Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire (9 Viewers)

[The Moore-hen]

News for the 17th March

3 Waxwing - still Glascote, Tamworth - 200 yards south of the B5000 Sheepcote Lane roundabout at 8.15.
2 LRP - Doxey Marshes - from the hide - first confirmed of the year i think?

 

[Periwinkle]

2 LRP - Doxey Marshes - from the hide - first confirmed of the year i think?

A frayed knot - there were 1-2 LRP confirmed at Alvecote, Pretty Pigs Lake on 13-14th March.

 

[ScottPetrek]

Doxey

First LRPs of the year in front of the hide on the scrape, which is looking rather nice and muddy. Also there up to 8 Redshank, 3 Oystercatchers and 2 Shelduck. Another pair of Shelduck on Boundary Flash today, but appear to be quite mobile, and the Little Egret around the new scrape from the willow screen platform.

Scott

 

[The Moore-hen]

A frayed knot - there were 1-2 LRP confirmed at Alvecote, Pretty Pigs Lake on 13-14th March.

AHHH FIDDLESTICKS!

That doesn't count as 'real' Staffs - it's just an outpost of Staffs where birders from W*rks can pretend they are birding in a real inland mecca of a county and see some decent birds for a change... :-O

News for Real Staffordshire!

News for the 18th Mar

Little Gull - Blithfield - adult off Beech Tree Point

Extra News for the 17th Mar

Avocet - Belvide at the west end (8th site record) + ad Yellow-legged Gull roosted + Sand Martin (first of the year i think?)

I'm only going to record the first sightings of the year for summer migrants on this thread...unless they are Rare & Scarce summer migrants obviously...and not breeding of course...:t:

 

[Wimpy]

Numbers are building - five LRPs infront of the hide at Doxey today. Little Egret still present where Scott said. Also some Barnies present, are they wild? Lots of pied wagtails as well

 

[ScottPetrek]

Numbers are building - five LRPs infront of the hide at Doxey today. Little Egret still present where Scott said. Also some Barnies present, are they wild? Lots of pied wagtails as well

Great news about the LRP numbers continuing to rise. Over the next few weeks I'll be keeping my eye's peeled for Wood Sandpiper which has a habit of turning up in May. I presume the Barnacle Geese are feral, although we get them every winter. They are also more tolerant of people, more so than the Canada Geese on site. Whether their wild or not, they were getting a little frisky yesterday... :-O

 

[Wimpy]

Here are some images from today at Doxey. Not the best images but a good record. All digiscoped.

 

[upstarts1979]

Here are some images from today at Doxey. Not the best images but a good record. All digiscoped.

Nice pics mate have you got any pics of the habitat looks inviting for waders - its always nice to get a feel for a place. Or as anyone else got pics of Doxey I have never visited the reserve but only get to see it from the M6

cheers John

 

[Wimpy]

There is no access to Doxey Marshes

All the above images were actually taken from the M6, while I was parked on the hard shoulder
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[Neil-T]

There is no access to Doxey Marshes

All the above images were actually taken from the M6, while I was parked on the hard shoulder
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There is loads of access to Doxey marshes as it is a Staffordshire wildlife trust reserve. It has many paths through it with a viewing screen and hide.
Take a look on the website.

 

[Wimpy]

Here you go John

http://www.staffordshirewildlife.org.uk/reservedetails.asp?rsid=117

Best parking for me is the back of Focus DIY off Greyfriars Way, easy access. SJ915240

Roger

 

[upstarts1979]

There is no access to Doxey Marshes

All the above images were actually taken from the M6, while I was parked on the hard shoulder
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Nice one lads
funny enough I always have a problem with my car on the M6 just about opposite Doxey on every occassion must be a magnetiic field radiating that forces me to stop there. It might be safer to visit the reserve from the Town
cheers John

 

[mick.ball]

Doxey Marshes Friday 19/3

There is no access to Doxey Marshes

All the above images were actually taken from the M6, while I was parked on the hard shoulder
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WIMPY HAS A WEIRD SENSE OF HUMOUR.
I PAID MY FIRST VISIT TO DOXEY TODAY,OF COURSE IT WAS OPEN.
HIS PHOTOS WERE TAKEN FROM THE HIDE NOT THE M6, 4 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER WERE STILL AROUND THOSE STONES IN HIS PIC JUST 20YDS FROM THE HIDE.
ALSO FROM THE HIDE A HANDFUL OF REDSHANK,OIKS AND LAPWING.
I SAW 3 SAND MARTINS PASSING THROUGH DOXEY.

 

[Wimpy]

Oh Mick you've go and spoilt it now

 

[upstarts1979]

Oh Mick you've go and spoilt it now

Come on the Upton warren site we will give you some banter8-P

nice one mate B

 

[Neil-T]

Some habitat views from Doxey this morning. ATB. Neil.

 

[smyrna]

Here are some images from today at Doxey. Not the best images but a good record. All digiscoped.

Very nice but Pied wag & Redshank are'nt exactly scarce are they(see title of thread)

 

[Wimpy]

Smyrna, thanks. :t:

It's called a job lot - to get the image of the Little ringed Plover and egret, you get the reasonably scare redshank and common as muck pied wagtail thrown in for free!

Actually redshank often get a mention on this "scarce and rare" thread.

So apologies for that inappropriate wagtail image

 

[nutcracker1965]

dartford's

As anybody seen the dartford's on the chase since the bad weather ? plenty of stories about some bloke took a photo ! But any of you birder's seen any. B

 

[smyrna]

As anybody seen the dartford's on the chase since the bad weather ? plenty of stories about some bloke took a photo ! But any of you birder's seen any.

UNBELIEVABLE !!! After all the earlier posts regarding this subject !!
NO there are no Dartfords on the chase now they all perished during
the very hard winter !! so no more posting required on this suject.