Distant footage of the Pectoral Sandpiper this afternoon - Jubilee North, RSPB #middletonlakes #PWC2026
September 21, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Distant footage of the Pectoral Sandpiper this afternoon - Jubilee North, RSPB #middletonlakes #PWC2026
September 21, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Pectoral Sand on #middletonlakes Jubilee North from the benches this morning #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
September 21, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Pectoral Sand on #middletonlakes Jubilee North from the benches this morning #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
Still good numbers of Clouded Yellow #middletonlakes yesterday (10th). Bird-wise 2 Ruff Ringed Plover 12 Snipe Peregrine Marsh Harrier (2 reported) Hobby Stonechat and a reported Osprey (photo seen) were the highlights. Also a dead Pipistrelle bat. #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
September 11, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Still good numbers of Clouded Yellow #middletonlakes yesterday (10th). Bird-wise 2 Ruff Ringed Plover 12 Snipe Peregrine Marsh Harrier (2 reported) Hobby Stonechat and a reported Osprey (photo seen) were the highlights. Also a dead Pipistrelle bat. #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
Two Marsh Harriers and one Hobby over north pit #middletonlakes
September 10, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Two Marsh Harriers and one Hobby over north pit #middletonlakes
Also 10+ Clouded Yellow #Middletonlakes while flailing the last couple of days.
September 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Also 10+ Clouded Yellow #Middletonlakes while flailing the last couple of days.
September 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
A couple of nice Ruff, Dunlin, 5 juv LRP and Black Tailed Godwit at Middleton Lakes on the way back from Kingsbury Water Park. Then the heavens opened! 🌩️ ⛈️#middletonlakes #ukbirding
August 28, 2026 at 3:20 PM
A couple of nice Ruff, Dunlin, 5 juv LRP and Black Tailed Godwit at Middleton Lakes on the way back from Kingsbury Water Park. Then the heavens opened! 🌩️ ⛈️#middletonlakes #ukbirding
Tree Sparrow currently at east scrape #middletonlakes @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
August 28, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Tree Sparrow currently at east scrape #middletonlakes @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
#middletonlakes RSPB this morning: Fishers Mill - 2x Common Sand, 2x Green Sand, 5x Snipe, 3x LRP
Jubilee - Green Sand, 2x Snipe 4x Ruff, 4 Great Egret. Also Stonechat (juv) #staffsbirdnews
Middleton Hall Lake - Great Egret, Marsh Harrier #warksbirds
Jubilee - Green Sand, 2x Snipe 4x Ruff, 4 Great Egret. Also Stonechat (juv) #staffsbirdnews
Middleton Hall Lake - Great Egret, Marsh Harrier #warksbirds
August 23, 2026 at 11:33 AM
#middletonlakes RSPB this morning: Fishers Mill - 2x Common Sand, 2x Green Sand, 5x Snipe, 3x LRP
Jubilee - Green Sand, 2x Snipe 4x Ruff, 4 Great Egret. Also Stonechat (juv) #staffsbirdnews
Middleton Hall Lake - Great Egret, Marsh Harrier #warksbirds
Jubilee - Green Sand, 2x Snipe 4x Ruff, 4 Great Egret. Also Stonechat (juv) #staffsbirdnews
Middleton Hall Lake - Great Egret, Marsh Harrier #warksbirds
A cold 8 degree start at #MiddletonLakes this morning which turned into a pleasantly hot day with 4Ruff 3GreenSandpiper Common Sandpiper Black-tailed Godwit LRP 6Snipe 2GWE 3Common Tern 3Water Rail and a lot of juvenile warblers on their way south. 4Clouded Yellows Painted Lady & a Vestal Moth.
August 22, 2026 at 2:44 PM
A cold 8 degree start at #MiddletonLakes this morning which turned into a pleasantly hot day with 4Ruff 3GreenSandpiper Common Sandpiper Black-tailed Godwit LRP 6Snipe 2GWE 3Common Tern 3Water Rail and a lot of juvenile warblers on their way south. 4Clouded Yellows Painted Lady & a Vestal Moth.
Common Tern A62 currently on Canal Pool #middletonlakes @westmidlandsrg.bsky.social
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This stunning photo by Tony Slater shows Common Tern A62 in flight. Ringed @SthStaffsWater Blithfield on 07/07/23, sighted for the first time since ringing at RSPB Midd...
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August 20, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Common Tern A62 currently on Canal Pool #middletonlakes @westmidlandsrg.bsky.social
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This morning #middletonlakes 2 Greenshank 2 Ruff still Dunlin 4 Ringed Plover 4 LRP 6 Green Sand C Sand 5 Snipe 2 juv Stonechats
August 19, 2026 at 12:28 PM
This morning #middletonlakes 2 Greenshank 2 Ruff still Dunlin 4 Ringed Plover 4 LRP 6 Green Sand C Sand 5 Snipe 2 juv Stonechats
Highlights from #middletonlakes this morning - 2 Ruff still Greenshank Yellow Wag 4+ Green Sand 4 Hobbys 4 LRP 12 Snipe 6+ C Terns Wigeon 2 GWE Barn Owl #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
August 17, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Highlights from #middletonlakes this morning - 2 Ruff still Greenshank Yellow Wag 4+ Green Sand 4 Hobbys 4 LRP 12 Snipe 6+ C Terns Wigeon 2 GWE Barn Owl #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
Ruff Blackwit 2 Green Sand Peregrine Hobby juv Stonechat 2 GWE 2 LRP 10+ C Terns #middletonlakes this morning #staffsbirdnews
August 15, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Ruff Blackwit 2 Green Sand Peregrine Hobby juv Stonechat 2 GWE 2 LRP 10+ C Terns #middletonlakes this morning #staffsbirdnews
Still a single Wood Sand on West Scrape #middletonlakes this morning 4 Green Sand on Jubilee North 8+ C Terns 3 LRP juv Redshank 8 Snipe 2 GWR Marsh Harrier reported #staffsbirdnews
August 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Still a single Wood Sand on West Scrape #middletonlakes this morning 4 Green Sand on Jubilee North 8+ C Terns 3 LRP juv Redshank 8 Snipe 2 GWR Marsh Harrier reported #staffsbirdnews
Wood Sandpiper still on canal pool and at least four Clouded Yellows around east scrape #middletonlakes @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
August 7, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Wood Sandpiper still on canal pool and at least four Clouded Yellows around east scrape #middletonlakes @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
Early morning round of #middletonlakes. Wood Sandpiper still which was later joined by a second bird found by @marcbuzzard.bsky.social Hobby, Blackwit, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper also. @mercianbirding.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
August 4, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Early morning round of #middletonlakes. Wood Sandpiper still which was later joined by a second bird found by @marcbuzzard.bsky.social Hobby, Blackwit, Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper also. @mercianbirding.bsky.social @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social
I have a Nuthatch with an #EmeraldBackdrop for #BirdOfTheDay.
Taken @rspb.bsky.social #MiddletonLakes last November.
Taken @rspb.bsky.social #MiddletonLakes last November.
July 28, 2026 at 6:33 AM
I have a Nuthatch with an #EmeraldBackdrop for #BirdOfTheDay.
Taken @rspb.bsky.social #MiddletonLakes last November.
Taken @rspb.bsky.social #MiddletonLakes last November.
Little Stint, #middletonlakes on Canal Pool. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
July 15, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Little Stint, #middletonlakes on Canal Pool. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @mercianbirding.bsky.social
Juv Marsh Harrier Dunlin Blackwit 7 juv C Terns 3 Green Sand and plenty of Hirundines the highlights at #middletonlakes this morning. Still plenty of Bittern activity #ukbirding #staffsbirdnews
July 13, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Juv Marsh Harrier Dunlin Blackwit 7 juv C Terns 3 Green Sand and plenty of Hirundines the highlights at #middletonlakes this morning. Still plenty of Bittern activity #ukbirding #staffsbirdnews
A juvenile Bittern trying to get another feed from it's parent who responds aggressively. Staffs/Warks border. #middletonlakes #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
July 10, 2026 at 9:48 AM
A juvenile Bittern trying to get another feed from it's parent who responds aggressively. Staffs/Warks border. #middletonlakes #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding
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I had trouble uploading this video of an adult Bittern feeding its young at #middletonlakes this morning so I've posted it on X. Shared with permission.
I had trouble uploading this video of an adult Bittern feeding its young at #middletonlakes this morning so I've posted it on X. Shared with permission.
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July 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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I had trouble uploading this video of an adult Bittern feeding its young at #middletonlakes this morning so I've posted it on X. Shared with permission.
I had trouble uploading this video of an adult Bittern feeding its young at #middletonlakes this morning so I've posted it on X. Shared with permission.
Quiet visit this morning to #MiddletonLakes but one of the Bitterns showed well on Reed Bed Pool.
July 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Quiet visit this morning to #MiddletonLakes but one of the Bitterns showed well on Reed Bed Pool.