This smart juvenile White-rumped Sandpiper showed well this afternoon at Blithfield. Closer views than of the Belvide 8, it was great to spend some time watching this species again. Also 1 Dunlin, 6 Ringy & GWE @mybirding.bsky.social #westmidsbirding #staffsbirding
Spotted Flycatcher
A PB of 10+ Tree Pipits over at #SuttonPark, West Mids this am. The first two Spot Flys of the autumn, Whinchat, 6 Redstarts, 2 Lesser Whites & Hobby. #westmidsbirding
21st garden species of 2025 - two Tawny Owl calling in the oak at the end of the garden from 16:55, both seen well.
Blackcap m, singing Mistle Thrush and three Stock Dove the earlier highlights.
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30/12/24 #middletonlakes (staffs) 17 Goldeneye (my highest count of the winter here) 7 Pochard Shelduck 3 Stonechat Snipe 2 GWEgret 3 Chiffchaff 2 Goosander #ukbirding #westmidsbirding #staffsbirding
Early morning visit to #middletonlakes Peregrine, possible Merlin (too fast and only a quick view to be 100%) Sparrowhawk, double figure Goldeneye here and Dosthill, 3 GWE, Wigeon, Teal. No sign of BNG for me. #mercianbirding #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding #westmidsbirding
2/11/24 a.m. #middletonlakes f Merlin (Silt Pool Warks) Juv Marsh Harrier doing a circuit of the whole wetlands (Staffs & Warks) 10 Pochard 8 Goldeneye Drake Goosander 2 GWE 2 Chiffchaff 8 Snipe (mainly Staffs) #mercianbirding #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding #westmidsbirding
When you are playing with your new scope trying to digiscope 3 x snipe at Doxey Marshes and you get photobombed by a stonechat đ¤Ŗ (cattle egret was also still present) #Staffsbirdnews #WestMidsBirding #ukbirding
This morning #middletinlakes staffs - pretty quiet as the water levels are up. 8 Pochard Blackwit still 2 GWE 3 Chiffchaff only 9 Snipe 2 Egyptian Geese 1 Goldeneye #ukbirding #westmidsbirding #mercianbirding
Great end to Midlands trip. A ruddy shelduck at winwick pools nr West Haddon also a little grebe and lots of thrushes around area. #UKBirding. #WestmidsBirding.
This morning first light #middletonlakes (Staffs) 13 Pochard 5 Great Egrets Goosander 4 Snipe 250+ Lapwings 5 Cetti's #mercianbirding #staffsbirdnews #westmidsbirding #ukbirding
Bodymoor GP (Warks) - 3 Ruff Greenshank Ringed Plover 4 Snipe #MercianBirding #WestMidsBirding #ukbirding
This morning #Middletonlakes Little Stint on Jubilee South, otherwise quiet with an Avocet C Sand 6 GWE 2 Pintail 16 Snipe #Staffsbirdnews #MercianBirding #WestMidsBirding
A rain storm tonight brought down 132 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a single Herring Gull. Also Great White Egret and Redstart present, plus an influx of Mallard and Teal with Shoveler numbers reduced. đĒļ #patchbirding #alvecotepools #warksbirding #ukbirds #ukbirding #peakybirders #westmidsbirding
Bodymoor GP this morning - 3 Ruff with 2 Greenshank 2 Green Sand Dunlin & RP #MercianBirding #WestMidsBirding
Early p.m. #Middletonlakes 1cy GBBG 3 Dunlin Blackwit 2 RP LRP C Sand 2 Pochard 3 GWE Peregrine c60 House Martins #Staffsbirdnews #MercianBirding #WestMidsBirding
a.m. #Middletonlakes 3 Dunlin 5 RP on East Scrape. C Sand 3 GWE 6 Snipe & dodgy RB Goose around the reserve #Staffsbirdnews #MercianBirding #WestMidsBirding
Bodymoor GP - 2 Ruff 2 Greenshank Dunlin Green Sand and Ringed Pover still #middletonlakes #westmidsbirding #warksbirds #ukbirding
The juv. Pectoral Sandpiper eventually showed to view from the (adjacent) Chappell Hide this afternoon, joining the Black Tern, Osprey, Garganey, Lesser Scaup, Great Egret in an interesting day's birding (Roseate Terns waited until we got in the car!) #westmidsbirding @belvidebirding.bsky.social
Quick a.m. visit to #RSPBMiddletonlakes Garganey on Canal Pool Blackwit 2 C Sand Green Sand 3 RP 3 GWE @Mercian #Staffsbirdnews #WestMidsBirding #ukbirding
a m. #Middletonlakes 2 Garganey on Canal Pool still 10 Blackwits briefly Redshank 4 Ringed Plovers Common Sand 11 Snipe 4 GWE 2 Wigeon #Staffsbirdnews #MercianBirding #WestMidsBirding #ukbirding
This morning #middletonlakes 3 Garganey 2 Blackwits 3 RP c100 hirundines with a few Swifts 2 Egyptian Geese with 3 young. No sign of L Stint by 10:30 #StaffsBirds #WestMidsBirding #ukbirding
22/8/24 #middletonlakes so far 4 Garganey 2 Green Sand 3 LRP 3 GWE 35+ House Martins 3 Swift 2 Swallow & lower water levels in the scrapes attracted 24 Little Egrets & 22 Snipe #ukbirding #westmidsbirding
Frankley Reservoir
Understandable from a safety perspective, but the recently-installed hand rails across the middle of Frankley Reservoir will surely reduce the numbers of loafing gulls over the winter. Not much chance of finding Glaucous Gull this year. #WestMidsBirding
Fens Pools LNR 18/8: BTO WEBS count. Little Egret 1 (Fens Pool), Little Grebe 2 plus chick (Grove Pool), Tufted Duck 4, Mallard 42, Canada Goose 25, Mute Swan 6, GC Grebe 2 plus 2 chicks, Coot 195, Moorhen 17, BH Gull 62 #westmidsbirding
