30th April

Birchmoor - Dunlin & 4 Little Ringed Plover in flooded field (R Smith).
KWP - Hobby, 300 Sand Martin, 50 House Martin and 15 Swift feeding in lee of high ground near church (S Haynes).

29th April

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Male White Wagtail [River Scrape] (D Hutton), Black-Tailed Godwit, 7 Avocet, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, Garden Warbler, Ruff,  [Jubilee Wetlands], Wheatear [North Pit], Cuckoo & 2 Egyptian Geese [Dosthill NR] (S Atkinson).
Birchmoor - 8 Little Ringed Plover in flooded field (R Smith).
Alvecote - 2  (m&f) Garganey, Common Sandpiper, Raven & 90+ House Martins/Swallows (M Scott).
KWP Bodymoor Heath Water - 6 Arctic Tern & 20 Common Tern (S Cawthray), Yellow Wagtail (M Pollock).
Wishaw - 2 Wheatear, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 2 White Wagtail & Yellowhammer all on the muck heap (S Cawthray).

One of the 7 Avocet at RSPB Middleton is coloured ringed and believed to be of French origin. Left tibia large yellow ring with 2 horizontal lines, right tibia 2 or possibly 3 colour rings. Scheme can be found here. 
http://www.cr-birding.org/node/1476

This could possibly be our bird (see 23/04/18 post) as the yellow ring above the black ring looked longer and thus could be 2 rings. Only problem is, it was seen in Yorkshire on the 21st of April 2018. Let's hope it hangs around and someone gets a good picture.
http://www.ywt.potteric-carr-sightings-april-2018

28th April

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Dunlin, Black-Tailed Godwit, 5 Avocet, Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Ruff, Cuckoo, Yellow Wagtail & Garden Warbler [Jubilee Wetlands], 2 Snipe [North Pit] (T Perrins).
Shustoke Res - 5 Arctic Tern late evening (J Harris).

27th April

Birchmoor - Whimbrel, Dunlin, 2 Yellow Wagtail & 12 Little Ringed Plover (M Scott).
Alvecote - Dunlin [Railway Pool], 2 Common Sandpiper & 2 Oystercatcher [Pretty Pigs Pool] (R Smith),  Drake Garganey and Whinchat (B Duckhouse).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 13 Dunlin, Black-Tailed Godwit, 7 Avocet, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plovers, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Ruff, Redshanks [Jubilee Wetlands], Wheatear [North Pit], 2 Cuckoo (S Atkinson).
Wishaw - Wheatear (C Hiles).

26th April

Birchmoor - Dunlin & 3 Little Ringed Plover in flooded field (R Smith).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Arctic Tern [through Fishers Mill], Black-Tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail & 4 Ringed Plover (RSPB). Later 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpiper, Ruff, 4 Redshank [all Jubilee Wetlands], Wheatear [North Pit], 9 Swift & Cuckoo [Dosthill NR] (S Atkinson).
Wishaw - Wheatear (C Hiles).
Tameside LNR & Borrow Pit - good selection of Warblers including Reed, Willow, Cetti's and Blackcap also Oystercatcher (M Scott).

25th April

Shustoke Res - 2 Common Sandpiper, Swift and House Martin (P Forbes).
Wishaw - Whinchat, 3 Wheatear and Yellow Wagtail (C Hiles)
Birchmoor - Dunlin, 3 Little Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper in flooded field (R Smith).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Whimbrel [NorthPit] (J&P Fincham). Tonight on Jubilee Wetlands, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Avocet, Ruff (almost black), 2 Common Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Egyptian Geese and marked increase in Ringed and Little Ringed Plover.
Dosthill Lake (Waterski Pools) - Common Sandpiper and Swift.
Alvecote - 2(m&f) Garganey [Teal Pool] & (f) Marsh Harrier [Mill Pool] (A Archer).
KWP Broomey Croft Entrance - very showy Garden Warbler in hedge 30 yards from old WMBC hut.

Ring Ouzel still at Little Packington for 5th day (P Forbes).

24th April

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 6 Avocet, Dunlin, 3 Redshank, Black-Tailed Godwit, Common Sandpiper, 3 Common Tern, Wheatear, 2 Goosander (A Bladon).
Lea Marston Lakes - 5 Swift (R Walker).
Wilnecote/Hockley - Female Pied Flycatcher reported. In tree to the west of the dam on the Kettle Brook. Take tarmac path from Falcon and bird reported at SK 23488 00645. No sign of bird tonight.
Alvecote - Male Garganey [Teal Pool], 3 Swift & 20+ House Martins [Mill Pool] (G Busby).

23rd April

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - GLOSSY IBIS (RSPB), Wheatear, 2 Dunlin [North Pit], 7 Avocet, Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Ruff, 3 Dunlin & House Martin (S Atkinson), 10 Swifts (C Clements).
Hurley - Wheatear(s) (M Pollock).
Birchmoor - Common Sandpiper and Little Ringed Plover (R Smith).
Alvecote - 2 Oystercatcher [Pretty Pigs Pool], 4 Cetti's Warbler & 10 House Martin [Pooley LNR] (M  Scott).

Wheatear RSPB Middleton - Steve Atkinson

22nd April

RSPB Middleton - 6 Avocet, 2 Redshank, 3 Ruff, Cuckoo and 4 Grasshopper Warbler reeling (D Rickard). Late afternoon 4 Ruff, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Ringed Plover & Common Sandpiper (A Hyde), This evening 5+ Redshank, Cuckoo, still 6 Avocet and Hobby chasing Hirundines south through Jubilee Wetlands and Fishers Mill. 2 Yellow Wagtail ploughed field adjacent to access road.
Alvecote Mill Pool - Wheatear (F Savage, R Smith).
Birchmoor - Wheatear, Common Sandpiper & 3 Little Ringed Plover (R Smith).
Wishaw the Muck Heap - 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Yellowhammer & c.80 Linnet (C Hiles).

21st April

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Cuckoo calling East side, TREE PIPIT (seen and heard) West side,  5 Avocet, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Redshank, 2 Little Egret, 2 Common Tern and 2 Ruff [Jubilee Wetlands], 2 Egyptian Geese [Dosthill NR] (S Atkinson). Also Jubilee this morning single WHIMBREL 6.15 - 6.30am before continuing on its way North (G Briddick).
Kingsbury - Red Kite over at 11.45am (S Bagnall).
Alvecote Teal Pool - 2 (m&f) Garganey (J Allen).
Wishaw - Wheatear (C Hiles).

Just outside the recording area but worthy of a mention - RING OUZEL at Little Packington, tip side of Rectory Cottage (Carl Hiles). This site today also produced Red Kite (T Perrins) and 2 Wheatear (J Kenny).