Birding In Staffordshire (3 Viewers)

[chris23565]

Westport, No sign of the Tufted Duck chicks this afternoon, or the 8 Linnets reported on the gas works by Paul this afternoon.

 

[chris23565]

Westport, 05.45 - 07.55, two large Black-headed Gull flocks 60+ & 80+, Starling x14, Great Crested Grebe x14 (4 juv's), Tufted Duck x38, Pochard x2, Common Tern x1, Shoveler x1, the usual Warblers plus Nuthatch again the top right (canal side) of main lake.

Total species seen 41.

 

[Rob1991S-O-T]

The Gull

after not being able get there then missing it one night finally caught up with it
last night for 20 mins or so before it was flushed enough to have good views or soand a play with taking pic of it

also 1 turnstone , 3 common sand , 3 ringed plover at one end of the blithfield causeway yesterday

 

[Rob1991S-O-T]

Radial Park 6:30 till 8

1 green sandpiper on shoveller pool wasnt there when i left though
1 peregrine juv
4 skylark
whitethroat a few dults and juvs
1 red leg partridge
6 linnets
2 reed warblers
2 buzzards
18 lesser black back gulls

 

[chris23565]

Westport this morning produced the goods again with 1 adult Ruddy Shelduck, 1 Hybrid and 2 young, they stayed for about 20mins before flying off north, also Common Sandpiper, Shoveler, 62x Tufted Duck, 3x Pochard, considering it's July we've had a great month here with 5 year ticks added to the Westport list.

 

[carlj]

Radial Park 6:30 till 8

1 green sandpiper on shoveller pool wasnt there when i left though
1 peregrine juv
4 skylark
whitethroat a few dults and juvs
1 red leg partridge
6 linnets
2 reed warblers
2 buzzards
18 lesser black back gulls

The juv Perry isn't from work - failed to hatch this year...

 

[bull's birder]

Just called for a pint at the Boar, Moddershall. 6 Buzzards soaring together above pub was pretty impressive!!

Cheers
Craig

 

[The Moore-hen]

Westport this morning produced the goods again with 1 adult Ruddy Shelduck, 1 Hybrid and 2 young, they stayed for about 20mins before flying off north, also Common Sandpiper, Shoveler, 62x Tufted Duck, 3x Pochard, considering it's July we've had a great month here with 5 year ticks added to the Westport list.

You will do well to get that past the BOU Chris...especially with it's supporting cast of friends...:-O

 

[chris23565]

You will do well to get that past the BOU Chris...especially with it's supporting cast of friends...:-O

Oh don't worry I have no intention of trying, I think it's from a party over the Cheshire border, but at least we have an idea were they came from, can't say the same about our Marbled Duck, that one bugs me a little bit more as to it origins, since it's brief appearence at Belvide it's gone of the radar, Nick's even deserted Westport for a week to go hunting for it in sunnier climes

 

[chris23565]

Not much at Westport this morning, a juvenile Black-headed Gull with a white ring, I managed to get the ring number and will send it off, 50x Tufted Duck, 16x Great Crested Grebe included 6 young, Common Sandpiper, Pochard and a Teal was the first since early May.

 

[Neil-T]

Good views of the Little stint in Tad bay this morning, thanks to the guys in the hide for putting me on it, also Little egret. Nice to meet up with Rob Swift again.

 

[Neil-T]

Cuckoo, meadow pipit.

Just for Rob Swift. Hi Rob, these are the 2 pictures taken on Uist I was talking about the other day ay Blithfield. Just right click and save them if you want them. And dont forget to text me if you want a hand moving the Munns hide at Belvide. Neil.

 

[Rob Jones]

Just for Rob Swift. Hi Rob, these are the 2 pictures taken on Uist I was talking about the other day ay Blithfield. Just right click and save them if you want them. And dont forget to text me if you want a hand moving the Munns hide at Belvide. Neil.

Cracking shots there Neil :clap:

Been busy in the garden the last few weeks so I've not been up to much birdind wise. The people in the house at he back of me have let their garden go for some time now and it has mature trees creating a canopy over the back of my garden and where I put my feeders. They don't block any light for me so i'm happy for them to keep it that way.
It's helping to attact more birds than ever. With the plants I've grown over the last few years it's helped to attract so far this year... Redwing, Sisken, Blackcap, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch etc...nothing amazing I know but when you consider our house is on an estate it's fairly difficult to get anything other than Sparrows!

 

[Upland Birder]

Tawny Owl

Just had Tawny Owl in the back garden calling from tree and then in flight.

Dean

Happy Birding:t:

 

[coloz]

Cracking shots there Neil :clap:

Been busy in the garden the last few weeks so I've not been up to much birdind wise. The people in the house at he back of me have let their garden go for some time now and it has mature trees creating a canopy over the back of my garden and where I put my feeders. They don't block any light for me so i'm happy for them to keep it that way.
It's helping to attact more birds than ever. With the plants I've grown over the last few years it's helped to attract so far this year... Redwing, Sisken, Blackcap, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch etc...nothing amazing I know but when you consider our house is on an estate it's fairly difficult to get anything other than Sparrows!

I dunno rob that's not a bad list buddy. :t:

 

[chris23565]

Westport 05.40 - 07.55, hybrid CanadaxGreylag still with 239 Canada's, mega of the day 10 Starlings flying over, 2 Grey Herons, 12 Great Crested Grebes (5 juv's), Shoveler, 34 Mute Swans, 52 Tufted Duck, Pochard, Kingfisher on boating lake, 2 Willow Tit, 3 Reed Warbler, Teal for 2nd day, good numbers of Swallows, House & Sand Martins & Swifts going through.

 

[terryeyre]

increasing numbers of gulls heading to roost in the direction of cheadle each evening over the house

 

[chris23565]

2 Arctic Terns at Westport this afternoon, thanks to Phil Jones for the call, also reported from Westport this morning a Med Gull but no more info available, anyone any ideas on who saw it??

 

[PROUD POTTER]

Blithfield

Moulting adult Curlew Sandpiper with 16 Dunlin in Tad Bay this evening at 19:15.

single Black Tailed Godwit in Blythe Bay at 19:30

No sign of the Little Stint.

Mart

 

[chris23565]

Westport 05.45 - 08.15, Mute Swan x34, Shoveler, Common Sandpiper x2, Tufted Duck x59, Pochard x1, Reed Warbler x3, Willow Tit x2, Coal Tit x2, Sedge Warbler 1 singing just after 2nd gate entrance to nature reserve (1st record since April), Chiffchaff x7 & Whitethroat x4.