26/04/2016 Hatherton Reservoir & Walkmill Clay Pit

Hatherton Reservoir

Mute Swan, Coot, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Buzzard, Wood Pigeon, 2 Herring Gulls, Moorhen, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Canada Geese, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Cetti’s Warbler, Crow and Bullfinch.

Walkmill Clay Pit

Great Tit, Magpie, Tufted Duck, Goldfinch, Crow, Wood Pigeon, Great crested Grebe, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Mallard, Blackbird, Dunnock, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Crow, Canada Geese, Robin, Coot, Jay and Moorhen.

25/04/2016 Cannock Chase & Blithfield

Cannock Chase

 

Robin, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Blackcap, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Siskin, Long-tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Stock Dove, Jay, Green Woodpecker, Crow, Wren, Common Whitethroat, Yellowhammer, Bullfinch, Coal Tit and Pheasant.

 Blithfield

Common Sandpiper, Swift, Swallow, House Martin, Sand Martin, Mute Swan, Great crested Grebe, Mallard, Coot, Cormorant, Pied Wagtail, Shelduck, Crow, Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Magpie, Canada Geese, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Blackbird, Greylag Geese, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Oystercatcher, Lesser black-backed Gull, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear and Great spotted Woodpecker.

 

On the way home I saw Red-legged Partridge, Goldfinch, Raven, Lapwing, and a couple of Hares.

18/04/2016 Cannock Chase & Blithfield Reservoir

Cannock Chase

 

On a cool, dull & windy mornings walk around the Cadet Hut & Penkridge Bank areas I saw Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Buzzard, Chaffinch, Tree Pipit, Crow, Siskin, Redpoll, Green Woodpecker, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Jay, Greenfinch, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Stock Dove, Pheasant and Long-tailed Tit. 

In the afternoon at Blithfield I saw

Chiffchaff, Mallard, Coot, Gadwall, Mute Swan, House Martin, Swallow, Sand Martin, Great crested Grebe, Linnet, Shelduck, Pied Wagtail and Wheatear.

 

Wheatear

16/04/2016 Hatherton Reservoir

On a chilly but sunny mornings walk I saw/heard - Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Great Tit, 2 Sparrowhawks, Blue Tit, Wood Pigeon, Buzzard, Robin, Canada Geese, Coot with 3 chicks, Mallard, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Moorhen, Cetti’s Warbler, Wren, Magpie, Blackbird, Goldcrest, Crow and Long-tailed Tit. 

09/04/2016 Hatherton Reservoir

On a walk around the Razz today I saw -Chiffchaff, Robin, Cetti’s Warbler, Blue Tit, Song Thrush, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Willow Warbler, Wren, Buzzard, Blackbird, Magpie, House Sparrow, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 3 Canada Geese, 3 Mute Swans, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull and 2 Grey Wagtails.

01/04/2016 Hatherton Reservoir

On my afternoon walk around the area I saw - Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, 3 Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Canada Geese, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Kingfisher, Blackbird, Chiffchaff, 1 Willow Warbler, Wren, Song Thrush, Pheasant, Magpie, 2 Buzzards, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin, Long-tailed Tit, 2 Green Woodpeckers, Wood Pigeon, Crow, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, 2 Mistle Thrushes and I heard a Cetti’s Warbler.