Thursday, 31 December 2020

31st December

RSPB Middleton - Marsh Harrier, drake Pintail, 13 Shelduck, 24 Snipe, 3 Great Egret (S Atkinson), Yellow-legged Gull, 14 Goldeneye (1 JW, 8 Dosthill & 5 Waterski lake), 4 Stonechat, 3 Pochard (M Smiles).
KWP North - 2 Goldeneye, 8 Pochard [Cliff Pool].
Bodymoor Heath (Opposite RSPB Entrance) - c30 Golden Plover circling fields (M Pollock).

Wednesday, 30 December 2020

30th December

RSPB Middleton - drake Pintail, 6 Shelduck, 7 Snipe, Great Egret, 5 Goldeneye (3 reserve & 2 Waterski lake), 4 Pochard, 2 Raven, 2 Common Gull, Oystercatcher through (M Smiles). Flock of Siskin, Egyptian Goose (J Hexall).
Bodymoor Heath - 6 Golden Plover (T Perrins).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goosander, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Little Egret, drake Mandarin, 2 Shelduck, Siskin (P Andrews). Otter (B Clarke)

Tuesday, 29 December 2020

29th December

RSPB Middleton - Marsh Harrier [North Pit], 6 Snipe, 2 Pochard, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Shelduck, Goosander, Stonechat, 5 Egyptian Geese 3 (S Atkinson). Great Egret.
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - c4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goosander, Great Egret, 11 Lapwing, Little Egret, 6 Mandarin (4m, 2f), 5 Shelduck, Snipe (C Waring), Siberian Chiffchaff along entrance track, 6 Shelduck (P Andrews).

Monday, 28 December 2020

28th December

RSPB Middleton - Great Egret [Fishers Mill], 2 Shelduck, 2 Stonechat [Jubilee], Goosander [River], 13 Goldeneye [Dosthill NR] (M Smiles). Marsh Harrier through Waterski pools mid afternoon.
Whateley - 20 Golden Plover circled fields between Hockley and Whateley

Sunday, 27 December 2020

27th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Drake Mandarin, 5 Goosander, 3 Shelduck, Stonechat, Little Egret, Common Gull, Willow Tit and Yellowhammer over the wood yard. (P Lichfield).

Saturday, 26 December 2020

26th December

RSPB Middleton - 2 Great Egret, 6 Shelduck [Jubilee], 12 Goldeneye [7 Dosthill NR, 2 Reedbed Pool, 3 Waterski Lake], 2 Goosander & Marsh Harrier [North Pit], Stonechat & small flocks of both Siskin & Redpoll (M Smiles). 
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Merlin through, Peregrine, 400 Starlings roosted, 2 Siberian Chiffchaff [right of double gates], 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Goosander.  Several Redpoll over EON Meadow (P Softley).
KWP (South) - Great Egret [Pine Pool] (T Perrins).

Friday, 25 December 2020

25th December

RSPB Middleton - Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerGreat Egret, Siskin, 2 Pintail, Snipe, Goldeneye (D Corfield). 
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 Siberian Chiffchaff along entrance track to the reserve plus 8 Chiffchaff, 3-4 Willow Tit, 4 Shelduck (P Softley).

Thursday, 24 December 2020

24th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Willow Tit, 8 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, Little Egret, 50+ Lapwing (P Lichfield).
Alvecote - 57 Pink-footed Geese [Railway Pool] (R Smith).

Willow Tit - Pete Lichfield

Tuesday, 22 December 2020

22nd December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - c6 Chiffchaff (1 Sibe 'type'), Egyptian Goose, 24 Lapwing, Peregrine, Pochard, 2 Shelduck, Willow Tit (C Waring). 

Monday, 21 December 2020

21st December

RSPB Middleton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (R Hunt).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) -  Siberian Chiffchaff [double gates] plus 3 Chiffchaff, Willow Tit (P Softley).

Sunday, 20 December 2020

20th December

RSPB Middleton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [@briza_kat], Raven (D Corfield).
Hams Hall (Edison Rd) - 2 Green Sandpiper [Outfall] (D Hutton).
Shustoke Res - 31 Common Gull, 10 Lapwing (P Forbes).

Saturday, 19 December 2020

19th December

RSPB Middleton - Great Egret, Cetti's Warbler, Shelduck, Egyptian Goose (J Hexall). 
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Marsh HarrierWillow Tit, 4 Stonechat, Peregrine (S Cawthray).

Friday, 18 December 2020

18th December

RSPB Middleton - 4 Pochard, Raven, 3 Goosander, 4 Shelduck 2 Great Egret (S Atkinson). 
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 4 Mandarin, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Stonechat, 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Shelduck, Otter (D John).

Thursday, 17 December 2020

17th December

 RSPB Middleton - Marsh Harrier, Great Egret, 3 Stonechat, Shelduck(S Atkinson).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Peregrine (C Waring).

Monday, 14 December 2020

14th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 3 Common Gull, 4 Chiffchaff, 47 Lapwing, Little Egret, 2 Pochard, 2 Raven, 4 Shelduck, Snipe and c800 Starling out of the roost (C Waring).
Drayton Bassett - 14 White-fronted Geese [field between RSPB Middleton and Fazeley] (M Smiles).
Seckington - 2 Ruff, Merlin, Green Sandpiper [Hangman's Ln Junction] (A Archer).

Sunday, 13 December 2020

13th December

Bodymoor Village 14 White-fronted Geese over (T Perrins).
Alvecote Bewick's Swan [Mill Pool] (T Perrins).

Saturday, 12 December 2020

12th December

Drayton Bassett - 14 White-fronted Geese [field between RSPB Middleton and Fazeley] (S Atkinson).
RSPB Middleton 14 White-fronted Geese [North Pit], Pintail, 4 Goldeneye, Marsh Harrier, 6 Siskin, 2 Great Egret (D Corfield).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Siberian Chiffchaff [double gates], 4 Chiffchaff, Willow Tit, 2 Stonechat, Raven, Prergrine, 20 Redpoll, 2 Snipe (P Softley). WeBs - 10 Mute Swan, 40 Canada Geese, 2 Greylag, 270 Mallard, 44 Gadwall, 50 Shoveler, 13 Wigeon, 204 Teal, 47 Tufted, 5 Pochard, Goosander, Goldeneye, 5 Mandarin, 7 Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, 173 Cormorant, 16 Grey Heron, Great Egret, Little Egret, Water Rail, 36 Moorhen, 83 Coot, 132 Lapwing, 8 Black-headed Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull (B Eaton).
Lea Marston - c200 Wigeon (P Forbes).

White-fronted Geese - Drayton Bassett - Sean Allison


Friday, 11 December 2020

11th December

Drayton Bassett - 14 White-fronted Geese [field between RSPB Middleton and Fazeley] (S Atkinson, T Perrins), 2 Great Egret (T Perrins).
RSPB Middleton - Pintail, Goldeneye, 5 Pochard, 3 Goosander, 2 Great Egret (S Atkinson).

Thursday, 10 December 2020

10th December

RSPB Middleton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (S Watts).
Drayton Bassett - 14 White-fronted Geese [field between RSPB Middleton and Fazeley] (M Smiles).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Great Egret, 5 Mandarin, Egyptian Goose, 4 Pochard, 4 Little Egret roosted with 189 Cormorant & c.200 Starlings (P Softley).

Wednesday, 9 December 2020

9th December

RSPB Middleton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Marsh Harrier, c10,000 starlings roosted (P Softley), Pintail, 4 Pochard, Goosander [North Pit], 4 Stonechat, 5 Goosander, 3 Great Egret, Raven [Jubilee], 3 Goldeneye [Waterski Pools] (S Atkinson).
Drayton Bassett - 14 White-fronted Geese [field between RSPB Middleton and Fazeley] (S Atkinson).

Friday, 4 December 2020

4th December

 KWP (South) - Yellow-legged Gull [Hemlingford Water] (T Perrins).

Wednesday, 2 December 2020

2nd December

RSPB Middleton - 5 Goldeneye, 3 Shelduck, 2 Pochard, Snipe, Great Egret, 2 Stonechat, Blackcap (M Smiles), Marsh Harrier [Dosthill NR] (D Chetwynd).
KWP North - 3 Goldeneye [Cliff Pool] (M Smiles).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Dunlin, 5 Chiffchaff, 2 Mandarin, Peregrine, Raven, 2 Little Egret, Willow Tit (C Waring).

Tuesday, 1 December 2020

1st December

RSPB Middleton - Dunlin, 7 Goldeneye, 5 Goosander, 4 Shelduck, 5 Pochard, 3 Snipe, Great Egret, 2 Stonechat (M Smiles).