31st December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Pintail (2m2f), Great Egret, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls [Jubilee], Great Egret, 7 Pochard, 2 Egyptian Geese [North Pit] (S Atkinson).
Shustoke Res - 10 Egyptian Geese (P Forbes).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 4 (2m2f) Mandarin, Brambling over, 3 Willow Tit, Golden Plover over and a further 12 over Faraday Ave (P Softley).

30th December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Peregrine, 4 Pintail (2m2f), 2 Great Egret, 2 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese [Jubilee/North Pit] (Karl Sargent, S Atkinson), 3 Stonechat, 26 Goldeneye on Jubilee South at first light.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Great Egret left the Heronry roost with 20 Little Egret.

29th December

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Peregrine, 7 Pochard, 2 Stonechat, 2 Goosander (D Corfield), 14 Goldeneye, 4 Pintail (2m2f), Golden Plover through [Jubilee], Pintail (m) [North Pit], 6 Great Egret on the reserve early am including 3 that spent most of the morning inches apart on North Pit. 4 Great Egret roosted riverside with 21 Little Egret.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Great Egret left the Heronry roost with 18 Little Egret. Woodcock through the car park.
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (many Obs).
Tameside NR & Borrowpit - Great Egret, Snipe, 3 Little Egret,  4 Goosander, 50+ Lapwing (S Allison).
KWP - Great Egret, 3 Goldeneye (R Walker).

28th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Bittern (P Forbes), 4 Mandarin (P Lichfield).
Shustoke Res - 10 Egyptian Geese, Pochard, Gossander (@Saintcov).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 4 Pintail, 6 Common Gull, 12 Goldeneye [Jubilee], 13 Goosander [North Pit], 7 Great Egret roosted riverside.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Great Egret and 16 Little Egret roosted in the Heronry (T Perrins).

27th December

RSPB Middleton - 2 Great Egret, Shelduck, 3 Goldeneye, Pochard, 4 Water Rail, Stonechat, Redpoll, Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls (M Smiles). GBBG's increased to 3 by late afternoon. 

26th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) -  Willow Tit [car park] (R Walker), Shelduck, 4 Pochard, Fulvous Whistling Duck, 4 Mandarin, 4 Snipe, 2 Little Egret (P Softley).

25th December

KWP -  Lesser Spotted Woodpecker along canal (R Walker).
RSPB Middleton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Great Egret, 3 Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, Pochard, Goldeneye, 2 Stonechat, 2 Woodcock, 2 Goosander (D Corfield).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 Bittern,  5 Mandarin, 10 Egyptian Geese, 4 Pochard, 4 Shelduck, 2 Snipe (B Eaton).

24th December

Eventually got round to updating the RSPB Middleton year list to the right. This currently stands at 157 which is down 10 on last year.

23rd December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 Peregrine [car park pylon] (K Whiston), Bittern, 3 Pochard, 3 Shelduck [B Pool] (P Lichfield), FIRECREST with Tit flock on left just before track up to Riverwalk Hide (P Burton), 5 Mandarin, Brambling over, 2 Raven, Siskin, Woodcock (P Softley).

22nd December

Tamworth - 2 Pink-footed Geese over Ventura Park (P Andrews).
KWP North - 7 Pochard [Canal Pool], 11 Pochard, 4 Goldeneye [Cliff Pool], 13 Little Egret in field opposite Broomey Croft entrance.
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Great Egret, 14 Goosander [North Pit].
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Great Egret in from the South to roost in the Heronry, 2 Woodcock through the play meadow.