At Berryhill Fields pallet stacks this morning, I’ve just found a male ring ouzel 👍 #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

A smart male ring ouzel showed nicely this morning on the moors, never get tired of seeing them!

An early pied flycatcher was a nice surprise this morning, in north Staffs #staffsbirds

4 wheatear at Berryhill Fields pallet stacks area this morning along with the Cetti’s #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

A morning visit to uttoxeter quarry produced a white-front, sand martin and 12 oystercatcher all on the main lake #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Pleased to find 3 willow tit at Deep Hayes CP this morning as I failed to find any last year. Also green woodpecker, red kite, 4 mandarin, tawny owl and 2 redpoll (lesser) #staffsbirds

Angle shades caterpillar my first moth of the year, in the garden

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My first visit of the year to uttoxeter quarry produced a whooper swan, green sand, 2 golden plover, 5 goldeneye, red kite and 900+ lapwing

2 hours Vismig at Black Bank Stoke this morning produced 21300 woodies sw, 250 pinks east at 8:55 and 185 pinks sw at 9:20. #staffsbird @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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Finding a Firecrest in my back garden in Stoke this morning was a nice surprise! My second garden record after one in 2003(ish). Thanks for the pic @philj61.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

A white-point nfg was the highlight in my Stoke trap last night along with December moth, 6 lbam and 3 ruddy streak #teammoth

Today’s Vismig - good numbers of chaffinch, brambling and woodpigeon but still poor on the thrushes #staffsbirds

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Another big woody push this morning despite the showers. Skein of pinks a nice bonus

Woodpigeon passage increasing nicely with over 14K thru Black Bank today, otherwise fairly quiet although probably undercounted #staffsbirds

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Vismig this morning was dominated by woodies, a brambling and 3 crossbill the best of the rest

Visible migration at Black Bank this morning produced the first push of woodpigeons this autumn with a crossbill, two brambling and 31 golden plover the best of the rest

Highlights from todays vis mig at Black Bank were 2 skeins of pinks and a couple of brambling but 2 grey herons flying high south were the first I’ve ever seen here on migration #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Decent push of redwings on Black Bank vismig this morning but highlight was a late swallow

Just seen my first orcas, three going up the east coast of Shetland, super excited to get them on my bucket list at last 😀

One of two incredibly confiding goldcrests at Sumburgh Quarry Shetland yesterday

A migration watch from Black Bank (Staffs) produced the first brambling of the autumn. Best of the rest were 204 mipit, 20 siskin, 9 swallow and 40 chaffinch. #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

First Redwing of the autumn (for Staffs) and 18 redpolls passed over an otherwise quiet Black Bank this morning #staffsbirds

With all the tree growth since it became a CP, it gets harder to find a decent viewpoint each year! The trig point is no use any more ☹️

Decent migration watch this morning, a flock of 4 hawfinch being the highlight

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