Steve Atkinson
@steveatkinson.bsky.social
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Patch birder - RSPB Middleton Lakes. West Midlands region. Wolves season ticket holder.
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Steve Atkinson
3 days ago
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
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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
6 days ago
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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
11 days ago
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Highlights from
#middletonlakes
this afternoon - Ringed Plover Great Black-backed Gull Marsh Harrier 4 Oystercatchers 3 Shelducks
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
15 days ago
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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
about 1 month ago
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Highlights
#middletonlakes
this morning Oystercatcher 3 Pintails Red Kite 2 Stonechats 2 GWE 12 Goldeneye 2 Meadow Pipits
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
#pwc2026
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
Steve Atkinson
Patchwork Challenge
about 2 months ago
THE PATCHWORK CHALLENGE 2025 ROUND-UP IS NOW LIVE ON THE BLOG! Go head over and see where you finished
#PWC2025
and sign up for
#PWC2026
! The link for the blog is:
patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com
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Patchwork Challenge
https://patchworkchallenge.blogspot.com/
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reposted by
Steve Atkinson
Paul Proctor
about 2 months ago
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
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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
about 2 months ago
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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
2 months ago
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YBW still showing well at Hurley Water Treatment Works Warks 5/1/26
#ukbirding
2 months ago
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Make that at least 2 Marsh Harriers. 2 on Dosthill NR heading for the North Pit
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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The first Pink-footed Goose since early 2022 was the highlight of this morning at
#middletonlakes
Also f type Marsh Harrier still 11 Goldeneye 10 Pochard 2 GWE Stonechat of note
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
3 months ago
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Highlights from
#middletonlakes
this morning - Marsh Harrier 5 Goldeneye 4 Pochard Goosander Shelduck 11 Siskins Redwings Fieldfares 3 Snipe c600 BHGs 12 LBBG & Herring Gull in the pre-dawn roost. 2 Grey Partridge reported
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
3 months ago
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Marsh Harrier 22 Snipe 10 Redpoll 5 Siskins 7 Pochard (4 Staffs) single f Goldeneye c650 Greylags the highlights
#middletonlakes
this morning
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
4 months ago
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First Goldeneye of the winter on Dosthill NR
#middletonlakes
this morning. Nothing else out of the ordinary to report
#staffsbirdnews
4 months ago
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9 Grey Partridge
#middletonlakes
by the barn and in the field to the east of the farm
@bins-on-a-stick.bsky.social
@groughgruff.bsky.social
#ukbirding
4 months ago
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Entertained at dawn by a juv Peregrine and a Marsh Harrier battling it out over Jubilee Wetlands
#middletonlakes
Also Jack Snipe 3 GWE 2 Herring Gulls, 3 Goldcrests & 9 Chiffchaffs with the Tit flocks 12 Mipits 17 Pochard (10 of which in Warks)
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
4 months ago
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A Grey Plover on Jubilee Wetlands was the highlight this morning at
#middletonlakes
The chances are that it was the same bird as seen flying through Ladywalk 30mins earlier. Also female/imm Marsh Harrier & a Pochard (all Staffs). 10 Pochards on Dosthill (ski) Lake (Warks)
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
4 months ago
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This morning's highlights
#middletonlakes
Garganey Marsh Harrier 11 Golden Plover over 9 Pochard 2 Stonechats
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
5 months ago
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Pipe bridge nearby path and path to the hide only accessible with wellies
#middletonlakes
highlights Jack Snipe Marsh Harrier Ruff Redshank Shelduck 19 Snipe Grey Wag 11 Pochard on Dosthill (Ski) Lake & 1 on Fisher's Mill (both Warks)
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
5 months ago
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Snow Bunting showing well today at 12:30. Beacon Hill CP Leicestershire
#ukbirding
5 months ago
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Jack Snipe and C70 Golden Plover the highlights
#middletonlakes
staffs this morning. Best of the rest Blackwit 4 Little Grebes 8 Goosander 9 Snipe 2 GWE Barn Owl. 15 Pochard on Dosthill (Ski) Lake (Warks)
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
5 months ago
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Back on the patch after 2 weeks on the Scilly Isles. 9 Pochards on Ski Lake (Warks). On
#middletonlakes
highlights were a Siskin 3 Stonechats 160+ Lapwings 4 Little Grebes 7 Snipe Blackcap 3+ Chiffchaffs 2 GWE. The screen for West Scrape has been removed ready for a replacement (pic)
#staffsbirdnews
5 months ago
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Pleased to get a couple of photos of Cory's Shearwaters with my humble P900 on an excellent Scillies Pelagic 19 miles SW of the islands today. 15 Cory's 5 Sootys c18 Great 9 Manx 2 Bonxies plus plenty of Auks a couple of Puffins 3 Fulmars and a Blue Fin Tuna leaping
#ukbirding
#rarebirdsuk
5 months ago
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American Pipit this evening St Mary's Scilly. Record shot
#ukbirding
#rarebirdsuk
5 months ago
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I was just passing so thought it'd be rude not to take another look at the Wilson's Phalarope Porth Hellick St Mary's Scilly
#ukbirding
5 months ago
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Wilson's Phalarope St Mary's Scilly 1/10/25
#ukbirding
5 months ago
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Juv Spotted Sandpiper St Agnes Scilly 1/10/25
#ukbirding
5 months ago
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#ukbirding
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
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#ukbirding
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
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Richard's Pipit St Agnes Scilly
#ukbirding
5 months ago
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Richard's Pipit St Agnes Scilly
#ukbirding
5 months ago
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Juvenile Spotted Sandpiper St Agnes Scilly
#ukbirding
5 months ago
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St Mary's Scilly # Best I could do of the Wilson's Phalarope in very early morning light.
5 months ago
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Wilson's Phalarope in the bag at first light - St Mary's Scilly
5 months ago
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Pleased to have re-found the Ortolan Bunting on my way to our B&B after landing on St Mary's yesterday (29th), it had been missing all day
#ukbirding
5 months ago
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Isabelline Wheatear at Land's End airport is a good start to my first ever trip to the Scillies!
5 months ago
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Very quiet at
#middletonlakes
this morning but a spectacular sunrise. Green Sandpiper on West Scrape 2 Great Egrets and a small movement of Swallows and Pied Wags south
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
6 months ago
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Link for my twitter followers
6 months ago
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reposted by
Steve Atkinson
Phil Andrews
6 months ago
Ahead of tomorrow's
#WestMidsAllDayer
I remembered I hadn't posted the final final final scores from the 23 sites which participated in the Spring event on the 3rd May.
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It's the West Midlands all-dayer tomorrow (Saturday) and as usual we're taking part at Middleton Lakes. If you'd like to join us, or if you're just birding there tomorrow you can contribute by direct messaging me or
@marksmiles.bsky.social
with your sightings.
6 months ago
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A quick scoot around
#middletonlakes
between the showers this afternoon produced 4 Hobbys Ruff 3 Blackwits Green Sandpiper 9 LRP Peregrine 7 Wigeon GWE
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
6 months ago
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Missed off 2 Garganey 3 Blackwits 4 Common Terns also seen
add a skeleton here at some point
6 months ago
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This morning's highlights
#middletonlakes
#staffsbirdnews
6 months ago
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This morning
#middletonlakes
Whinchat 2 Curlew Sand Garganey 2 Ruff 3 Blackwits 2 Green Sand 16 LRP 2 Hobby Peregrine 3 Swifts c150 hirundines 6 Ravens missed the Osprey on the reserve but picked it up further south over KWP
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
6 months ago
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A couple of record shots of the Spotted Redshank
#middletonlakes
from yesterday (30/8/25)
#ukbirding
#staffsbirdnews
6 months ago
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2 Curlew Sandpipers still
#middletonlakes
this morning. Very mobile between West Scrape and Jubilee North
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
6 months ago
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2 juv Curlew Sandpipers
#middletonlakes
this afternoon
#staffsbirdnews
#ukbirding
6 months ago
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Small Copper Arbury Hall Nuneaton Warwickshire this afternoon
@davehutton1969.bsky.social
6 months ago
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