Saturday, 3 March 2018

3rd March

KWP (river) - Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher and Snipe (M Pollock).
RSPB Middleton - 3 Dunlin, Woodcock, Great White Egret, Water Rail and Stonechats (D Fenton).
Alvecote - 2 Pintail (R Smith).
Tamworth Castle Grounds - 2 Ruff on river bank at Anker/Tame junction (A Powell).
Dunlin on the river Kingsbury WP - Matthew Pollock

Friday, 2 March 2018

2nd March

Alvecote - 2 (m&f) Pintail, 12 Shelduck including Ruddy hybrid (M Scott), Great White Egret (R Smith).

Thursday, 1 March 2018

1st March

Alvecote Mill Pool - Dunlin & Pintail (B Duckhouse).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Water Rail [feeders], Merlin [Southern Meadow] & Woodcock [bailey bridge] (RSPB).

Wednesday, 28 February 2018

28th February

Alvecote Mill Pool - Pintail (R Smith).
KWP Broomey Croft Pool - Otter on ice near gate at 12:40 (T Hyde).

Tuesday, 27 February 2018

27th February

Alvecote - Great White Egret (R Smith).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 21 Little Egret and just 1 Great White Egret rooosted. Water Rail under feeders.
Shustoke Res - Goosander & c.20 Pochard (R Walker).

Monday, 26 February 2018

26th February

Alvecote Pretty Pigs Pool - Great White Egret (R Smith).

Sunday, 25 February 2018

25th February

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) -  This morning 8 Ringed Plover, 2 Pintail [Jubilee Wetlands], 3 Great White Egret [North Pit] ( K Sargent). This afternoon first returning AVOCET, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 (m&f) Stonechat, 2 (m&f) Pintail, 2 Egyptian Geese & Lesser Redpoll (M Scott). Firecrest still along river (J Woodcock via @staffsbirdnews). Common Gull (G Williams).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker on feeders (C Clements).
Alvecote Pretty Pigs Pool - Great White Egret (F Savage via @birdsofalvecote)
Tamworth Amington - 3 Ruff still, in flooded field off Selker Drive (M Priest).
The Tamworth 3 - Mark Priest
The winner of the Avocet competition was Richard Hancox being only half a day out. Well done Richard.

Saturday, 24 February 2018

24th February

KWP Otter Pool - Great White Egret (@WildSuburbiaUK).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Firecrest [Dosthill NR Riverside North end] (T Gardner), 3 Ringed Plover, 5 Oystercatcher, 5 Pintail, 7 Shelduck [Jubilee Wetlands], 3 Stonechat, Snipe & 2 Goosander [North Pit] (S Atkinson). Great White Egret (J Kenny).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Firecrest in Warks this afternoon North end of Fishers Mill (J Kenny).
Alvecote - Great White Egret (R Smith). 11 Shelduck, 4 Goosander, Little Egret & 5 Great Spotted Woodpecker (M Scott).
Lea Marston Lakes - Stonechat, 2 Little Egret & 2 Goosander (R Walker).

Friday, 23 February 2018

23rd February

Tamworth Amington - 3 Ruff still, in flooded field off Selker Drive (T Perrins).
KWP South - 2 Egyptian Geese (A Dean).
Lea Marston Lake - 23 Shelduck including a Ruddy Shelduck hybrid and pair of Pintail (A Dean).
Coton - 240 Shoveler (A Dean).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 5 (3m&2f) Pintail, 2 Ringed Plover, Common Gull, Great White Egret, c.2000 Black-headed Gulls & 3 Ruff [Jubilee Wetlands], 11 Goosander [North Pit].

Thursday, 22 February 2018

22nd February

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great White Egret [Dosthill NR], 5 Pintail, 7 Shelduck, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Siskin with small flock of Lesser Redpoll and singing Skylark (S Atkinson).
Tamworth Borrowpit Lake - 2 Oystercatcher (M Scott).