Gareth: An early morning visit to Dunstall Park was unproductive. Geoff Russon found a Brambling at Compton Park, which I will look for tomorrow - I was not able to today due to playing Sunday League football again after the Christmas and New Year break - we won 4-2 and I helped set up one of our goals.

Kevin: Leading a Wolverhampton RSPB Local Group coach trip to Cantley/Strumpshaw prevented any patch birding, though I did see 8 species of geese: 84+ Taiga Bean (image of distant birds below), 42+ White-fronted and 67 Pink-footed at Cantley Marshes, one Red-breasted, 53+ Barnacle and some Canadas and Greylags at Buckenham Marshes and one Egyptian at Strumpshaw Fen. Also, 2+ Marsh Harriers and 1+ Marsh Tit at Strumpshaw Fen.

Gareth: 65 species. Kevin: 57 species.