Monday January 16th

Alvecote Pools
Warks: A Great White Egret still with 14 Little Egrets on Gilman's Pool (Roy Smith).

Ladywalk NR
The WEBS count today in horrible conditions produced 279 Teal, 30 Little Grebes, which included 18 together on the river at dusk, six Shelduck, 136 Gadwall , Common Sandpiper on the river and 242 Cormorant roosting. Also a 'Siberian' Chiffchaff seemed to roost near Hide A (Pete Sofley).

Middleton RSPB
The highlights of the WEBS count here: Pochard 26, Mallard 169, Goldeneye six, Shelduck 10, Greylag 268 (Katie Thorpe et al).