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Hero of Hoswick
2 R B Merganser still Draycote. Also Common Scoter drake and GND still #ukbirding #Warwickshirebirds #warksbirds
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
American Golden Plover Eyebrook this afternoon #ukbirding #leicsbirds
October 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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
October 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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White Rumped Sand Blithe Bay, Blithfield. (With GJM.) Also Spoonbill.
October 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Snow Bunting in Leics #ukbirding
October 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Bairds Sandpiper at Rutland today #ukbirding
October 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Leach's Storm Petrol, Blithfield Res, deep end. (With GJM)
October 11, 2025 at 7:27 AM
White-rumped Sandpiper at Siblyback this morning after an enjoyable few days in Cornwall.
October 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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2 juv Curlew Sandpipers #middletonlakes this afternoon #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
August 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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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.
August 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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#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.
August 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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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
August 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Ruff currently on West Scrape #middletonlakes
August 11, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Spotted FlycatcherAlvecote in Old Orchard @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social #staffsbirds
August 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Nice Wood Sandpiper at Middleton this afternoon. Also 3 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, LRP #Middletonlakes #StaffsBirds
August 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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July 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Black Tern Whitemoor Haye on roadside from quarry entrance @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Little Tern currently on JWS @RSPBMiddleton. Excuse the sniff half way through!
May 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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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
May 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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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
April 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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
April 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Finsch's wheatear showed well at Paphos this afternoon #cyprusbirds
March 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Red-breasted Goose still Kingsbury #WarksBirds
January 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Whitemoor Haye Tundra Bean Goose on roadside pit viewable from opposite Quarry entrance @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
December 29, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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Tundra Bean Goose #LadywalkNR this morning, reserve is heavily flooded with limited access
#UKBirding
December 19, 2024 at 8:54 AM