⚠️ CHANGE OF DATE ⚠️ for the Stafford Branch Coach Trip to Rutland Water Due to essential work on the reserve, the trip has been postponed to Sunday 21st September 📆 There are still plenty of spaces on the coach! Please book before 9th September to join 🎉

Many thanks to the 20 sites who participated in yesterday's #westmidsalldayer - 4 sites managed to break the 100 mark with Blithfield narrowly pipping Belvide to the post. I'll pull together a list of all the species seen across the sites (usually c140 species). Well done all 👏

Good luck to all of the #westmidsalldayer on the biannual @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social all dayer. Think it's gonna be a tough one at Whitemoor Haye

#WestMidsAllDayer tomorrow at #LadywalkNR Out at first light, If anyone wants to join in then come along at any time but breakfast at woodyard. Or if your around tomorrow then let us know your sightings please. Always a good day with plenty 👀’s we find something good! @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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.

A reminder that the autumn edition of the West Midlands All-Day Birdwatch will be on the traditional date of the first Saturday in September (6th). Here's hoping for a good day and lots of sites (new and old) to be participating #westmidsalldayer

Don't forget it's the West Mids all dayer tomorrow!! A chance to see how many bird species can be spotted at different sites in one day, across the region. Use #WestMidsAllDayer and tag @pmandrews1973.bsky.social to share updates from your local patch tomorrow! 🐦

Belvide Reservoir work party season kicks off next month! 💪 There is lots of work to do to this year, and we would love more volunteers to join! Could you help us? 🌳

⚠️ CHANGE OF DATE ⚠️ for the Stafford Branch Coach Trip to Rutland Water Due to essential work on the reserve, the trip has been postponed to Sunday 21st September 📆 There are still plenty of spaces on the coach! Please book before 9th September to join 🎉

The new bridge over the Chad Brook at Harborne Reserve is complete! Find out more about Harborne Reserve and how to visit on our website: www.westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk/harborne-res...

If you haven’t already done so, please submit your 2025 BBS and WBBS data to us by the end of this weekend. The deadline to submit your data is 31 August, which is this Sunday! @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspbscience.bsky.social #Ornithology #CitizenScience

Apply to join BTO's Youth Advisory Panel👉 bit.ly/_YAPVolunteer If you're aged 16-24, passionate about nature and people’s engagement in the natural world, then this is your chance to have a positive impact. 📆 Applications close on Sunday 7 September. We look forward to hearing from everyone!

August is very much the start of autumn for many migratory birds - read the latest BTO Migration Blog for news & tips for what to look out for in the next couple of weeks! Don't forget to add your own sightings to @birdtrack.bsky.social & contribute to #CitizenScience! #Ornithology #Birding

Whitemoor Haye today. 1 of 2. 9 common tern, 111 lapwing, 112 mallard, 204 coot, 8 little grebe, 2 raven, 63 tufted duck, c60 linnet, 1 cettis warbler, at least 4 lesser w'throat, 9 gc grebe, 1 shoveler, 1 little egret, @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Birmingham City Black Redstart moult Busy year! @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @ecorecord.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social #birds #wmbirds

🚨 Peregrine Falcon update! 🚨 ADX, originally ringed on 15/06/25 in Bewdley after being rescued + returned to her nest, has been spotted on (25/08/25) @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Belvide, Staffordshire, 23 miles away! 💨🦅 Fantastic to see it thriving & flying strong! @belvidebirding.bsky.social

Ladywalk Nature Reserve are holding a moth morning! Come along on Saturday 6th September to find out what's been caught in the trap overnight! Book your place by visiting our website: www.westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk/event-detail... or by emailing Geoff Adams (see details below).

Bham River Rea clean up; cans, bottles, clothes, bags, sewage, nappies, shopping trolley etc Surprise, dazzling Kingfisher flew past my knees😃 I've seen & heard below now juvenile Kingfisher with squeaky call. Great! @ecorecord.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social #birds #wmbirds

Birmingham City Juvenile Black Redstart 😃 Already chasing adult birds @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @ecorecord.bsky.social @ukrbbp.bsky.social #birds #wmbirds

Juv. Black Tern off the dam and fishing club at @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Belvide Reservoir at 6:55pm (Permit only). Viewed from the Chappell Hide. Also Green Sandpiper and Greenshank in the bund puddle.

@westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Belvide Reserve, Staffs, Volunteer Work Party dates for the Aut/Winter. We’ve a lot of willow scrub to cut back this season, so all ‘hands on deck’ required. Make friends, meet other club members, get some exercise and have a good laugh! 😀👍

All the scrapes/islands cut at #LadywalkNR and ready for another year of wintering wildfowl/breeding waders. Highlights were the Harvest mice and a Dewick’s Plusia (first for reserve) @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @bcwarwickshire.bsky.social @warksmammalgroup.bsky.social #teammoth

The WMBC Stafford Branch are running a coach trip to Rutland Water Nature Reserve on Sunday 7th September! 🦆 Book your place via our website: westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk/.../stafford... or by emailing Chris Evans: staffordfieldmeets(at)westmidlandbirdclub(dot)org(dot)uk. More details below 👇

The @btobirds.bsky.social run some excellent training courses which can help improve your bird ID and survey skills. We always encourage our members to take part in BTO surveys, collecting vital information on birds in our region.

Birmingham City run 6 Black Redstart. Pic way up high Great! @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @ecorecord.bsky.social #wmbirds #birds

When you live 85 miles from the nearest coast, the Sandwich Tern, a mainly sea faring species, is a very good Bird to see at an inland Reservoir. This was one of two present yesterday @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Belvide Reserve, Staffs, UK. #Birds #UKBirds #BirdPhotography

Whitemoor Haye this am. Ian Whitehouse had 4 common sandpiper and 3 green sandpiper. My counts were 72 lapwing, 4 gw egret, 7 l egret, 10+ common tern, 5 lr plover, 1 hobby, 10+ swifts, c30 linnet. No duck counts. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

The WMBC has found it necessary to remove the lock from our Grimley car park. Any birders wishing to visit Camp Lane Pits are strongly advised to use the WMBC car park for safer, free parking for the next few days whilst the Night Heron remains present.

We're interested in opinions regarding #avian conservation, regardless of your #birdwatching skills. @themarshtit.bsky.social @davgar51.bsky.social @jobirding.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @nenbc.bsky.social @cumbriabirdclub.bsky.social

Whitemoor Haye WeBS 05.00 to 09.00. 2 common sandpiper, 9 little egret, 5 oystercatcher, 276 coot, 92 tufted duck, 1 wigeon, 20 grest crested grebe, 10 common tern, 1 little ringed plover, 1 moorhen, 6 lbb gull, 6 little grebe. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Brief visit to Whitemoor Haye this am. 8 little egret, 1 hobby, 1 garden warbler, 1 common sandpiper, 1 kingfisher, 2 common tern @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Great news!! Birmingham City Black Redstart Breeding success 😄 2nd brood Adult bird feeding young Very long dist pic @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @ecorecord.bsky.social #birds #wmbirds

The Black Crowned Night Heron showed beautifully at Grimley, Camp Lane Pools this morning, in the South East corner of the main pit, viewed through the gaps in the branches from the walkway across. A lifer for me and UK species 215! #worcsbirds @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Birmingham City this week; 7 singing Black Redstart, Female & juvenile birds. Great! #birds #wmbirds @ecorecord.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Can you help? 🌳💪 Our beautiful Harborne Reserve is in urgent need of some more practical volunteers! Volunteers meet most Wednesdays, starting at 10am for a couple of hours. No prior experience needed! (1/2)

Don't forget - you can buy club clothing, with our new logo, on the WMBC teemill store! 👕🧢 We have t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, caps and various accessories with a choice of colours and 2 versions of our logo. Check out the latest collection here: westmidlandbirdclub.teemill.com/collection/new

Age UK Sandwell are running weekly dementia-friendly bird watches at RSPB Sandwell Valley 🦢🌳 This activity is designed for people living with dementia and their carers, but anyone is welcome. These birdwatches help to evoke old memories, as well as making new ones ✨️ See poster for more details! 👇

Could you take part in the 'Blackbirds in Gardens' survey and help @_BTO understand why Blackbirds are declining in some areas? 🐦‍⬛ This project aims to help understand how Blackbirds use gardens, and the potential effects of the Usutu virus on their population in the UK.

A little pre-eurovision party twitch to a WOODCHAT SHRIKE in Stafford! Excellent find! Enjoyed watching this just a few miles from home. Great when lots of Local birders see it too! #staffsbirds #ukbirding

WMBC are pleased to have supported the Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust with a £5000 donation towards a new hide. This fully wheelchair-accessible hide overlooks Porth Hellick pool, and is part of a wider project at Higher Moors to make nature accessible for all!

Whitemoor Haye to 20.00 this evening. 5 Tundra Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 2 Sanderling and 2 Grey Plover still. Also 30+ Common Tern on back pits. With @tamebirding.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Recent local South Warks sightings @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @worcswt.bsky.social @iolowilliams.bsky.social

We loved welcoming more than 450 of you to our Open Day at Middleton Hall & Gardens at the end of last month! 🥳 Here is a little snapshot from the day. A huge thank you to the 41 volunteers who made it possible 👏

Good morn @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Belvide, with a distant, mega cropped Osprey passing south of the Reserve. (Thnx @thesnapper1978.bsky.social at Gailey for the pre heads-up👍🏻)Also, 2 Whimbrel, 3 Black-necked Grebe, 2 Garganey, Great Egret, 7 Common Sandpiper, 100’s Swift. NE 💨 = 🥶

My first Glossy Ibis for Warwickshire, showing well at north end of B Pools this morning. Also 2 Redshank, Common Sand, RN Parakeet, GW Egret, Treecreeper, several Goosander on river & encouragingly 1+ Lapwing chick @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @ladywalknr.bsky.social @birdingcentral.bsky.social

A serene scene @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Belvide Reserve, Staffs, Uk a few eve’s ago. If only you could hear the soundscape of Warblers singing in this image! 😌#landscapephotography

Don't forget, tomorrow is the Spring West Midland all dayer! A chance to see how many birds species can be seen on a site in one day 🔭🐦 Remember to tag @pmandrews1973.bsky.social and use #westmidsalldayer to share your totals!

Big thank you to everyone who came along last Saturday to visit my stand at the @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social open day! It was so lovely to chat to so many fellow bird fans #birding 🪶

📢 CALLING ALL YOUNG BIRDERS! 📢 We are thrilled to announce that we are launching the YOUNG BIRDERS ACADEMY this year! ✨️ If you know someone aged 11-14 who LOVES birds and wants to learn more, then this is for them! ️🙋 See poster for more details 👇