Saturday 11th February

Alvecote Pools
Seven Little Egrets but otherwise quiet (Bob Duckhouse).

Ladywalk NR
A female Mandarin and 1-2 Bitterns are still present but rather elusive.

Middleton RSPB
Staffs: Some late news for Friday 10th: A Red Kite and two Stonechats were also present (Mark Priest).

Greenland White-front taken yesterday by Mark Priest

Staffs: Today at the reserve there is no sign of the Greenland White-front amongst 280 Greylags. Two Great White Egrets, three Oystercatchers and a Ringed Plover were present (Steve Atkinson & Tom Perrins).
Warks: Four Oystercatchers were around Dosthill Lake (Tom Perrins).