7th April - Sightings

RSPB - Grey Plover(Commuting to North Pit at times), Garganey (m),  10 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands. 2 Green Sandpiper Bodymoor Pit. 4 Snipe Fisher's Mill (G Williams)
Ladywalk - Whimbrel through 11:35am. Bittern still and showing well (P Sofley)
Alvecote - White Wagtail on Teal Pool this evening. Also 3 House Martin, 12 Swallow, 4 Shelduck, 3 Snipe, Willow Tit (A Archer)
Shustoke - Green Sandpiper (D Hutton)

6th April - Sightings

Little Gulls (Leucistic bird lower) - Coton - Steve Pick

Coton - 7 Little Gulls (including an leucistic bird) 3.30pm at least (D Baker et al) No sign later in afternoon. All 7 again in evening (5ads, 2 1st Sums) (TP,  A Archer, S Pick)
Kingsbury South - Little Gull (first-summer) late afternoon at Bodymoor Heath Water (per RBA) Still present in evening along with Common Tern (TP)
Shustoke - Red Kite late afternoon. Also Aythya hybrid still and 2 Wigeon (2m) (A Archer)
RSPB - Curlew over Fisher's Mill (D Hutton)

5th April - Sightings

RSPB - Red Kite over to South 3.05pm (K Thorpe) Mediterranean Gull(ad) still (Many Obs) 2 Curlew over. Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (J Allen et al)

4th April - Sightings

Alvecote - 4 Common Scoter (2m,2f) Pretty Pigs Pool 6.30pm at least (J Morgan et al) Osprey over Mill Pool 11.50am (D Pratt) Also 2 Swallow, 2 Goosander, 2 Little Egret (A Archer)
RSPB - Mediterranean Gull(ad) still. Also Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Snipe, 23 Goosander, 7 Goldeneye, 2 Wheatear. Mealy Redpoll on feeders still (S Cawthray, S Pick et al) Also Kittiwake(ad) reported on Fisher's Mill and then flew to Dosthill Main Pit (Warks) (per S Cawthray)
Kingsbury - Red Kite over Dunton Island (M42 Jn 9) at 2.45pm (Bobby D) There does seem to be a lingering bird in the Tame currently.

As usual breeding wader species will no longer be reported on here.

3rd April - Sightings

RSPB - Swallow, Willow Warbler (F Mosey et al) Also Mediterranean Gull(ad), 2 Wheatear (J Morgan)
Coton - 2 Swallow, 50  Sand Martin (K Wimbush)

2nd April - Sightings

Whitacre Heath - Osprey north over Birmingham Road, Whitacre Heath towards Coton at 1558hrs today, being mobbed by LBB Gulls (K Wimbush)
Kingsbury - House Martin, 60 Sand Martin, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker Broomeycroft (S Cawthray)
Ladywalk - Bittern still. Also 8 House Martin, 3 Swallow, 100 Sand Martin (P Sofley)

1st April - Sightings

RSPB - Mealy Redpoll, 5 Lesser Redpoll, Brambling on feeders (K Sargent et al) Mediterranean Gull (ad), 2 Redshank, Dunlin on North Pit (K Sargent) Yellow Wagtail reported over (per Birdforum)
Ladywalk - Bittern still. Also Swallow, 10 Goosander (K Sargent)
Kingsbury - Green Sandpiper Cliff Pool (L Davis)