Kevin Clements
@kevin-clements.bsky.social
We caught a Jack Snipe in south Staffordshire today that we caught at the same site last December. It migrated to its breeding grounds (probably in NE Europe) & returned to the same wintering site, demonstrating great site fidelity @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #BirdRinging
November 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
We caught a Jack Snipe in south Staffordshire today that we caught at the same site last December. It migrated to its breeding grounds (probably in NE Europe) & returned to the same wintering site, demonstrating great site fidelity @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social #BirdRinging
16 Whooper Swan (12 adults & 4 juveniles) at Belvide Reservoir #Staffs before they flew SW at 17:22. Also female Common Scoter @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
16 Whooper Swan (12 adults & 4 juveniles) at Belvide Reservoir #Staffs before they flew SW at 17:22. Also female Common Scoter @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
Day 8 on Shetland 16/10 @birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Scaup, 23 Wigeon, Ruff, 12 Red Grouse, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff & Sparrowhawk
October 17, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Day 8 on Shetland 16/10 @birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Scaup, 23 Wigeon, Ruff, 12 Red Grouse, 5 Fieldfare, 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff & Sparrowhawk
Day 7 on Shetland 15/10 @birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Scaup & Water Rail; Sumburgh Head: Sooty Shearwater; Grutness: Red-throated Diver; Pool of Virkie: Bar-t Godwit & Sanderling; Loch of Spiggie: Marsh Harrier, Whooper Swans, 73+ Barnacle Geese & 6 Pintail; Gulberwick: 2 Long-tailed Duck
October 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Day 7 on Shetland 15/10 @birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Scaup & Water Rail; Sumburgh Head: Sooty Shearwater; Grutness: Red-throated Diver; Pool of Virkie: Bar-t Godwit & Sanderling; Loch of Spiggie: Marsh Harrier, Whooper Swans, 73+ Barnacle Geese & 6 Pintail; Gulberwick: 2 Long-tailed Duck
Day 6 (yesterday) on Shetland with @birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Brambling, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Wheatear, 2 Redpoll, 11 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Scaup & 10+ Red Grouse
October 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Day 6 (yesterday) on Shetland with @birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Brambling, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Wheatear, 2 Redpoll, 11 Goldcrest, 2 Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Scaup & 10+ Red Grouse
Day 5 on Shetland with @birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Brambling, 2 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 6 Redpoll, 2 Merlin, 7 Whooper Swan, Scaup & 2 Teal
October 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Day 5 on Shetland with @birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Brambling, 2 Fieldfare, 8 Redwing, 6 Redpoll, 2 Merlin, 7 Whooper Swan, Scaup & 2 Teal
Day 4 on Shetland with @birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Yellow-browed Warbler, 39 Barnacle Geese, Scaup, 18 Wigeon, 7 Red Grouse, 4 Wheatear, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Brambling, Redpoll, 60+ Twite & Hummingbird Hawkmoth
October 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Day 4 on Shetland with @birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Yellow-browed Warbler, 39 Barnacle Geese, Scaup, 18 Wigeon, 7 Red Grouse, 4 Wheatear, 3 Goldfinch, 2 Brambling, Redpoll, 60+ Twite & Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Day 3 on Shetland with @birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Snow Bunting, Scaup, 2 Whooper Swan, 11 Red Grouse, 13 Twite, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest, 5 Wheatear, 5 Redwing, 56 Ringed Plover & 40 Rock Dove
October 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Day 3 on Shetland with @birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Snow Bunting, Scaup, 2 Whooper Swan, 11 Red Grouse, 13 Twite, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest, 5 Wheatear, 5 Redwing, 56 Ringed Plover & 40 Rock Dove
Day 3 on Shetland with @@birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Snow Bunting, Scaup, 2 Whooper Swan, 11 Red Grouse, 13 Twite, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest, 5 Wheatear, 5 Redwing, 56 Ringed Plover & 40 Rock Dove
October 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Day 3 on Shetland with @@birdergaz.bsky.social Bressay: Snow Bunting, Scaup, 2 Whooper Swan, 11 Red Grouse, 13 Twite, 2 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest, 5 Wheatear, 5 Redwing, 56 Ringed Plover & 40 Rock Dove
Day 2 on Shetland with @BirderGaz Barred Warbler & 8 Purple Sandpiper at Lerwick; Merlin, Mistle Thrush, 35 Whooper Swan, Great Northern & Red-throated Divers, Goldeneye, 5 Brambling & c60 Twite on Bressay.
October 11, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Day 2 on Shetland with @BirderGaz Barred Warbler & 8 Purple Sandpiper at Lerwick; Merlin, Mistle Thrush, 35 Whooper Swan, Great Northern & Red-throated Divers, Goldeneye, 5 Brambling & c60 Twite on Bressay.
First day on Shetland (yesterday) with @BirderGaz We're so gald the Siberian Thrush stayed! Also Yellow-browed Warbler by Loch of Asta, Western Subalpine Warbler at Levenwick, Marsh Harrier at Setter Marsh & Snow Goose with 26 Whooper Swan at Grimsetter Loch, Bressay
October 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
First day on Shetland (yesterday) with @BirderGaz We're so gald the Siberian Thrush stayed! Also Yellow-browed Warbler by Loch of Asta, Western Subalpine Warbler at Levenwick, Marsh Harrier at Setter Marsh & Snow Goose with 26 Whooper Swan at Grimsetter Loch, Bressay
Having missed the Black-winged Kite in East Anglia two years ago, it was great to pick out the bird at Splatt Bridge #Gloucestershire this morning with @birdergaz.bsky.social (photo taken in Portugal)
August 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Having missed the Black-winged Kite in East Anglia two years ago, it was great to pick out the bird at Splatt Bridge #Gloucestershire this morning with @birdergaz.bsky.social (photo taken in Portugal)
Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire: 15 Great Bustard (photo 1), 2 Stone Curlew, 10+ Corn Bunting (p2), 2 Dark-green Fritillary (p3), 20+ Marbled White, Knapweed Broomrape (p4) & Pyramidal Orchid #30DaysWild @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @birdergaz.bsky.social
June 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire: 15 Great Bustard (photo 1), 2 Stone Curlew, 10+ Corn Bunting (p2), 2 Dark-green Fritillary (p3), 20+ Marbled White, Knapweed Broomrape (p4) & Pyramidal Orchid #30DaysWild @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @birdergaz.bsky.social
A great day's birding in #Staffs drumming male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (video with drumming Great Spotted), 3 Goshawk, 7 Corn Bunting, Great White Egret, Red Kite, Peregrine, 2 Mandarin & 4 Raven @birdergaz.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A great day's birding in #Staffs drumming male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (video with drumming Great Spotted), 3 Goshawk, 7 Corn Bunting, Great White Egret, Red Kite, Peregrine, 2 Mandarin & 4 Raven @birdergaz.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @lesserspotnet.bsky.social
It was great to see the first Little Ringed Plover at WMI site, Calf Heath #Staffs today. Last spring, we saw up to ten birds; I wonder how many there will be this year @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
It was great to see the first Little Ringed Plover at WMI site, Calf Heath #Staffs today. Last spring, we saw up to ten birds; I wonder how many there will be this year @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
Richard's Pipit still at north end of Bury Field, Lakes Lane, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire at 12:40 @rarebirder.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Richard's Pipit still at north end of Bury Field, Lakes Lane, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire at 12:40 @rarebirder.bsky.social
Visit to Herefordshire today to check our nest boxes for when Pied Flycatchers return - rewarded with 2+ Hawfinch, 3+ Crossbill (including female feeding juvenile), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker & several Red Kite @birdergaz.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Visit to Herefordshire today to check our nest boxes for when Pied Flycatchers return - rewarded with 2+ Hawfinch, 3+ Crossbill (including female feeding juvenile), Lesser Spotted Woodpecker & several Red Kite @birdergaz.bsky.social
First-winter Long-tailed Duck off Weston Shore, Hampshire, plus 1+ GN Diver late morning & Red-necked Grebe distantly towards Hythe 08:30 #HantsBirds
February 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
First-winter Long-tailed Duck off Weston Shore, Hampshire, plus 1+ GN Diver late morning & Red-necked Grebe distantly towards Hythe 08:30 #HantsBirds
2 Tundra Bean Geese still at Bridgewalton Quarry, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, plus Green Sandpiper & drake Mandarin. Also 3 Velvet Scoter (1w drake & 2 1w female) at nearby Chelmarsh Reservoir & 7 Goosander
February 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
2 Tundra Bean Geese still at Bridgewalton Quarry, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, plus Green Sandpiper & drake Mandarin. Also 3 Velvet Scoter (1w drake & 2 1w female) at nearby Chelmarsh Reservoir & 7 Goosander
#12DaysWild Day 8
#LocalBigYear 2025 10km from home off to a good start on 1st January with 60 species, including 1w Caspian Gull (photo at West Park, Wolverhampton & WMI site, Staffs), Marsh Tit, Ring-necked Parakeet, Peregrine, Raven, Stonechat, Golden Plover, Wigeon, Pochard & Goosander
#LocalBigYear 2025 10km from home off to a good start on 1st January with 60 species, including 1w Caspian Gull (photo at West Park, Wolverhampton & WMI site, Staffs), Marsh Tit, Ring-necked Parakeet, Peregrine, Raven, Stonechat, Golden Plover, Wigeon, Pochard & Goosander
January 2, 2025 at 8:54 AM
#12DaysWild Day 8
#LocalBigYear 2025 10km from home off to a good start on 1st January with 60 species, including 1w Caspian Gull (photo at West Park, Wolverhampton & WMI site, Staffs), Marsh Tit, Ring-necked Parakeet, Peregrine, Raven, Stonechat, Golden Plover, Wigeon, Pochard & Goosander
#LocalBigYear 2025 10km from home off to a good start on 1st January with 60 species, including 1w Caspian Gull (photo at West Park, Wolverhampton & WMI site, Staffs), Marsh Tit, Ring-necked Parakeet, Peregrine, Raven, Stonechat, Golden Plover, Wigeon, Pochard & Goosander
140 species for #LocalBigYear 10km radius from home 2024 including: Paddyfield Warbler (p1), Temminck's Stint, Stone Curlew (p2), Caspian Gull (p3), Whooper Swan, Osprey, Knot (p4), Sanderling, Grey Plover, Goshawk, Waxwing, GW Egret, LS Woodpecker, Le Owl, Ring Ouzel & Crossbill
December 31, 2024 at 9:09 PM
140 species for #LocalBigYear 10km radius from home 2024 including: Paddyfield Warbler (p1), Temminck's Stint, Stone Curlew (p2), Caspian Gull (p3), Whooper Swan, Osprey, Knot (p4), Sanderling, Grey Plover, Goshawk, Waxwing, GW Egret, LS Woodpecker, Le Owl, Ring Ouzel & Crossbill
2024 ends with 3 British lifers: Northern Waterthrush (photo 1), Indigo Bunting (p2) & Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (p3). Also, 4 Staffordshire & West Midland Bird Club region lifers: Paddyfield Warbler (p4), Stone Curlew, Bearded Tit & American Golden Plover
December 31, 2024 at 8:46 PM
2024 ends with 3 British lifers: Northern Waterthrush (photo 1), Indigo Bunting (p2) & Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (p3). Also, 4 Staffordshire & West Midland Bird Club region lifers: Paddyfield Warbler (p4), Stone Curlew, Bearded Tit & American Golden Plover
Adult Caspian Gull at WMI site, Calf Heath #Staffs late pm, also 1w & 3w Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Common Gull, c420 Golden Plover, c175 Lapwing 4 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon & 2 Goosander @thesnapper1978.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Adult Caspian Gull at WMI site, Calf Heath #Staffs late pm, also 1w & 3w Yellow-legged Gull, 3 Common Gull, c420 Golden Plover, c175 Lapwing 4 Gadwall, 3 Wigeon & 2 Goosander @thesnapper1978.bsky.social