Birding In Staffordshire (1 Viewer)

[chris23565]

Westport Lake

A bit quiet this morning, highlights inc Great Crested Grebe - 4, Grey Heron - 1, Shoveler - 1, Teal - 1 pair, Tufted Duck - 21, Pochard - 1, Goldeneye - 1 pair, Goosander - 1, Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2, Jay - 2, Treecreeper - 1, Chiffchaff - 3/4 & Grey Wagtail - 1 Total species seen = 38.

Yesterday afternoon a guy called Paul from May Bank had 10 Sand Martins & 1 Swallow and someone else had 1 House Martin & 2 Sand Martins at 10.40

Chris

www.westportlake.blogspot.com

 

[russell toon]

Berryhill

Black Redstart present at 07:30 in paddocks Northwest of the mast.
Also 8 Wheatear and 3 Chiffchaff.

Russell

 

[Adam M]

reg mitch way

2 willow tits and a willow warbler around goldendale (next lake up the canal from westport)

buzzard, kestrel, 2 LBBGs and two little grebes on the other 'lake' just off reg mitch way.

adam

 

[NickPomiankowski]

Silverdale Colliery

4 wheatears and 8 goosanders today
Nick

 

[Rob Swift]

Doxey Marsh-- This Morn

Hi All,

the car was in for a service this morn, so I went around the corner to Doxey Marsh for three hours.

Highlights:

Little Egret x 2 - digi-scoping one bird in front of the metal hide and a second flew in from high and joined it.

Water Pipit x 2 - good views from the wooden platform of two birds feeding on the scrape. One individual on the way to attaining its breeding plumage - e.g peachy- pink breast/under parts

Little Ringed Plover x 3/4 birds on the scrape.

Redshank x 3
Snipe x 5
Oystercatcher x 1
Goosander x 9
Buzzard x 4 over the reserve.
Kestrel x 3 " " "

Surprisingly no Hirundines!:-C

Cheers
Rob

 

[Rob Swift]

Hi all
Not really much to do with Staffordshire but I can't think of anywhere else to ask. Basically can anyone suggest good birding holiday locations in the UK for June / July. Not after any fancy accommodation etc, just some nice birding, even if its not rarity hunting.

Cheers

A good mini tour for June-July, is the Farne Islands-St Abbs head,-Bass Rock - Aberlady Bay (basically the extreme N/E coast of England up the coast and 'round the corner' into the mouth of the forth)

Or if you can make it there in early June - the outer Hebrides (South & North Uist & Benbecula) for Breeding Waders on the Machair etc

Rob:t:

 

[coloz]

Hi All,

the car was in for a service this morn, so I went around the corner to Doxey Marsh for three hours.

Highlights:

Little Egret x 2 - digi-scoping one bird in front of the metal hide and a second flew in from high and joined it.

Water Pipit x 2 - good views from the wooden platform of two birds feeding on the scrape. One individual on the way to attaining its breeding plumage - e.g peachy- pink breast/under parts

Little Ringed Plover x 3/4 birds on the scrape.

Redshank x 3
Snipe x 5
Oystercatcher x 1
Goosander x 9
Buzzard x 4 over the reserve.
Kestrel x 3 " " "

Surprisingly no Hirundines!:-C

Cheers
Rob

I love the power of photo shop its great how you have stuck that fresh water mussel on that oyster catchers bill rob. lol. good photo pal:t:

 

[Wimpy]

I love the power of photo shop its great how you have stuck that on that oyster catcher on the end of a fresh water mussel .

Now that's even better photoshopping.

Apologies - great shot.

 

[chris23565]

Westport Lake

At Westport Lake this morning from 05.45 - 07.45, highlights were, Great Crested Grebe - 9, Grey Heron - 1, Shoveler - 1, Teal - 2, Tufted Duck - 25, Pochard - 2, Goosander - 1, Willow Warbler - 1, Chiffchaff - 2, Grey Wagtail - 1 & Bullfinch - 1, in total 39 species where seen.

Chris

www.westportlake.blogspot.com

 

[Rockbirder]

[email protected] Hales Hall this mornin'! Another site first for Mad Malc':t:

Andy.

 

[Adam M]

went westport for a run this morning. saw the female goosander and heard at least 2 (maybe 3) chiffchaff. i heard 2 on 2 different occasions, 1 was in the same place each time the other one had moved between laps, so not sure if it was 2 birds (with one moving about) or 3 (with 2 taking it in turns to sing so to speak)

saw a group of birders staring up into a tree near the bridge with the 'birdtable' on it. was scared i would come on here and see i'd ran past something decent.

adam

 

[Neil-T]

Just had my record number of Bullfinches in the garden, a total of 13 birds with 10 males and 3 females, the females seemed to be chasing the males, is this normal? Also 30+ Redpolls and a couple of Chaffinches.

 

[Steve Turner]

Berryhill

Black Redstart present at 07:30 in paddocks Northwest of the mast.
Also 8 Wheatear and 3 Chiffchaff.

Russell

Nice one Russell :t: Just wish I'd found the bugger when I was up there with you the previous afternoon, grrrr!

Steve

 

[carlj]

the females seemed to be chasing the males, is this normal?

Women's lib catching on in the bird world?

 

[coloz]

Caverswall scrape

Barn owl showing well this morning 5.40. Also a curlew there. still lots of meadow pipits about. 8 sky lark. 3 reed bunting . 10 lbb gulls. 1 kestrel 2 Grey heron . 2 Mistle thrush. 2 red poll in alders. 3 gold finch. 6 common snipe 1 jacksnipe . cheers col

 

[SallyBee]

Swallows

Seven swallows flying north at Aston by Stone 12 midday

 

[Rob Jones]

2 Wheatear at the void. 6 X Goosander. Large flock of Mpits. Chiffchaff's in numbers across ACP at the bottom.

 

[russell toon]

Berryhill

White Wagtail with Pied Wags on top of the Slag banks this morning.
Looks like the Wheatear have cleared out could only find one.

Russell

 

[chris23565]

2 Swallows through Westport Lake at 13.25

Chris

www.westportlake.blogspot.com

 

[Adam M]

4 swallows at the sewage works by the boat inn today.

Adam