28th February - Sightings

Wilnecote - 3 Waxwings still at end of Shelton Street (Many Obs)
Ladywalk - 6 Curlew, Tawny Owl, 12 Goosander, 4 Oystercatcher, Marsh Tit, Willow Tit (S Cawthray)
Bassett North - 14 Oystercatcher, 7 Redshank, Curlew, 2 Pintail (2m) (G Williams)
Bassett South - 2 Smew (m,f) (G Williams)

27th February - Sightings

Wilnecote - 3 Waxwings all day (TP et al) Little Egret in brook (J Wesson)
Lea Marston - 5 Curlew (J Allen)
Bassett North - 2 Pintail (2m), 5 Redshank (J Allen)
Kingsbury - 2 Smew (m,rh) Cliff Pool(J Allen)

26th February - Sightings

Waxwing - Wilnecote - Mark Priest

Wilnecote - 3 Waxwings still Shelton Street (Many Obs)
Kingsbury South - Scaup(f) still Hemlingford Water (J Allen)
Kingsbury - Smew(m) Cliff Pool South (K Sargent)
Bassett North - 3 Smew (m,2rh), 1-2 Little Egret (per J Allen)

25th February - Sightings

Kingsbury South - Scaup(f) still 11.40am Hemlingford Water (J Oates)
Middleton - GREAT-WHITE EGRET silt pool c3pm then flew low south (S Cawthray)
Fisher's Mill - Smew (redhead), 3 Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover, 600 Lapwing(S Cawthray)
Bassett North - 2 Smew (pr) just south of North Pit (M Smiles) 4 Little Egret in private area (R Henderson)
Dosthill - Brambling on east side of main pit (P Burton per J Harris)
Lea Marston - Curlew (S Cawthray)
Wilnecote - report of 3 Waxwing on tree on roundabout at top of Shelton Street(P Burton per J Harris)

24th February - Sightings

Scaup - Kingsbury - Karl Sargent

Kingsbury South - Scaup (f) still Hemlingford Water 4pm at least (L Johnson, K Sargent)

23rd February - Sightings

Kingsbury South - Scaup (f) Hemlingford Water 1.40pm at least (TP)
Lea Marston - Curlew from river bridge (TP)
Wishaw - Peregrine Blindpit Lane (TP)

22nd February - Sightings

Kingsbury - Smew (m) Otter Pool (K Sargent)
Tameside NR - 2 Green Sandpiper (R Henderson)
Shustoke - Marsh Tit, 2 Goosander (L Johnson)
Ladywalk - Bittern, Tawny Owl, Green Sandpiper Hide B (S Cawthray)

21st February - Sightings

Tameside NR - Stonechat(m) (R Henderson)

20th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - 3 Siskin, 4 Redpoll Church Pool Covert (P Sofley)
Kingsbury - 3 Willow Tit coming to feeders in Swann Pool Car Park (TP)
Kingsbury Tip - Yellow-Legged Gull (2nd Win) (TP)

19th February - Sightings

Shustoke - Curlew over, Goosander (L Johnson)
Kingsbury - 5 Oystercatcher (K Sargent) 2 Smew at 5.25pm, Black-Tailed Godwit flew North (RBA)
Bodymoor - Little Egret in drainage ditch (K Sargent)
Ladywalk - 10 Goosander (27 yesterday), Tawny Owl, Green Sandpiper (S Cawthray) Bittern still on Wednesday (S Cawthray)

18th February - Sightings

Kingsbury - 2 Little Egret Cliff Pool South (Andy Grice)

17th February - Sightings

Kingsbury - 2 Smew (m,f) Cliff Pool still (RBA)

16th February - Sightings

Hams Hall - 2 Green Sandpiper, Peregrine (R Henderson)

15th February - Sightings

Kingsbury - Peregrine on post Cliff Pool. 4 Goosander Canal Pool (per J Wesson) 2 Smew (m,f) Cliff Pool late afternoon (WJ Egmont)

14th February - Sightings

Coton - Ruff then flew north, Scaup, 2 Little Egret (C Cook, S Haynes, S Cawthray)
Hams Hall - 2 Green Sandpiper, Peregrine (R Henderson)
Tameside NR - Oystercatcher (R Henderson)

13th February - Sightings

Bassett South - Peregrine (M Pollock) Raven over Drayton Bassett village (M Smiles) 2 Pintail (2m) (J Mallinson)
Hams Hall - 6+ Chiffchaff (TP)

12th February - Sightings

Peregrine - Hams Hall - Roger Henderson

Ladywalk - 3 Goosander, Tawny Owl (S Cawthray)
Kingsbury - Smew (m) (WJ Egmont)
Hams Hall - Peregrine roosting this morning and evening on Warehouse near Edison Road river bridge (R Henderson)
Middleton - Little Egret on Hall Lake (R Henderson)

10th February - Sightings

Dosthill - Yellow-Legged Gull (3rd Win), Goosander, Oystercatcher (A Dean)
Kingsbury South - 2 Little Egret Swann Pool, 6 Golden Plover over Bodymoor Heath Water (A Dean)
Hams Hall - Green Sandpiper on river (R Henderson)
Ladywalk - 7 Goosander, 9 Lesser Redpoll (L Johnson et al) No sign of any Brambling or Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in good search of area.
Shustoke - 2 Goosander (L Johnson)

8th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - Between Car Park and Whitacre Water Works - 7 Brambling, 50 Siskin, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker (R Henderson)
Tameside NR - 3 Jack Snipe on Northern Island, 2 Oystercatcher (R Henderson)
Middleton - 2 Little Egret on Hall Pool (R Henderson)
Kingsbury - 4 Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 2 Oystercatcher, 150 Wigeon, 80 Pochard, 70 Shoveler (R Henderson, S Cawthray)
Hams Hall - 2 Green Sandpiper on River Tame(R Henderson)
Lea Marston - 2 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, c100 Teal from river bridge (R Henderson)
Shustoke - 3 Goosander (L Johnson)

7th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - 6 Pintail over NW 1.45pm, 7 Goosander, Little Egret (S Cawthray)
Kingsbury - Pintail(m), Little Egret Cliff Pool (S Cawthray)

6th February - Sightings

Kingsbury Tip - Mediterranean Gull (1st Win), Yellow-Legged Gull (ad) (TP)
Kingsbury South - 2 Little Egret Swan Pool (TP)
Bodymoor - Little Egret (TP)

5th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff, Goosander, Green Sandpiper (S Cawthray et al)
Kingsbury - Oystercatcher at Broomey Croft Pool (K Sargent) Spring is on its way!

4th February - Sightings

Out of area 2 Pink-Footed Goose low in mist over Solihull nr R. Blythe heading North this morning (P Sofley, B Eaton)

3rd February - Sightings

Fisher's Mill - 4 Egyptian Geese (Bobby D)
Coton - 2 Smew (both m) (A Archer, P Satch)

2nd February - Sightings

Ladywalk - 20 Goosander, Tawny Owl (S Cawthray). Bittern yesterday (S Cawthray)
Coton - Little Egret (Bobby D)
Bassett - 3 Little Egret, Redshank (Bobby D)

Just outside the area the 6 White-Fronted Geese seen again heading north along R. Blythe west of Maxstoke at 4.36pm (P Sofley)