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
October 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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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
August 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Merlin over Kenilworth Road fields between Hampton-in-Arden & Meriden. #westmidsbirding
January 24, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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5 Common Gulls (4 adult, 1 1st winter) on Shard End Lake this morning . No sign of the Scaup. @EcoRecording @WestMidsBirding
January 13, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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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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Blackcap m, singing Mistle Thrush and three Stock Dove the earlier highlights.
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January 1, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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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
December 30, 2024 at 12:16 PM
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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
December 6, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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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
December 2, 2024 at 3:28 PM
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November 29, 2024 at 2:51 PM
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When you are playing with your new scope trying to digiscope 3 x snipe at Doxey Marshes and you get photobombed by a stonechat 🤣 (cattle egret was also still present) #Staffsbirdnews #WestMidsBirding #ukbirding
November 18, 2024 at 7:20 PM
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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
November 18, 2024 at 10:05 AM
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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.
November 8, 2024 at 7:06 PM
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Trip to Midlands for funeral and called in draycote water to see the ferruginous duck and got nice close views in the end, wouldn't of found it without Bob Hazel's help. #UKBirding. @draycotebirding. @westmidsbirding.
November 7, 2024 at 6:21 AM
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This morning first light #middletonlakes (Staffs) 13 Pochard 5 Great Egrets Goosander 4 Snipe 250+ Lapwings 5 Cetti's #mercianbirding #staffsbirdnews #westmidsbirding #ukbirding
October 24, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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Bodymoor GP (Warks) - 3 Ruff Greenshank Ringed Plover 4 Snipe #MercianBirding #WestMidsBirding #ukbirding
September 18, 2024 at 12:24 PM
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This morning #Middletonlakes Little Stint on Jubilee South, otherwise quiet with an Avocet C Sand 6 GWE 2 Pintail 16 Snipe #Staffsbirdnews #MercianBirding #WestMidsBirding
September 17, 2024 at 8:52 PM
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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. 🪶 #patchbirding #alvecotepools #warksbirding #ukbirds #ukbirding #peakybirders #westmidsbirding
September 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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Bodymoor GP this morning - 3 Ruff with 2 Greenshank 2 Green Sand Dunlin & RP #MercianBirding #WestMidsBirding
September 12, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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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
September 12, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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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
September 11, 2024 at 7:57 AM
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Bodymoor GP - 2 Ruff 2 Greenshank Dunlin Green Sand and Ringed Pover still #middletonlakes #westmidsbirding #warksbirds #ukbirding
September 10, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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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
September 9, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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Quick a.m. visit to #RSPBMiddletonlakes Garganey on Canal Pool Blackwit 2 C Sand Green Sand 3 RP 3 GWE @Mercian #Staffsbirdnews #WestMidsBirding #ukbirding
September 9, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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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
September 4, 2024 at 8:33 AM
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