31st August

RSPB Middleton - 5 Garganey, 2 Greenshank, 2 Great Egret, 5 Green Sandpiper, 15 Snipe, Little Ringed Plover, Whinchat west side of North Pit (M Smiles), Knot, Dunlin, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Mandarin, Wigeon (T Perrins), Marsh Harrier (@Richard1063), 3 Hobby on Dosthill NR.
Alvecote - 2 Spotted Flycatcher [Laundry Lane] (S Berghoff), Redstart [2nd hedge past Orchard] (T Perrins), 4 Pintail, 14 Little Grebe (M Scott).
Whitacre Heath - 3 Whinchat (R Walker).

30th August

RSPB Middleton - 5 Garganey [West Scrape], Greenshank, 2 Great Egret, Green Sandpiper, Common Gull [Jubilee], 2 Hobby, Pintail, Wigeon, 7 Snipe [North Pit], Yellow Wagtail (M Smiles) Also - Ringed Plover, Water Rail, Mandarin, 9 Snipe (D Corfield). Red Kite heading South through reserve at 10.24am (B Valentine) see further sighting below.
KWP North - Red Kite heading South through Broomey Croft Pool at 10.40am (T Hyde)
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Hobby (P Lichfield).
Shustoke Res - 3 Common Sandpiper (P Forbes).

Hobby at Ladywalk NR - Pete Lichfield 

29th August

RSPB Middleton - 2 Greenshank, 2 Garganey, Hobby, Water Rail, Peregrine, 2 Great Egret, 11 Little Egret, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpiper, 12 Snipe (M Smiles),  2 Tree Pipit through Jubilee (RSPB). Additions from late afternoon -  2 female Pintail, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Mandarin, 3 Garganey, Greenshank, Goosander, Egyptian Goose, 6 Common Tern, 10 Swift (R Walker), report of Turnstone via Birdguides on North Pit.
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Greenshank, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 7 Snipe, Hobby, 4 Goosander, 5 Wigeon (P Lichfield, K Bentley).
Alvecote - Great Egret [Railway Pool], 4 Pintail [Mill Pool] (R Smith).

Hobby at Ladywalk NR - Pete Lichfield 

28th August

RSPB Middleton - WRYNECK briefly [West screen] at 9.20am but no further sightings (K Sargent). Whinchat (RSPB), Dunlin, Little Ringed Plover, 3 Green Sandpiper, 19 Snipe (M Smiles), Pied Flycatcher [Canal hedge West Screen] & Lesser Spotted Woodpecker [car park Oaks] (reported per RSPB). Late Evening - 3 Garganey [2 JW North, 1 NP], Mandarin, 5 Wigeon and 2 Great Egret roosted riverside with 16+ Little Egret.
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Turtle Dove [riverside], 3 Yellow Wagtail (S Cawthray), 2 Greenshank, 38 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 4 Hobby, 2 Peregrine, 7 Wigeon (P Softley).
Hams Hall Lane - 3 Yellow Wagtail in Horse paddock (K Whiston).
Shustoke Res - 2 Common Sandpiper, Peregrine (P Forbes).
Alvecote - 3 Pintail [Mill Pool], Wigeon [Pretty Pigs Pool] (R Smith).

27th August

RSPB Middleton - WRYNECK (RSPB), 4 Garganey, Great Egret, 13 Little Egret, Mandarin, 3 Green Sandpiper, 27 Snipe, 3 Wigeon (M Smiles), 2 Hobby [Jubilee & access road] (C Hiles), Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 3 Raven, Water Rail, 4 Green Sandpiper (D Bate), Little Ringed Plover, 5 Egyptian Geese (S Atkinson). Wryneck flew to roost in West screen Willows at 8.06pm (P Andrews).
Shustoke Res - Black-necked Grebe (L Turner via Facebook).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Common Sandpiper, 4 Wigeon, 5 Snipe (P Lichfield, K Bentley).
Alvecote - 4 Pintail [Mill Pool] (R Smith).

Wryneck at RSPB Middleton - Mark Priest

Wryneck & Sedge Warbler - Sean Allison

26th August

RSPB Middleton - WRYNECK (H Krajenbrink via Staffs bird news), 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Great Egret, 2 Garganey, Hobby, Peregrine, Mandarin, 13 Snipe, Greenshank (D Corfield, M Smiles et al). Wryneck went to roost in West screen Willows at 8pm (A Archer).

Wryneck at RSPB Middleton - Anne Powell

25th August

RSPB Middleton - 5 Garganey, Wheatear, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Ringed Plover, 2 Great Egret, 16 Little Egret (D Corfield), Osprey, Whinchat (D Wood). 
Alvecote - 3 Spotted Flycatcher bottom of Laundry Lane, Whinchat [Orchard] (A Powell), 2 Spotted Flycatcher [Teal hedge], 3 Little Egret (M Scott), Garganey, Common Sandpiper, 5 Snipe, 4 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Redstart (A Archer).
Shustoke Res - Greenshank through (P Forbes).

Whinchat at Alvecote - Anne Powell

24th August

RSPB Middleton - 5 Garganey still [3 JW south, 1east side benches & 1 NP], 28+ Snipe across the reserve, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover [West Scrape], Great Egret, 7 Little Egret [East Scrape], Ruff, Redshank [Jubilee North], Yellow Wagtail, 2 Green Sandpiper, Mandarin [North Pit] (D Corfield, M Smiles et al). Osprey East through Jubilee Wetlands at 12.15 (M Wiltshire), Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpiper (T Perrins), Peregrine [Dosthill NR] (M Smiles), Hobby [Southern Meadow].
Alvecote - Spotted Flycatcher top of Laundry Lane, 2 Redstart hedge beyond orchard and Great Egret (T Perrins).

23rd August

RSPB Middleton - Osprey through South, Great Egret [Jubilee], 2 Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover [West Scrape], Yellow Wagtail, 6 Snipe [North Pit] (M Smiles). Evening - 5 Garganey [Jubilee South], 16 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper.
Alvecote - Redstart, 2 Little Egret (M Scott), 2 Great Egret [Mill Pool] (R Smith).

22nd August

RSPB Middleton - Tree Pipit over car park (RSPB)
KWP North - 2 Egyptian Geese, Wigeon (C Waring).
Alvecote - Redstart (M Scott)

21st August

RSPB Middleton - Whimbrel, Great Egret, 3 Green Sandpiper, 10 Snipe, 2 Egyptian Geese, Garganey, Black-tailed Godwit (D Corfield) plus Hobby and 2 Wigeon (M Smiles), 5 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, 6 Egyptian Geese ( M Scott).
KWP North - Redstart still in hedgerows around Broomey Croft childrens farm car park (Dianne).

20th August

Birchmoor - 3 Ringed Plover (R Smith).
RSPB Middleton - Whimbrel [Jubilee], Spotted Flycatcher [Access Track], Great Egret (RSPB), afternoon - Mandarin, 4 Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, [North Pit], Peregrine, 2 + 3 juv Egyptian Geese [Jubilee] (S Atkinson), evening - Garganey, 5 Green Sandpiper, 4 Yellow Wagtail, Hobby, 10+ Snipe (E O'Connor),  Great Egret roosted riverside and same or different Spotted Flycatcher large oak Hall courtyard car park.
KWP North - Redstart still in hedgerows around Broomey Croft childrens farm car park.

19th August

RSPB Middleton - Whimbrel flushed and flew South East [Jubilee] Mandarin, 3 Little Egret [North Pit], 7 Green Sandpiper [Jubilee/North Pit] (R Strong).
Tameside NR & Borrowpit - Wheatear, 4 Little Egret, 2 Kingfisher (S Allison).
Shustoke Res - 2 Hobby, 2 Common Sandpiper, 78 Great Crested Grebe (P Forbes).
KWP North - Redstart still in hedgerows around Broomey Croft childrens farm car park.

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 Common Gull (P Softley).

Alvecote - 3 Redstart (R Smith).
Birchmoor - 2 Wheatear, 3 Ringed Plover, 5 Red-legged Partridge (M Scott).

Wheatear Tameside - Sean Allison

18th August

KWP North - Redstart still in hedgerows around Broomey Croft childrens farm car park.

Redstart - KWP Broomey Croft

17th August

RSPB Middleton - Great Egret [Jubilee] Mandarin, 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe [North Pit] (M Smiles).
KWP North - Redstart  Broomey Croft childrens farm car park (Dianne).

16th August

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Water Rail with chick (M Smiles)

15th August

Shustoke Res - Hobby, Common Sandpiper, Great Black-backed Gull (P Forbes).
Alvecote - Redstart, 2 Little Egret (M Scott).
RSPB Middleton - Great Egret [West Scrape] 2 Garganey, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe, Goosander [North Pit] (M Smiles). Hobby, 4 Egyptian Geese, 3 Green Sandpiper (D Corfield).

14th August

RSPB Middleton - 2 Great Egret, 11 Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 5 Snipe, Goosander, 4 Egyptian Geese (D Corfield).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Willow Tit, Marsh Tit,  Green Sandpiper (P Softley).

13th August

RSPB Middleton - Great Egret [West Scrape], 3 Little Ringed Plover, 4 Green Sandpiper, 8 Snipe [North Pit], c150 Lapwing [Jubilee] (S Atkinson), Evening - 2 Garganey [Jubilee], Common Sandpiper [West Scrape] (M Smiles).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 6 Black-tailed Godwits (P Lichfield)
Alvecote - juv Yellow-legged Gull, Little Egret, Snipe, 40+ Lesser Black-backed Gulls (M Scott).

Shustoke Res - 5 Common Sandpiper, Little Egret (P Forbes).

Curdworth - Hobby (P Forbes).

12th August

RSPB Middleton - Great Egret, 10 Little Egret [Jubilee], Dunlin, Snipe, Ringed Plover [East Scrape] (RSPB), Black-tailed Godwit [Jubilee] 3 Green Sandpiper, juv Little Ringed Plover (M Smiles), Mandarin, Common Sandpiper & 4 Snipe late evening [North Pit].
KWP North - Green Sandpiper again on puddle Richard's Meadow.
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - young Peregrines over (K Whiston)
Alvecote - Little Egret, Snipe, 70 Lesser Black-backed Gulls (M Scott).

11th August

RSPB Middleton - Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper [North Pit], Little Ringed Plover (D Corfield).
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Snipe, 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Goosander (P Lichfield).

10th August

RSPB Middleton - 3 Black-tailed Godwits [East Scrape] 2 Common Sandpiper, 4 Green Sandpiper, Redshank, 8 Snipe [North Pit], 9 Egyptian Geese 6+3 juv [Dosthill NR & Jubilee], 2 Raven (S Atkinson), Garganey [North Pit] (D Corfield), Hobby (@Saintcov), Mandarin (T Hollier).
KWP North - Green Sandpiper on Richard's Meadow.
Alvecote - Great Egret, Little Egret (M Scott).

9th August

RSPB Middleton - Great Egret, Black-tailed Godwit [Jubilee], Garganey, 4 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Redshank, Snipe [North Pit], 2 Ringed Plover [West Scape] (M Smiles), 3 Black-tailed Godwits [East Scrape], 8 Egyptian Geese 5 + 3 juv [Dosthill NR & Jubilee] (S Atkinson).

Garganey on North Pit - Steve Atkinson

8th August

Tameside NR & Borrowpit - Common Sandpiper, 3 Little Egret (S Allison).
RSPB Middleton - Great Egret, 2 Black-tailed Godwits [Jubilee] (M Pollock), Wheatear, 3 Common Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, 4 Snipe (M Pollock, A Powell), Greenshank (RSPB, A Powell] [all North Pit].
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 3 Green Sandpiper, 2 Snipe, 3 Redshank (P Lichfield, K Bentley).
KWP North - Common Sandpiper, Little Egret (C Waring).

7th August

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Redstart, Tree Pipit over, several Water Rail & 3+ chicks (P Softley).
RSPB Middleton - Wood Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper [North Pit] (M Smiles), 3 Snipe (M Scott).
Alvecote - Hobby [Pretty Pigs Pool] (T Barter).
KWP Cliff Pool - Greenshank reported.

6th August

RSPB Middleton - Garganey, Great Egret, Green Sandpiper (Jubilee), Common Sandpiper, 2 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 6 Snipe [North Pit] (M Smiles), Raven, 9 Common Tern [Dosthill NR], 4 Green Sandpiper [North Pit] (S Atkinson).

Birchmoor - Little Ringed Plover (M Scott).

Alvecote - 2 Redstart, 6 Little Egret (M Scott).

5th August

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Water Rail + 3 chicks (P Lichfield).

4th August

RSPB Middleton  - Mandarin, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover (D Corfield).

Birchmoor - juv/fem Marsh Harrier, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 3 Whinchat  plus Tree Pipit & Greenshank over (A Archer)

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - 2 drake Common Scoter (P Gurney).

3rd August

RSPB Middleton  - 4 Sandpiper,  3 Snipe (S Atkinson).

2nd August

RSPB Middleton  - juv Mandarin,  3 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper [North Pit] (M Smiles).

Shustoke Res - drake Common Scoter, Green Sandpiper (P Forbes).

1st August

Shustoke Res - drake Common Scoter, Green Sandpiper (P Forbes).

Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Garganey, Green Sandpiper, 7 Little Egret (P Lichfield).

Birchmoor - Green Sandpiper, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 2 Common Sandpiper (A Archer).
Amington Anker - Great Egret, 2 Little Egret, 3 Yellowhammer (M Scott).