13/11/2017 Doxey Marsh

Canada Geese, Greylag Geese, Mallard, Gadwall, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Teal, Jackdaw, Starling, Kestrel, Magpie, Water Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Great white Egret, Little Egret, Cormorant, Shoveler, Kingfisher, Lesser black-backed Gull, Goosander, Common Gull, Buzzard, House Sparrow, Wigeon, Coot, Long-tailed Tit, Mute Swan, Wren, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Robin and Crow.  

10/07/2017 Belvide Reservoir

Swift, Swallow, Herring Gull, Tufted Duck, Common Sandpiper, Mute Swan, Little Egret, Coot, Mallard, Lapwing, Canada Geese, Reed Warbler, Cormorant, Starling, Oystercatcher, Little ringed Plover, Moorhen, Common Tern, Lesser black-backed Gull, Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron, Sedge Warbler, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit, Crow, Reed Bunting, Buzzard, Pheasant, Song Thrush, Nuthatch, Robin, Dunnock, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Coal Tit, Great spotted Woodpecker, Wood Pigeon, Great crested Grebe and Magpie.

26/06/2017 Blithfield Reservoir & Cannock Chase

Blithfield Reservoir

Lapwing, Great crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Coot, Osprey, Canada Geese, Greylag Geese,   Mallard, Common Tern, Cormorant, Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Teal, Magpie, Crow, Shelduck, Common Sandpiper, Shoveler, Garden Warbler,  Yellow legged Gull, Grey Heron, Rook, Great spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Coal Tit, Jackdaw, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Chaffinch, House Martin, Swallow, Song Thrush, House Sparrow, Starling, Lesser black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Little ringed Plover, Robin, Pied Wagtail, Skylark, Reed Bunting and Buzzard.

Cannock Chase

Common Whitethroat, Jay, Magpie, Robin, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Yellowhammer, Stonechat, Linnet, Kestrel, Green Woodpecker, Wren and Blackbird.

27/03/2017 Belvide Reservoir

Wood Pigeon, Pheasant, Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Robin, Coot, Great crested Grebe, Shoveler, Goldeneye, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Cormorant, Smew, Sand Martin, Mallard, Pochard, Gadwall, Canada Geese, Oystercatcher, Stock Dove, Black-headed Gull, Reed Bunting, Mute Swan, Dunnock, Grey Heron, Wigeon, Shelduck, Teal, Coal Tit, Lapwing, Pied Wagtail, Sparrowhawk, Chiffchaff, Rook, Snipe, Goldcrest, Tree Sparrow, Song Thrush and Blackbird  

19/12/2016 Belvide Reservoir

Shelduck, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Lapwing, Pochard, Fieldfare, Great crested Grebe, Greylag Geese, Wigeon, Grey Heron, Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Coal tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Tree Sparrow, Lesser black-backed Gull, Pheasant, Black-headed Gull, Robin, Gadwall, Redwing, Grey Wagtail, Blackbird, Teal, Shoveler, Crow, Wren, Cormorant and Redhead Smew.

31/10/2016 Belvide Reservoir & Blithfield Reservoir

Belvide Reservoir 

Black-necked Grebe, Blackbird, Coal Tit, Pheasant, Great crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Goldeneye, Pochard, Gadwall, Shoveler, Little Stint, Canada Geese, Lapwing, Teal, Cormorant, Kingfisher, Green Sandpiper, Crow, Grey Heron, Golden Plover, Blue Tit, Wren, Wigeon, Purple Sandpiper, Buzzard, Great spotted Woodpecker, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Mute Swan, Crow, Rook & Moorhen.

Blithfield Reservoir

Greylag Geese, Lapwing, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Wood Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Snipe, Dunlin, Golden Plover, Teal, Shoveler, Great crested Grebe, Coot, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Crow, Starling, Pochard, Herring gull, Pied Wagtail, Pheasant, Rook, Jackdaw, Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Robin, Magpie, Blue Tit, Dunnock and Nuthatch. 

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. 

15/08/2016 Blithfield Reservoir

Canada Geese, Greylag Geese, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Swallow, Mute Swan, Great crested Grebe, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Barnacle Geese, Common Sandpiper, Osprey, Wood Pigeon, Crow, Common Tern, Buzzard, Tufted Duck, Starling, Coot, Magpie, Jackdaw, Herring Gull, Little Egret, Moorhen, Pied Wagtail, Great spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, Lesser black-backed Gull, Redshank, Yellow Wagtail, Peregrine, Egyptian Geese, Ringed Plover, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Rook. 

25/07/2016 Middleton Lakes

Nuthatch, Greenfinch, Coal Tit, House Sparrow, Great Tit, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Little Egret, Crow, Swallow, Wood Pigeon, Robin, Tufted Duck, Coot, Common Tern, Great-crested Grebe, Snipe, Moorhen, Lapwing, Teal, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Goosander, Shoveler, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Redshank, Grey Heron, Canada Geese, Greylag Geese, Pied Wagtail, Linnet, Lesser black-backed Gull, Magpie, Mallard, Reed Warbler, Buzzard, Oystercatcher. Heard were Chiffchaff & Great spotted Woodpecker.

30/05/2016 Belvide Reservoir

Birds seen were – Swift, Reed Bunting, Sedge Warbler, Red Kite, 2 Turnstones, Little ringed Plover, Coot, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Lapwing, Blackcap, 1 Black Swan, Common Tern, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Mallard, Shelduck, Pochard, Oystercatcher, Shoveler, Great crested Grebe, Canada Geese, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull, Buzzard, Pheasant, Robin, Dunnock, Tree Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, Lesser black-backed Gull, Crow, Wood Pigeon, Great Tit, Reed Warbler, Coal Tit, Chaffinch and Wren. 

 

02/05/2016 Belvide Reservoir

Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Chiffchaff, Pheasant, Common Tern, Reed Warbler, Tufted Duck, Coot, Canada Geese, Swift, Swallow, House Martin, Sand Martin, Great crested Grebe, Gadwall, Mute Swan, Cormorant, Shelduck, Crow, Pochard, Lesser black-backed Gull, Wren, Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Sparrowhawk, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Chaffinch, Mallard, Black Swan, Black-headed Gull, Tree Sparrow, Willow Warbler, Teal, Dunnock, Rook, Long-tailed Tit, Greenfinch, Blackbird, Magpie, Wood Pigeon and Coal Tit.  

Tree Sparrow

29/02/2016 Belvide Reservoir

Little Owl, Robin, Wren, Song Thrush, Wood Pigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Buzzard, Blackbird, Greenfinch, Coal Tit, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Long-tailed Tit, Tree Sparrow, Marsh Tit, Coot, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Cormorant, Pochard, Pied Wagtail, Mallard, 1 Black Swan, Mute Swan, Gadwall, Canada Geese, Shelduck, Lesser Redpoll, Wigeon, Shoveler, Lapwing, Teal, Great crested Grebe, Moorhen, Oystercatcher, Snipe, Crow, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Lesser black-backed Gull, Stock Dove, Reed Bunting, Pheasant, Herring Gull, Treecreeper and Rook.

12/10/2015 Belvide Reservoir

Today a few us spent the morning birding at Belvide, we saw-

Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Canada Geese, Greylag Geese, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Great crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Wigeon, Gadwall, Shoveler, Grey Heron, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Great black-backed Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Golden Plover, Little Grebe, Starling, 1 Wheatear, Pochard, Teal, Pied Wagtail, Pintail, Long-tailed Tit, Wren, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch, Goldfinch, Robin, Crow, Rook, 1 female Scaup, Goldeneye, Tree Sparrow, Blackbird, Buzzard and Wood Pigeon.

28/09/2015 Ladywalk

 

Ladywalk

Cormorant, Grey Heron, Greenfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Mute Swan, Canada Geese, Coot, Black-headed Gull, Little Egret, Gadwall, Long-tailed Tit, Crow, Coal Tit, Mallard, Great spotted Woodpecker, Shoveler, Little Grebe, Teal, Wigeon, Crow, Snipe, Moorhen, Magpie, Greta crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Robin, Wood Pigeon, Blackbird also Buzzard, Cetti's Warbler and Raven were heard. 

Little Grebe & Wigeon

Grey Heron

 

 Middleton

 

A few of us had our lunch here, after we only had time for a quick look at the feeders we saw – Blue Tit, Great Tit, Great spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Dunnock and Robin.   

Great spotted Woodpecker

17/08/2015 Blithfield Reservoir

Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Chaffinch, 1 Common Crane, Canada Geese, Barnacle Geese, Mallard, Greylag Geese, Black-headed Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Jackdaw, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Mute Swan, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Egret, 5 Greenshank, Wood Pigeon, Teal, Coot, Moorhen, Crow, Rook, Yellow- legged Gull, Ruff, Great crested Grebe, Swallow, House, Martin, Tufted Duck, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Pied Wagtail, Buzzard, Wren and Lapwing.

29/06/2015 Belvide Reservoir

Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Pheasant, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Mute Swan, Mallard, Pochard, Coot, Great crested Grebe, cormorant, Canada Geese, Greylag Geese, Lapwing, Pied Wagtail, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Grey Heron, Wood Pigeon, Lesser black-backed Gull, Common Tern, Teal, Curlew, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little ringed Plover, Buzzard, Magpie, Moorhen, Crow, I also heard Little Grebe and Song Thrush.

15/06/2015 Upton Warren Nature Reserve

Black-headed Gull, Coot, Teal, Avocet, Mallard, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, Shelduck, Tufted Duck, Swallow, Blue Tit, Blackcap, House Martin, Wood Pigeon, Reed Bunting, Jay, Crow, Magpie, Blackbird, Stock Dove, Long-tailed Tit, Sedge Warbler, Goldfinch, Reed Warbler, Jackdaw, Chiffchaff, Common Tern, Robin, Cettis Warbler, Cormorant, Bullfinch, Mute Swan, Shoveler, Greylag Geese, Canada Geese, Great Tit, Dunnock, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Rook, Gadwall, Little ringed Plover, Grey Heron and Pied Wagtail.

08/06/2015 Attenborough Nature Reserve

Greenfinch, Common Whitethroat, Wren, Common Tern, Tufted Duck, Red crested Pochard, Pochard, Mallard, Canada Geese, Dunnock, Magpie, Crow, Great crested Grebe, Little Egret, Lapwing, Greylag Geese, Wood Pigeon, Swallow, House Martin, Sand Martin, Swift, Mute Swan, Egyptian Geese, Magpie, Coot, Moorhen, Black-headed Gull, Blackbird, Grey Heron, Little ringed Plover, Gadwall, Shoveler, Reed Bunting, Shelduck, Lesser black-backed Gull, Starling, Kestrel, Cormorant, Long-tailed Tit, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Chaffinch, Linnet, Oystercatcher and great views of a Bittern.

25/05/2015 Croxall Lakes & Wolseley Bridge SWT

Croxall Lakes

Oystercatcher, Canada Geese, Mute Swan, Shoveler, Great crested Grebe, Coot, Mallard, Buzzard, Common Tern, Black-headed Gull, Goosander & chick, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swallow, Grey Heron, Lesser black-backed Gull, Gadwall, Raven, Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Pied Wagtail, Rook also Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler and Reed Warbler were heard.

 

Wolseley Bridge SWT

After lunch here I saw Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Kingfisher, Crow, Mallard, Mute Swan, Robin, Canada Geese, Greylag Geese, Blackbird, Nuthatch, Great spotted Woodpecker, Coot, Moorhen, Jackdaw, Magpie, Bullfinch, Wren I also heard Garden Warbler and Chiffchaff.

20/04/2015 Cannock Chase

Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Robin, Crow, Magpie, Jay, Treecreeper, Nuthatch, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Wood Pigeon, Blackcap, Goldfinch, Song Thrush, Tree Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Great spotted Woodpecker and 1 Redstart. 

Later elsewhere on the Chase I saw Kestrel, Buzzard, Meadow Pipit, Yellowhammer, Pheasant, Jackdaw, Dunnock and Hobby.