c.50 Pink-footed Geese over the garden just now, heading SSW @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Ad. Winter Med. Gull again this morning 06:45 Westport Lake. Flew off by c07:00. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Med. Gull amongst 400+ BHG. Westport Lk. , SOT, N.Staffs. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Chasewater am: 3 Common Sand. Whitemoor Haye: Spot Fly, 2 Green Sand. Tuckles: GWE Newbold Pit, Branston: Greenshank, 4 Green Sand, Red Kite, 4 Chiffy. Bits n bobs, but an enjoyable local day with @mybirding.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Whitemoor Haye this am. 2 of 2. 1 green sand, 9 shoveler, 2 jay, 2 yellowhammer, 1 raven, 9 greenfinch. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Whitemoor Haye this am. 1 of 2 84 mallard, 149 lapwing, 47 tufted duck 263 coot, 8 l grebe, 9 gadwall, 15 pochard, 15 gc grebe, 1 g wagtail, 3 gw egret, 2 teal, 3 siskin, 82 e geese, 1 snipe, c150 house martin/swallow, 1 green sand. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Post work pre rugby visit to Whitemoor Haye tonight. 1 juv C Tern, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 GW Egret, 9 Pochard @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Just managed the last 40 mins of light at Whitemoor Haye tonight, hoping for the garganey but no luck. Did get 3 common sandpiper, 3 gw egret, 2 green sandpiper, 1 greenshank, 1 wigeon and 1 l egret. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Quick look this afternoon produced a juvenile Arctic tern, 2 Black terns and 5 Curlew sands, 96 Ringies and c20 Yellow wags.

Evening visit to Blithfield produced 2 Ruddy Shelduck, Great Egret, 85+Ringie, 10 LRP, 25+Dunlin, 13 Curlew Sand, 15 Common Sand, 3 Greenshank, Redshank, 4 Ruff, 5 Wheatear #staffsbirds

Fantastic last hour of light at Blithfield in Blithe Bay - 13 Curlew Sand, 15 Common Sand, 4 Ruff, 2 Greenshank, c25 Dunlin, 10 LRP, 2 Snipe, upwards of 100 Ringed Plover, 1 Redshank, female Pintail, GWE, 12 Goosander, GBBG, 5 Wheatear, Tawny Owl @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Tucklesholme this am: Greenshank over, 3 Curlew, 3 imm LRP, 4 Wigeon, 8 Goosander on river, 2 Little Egret. Newbold Pit, Branston: GWE, 6 Little Egret, 2 Green Sand. Not quite the all dayer & much quieter than hoped, but still nice to get out. @mybirding.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

9am update from Whitemoor Haye, on 54. Not a bad morning so far. 3 gw egret, 11 l egret, 1 greenshank, 3 kingfisher, 1 raven. Plenty of small birds around. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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

This morning's highlights #middletonlakes #staffsbirdnews

Arctic Tern this morning at Westport Lake, N.Staffs. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Whitemoor Haye today. 2 of 2. 3 grey heron, 61 tufted duck, 3 pochard, 8 cormarant, 1 (only) whitethroat, 1 (only) blackcap, c10 (only) chiffys, 1 raven, 2 herring gull in pre roost with c 400 lbbg, 2 green sandpipers. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Whitemoor Haye today. 1 of 2 2 great white egret, 18 (only) lapwing, 7 mute swan, 227 coot, 16 little grebe, ,550 mallard, 9 great crested grebe, 4 egyptian geese, 59 stock dove, 5 little egret, c15 common tern, 2 snipe ( @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

2 juv Curlew Sand at Middleton Lakes RSPB on West Scrape at 7:25am; also 2 Ruff and 7 LRP so far @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social @rarebirdalertuk.bsky.social

two Curlew Sandpipers back on WS #RSPBMiddleton @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social

2 Garganey still on West Scrape #RSPBMiddleton 1 Green Sand, 4 Blackwit, 2 LRP all on WS. No sign of Curlew Sandpipers so far. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.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

Whitemoor Haye today 2 of 2. 1 great white egret, 2 littke ringed plover (juvs), 4 snipe, Goldcrest, 3 hobby, 16 egyptian geese, 2 yellow-legged gull, 3 herring gull, 2 green sandpiper @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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

Not much change this morning, first GWE for sometime, good Ruff count of 16 and 7 Crossbill over.

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

I actually was starting to think was gonna be my first ever personal blank year for whinchat in my 10k circle and my patch area but today I found 2 whinchats and 5 stonechat down Furnace Grange Trescott. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

two Garganey on West Scrape #rspbmiddleton @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Another excellent visit to Blithe Bay at Blithfield: Marsh Harrier, 2 Turnstone, 3 Greenshank, 9 Blackwit, Curlew, Green Sand, 3 Snipe, Dunlin, RP, LRP, 3 Wheatear, many Yellow Wags, GBBG, Caspian Gull, 3+ YLG, Common Gull. Good catch up with @thesnapper1978.bsky.social. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Decent morning at Blithers, Grey plover (Blith year tick), 2 Turnstone, c35 Ringies, Marsh harrier, Caspian gull and 2 Whinchat ( Staffs year tick).

Enjoyable morning at Blithfield in Blithe Bay produced Mandarin, imm Marsh Harrier,Hobby,1st s Caspian Gull,5 YL Gull, Grey Plover till 07:45,2 Turnstone, 75+Ringie inc 1 group of c40 NW, 6 LRP,9 Blackwit,Green Sand,3 Greenshank,Curlew, 40+Yellow Wag, 3 Wheatear, Whinchat, juv Stonechat #staffsbirds

2j Ruff, 9 Blackwit, Oyc, 2 LRP, 17 Snipe, 2 Green Sand, 1 Goosander, 1 Wigeon at #MiddletonLakes this morning. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Grey Plover just dropped into Blithe Bay, Blithfield Res.

A light Easterly doing its thing at this time of year: 3 Black Terns and a juv Little Gull currently at Blithfield.

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

Ruff currently on West Scrape #middletonlakes

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

Whitemoor Haye this am. 2 of 2 6 blackcap, 4 little ringed plover (3 juvs), 1 oystercatcher, 1 kingfisher, 17 tufted duck (4 juv), 32 cormorant, 39 egyptian geese, 1 hobby, 2 common sandpiper. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Whitemoor Haye this am. 1 of 2 C20 lesser black-backed gull, 3 sedge warbler, 1 cettis, c20 chiffchaffs, 7 little egret, 36 common tern, 12 mallard, 61 lapwing, 191 coot, 6 little grebe, 6 mute swan, 1 lesser whitethroat @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Wood Sandpiper still on West Scrape at #MiddletonLakes at 10:30. Green Sand, 5 Snipe & Dunlin on Canal Pool and a juv Yellow Wag on east Scrape. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Wood Sand on West scrape at #Middletonlakes. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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

Blithfield Resr Admaston Pastry Point 17.15 to17 30 Whimbrel & Sanderling also 1sum Caspian Gull still in Blythe Bay Whimbrel flew south @ 17.30 @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @blithfieldblue.bsky.social

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

Prolonged Marsh Harrier action over North Pit at #middletonlakes this morning plus a cracking juv Peregrine chasing the Lapwings on Jubilee. Also Blackwit, 5 GSand, Snipe, juv Redshank, 3 GWE & 2 Raven. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

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

Whitemoor Haye this afternoon/evening. C130 lapwing, 16 little egret, 4 common tern, 4 oystercatcher, 1 hobby, 3 yellow-legged gull, 2 herring gull, 1 cettis and 1 garden warbler, 1 juv redshank, 1 common sandpiper @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social