12th October - Sightings

RSPB - Stonechat, 10 Golden Plover, Siskin, Redpoll, Meadow Pipit, Snow Goose (G Williams)
Whitacre Heath NR - Willow Tit on Woodland Hide feeders (H Miller)
Alvecote - 2 Stonechat Mill Pool/Teal Pool (J Morgan)

11th October - Sightings

Spoonbills - Jon Morgan

Knot - Mark Priest

RSPB - 3 Spoonbill until c8.20pm then flew to North East (J Morgan et al) Knot Jubilee Wetlands mid afternoon at least (J Allen et al) The Spoonbills arrived at Conwy RSPB, Wales at 1.50pm!
Kingsbury - 27 Little Egret roosted Otter Pool. Also Green Sandpiper (J Allen)

The history for the Colour-Ringed Spoonbill is as below:

Ringing Date: 10-6-2015 Ringing site: Vlissingen, Sloegebied, The Netherlands 51,47N 3,68E Ageclass: pullus

9-7-2015 Borssele, Sloebos 51,43N 3,73E The Netherlands 5 km Peter Boelee
14-7-2015 Breskens, Nummer Een 51,38N 3,60E The Netherlands 11 km Jaap Poortvliet
20-7-2015 Borssele, Sloebos 51,43N 3,73E The Netherlands 5 km Kees Vliet Vlieland
27-8-2015 Oostburg, Sophiapolder 51,30N 3,33E The Netherlands 31 km Geert van Hulle
10-10-2015 Staffordshire, Middleton RSPB 52,59N -1,70E United Kingdom 390 km Steven Pick

10th October - Sightings

Spoonbills - Steve Pick

Snow Goose - Steve Pick

RSPB - 3 Spoonbill (all Juv) c5.15pm flew over Fisher's Mill and landed on Jubilee Wetlands where they stayed till dusk. One bird was colour ringed (S Pick, J Allen, TP) Also 2 Golden Plover, Ruff, Snow Goose Jubilee Wetlands. Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (J Allen et al) The Snow Goose (blue morph) is a presumed escape and that seen recently at Marsh Lane.

Late News Yesterday

RSPB - Spotted Flycatcher again along Canal. Also 4 Stonechat (P Forbes)

8th October - Sightings

Ruff - Karl Sargent

RSPB - 2 Ruff, Wheatear, 7 Skylark, 2 Fieldfare, 5 Stonechat, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper  (Bobby D, K Sargent, A Archer)
Ladywalk - Pintail, 2 Goosander, 2 Little Egret (per P Sofley)

7th October - Sightings

RSPB - Bittern Fisher's Mill from bench 2.15pm (S Atkinson) Great-White Egret Jubilee Wetlands 3.30pm but flew south late afternoon. Also Ruff, Dunlin Jubilee Wetlands. 3 Green Sandpiper North Pit. Siskin on feeder. 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Atkinson, S Pick)
Ladywalk - Grey Plover over 1.20pm. Also 3 Black-Tailed Godwit over. Also Green Sandpiper, Pintail, 10+ House Martin/Swallow, 5 Meadow Pipit, 3 Redpoll, 3 Siskin, 2 Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit, 2 Redwing (per P Sofley et al)
Kingsbury - Great-White Egret in evening on Cliff Pool North but didn't roost here (W Eley)

Late News - 6th October

RSPB - Great-White Egret, Garganey, Ruff, 12 Little Egret, 20+ Snipe (C Cook)

5th October - Sightings

Ladywalk - 6 Siskin, 5 Redpoll, 3 Grey Wagtail, 30 Pied Wagtail, Redwing, 2 Green Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, Pintail, 3 Goosander, Wheatear, 2 Swallow (per P Sofley)

4th October - Sightings

Great-White Egret - Steve Pick

RSPB - Great-White Egret still this morning but commuting to Tameside NR. Also Spotted Flycatcher by Fisher's Mill Bridge. Also Dunlin (S Pick et al)
Tamworth - Great-White Egret Tameside NR (Many Obs)
Ladywalk - Pintail, 2 Goosander, Green Sandpiper, Peregrine (P Lichfield)
Kingsbury South - Peregrine(imm) (P Gurney)