17th December - Sightings

Bassett North - Dunlin, 5 Redshank, 3 Green Sandpiper, Ruff flew through to NW, 208 Teal (P Hyde per J Harris)
Tamworth - No sign of Whinchat at Tameside NR but 2 Tree Sparrows on feeders (P Hyde, J Harris)
Kingsbury - 2 Barn Owl, 3 Woodcock Richard;s Meadow at Dusk (J Harris)

16th December - Sightings

Tamworth - Whinchat still Tameside NR (C Cook)
Dosthill - Caspian Gull (ad), Yellow-Legged Gull(ad), Peregrine, Goosander (Redhead) on Main Lake (C Cook, A Dean)

14th December - Sightings

Dosthill - Yellow-Legged Gull (2nd Win), Short-Eared Owl, Goosander (A Dean)
Wishaw - 13 Grey Partridge Blindpit Lane (C Cook) A high recent count.
Kingsbury - 2 Barn Owl Richard's Meadow (C Cook)

13th December - SIghtings

Tamworth - Whinchat still Tameside NR (RBA et al) This bird is usually to be found between the lake and the Fazeley road. It also favours the areasouth of the lake behind the feeding station. ALso Yellow-Legged Gull (R Henderson)
Kingsbury South - 6 Little Egret Swann Pool (TP)
Bassett North - 15 Shelduck, Little Egret (TP)
Coton - Yellow-Legged Gull(ad) in roost (TP, M Inskipp)

12th December - Sightings

Tamworth - Whinchat still Tameside NR though generally elusive (TP, A Archer et al)

11th December - Sightings

Dosthill - Caspian Gull (ad), 2 Yellow-Legged Gulls (ads) (A Dean) Same bird as Coton on Wednesday.
Tamworth - Whinchat still Tameside NR (J Gallety)

10th December - Sightings

Tamworth - Whinchat still Tameside NR (J Harris)
Bassett - 2 Smew (1st WIn Male, redhead) in pits by river(C Cook et al) 110 Golden Plover over (J Harris)
Kingsbury - Goosander (redhead) still Canal Pool, 2+ Barn Owl Richard's Meadow (J Harris)

Pictures of yesterday's Caspian Gull here (by Alan Dean).