28th February - Sightings

Ladywalk - 2 Siskin (m + f) at feeding station, 8 Goosander (C Chapman et al)
Coleshill - Black Redstart 1st Win Male still Gorsey Lane. View from Forge Mills Park (MO)
Bassett North - 4th win Yellow-Legged Gull North Pit (J Oates) 1st Win Yellow Legged Gull, 5 Ringed Plover, Little Egret late afternoon (TP)
Lea Marston - 3 Scaup (2m,f) still (J Oates)
Hams Hall - Firecrest still (M Pollock)
Wilnecote - 2 Waxwings again (P Burton per A Archer) The favoured spot is a berry tree on the small traffic island on Smithy Lane at the top of Shelton Street.

Of interest the recent Eurasian White Front at Bassett and Greenland White Front at Alvecote appear to have teamed up in the Croxall/Whitemoor Haye area.

27th February - Sightings

Coleshill - Black Redstart still Gorsey Lane (per RBA).
Wishaw - Merlin Blindpit Lane (L Johnson).
Shustoke - Goosander (L Johnson).
Ladywalk - Stonechat, Chiffchaff, 9 Goosander (L Johnson).

26th February - Sightings

Bassett North - 4 Pink-Footed Geese Potato Dump by Debbie's Day Boats. 8 Redshank, 3 Dunlin North Pit (K Sargent). Of interest there are another 10+ Pink Feet in Elford/Whitemoor Haye area.
Hams Hall - Firecrest still (per RBA).
Coleshill - Black Redstart 1st Win Male still Gorsey Lane. View From Forge Mills Park (SP 198 908) (per RBA).
Lea Marston - 8 Curlew, Little Egret 2 Oystercatcher from Railway Bridge still (K Sargent).

25th February - Sightings

Coleshill - Black Redstart still Gorsey Lane (WMBC)
Hams Hall - Firecrest Still (WMBC)
Bassett North - Pink-Footed Goose still between Spoonbill pit and Canal. Dunlin, 7 Redshank, Oystercatcher North Pit (L Johnson).
Fishers Mill - 3 Little Egret (L Johnson).

24th February - Sightings

Coleshill - Black Redstart still Gorsey Lane (WMBC)
Hams Hall - Firecrest still (WMBC)
Lea Marston - 8 Curlew, Little Egret from Railway Bridge (L Johnson)
Kingsbury - 2 Short-Eared Owls Richards Meadow (per S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - Brambling (per S Cawthray)

23rd February - Sightings

Coleshill - Black Redstart 1st WIn Male Gorsey Lane still. View from Forge Mills Park SP198908 (MO)
Lea Marston - 8 Curlew, Little Egret, 2 Oystercatcher from Railway Bridge (Bobby D, TP)
Kingsbury - Hen Harrier (Ringtail) over Richard's meadow (Chris Cooke per J Harris) Yesterday 2 Smew (Both Redhead) Otter Pool (WJ Egmont)
Fishers Mill - 2 Little Egret (Bobby D)
Bassett - 2 Little Egret, 3 Redshank, 2 Ringed Plover (Bobby D)
Hams Hall - 1 Firecrest still off Eddison Road by small birdge over stream (SP199914) (per RBA)

I must congratulate Bob Duckhouse for making it into Staffordshire today. I know how difficult it must have been for him.

22nd February - Sightings

Hams Hall - Firecrest still (MO).
Coleshill - Black Redstart 1st Win Male still Gorsey Lane(MO).
Lea Marston - Little Egret, 6 Curlew from Railway Bridge. 3 Scaup (2m,f) on balancing Lake still (J Allen, J Oates)
Dosthill - Iceland Gull juv flew over (J Allen, Blurred Birder et al)
Bassett North - Pink Footed Goose in field between Spoonbill pit and canal (M Inskipp). 2 Little Egret, Dunlin, Redshank in area (J Allen)
Wishaw - Peregrine juv, Curlew, 230 Golden Plover Wishaw Lane (J Oates)