31st July

Tameside LNR - 2 Common Sandpiper (S Allison).
Tamworth Borrowpit - 3 Little Egret (S Alliso).
KWP South - 2 Yellow-legged Gulls [Bodymoor Heath Water], 23 Common Tern inc 12 juveniles, 2 Common Sandpiper & juvenile Yellow Wagtail (A Dean).
RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Tonight Greenshank, 3 Common Sandpiper [East Scrape], 5 Avocet, 7 Little Ringed Plover, Common Sandpiper, 6 Snipe, 4 Egyptian Geese [West Scrape], 3 Black-tailed Godwits & 2 Green Sandpiper [Canal Scrape].
Dosthill Lake (Waterski Pools) - Common Sandpiper.

30th July

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - This morning Greenshank, 3 Black-Tailed Godwits, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, 5 Little Ringed Plover, 5 Avocet & 2 Snipe [West Scrape], Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper [East Scrape], 4 Egyptian Geese [Jubilee Wetlands], 2 Yellow Wagtail [North Pit] (R Strong). Tonight the Avocets had cleared West Scrape with the majority of the above moving to Canal Scrape. The Dunlin was with a Ringed Plover. The Greenshank roosted on East Scrape and 3 Green Sandpiper came in from the South to roost on North Pit.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Yellowhammer [RSPB access track junction with Bodymoor Heath
Lane] (R Strong), 5 Green Sandpiper [Hall Lake].
KWP Cliff Pool - Adult Common Gull, Common Sandpiper & Wigeon.
Ladywalk NR (WMBC Members only) - Wood Sandpiper, 6 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper & Hobby (P Softley).

29th July

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Greenshank, 3 Black-Tailed Godwits, 5 Avocet, 3 Common Sandpiper, Snipe, 4 Little Ringed Plover, Shoveler still has brood of 9 [Jubilee Wetlands], 2 Green Sandpiper [North Pit] (T Perrins). This afternoon 4 Common Sandpiper, Ringed Plover, 30 House Martin, 4 Egyptian Geese, 5 Snipe and the 3 Juvenile Avocet can now all fly (S Atkinson).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 4 Green Sandpiper [Hall Lake] (T Perrins).

Greenshank on West Scrape - Steve Atkinson

28th July

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 3 Black-Tailed Godwits, 2 Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, 2 + 2 Egyptian Geese, 2 + 3 Avocet & Common Sandpiper [Jubilee Wetlands] (S Atkinson). Tonight Greenshank, Green Sandpiper, Snipe [North Pit], 7 Snipe, 4 Little Ringed Plover & 3 Blackwit still [West Scrape].

27th July

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 2 Black-Tailed Godwits, 6 Snipe, 11 Little Egret, 3 Little Ringed Plover [West Scrape], Ringed Plover, 2 + 2 Egyptian Geese & Common Sandpiper [Jubilee Wetlands].
Alvecote - 8 Little Egret, 40 Lapwing & Common Tern (M Scott).

26th July

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Common Sandpiper, 4 Snipe, Grey Wagtail [West Scrape], 2 + 3 Avocet [East Scrape], Little Ringed Plover and Ringed Plover [Jubilee Wetlands] (S Atkinson). Tonight Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin, 5 Snipe, 3 Little Ringed Plover, Ringed Plover, 2 + 2 Egyptian Geese, Common Sandpiper & Shoveler still has full brood of 9.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 4 Green Sandpiper (Hall Lake).
Shustoke Res - 4 Common Sandpiper (P Forbes).

24th July

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - 4 Black-Tailed Godwit, Snipe, 3+ Little Ringed Plover [West Scrape], 2 Dunlin, 2 + 2 Egyptian Geese, Redshank [Jubilee Wetlands], 2 + 3 Avocet, 2 LRP & Yellow Wagtail [East Scrape] (R Strong). Tonight Greenshank appeared on West Scrape late on and Black-Tailed Godwits had increased to 5 and Snipe to 8. Also 7 Little Ringed Plover and singles of Ringed Plover, Green Sandpiper and Dunlin.
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - 4 Green Sandpiper [Hall Lake] (R Strong). Rob recorded 63 species this morning at the reserve.
Alvecote - Redstart [Old Orchard hedge] (R Smith).

23rd July

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Greenshank [West Scrape], 1 + 9 Goosander [River] (R Baker).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Spotted Flycatcher [Hall Access Road] (RSPB).

22nd July

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - Greenshank, 4 Black-Tailed Godwits, 2 Dunlin, Green Sandpiper, 4 Little Ringed Plover, 2+ Avocets, 2+2 Egyptian Geese, 4 Snipe & 5 Little Egret (M Scott). This evening - 4 Black-Tailed Godwits still [Jubilee North], 8 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Snipe and the 3 Avocet chicks are not far off flying.

21st July

RSPB Middleton (Staffs) - this morning Ruff [North Pit], 2+3 Avocet, Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, 3 Snipe, 2+2 Egyptian Geese, 6 Little Ringed Plover [Jubilee Wetlands], 1 + 9 Goosander [River] (S Atkinson). This afternoon Ruff still, Peregrine Falcon and 3 Green Sandpiper North Pit plus 1 on Jubilee (T Perrins).
RSPB Middleton (Warks) - Green Sandpiper [Hall Lake] (T Perrins).