31st December

RSPB Middleton - Marsh Harrier, drake Pintail, 13 Shelduck, 24 Snipe, 3 Great Egret (S Atkinson), Yellow-legged Gull, 14 Goldeneye (1 JW, 8 Dosthill & 5 Waterski lake), 4 Stonechat, 3 Pochard (M Smiles).

KWP North - 2 Goldeneye, 8 Pochard [Cliff Pool].

Bodymoor Heath (Opposite RSPB Entrance) - c30 Golden Plover circling fields (M Pollock).

30th December

RSPB Middleton - drake Pintail, 6 Shelduck, 7 Snipe, Great Egret, 5 Goldeneye (3 reserve & 2 Waterski lake), 4 Pochard, 2 Raven, 2 Common Gull, Oystercatcher through (M Smiles). Flock of Siskin, Egyptian Goose (J Hexall).

Bodymoor Heath - 6 Golden Plover (T Perrins).

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goosander, 4 Cetti's Warbler, Little Egret, drake Mandarin, 2 Shelduck, Siskin (P Andrews). Otter (B Clarke)

29th December

RSPB Middleton - Marsh Harrier [North Pit], 6 Snipe, 2 Pochard, 5 Goldeneye, 2 Shelduck, Goosander, Stonechat, 5 Egyptian Geese 3 (S Atkinson). Great Egret.

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - c4 Chiffchaff, 2 Goosander, Great Egret, 11 Lapwing, Little Egret, 6 Mandarin (4m, 2f), 5 Shelduck, Snipe (C Waring), Siberian Chiffchaff along entrance track, 6 Shelduck (P Andrews).

28th December

RSPB Middleton - Great Egret [Fishers Mill], 2 Shelduck, 2 Stonechat [Jubilee], Goosander [River], 13 Goldeneye [Dosthill NR] (M Smiles). Marsh Harrier through Waterski pools mid afternoon.
Whateley - 20 Golden Plover circled fields between Hockley and Whateley

27th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Drake Mandarin, 5 Goosander, 3 Shelduck, Stonechat, Little Egret, Common Gull, Willow Tit and Yellowhammer over the wood yard. (P Lichfield).

26th December

RSPB Middleton - 2 Great Egret, 6 Shelduck [Jubilee], 12 Goldeneye [7 Dosthill NR, 2 Reedbed Pool, 3 Waterski Lake], 2 Goosander & Marsh Harrier [North Pit], Stonechat & small flocks of both Siskin & Redpoll (M Smiles). 

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Merlin through, Peregrine, 400 Starlings roosted, 2 Siberian Chiffchaff [right of double gates], 2 Egyptian Geese, 3 Goosander.  Several Redpoll over EON Meadow (P Softley).

KWP (South) - Great Egret [Pine Pool] (T Perrins).

25th December

RSPB Middleton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Great Egret, Siskin, 2 Pintail, Snipe, Goldeneye (D Corfield). 

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 Siberian Chiffchaff along entrance track to the reserve plus 8 Chiffchaff, 3-4 Willow Tit, 4 Shelduck (P Softley).

24th December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Willow Tit, 8 Shelduck, 2 Egyptian Geese, Little Egret, 50+ Lapwing (P Lichfield).

Alvecote - 57 Pink-footed Geese [Railway Pool] (R Smith).

Willow Tit - Pete Lichfield

22nd December

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - c6 Chiffchaff (1 Sibe 'type'), Egyptian Goose, 24 Lapwing, Peregrine, Pochard, 2 Shelduck, Willow Tit (C Waring). 

21st December

RSPB Middleton - Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (R Hunt).

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) -  Siberian Chiffchaff [double gates] plus 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Tit (P Softley).