29th March - Sightings

Shustoke - Merlin, Red Kite (S Cawthray) 160 Sand Martin, 2 Swallow (S Haynes)

Ladywalk - Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Snipe, Green Sandpiper (P Sofley et al)
RSPB - 2 Avocet, 25 Goldeneye, Goosander, 3 Water Rail, Snipe, Jack Snipe, Common Gull, 5 Sand Martin, 3 Chiffchaff (G Williams)

28th March - Sightings

Alvecote - report of Goshawk from Laundry Lane (T Barter) Also reported in area in recent weeks.
RSPB - 3 Avocet, 5 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 LRP,  Ringed Plover,2 Dunlin, 50 Golden Plover, 10 Little Egret, Mediterranean Gull, Common Gull, 6 Chiffchaff, 2 Redpoll, Swallow (J Hollier, S Atkinson, G Williams)
Ladywalk - Green Sandpiper, 2 Swallow, 9 Goosander (P Sofley)

27th March - Sightings

Avocet - Alvecote - Adam Archer

Alvecote - Avocet Teal Pool/Railway Pool  - photoed (R Smith et al) "White" Wagtail reported Alvecote village near play area (R Smith) White Wagtail Mill Pool (A Archer)
RSPB - Wheatear, 5 Avocet, 10 Black-Tailed Godwit (The 4 joined by another 6 in afternoon), Dunlin, 6 LRP, Ringed Plover, Curlew, 60 Golden Plover, Pink-Footed Goose, Mediterranean Gull (ad ringed), Common Gull (1st Sum), 10+ Sand Martin (Many Obs) 3 House Martin reported likely to refer to Sand Martin.
Wishaw - 30 Golden Plover Blindpit Lane (TP, J Allen)

The Red colour ringed Mediterranean Gull has been confirmed as H9A4 which was ringed as a chick in Hungary in 2013. It has been previosuly seen at Shawell, Leics this month and in Devon in 2014. See here and here. Thanks to Steve Pick for the detective work.

26th March - Sightings

Coton - House Martin, 8+ Swallow, 100+ Sand Martin (D Hutton, D Mallon, TP)
Shustoke - 50+ Sand Martin (S Haynes et al)
Tamworth - 12 Sand Martin Borrowpit Lake (S Allison)
RSPB - 3 Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 LRP, 3 Avocet (D Hutton et al) 13 Golden Plover (S Pick)
Wishaw - 30 Golden Plover Blindpit Lane (D Baker)
Kingsbury - 5 Sand Martin, 15 Snipe, 4 Little Egret (S Pick)
Alvecote - 7 Swallow Mill Pool (R Smith)

25th March - SIghtings

Kingsbury - Curlew, 10 Goosander, 4 Little Egret Cliff Pool (S Pick)
RSPB - Mediterranean Gull (ad), Pink-Footed Goose, 6 LRP, 3 Ringed Plover, 8 Golden Plover, 3 Black-Tailed Godwit (new birds), 8 Redshank, 3 Avocet, Curlew, 22 Shelduck, 7 Goosander, 10 Goldeneye around reserve. 2 Redpoll Feeders (A Archer, J Allen)

24th March - Sightings

RSPB - 4 Black-Tailed Godwit, 4 LRP, 3 Dunlin, 3 Avocet, 7 Ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, Curlew Jubilee Wetlands. Mediterranean Gull (ringed ad), 15 Goosander North Pit (S Pick) Sand Martin(s) Fisher's Mill (per RSPB)
Shustoke - Swallow (S Haynes) 8 Brambling, Redshank (Bobby D)
Ladywalk - Swallow, 4 Sand Martin (P Sofley)
Alvecote - Jack Snipe, 15 Snipe, 7 Shelduck, 4 Goosander, Willow Tit Mill Pool (A Archer)

23rd March - Sightings

RSPB - Great-White Egret flew up river. Also 2 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Avocet, 4 Dunlin, 7 Ringed Plover, LRP, 11 Redshank (K Sargent)
Wishaw - Wheatear Blindpit Lane by Bee Hives (J Galletly)