14/01/26 Chasewater

Chasewater this morning - Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Goosander, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Coot, Moorhen, Little Grebe, Cormorant, B h Gull, L b b Gull, Grey Wagtail, Robin, Chaffinch, Crow, B Tit, G  Tit, Magpie, Wood pigeon, Siskin, Kingfisher.  

Plus Red Deer

15th April 2019 Shoal Hill area & Belvide

Ring Ouzels

Cocksparrow Lane

Wheatear

Mansty Lane

Redpoll 

Belvide Reservoir

16/04/2018 Belvide Reservoir

Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Brambling, Chaffinch, Dunnock, Nuthatch, Pheasant, Wood Pigeon, Blackbird, Moorhen, Coot, Tufted Duck, Black-necked Grebe, Mute Swan, Common Tern, Canada Geese, Goldeneye, Great crested Grebe,  Mallard, Gadwall, Pochard, Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, Oystercatcher, Shoveler, Shelduck, Cormorant, Lapwing, Teal, Tree Sparrow, Robin, Herring Gull, Little Grebe, Common Sandpiper, Rook, Crow, Bar-tailed Godwit, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Jay, Song Thrush, Black-headed Gull and Starling

Common Tern

Black-necked Grebe

Brambling

30/10/2017 Ladywalk Nature Reserve & Middleton Lakes

Ladywalk

Robin, Coot, Tufted Duck, Cormorant, Wigeon, Black-headed Gull, Gadwall, Magpie, Mute Swan, Moorhen, Nuthatch, Little Grebe, Great Tit, Water Rail, Crow, Wood Pigeon, Coal Tit, Shoveler, Little Egret, Blue Tit, Dunnock, Marsh Tit, Lapwing, Reed Bunting, Grey Heron, Stock Dove, Mallard, Green Sandpiper, Teal, Canada Geese, Snipe, Dunlin, Kestrel, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, Stonechat, Lesser black-backed Gull, Goldfinch, Sparrowhawk and Greenfinch.

Middleton

Great spotted Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Crow, Coal Tit, Moorhen, Mallard, Chaffinch, Rook, Magpie, Coot, Shoveler, Wigeon, Gadwall, Grey Heron, Great crested Grebe, Canada Geese, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Lapwing, Golden Plover, Pied Wagtail, Siskin, Mute Swan, Pheasant and Water Rail. 

23/10/2017 Blithfield Reservoir

A visit to Blithfield yesterday to see the Grey Phalarope, had some great views.

11/09/2017 Blithfield Reservoir

On a wet & windy Monday at Blithfield  I saw-

Dunlin, Pied Wagtail, Little ringed Plover, Black-headed Gull, Great crested Grebe, Meadow Pipit, Canada Geese, Greylag Geese, Osprey, Lapwing, Cormorant, Mallard, Great Tit, Greenshank, Snipe, Golden Plover, Wigeon, Shoveler, Herring Gull, Swallow, House Martin, Common Tern, Crow, Starling, Blue Tit, Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Teal, Grey Heron, Kestrel, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Goldfinch, Little Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Yellow Wagtail, Buzzard, Long-tailed Tit, Robin, and Dunnock.

04/09/2017 Belvide Reservoir

Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Wren, Robin, Blue Tit, House Martin, Pheasant, Coot, Cormorant, Mute Swan, Great crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Moorhen, Great black-backed Gull, Mallard, Common Sandpiper, Reed Warbler, Black-tailed Godwit, Sedge Warbler, Greenshank, Lapwing, Black Swan, Wood Pigeon, Herring Gull, Ringed Plover, Starling, Grey Heron, Gadwall, Dunlin, Tufted Duck, Teal, Long-tailed Tit, Tree Sparrow, Great Tit, Canada Geese, Dunnock, Coal Tit, Shoveler, Marsh Tit, Swallow, Crow and Magpie.  

28/08/2017 Belvide Reservoir

Belvide Reservoir

Common Sandpiper, Grey Heron, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Gadwall, Black-necked Grebe, Little Egret, Hobby, Swallow, House Martin, Canada Goose, Coot, Moorhen, Mallard, Buzzard, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Lapwing, Lesser black-backed Gull, Starling, Great crested Grebe, Ruff, Blue Tit, Magpie, Crow, Wood Pigeon, Greenshank, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Great Tit, Marsh Tit, Pheasant, Tree Sparrow, Sparrowhawk, Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Chaffinch, Rook and Common Whitethroat.

21/08/2017 Blithfield Reservoir & Cannock Chase

Blithfield

Swift, Swallow, House Martin, Grey Heron, Little Ringed Plover, Great crested Grebe, Common Tern, Pied Wagtail, Mallard, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Herring Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Coot, Magpie, Buzzard, Crow, Wood Pigeon, Goldfinch, Canada Geese, Lapwing, Wheatear Linnet, Mute Swan, Greylag Geese, Tufted Duck, Grey Wagtail, Little Egret, Kestrel, Barnacle Geese, Shelduck, Starling, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Robin, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Teal and Mistle Thrush.  

Cannock Chase

1 imm Redstart and 3 Wheatear.

14/08/2017 Belvide Reservoir

Canada Geese, Mute Swan, Swallow, House Martin, Reed Warbler, Wood Pigeon, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Common Tern, Greylag Geese, Lapwing,  Lesser black-backed Gull, Marsh Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Dunnock, Pheasant, Coal Tit, Robin, Tree Sparrow, Grey Heron, Avocet, Greenshank, Gadwall, Teal, Starling, Chiffchaff, Green Sandpiper, Willow Warbler, Swift, Buzzard, Sedge Warbler,  Blackbird, Collared Dove, Crow, Rook, Magpie and Great spotted Woodpecker.

03/07/2017 Blithfield Reservoir

Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Greylag Geese, Lapwing, Mute Swan, Shelduck, Cormorant, Common Tern, Little Egret, Canada Geese, Mallard, Common Sandpiper, Teal, Tufted Duck, Grey Heron, Goosander, Little ringed Plover, Lesser black-backed Gull, Great crested Grebe, Black-tailed Godwit, Coot, Rook, Crow, Pied Wagtail, Dunlin, Oystercatcher, Long-tailed Tit, Reed Bunting, Skylark, Swallow, House Martin, Mistle Thrush, House Sparrow, Raven, Buzzard, Swift, Blackbird and Moorhen.

30/03/2017 Chasewater

3 Black-necked Grebe, Mute Swan, Canada Geese, Great crested Grebe, Coot, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Tufted Duck, Goldeneye, Moorhen, Cormorant and Robin.

Also 13 Red Deer.  

30/01/2017 Blithfield Reservoir

Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Robin, Dunnock, Nuthatch, Long tailed Tit, Teal, Wigeon, Mallard, Grey Heron, Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Goldeneye, Greylag Geese, Shoveler, Crow, Pochard, Coot, Great black-backed Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Shelduck, Tufted Duck, Canada Geese, Jackdaw, Great crested Grebe, Pied Wagtail and Rook.

26/01/2017 Belvide Reservoir

On an evenings birding at Belvide in the hope of seeing the Bittern I saw - Blue Tit, Robin, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Blackbird, Wood Pigeon, Dunnock, Coal Tit, Goldeneye, Great crested Grebe, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Pochard, Shoveler, Mute Swan, Canada Geese, Grey Heron, Red head Smew, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, large Starling flock and a Bittern.  

23/01/2017 Belvide Reservoir

Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Nuthatch, Pheasant, Dunnock, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Great crested Grebe, Pochard,  Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Cormorant, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Canada Geese, Wigeon, Gadwall, Shoveler, Crow, Black-headed Gull, Lapwing,  Teal, Tree Sparrow, Wren, Red head Smew, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Jackdaw, Great spotted Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Treecreeper and Buzzard. 

20/01/2017 Chasewater

Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Shoveler, Teal, Goldeneye, Tufted Duck, Wigeon, Mute Swan, Canada Geese, Little Grebe, Great crested Grebe, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Herring Gull, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Pied Wagtail, Goosander, Lesser black-backed Gull, Velvet Scoter, Blackbird, Magpie, Lapwing, Great black-backed Gull also 8 Red Deer.