26th November - Sightings

Coleshill GPs - Short-Eared Owl, Barn Owl this evening briefly (Many Obs)
Wishaw - 35 Golden Plover, 73 Lapwing (C Hiles)

25th November - Sightings

Short-Eared Owl - David Taylor

RSPB - Bittern flew to small pool South of Fisher's Mill. 3 Dunlin, Stonechat, Goldeneye Jubilee Wetlands (S Atkinson)
Coleshill GPs - 1 Short-Eared Owl still very close to path along bank (D Taylor)

24th November - Sightings

Coleshill GPs - 3+ Short-Eared Owl, Barn Owl, Jack Snipe (S Cawthray)
RSPB - 41 Little Egret roosted in heronry (S Pick)
Ladywalk - Short-Eared Owl (one of Coleshill birds), Siberian Chiffchaff, Little Owl, Goosander (S Cawthray, P Sofley et al)

23rd November - Sightings

Coleshill GPs - 3 Short-Eared Owl, Barn Owl this evening (Bobby D, C Cook et al)
Water Orton - Common Sandpiper downstream on Outflow from A446 nr Water Orton lights (C Cook)
RSPB - Mealy Redpoll with Lesser Redpoll on riverside trail this morning (K Thorpe)
Wishaw - 367 Golden Plover (C Hiles)
Ladywalk - unconfirmed report of Siberian Chiffchaff (per Birdguides)
Hams Hall - report of Great-White Egret (per Birdguides)

22nd November - Sightings

Short-Eared and Barn Owls - Dave Hutton

Coleshill GPs - 2+ Short-Eared Owl, Barn Owl (D Hutton, TP et al). Access from end of Gorsey Lane. View from bank looking across river.
RSPB - Redshank Jubilee Wetlands. 4 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper North Pit (G Williams et al) 1000+ Starling (S Atkinson)
Ladywalk - Willow Tit "B" Hide Feeders still (D Hutton)

21st November - Sightings

Alvecote - 2 Stonechat still (TP, S Allison)
Coleshill GPs - 3 Short-Eared Owl, Barn Owl this evening (D Hutton, D Mallon)
Wishaw - 17 Golden Plover (C Hiles)
RSPB -  2 Goldeneye, Redshank, 5 Redpoll, Siskin, Peregrine. Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker on feeders (T Hollier)

20th November - Sightings

Ladywalk - Short-Eared Owl at dusk at North End (D Eaton)

19th November - Sightings

Alvecote - 2 Pink-Footed Goose still. Also 2 Stonechat (Bobby D) Great-White Egret Mill Pool - photgraphed (R Smith)
Lea Marston - Short-Eared Owl from Railway Bridge (D Baker)

18th November - Sightings

RSPB - 41 Little Egret roosted in Heronry. Also Woodcock over Feeder Pool (S Pick)
Alvecote  - 2 Pink-Footed Goose Railway Pool with Canada Geese. One present from 16th (per S Haynes)
Coleshill GPs - Green Sandpiper (D Baker)
Ladywalk - 2 Short-Eared Owl hunting meadow between Ladywalk and Whitacre Heath NR (S Cawthray) Also both Willow Tit and Marsh Tit  at both feeding stations (P Lichfield et al)
Wishaw - c300 Golden Plover (C Cook)
Kingsbury South - Aythya hybrid still Hemlingford Water (C Cook)

17th November - Sightings

RSPB - Green Sandpiper North Pit (C Cook) Woodcock over Horse Paddock (C Hiles) No sign of Shrike today.
Wishaw - 168 Golden Plover (C Hiles)

16th November - Sightings

Great-Grey Shrike - Gaz Robinson (Upper) and Karl Sargent (Lower)

RSPB - Great-Grey Shrike again North Pit. View hedge on West Side from double benches (K Thorpe, K Sargent et al) The bird flew high off to East over Dosthill at 12.35pm (G Robinson et al) The last twitchable bird in the Tame was in 1979 (per S Haynes) Also today 3 Shelduck, Goldeneye, Peregrine,2 Stonechat, 6 Siskin (G Williams)

Ladywalk - Short-Eared Owl 3.30pm North of "B" Pools hunting by picnic table along footpath (P Sofley) Willow Tit, Marsh Tit on "B" Pool feeders (P Lichfield)

15th November - Sightings

Ladywalk - 174 Shoveler, 145 Mallard, 117 Cormorant, 110 Wigeon, 108 Coot, 92 Teal, 76 Gadwall 44 Tufted Duck. Also  possible Water Pipit "B" pools (B Eaton)

14th November - Sightings

RSPB - 38+ Little Egret roosted in Heronry (S Pick)

13th November - Sightings

Aythya Hybrid - Alan Dean

RSPB - 2 Stonechat between the screens (S Atkinson) 29 Little Egret roosted in Heronry (S Pick)
Coleshill GPs - Barn Owl (A Russell)
Coton - Kittiwake(ad) in roost (A Dean)
Kingsbury South - Aythya hybrid superficially resembling a Redhead Hemlingford Water (A Dean)

12th November - Sightings

Coleshill GPs - Hen Harrier(Ringtail) mid-afternoon (S Cawthray). Also yesterday 1+ Short-Eared Owl, Barn Owl (per P Sofley) Access from Gorsey Lane.
RSPB - Short-Eared Owl still Jubilee Wetlands (per Birdguides)
Hams Hall - unconfirmed report of Siberian Chiffchaff (per Birdguides)

11th November - Sightings

RSPB - Short-Eared Owl North Pit (K Thorpe)
Ladywalk - Hen Harrier (Ringtail) late afternoon (per P Sofley)

10th November - Sightings

Shustoke - Common Sandpiper (P Forbes)
RSPB - Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker Canal Meadow. Also Golden Plover (flock), Jack Snipe, Stonechat around reserve (per RSPB)
Kingsbury South - report of Great-White Egret with 10 Little Egret Hemlingford Water on island (per S Haynes)


Late News - RSPB - Great-Grey Shrike  on 28th October and photographed (M Scott) Also reported on 26th October (per RSPB) Sadly not reported to a wider audience at the time.

8th November - Sightings

RSPB - Green Sandpiper North Pit. 120 Golden Plover Jubilee Wetlands. Also 200 redwing, 100 Fieldfare, Goldeneye, Stonechat, Siskin, 3000 Starling (S Atkinson, J Kenny)
Alvecote - Common Swift Mill Pool for 15 minutes early afternoon (A Archer)

7th November - Sightings

RSPB - 400 Golden Plover, 5000 Starling, 2 Goldeneye (S Pick)

6th November - Sightings

RSPB - 7000 Starling roosted Fisher's Mill (per RSPB)
Ladywalk - 2 Woodcock (per P Sofley)

4th November - Sightings

Coton - Red-Crested Pochard (M Pollock)

2nd November - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Brambling Canal Meadow (per RSPB)