c420 LBB Gull...... RT.........Iw Caspian Gull, 1w Iceland Gull and 10 Great B B Gulls present 13:40hrs.....PJ, NP

Iceland Gull today by Ann Pallas-Bentley

1w Iceland Gull on the Void today. by Steve Seal

Chasewater
1w Caspian Gull and two Yellow-legged Gulls in the roost.....

Waxwings
Shugborough - 3 at  the hall.......JJH.
Rugeley - 120 in the Morrisons car park.......GJM
Rugeley - 40 on bypass by railway bridge......GJM
Silverdale CP - 20 over the Void 14:00hrs.....PJ
Fradley Park South - 20 by NTN 13:00hrs..
Belvide Resv - one by West End Hide to 09:40 when it flew east....

Uttoxeter Quarry
Water Rail 1, Willow Tit 1, Mallard 701, Tufted Duck 106, Pochard 3, Gadwall 4, Shoveler 1, Wigeon 80, Goosander 18, Teal 64, Pink-footed Goose 2, Green Sandpiper 1, Snipe 18 & Raven 4..............AB

Tittesworth
Dipper one on the River Churnet mid day........SP.

Aqualate
Bittern again in flight seen from the hide.......

St Giles Church, Newcastle-u-Lyme
2x Peregrines roosting on church, remains found recently included Lapwing, Woodcock, Snipe & Pigeon............BC

Peregrine at St Giles Church by Brian Carthy
Keele Cemetery
100x Golden Plover in field...............PG

Alrewas GP, 08.10 to 09.30
91 Tufted Duck, 35 Mallard, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Grebe, 49 Teal, 305 Wigeon, 64 Pochard, 2 Gadwall, 2 Mute Swan, 2+ Chiffchaff (hedge bordering sewage farm)...SC

National Arboretum, 09.30 to 10.05
1 Snipe flushed & 28 Teal over.............SC

Junction Pit, 09.40 to 09.50
1 Grey Heron, 3 Coot, 7 Mallard & 24 Teal............SC

Field opposite Nationalk arboretum entrance, 10.05 to 10.15
256 Lapwing, 72 Golden Plover, 1 Redshank & 8 Stock Dove.............SC

Croxall GP, 10.20 to 11.50
3 Golden Plover over, Reed Bunting, 34 Mallard, 30+ Black Headed Gull, 2+ Goldcrest, 137 Teal, 59 Tufted Duck, 5 Goldeneye, 115 Pochard, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Mute Swan, 2 Redshank, 8 Wigeon & 3 Cormorant over..........SC

Whitemoor Haye, 11.55 to 13.45
29 Wigeon, 2 Teal, 13 Mute Swan (large flock not present), 3 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Cormorant, 2 Grey Heron, 30+ Skylark, 8 Tree Sparrow, 27 Stock Dove, 1 Little Egret, 76 Lapwing, 28+ Fieldfare, 6 House Sparrow, Merlin, 2 Reed Bunting, Few Redwing & Several Linnet & Goldfinch..........SC

River Sow Meadows, Stafford
3x Waxwing, 2x Redpoll, Kingfisher, 8x Little Grebe, 78x Teal, 14x Wigeon, 7x Snipe......RSw
Alton-Oakamoor
5x Buzzard, 2x Raven, Grey Wagtail, Dipper, Grey Heron, 60x Siskin, 3x Redpoll, 7x Redwing, Green Woodpecker, 4x Goldfinch, 2x Bullfinch, Marsh Tit,.......TE.