31st January - Sightings

Tamworth - 7 Goosander 2m 5f, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Tree Sparrows  Tameside NR (M Hodson)
Fisher's Mill - 3 Goosander, Redshank (S Haynes)
Shustoke - 66 Goosander (S Haynes)
Coton - Little Egret off Hurley Lane (S Haynes)
Ladywalk - 3 Brambling, 2 Redpoll, Siskin, Marsh Tit around feeders (per J Harris)

30th January - Sightings

Kingsbury - 9 Bewick's Swan still (S Cawthray)
Tamworth - Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Goosander, Shelduck, Blackcap Tameside NR (J Morgan)

29th January - Sightings

Ladywalk - 3 Brambling, 3 Lesser Redpoll, Marsh Tit on feeders (A Barnsley, S Cawthray) Also 2 Woodcock, Tawny Owl, Little Egret, 32 Goosander. Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker on 28th Jan (S Cawthray)
Bassett North - Peregrine(juv), 3 Little Egret, Redshank (S Roper)
Middleton - 65 Siskin, Willow Tit (S Roper)
Bodymoor Heath - Little Egret in ditch near Villa Training Ground (S Roper)
Kingsbury - 9 Bewick's Swan still in fields opposite KWP main entrance (S Roper, W J Egmont)
Tamworth - Little Egret, Goldeneye, 2 Green Sandpiper Tameside NR (R Henderson) Also Barn Owl at South End on 28th January (Adrian Nutter)
Shustoke - Smew (Redhead) in morning but not later (P Forbes, K Wimbush) 68 Goosander roosted (J Harris)

28th January - Sightings

Shustoke - Smew still (S Cawthray)
Tamworth - Little Egret, 3 Green Sandpiper, 300+ Lapwing Tameside NR (R Henderson)
Kingsbury - 3 Smew (m,2rh) still Otter Pool in evening (W J Egmont)

27th January - Sightings

Shustoke - Smew (redhead) (P Forbes)
Tamworth - 2 Little Egret Tameside NR (R Henderson)

Late news for 19th Jan - report of Black-Necked Grebe "Coton Road Lake" (Anon per M Griffiths)

Message from Matt Griffiths:

"I'm the Wetland Bird Survey Local Organiser for Warwickshire, and was wondering if you could mention in your next blog post that the BTO is looking for someone to carry out the monthly waterbird counts at Alvecote Pools? Further info for anyone interested at http://www.bto.org/volunteer-surveys/webs Thanks." Anyone interested drop me a m ail and I will pass on to Matt.

26th January - Sightings

Bodymoor Heath - 9 Bewick's Swans once again visible from canal (Birdguides)

25 January - Sightings

Kingsbury - 3 Smew (m,.2rh) Otter Pool (W J Egmont)
Tamworth - report of Merlin, 2 Tree Sparrow, 2 Little Egret, 2 Goosander, 20+ Siskin Tameside NR (R Henderson)