31st January

Tamworth Amington - 2+ Ruff in flooded field off Selker Drive (J Morgan).
Coton - 2 Great White Egret perched in trees to North of hide (P Casey & T Kenny).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 3 Great White Egret in vicinity of Heronry roost. Small Starling murmuration on silt pool c.500 birds.
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Egyptian Geese reported [Dosthill NR].

30th January

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 13 Golden Plover, 2 Great White Egret, 2 Oystercatcher [Jubilee Wetlands] (J&P Fincham), 2 Stonechat & 2 Egyptian Geese (C Workman).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Oystercatcher [through Fishers Mill] and Lesser Redpoll [Feeders] (C Workman). Jack Snipe, 14 Snipe & Barn Owl [Southern Meadow] (RSPB).

Some late news for RSPB Middleton as I didn't have time to trawl twitter - Firecrest , Curlew and Ringed Plover [no locations given] and 5 Oystercatcher Dosthill Lake [Waterski Pool] (J Harris).

Curlew is the 100th Middleton bird for the month and year - thanks everyone for your sightings.

29th January

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 3 Ruff [Jubilee Wetlands] (J Allen).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Brambling [car park] (T Perrins).
Coton -  Mediterranean Gull (2W) and Great Black-backed Gull (1W) (A Dean).
Marston Fields - 2 Egyptian Geese,  Stonechat and 4 Little Egret in flooded field near village (A Dean).
KWP South - 5 Goosander, 2 Goldeneye and Oystercatcher present on Bodymoor Heath Water since 26th Jan (A Dean).

28th January

RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Firecrest still in riverside brambles between shelter and Langley Brook (T Perrins).

27th January

Tamworth Amington - 3 Ruff in flooded field off Selker Drive (T Perrins).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 3 Ruff arrived from Amington at 4.05pm to roost on JW also Great White Egret and 2 Egyptian Geese [Dosthill NR], 3 Goosander [North Pit].
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Firecrest in riverside shelter and 3 Pochard on Fishers Mill.
KWP - Oystercatcher on Broomey Croft Pool and 6 Egyptian Geese in field South East of main entrance (S Cawthray).

26th January

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Ringed Plover and 3 Ruff [Jubilee Wetlands], 5 Goldeneye and 2 Egyptian Geese [Dosthill NR].
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker & Brambling [car park] (S Cawthray), Hawfinch [over Hall], Redpoll [feeders] (RSPB) and Firecrest 200 yards South of river bridge near roped off track (many Obs). 3 Barn Owl [Southern Meadow area] & Great White Egret [flew to roost at dusk].

25 January

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great White Egret and Peregrine [Jubilee Wetlands] (Reported).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Brambling (f) & Yellowhammer (m) [car park] (RSPB) also from the car park Red Kite and Firecrest [river bridge] (Reported).
KWP - 2 Little Egret [Model Boat Pool] (T Hyde).

24th January

With only Tony out Birding today I thought a few more people would have a go at the competition.

KWP - 4 (2m,2f) Pochard [Canal Pool] & 5 Little Egret [Richards Meadow] (T Hyde).

23rd January

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Brambling (m) [Stubble Field Fishers Mill], 6 (3m,3f) Pintail [Jubilee Wetlands] & 2 Egyptian Geese [Dosthill NR] (J&P Fincham). Also Brambling (f) in same field (D Corfield).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Firecrest [200m South of river bridge near roped off track in brambles adjacent to Reedbed Pool] (J&P Fincham).

22nd January

KWP - 2 Egyptian Geese and Little Egret [Bodymoor Heath Water] (T Hyde). Combined WeBS total for the park by S Haynes - 31 Great Crested Grebe, 75 Gadwall, 78 Tufted, 15 Pochard, 59 Teal, 126 Shoveler, 1 Goosander, 467 Coot, 2 Shelduck, 6 Goldeneye & 2 Egyptian Geese. Also 2 Cetti's Warbler [Cliff Pool].
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great White Egret [Jubilee Wetlands], 2 Pochard [Fishers Mill] & Cetti's [Dosthill NR] (C Workman).
RSPB Middleton  - Combined selective WeBS totals by RSPB Vols - 248 Teal, 670 Lapwing, 396 Greylag Geese, 9 Shelduck, 6 Goldeneye, 6 Goosander and a Snipe.