A quick nip into Shustoke this afternoon for the Common Scoter & Whooper Swans before dashing back to @RSPBMiddleton to look for the reported Greenland Whitefront. No luck, but Bittern on Dosthill & 8 GWE in the roost. Any info on the Whitefront would be gratefully received.
Pec Sand continues to show well from the riverside benches at @RSPBMiddleton. Also 4 Ruff, 20 Snipe, 2 GWE & at least 2 Stonechat. @Staffsbirdnews
Pec Sand still showing well from riverside benches this morning. Also 4 Ruff, 20 Snipe & 2 GWE. @RSPBMiddleton @Staffsbirdnews @MercianBirding
2 Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, 2 Hobby, Bittern, 10 Snipe, GSand & CSand at @RSPBMiddleton this morning. @Staffsbirdnews
Team @RSPBMiddleton declared on 93 in the #westmidsalldayer, surprisingly good given that the recent rains robbed us of a lot of the wader habbo. Best: SpotFly, Red Kite & Stonechat. Misses: Herring Gull, Bittern, Oyc, LRP, Blackwit.
An enjoyable audience with the Queen of Spain today at Monk Sherborne, together with a courting pair of Brown Argus and a bonus Vestal✅.
ALT Queen of Spain Fritillary
ALT Queen of Spain Fritillary
ALT Brown Argus
ALT Vestal moth
West scrape looking attractive to waders after y'days work party with 4 Ruff, RP, 5 LRP, GSand, CSand & 3 Snipe plus 2LRP, 2GS, CS & 2 Snipe on east scrape. @RSPBMiddleton @Staffsbirdnews
Nothing new in with the rain at @RSPBMiddleton this morning. Still at least 1 Ruff, 2 RP, 5 LRP, Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 5 GSand, 2GWE, 2 Hobby, Sprawk & juv Stonechat. @Staffsbirdnews
Decent selection of waders at Croxall Lakes this afternoon though slightly underwhelming views of the Pec Sand from the hide. Also 4 Oyc, 5 RP, 3 Blackwit, 10 Snipe, CSand, 2 GSand, 3 Greenshank & 2 Ruff. @Staffsbirdnews
2 Ruff opposite the benches tonight at @RSPBMiddleton, much closer & more obvious in neutral light. Greenshank, RP, 3 LRP, 2 Snipe, CSand, 5 GSand, min 4 Blackwit, GWE all on Jubilee. 2 Bittern dropped in to FM reedbed (Warks) at dusk. @Staffsbirdnews
Possible Pec Sand with a Ruff at @RSPBMiddleton this morning but light & heat haze too bad to confirm; breast looked good though. Just heard that it was seen earlier by another birder who thought the same. Also Greenshank, 4 GSand, 4 LRP, 3 Snipe & 2 Hobby. @Staffsbirdnews
Hi @MOTHIDUK, can you help with this one from the Isle of Wight, please? Blair's Mocha, Maiden's Blush or something else?
Wood Sand still on Canal Pool @RSPBMiddleton this morning. Also Blackwit, 3 LRP, Snipe & 2 GWE, plus a distant Calidrid that was difficult to get a good look at but looked OK for juv Dunlin. @Staffsbirdnews
Wood Sand still @RSPBMiddleton on Canal Pool. Also 4 GSand, 2LRP, 1J Redshank, Snipe & 3 GWE. @Staffsbirdnews @MercianBirding
It might have been distant, but this morning's Stone Curlew at Belvide showed much better than any visit I've had to Weeting Heath.
Double grip-back Monday! Stood watching the Long-tailed Shrike in Glos, after not being able to travel to Scotland, when rumours of a Night Heron on my @RSPBMiddleton patch broke late afternoon. Mad dash home to allieviate the pain from missing last year's bird. What a day!
2 Ruddy Sheljust dropped in on Jubilee South @RSPBMiddleton Also 7 Blackwit, 9 LRP, Snipe & 2 GSand so far. @Staffsbirdnews