13th Dec - Touch of frost last night. Sunny, light SW, 8C

Lilbourne Meadows;, morning

Checked out the flood pools, the usual Ducks, c 100Lapwing and a Peregrine over.

First Coot back since water has returned!

Shawell, Sandpit/landfill; morning

A new record count of Gadwall here today for me, 48.  I wonder what is making it attractive to them?

Coot, I counted 152, with c60 Teal, c20 Tufted Ducks.

Seven Red Kites and a few Ravens.

75 Carrion Crows counted in the bordering trees, actual number would have been higher.

A Green Woodpecker.

Brampton Valley; afternoon.

Some interesting reports from this area lately, so I had a look.  However, it was very quiet - Buzzard, Red Kite, a few Redwings and Fieldfares, but Finches very scarce.

Stanford res; late afternoon.

A check to see if the Glossy Ibis was showing at the inlet area, unfortunately not.

There were Great, Little Egrets and Grey Herons in the inlet fields.  If the Glossy Ibis had been present where else could you see such a group in the Midlands.  We have had Bittern lately too!

12th Dec - light rain/drizzle from0900h to 1400h - dull mand very damp, mostly light/mod S-SW, 10C

WIlley; afternoon.

Once the rain stopped birds did begin to venture out.

14 Long-tailed Tits in the Church Horse Chestnut busily feeding.  Around the feed station a mixed group of Blue and Great Tits, at least 20.

I noticed 10 Greenfinches feeding in the tree/bushes along the Church lane, these were joined by others and then more from nearby, totally 35.

Three Mallard flew over towards the back pond, which obviously now is about full again, despite it being practicality dry (never known in living memory).l

11th Dec - broken cloud, a few sunny intervals, mod - light S, 10C

Willey;

Four Dunnocks together in hedge near the feed station.

12 Starlings, a single Collared Dove around, plus regulars.

Magna Park Central; afternoon

Explored the screening banks and woodland, primarily for Woodcock with thermal camera, but none today. A couple of Foxes found and a Grey Squirrel though.,

c20 Redwings and 6 Blackbirds feeding on berries.

A Jay, a Buzzard search8ing on the ground under trees, and a Red Kite over.

10th Dec - mostly sunny, mod SW, 11C

Willey; a Raven over at 0850h.

Less Redwings around after yesterdays wind.

9th Dec - rain from very early until early afternoon - mod-light (12mm), with a mod-strong and gusting SW wind all day, 12C

An awful weather day.

A Red Kite passed over home 1250h.

8th Dec - mostly cloudy, a few brief sunny spells, light/mod SW/12C

Lilbourne Meadows; afternoon.

c100 Wigeon, 10 Gadwall, 10+ Teal, 4 Shovelers, 70 Lapwings, 2 Mute Swans.

A Buzzard and Raven over and Sparrowhawk dashed over the meadows.

Only a single Fieldfare, but a Song Thrush did sing a little.

7th Dec - cloudy, light drizzle and some light rain during the day, light- mod SW 13C

Three WebS counts today-

Mere Lane Lake - held a few Gulls, Mallard, Tufted and Shoveler, plus four Little Grebes.

A Water Rail answered from the drainage pools.

Soar Brook Lake - a good numb er of Gulls, coming and going to the nearby pig fields.

Mallard and Teal, two Mute Swans (sadly a dead one too).

Stanford Hall Lake area - A Great Egret, Wigeon, Teal, Mallard, Tufted and Little Grebes.   Fewer Canada and Greylag Geese.

Red Kite over.