30th December - Sightings

Dosthill - 10 Kittiwake (9ad + 1 1st Win) spent 1/2 hour on Main Lake mid-afternoon before spirralling off to North West (A Dean) Also 2 Yellow-Legged Gull (ad,3rd Win), Goosander (A Dean)
Tamworth - 2 Goosander on river by Fazeley Bridge (K Sargent)

29th December - Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern, Merlion (S Cawthray)
Tamworth - 7 Goosander on river near Castle (R Henderson)
Bodymoor - Little Egret in Grass field near Villa Training Ground (TP)

28th December - Sightings

Ladywalk - 2 Bittern still (S Cawthray)

27th December - Sightings

Ladywalk - 1 Bittern still, 5 Goosander (J Harris)
Alvecote - Recent pager reports of Lesser Canada Goose refer to a slightly small Canada with main flock. Also 2 Northern Bulfinches reported today Gilman's Pool area.
Kingsbury - Goosander (J Allen)
Hams Hall - 5 Goosander (R Henderson)

26th December Sightings

Ladywalk - Bittern (S Cathray) 2 Present yesterday.
Bassett North - probable Great-White Egret in flight but distant c12.00pm (J Allen) 2 Little Egret, 4 Redshank, Green Sandpiper (G Williams)

25th December - Sightings

Alvecote - GREAT-WHITE EGRET still this morning (A Archer) but no sign between 1pm and 3pm (RBA)
Dosthill - GREAT-WHITE EGRET south over Main Lake towards KWP mid afternoon (J Harris)
Bassett North - Smew (1st Win Drake) , 2 Little Egret, Dunlin, Redshank, report of Caspian Gull (ad) (J Harris)

24th December - Sightings

Great-White Egret - Alvecote - Adam Archer

Alvecote - GREAT-WHITE EGRET still Railway Pool (A Archer et al) Railway Pool is also known as Upper Pool. Also Jack Snipe, 14 Shelduck, 5 Goosander (A Archer) Egret still present 2.10pm (TP)
Shustoke - 6 Goosander, Woodcock (L Johnson)