30th June

RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 5 Green Sandpiper [Hall Lake] (T Perrins).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 4 + 2 Ringed Plover,  2 + 2 Egyptian Geese [Jubilee Wetlands], Snipe [East Scrape] (S Atkinson). Garganey [Jubilee North] and eventually we have Avocet chicks after losing nests earlier to the flood. 2 Currently but hopefully 4 in the morning.

Avocet Chicks - RSPB Middleton

29th June

RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 4 Green Sandpiper [Hall Lake].
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 3 almost summer plumage Ruff [East Scrape] (G Williams), drake Garganey, 4 + 2 Ringed Plover (J&P Fincham),  2 + 2 Egyptian Geese [Jubilee Wetlands].

28th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Hobby [Reedbed Pool](S Atkinson), drake Garganey, 6 Ringed Plover including 1 juv, 2 + 2 Egyptian Geese [Jubilee Wetlands], Black-Tailed Godwit [West Scrape], Common Sandpiper, 2 juv Common Tern with adults in attendance [East Scrape].
Some late news from last night - 5 Black-Tailed Godwits on East Scrape at 9pm but gone by 9.30pm (R Eyres)
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 2 Green Sandpiper [Hall Lake].
Birchmoor Flash - 2 Ringed Plover (M Scott).
KWP Cliff Pool - 3 Black-Tailed Godwits, 16 Common Tern & 62 Lapwing.

Just up the valley at Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - moulting Black Tern until 1pm (R King).

27th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - drake Garganey [West Scrape], adult Little Gull [East Scrape] (RSPB), Common Sandpiper, 4 + 2 Egyptian Geese, 5+ Ringed Plover, 4 Oystercatcher & 4 Little Egret (M Scott). Well moulted drake Garganey was on Jubilee North this evening.
Birchmoor Flash - male Ruff (A Archer).
Lea Marston - Red Kite over Environment Agency depot early afternoon (Alrewas Birder).

26th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - drake Garganey [West Scrape], 2 Black-Tailed Godwits [East Scrape], Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 2 + 2 Egyptian Geese, Common Sandpiper, Cuckoo and Wigeon (G Williams).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Green Sandpiper [Hall Lake] (G Williams).

25th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Black-Tailed Godwits still [East Scrape], Common Sandpiper and 2 + 2 Egyptian Geese (A Cox).

Black-Tailed Godwits - Alison Cox

24th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Black-Tailed Godwits, Common Sandpiper [East Scrape],  2 + 2 Egyptian Geese (J Allen) & 3 Ringed Plover [Jubilee Wetlands].
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Green Sandpiper [Hall Lake] (J Allen).

23rd June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Black-Tailed Godwits & Common Sandpiper [East Scrape], 2 Ringed Plover, 2 + 2 Egyptian Geese [Jubilee Wetlands] & Cuckoo [Dosthill NR] (S Atkinson).
KWP Cliff Pool - juvenile Little Ringed Plover and Common Tern - may not have bred locally. Also drake Wigeon.

22nd June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Black-Tailed Godwits [West Scrape], 2 Ringed Plover & 2+2 Egyptian Geese [Jubilee Wetlands].

21st June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 88 Swifts and 2 Egyptian Geese + 2 young (S Atkinson).
Alvecote - Female Shoveler with 7 young (M Scott).

19th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Dunlin & Godwit species over heading South (S Atkinson). Tonight 2 Dunlin still, 9 Redshank, Snipe & Ringed Plover [All Jubilee Wetlands].
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Green Sandpiper [Hall Lake] (S Atkinson), Hobby [Southern Meadow].

Marsh Harrier reported in the Lookout log book - midday yesterday, seen from river walk path.

17th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Cuckoo, Barn Owl [Dosthill NR] (D Rickard), Green Sandpiper [Hall Lake] (T Perrins).

16th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 4 Ringed Plover & 4 (2pr) Egyptian Geese + 2 young [Jubilee Wetlands] (S Atkinson).
Curdworth - Red Kite 1.15pm heading South (P Forbes).

15th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Hobby [Jubilee Wetlands] (A Powell).  Early evening Hobby, Ringed Plover and 2 Egyptian Geese + 2 chicks.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Green Sandpiper and Red Kite through heading SW [Hall Lake] (M Griffiths).

14th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Hobby, 2 Snipe, 2 Egyptian Geese + 2 chicks, Ringed Plover and Dunlin [Jubilee Wetlands] (S Atkinson).

13th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 5 Ringed Plover and Hobby [Jubilee Wetlands]. The Spoonbill appears to have gone and possibly taken advantage in the change of wind direction. A single bird was seen at RSPB Old Moor (South Yorkshire) this morning - may be our bird.

12th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Spoonbill, Peregrine through, Ringed Plover, Cuckoo and yesterday's passage Avocet appear to have left the reserve (S Atkinson). Spoonbill still on East Scrape at dusk.
Birchmoor Flash - Green Sandpiper (R Smith), Yellow-Legged Gull and Ringed Plover (A Archer).

11th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 17+ Avocet (G A Williams) this morning which is part of a Midlands influx with an increase also noted at Upton Warren. Curlew (M Goode) briefly on Jubilee Wetlands at 11am before flying East. Spoonbill still.

10th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - SPOONBILL & Sanderling [East Scrape] (M Pollock). Osprey over North Pit (A Bladon).

9th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - SPOONBILL still this morning. Also 3 Egyptian Geese and 2 chicks [Jubilee Wetlands] (A Archer).  Spoonbill still on East Scrape 8pm at least.
Birchmoor Flash - 2 Avocet & 2 Ringed Plover (R Smith).

8th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - SPOONBILL still [Jubilee North] & possible Little Stint [between the screens but distant] (G A Williams). Sanderling (J Harris) - presumably the earlier reported Little Stint. Cuckoo, 2 Egyptian Geese and Shelduck now down to 2 chicks from 4 (M Scott). Also 3 Dunlin and 4 Ringed Plover. Spoonbill flew North at 5pm but had returned to East Scrape by 5.30pm and still there 7.30pm at least.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Hobby [Fishers Mill] (P Casey).
Birchmoor Flash - Dunlin (R Smith).

Sanderling, 2 Dunlin and RP

7th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - SPOONBILL 6.29am (per Birdguides) and still there mid morning plus 2 Yellow Wagtail and 3 Egyptian Geese with 2 young (RSPB). Spoonbill still on East Scrape at dusk.

6th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - SPOONBILL left Ladywalk NR at approx 11.50am (J Morris per @Ladywalknature) and relocated to Jubilee Wetlands (GJM per @Staffsbirdnews). Bird was seen arriving just before 12pm (R Eyres) so only took a matter of minutes from Ladywalk and still there on East Scrape at 19:45 tonight.


Spoonbill on East Scrape - Alison Cox

5th June

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 5 Ringed Plover, 3 Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Geese with 2 young [Jubilee Wetlands] & Hobby [Dosthill NR] (S Atkinson).
Birchmoor Flash - 2 Avocet, 2 Ringed Plover, 3 Yellow Wagtail and 2 Shelduck (M Scott). 8.15pm 2 Tundra Ringed Plover dropped in with a Dunlin. Also 2 Ringed Plover and 12 Yellow Wagtail (A Archer).

SPOONBILL still at Ladywalk NR (WMBC members only) tonight - couldn't resist a crafty twitch.

4th June

Birchmoor Flash - 3 Avocet, 2 Shelduck and several Yellow Wagtail (J Morgan). This evening 3 Avocet still plus 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Little Ringed Plover and Hobby (A Archer).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Grey Plover which flew North at 18:50. Also Dunlin with 4 Ringed Plover and Mediterranean Gull through South calling.

Just up the Tame -  SPOONBILL at Ladywalk NR (P Lichfield), still there at dusk - WMBC members only.

3rd June

Birchmoor Flash - Redshank taking the recent wader total to 15 in 14 days (A Archer).

2nd June

Birchmoor Flash - 2 SPOONBILL over heading ENE at 8.29am also 2 Ringed Plover (A Archer).
Alvecote - Red- Breasted Goose - assumed escapee [Railway Pool] (S Allison).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - drake Garganey (S Atkinson), 3 Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 3 Egyptian Geese, 2 Wigeon & Cuckoo [all Jubilee Wetlands] (G Williams). The brood of 4 Shelduck are down to 3 and 2 of the 3 Lapwing chicks that hatched shortly before the flood last Monday have survived and are back on East Scrape.

1st June

Birchmoor Flash - 2 Avocet (R Smith).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Grey Plover, Snipe, Yellow Wagtail, Greenshank & 2 Cuckoo (RSPB).
Tamworth Broadmeadow LNR - 2 Oystercatcher, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Sedge, Reed and Cetti's Warblers (M Scott).