10th November

Alvecote Mill Pool - Great White Egret (R Smith).
KWP Bodymoor Heath Water - Ruddy Shelduck, 13+ Egyptian Geese & Yellow-legged Gull back in winter residence (A Dean).
Middleton House Farm - Buzzard with lettered wing tag "CT"  - This bird was rehabilitated by the RSPCA after being found in poor health. Looking well tonight and has travelled some 186km from where it was tagged. Full details below thanks to Kevin Leighton (Ringer).

GV13122  CT
2nd year 15/07/2017   near North Tuddenham: 52°40'N 1°2'E (TG0512) (Norfolk)
Sighting  10/11/2017   Middleton House Farm, Sutton Coldfield, Warks: 52°34'N 1°43'W (SP1996)
186km W 118 days

9th November

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Jubille Wetlands 416 Golden Plover, 50+ Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine, 10 Meadow Pipit, 9 Stonechat (RSPB). 3 Dunlin, 4 Shelduck, Egyptian Goose, Goldeneye (S Atkinson). 2 Great White Egret [1 JW & 1 NP] (G Williams).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Hawfinch [Hall Car Park], Brambling, Siskin [Canal Meadow] & Water Rail [feeders] (RSPB). 39 Little Egret roosted in the Heronry.
KWP Hemlingford Water - 10 Little Egret (T Hyde).

8th November

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Jack Snipe, c. 300 Golden Plover, c. 200 Lapwing, 3 Dunlin & Egyptian Goose on Jubilee Wetlands (RSPB). 2 Great White Egret roosted with just 13 Little Egret riverside. Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat JW and 4 Goosander through.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Hawfinch over car park (RSPB). 4 Goldeneye & Goosander river, 550 Starling roosted Fishers Mill Pool.
Alvecote Mill Pool - Great White Egret & Goldeneye (R Smith).

7th November

KWP Hemlingford Water - 39 Little Egrets (T Hyde).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 20 Siskin, 20 Redpoll and Brambling - Canal Meadow (RSPB).

6th November

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 3 Great White Egret about the reserve also good numbers of Siskin and Redpoll (RSPB). 66+ Golden Plover, 6 Goosander, 3 Stonechat, 2 Goldeneye, Egyptian Goose & 3 Snipe (G Williams).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - c.2000 Starlings Fishers Mill & Water Rail feeders (RSPB). 32 Little Egret roosted in the Heronry - the majority came in from the South (KWP). There are now 60+ birds on the reserve with 30+ also roosting riverside (Staffs).
Old Warks Moors - Barn Owl and small flocks of Fieldfare.

5th November

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 36 Golden Plover and 2 Stonechat Jubilee Wetlands, 3 Great White Egret (JW, NP & DNR) although only 2 seen going to roost with 28 Little Egret (riverside). 2 Goldeneye River plus a 3rd & Peregrine Dosthill NR. 3 Goosander North Pit plus 9 through JW heading that way to roost (S Atkinson, M Priest, et al).
Tameside NR & Borrow Pit - 11 Snipe, 2 Cetti's Warbler and Water Rail (S Allison).

4th November

KWP Hemlingford Water - 8 Little Egret (T Hyde).
KWP Cliff Pool - 22 Little Egret, 2 Great White Egret through (S Cawthray). Goldeneye and 2 Goosander.
KWP Otter Pool - 2 Water Rail (S Cawthray).
Dosthill - c. 300 Golden Plover over (S Cawthray).
Old Warks Moors - 70+ Redwing & 1 Fieldfare (S Allison).
Tameside NR - 3 Little Egret, 2 Cetti's Warbler and 18 Lapwing (S Allison).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Swallow Silt Pool (K White).

3rd November

KWP Hemlingford Water - 32 Little Egret (T Hyde).
KWP Cliff Pool - Great White Egret (Y Moore).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 150-200 Golden Plover circled Jubilee Wetlands and touched down briefly (J&P Hughes). 3 Great White Egret and 31 Little Egret roosted riverside.

2nd November

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 80 Golden Plover and Great White Egret Jubilee Wetlands (RSPB).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 3 Hawfinch through South Fishers Mill (RSPB).

1st November

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - c.80 Golden Plover (RSPB Vols). 3 Great White Egret & 29 Little Egret roosted riverside.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Short-Eared Owl dropped vertically in over Jubilee Wetlands and then headed South through Fishers Mill and deep into Warks  airspace. Reports of 2 Hawfinch over RSPB car park and a further 5 over canal.