28th Feb 2011

Rugby

Waxwing x 30 on the Cawston Estate at Dorset Close this morning (Pete Hall)
Waxwing x 80 Hillmoreton Road, Rugby at junction with Deacon rd By old Railway Bridge at 10.30am (Chris Cox)

Stratford-upon-Avon

Waxwing x 2 in a private garden at 10.15am (RBA)

Ladywalk Nature Reserve - WMBC Permit Holders Only

Bittern in flight at 2.00pm from Riverwalk Hide (RBA)

Waxwing x 24 in the car park from 1.20pm to 1.40pm only (Birdforum)

Draycote Water

Smew male & female

Greater Scaup female (RBA)

Nuneaton
Mealy Redpoll in private garden (Paul Lathbury)

Mealy Redpoll in Nuneaton by Paul Lathbury

27th Feb 2011

Warwick

Waxwing x 45 at Lee Meadow this morning (RBA)

Waxwing x 15 at Chase Meadow by cycle track in Verden Avenue (RBA)

Kingsbury Water Park

Shelduck 4

Smew male

Goosander

Little Egret

Yellow-legged Gull at Bodymoor Heath Water (Tom Perrins)

Ladywalk Nature Reserve - WMBC Permit Holders Only

Goosander x 18

Oystercatcher x 4

Curlew

Dunlin

Tawny Owl

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Chiffchaff

Lesser Redpoll x 17

Brambling (Steve Cawthray)

Draycote Water

Smew male

Greater Scaup 1st winter male & female (RBA)

26th Feb 2011

Pintail at Ladywalk Nature Reserve by Adam Archer

Ladywalk Nature Reserve - WMBC Permit Holders Only

Bittern in flight at 9.15am

Pintail male

Oystercatcher x 4

Tawny Owl

Siskin x 30

Lesser Redpoll x 20

Brambling x 2 females (Adam Archer)

Whitacre Heath Nature Reserve - Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Permit Holders Only

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker x 2

Willow Tit

Siskin x 30

Lesser Redpoll x 5 (M Pollock)

Middleton Lakes RSPB - Fishers Mill Pit

Little Egret x 2

Redshank x 2

24th Feb 2011

Hampton Lucy
Bittern in flight from the ‘mill island’ just above Charlecote Park (Nigel Evans)

Warwick
Waxwing 15+ still in trees by cycle path in Verden Avenue, Chase Meadow (Birdguides)

22nd Feb 2011

Warwick
Waxwing c35 along cycle track from Verden Avenue to Gog Brook at 10:45am (Alan Anscomb)
Waxwing x 20 on Meadow Chase estate (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Greater Scaup x2 first winter male & female still off Hensborough Bank (RBA)

21st Feb 2011

Coventry

Waxwing x 20+ at B4082 Clifford Bridge Road/Belgrave Road at 12.25pm then flew off (RBA)

Warwick

Waxwing x 20 still on Verden Avenue at midday (RBA)

Ladywalk Nature Reserve - WMBC Permit Holders Only

Woodcock

Green Sandpiper

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Marsh Tit

Willow Tit

Siskin x 15 (D Daniel)

20th Feb 2011

Draycote Water
Iceland Gull juvenile in the roost again

Yellow-legged Gull x 2

Greater Scaup x 2 male & female (RBA)

Coventry

Waxwing x 60 at B4082 Clifford Bridge Road/Belgrave Road junction on & off (RBA)

Warwick
Waxwing x 20+ still in trees by the cycle path in Verden Avenue, Chase Meadow mid-morning (Birdguides)

Leamington Spa
Yellow-legged Gull adult old Flavels factory roof from the canal towpath behind Kevin Richens Garage late morning (Birdguides)

19th Feb 2011

Leamington Spa

Waxwing x 40+ on Althorp Street near the canal (RBA)

Coventry

Waxwing x 160+ on Clifford Bridge Road between Tesco & Balgrave Road junction (RBA)

Warwick

Waxwing x 20 at Chase Meadow by cycle path on Verden Avenue (RBA)

18th Feb 2011

Coventry

Waxwing x 40 at Clifford Bridge/Belgrave Road junction late afternoon (RBA)

Draycote Water

Greater Scaup x 2 1st winter male & female off Hensborough Bank

Iceland Gull juvenile in the roost (RBA)

Leamington Spa

Waxwing x 48 by the canal on Althorpe Street this morning (Birdguides)

17th Feb 2011

Leamington Spa

Waxwing x 9 on Althorp Street near the canal early morning (RBA)

Draycote Water

Greater Scaup female off Hensborough Bank (RBA)

Whitacre Heath Nature Reserve - WWT Members Only

Marsh Tit

Willow Tit

Mealy Redpoll

Lesser Redpoll x 12 (Steve Valentine)

Shustoke Reservoir

Goosander x 40

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Steve Cawthray)

16th Feb 2011

Meriden

Waxwing x 50+ by A45 eastbound slip road early morning (RBA)

Lapworth

Nordic Jackdaw in field near Packwood House (RBA)

Draycote Water

Smew adult male

Greater Scaup female

Ladywalk Nature Reserve - WMBC Permit Holders Only

Pintail x 2

Little Egret

Marsh Tit

Lesser Redpoll x 6

Brambling

Coleshill

Raven x 2

Wishaw

Grey Partridge x 2

Golden Plover x 22 (Steve Cawthray)

15th Feb 2011

Draycote Water

Iceland Gull juvenile in the roost plus Yellow-legged Gull x 2 (RBA)

Greater Scaup female in Rainbow Corner

Ladywalk Nature Reserve - WMBC Permit Holders Only

Pintail x 2 female

Little Egret

Green Sandpiper along the River Tame

Marsh Tit

Siskin x 30

Lesser Redpoll x 15 (Steve Cawthray)

Coventry

Peregrine large female over ring road by sports centre at 2pm (Jon Vincent)

14th Feb 2011

Meriden

Waxwing x 40+ at Maxstoke Lane by the A45 bridge (J.Wesson)

Draycote Water
Smew drake
Scaup female (Birdguides)

Waxwing at Meriden by Max Silverman

13th Feb 2011

Meriden

Waxwing x 40+ at Maxstoke Lane by the A45 bridge (J.Wesson)

Draycote Water
Smew drake
Scaup female (Birdguides)

12th Feb 2011

Kingsbury
Mealy Redpoll x 1 in Alders with finch flock at EAH Wood (Birdguides)

11th Feb 2011

Warwick

Waxwing x 15 at Warwick Technology Park on Gallows Hill

Meriden

Waxwing x 40 at Maxstoke Lane by the A45 bridge

10th Feb 2011

Draycote Water
Scaup female off Hensborough Bank
Smew drake off Farnborough Bank (Birdguides)

Fishers Mill Pool
Red-crested Pochard drake (Birdguides)

9th Feb 2011

Draycote Water
Smew male & female off Farborough Bank
Greater Scaup female off the inlet (RBA)

Kingsbury Water Park

Mealy Redpoll in alders at Edwin's Commemorative Woodland with 12 Lesser Redpoll & 30 Siskin

Yellow-legged Gull 4th year bird at Bodymoor Heath Water (Alan Dean)

8th Feb 2011

Ladywalk NR
Bittern from Riverwalk Hide (WMBC Permit Holders Only)
Pintail female
Goosander x 49
Little Egret
Oystercatcher
Peregrine (on pylon)
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit
Chiffchaff
Lesser Redpoll x 8
Brambling (all S Cawthray)

Warwick
Waxwing x 22 at IBM (no general access)
Waxwing x 25 near The Vine Inn (RBA)

Church Lawford
Bewick's Swan adult still in field between Church Lawford & Bretford by A428 (RBA)

Kingsbury
Bewick's Swan x 3 in fields opposite Aston Villa training ground (RBA)

Draycote Water
Smew male still off Farborough Bank
Greater Scaup female off sailing club
Caspian Gull adult in the roost (RBA)

Meriden
Waxwing x 20 along A45 by Maxstoke Lane Bridge (RBA)

7th Feb 2011

Ladywalk NR
Bittern x 1 from River Walk Hide (Birdguides)

Church Lawford
Bewick's Swan adult still in a field by the A428 between Church Lawford and Bretford (Birdguides)

Warwick
Waxwing 30+ flew over IBM towards cemetery (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Smew drake
Scaup female
Mediterranean Gull off Farborough Bank (Birdguides)

6th Feb 2011

Alvecote Pools
Little Egret x 2
Shelduck x 13
Pintail x 2 (pair)
Goosander x 6
Raven x 2 (Adam Archer)

Draycote Water
Scaup female
Smew female (Dave Hutton)

5th Feb 2011

Ladywalk NR
Bittern flew from main reed bed to in front of B hide.
Brambling x 3
Lesser Redpoll x 11
Siskin
Goosander 70+ (J.Wesson)

4th Feb 2011

Church Lawford
Bewick's Swan adult still in a field by the A428 between Church Lawford and Bretford (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Smew drake
Scaup female (Birdguides)

3rd Feb 2011

Brandon Marsh
Bittern in left channel on left from East Marsh hide this afternoon (Colin Green and Derek Walsh)

Ladywalk NR
Brambling x3
Lesser Redpoll x 2
Green Sandpiper x 1 (Alan Anscomb)

Kingsbury WP
Redshank x 1 (Alan Anscomb)

Draycote Water
Smew drake
Scaup female (Birdguides)

Bittern at Brandon Marsh by Max Silverman

2nd Feb 2011

Draycote Water
Smew drake
Scaup female (Birdguides)

Warwick
Waxwing 15+ in trees by Vine pub on West Street (birdguides)

1st Feb 2011

Coton
Smew x1 drake from the hide (Birdguides)

Draycote Water
Smew drake
Scaup female
Yellow-legged Gull x 2 adults (Birdguides)