Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire (4 Viewers)

[wolfbirder]

13 Waxwings at B and Q Bilston at 3pm this pm.

 

[chris23565]

Nah - Grey-tailed Tattler, no doubts

About due one of them, maybe next autumn hey

Phil 'robin stroker' Jones lol, brilliant, 500+ mate and now forever the new Mr 'robin stroker' at Wesser, beware though, you have competition :eek!:

 

[Upland Birder]

Ive just read a light hearted article about Robin Strokers and this line was included in one of the paragraphs:

the sort of well-meaning ignoramus that serious birders call a "robin stroker"

Dean:t::eek!::-O

 

[smyrna]

:-O:-O think you got mistaken for a 'Robin stroker' there Phil...

I only stroke American Robins

 

[The Moore-hen]

I only stroke American Robins

There almost as common as European Robin in the UK these days 'Mr Stroker'...gotta be Siberian Blue or Rufous-tailed for me...(I wish!)...

News for the 20th Nov

White-rumped Sandpiper - Drayton Bassett Pits still on new workings
c70 Waxwing - Burton off St Peters Bridge at Tesco
10 Waxwing - Cheslyn Hay on Coppice Lane
9 Waxwing - Belvide in SE bay til 11.45 then flew east
1w drake Scaup - still Westport Lake

 

[andyr]

Waxwing - Lichfield

Hi All

30+ Waxwing still, on Cappers Lane near the Royal Mail building, when I drove by at 10.25 this morning.

Cheers

Andy R.

 

[smyrna]

Theres a Snow Bunt reported for yesterday by ' Happy Hammer ' on the NS Moors section of forum, apparently it was by the Mermaid pool in the afternoon

 

[Upland Birder]

Blake Mere

I'll check the Mermaid Pool (Blake Mere) area on Friday. Very heavy rain up there last night and today. This afternoon and into the early evening very thick fog along Morridge and visibility was very poor!

Dean:t:

 

[Happy Hammer]

Snow Bunting from yesterday at Mermaid Pool.
Sorry about poor quality. Snapshot from a shaky video (it was very windy up there!)

 

[The Moore-hen]

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Snow Bunting from yesterday at Mermaid Pool.
Sorry about poor quality. Snapshot from a shaky video (it was very windy up there!)

Nice one Happy Hammer - good find!

 

[andyr]

Great Grey Shrike & Waxwing

Hi All

I came across the Upper Longdon Great Grey Shrike covering the lower slopes off Startley Lane mid-morning today.
It was doing it's level-best to stay out of the worst of the near gale-force winds cutting across the clearfell... where I nearly got blown-over trying to take this very distant record digibinned-shot !
The Lichfield Waxwing, down to around 35 to 40 now, were still on Cappers Lane - until they flew off at 1.20pm.

Cheers

Andy R.

 

[The Moore-hen]

News for the 22nd Nov

No news either way on White-rumped Sand today due to access problems from the flooding.

Juv Great Northern Diver - Chasewater on Swag at dusk also 2 ad Med Gull
Adult Caspian Gull - Belvide
2w Caspian Gull - Blithfield
9 Waxwing - Burton at Trent Washlands
Waxwing - Stafford flew over High St early am
1w drake Scaup - still Westport Lake

 

[Upland Birder]

White-rumped sandpiper on film

Found footage of the White-rumped sandpiper on You Tube. Take a look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANo8ik0tnT8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHiPREj2Vhg&feature=related

Dean:t:

 

[Upland Birder]

Not our White-rumped sandpiper but in the first film is interesting narration, photos and song of this species in its Arctic breeding grounds. The second film is of the species feeding and preening and was filmed through a Swarovski scope! Hope you don't mind me putting these on here. Take a look its fascinating.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqeL4vAYgWo&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzTVokJJCvs&feature=related

Dean:t:

 

[Happy Hammer]

Lone Snow Bunting still at Mermaid Pool this morning 8.15am

 

[GoldenI]

Lone Snow Bunting still at Mermaid Pool this morning 8.15am

is this the same pool as blake mere? the directions on staffs birding make no sense as it says follow road to warslow from mermaid inn when the direct way is carry straight on or is it another pool

 

[smyrna]

is this the same pool as blake mere? the directions on staffs birding make no sense as it says follow road to warslow from mermaid inn when the direct way is carry straight on or is it another pool

Hi - The mermaid pool is on the same side of the road as the Old mermaid pub,
a few hundred yards further on on the left hand side of the road. I remember seeing a Snow Bunt in the same place years ago.

 

[GoldenI]

Hi - The mermaid pool is on the same side of the road as the Old mermaid pub,
a few hundred yards further on on the left hand side of the road. I remember seeing a Snow Bunt in the same place years ago.

thanks, that makes sense. i think the directiosn need changing as they take you the long way round.

 

[andyr]

Great Northern Diver - Chasewater

Hi All

The juvenile GND was showing well on the Swag today, especially around mid-day when it was close in off the Chasewater Railway causeway.
In one digiscoped shot here the bird is looking up at a plane heading down to Birmingham Airport.

Cheers
Andy R.

 

[Steve Seal]

Two Buntings showing well around 14-30 , thanks to Dean and Terry for re-locating them nice one guy's..........:t: