Tuesday 27 September 2016

26/09/2016 Belvide Reservoir

On a wet morning at Belvide I saw.
Great crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Coot, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Gadwall, Mallard, Grey Heron, Crow, Shoveler, Wigeon, Herring Gull, Swallow, House Martin, Reed Warbler, Lesser black-backed Gull, Blackbird, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Robin, Pheasant, Moorhen, Pochard, Mute Swan, Wood Pigeon, Nuthatch, Snipe, Teal, Pintail, Canada Geese, Cormorant, Pied Wagtail, Rook, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Great spotted Woodpecker, Treecreeper, Greenfinch, Magpie, Starling, Black-necked Grebe and Great white Egret. 




Thursday 15 September 2016

12/09/2016 Cannock Chase & Belvide Reservoir


Cannock Chase

Buzzard, Jay, Crow, Chaffinch, Treecreeper, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Siskin, Great spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Redpoll, Wood Pigeon, Cormorant, Raven, Blackbird, Robin, Swallow, House Martin and Magpie.


Green Woodpecker


Belvide Reservoir

Tufted duck, Sparrowhawk, Mallard, Coot, Great crested Grebe, Gadwall, Black-headed Gull, Common Tern, Cormorant, Reed Warbler, Mute Swan, Crow, Greylag Geese, Pochard, Moorhen, House Martin, Black-necked Grebe, Grey Heron, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Kingfisher, Wigeon, Tree Sparrow, Little Grebe, Teal, Canada Geese, Lesser black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Pheasant, Lapwing, Nuthatch, Great spotted Woodpecker, Curlew, Buzzard and Shoveler. 

Black-necked Grebe

Comma Butterfly

Friday 9 September 2016

08/09/2016 Hatherton Reservoir

Coot, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Grey Wagtail, Mute Swan, Buzzard, Black-headed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Long-tailed Tit. Treecreeper, Blackbird, Magpie. Green Woodpecker, Wren, Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit, 2 Teal, Jay, Bullfinch and Crow.  
At last the Grey Wagtail stood still long enough for me to take some photos.

Grey Wagtail

Young Tufted Ducks preening

Grey Wagtail

Tuesday 6 September 2016

05/09/2016 Blithfield Reservoir

Great crested Grebe, Common Sandpiper, Mallard, Cormorant, Little Grebe, Mute Swan, Crow, Teal, Lesser black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Greenshank, Shoveler, Gadwall, Wood Pigeon, Lapwing, Coot, Moorhen, Canada Geese, Greenfinch, Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Robin, Wren, Swallow, House Martin, Buzzard, Greylag Geese, Spotted Redshank, Ringed Plover, Jackdaw, Pied Wagtail, Little Egret, Goldfinch, Rook and heard a Great spotted Woodpecker.  


04/09/2016 Hatherton Reservoir


Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Long-tailed Tit, Great spotted Woodpecker, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Grey Heron, Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, Crow, Magpie and Goldfinch.


29/08/16 Blithfield Reservoir


Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Nuthatch, Osprey, Spotted Redshank, Great crested Grebe, Teal, Mute Swan, Canada Geese, Cormorant, Mallard, Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Greenshank, Kingfisher, Lesser black-backed Gull, Tufted Duck, Barnacle Geese, Little Egret, Coot, Moorhen, Black-necked Grebe, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull, Egyptian Geese, Goldfinch, Pied Wagtail, Crow, Magpie, Greylag Geese and Goosander.