Tuesday, 2 June 2015

30/05/2015 Hatherton Reservoir & Redland Pool


Hatherton Reservoir

Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Wood Pigeon, Wren, Great spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Canada Geese, Black-headed Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Buzzard, Crow, Magpie, Robin and Willow Warbler. 

Redland Pool
 
Great crested Grebe, Canada Goose, Mallard, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Song Thrush, Goldfinch and Chiffchaff.

Tuesday, 26 May 2015

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.

Thursday, 21 May 2015

17/05/2015 Hatherton Reservoir


Today's sightings -Starling, Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Canada Geese, Mallard, Coot, Mute Swan, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Buzzard, Grey Heron, Reed Warbler, Crow, Great spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Black-headed Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Green Woodpecker, Chaffinch and Goldfinch.

Wednesday, 6 May 2015

Norfolk April


Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Bittern, Little Egret,    
Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan, Black Swan, Pink-footed Goose, 
Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Barnacle Goose, Egyptian Goose, Shelduck,        
Wigeon, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Garganey, Shoveler, Pochard, Tufted Duck,   
Marsh Harrier, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Kestrel, Red-legged Partridge, Pheasant,        
Moorhen, Coot, Oystercatcher, Avocet, Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Knot, Dunlin,  
Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, Curlew, Spotted Redshank,       
Redshank, Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Turnstone, Black-headed Gull,   
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Kittiwake,      
Sandwich Tern, Common Tern, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Barn Owl,
Tawny Owl, Green Woodpecker, Skylark, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin,
Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Cetti's Warbler,         
Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff,      
Willow Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Marsh Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, 
Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Starling, House Sparrow,        
Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet and Reed Bunting.  

Bittern

Tuesday, 21 April 2015

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. 

19/04/2015 Hatherton Reservoir


Great Tit, Magpie, Treecreeper, Wood Pigeon, Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzards, Green Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Blackcap, Robin, Chiffchaff, Canada Geese, Coot, Great crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Mallard, Blackbird, Tufted Duck, Moorhen, Chaffinch, Crow, Song Thrush and Black-headed Gull.

Tuesday, 14 April 2015

13/04/2015 Belvide Reservoir


Belvide 
Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Robin, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Great spotted Woodpecker, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Pheasant, Dunnock, Grey Heron, Tufted Duck, Pochard, Coot, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Goldeneye, Canada Geese, Great crested Grebe, Greylag Geese, Cormorant, Black Swan, Velvet Scoter, Swallow, House Martin, Sand Martin, Reed Bunting, Tree Creeper, Common Sandpiper, Gadwall, Long-tailed Tit, Willow Warbler, Shoveler, Rook, Lapwing, Teal, Pied Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail, Mallard, Tree Sparrow, Little ringed Plover, Buzzard, Starling, Shelduck, Wigeon, Redstart, Black headed Gull, Goldfinch, Crow and Kestrel. 

 Later in the day on our drive home we saw this Male Ring Ouzel near Penkridge.
Digiscoped Male Ring Ouzel