Can't decide on this gull at Middleton Lakes this afternoon #staffsbirds

2 Common Scoter at Whitemoor Haye this morning #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Hume’s warbler was found on Saturday 17th January. Over a month of visits I obtained many call recordings (which I compared to sonographs of Hume’s) video and a few decent pictures of it (this isn’t one of them) so that I could send it of to the BBRC. Lovely experience of a tricky warbler.

Patch mega! HUME’S! 2nd patch record for the 3k @patchbirding.bsky.social #PWC2026 Strip of woodland between main reserve at #LadywalkNR and Lea Marston Church( now been gifted to manage as part of main reserve) Brief views but very vocal/flighty. Another top find @northwarksbirder.bsky.social

Elford to Fisherwick 8 Bean Geese at midday but flew off at 12.05. 4 Whooper Swans still. Whitemoor Haye. At least 1 Slavonian Grebe 5 Oystercatcher @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Elford to Fisherwick. 9 Bean Geese 4 Whooper Swan 13 Shelduck @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

3 Barnacle, 60 White-fronted Goose, 4 Whooper in field at Elford this morning. @mercianbirding.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Amazing flock of c60 White-fronted Geese and 3 Barnacle at Elford, Staffordshire #staffsbirds.

Grey Partridge Whitemoor Haye during week #StaffsBirds

Grey Plover from Whitemoor Haye today #StaffsBirds

As #localpatch finds go, this one was up there🤘🔥 Yellow-browed Warbler - Kingsbury Firing Range/Hurley Treatment works - 26/12 #lowcarbonbirding #warksbirding #ukbirding

2 R B Merganser still Draycote. Also Common Scoter drake and GND still #ukbirding #Warwickshirebirds #warksbirds

American Golden Plover Eyebrook this afternoon #ukbirding #leicsbirds

White-rumped Sandpiper still Blithfield 2.40pm in Blithe Bay. Also 2 Crossbill over. BN Grebe, 5 Ruff, 3 Curlew Deep End #ukbirding #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

White Rumped Sand Blithe Bay, Blithfield. (With GJM.) Also Spoonbill.

Snow Bunting in Leics #ukbirding

Bairds Sandpiper at Rutland today #ukbirding

Leach's Storm Petrol, Blithfield Res, deep end. (With GJM)

White-rumped Sandpiper at Siblyback this morning after an enjoyable few days in Cornwall.

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

Shustoke Res - Little Tern? at the east end. Small, quiet, restless flickering flight style, constantly dipping to the water. The question mark is observer unfamiliarity with the species, but I don't know what else it can be.

#middletonlakes so far this morning - Greenshank (canal scrape), Ruff, 8 LRP, Green Sandpiper, Marsh Harrier, 4 Common Tern, 3 GWE. Temperature has shot up in last 15 mins.

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

Spotted FlycatcherAlvecote in Old Orchard @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social #staffsbirds

Nice Wood Sandpiper at Middleton this afternoon. Also 3 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, LRP #Middletonlakes #StaffsBirds

Garganey currently on West Scrape #MiddletonLakes @staffs-birds.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social

Black Tern Whitemoor Haye on roadside from quarry entrance @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

Little Tern currently on JWS @RSPBMiddleton. Excuse the sniff half way through!

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

In the hotel room this evening when news came in that 3 blue cheeked bee eaters had been seen at Akrotiri. One quick dash later. #birds ##rarebirds #birding ##birdphotography

Fabulous 11 days on Cyprus with @julianallen.bsky.social. 161 Species seen - some pics by Julian attached. Also found my number one target on our penultimate day - Blue-Cheeked BeeEater #cyprusbirds

Finsch's wheatear showed well at Paphos this afternoon #cyprusbirds

Red-breasted Goose still Kingsbury #WarksBirds

Whitemoor Haye Tundra Bean Goose on roadside pit viewable from opposite Quarry entrance @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Tundra Bean Goose #LadywalkNR this morning, reserve is heavily flooded with limited access #UKBirding

Red-Necked Grebe Rutland Water this morning

Adult & juv Black-necked Grebes Cliff Water Ski Lakes (formerly Dosthill Lake I think) Warwickshire #ukbirding #middletonlakes #mercianbirding

Red-crested Pochard (pr) for third day at least, adding a bit of much needed birding interest - Kingsbury Water Park - Swann Pool. Quiet otherwise, still not seen any winter thrushes in the park this autumn. #warksbirding #ukbirding #lowcarbonbirding

Last birding today on Shetland (fly off early morning) and amazing views of a Great Grey Shrike eating a mouse! Shetland ticks in last few days - Hoopoe, Great White Egret and Sooty Shearwater. No lifers but a trip list of 110 with many nice birds 😀

The second 5 days have been quieter but with WW Scoter, Lesser Scaup and Greenish Warbler as Shetland ticks. Also some interesting Lesser Whitethroats and a self-found LEO (Below).

First 5 days in Shetland has certainly produced - PG Tips, Paddyfield and Nightjar (below) being Shetland ticks!

Ring-necked Parakeet over my Amington garden this morning- first I've had in Tamworth #StaffsBirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Bodymoor GP this evng:- 3 Ruff, Greenshank, 2 RP, 2 Green Sandpiper #warksbirds

Bodymoor Heath Pits, Warks - 3 Ruff, Ringed Plover, Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe & 79 Teal this morning. 🪶 #warksbirding #mercianbirds #warksbirding #westmidlandsbirding #ukbirds #ukbirding #peakybirders

Bodymoor GP this evng:- 2 Ruff, 2 Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, RP #warksbirds

Redstart(m)Alvecote (Staffs) in Old Orchard #staffsbirds

Spotted Redshank Bodymoor GP #warksbirda

2 Marsh Harrier (ad m, cream crown) Whitemoor Haye from rough track #staffsbirds

The only new bird of note on the patch today was a juvenile Pintail. Still solid numbers of Shoveler about the place. A Hobby hunting a gathering of House Martin and Sand Martin was also cool to see. #alvecotepools #warksbirds #warksbirding #patchbirding #localpatch #ukbirds #ukbirding #peakybirders