30th October - Sightings

Fisher's Mill - Hen Harrier (Ringtail) 4pm landed briefly having flown in from Dosthill (Dean Baker)
Bassett North - Hen Harrier 4.20pm (D Baker) Redshank, Green Sandpiper (G Williams)
Bassett South - 2 Stonechat (m,f) (G Williams)
Coleshill GPs - Jack Snipe (P Forbes)

29th October - Sightings

Dosthill - Caspian Gull (1st Win) on Main Lake (A Dean) Pic here.

27th October - Sightings

Kingsbury - 3 Little Egret, 4 Green Sandpiper (S Cawthray, K Sargent)
Shustoke - 47 Pochard, 100 Fieldfare, 100 Redwing (S Cawthray)
Fisher's Mill - 2 Stonechat (m,f), Little Egret, 2 Water Rail, 3 Siskin, Golden Plover over, Dunlin over (S Cawthray) 1+ Brambling (G Williams)
Bassett South - Stonechat (G Williams)
Lea Marston - 12 Redpoll, 6 Skylark (S Cawthray)

25th October - Sightings

Ladywalk - Brambling, Green Sandpiper (S Cawthray)
Fisher's Mill - Rock Pipit (Birdguides)

24th October - Sightings

Coton - Rock Pipit over (S Haynes)
Whitracre Heath NR - Redpoll (J Wesson) Also report of Barn Owl (per J Wesson)

23rd October - Sightings

Wishaw - Hen Harrier (Ringtail) over blindpit Lane 3.15pm (S Haynes et al) Also Woodlark in stubble with Skylarks for second day though elusive (J Alton, S Cawthray, S Haynes). 15+ Golden Plover, 200+ Skylark, Green Sandpiper, Corn Bunting (Many Obs)

22nd October - Sightings

Coton - Mandarin, Merlin (S Haynes)
Lea Marston - Brambling, 3 Green Sandpiper (S Haynes)
Wishaw - 400 Starling, 200 Skylark, 5 Corn Bunting, 65 Pied Wagtail, 45 Lapwing, Golden Plover (S Haynes)

20th October - Sightings

Ladywalk - 330 Fieldfare, 12 Siskin/Redpoll (S Cawthray)
Shustoke - 120+ Cormorant, c80 Fieldfare, c20 Redwing, c20 Siskin, 12+ Meadow Pipit (P Forbes)

19th October - Sightings

Ladywalk - Pintail (S Cawthray)
Middleton - Green Sandpiper (J Mallinson)
Bassett South - Wheatear (J Mallinson)
Shustoke - Scaup(f) still, c50 Pochard. Barn Owl nearby recently (P Forbes)

18th October - Sightings

Ladywalk - Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper (S Cawthray)
Bassett South - 2 Stonechat (pr) (J Harris)
Bassett North - Little Egret (J Harris)

17th October - Sightings

Scaup - Dave Hutton

Shustoke - Scaup (fem)  (S Cawthray et al)
Alvecote -  Red Kite over South late morning. Possibly landed in Robey's Wood (A Archer)
Ladywalk - Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, 3 Water Rail, Pintail, 8 Goosander, 208 Shoveler, 5 Swallow, 12 Redwing, 30 Pied Wagtail (S Cawthray et al)
Kingsbury - 4 Little Egret (S Cawthray)
Wishaw - 200 Skylark, 120 Linnet, 3 Corn Bunting, Reed Bunting, 15 Meadow Pipit (S Haynes)
Bassett South - 2 Stonechat (pr), Goldeneye (G Williams)
Fisher's Mill - Stonechat, 2 Brambling(G Williams)

16th October - Sightings

Alvecote - Goldeneye Pretty Pigs Lake. 50 Fieldfare over nearby fields (J Morgan)
Wishaw - 250+ Skylark (TP, J Allen)

15th October - Sightings

Coton - 45 Fieldfare over to SW (S Haynes)
Shustoke - 5 Goldeneye (S Haynes, S Cawthray)
Wishaw - 200 Skylark, 10 Meadow Pipit, 8 Corn Bunting, Peregrine (ad m), 4 Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper (S Haynes)
Ladywalk - 5 Goosander, Pintail(m), 200 Teal, 150 Gadwall, 100 Shoveler, 80 Wigeon, Little Egret (S Cawthray)
Whitacre Heath - 6 Redwing, 8 Swallow (J Wesson)
Bassett South - 11 Golden Plover, 1+ Redpoll over (G Williams)

13th October - Sightings

Dosthill - Stonechat (Bobby D)
Kingsbury - 2 Green Sandpiper on river (Bobby D)

12th October - Sightings

Rock Pipit - Bob Duckhouse

Shustoke - Rock Pipit (P Forbes et al)
Coton - 21 Redwing (Bobby D)
Fisher's Mill - 6 Golden Plover over (G Williams)

11th October - Sightings

Alvecote - Stonechat Mill Pool (J Morgan)

10th October - Sightings

Shustoke - Black Tern (juv) still (P Forbes)
Ladywalk - 11 Redwing, 2 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret, Pintail, 248 Teal (P Sofley)
Whitacre Heath - Wheatear, Stonechat (R Whitcomb)

8th October - Sightings

Shustoke - Black Tern still (P Burton)
Bassett North - Whitethroat (J Harris, J Mallinson) Also seen yesterday. 3 Golden Plover (J Mallinson)
Whitacre Heath - Whinchat (per logbook)

7th October - Sightings

Shustoke - Black Tern (juv) mid afternoon at least (TP et al)
Wishaw - 150+ Skylark in stubble off Blindpit Lane (TP)
Ladywalk - Greenshank, Curlew (S Cawthray)

6th October - Sightings

Ladywalk - 4 Green Sandpiper, Curlew, 3 Chiffchaff (S Cawthray) The new footpath and hide are now open.

1st October - Sightings

Tamworth - Wheatear (M Priest)
Shustoke - Common Scoter (m) at west end (Birdguides)