Marsh Harrier 22 Snipe 10 Redpoll 5 Siskins 7 Pochard (4 Staffs) single f Goldeneye c650 Greylags the highlights #middletonlakes this morning #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

First Goldeneye of the winter on Dosthill NR #middletonlakes this morning. Nothing else out of the ordinary to report #staffsbirdnews

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

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

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

This morning's highlights #middletonlakes Garganey Marsh Harrier 11 Golden Plover over 9 Pochard 2 Stonechats #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

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

Snow Bunting showing well today at 12:30. Beacon Hill CP Leicestershire #ukbirding

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

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

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

American Pipit this evening St Mary's Scilly. Record shot #ukbirding #rarebirdsuk

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

Wilson's Phalarope St Mary's Scilly 1/10/25 #ukbirding

Juv Spotted Sandpiper St Agnes Scilly 1/10/25 #ukbirding

Richard's Pipit St Agnes Scilly #ukbirding

Richard's Pipit St Agnes Scilly #ukbirding

Juvenile Spotted Sandpiper St Agnes Scilly #ukbirding

St Mary's Scilly # Best I could do of the Wilson's Phalarope in very early morning light.

Wilson's Phalarope in the bag at first light - St Mary's Scilly

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

Isabelline Wheatear at Land's End airport is a good start to my first ever trip to the Scillies!

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

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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.

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.

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

Missed off 2 Garganey 3 Blackwits 4 Common Terns also seen

This morning's highlights #middletonlakes #staffsbirdnews

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

A couple of record shots of the Spotted Redshank #middletonlakes from yesterday (30/8/25) #ukbirding #staffsbirdnews

2 Curlew Sandpipers still #middletonlakes this morning. Very mobile between West Scrape and Jubilee North #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

2 juv Curlew Sandpipers #middletonlakes this afternoon #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

Small Copper Arbury Hall Nuneaton Warwickshire this afternoon @davehutton1969.bsky.social

This morning's highlights #middletonlakes 2 Garganey 3 Ruff 6 Blackwits between 3 and 6 very mobile Green Sand RP 8 LRP 23 Snipe 1 Swift 1 Swallow 4 Sand Martins 4 House Martins GWE #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

This morning's highlights #middletonlakes 2 Garganey Marsh Harrier 3 Greenshank thru 4 Ruff 6 Blackwits 5 Green Sand RP 11 LRP Redshank 22 Snipe Meadow Pipit 2 Hobby (3 reported) 34 Swift 20 Sand Martins Swift 4 Willow Warblers 6 Blackcaps lots of Chiffchaffs #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

Final totals of 6 Green Sandpipers 25 Snipe 3 Raven 20+ Sand Martins 10+ House Martins 20+ Swallows and a group of 70+ mixed hirundines moving through earlier at 7am.

As well as the 2 Garganey 4 Ruff, 5 Blackwits 4 Green Sand 4+ LRP 8+ Snipe so far #middletonlakes #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

2 Garganey on West Scrape still #middletonlakes #staffsbirdnews

Enjoyable morning's birding #middletonlakes Wheatear Ruff Barnacle Goose Marsh Harrier 7 Green Sandpipers 4 LRP 2 Redshank (1 Juv) 9 Snipe 4 C Terns f Goosander 2 GWE Barn Owl #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

Wheatear on East Scrape #middletonlakes this morning #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

Wood Sandpiper still #middletonlakes moving between Canal Pool and West Scrape with Dunlin 2 Green Sandpipers this morning. Also 5 Snipe Goosander Barn Owl 8 Common Terns GWE and a few Swallows #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

Stunning views of the Marsh Harrier again on North Pit this morning as it predated a Coot/Moorhen nest close to the hide. Otherwise pretty slack with 2 Green Sands, 1j LRP, 1j Redshank, 8 Common Tern & 1 GWE. #MiddletonLakes

Not much change #middletonlakes this morning - 5 Green Sandpipers 2 Snipe 3 GWE 8 Common Terns (incl 3 juvs) 3 Redshank (2 juvs) 3 Bitterns plenty of House Martins Swallows and Swifts feeding #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

This morning's highlights #middletonlakes female type Marsh Harrier did 6 circuits in the 3hrs I was there. 5 Green Sandpipers Blackwit 2 Oycs 3 Snipe only 1 LRP GWE Barn Owl 7+ Common Terns incl 2 recently fledged #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

Of note this morning #middletonlakes Greenshank 5 Green Sand Common Sand Blackwit Snipe GWE 3 newly fledged Common Terns #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

This morning's heavy rain didn't deliver anything new to #middletonlakes - still 4 Green Sandpipers, 2 Common Sandpipers, Blackwit, at least 6 C Terns incl 3 juvs, my first Snipe in a while, 2 Barn Owls 2 Oycs and just 1 Avocet possibly the last of the breeding flock. #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding