Staffordshire County Bird Recorder
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Recorder information: accepted county rarities, changes to County bird rarity list, etc. (Maintained by Nick Pomiankowski)
Accepted: Glossy Ibis, 06/09/2025, Middleton Lakes RSPB (S.P. Atkinson, photographed)
December 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Accepted: Glossy Ibis, 06/09/2025, Middleton Lakes RSPB (S.P. Atkinson, photographed)
Accepted: Hawfinch, Enville, 25/11/2025 (I.C. Whitehouse)
December 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Accepted: Hawfinch, Enville, 25/11/2025 (I.C. Whitehouse)
Accepted: 4 Hawfinch, Enville, 18/09/2025 (I.C. Whitehouse)
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Accepted: 4 Hawfinch, Enville, 18/09/2025 (I.C. Whitehouse)
Accepted: Glossy Ibis, Whitemoor Haye, 15/11/2025 (I.C. Whitehouse)
December 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Accepted: Glossy Ibis, Whitemoor Haye, 15/11/2025 (I.C. Whitehouse)
Accepted: Hen Harrier, Doley Common, 02/12/2025 (V. Smith, photographed)
December 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Accepted: Hen Harrier, Doley Common, 02/12/2025 (V. Smith, photographed)
Accepted: Glaucous Gull, Branston GP, 02/12/2025 (J.C. Woodcock, photographed)
December 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Accepted: Glaucous Gull, Branston GP, 02/12/2025 (J.C. Woodcock, photographed)
Please note that as from 01/01/2026, Goshawk and Spoonbill will no longer be Category A birds requiring descriptions due to them becoming increasingly common in the county
December 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Please note that as from 01/01/2026, Goshawk and Spoonbill will no longer be Category A birds requiring descriptions due to them becoming increasingly common in the county
Accepted: Firecrest, Little Aston, 24/10/2025 (R. W. Skeates, trapped and ringed)
December 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Accepted: Firecrest, Little Aston, 24/10/2025 (R. W. Skeates, trapped and ringed)
Accepted: Firecrest, West End Stoke, 12/11/2025 (N.D. Pomiankowski, photographed)
November 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Accepted: Firecrest, West End Stoke, 12/11/2025 (N.D. Pomiankowski, photographed)
Accepted: 2 Spoonbill, Branston GP, 09/11/2025 (D.A. Scattergood, photographed)
November 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Accepted: 2 Spoonbill, Branston GP, 09/11/2025 (D.A. Scattergood, photographed)
Accepted: Hawfinch, Hanchurch Woods, 31/10/2025 (S. Edwards, H. Forbes, photographed)
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Accepted: Hawfinch, Hanchurch Woods, 31/10/2025 (S. Edwards, H. Forbes, photographed)
Accepted: 2 Black Redstart, Streethay, 21/10/2025 - 27/10/2025 (J. Hicken, photographed)
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Accepted: 2 Black Redstart, Streethay, 21/10/2025 - 27/10/2025 (J. Hicken, photographed)
Accepted:,White-rumped Sandpiper, Blithfield Reservoir, 18/10/2025 - 02/11/2025 (G.J. Mant, M.P. Radford, photographed)
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Accepted:,White-rumped Sandpiper, Blithfield Reservoir, 18/10/2025 - 02/11/2025 (G.J. Mant, M.P. Radford, photographed)
Accepted: Spoonbill, Blithfield Reservoir, 18/10/2025 (G.J. Mant, M.P. Radford, photographed)
November 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Accepted: Spoonbill, Blithfield Reservoir, 18/10/2025 (G.J. Mant, M.P. Radford, photographed)
Accepted: Spoonbill, Branston GP, 21/10/2025 - 22/10/2025 (J.C. Woodcock, photographed)
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Accepted: Spoonbill, Branston GP, 21/10/2025 - 22/10/2025 (J.C. Woodcock, photographed)
Accepted: Woodlark, Blithfield Reservoir, 20/10/25 (G.J. Mant)
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Accepted: Woodlark, Blithfield Reservoir, 20/10/25 (G.J. Mant)
Accepted: Yellow-browed Warbler, Blithfield Reservoir, 13/10/2024 (M.P. Radford)
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Accepted: Yellow-browed Warbler, Blithfield Reservoir, 13/10/2024 (M.P. Radford)
Accepted: Spoonbill, Branston GP 09/10/2025 - 10/10/2025 (J.C. Woodcock, photographed)
October 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Accepted: Spoonbill, Branston GP 09/10/2025 - 10/10/2025 (J.C. Woodcock, photographed)
Accepted: 8 White-rumped Sandpiper, Belvide Reservoir, 11/10/2025 (S. Nuttall, photographed)
October 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Accepted: 8 White-rumped Sandpiper, Belvide Reservoir, 11/10/2025 (S. Nuttall, photographed)
Accepted: Leach’s Petrel, Blithfield Reservoir, 11/10/2025 (G.J. Mant, M.P. Radford)
October 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Accepted: Leach’s Petrel, Blithfield Reservoir, 11/10/2025 (G.J. Mant, M.P. Radford)
Accepted: Spoonbill, Blithfield Reservoir, 08/10/2025 (K. Donaghy, photographed)
October 17, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Accepted: Spoonbill, Blithfield Reservoir, 08/10/2025 (K. Donaghy, photographed)
Accepted: 4 Hawfinch, Black Bank, 22/09/2025 (N.D. Pomiankowski)
October 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Accepted: 4 Hawfinch, Black Bank, 22/09/2025 (N.D. Pomiankowski)
Accepted: Honey-buzzard, Belvide Reservoir, 21/09/2025 (S. Nuttall, photographed)
October 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Accepted: Honey-buzzard, Belvide Reservoir, 21/09/2025 (S. Nuttall, photographed)
Accepted: Shag, Ford Green, 24/09/2025-25/09/2025 (C. Bourne, photographed)
October 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Accepted: Shag, Ford Green, 24/09/2025-25/09/2025 (C. Bourne, photographed)
Accepted: Grey Phalarope, Belvide Reservoir, 16/09/2025 - 19/09/2025 (P. Smith, photographed)
September 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Accepted: Grey Phalarope, Belvide Reservoir, 16/09/2025 - 19/09/2025 (P. Smith, photographed)