Tuesday 31 October 2017

31st October

KWP Otter Pool - Great White Egret roosted.

Monday 30 October 2017

30th October

KWP Otter Pool - Great White Egret and 2 Green Sandpiper (S Cawthray).
Alvecote Pretty Pigs Pool - Great White Egret (R Smith).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great White Egret and Goldeneye Jubilee Wetlands, Goosander river (J Harris). Golden Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Stonechat Jubilee & Egyptian Goose plus 2nd Great White Egret North Pit (R Thomas).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Hawfinch South through Fishers Mill (J Harris). Bittern Fishers Mill (R Thomas).
Dosthill Lake Waterski Pools - 2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Goldeneye and Pochard (J Harris). c50 Golden Plover through Dosthill heading North (R Thomas).

Sunday 29 October 2017

29th October

Tameside NR - 4 Goosander, Tawny Owl, Cetti's Warbler and Snipe (S Allison).
Borrow Pit Lake (SnowDome) - Great White Egret (S Allison).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Firecrest Northwest corner of Southern Meadow (A Tongue).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker just downstream of the river footbridge JW side (S Bradley/P Palmer). 3 Hawfinch, 2 Dunlin and Great White Egret (JJH, SJH via @Staffsbirdnews). 8 Goldeneye (@phoenixbirder). 3 Great White Egret and 29 Little Egret Riverside Roost and 800 Starling Roosted behind West screen.
Alvecote Mill Pool - Whooper Swan (R Smith).

Saturday 28 October 2017

28th October

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great White Egret, Dunlin, 2 Redshank, Green Sandpiper and 2 Stonechat (S Atkinson). 6 Goosander on river (Julie50). 2 Goldeneye (R Walker).
KWP Cliff Pool - 5 Pochard.

Friday 27 October 2017

27th October

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Rock Pipit through, Whitethroat (juv), 2 Great White Egret, 2 Stonechat & 2 Chiffchaff (J Harris). Goldeneye(f).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Water Rail feeders (Rob S). Starlings have moved on < 400 roosted, 4 Goosander and 4 Snipe through.
Dosthill NR - 2 Egyptian Geese (Rob S). Goldeneye (f).
Alvecote - Great White Egret and Barn Owl (R Smith).

Thursday 26 October 2017

26th October

Alvecote (Warks) Teal Pool - Great White Egret (J Morgan).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great White Egret, 4 Stonechat, 2 Redshank and Egyptian Goose (S Atkinson).
Dosthill NR - 2 Brambling (S Atkinson).
KWP Cliff Pool - Great White Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper and 5 Little Egret.

Wednesday 25 October 2017

25th October

RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 11 Hawfinches Hall Lake trees (RSPB). Swallow Hall Lake.

Tuesday 24 October 2017

24th October

RSPB Middleton - 25 Golden Plover, Possible Water Pipit, 7 Snipe, Jack Snipe, 3 Stonechat, Dunlin, Great White Egret (RSPB).
Tameside NR - Great White Egret (S Allison).
KWP Otter Pool - Great White Egret roosted. Also 4 Little Egret which headed to Middleton to roost. Earlier Common Sandpiper and Water Rail (@WildsuburbiaUK).
KWP Cliff Pool - Dunlin

Monday 23 October 2017

23rd October

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Water Pipit North Pit & Goldeneye (J Harris). Stonechat and Dunlin reported. 2 Great White Egret in the Riverside roost.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 3900+ Starling roosted Fishers Mill/Reed Bed Pool.
3903 & there are a few missing off the edge

Sunday 22 October 2017

22nd October

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Great White Egret & 21 Little Egret (Riverside Roost). Dunlin and 2 Goldeneye (Jubilee Wetlands).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - c.4000 Starling (Fishers Mill/Reedbed Pool Roost)
Dunlin

Saturday 21 October 2017

21st October

RSPB Middleton - Hawfinch, 6 Egyptian Geese, Great White Egret and 4 Plastic Fantastic Whistling Ducks (K Sargent).
Alvecote Teal Pool (Warks) - Long-eared Owl & 4 Stonechat (A Archer).
Dosthill Lake Waterski Pools (Warks) - Hawfinch & Great White Egret over (T Perrins).
KWP Cliff Pool - Common Sandpiper

Friday 20 October 2017

20th October

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Dunlin, Goldeneye (f), Pintail (m), Stonechat (m) and Great White Egret (Jubilee Wetlands). Great White Egret, 3 Snipe & 2 Goosander (North Pit).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Goosander (river) and c.3000 Starling Fishers Mill/Reed Bed Pool roost.

Thursday 19 October 2017

19th October

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 10 Black-Tailed Godwits through, 2 Great White Egret, Golden Plover, Meadow Pipit and 3 Goosander (S Atkinson).

Wednesday 18 October 2017

18th October

RSPB Middleton - 11 Whooper Swans and a Hawfinch - all flew through (RSPB).

Tuesday 17 October 2017

17th October

RSPB Middleton - 4 Great White Egret and 32 Little Egret in the roost (Staffs). c.1000 Starlings roosted Fishers Mill (Warks).

Sunday 15 October 2017

15th October

RSPB Middleton - 2 Great White Egret & 36 Little Egrets in the roost. Pintail (m) Jubilee Wetlands (S Atkinson). 1034 Starlings roosted Fishers Mill.
KWP Otter Pool - 14 Egyptian Geese
Alvecote Laundry Lane - Now 3 Cattle Egret (M Smith)

Saturday 14 October 2017

14th October

RSPB Middleton - 2 Great White Egret, 2 Stonechat, 2 Goosander 10 Meadow Pipits & 12 Little Egret (S Atkinson). Hawfinch - Southern Meadow (RSPB). Water Rail - feeders (C Workman).
KWP Otter Pool - 10 Egyptian Geese (S Atkinson). Hawfinch calling from hedgerow rear of SITA hide 3.30pm also Egyptians increased to 12 (S Cawthray).
Alvecote Laundry Lane - 2 Cattle Egret still (R Smith)

Friday 13 October 2017

13th October

RSPB Middleton - 2 Great White Egret, 2 Willow Tit and 16 Egyptian Geese (RSPB)
KWP Cliff Pool - Green Sandpiper, Otter Pool - 17 Egyptian Geese.

Thursday 12 October 2017

12th October

RSPB Middleton - 2 Great White Egret, 6 Stonechat, Green Sandpiper and 2 Meadow Pipits (S Atkinson). Rock Pipit (J Harris).
KWP Cliff Pool - Green Sandpiper and 120 Lapwing,  Otter Pool - Great White Egret and 13 Egyptian Geese (S Cawthray).
Stonechat - Steve Atkinson

Wednesday 11 October 2017

11th October

RSPB Middleton - Great White Egret, 15 Egyptian Geese and 6 Stonechat (G Williams).

Tuesday 10 October 2017

10th October

RSPB Middleton - Tonight 2 Great White Egret, 30 Little Egret, 18 Egyptian Geese Jubilee Wetlands & Goosander on the river. Earlier 6 Stonechat and Pintail (G Williams).
Alvecote Laundry Lane - 2 Cattle Egret still (S Allison).
2 Friesian Cows - Sean Allison

Monday 9 October 2017

9th October

RSPB Middleton - Great White Egret, Greenshank,  Dunlin, Stonechat, Goosander and 15 Egyptian Geese (S Atkinson). 2 Great White Egret, 2 Willow Tit, 3 Stonechat, Redpoll, late Swallow and first reported autumn Redwing for the reserve (G Williams).
KWP Cliff Pool - Common Sandpiper.

Sunday 8 October 2017

8th October

RSPB Middleton - 2 Great White Egret, Stonechat, 4 Raven & Water Rail at feeders (G Williams). Jubilee Wetlands later Pintail, 4 Stonechat between the screens and 2 Great White Egret in the roost. Mandarin on the river (S Pick).

Saturday 7 October 2017

7th October

KWP Cliff Pool - Common Sandpiper, 7 Egyptian Geese and Little Egret.
RSPB Middleton - Great White Egret, Pintail, Green Sandpiper and 2 Stonechat (G Williams). 4 Goosander on the river (J Kenny)

Friday 6 October 2017

6th October

RSPB Middleton - 2 Willow Tit, Great White Egret and Water Rail (R Walker). 8 Egyptian Geese, 2 Shelduck, Pintail, Peregrine, Golden Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper and Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (G Williams).

Wednesday 4 October 2017

4th October

KWP 36 Egyptian Geese on Broomey Croft Pool (S Pick).

Tuesday 3 October 2017

3rd October

RSPB Middleton - Jubilee Wetlands 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Dunlin, Curlew Sandpiper, 20 Snipe and 1 Rock Pipit. North Pit Redstart (RSPB). Stonechat, Peregrine, 2 Siskin and Redpoll (J Harris). Car Park Bittern (Mark C). Green Sandpiper, Pintail and 3 Great White Egret in the roost (S Pick).

Sunday 1 October 2017

1st October

RSPB Middleton - 3 Ruff on North Pit, 2 Great White Egret and 16 Little Egret in the roost (S Pick).