31st December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Pintail (2m2f), Great Egret, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls [Jubilee], Great Egret, 7 Pochard, 2 Egyptian Geese [North Pit] (S Atkinson).
Shustoke Res - 10 Egyptian Geese (P Forbes).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 4 (2m2f) Mandarin, Brambling over, 3 Willow Tit, Golden Plover over and a further 12 over Faraday Ave (P Softley).

30th December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Peregrine, 4 Pintail (2m2f), 2 Great Egret, 2 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese [Jubilee/North Pit] (Karl Sargent, S Atkinson), 3 Stonechat, 26 Goldeneye on Jubilee South at first light.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Great Egret left the Heronry roost with 20 Little Egret.

29th December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Peregrine, 7 Pochard, 2 Stonechat, 2 Goosander (D Corfield), 14 Goldeneye, 4 Pintail (2m2f), Golden Plover through [Jubilee], Pintail (m) [North Pit], 6 Great Egret on the reserve early am including 3 that spent most of the morning inches apart on North Pit. 4 Great Egret roosted riverside with 21 Little Egret.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Great Egret left the Heronry roost with 18 Little Egret. Woodcock through the car park.
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (many Obs).
Tameside NR & Borrowpit - Great Egret, Snipe, 3 Little Egret,  4 Goosander, 50+ Lapwing (S Allison).
KWP - Great Egret, 3 Goldeneye (R Walker).

28th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Bittern (P Forbes), 4 Mandarin (P Lichfield).
Shustoke Res - 10 Egyptian Geese, Pochard, Gossander (@Saintcov).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 4 Pintail, 6 Common Gull, 12 Goldeneye [Jubilee], 13 Goosander [North Pit], 7 Great Egret roosted riverside.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Great Egret and 16 Little Egret roosted in the Heronry (T Perrins).

27th December

RSPB Middleton - 2 Great Egret, Shelduck, 3 Goldeneye, Pochard, 4 Water Rail, Stonechat, Redpoll, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls (M Smiles). GBBG's increased to 3 by late afternoon. 

26th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) -  Willow Tit [car park] (R Walker), Shelduck, 4 Pochard, Fulvous Whistling Duck, 4 Mandarin, 4 Snipe, 2 Little Egret (P Softley).

25th December

KWP -  Lesser Spotted Woodpecker along canal (R Walker).
RSPB Middleton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Great Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, Pochard, Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat, 2 Woodcock, 2 Goosander (D Corfield).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 Bittern,  5 Mandarin, 10 Egyptian Geese, 4 Pochard, 4 Shelduck, 2 Snipe (B Eaton).

24th December

Eventually got round to updating the RSPB Middleton year list to the right. This currently stands at 157 which is down 10 on last year.

23rd December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 Peregrine [car park pylon] (K Whiston), Bittern, 3 Pochard, 3 Shelduck [B Pool] (P Lichfield), FIRECREST with Tit flock on left just before track up to Riverwalk Hide (P Burton), 5 Mandarin, Brambling over, 2 Raven, Siskin, Woodcock (P Softley).

22nd December

Tamworth - 2 Pink-footed Geese over Ventura Park (P Andrews).
KWP North - 7 Pochard [Canal Pool], 11 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye [Cliff Pool], 13 Little Egret in field opposite Broomey Croft entrance.
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great Egret, 14 Goosander [North Pit].
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Great Egret in from the South to roost in the Heronry, 2 Woodcock through the play meadow.

21st December

RSPB Middleton - 2 Great Egret, 5 Pochard, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat, 6 Redpoll, 2 Egyptian Geese (D Corfield), Bittern in flight along river behind Fishers Mill Pool (M Smiles).
Coleshill GP - Jack Snipe, 22 Snipe, 11 Goosander, Egyptian Goose (P Forbes).

20th December

RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 25 Little Egret roosted in the Heronry with a Great Egret in from the South, Woodcock through the car park.

19th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Cattle Egret from Riverwalk hide at 15:15, 4 Mandarin, Golden Plover through (P Softley)

18th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) -  Willow Tit [car park feeders], 2 Shelduck, Pochard, 2 Egyptian Geese, Fulvous Whistling Duck (P Lichfield),  2 Peregrine, Woodcock, 2 Raven (S Cawthray, P Softley).

17th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 Rose-ringed Parakeet over wood yard (K Whiston).

16th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Shelduck, 4 Pochard, Bittern, 4 Goosander, Peregrine, 2 Raven (P Lichfield). 2 Woodcock, 2 Rose-ringed Parakeet, 10 Egyptian Geese (P Softley, D Eaton).
RSPB Middleton - 62 species inc 2 Great Egret out the Heronry at first light, Goldeneye, 2 Goosander [North Pit], Goldeneye [Jubilee] (K Sargent).

15th December

RSPB Middleton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (L Williams).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Bittern from B hide and Rudd pool (P Lichfield, S Cawthray), 10 Egyptian Geese, 9 Goosander, Willow Tit, Brambling (P Softley).

14th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Great Egret (P Lichfield).
RSPB Middleton - 2 Great Egret [Jubilee], 4 Goosander [North Pit], 7 Goldeneye (S Atkinson), Peregrine, Pochard (D Corfield). 1 Great Egret and 31 Little Egret roosted in the Heronry.

13th December

RSPB Middleton - Great Egret, 15 Shelduck, 6 Goldeneye, 5 Pochard, 3 Egyptian Geese, 2 Redpoll (D Corfield).
Shustoke Res - 3 Goosander, 9 Pochard, 296 Coot (P Forbes).

11th December

KWP North & South - Yellow-legged Gull, 6 Little Egret, 6 Goldeneye, 13 Goosander (C Waring).
RSPB Middleton - Great Egret, 342 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 11 Shelduck, 6 Goosander, 4 Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat (M Scott).

10th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Brambling [car park feeders] (D Eaton).

9th December

Coton - 50 Canada Geese, 220 Greylag Geese, 188 Mute Swan, 8 Shelduck, 38 Shoveler, 368 Gadwall, 207 Wigeon, 165 Mallard, 3 Pintail, 67 Teal, 32 Pochard, 708 Tufted Duck, 2 Goosander, 686 Coot (P Forbes).

8th December

RSPB Middleton - Great Egret, 2 Common Gull, 10 Shelduck, 8 Goldeneye, 7 Pochard, 3 Stonechat, Goosander, 211 Lapwing (M Smiles, K Sargent).
Tameside NR - Snipe, 5 Common Gull, 3 Goosander, 2 Little Egret (S Allison).
Wishaw Blind Pit Lane - Snipe, Grey Partridge (R Strong).

7th December

RSPB Middleton - 3 Stonechat, Green Sandpiper, Great Egret (D Corfield), another 2 Great Egret, 5 Pochard, 7 Goosander, 2 Goldeneye (S Atkinson).

6th December

RSPB Middleton - Great Egret, 2 Goosander, 7 Goldeneye, Stonechat (D Corfield).
KWP - Great Egret, 7 Goldeneye, c20 Pochard (R Walker).

5th December

KWP - Common Gull, Goosander, 4 Shelduck, 30 Pochard, 6 Goldeneye, Willow Tit, Egyptian Goose (C Waring).
RSPB Middleton - Woodcock flew towards reserve (P Forbes).
Alvecote - Great Egret, 2 Little Egret, Pochard, Goosander (M Scott).

4th December

Shustoke Res - Woodcock, 8 Snipe, c 20 Pochard (P Forbes).
Tameside NR - 2 Goosander, 2 Little Egret (M Scott).

3rd December

Coton - Great Egret, 6 Little Egret, Scaup, 30 Pochard (P Forbes).
Alvecote - Great Egret, Goosander (M Scott).

2nd December

KWP North - 7 Goldeneye [6 on Cliff Pool] (R Walker).
KWP South - Yellow-legged Gull [Bodymoor Heath Water], Goldeneye, Goosander [Hemlingford Water], 5 Goosander [Mill Pool] (M Smiles).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Marsh Tit, Willow Tit [Feeder Hide], Brambling over wood yard, Bittern [Bittern Hide], Green Sandpiper, Siskin, Redpoll (P Softley).
Coton - Scaup (A Dean).

1st December

KWP North - Great Egret [Cliff Pool] (R Walker).
RSPB Middleton - Great Egret, 2 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, 143 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 14 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye, 3 Goosander, 3 Stonechat, 2 Yellowhammer (M Smiles).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, 9 Egyptian Geese, 5 Pochard (P Lichfield).