Saturday 31st March 2018

Whitemoor Haye
Great White Egret and Corn Bunting behind Sittles farm, 4x Redshank, 2x Oystercatcher, Goldeneye, Goosander, Sand Martins, Yellowhammer, 3x Egyptian Geese, (@BirderAlrewas)  - also 100x Sand Martin (@Ochruros)

Trentham Gardens
11x Hawfinch around the church, Dipper, (@nutcracker1965)  -  later 15x Hawfinch, 2x Dipper, (HFo, AEa,)

Tamworth
Mealy Redpoll still at Amington, 3x Ruff still off Selker Drive (@TameBirder)

Hanchurch
13x Brambling. 13x Crossbill, c250 Siskin, c100 Redpoll (NDP)

Doxey Marsh
Great White Egret still, 4x Goosander, Oystercatcher. Cetti's Warbler (@richard_rafe)

Gailey Resv
House Martin, Swallow, 2x Sand Martin over fishing pool (@TheSnapper1978)

Lichfield
Hawfinch and 4x Brambling in Finch flock at the Lichfield & District Crematorium (@Ochruros)

Cannock Chase
c100 Siskin with a few Redpolls near the Stepping Stones (JWo)

Branston GPs
9x Redshank, 95x Golden Plover over, 3x Ruff, 2x LR Plover, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x Pintail, 2x Goldeneye, 3x Goosander,  2x Barnacle Geese, 3x Little Egret, 2x Common Gull, 4x Chiffchaff (DSc)

Elford North Pit
Great White Egret (@BirderAlrewas)

Whitmore Bent Lane
2x Oystercatcher, 5x Mandarin, (@reeve_timothy)

Friday 30th March 2018

Trentham Gardens
2x Dipper still,  6x Hawfinch, 4x Mandarin , 2x Oystercatcher, 12x Sand Martin, Green Woodpecker, (@philjo61, @tighthead22, AEa)

Gailey Resv
18x Black-tailed Godwit flew north at 08:30, Wheatear, Swallow, 2x Sand Martin (@TheSnapper1978)

Whitemoor Haye
Big influx of Sand Martin, Great White Egret still from Sittles farm bend, Oystercatcher, Redshank, 4x Egyptian Geese, Goosander,  (@BirderAlrewas)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
70x Sand Martin, Ringed Plover, (@NigelCarp2008) also Willow Tit near feeder (DNe)

Hales
6x Pink-footed Geese, Little Egret, 2x Redshank, Curlew, 4x Mandarin, 6x Shelduck, 6x Gadwall, 2x Brambling (@SteveJTurner76)

River Sow Meadows
2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Curlew, Goosander, (@RobSwift5)

Kingsley
12x Hawfinch still at St Werburgh's church at 10:40 (@rpintean)

Radford Meadows
Black-tailed Godwit still, Oystercatcher, Sand Martin (@RobSwift5)

Tamworth
3x Ruff still off Selker Drive Amington (@Tamebirding)

Westport Lake
2x Willow Tit, 4x Chiffchaff, (@brianbeecee)

Hanchurch Woods
15x Brambling at feeding Station (@tighthead22)

i54
10x Chiffchaff, Peregrine (@i54jamie)

Endon Sewage Works
6x White Wagtail with 48 Pieds (GBr)

Doxey Marsh
Avocet from the main hide, Great White Egret, 3x Little Egret, 7x Goosander, Oystercatcher, (SGM)  -  Also 3x Sand Martin (@grantprice20)

Branston GPs
7x Ruff, 4x LR Plover, 3x Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper, 2x Little Egret, 2x Barnacle Geese, 3x Mandarin, Sand Martin, 7x Chiffchaff, Cetti'sWarbler (DSc)

Ford Green
Cetti's Warbler still by inlet on main lake (JJo)

Keele Golf Course
2x Peregrine (Ja)

Thursday 29th March 2018

Keele
Hawfinch over the Uni (@keelebirder)

Trentham Gardens
5x Hawfinch right (north) of the entrance along the Trent in trees near the derelict building (MHu)  - also Dipper still (@PhilLocker)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Ad Med Gull at west end

Whitmore Bent Lane
LR Plover, Oystercatcher, Mandarin (NDP)

Cannock Chase
Long-eared Owl near busy road (@Clive_Davies1)

Croxall
3x Redshank, 2x Oystercatcher, (@grs_st)

Whitemoor Haye
2x Grey Partridge (@grs_st)

Blithbury
Red Kite at Newlands Lane at 15:30 (MCh)

Himley Great Pool
2x Sand Martin at 15:00 (@broadwayeight)

Middleton Lakes
LR Plover, 7x Redshank, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x Oystercatcher on JW, 2x Med Gull on North Pit (@atkinson_steve)

Doxey Marsh
2x Water Pipit, Great White Egret, Little Egrets (@DWEmley10)

Radford Meadows
Goosander, Little Egret, Chiffchaf (@CliveDavies1)

Silverdale CP
2x LR Plover on Southern Pool (SGM)

Branston GPs
2x Avocet, 10x Redshank, 18x Curlew, 8x Oystercatcher, 2x LR Plover, 2x Green Sandpiper, 6x Ruff, 2x Dunlin, 3x Goldeneye, 2x Barnacle Geese, 34x Little Grebe, 3x Common Gull, 2x Little Egret, 5x Chiffchaff, 9x Red-legged Partridge (JWo)

By Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Wednesday 28th March 2018

Westport Lake
3cy/4cy year Iceland Gull 08:00 to 08:30 (@thevicar70)

Keele
8x Hawfinch at the Uni, pair Mandarin on the lake, 3x Sand Martin over Keele Hall (@keelebirder)

Bradley in the Moors
2x Hawfinch at the churchyard (TEy)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Ad Med Gull on new west end scrape, also a Swallow

Middleton Lakes
2x Black-tailed Godwit, Avocet, 6x Redshank, 6x Oystercatcher, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x Little Egret, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 8x Shelduck (JWo)

Black-tailed Godwit by Jon Woodcock

Whitemoor Haye
Great White Egret still on pond behind Sittles farm, 3x Redshank, 2x LR Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, 7x Egyptian Geese, 40x GBB Gull, (@BirderAlrewas)

Etruria
Female Goosander at Festival Park (DHe)

Tuesday 27th March 2018

Radford Meadows
5x Little Egret (@Clive_Davies1)

Whittington
7x Sand Martin, Peregrine (@StourBirder)

Middleton Lakes
3x Avocet, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, 4x Redshank, 2x Ringed Plover, 4x Goosander on JW (@atkinson_steve)

Doxey Marsh
Little Egret, Oystercatcher, 5x Goosander (@richard_rafe)

Branston GPs
6x Sand Martin, 19x Redshank, 7x Ruff, 7x Oystercatcher, 6x Curlew, 6x Ringed Plover, 3x Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 28x Shelduck, 2x Barnacle Geese, 23x Little Grebe, Little Egret, 6x Common Gull, 5x GBB Gull, 5x Chiffchaff, (JWo)

Redshank by Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Monday 26th March 2018

Whitmore Bent Lane
2x Jack Snipe, 2x Oystercatcher (@DKelsall3)

Doxey Marsh
Water Pipit, Great White Egret, 2x Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler (@tighthead22)

Keele
Female Merlin over the Uni at 12:45 (@Jackhaye)  -  6x Hawfinch at the church at 14:00 (GGr)

Madeley
2x Hawfinch at  the church at 14:30 (GGr)

Middleton Lakes
Green-winged Teal still on JW at 07:45, also Avocets, Black-tailed Godwits, Dunlin

Whitemoor Haye
Great White Egret still from Sittles farm bend, LR Plover, Redshank, 8x Oystercatcher, 7x Egyptian Geese, 30x GBB Gull, Sand Martin, Chiffchaffs,  (@BirderAlrewas)

Hoar Cross
Female Merlin over the road near the church at 14:00 (JWo)

Branston GPs
4x Chiffchaff along the canal (JWo)

Branston WP
Redshank, 2x Oystercatcher, Chiffchaff (JWo)

Barton Marina
3x Chiffchaff (JWo)

Chasewater
2x Swallow this evening, Scaup, Redshank, 2x YL Gull

Sunday 25th March 2018

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
5x Common Scoter, 3x Avocet, ad Med Gull

Middleton Lakes 
Green-winged Teal still on JW, 6x Avocet, 5x Dunlin, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Pintail

Blithfield Resv  (WMBC members only)

6x Common Scoter at deep end (MPR)

Tamworth

Mealy Redpoll still at Amington, also 3x Ruff still off Selker Drive (@TameBirding)

Elford-Whittington

Corn Bunting (@BirderAlrewas)

Aqualate
Drake Common Scoter, Pink-footed Goose (@Ian_m_grant)

Doxey Marsh
Water Pipit still (@LizClipson)  -  Great White Egret still, 2x LR Plover, 2x Little Egret (@grantprice20)

Lichfield
Black Redstart still at the cathedral (@ArchieRaven)

Croxall 

Great White Egret, 2x Goldeneye, 4x Shoveler, 2x Redshank,  Little Egret, (KJo)

Uttoxeter Quarry
4x Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, 8x Curlew, Goldeneye, 6x Gadwall, 4x Shoveler (@rpintean)

Checkley
One Hawfinch still at St Mary and All Saints Church (@rpintean)

i54
Green Sandpiper still, 4x Chiffchaff (@i54jamie)

Radford Meadows
Black-tailed Godwit, LR Plover, Dunlin, 139x Wigeon (@RobSwift5)

Whitmore Bent Lane
LR Plover (PJo)

Cannock Chase
5x Yellowhammer, 6x Brambling (@JohnMathers1)

Silverdale CP

2x Chiffchaff also Chiffchaff at Apedale CP (PCa)

Chartley Castle
Red Kite over at 17:30 (AGo)

Chasewater
Drake Scaup still, ad YL Gull in the roost

Saturday 24th March 2018

Middleton Lakes
Green-winged Teal still on JW, also 3x Avocet, 3x Black-tailed Godwit (@atkinson_steve)  -  also 4x Redshank, LR Plover, 3x Dunlin

Tamworth 
Mealy Redpoll still in rough ground between and railway and Amington Fields estate also 3x Ruff still off Selker Drive (@TameBirding)

Audley 
Red Kite SW over Castle Hill at 08:03 (JHu)

Lichfield
Female Black Redstart still east end of the cathedral this morning (@ArthurBladon, @TameBirding)

Endon Sewage Works
Woodcock and a Chiffchaff (GBr)

Gailey Resv
Pink-footed Goose, 3x Chiffchaff, 5x Oystercatcher, (@TheMoorehen, @TheSnapper1978)

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck, 2x Little Egret, 4x Egyptian Geese, 2x Barnacle Geese, Pink-footed Goose, 18x Redshank, 10x Curlew, 6x Ruff, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 3x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 5x Chiffchaff, (DSc)

Hatherton Hall
2x Hawfinch, view from Fullmoor Lane (@TheSnapper1978)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
2nd cal year Med Gull also Black-tailed Godwit

Madeley
12x Hawfinch still at the church (@ROBgilb)

i54
Green Sandpiper still, 4x Goosander over (@i54jamie)

Hanchurch
30x Brambling at the feeding station (@philjo61)

Chasewater
2w Iceland Gull in the roost (@julianallen2009)

Gradbach
3x Dipper (AHo)

Friday 23rd March 2018

Bobbington/Highgate
Pink-footed Goose at The Mere (@broadwayeight)

Doxey Marsh
2x Water Pipit, Great White Egret, 10x Goosander, 5x Oystercatcher, 6x Greenfinch (@grantprice20) - additionally 4x Water Pipit, 2x Little Egret, 8x Water Rail, Peregrine, Cetti's Warbler, 2x Chiffchaff, (MBo)

Trentham Gardens
2x Dipper still along the Trent, 3x Mandarin, (DWa, MPa)

Lichfield
Female Black Redstart amongst parapets east end of the Cathedral (BRe)

Middleton Lakes
Avocet, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 7x Redshank, Little Ringed Plover, ad Med Gull, 2x pair Pintail on JW (@RSPBMiddleton)  -  Green-winged Teal on JW this afternoon also Great White Egret on North Pit (@Rewilding85)

River Sow Meadows
Green Sandpiper, 3x Little Egret, Chiffchaff (@RobSwift5)

Branston GPs
6x Little Ringed Plover, 24x Redshank, 16x Curlew, 7x Ruff, 6x Ringed Plover, 4x Dunlin, 4x Green Sandpiper, 6x Oystercatcher, Golden Plover, Pink-footed Goose, 2x Barnacle Geese, 3x Goldeneye, Little Egret, 28x Little Grebe, Chiffchaff (JWo)

LRP by Jon Woodcock

Staffs

Thursday 22nd March 2018

Madeley
14x Hawfinch at the church at 08:30 (@percywiseman)

Middleton Lakes
2x Avocet, 3x Black-tailed Godwit, 5x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 2x Oystercatcher on JW (@atkinson_steve)

Trentham Gardens
2x Dipper still (DFo)

By Dave Fowler

Chasewater
2w Iceland Gull, drake Scaup (@CWG_sightings)  -  also 30x Goldeneye, ad YL Gull (@Rewildings85)

Ford Green
Cetti's Warbler still (JJo)

Wednesday 21st March 2018

Madeley
12x Hawfinch around the churchyard area (@SteveJTurner76)

Middleton Lakes
Little Ringed Plover, 3x Redshank, 2x Dunlin, Ruff, 3x Pintail

Trentham Gardens
2x Dipper still along the Trent (DFo)

Checkley
10x Hawfinch still at the church (AEa)

Ford Green
Cetti's Warbler still at north end of main lake (JJo)

Tucklesholme
Redshank, 14x Gadwall, Pochard, 3x Goosander, 41x Wigeon, 84x Teal (JWo)

Branston GPs

2w YL Gull, 25x Redshank, 8x Ruff, 6x Curlew, 2x Green Sandpiper, Little Egret, Tawny Owl, Chiffchaff, 40x Shelduck (JWo)

Burton
Woodcock at Anslow (MSc)

Branston WP
Chiffchaff (JWo)

Doxey Marsh
6x Water Pipit still, Great White Egret, 2x Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Cetti's Warbler, 12x Goosander, (MBo)

Tuesday 20th March 2018

Radford Meadows
Black-tailed Godwit still, Little Egret, 500x Wigeon (@Clive_Davies1)

Madeley STW
6x Chiffchaff (NDP)

Doxey Marsh
2x Water Pipit still, Great White Egret, 2x Little Egret, (@DoxeyBirder)

Branston GPs
12x Redshank, 6x Ruff, 2x Green Sandpiper, 2x Egyptian Geese, 2x Barnacle Geese, (KJo)

Alton
10x Hawfinch still at St Peter's church (RPu)

Monday 19th March 2018

Bobbington/Highgate Common
Pink-footed Goose in field, 2x Pintail on pool Crab Lane (@broadwayeight)

Radford Meadows
Black-tailed Godwit, Curlew, 500x Wigeon, 5x Snipe (@Clive_Davies)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Female Merlin thru SW, Dunlin at west end, ad Med Gull roosted this evening also the Hawfinch back in the plantation

Westport Lake 
Ad Iceland Gull this afternoon (@JohnMathers1)

Alton
5x Hawfinch still St Peter's church (TEy)

By Terry Eyre

Checkley
12x Hawfinch at St Mary and all Saints church (@Malc2k12)

Middleton Lakes
Cetti's Warbler (MBa)

Branston GPs
Ad Med Gull, 28x Curlew, 14x Redshank, 12x Ringed Plover, 8x Ruff, 3x Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 3x Goldeneye, 10x Gadwall, 2x Barnacle Geese, 32x Little Grebe, 12x Common Gull, Chiffchaff  (JWo)

Sunday 18th March 2018

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Adult Little Gull still

Tamworth
Mealy Redpoll still at Amington (@TameBirding)

Gailey Resv
4x Goldeneye, 3x Pochard, 2x Shelduck, 10x Golden Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, 1w Common Gull (@TheSnapper1978)

Tucklesholme
8x Sand Martin, Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 10x Golden Plover over, 3x Stonechat (@Ochruros)

Whitemoor Haye
4x Whooper Swan still (@Ochruros)  -  7x Redshank, Curlew, Goldeneye, Pochard, 188x Wigeon, 4x Shelduck, Egyptian Goose, Tree Sparrows, Yellowhammer (@BirderAlrewas)

Checkley
10x Hawfinch still at St Mary and All Saints church at 12:10 (@rpintean)

Radford Meadows
Black-tailed Godwit still, Curlew, Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, 425x Wigeon, 54x Teal, 9x Gadwall, 2x Shoveler (@CliveDavies1)

Kingsley
4x Hawfinch still at St Werburgh's church at 13:20 (@rpintean)

Croxall
Great White Egret, 2x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, 2x Shoveler, 2x Shelduck (KJo)

Alton
22x Hawfinch at St Peter's church at 14:05 (@rpintean)

Middleton Lakes
Avocet, 5x Ringed Plover, 2x Dunlin, Redshank, 2x Pintail on JW (@Piccalilli123)

Whitmore Bent Lane
9x Golden Plover, Jack Snipe, Stonechat (@philjo61)

Chasewater
2/3 w Iceland Gull also a Wheatear (@julianallen2009)

River Sow Meadows
Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 13x Snipe, 2x Goosander, 30x Wigeon (@RobSwift5)

i54
Stonechat, 2x Goosander, 20x Reed Bunting, 20x Teal  (@i54jamie)

Doxey Marsh
6x Water Pipit, Great White Egret, 2x Little Ringed Plover, 28x Snipe, Woodcock, Ringed Plover, 13x Goosander, 2x Shelduck, 3x Stonechat, Little Egret (MBo)

Branston GPs
9x Redshank, 4x Ruff, 30x Golden Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x ad YL Gull, 18x Common Gull, 32x Shelduck, 2x Goldeneye, (DSc)

Whittington
Wheatear (MLi)

Saturday 17th March 2018

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Bar-tailed Godwit, 2x Black-tailed Godwit, Ad Little Gull 12:20 to 12:30 only, Redshank, 3x Curlew,

Whitemoor Haye
6x Whooper Swan to 08:45 when flew off, Oystercatcher, 6x Golden Plover, Egyptian Goose, 140x Wigeon, Goldeneye, Pochard, (@BirderAlrewas)

Amington
Mealy Redpoll still, 3x Ruff still off Selker Drive (@TameBirder)

Whitmore Bent Lane
Pink-footed Goose, Brambling (@philjo61)

Aqualate
Female Marsh Harrier, 2x Sand Martin (@RobSwift5)

Gailey Resv
1st sum Kittiwake on sailing lake (@TheSnapper1978)

Tittesworth Water
5x Scaup  -  3 drakes, 2 female (LHa, IBu, CTy)

By Les Harrison

Berryhill
Jack Snipe, 16x Snipe (@nutcracker 1965)

i54
Green Sandpiper still, 10x Golden Plover over, 40x Skylark. Chiffchaff (@i54jamie)

Radford Meadows
Black-tailed Godwit, 2x Oystercatcher, Redshank, Curlew, 2x Goosander, 8x Gadwall, 542x Wigeon, 250x Teal (@RobSwift5)

Barton
Female Brambling (JWo)

Branston GPs
29x Curlew, Redshank, Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 6x Common Gull, Goldeneye, Chiffchaff (DSc)

Friday 16th March 2018

Westport Lake
Black-necked Grebe still, adult Kittiwake, 5x Goosander (@thevicar70, @DKelsall3, et al)

Middleton Lakes
3x Pintail, 18x Shelduck, 3x Redshank, 6x Oystercatcher, 3x Cetti's Warbler, 4x Chiffchaff on JW. 3x Goosander on NP (@atkinson_steve)

Whitmore Bent Lane
3x Sand Martin, Oystercatcher, Chiffchaff, 8x Tree Sparrow (@ROBgilb)

Keele
2x Hawfinch still (@philjo61)

Doxey Marsh
2x Water Pipit still on riverbank below Octagonal hide, Great White Egret, 9x Goosander, 63x Wigeon, 2x Little Egret, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff (MBo)

River Sow Meadows
2x Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 3x Goosander, Common Gull, 40x Teal, 32x Wigeon (@RobSwift5)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Corn Bunting at west end

i54
Green Sandpiper still, (@i54jamie)

Branston GPs
2x ad Med Gull, 16x Curlew, 2x Redshank, 2x Barnacle Geese, 2x Egyptian Geese, 16x Shelduck, 2x Common Gull (DSc)

Stretton
Blackcap (BAS, AMS)

Thursday 15th March 2018

Westport Lake
Black-necked Grebe on main lake (per @tighthead22, @thevicar70, et al)

Silverdale CP
13x Goosander on The Void (@GeoffSales1)

Whittington
2x Wheatear (@StourBirder)

Doxey Marsh
5x Water Pipit by the Octagonal hide, 3x Cetti's Warbler, Dunlin, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Little Egret, 6x Goosander, Goldeneye, 2x Common Gull (MBo)

Ford Green
Cetti's Warbler still (GBr)

Chasewater
1w Caspian Gull, 2x YL Gull in the roost also 2x Oystercatcher

i54
Green Sandpiper still (@i54jamie)

Wednesday 14th March 2018

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Avocet on north shore (per MFo)

Rushton
38x Golden Plover in field opposite Barnswood scout camp turning A523 (@thevicar70)

Middleton Lakes
2x Sand Martin, 3x Redshank on JW (@bins_on_a_stick)

Radford Meadows
3x Pink-footed Geese, 4x Goosander, 14x Shoveler. 400x Wigeon, 200x Teal, 2x Oystercatcher (@Clive_Davies1)

Trentham Gardens
2x Dipper still (GKe)

By Graham Keeling

Chasewater
Adult Iceland Gull, 1w  Kumlien's Gull, 5x YL Gull,  in the roost

Branston GPs
Avocet, 20x Curlew, 11x Redshank, 3x Ruff, 2x Ringed Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, Dunlin. 2w Med Gull, 25x Shelduck, 9x Gadwall, 4x Goldeneye, 8x Shoveler, 6x Pochard, 180x Teal, 2x Barnacle Geese, 30x Little Grebe, Little Egret, 9c Common Gull, GBB Gull (JWo)

Avocet by Jon Woodcock

Cheadle
Red Kite over mid day (@kevinburrows10)

Whitemoor Haye
4x Whooper Swan still opposite Sittles farm (DAb)

Elford North Pit
2x Great White Egret, 6x Goosander (DAb)

Tuesday 13th March 2018

Berryhill
2x Wheatear at the Viewpoint paddocks at 07:50 (RT. NDP)

Amington
Mealy Redpoll probably viewable in rough area between Amington Fields estate and the railway (@TameBirding)

Westport Lake
Sand Martin at 11:15 (KBr)

Doxey Marsh
5x Goosander, Common Gull, Grey Lag Goose on Boundary Flash (GPr) - also Goldeneye (@richard_rafe)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Hawfinch again, 6x Sand Martin west end

i54
Green Sandpiper still, 40x Lapwing (@i54jamie)

Monday 12th March 2018

Radford Meadows
7x Gadwall, 26x Shoveler, Goosander, 400x Wigeon, 200x Teal, Little Egret, 41x Lapwing (@Clive_Davies1)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
6x Sand Martin at west end

Whitmore Bent Lane
2x Mandarin, 2x Shoveler, 38x Teal, 24x Stock Dove, 12x Tree Sparrow (@DKelsall3)

Chasewater
2x Caspian Gull, 2x YL Gull, 2w Iceland Gull, adult Kumlien's Gull

Caverswall
Barn Owl at Cookshill (BBo. JBo)

Sunday 11th March 2018

Kingsley
2x Hawfinch still at St Werburgh's church (JCo) - Up to 4x Hawfinch this afternoon (@rpintean)

Doxey Marsh
Great White Egret still in the ditch/channel opposite Boundary flash, 3x Stonechat, Little Egret, Oystercatcher, 4x Goosander (@grantprice20)

Uttoxeter Quarry
Ringed Plover, 6x Oystercatcher, 7x Shelduck, 3x Goosander, 6x Shoveler, Green Woodpecker (@rpintean)

Radford Meadows
Curlew thru, 2x Oystercatcher, Little Egret, Pintail, 3x Goosander, 20x Shoveler, 3x Gadwall, 400x Wigeon, 200x Teal, Shelduck (@RobSwift5)

Weston Coyney
Red Kite over the moat at 13:15 (@colozy)

Hatherton Reservoir
Cetti'sWarbler (@daftoldbirder)

Whitemoor Haye
3x Great White Egret. 4x Whooper Swan, Curlew, 8x Egyptian Geese, 5x Golden Plover, 6x Goosander (@TameBirding)

Branston GPs
Singing Chiffchaff, 2x ad sum/plum Med Gull, 14x Curlew, 7x Ruff, 6x Ringed Plover, 40x Golden Plover, 5x Dunlin, 5x Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 2x Little Egret, 15x Shelduck, 2x Common Gull (DSc)

Dimmingsdale
Willow Tit (TEy)

Rudyard Resv
Red Kite at 15:40 at the north end (ACo)

Chasewater
Juv Iceland Gull, 3w Caspian Gull, 2x Med Gull, 2w YL Gull in the roost

Saturday 10th March 2018

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Chiffchaff, 14x Golden Plover thru

Radford Meadows
Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin, Pintail, Goosander, 400x Wigeon, 200x Teal, 6x Gadwall, (@Clive_Davies1)

Ford Green
Cetti's Warbler still, Stonechat, Water Rail (JJo)

Branston GPs
6x Ruff, 5x Dunlin, 6x Ringed Plover, 6x Curlew, 4x Redshank, 350x Golden Plover, 2x Oystercatcher, 2x Green Sandpiper, 18x Shelduck (DSc, @rpintean) -

Tamworth
3x Ruff still off Selker Drive, Amington (@TameBirding)

Gailey Resv
Little Egret thru, 3x Pochard, 3x Shoveler, 4x Oystercatcher (@TheSnapper1978)

Uttoxeter Quarry
26x Curlew, 5x Oystercatcher, Redshank, 2x Goldeneye, 7x Shelduck, Little Egret (@rpintean)

Cannock Tip
3w Caspian Gull (@CWG_sightings)

Middleton Lakes
Firecrest still,  (@JohnMathers1)

Rocester
3x Oystercatcher (TEy)

Chasewater
2x YL Gull, ad Med Gull

Berryhill
Curlew, 4x Stonechat and 5x Goosander on nearby Bottleslow Flash (RT)

Friday 9th March 2018

Whitemoor Haye
4x Whooper Swan, 2x Great White Egret, 61x Wigeon, 5x Pochard, 2x Goldeneye, 5x Goosander, 7x Egyptian Geese, Yellowhammers , Tree Sparrows, Ringed Plover (@BirderAlrewas)

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Golden Plover thru NW also 2x Curlew thru 11:53

Ford Green
Cetti's Warbler still this morning (per @brianbeecee)

Radford Meadows
400x Wigeon, 150x Teal, 4x Gadwall, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Egret, Goosander (@Clive_Davies1)

Croxall GPs
6x Oystercatcher, Little Egret, 2x Egyptian Geese, 3x Goldeneye, 3x Pochard,  (@BirderAlrewas)

Coombes Valley
Flock of c60 Ravens this afternoon (PBe) RSPB manager

Chasewater
3w Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull, 2x Med Gull

Middleton Lakes
3x Pintail, Great White Egret on JW, 15x Goosander, Golden Plover on NP, (@Piccalilli123)

Doxey Marsh
Great White Egret still (GGr)

Thursday 8th March 2018

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
Curlew at the west end

Middleton Lakes
Curlew, 2x Stonechat, 3x Oystercatcher, 6x Shelduck, 2x Cetti's Warbler on JW, 2x Goosander North Pit (@atkinson_steve)

Radford Meadows
Black-tailed Godwit on Rickerscote side of the river (@Clive_Davies1)

Ford Green
Cetti's Warbler still (DVi)

i54
Green Sandpiper, Stonechat (@i54jamie)

Chasewater
2x Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull, 

Branston GPs
73x Golden Plover, 22x Curlew, 8x Ringed Plover, 8x Ruff, 6x Redshank, 5x Dunlin, 6x Oystercatcher, Green Sandpiper, 500x Lapwing, 4x Goldeneye, 10x Pochard, 114x Tufted Duck, 2x Barnacle Geese, 25x Little Grebe, (JWo)

Wednesday 7th March 2018

Radford Meadows
2x Little Egret, 11x Shoveler, 100s  Teal, Wigeon, Lapwing, Goosander, 2x Shelduck, (@Clive_Davies1)

Berryhill
Curlew, 2x Jack Snipe, 23x Snipe, 3x Stonechat still, 2x Willow Tit and a Goosander on Bottleslow (RT, NDP)  -  Barn Owl at 18:25 by old school site also Woodcock flew in at end of Mossfield Road (IBu)

Ford Green
Cetti's Warbler still also Little Egret (JJo, @MEr)

Keele
3x Hawfinch around village church at 13:00 (@Jackhaye)

Foxley
104x Snipe, 2x Golden Plover, 37x Lapwing, 35x Skylark, 13x Tree Sparrow, 2x Yellowhammer, c1000 Fieldfare (MBa)

Doxey Marsh
3x Water Pipit still by Octagonal hide, Redshank, Oystercatcher, 4x Stonechat (@DoxeyBirder)

Branston GPs
14x Curlew, 140x Golden Plover, 6x Ruff, 6x Ringed Plover, 4x Green Sandpiper, 4x Dunlin, 3x Redshank, 2x Oystercatcher, 18x Shelduck, 6x Shoveler, 2x Pochard, 2x Gadwall, 60x Teal, 37x Wigeon, 30x Little Grebe, 2x GBB Gull (JWo,KJo)

Trentham Gardens
Oystercatcher, 3x Mandarin Duck, 5x Gadwall (MPa)

Chasewater
2x Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull, ad Med Gull in the roost

Tucklesholme
Green Sandpiper, 2x Oystercatcher, 3x Goosander, 4x Pochard, (JWo)

Branston WP
29x Gadwall (JWo)

Trentham Gardens
2x Dipper on the River Trent (PSw)

Tuesday 6th March 2018

Doxey March
3x Water Pipit still near the Octagonal hide (RCB)

Blackbrook
Red Kite over this morning (@SLRogersGeol)

Radford Meadows
Little Egret, Goosander, 350x Wigeon, 150x Teal, 150x Lapwing (@Clive_Davies1)

Blithbury
Barn Owl at 17:00 Newlands Lane (MCh)

Sandyford
Chiffchaff on the old loop line (PBu)

Hanchurch
4x Crossbill, 3x Brambling along bottom track (JJo)

i54
2x Stonechat, 150x Lapwing, 14x Reed Bunting (@i54jamie)

Chasewater
2w Iceland Gull, 3w Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull, ad Med Gull

Chatterley Whitfield
2x Little Egret on the stream (mjf)

Monday 5th March 2018

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
2x Curlew 

Doxey Marsh

6x Water Pipit by the Octagonal hide (@DoxeyBirder)

Middleton Lakes

5x Pintail, 9x Shelduck, 2x Oystercatcher on JW, 3x Dunlin, 6x Goosander North Pit, Peregrine over Dosthill NR (@atkinson_steve)

Ford Green
Cetti's Warbler still by the boardwalk and Willow Tit (CBo) - Also Jack Snipe on main lake at 16:30 and a Water Rail (JJo)

Hanchurch
6x Crossbill from lower car park (@tighthead22)

Ingestre
Red Kite over this afternoon (RCB)

Cannock Chase
4x Crossbill Abraham's Valley (@DavidBate17)

Alton
4x Hawfinch in St Peters churchyard (TEy)

Berryhill
3x Jack Snipe in damp meadow below the Viewpoint (RT)

Branston GPs
68x Golden Plover, 11x Curlew, 8x Dunlin, 7x Redshank, 5x Ruff, 2x Green Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, 360x Lapwing, Pink-footed Goose, 2x Barnacle Geese, 3x Goldeneye, 3x Pochard, 31x Shoveler, 150x Teal, 19x Shelduck, 33x Little Grebe, 3x Little Egret, 2x GBB Gull, 2x Common Gull, (JWo)

Sunday 4th March 2018

Cheadle Blakehall Fishery
Great White Egret still (@thevicar70)

Keele
4x Hawfinch still at St John the Baptist churchyard alos 6x Greenfinch, Tawny Owl (@grantprice20)

Whitemoor Haye
4x Whooper Swan still in field between rough track and quarry also Great White Egret still, 30x Yellowhammer, 15x Tree Sparrow, 16x Golden Plover, 7x Egyptian Geese, 126x Wigeon, Goldeneye, 2x Oystercatcher, GBB Gull (@BirderAlrewas)  -  Also Little Egret, Peregrine (@julianallen2009)

Westport Lake
1st winter Iceland Gull this afternoon (DKe)

Dimmingsdale
Willow Tit (TEy)

By Terry Eyre

Chasewater
2w Iceland Gull in the roost, on Swag Juv Iceland Gull, 2w Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull

Doxey Marsh
Dunlin still on Boundary Flash (ISh)

Ford Green
Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Water Rail,  no sign of the Cetti's (JJo)

Branston GPs
Ad Glaucous Gull, ad YL Gull, 2x Common Gull, 50x GBB Gull, 12x Golden Plover, 12x Curlew, 3x Ruff,  Barn Owl, Oystercatcher, 30x Little Grebe, Little Egret (DSc)

Glaucous Gull in poor light by Dave Scattergood

Staffs

Saturday 3rd March 2018

Whitemoor Haye
4x Whooper Swan, Merlin, Grey Partridge, 50x Yellowhammer, 30x Tree Sparrow, 62x Skylark, 152x Wigeon, Goldeneye, 5x Pochard, (@BirderAlrewas)

Doxey Marsh
Dunlin still on Boundary Flash, Oystercatcher, Water Rail (GPr) - Great White Egret, Cetti's Warbler, Common Gull, 2x Barnacle Geese (DCo)

Ford Green
Cetti's Warbler by the boardwalk (CBo per GBr) - also Peregrine, 3x Goosander (JJo, @thevicar70)

Cetti's Warbler by Mick Erwin

Keele
Approx 20x Hawfinch at St John the Baptist churchyard (@philjo61)

Silverdale CP
2x Ad YL Gull, 2x Jack Snipe, Water Rail on The Void (@philjo61)

Whitmore Bent Lane
Golden Plover, 12x Tree Sparrow, 20x Skylark (@philjo61)

Kingsley
5x Hawfinch still at St Werburgh's church (@rpintean)

Cheadle
Great White Egret still in field opposite Blake Hall Fishery (@rpintean)

River Sow Meadows
74x Snipe. Green Sandpiper, Woodcock, 150x Wigeon, (@RobSwift5)

i54
40x Yellowhammer, 35x Linnet, 21x Reed Bunting, (@154jamie)

Berryhill Bottleslow Flash
Barn Owl at 17:45 at marshy grassland between railway and the flash (@Take_Ded_Aim) - 2x Willow Tit on Berryhill LNR (IBu)

Rocester
4x Oystercatcher (TEy)

Chasewater
Juv Iceland Gull on frozen Swag, Main roost 1w Caspian Gull, 4x YL Gull, also Woodcock, Brambling

Branston GPs
Little Egret, 2x Goldeneye, ad YL Gull, 4x Common Gull, Curlew (DSc)

Burton
Curlew over Rolleston Rd, South Stapenhill (JLa)

Friday 2nd March 2018

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
1st winter Little Gull thru 11:30 also 19x Pintail still

Westport Lake
Caspian Gull still on ice at 13;30 (@JohnMathers1)

Barton
4x Brambling (JWo)

By Jon Woodcock

Part of the general Fieldfare influx today by Mike Head

Doxey Marsh
Dunlin on Boundary Flash (ISh)

By Ian Sheridan

Staffs

Thursday 1st March 2018

Radford Meadows
250x Wigeon, 70x Teal, Woodcock, 3x Snipe, large flock of Greenfinch (@Clive_Davies1)

Chasewater
Juv Iceland Gull, 2x YL Gull, ad Med Gull, in the roost also Ruff, Oystercatcher

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
19x Pintail also a Dunlin and Golden Plover thru