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

Tuesday, 31 March 2015

30/03/2015 Blithfield Reservoir


Greylag Geese, Buzzard, Crow, Shelduck, Canada Geese, Mallard, Coot, Tufted Duck, Mute Swan, Robin, Dunnock, Cormorant, Lapwing, Lesser black-backed Gull, 2 Back Swans, Goosander, Goldeneye, Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, Crow, Lapwing, Great crested Grebe, Chaffinch, Wigeon, Oystercatcher, Teal, Jackdaw, Long-tailed Tit, Pheasant, Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Meadow Pipit, Starling, Fieldfare, Stock Dove, Rook, Collared Dove, Moorhen and Grey Heron.   

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

23/03/2015 Hatherton Reservoir & Redland Pool


Hatherton Reservoir

Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chiffchaff, Robin, Blackbird, Buzzard, Goldcrest, Song Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, Crow, Canada Geese, Mute swan, Coot, Moorhen, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Great crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Black-headed Gull and Sparrowhawk.


Redland Pool

Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, 1 Canada Goose, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Kestrel, Crow, Magpie, Great Tit, Wood Pigeon, Starling, Song Thrush, Chiffchaff, Wren and Blackbird.

20/03/2015 Slimbridge WWT


Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Coot, Moorhen, Little Egret, Avocet, Shelduck, Lapwing, Wood Pigeon, Shoveler, Teal, Mallard, Mute Swan, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Canada Geese, Tufted Duck, Lesser black-backed Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Crane, Pintail, Oystercatcher, Greylag Geese, Wigeon, White fronted Geese, Herring Gull, Great black-backed Gull, Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Magpie, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin, Reed Bunting I also heard Cettis Warblers.    

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

16/03/2015 Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase

Just a short walk down from the Whitehouse CP I saw - Blue Tit, Great tit, Blackbird, Wood Pigeon, Robin, Bullfinch, Jay, Nuthatch, Green Woodpecker, Raven, Crow, Magpie, Buzzard, Mallard, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Dunnock, Wren, Kestrel, Long-tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Jackdaw and Skylark.


Wolseley Bridge SWT

Here I saw Magpie, Grey Wagtail, Crow, Canada Geese, Mute Swan, Reed Bunting, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Goosander and I had good views of a Kingfisher,  Typical! I had left my camera at home.