13/07/2015 Red-footed Falcon, Stoke & Blithfield Reservoir

The first place we visited was Chatterley Whitfield in the hope of seeing the Red-footed Falcon.  After standing around in the rain along with other birders for what seemed hours the bird eventually made an appearance looking even wetter than the watching birders! 

 

Red-footed Falcon

 

  I also saw Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Pied Wagtail.  We decided not to wait around to se if the Black Redstart appeared and headed off for a coffee at Westport Lake. After coffee as there was a lull in the rain a short walk was had, I saw – Tufted duck, Canada Geese, Black-headed Gull, Mallard, Lesser black-backed Gull, Coot, Mute Swan, Pied Wagtail, Great crested Grebe, Wood Pigeon, Greylag Geese, Moorhen, Blackbird, Swift, Swallow, House Martin and Herring Gull.   

  

Blithfield Reservoir 

Grey Heron, Great crested Grebe, Coot, Canada Geese, Mute Swan, Mallard, Shelduck, Greenshank, Lapwing, Swallow, Swift, House Martin, Little ringed Plover, Redshank, Crow, Black-headed Gull, Cormorant, Dunlin, Oystercatcher, Magpie, Common Tern, Barnacle Geese, Rook, Common Sandpiper, Jackdaw, Ringed Plover, Buzzard and Blue Tit.

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.

14/06/2015 Hatherton Reservoir & Redland Pool

 Hatherton Reservoir

Canada Geese, Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Reed Bunting, Reed Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Wren, Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Crow, Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Black-headed Gull, Grey Wagtail and Great Tit. 

Redland Pool

Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Blue Tit, Crow, Great crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Common Whitethroat, Blackbird, Wren, Coot, Canada Goose also Song Thrush and Great spotted Woodpecker were heard.

Work Party Hatherton Sunday June 14th

Hatherton Reservoir news

This Sundays Work party is cancelled.

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.

01/06/2015 Blithfield Reservoir & Cannock Chase

Blithfield

Pied Wagtail, Oystercatcher, Mallard, Great crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Canada Geese, Greylag Geese, Moorhen, Coot, Herring Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Grey Heron, Lapwing, Cormorant, Mute Swan, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Blackcap, Robin, Chiffchaff, Swift, Swallow, House Martin, Common Tern, Magpie, Crow, Rook and Wood Pigeon.

Cannock Chase

Spotted flycatcher, Coal tit, Blackcap, Nuthatch, Great spotted Woodpecker, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Swift, House Martin, Swallow, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Crow, Rook, Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Meadow Pipit, Pheasant, Dunnock, Yellowhammer and Jackdaw.