Highlights from #middletonlakes this morning: 6(!) White Wags 2 Yellow Wags 6 Dunlin 21 Avocets Cuckoo Garden Warbler Pochard Wigeon 2 Bitterns 6 Shelduck 6 Snipe 6+ LRP 6+ Redshank feral RB Goose #staffsbirdnews
2 Cuckoos and a brief f Wheatear were the highlights #middletonlakes this morning. Also 3 Dunlin Common Sandpiper White Wag Barnacle Goose plus the usual including 20 Avocets 8+ LRP 6+ Redshank 3 Pochard feral Red-breasted Goose Wigeon #staffsbirdnews
Nice to see a male Wheatear at #middletonlakes this morning. Other highlights include Gropper Barnacle Goose Common Sand 6 Willow Warblers 6 Sedge & 3 Reed Warblers 2 White Wags 20+ Avocets mobile LRPs & Redshanks Meadow Pipit scattering of S Martins & Swallows #staffsbirdnews #pc2026
Common Whitethroat
Great morning for new arrivals #middletonlakes & nice to find the first Gropper of the year + an Osprey thru. Reed Warbler 6 Sedge Whitethroat Yellow Wag 12 LRP 3 Oycs 14 Avos 4 Pochard 2 White Wags 6 Snipe 6 Blackwits Barnacle Goose 2 Goosander 6+Redshanks. Garden Warbler (Warks) #staffsbirdnews
Plenty of variety at #middletonlakes this morning with the first Common Whitethroat of the year and my first 2 Willow Warblers. Best of the rest was 2 White Wagtails Dunlin 6 Blackwits 20 Avocets 2 RP 8 LRP 3 Bittern Common Sandpiper. Redshank too mobile to count - poss 7 #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
Mark and I were watching from the moment you posted. Really surprised it didn't appear.
Looked out for it on Middleton after you posted elsewhere but no joy. Then it turned up at Alvecote. Must have gone right past us at some point. The one that got away!
Jubilee North I understand Phil. Flew north at 7:20 am
This morning #middletonlakes White Wagtail Woodcock 5 LRP 8 Avocets 4 Redshank Marsh Harrier Pochard 4 Oycs 4 Snipe 2 Shelduck #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
This morning #middletonlakes now 2 LRP 8 Avocets 7 Redshank, sum pl Blackwit Common Gull 5 Goldeneye 10 Snipe Pochard Bittern 13 Chiffchaff on wetlands area, 17 Chiffchaff & Peregrine Dosthill hillside #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
Highlights from #middletonlakes this morning a Blackwit before it was flushed by a Marsh Harrier LRP Common Gull 14 Avocets 3 Redshank 6 Shelduck Bittern Pochard Goldeneye a flock of c40 Siskins & a flock of c40 Redpolls 2 Snipe and dodgy Red-breasted Goose #staffsbidnews
First visit of the year to Middleton Lakes racked up 66 species. Star was the Lesser Spotted Woodpceker showing from the car park from 7:45am. Also Marsh Harrier, 3 Treecreeper, 2 Redshank, 4 Oystercatcher, Little Ringed Plover, 2 GW Egret, 6 Little Egret, booming Bittern
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This morning #middletonlakes 3 Sand Martins over Ski Lake (Warks) LRP 3 Dunlin 2 poss 3 Redshank 2 Avocets Common Gull 5 Snipe 6 Singing Chiffchaffs flock of c50 Siskins & c20 Redpolls 4 Oycs 2 Goldeneye #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
Plenty to see at #middletonlakes this morning with 3GWE 7Redshank 5Avocet 2Little Ringed Plover 4+Oystercatchers Dunlin Marsh Harrier Sparrowhawk 3Buzzard Kestrel Stonechat Siskin galore and all the usual stuff I almost forgot the 4 Whooper Swans
Highlights from #middletonlakes this morning Golden Plover Bittern booming GBBG still 7 Pochard 13 Goldeneye (5 in Staffs) Pintail 2 Shelduck 11 Snipe dubious Red-breasted Goose 20+ Siskins #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
Highlights this morning #middletonlakes 2 Avocets Red Kite Great Black-backed Gull 2 Herring Gulls 4 Oystercatchers Stonechat 13 Goldeneye (5 in Staffs 8 in Warks) #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
Highlights from #middletonlakes this afternoon - Ringed Plover Great Black-backed Gull Marsh Harrier 4 Oystercatchers 3 Shelducks #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
This morning #middletonlakes Marsh Harrier 11 Goldeneye 6 Pochard 8 Snipe small flock of Redpoll 3 GWE #staffsbirdnews + 2 Oystercatchers have moved onto the Ski Lake (Warks) #ukbirding
Highlights #middletonlakes this morning Oystercatcher 3 Pintails Red Kite 2 Stonechats 2 GWE 12 Goldeneye 2 Meadow Pipits #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding #pwc2026
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The county border is marked on OS maps Paul but it is wriggly! On the wetlands of Middleton Lakes it wriggles through Fisher's Mill pool and crosses the river just south of the river bridge across the Tame. The woodland and south of Fisher's Mill are Warks.
Lovely to see a group of 4 Grey Partridge RSPB Middleton Lakes today, after not seeing any for a couple of years. @rspb.bsky.social
#warksbirding
#ukbirding
Yes. They've been in the same area all week I think. I had them there on Monday. Towards the north end near the hedge bordering the old track.
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3 of the 5 Grey Partridge present
Highlights from my second #pwc2026 visit to a still frozen & misty #middletonlakes this morning. 5 Grey Partridge Marsh Harrier 3 Goldeneye 2 GWE Chiffchaff small flock of Siskins #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
First visit to #middletonlakes this afternoon. Most areas frozen over. Of note 2 Grey Partridge in the field w of Jubilee North, f type Marsh Harrier, Pochard, Raven, Goosander, Snipe Grey Wagtail #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
Excellent Dave
Ar least 2 Marsh Harriers now
