A trip to the Humber estuary for Rough-legged Buzzard, Lesser Scaup and Arctic Redpoll today meant a few local birders would be absent so the only news today is provided by Terry Eyre.

Oakamoor-Alton old railway line: Marsh Tit 3, Lesser Redpoll 20, Siskin 2. TE

Late news from yesterday of around 100 Fieldfares in a Peakstones garden before being flushed by a female Sparrowhawk. What a sight that must have been! TE

Trimpos: still very little open water available to winter wildfowl but what little there is at Blake Hall is producing the goods with 11 Goosanders on the small roadside pool this morning. MP

Wootons: two Ravens over Wootons Farm between Hollington and Rocester. AJB

Kingsley: at least forty Redwings, 4 Jays, 3 Mistle Thrushs and a Buzzard at a large feeding station. KC

Tripmos: six Goosander on the small roadside pool at Blake Hall this afternoon. MP

JCB Landpower, Leek Rd: a flock of around fifteen Siskins feeding on Alders alongside the track was the largest flock I've seen this winter! Also around 100 Redwings, 10 Fieldfares and a large female Sparrowhawk present. AJB

The Sidings: 60 Pinkfooted Geese went low over to the w/sw at around 1410 also twenty Lesser Redpolls along the old railway line. AJB, RPow

Hales Hall: drake Mandarin still present. AJB, RPow

JCB Landpower, Leek Rd: Goosander 3, the Barn Owl showed briefly behind the mound at 1625. AJB, RPow

After spending the New Year out of town it was nice to finally get back home today with just enough daylight left for a quick check of Croxden and Blake Hall.

Blake Hall: drake Goosander on the bottom pool. Also 78 Mallards and 57 Canadas. AJB

JCB Landpower, Leek Rd: Barn Owl showing well behind the mound at 0800 this morning. MP

Dimmings Dale: fourteen Pinkfeet over this morning heading n/w. Woodcock and Brambling in rough field above Dimmings Dale this afternoon. TE