Sunday 31 December 2017

31st December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 (m&f) Pintail [North Pit] (R Walker), Great White Egret [Dosthill NR] (S Atkinson). Barnacle Goose & 2 Stonechat [Jubilee Wetlands] (G Williams).
KWP Causeway Pool - Great White Egret (T Hyde).
KWP Field Opposite Main Entrance - 7 Little Egret (R Walker).
Alvecote - Stonechat (R Smith).

Saturday 30 December 2017

30th December

Alvecote Mill/Teal Pools - Great White Egret & 2 Stonechat (J Morgan).
KWP Field 500 yards South East of Main Entrance - 5 Egyptian Geese (J Allen).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 5 (2m) Pintail, 6 Shelduck & 2 Common Gull [Jubilee Wetlands], 14 (6m) Goosander [North Pit]. Great White Egret came in from the North and flew through to roost at 4.29pm.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - c.30 Redpoll [in Alders East end of Silt Pool], 2 Goldeneye & 2 Pochard [Fishers Mill], Great White Egret flew South over farm at 2.30pm.
Tamworth - Hawfinch [Canning Rd Glascote] (Facebook).

5 Pintail (2m&3f) - Jubilee Wetlands 

Friday 29 December 2017

29th December

Coton - Pintail(m) & Great White Egret (J & P Fincham).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Great White Egret & 3 Little Egret [Southern Meadow], 5 Goldeneye [Fishers Mill]. GWE flew towards Heronry roost at 4.35pm.
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Pintail m&f (@Helen_Wildheart).

Thursday 28 December 2017

28th December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great White Egret [Dosthill NR], 4 Goldeneye, 6 Shelduck & 2 Stonechat (S Atkinson). Pintail (f), 2 Goosander & Pochard (J Harris).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Great White Egret & 54 Little Egret roosted in the Heronry. 2 Water Rail beneath the feeders.
Lea Marston - 2 Green Sandpiper from the river bridge (T Perrins).
KWP Field 500 yards South East of Main Entrance - 5 Egyptian Geese (T Perrins).
KWP Bodymoor Heath Water - Yellow-legged Gull (T Perrins).
Alvecote - Great White Egret (R Smith).

Wednesday 27 December 2017

27th December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Barnacle Goose [Jubilee Wetlands], mixed flock Goldfinch & Redpoll [River] (T Hyde & @phoenixbirder). 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Goldeneye, Pochard [Dosthill NR], 8 Goosander through heading to roost North Pit. 2 Great White Egret chasing each other around the reserve before feeding together on Dosthill NR and then flew towards the Heronry roost together at 4.25pm.
KWP Richards Meadow - Barn Owl (G A Williams).

Tuesday 26 December 2017

26th December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great White Egret, Peregrine, Green Sandpiper (G Williams). Stonechat & 6 Shelduck. Also Barnacle Goose reported. Firecrest [Dosthill NR first screen] (@Rich1063).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Siskin [Mill Plantation].
Alvecote - 2 Great White Egret (R Smith).
Whitacre Heath NR - 3 Willow and Marsh Tit (R Walker).

Monday 25 December 2017

25th December

*******MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE*******

Sunday 24 December 2017

24th December

KWP South - 10 Goosander, 4 Goldeneye, 19 Little Egret, 59 Pochard, 2 Egyptian Geese & c.240 Shoveler (T Perrins).
Alvecote - Great White Egret (R Smith).

Saturday 23 December 2017

23rd December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great White Egret & Barnacle Goose [Jubilee Wetlands].
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Barn Owl hunting Southern Meadow at 4.30pm and 6 Goosander through.
KWP Cliff Pool - 4 Snipe, c. 150 Lapwing, Goosander & Goldeneye.
KWP Hemlingford Water - 4 Goosander & 3 Little Egret (T Hyde).
Alvecote - 2 possibly 3 Great White Egret (R Smith).

Friday 22 December 2017

22nd December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great White Egret, 2 Goldeneye, 8 Shelduck, Snipe, 3 Stonechat [Jubilee Wetlands], Goosander [North Pit] - also 4 Goosander reported on the river.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Great White Egret & 49 Little Egret roosted in the Heronry plus 2 Water Rail beneath feeders (T Perrins).
Alvecote - Great White Egret (R Smith).
KWP Hemlingford Water - 9 Little Egret (T Hyde).

Wednesday 20 December 2017

20th December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great White Egret [North Pit] (J Osborne). 4 Stonechat (R Thomas).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Redpoll, Water Rail & Chiffchaff (R Thomas).

Tuesday 19 December 2017

19th December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 3 Great White Egret, 30 Golden Plover, 6 Snipe, 9 Stonechat, Green Sandpiper, 150 lapwing, 350 Canada Geese, 311 Teal, 185 Coot, 128 Mallard, 124 Tufted Ducks, 96 Gadwall, 40 Shoveler, 37 Wigeon, 9 Shelduck, 7 Goldeneye and 5 Pochard (RSPB).

Monday 18 December 2017

18th November

RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Great White Egret roosted tonight with 54 Little Egret. 2 Water Rail beneath the feeders.
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Great White Egret, 2 Goldeneye, Goosander & 2 Stonechat (G Williams).

Saturday 16 December 2017

16th December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Great White Egret, 8 Shelduck, 3 Goldeneye, 3 Snipe & Stonechat.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Brambling (f) [Fishers Mill] & Water Rail [Feeders] (J Kenny).
Alvecote - Great White Egret [Gilman's Pool] (R Smith).

Friday 15 December 2017

15th December

Alvecote - 2 Great White Egret [Gilman's & Pretty Pigs Pools] (R Smith).

Thursday 14 December 2017

14th December

Alvecote Pretty Pigs Pool - GANNET (R Smith).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Barnacle Goose [North Pit], Great White Egret, 24 Shelduck & 6 Goldeneye [Jubilee Wetlands], Woodcock [Dosthill NR] (S Atkinson).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 51 Little Egret & 1 Great White Egret roosted in the Heronry - had to check again as couldn't believe we've lost 30 in just six days.

Wednesday 13 December 2017

13th December

RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Just 51 Little Egret & 1 Great White Egret left the Heronry roost this morning.
Alvecote - 2 Great White Egret and 15 Shelduck (R Smith).

Tuesday 12 December 2017

12th December

RSPB Middleton - WeBS Highlights - Great White Egret, 10 Shelduck, 12 Snipe, 2 Egyptian Geese & 7 Water Rail also 65 Little Egret roosted in the Heronry (RSPB).

Monday 11 December 2017

11th December

Alvecote - 2 Great White Egret [Mill & Pretty Pigs Pools](R Smith).

Just outside the area but worthy of a mention - Swallow at Ladywalk in December (R Walker).

Saturday 9 December 2017

9th December

Amington - Hawfinch (T Perrins).
Alvecote - Great White Egret & 2 Stonechat (R Smith).
KWP Hemlingford/Bodymoor Heath Water - 30 Little Egret (T Hyde).

Friday 8 December 2017

8th December

RSPB Middleton (Warks) -  Heronry roost 81 Little Egret & 1 Great White Egret
Alvecote - Great White Egret (R Smith).

Thursday 7 December 2017

7th December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 4 Goldeneye, Great White Egret, 8 Shelduck & Goosander (S Atkinson).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) -  Peregrine (S Atkinson).
Alvecote - Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret & 15 Goosander [Gilman's Pools](R Smith).

Wednesday 6 December 2017

6th December

RSPB Middleton - Jack Snipe (RSPB), 2 Raven & 2 Lesser Redpoll (J & P Fincham).
Marston Fields - 7 Egyptian Geese (J & P Fincham).
Alvecote - 2 Great White Egret [Mill & Railway Pools](R Smith).

Tuesday 5 December 2017

5th December

RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 65 Little Egret and 2 Great White Egret left the Heronry roost this morning.
Alvecote - 2 Great White Egret [Gilman's and Railway Pools], Chiffchaff [Laundry Lane](R Smith).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great White Egret [North Pit](G Williams).

Monday 4 December 2017

4th December

Alvecote - 3 Great White Egret (R Smith).
Coton - Great White Egret (P Forbes).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) -  3 Stonechat, 2 Peregrine and 5 Shelduck (G Williams).
Wishaw Blindpit Lane - 200 Golden Plover (G A Williams).

Sunday 3 December 2017

3rd December

Tameside NR - Redshank, Water Rail and 26 Lapwing (S Allison).
Alvecote - 15 Goosander, Great White Egret and Cetti's Warbler (S Allison).
Shustoke Res - 5 Pochard, Goldeneye, Siskin and Redpoll (R Walker).

Saturday 2 December 2017

2nd December

Alvecote - 3 Great White Egret [2 Pretty Pigs & 1 Mill Pool] (R Smith).
Shustoke Res - Goldeneye, 2 Pochard, Common Gull & Raven (J Kenny).
RSPB Middleton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (@Saintcov1).

Friday 1 December 2017

1st December

RSPB Middleton - 5 Stonechat, 6+ Goldeneye, Great White Egret, Water Rail, Egyptian Goose, Siskin & Lesser Redpoll (R Walker). Tonight (Staffs) 2 Great White Egret, 10 Shelduck, 2 Goosander and a Dunlin size wader flying round JW North but couldn't locate on the ground - probably a ..........Dunlin.
Alvecote - 2 Great White Egret [Mill and Railway Pools] (R Smith).