20th January

KWP South - 2 Yellow-legged Gulls (ad + 2W), 9 Goldeneye, 2 Oystercatcher, 6 Goosander (A Dean).
Lea Marston - drake Scaup, 16 Shelduck (A Dean).
Alvecote - Pink-footed Goose [Pretty Pigs Pool], Goldeneye [Mill Pool](R Smith).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members Only) - 3 Bittern at dusk - all seen together (P Softley).

19th January

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Peregrine, Willow Tit, Marsh Tit (M Smith).

18th January

Shustoke Res - 10 Egyptian Geese, 2 Goldeneye (P Forbes).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 4 Great Egret left the Heronry at dawn (D Corfield).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Pintail, 4 Goldeneye, 4 Egyptian Geese 3 Water Rail, 2 Stonechat, 7 Shelduck (D Corfield), Oystercatcher (R Walker). 6 Great Egret roosted riverside and Great Black-backed Gull in the roost on Jubilee.
KWP - 2 Oystercatcher, Yellow-legged Gull, 7 Goldeneye, c10 Pochard (R Walker).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Bittern roosted on B pool at 16:45 (S Allison, J Allen). Also Curlew calling [Eon Meadow], Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [Riverwalk] (P Softley), Peregrine, Willow Tit (S Cawthray).
Lea Marston - drake Scaup, 56 Pochard (D Hutton).

The Scaup has now been present since 25th November 2019 commuting between KWP South, Coton and Lea Marston Lakes. The full moult history since it arrived can be found on Alan Dean's blog - link below.

http://deanar.org.uk/general/localgallery/wildfowl/scaup.htm

17th January

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Hen Harrier (f) [Dosthill NR], 4 Egyptian Geese, 6 Shelduck, Great Egret, 2 Goldeneye, Common Gull (S Atkinson).

16th January

KWP- 65 species seen including - Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Egyptian Geese, Snipe, Great Egret, 2 Shelduck, 2 Oystercatcher, 15 Pochard, 12 Goldeneye, 7 Goosander, 6 Little Egret (C Waring).
Alvecote - Great Egret (M Scott).

15th January

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Great Egret, 2 Egyptian Geese, Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Water Rail, 8 Shelduck, 2 Pochard, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Raven (D Corfield).
RSPB Middleton (Warks - 2 Willow Tit [Southern Meadow] (D Corfield).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Bittern roosted B pool 16:40 (P Softley)

14th January

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Firecrest [car park], 2 Willow Tit, 3 Redpoll, 23 Siskin, Woodcock over, 10 Egyptian Geese, 2 Peregrine, (P Softley).

13th January

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) -  3 Lesser Redpoll, c10 Shelduck, Peregrine (R Walker), 5 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Great Egret, Pintail (f) [Jubilee], 2 Goosander [North Pit] (K Sargent), 6 Shelduck, Raven (S Atkinson), 6 Siskin (S Cawthray).
Alvecote - Great Egret, 2 Little Egret (M Scott).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 10 Egyptian Geese, 12 Shelduck (P Softley).

12th January

KWP North - 4 Great Black-backed Gulls through, 5 Shelduck, Snipe, 6 Little Egret, 9 Pochard, 7 Goldeneye (C Waring).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 3 Great Egret, Water Rail,  4 Pochard, 2 Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat (D Corfield).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Marsh Tit [Mill Plantation], Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [through feeder pool], Red kite [over hall] (D Corfield).
Alvecote - Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret (M Scott).

11th January

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Cattle Egret (4pm), 2 Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Goldeneye [Jubilee], 4 Shelduck [North Pit], 2 Pochard [Fishers Mill], 3 Great Egret roosted riverside.