Thursday 18 January 2018

18th January

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 3 Great White Egret [NP, JW & DNR], 8 (2m) Goldeney & 2 Egyptian Geese [Dosthill NR],  2 Stonechat & 3 Shelduck [Jubilee Wetlands] and Grey Wagtail [river] (S Atkinson). Bittern flew from middle of Fishers Mill reedbed to SW corner Reedbed Pool so in both Warks and Staffs also Peregrine [Jubilee Wetlands](RSPB).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Yellowhammer and Lesser Redpoll reported [car park]. Quick 10mins at the Heronry before the heavens opened produced 44 Little Egret and 2 Great White Egret.
Bodymoor Heath Lane - Ringtail Hen Harrier at 2pm (S Cawthray).
KWP Cliff Pool - Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 300 Lapwing, 3 Shelduck, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Goosander and 200 Black-headed Gull (S Cawthray).
Alvecote - Great White Egret and 3 Stonechat (R Smith).
Tamworth Flooded Field off Selker Drive - 3 Ruff (J Morgan). Possibly the birds seen early in the month at Old Warks Moors and regularly roosting at RSPB Middleton.

Goldeneye - Steve Atkinson

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