28th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - 24 Waxwing in Car Park 1.20-1.40pm then flew south(per birdforum) Bittern 2pm (Birdguides)

27th February - Sightings

Tamworth - 4 Waxwing Lichfiled Rd (Many Obs)

Kingsbury - Smew drake, Goosander, 4 Shelduck, Little Egret (S Cawthray)

Kingsbury South - Yellow-Legged Gull still Bodymoor Heath Water (TP)

Ladywalk - Dunlin, Curlew, 4 Oystercatcher, 18 Goosander, Tawny Owl, Brambling, 17 L Redpoll, Chiffchaff, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker Reported (S Cawthray)

26th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern, 2 Brambling, Pintail (m), 30 Siskin, 20 Lesser Redpoll, 21 Goosander (A Archer)
Whitacre Heath NR - 2 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, 30 + Siskin, 5 Lesser Redpoll, Willow Tit, 50+ Fieldfare  (M Pollock)

Fishers Mill -  2 Redshank , 2 Little Egret  (M Pollock)

Basset North - 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Goosander, 7 Shelduck  (M Pollock)

24th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - 2 Curlew, 1 Green Sand, 4 Raven, Brambling, 7 Lesser Redpoll (S Cawthray)
Whitacre Heath - 2 Raven displaying over Coton Road (K Wimbush)

23rd February - Sightings

Bassett - Pr Ringed Plover, 1 Curlew, 1 Redshank, Pr Oystercatcher, 300 Lapwimg, Little Egret, Dunlin (S Cawthray)

22nd February - Sightings

Bassett - Grey Plover over, Dunlin, 4 Oystercatcher, 3 Redshank, 325 Lapwing, 7 Shelduck, 20 Goldeneye, Brambling, 3 Little Egret (S Haynes)

21st February - Sightings

Ladywalk - 15 Siskin, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker, Woodcock, Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, Green Sandpiper (D Daniel)

20th February - Sightings

Alvecote(Staffs) - 7+ Waxwings c2pm between Pretty Pigs and railway bridge but didn't stay long (TP)
Bassett South - 2 Redshank, Curlew (D Baker)

17th February - Sightings

Mealy Redpoll - Whitacre Heath NR - Steve Valentine

Whitacre Heath NR - Mealy Redpoll, 12 Lesser Redpoll, Marsh Tit, WIllow Tit, Siskin (S Valentine, P Satch)
Bassett North - Smew (m), 2 Ringed Plover, Redshank, 4 Little Egret (J Mallinson)
Shustoke - Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker by small pool, 40 Goosander (S Cawthray)
Kingsbury - 2 Smew (pr) again Otter Pool (W J Egmont)

16th February - Sightings

Wishaw - Pr Grey Partridge, 22 Golden Plover (S Cawthray)

Coleshill - 2 Pr Ravens scrapping (S Cawthray)

Ladywalk - Curlew, L Egret, 2 Pintail,  Brambling, 6 L Redpoll, Marsh & Willow Tit (S Cawthray)

15th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - Curlew, Oystercatcher, Little Egret. Green Sand along river.15 Less Redpoll, Marsh Tit, Siskin on feeders. 30 Siskin, 2 Pintail (2f) (S Cawthray)

14th February - Sightings

Coton - Yellow-Legged Gull, 2 Little Egrets over, Goosander, Oystercatcher (A Dean)
Fisher's Mill - 6 Little Egret, Redshank (S Cawthray)
Bassett North - 12 Shelduck North Pit (S Cawthray)
Shustoke - 3 Brambling (P Forbes)

12th February - Sightings

Mealy Redpoll - Kingsbury - Mark Priest

Kingsbury South - Mealy Redpoll still nr Edwins Wood (M Priest) This bird is very likely the bird seen in November by Swann Pool.
Ladywalk - 2 Brambling, Little Egret, 40 Goosander, 2 Peregrine eating pigeon on pylon (S Cawthray)
Coleshill - Stonechat(m), 2 Little Egret at GPs (P Forbes)

11th February - Sightings

Kingsbury South - Mealy Redpoll still with finch flock in alders near EAH wood. If sunny best in am (S Haynes)

10th February - Sightings

Fisher's Mill - Red-Crested Pochard (Birdguides)

9th February - Sightings

Kingsbury South - Oystercatcher and Y-l Gull (4cy) at B H Water. Common (‘Mealy’) Redpoll in alders at Edwin’s Commemorative Wood (off the Nature Trail) with 12 Lesser Redpolls, 30 Siskins and 40 Goldfinches (A Dean)

Dosthill Lake - 2 Oystercatchers Main Lake (A Dean).

8th February - Sightings

Kingsbury - 3 Bewick's Swan in fields opposite Villa Training Ground. Oystercatcher Broomey Croft (K Sargent)
Fisher's Mill - Oystercatcher, probable Glaucous Gull (1st Win) (Bobby D)
Ladywalk - Bittern ,Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Chiffchaff. 3 Brambling, sev L Redpoll, Marsh & Willow Tits on feeders. Peregrine on pylon. Pintail (f), 49 Goosander (S Cawthray)
Lea Marston - 2 Green Sandpiper on river (S Cawthray)

6th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - 17 Lesser Redpoll, Marsh Tit, Willow tit on feeders. 93 Goosander (S Cawthray)
Fisher's Mill - Little Egret. 5 Yellowhammer on Pheasant feeders by path (M Hodson)
Kingsbury - 3 Smew (m, 2rh) Otter Pool (M Hodson) Redshank Cliff Pool (A Barnsley)

5th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern flew from main reedbed to in front of B Hide. 11 Lesser Redpoll, Siskin, 3 Brambling on feeders. 70+ Goosander (J Wesson)
Tamworth - 3 Little Egret Tameside NR (M Hodson)

4th Feberuary - Sightings

Ladywalk - 4 Brambling, 5 Lesser Redpoll (inc poss Mealy) this afternoon (A Barnsley)
Kingsbury - 9 Bewick's Swans still in fields off Bodymoor Heath Lane (A Dean)
Kingsbury South - Yellow-Legged Gull (3rd Win) now present for c14 months, 105 Shoveler Bodymoor Heath Water (A Dean)

3rd February - Sightings

Alvecote - 5+ Redpoll (inc poss mealy), Little Egret, 8 Shelduck (J Morgan)
Ladywalk - 3 Brambling, 2 Lesser Redpoll on feeders. Green Sandpiper on river (A Anscomb)
Kingsbury - Redshank Cliff Pool (A Anscomb) 300+ Wigeon, 14 Goosander on river (R Henderson)
Fisher's Mill - Little Egret, Redshank (S Cawthray)
Coton - 131 Wigeon (S Cawthray)
Middleton - 3 Green Sandpiper (R Henderson)
Tamworth - Little Egret Tameside NR (R Henderson)
Wishaw - 4 Grey Partridge Blindpit Lane nt Bee Hives (R Henderson)
Bassett North - 2 Chiffchaff in copse by Swing Bridge (R Henderson)

2nd February - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern, 2 Brambling, 3 Lesser Redpoll (S Cawthray)
Hams Hall - Chiffchaff, Green Sandpiper (S Haynes)
Dosthill - 20 Goldeneye, Little Egret (S Haynes)
Tamworth - report of Merlin, 2 Goosander Tameside NR (M Hodson)

1st February - Sightings

Bassett South - 9 Bewick's Swans (same as Kingsbury recently) now by new reedbed (G Williams)
Coton - Smew (m) from hide (Many Obs)
Tamworth - Redshank Tameside NR (J Morgan)
Lea Marston - 5 Goldeneye from river birdge (R Henderson)