Friday, 30 November 2018

30th November

Alvecote [Pretty Pigs Pool] - 3 White-fronted Geese (T Perrins), Smew (A Archer).
RSPB Middleton - 3 Ruff, Great Egret, 2 Stonechat, 2 Goosander, several Goldeneye & 9 Pochard (D Corfield). In the Staffs Riverside roost tonight 5 Great Egret & 79 Little Egret.
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 3 Shelduck, 3 Pochard, c200 Lapwing & Little Owl calling (P Softley).

Thursday, 29 November 2018

29th November

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Great Egret [North Pit & Jubilee], Stonechat, 12 Pochard, 9 Shelduck & 3 Goldeneye (S Atkinson).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 7 Pochard & 3 Goldeneye (S Atkinson).
Alvecote - 3 White-fronted Geese (R Smith).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members Only) - 2 drake Mandarin, 4 (2m,2f) Goosander, Pochard, c250 Lapwing, c200 Teal & 2 Chiffchaff (P Lichfield, P Softley).

Wednesday, 28 November 2018

28th November

Alvecote - Smew, 2 Shelduck, c115 Wigeon, 12 Little Grebe & Little Egret (M Scott).

Tuesday, 27 November 2018

27th November

RSPB Middleton - Red-Crested Pochard (f) with 18 Pochard [Fishers Mill], Great Egret [North Pit], 4 (m&3f) Goldeneye [Dosthill NR, River and Reedbed Pool] (D Corfield).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Red-crested Pochard (f) & 3 (2m&f) Mandarin (P Softley).

Monday, 26 November 2018

26th November

Alvecote - Whooper Swan [Pretty Pigs Pool] (R Smith).

Sunday, 25 November 2018

25th November

Tamworth Borrow Pit/Tame - 2 (m&f) Goosander, 2 Snipe, 2 Little Egret, Grey Wagtail & Cetti's Warbler (S Allison).
Alvecote - Smew [Pretty Pigs Pool] (M Scott, J Allen), 4 Yellowhammer, 4 Goosander, 3 Shelduck, Goldeneye (M Scott), Pink-footed Goose (R Smith).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - drake Mandarin, Pochard, 2 Raven, Shelduck, 2 Little Egret & c36 Lapwing (P Lichfield).

Saturday, 24 November 2018

24th November

KWP North - (f) Red-crested Pochard [Canal Pool] (T Perrins), 4 Goldeneye, 3 Pochard & 3 Little Egret [Cliff Pool].
Alvecote - Smew [Pretty Pigs Pool] (A Archer, T Perrins), Pink-footed Goose [Railway Pool] (R Smith). Barn Owl, 3 Shelduck & Goosander (M Scott).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great Egret, Shelduck [North Pit], 3 (m&2f) Stonechat, Snipe, 3 Goldeneye, Shelduck [Jubilee Wetlands], 5 Goosander through, 3 Pochard [Fishers Mill], 2 Egyptian Geese in field with Greylag West side.

Friday, 23 November 2018

23rd November

KWP South - 17 Little Egret and 8 Goosander [Hemlingford and Bodymoor Heath Water] (T Hyde).
Alvecote - Smew [Pretty Pigs Pool], Pink-footed Goose (R Smith).
RSPB Middleton - Great Egret, 3 Goldeneye, 2 (m&f) Stonechat & 12 Redpoll (D Corfield). In the Staffs riverside roost this evening 4 Great Egret and 71 Little Egret.

Thursday, 22 November 2018

22rd November

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 3 (2m,1f) Stonechat, 2 Goldeneye, Shelduck & Great Egret (S Atkinson).   Golden Plover over (R Baker).
Alvecote - Pink-footed Goose, 3 Goosander, 3 Shelduck & Water Rail (M Scott).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 (m&f) Red-crested Pochard, 3 Willow Tit, 3 Chiffchaff & Mealy Redpoll among c50 Lesser Redpoll (P Softley).
KWP Canal Pool - Red-crested Pochard (R Walker).

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

21st November

Alvecote Pretty Pigs Pool - Smew (R Smith)
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Little Owl, Woodcock, Willow and Marsh Tit (S Cawthray). Very late record of Sand Martin in logbook.

Monday, 19 November 2018

19th November

KWP- Red-crested Pochard, c10 Goldeneye (R Walker).
Lea Marston - Green Sandpiper and Kingfisher at the EA trash screen thus no public access (R Broadbent).
Alvecote - Pink-footed Goose (R Smith).

Sunday, 18 November 2018

18th November

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 3 Great Egret, 3 Goosander, Stonechat, Goldeneye, 3 Dunlin (D Corfield). Late afternoon Dunlin had increased to 6 before being scattered by a Kestrel. 78 Little Egret roosted riverside which included a group of 21 from KWP direction. 5 Great Egret also roosted, 3 off the reserve and 2 which came in from the South together.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 20+ Redpoll [Play Meadow] (D Corfield). Bittern at dusk [Fishers Mill Pool] (L White).
Tamworth - Green Sandpiper on the Tame (A Powell).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 (m&f) Pintail (P Softley).

Saturday, 17 November 2018

17th November

Alvecote - Pink-footed Goose, Great Egret, Raven & 60 Wigeon (M Scott).

Friday, 16 November 2018

16th November

RSPB Middleton - 2 Great Egrets, Redshank, Green Sandpiper, Stonechat, Goldeneye, 4 Goosander, 2 Shelduck (D Corfield, S Atkinson), Yellowhammer (A Powell).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 Mandarin (DE).
Alvecote - Pink-footed Goose, Barn Owl, 2 Little Egret, 67 Wigeon & 9 Little Grebe (M Scott).
Hopwas River Tame - 4 (2m, 2f) Goosander, 2 Little Egret & 5 Skylark (M Scott).

Thursday, 15 November 2018

15th November

RSPB Middleton - Great Egret, 4 Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, c90 Linnet & c50 Lapwing (M Scott).
Bodymoor Heath Lower Farm - 7 Egyptian Geese (R Walker).

Wednesday, 14 November 2018

14th November

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Marsh Harrier through, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Shelduck [Jubilee Wetlands], Dunlin [East Scrape], 5 Great Egret & 56 Little Egret roosted riverside (S Atkinson).
Dosthill Lake - 2 Goldeneye (S Atkinson)

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

13th November

KWP South - 3 Great Egret (R Walker), 20 Little Egret [EWR Station small Pool] ( T Hyde).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Dunlin, Common Sandpiper (K Sargent).

Monday, 12 November 2018

12th November

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 4 Brambling [A, B & car park feeders], 2 female Pintail, 3 Pochard, 2 Goosander & 3 Green Sandpiper (P Softley).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Dunlin [East Scrape] (J Harris).
KWP South - Great Egret & 22 Little Egret (T Hyde).

Sunday, 11 November 2018

11th November

Coton - Great Egret, 13 Goosander, 3 Little Egret, 3 Pochard, c1100 Coot, 209 Tufted Duck, 55 Great Crested Grebe & 6 Little Grebe (P Forbes).
KWP South - c15 Little Egrets [Bodymoor Heath Water] (T Hyde).
RSPB Middleton - Great Egret, Pintail, Stonechat, Shelduck, 2 Peregrine, 4 Goldeneye & Pochard (R Walker).
Alvecote - Barn Owl, Great Egret, Little Egret, 15 Meadow Pipit, c70 Wigeon & 5 Little Grebe (M Scott).

Saturday, 10 November 2018

10th November

KWP Cliff Pool - 14 Pochard, Goldeneye & 3 Little Egret.
KWP South - Great Egret [Bodymoor Heath Water] (T Hyde).
Bodymoor Heath Lower Farm - No sign of Cattle Egret this morning but 7 Egyptian Geese in field.
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Dunlin, 2 Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, 3 Snipe, Water Rail, 110  Lapwing, 2 Siskin, Marsh Tit & Willow Tit (S Cawthray).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great Egret (M Pollock) also Stonechat, Goosander & Goldeneye.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 6 Little Egret roosted in the Heronry
Alvecote - Barn Owl (M Scott).

Friday, 9 November 2018

9th November

KWP South - 2 Great Egret, Yellow-legged Gull, Goldeneye & Pochard (R Walker).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - c800 Black-headed Gull, c200 Greylag Geese, 2 Shelduck, c60 Teal, Goldeneye (M Scott), 64 Little Egret roosted with 4 Great Egret in the riverside Willows.
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Great Egret, 4 Snipe & Green Sandpiper (@eatondavid53).

Yesterday's Cattle Egret at Bodymoor Heath was just to the West of the canal bridge in the cattle field on the north side of the road  (per JackRabbit via Birdforum).

Link - https://www.birdforum

Thursday, 8 November 2018

8th November

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Great Egret, 3 Mandarin Duck, 4 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 4 Goosander & Little Owl calling (K Whiston, K Bentley).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 10 Snipe, 3 Great Egret, 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 Stonechat (RSPB), Pintail, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Shelduck [Jubilee], 52 Little Egret roosted riverside with 4 Great Egret (S Atkinson).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Little Egret roosted in the Heronry - the switch has started.
Dosthill Lake - 3 Goldeneye (S Atkinson).
Alvecote - 5 Little Egret (M Scott).

Wednesday, 7 November 2018

7th November

Alvecote - 2 Great Egret, 4 Little Egret, 3 Snipe & Goosander (M Scott).

Tuesday, 6 November 2018

6th November

KWP South - Great Egret (R Walker).
Alvecote - Pink-footed Goose (B Duckhouse).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 71 Little Egret roosted with 7 Great Egret [Riverside Willows], Pintail [Reedbed Pool], 5 Egyptian Geese, 2 Shelduck [Jubilee], 2 Goldeneye [Dosthill Lake] (S Atkinson). c100 Golden Plover, Ruff, 5 Goldeneye & 2 Snipe (G Williams).

Monday, 5 November 2018

5th November

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Great Egret (J&J Morris).
KWP South - 14 Little Egret [Bodymoor Heath Water] (T Hyde).

Sunday, 4 November 2018

4th November

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Great Egret, Willow Tit & 4 Goosander (J&P Fincham).
Alvecote - 2 Great Egret, 5 Little Egret, Common Gull, 2 Goosander, 75+ Wigeon, Shelduck, Raven & drake Pochard ( M Scott).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Black-tailed Godwit, 3 Great Egret, Ruff, 7 Goldeneye, Pintail & Shelduck (D Corfield).
KWP South - 40 Little Egret, 38 Goosander, 2 Goldeneye, c20 Pochard & c10 Siskin (R Walker).
KWP North - 3 Great Egret together on the small pool behind the outdoor centre at 9.30am (Di).
Alvecote - Short-eared Owl and Barn Owl [Teal Pool] (A Archer per Facebook), Pink-footed Goose (F Savage per @birdsofalvecote).

Saturday, 3 November 2018

3rd November

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 63 Little Egret left the roost this morning and all headed South. Great Egrets headed low and North so only 3 picked up (S Atkinson). Out on the reserve 3 Stonechat, 4 (2m,2f) Goldeneye, Shelduck (Jubilee), drake Pintail [Reedbed Pool], 2 Great Egret [North Pit & Dosthill NR], plus counts of 4 Pochard, 87 Cormorant, 120 Greylag Geese & 40+ Linnet (S Atkinson & M Scott). Tonight's Egret roost count - 8 Great Egret & 60 Little Egret (J Allen).
RSPB Middleton (Warks?) - female/imm Garganey [Fishers Mill Pool] (J Allen). Great Egret [Hall Lake] (@DRCAVFC1).
Alvecote - Pink-footed Goose & Great Egret (T Perrins).
KWP South - 23 Little Egret [Bodymoor Heath Water] (T Hyde).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 12 Goosander & Green Sandpiper (P Lichfield).

Friday, 2 November 2018

2nd November

KWP South - 9 Little Egret [Bodymoor Heath Water] (T Hyde), 244 Gadwall [118 Mitchell's Pool], 67 Wigeon, 25 Goosander, Goldeneye, 2 Great Egrets, 29 Little Egrets, Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Cetti's Warbler (A Dean).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Peregrine, 2 Stonechat, Green Sandpiper, Common Gull, Snipe, Water Rail (K Whiston).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Ruff, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat, Water Rail, Goosander (D Corfield), 8 Great Egret roosted with 63 Little Egret in the riverside willows.

Thursday, 1 November 2018

1st November

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - both the Staffs Great White Egret & Little Egret records were broken again tonight with respective counts of 9 and 64 birds roosting in the riverside willows (S Atkinson). Also out on the reserve 5 (3f, 2m) Goldeneye, Ruff, 6 Cetti's Warbler, Shelduck & Goosander (S Atkinson, T Mathieu). Some late news from yesterday - Bittern North end of Fishers Mill Pool @ 10.20am (J&P Fincham).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Marsh Harrier flew into reeds North East corner of Fishers Mill Pool (N Archer).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Bittern again B Pool 11.15 (P Lichfield), also seen again at 12.20. Little Owl calling, Pintail, Pochard, Green Sandpiper & 108 Lapwing (P Softley).
KWP South - 23 Little Egret this morning on Bodymoor Heath Water (T Hyde).
Alvecote - Pink-footed Goose [Pretty Pigs Pool], Great Egret [Gillman's Pool] also 7f Goosander and 54 Wigeon (M Scott).