30th September - Sightings

RSPB - Woodcock, Jack Snipe, 13 Golden Plover, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin, Pintail Great-White Egret Jubilee Wetlands (K Thorpe, S Pick) Peregrine Dosthill NR (S Atkinson)
Wishaw - 6 Grey Partridge, Wheatear (C Hiles)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret Decoy Pool (Staffs). Great-White Egret, Pintail, Black-Tailed Godwit Mill Pool (R Smith)
Ladywalk - Osprey over "B" Pool to East 5.15pm (P Sofley)

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29th September - Sightings

Alvecote - Great-White Egret, 7 Pintail Mill Pool. Black-Tailed Godwit Teal Pool. Marsh Harrier reported (photos inconclusive) (R Smith)
RSPB - 3 Hobby, Peregrine, Great-White Egret Jubilee/North Pit (K Thorpe)
Ladywalk - Hobby (P Lichfield)

28th September - Sightings

Wishaw - 2 Wheatear Wishaw Lane (C Hiles)
Alvecote - 2 Stonechat, Great-White Egret, Black-Tailed Godwit, 20 Siskin Teal/Mill Pool (R Smith)
Ladywalk - Hobby, 60 Swallow, 40 House Martin, Marsh Tit (P Sofley)

27th September - Sightings

Alvecote - 2 Great-White Egret Mill/Teal Pools. Dunlin Mill Pool (S Pick)
Wishaw - 2 Wheatear Wishaw Lane (C Hiles)
RSPB - 2 Green Sandpiper, 7 Snipe, Ringed Plover, Siskin (G Williams)
Ladywalk - 100 House Martin, Sand Martin, 4 Swallow, Hobby (per P Sofley)

26th September - Sightings

Tamworth - Wheatear Amington Fields (TP)
Shustoke - 100 House Martin, 80 Shoveler (P Forbes)

25th September - Sightings

Alvecote - 2 Great-White Egret, Black-Tailed Godwit Teal/Mill Pool (D Hutton) Great-White Egret Pretty Pigs Pool (per Staffs Birding)
Wishaw - Wheatear Wishaw Lane (C Hiles)
Whiteacre Heath NR - 2 Green Sandpiper, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker (J Wesson)
RSPB - 2 Stonechat Jubilee Wetlands. 27 Little Egret around reserve. Green Sandpiper, c300 Wigeon Dosthill NR (S Pick)

24th September - Sightings

Alvecote - 2 Great-White Egret, 2 Pintail (7 reported), Black-Tailed Godwit Mill/Teal Pool (TP et al)
RSPB - 3 Dunlin, Golden Plover, Pintail Jubilee Wetlands. 900+ Wigeon, 20 Little Egret Dosthill NR (S Pick)

23rd September - Sightings

Alvecote - 3 Great-White Egret - 2 Mill/Teal Pool, 1 Pretty Pigs Pool (Staffs) (R Smith et al) Also Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Pintail Mill Pool (Bobby D)
Wishaw - 2 Stonechat (fem/imm) Blindpit Lane (P Bateman)

22nd September - SIghtings

Wishaw - Wheatear Wishaw Lane (C Hiles)
Alvecote - 4 Pintail, 2 Great-White Egret, Stonechat (new bird) Mill Pool area (R Smith)
RSPB - Spotted Flycatcher Farm (P Forbes)
Ladywalk - Sedge Warbler, Hobby, Pintail, 30+ Wigeon (P Sofley)

21st September - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Greenshank, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin Jubilee Wetlands. 2 Goosander River. 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake. 22 Little Egret roosted on East Side (S Atkinson, S Pick)
Alvecote - 2 Great-White Egret, Black-Tailed Godwit, Stonechat Mill Pool area (R Smith)
Ladywalk - 2 Pintail, 107 Gadwall, 78 Teal, 18 Wigeon, 2 Hobby, 2 Peregrine,Tawny Owl (P Sofley)

20th September - Sightings

Alvecote - 2 Great-White Egret, Black-Tailed Godwit (Bobby D et al)
Ladywalk - Pintail, 149 Teal, 62 Shoveler, 100 Wigeon, 56 Gadwall ,3 Snipe, 17 Lapwing, Hobby (P Lichfield et al)
RSPB - 3 Dunlin, Golden Plover, Pintail, 18 Little Egret on Jubilee Wetlands. Great White Egret, 2 Green Sandpiper North Pit. Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Pick)

19th September - Sightings

Alvecote - 2 Great-White Egret, Pintail (R Smith)
RSPB - 323 Wigeon, 126 Teal, 284 Mallard, 106 Shoveler, 167 Coot, 139 Lapwing, 148 Gadwall, 110 Tufted Duck, 11 Snipe, 5 Golden Plover, 5 Dunlin, 9 Little Grebe, 8 Little Egret, Marsh Harrier, Great-White Egret (RSPB)

18th September - Sightings

Alvecote - 2 Great-White Egret Mill Pool (R Smith et al) Red Kite over to SW later afternoon (A Archer, J Allen)
RSPB - Great-White Egret, Marsh Harrier, 15 Pintail, 124+ Wigeon, Whinchat North Pit. 4 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover, Sedge Warbler, Hobby Jubilee Wetlands. 12 Goosander River (D Hutton, TP et al)
Ladywalk - 59 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 121 Teal, 119 Mallard, 68 Gadwall, 52 Shoveler, 18 Wigeon (B Eaton)
Dosthill - 13 Goosander (fem types) on Tame at Dosthill Park (J Whitehurst)

17th September - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Great-White Egret (S Atkinson et al) Also Whinchat, Peregrine, 3 Dunlin, 3 Ringed Plover, 5 Goosander, Pintail,Yellow Wagtail, White Wagtail Jubilee Wetlands. Green Sandpiper, Dunlin North Pit. 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake. Spotted Flycatcher, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker Farm (S Atkinson, J Allen et al)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret still Mill Pool (Many Obs) Different bird to those at Middleton.

16th September - Sightings

RSPB -  Great White Egret, 100+ Wigeon North Pit. 2 Pintail, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plover Jubilee Wetlands (S Pick) Great-White Egret Hall Lake 7.00am (K Thorpe)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret just North of play area (R Smith)
Ladywalk - 7 Bar-Tailed Godwit 1pm for a few minutes. Also 100 Teal, 20 Shoveler, 12 WIgeon (P Lichfield)

15th September - Sightings

RSPB - Pintail, Great White Egret, Golden Plover over, 3 Ringed Plover, 2 Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper (probably new bird) 5 Dunlin, Whinchat Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit. Hobby Farm  (G Williams et al) 2 Sedge Warbler reported on site (per Twitter)

14th September - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Great-White Egret, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover Jubilee Wetlands (K Thorpe et al)
Alvecote - 2 Whinchat, Hobby (Bobby D)

13th September - Sightings

RSPB - Great-White Egret, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, 25 Wigeon, 12 Little Egret, Hobby, 5 Ringed Plover, LRP, 2 Green Sandpiper, Dunlin Jubilee Wetlands (G Williams et al)
Tamworth - Great-White Egret Amington at Moor Lane early am (M Scott)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret Mill Pool. Whinchat Teal Pool. 2 Spotted Flycatcher Orchard (R Smith)
Ladywalk- Dunlin, 120 Teal, 48 Shoveler, 7 Wigeon. 45 Gadwall, 16 Buzzard, Peregrine (P Sofley)

12th September - Sightings

Alvecote - Great-White Egret still Mill Pool (Many Obs) Spotted Flycatcher Orchard (R Smith)
Shustoke - 2 Black Tern, Little Gull, Ruff, Common Sandpiper (P Forbes, S Haynes)
Ladywalk - 2 Whinchat, 2 Stonechat at North End (P Sofley)
RSPB - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, LRP, 2 Hobby, 35 Wigeon (per twitter)

11th September - Sightings

Shustoke - Little Gull, Ruff, Wheatear (P Forbes)
RSPB - Osprey over to South late morning (K Sargent et al) Also 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Garganey, 2 Dunlin, 6 Ringed Plover, LRP, 2 Barn Owl (S Pick et al) Willow Tit (A Archer)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret again. Also 2 Whinchat, Redstart Teal Pool. Spotted Flycatcher Orchard (R Smith)
Ladywalk - Dunlin, Hobby, 36 Teal, 12 Shoveler, 6 Wigeon (P Lichfield)

10th September - Sightings

RSPB - 17 Bar-Tailed Godwit flew over Jubilee Wetlands to the North c4pm (D Hutton, D Mallon) Also 3 Garganey, 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 8 Ringed Plover, LRP, Black-Tailed Godwit, 3 Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Sedge Warbler, Barn Owl Jubilee Wetlands. 5 Green Sandpiper North Pit. Garganey, Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake. Spotted Flycatcher Farm (T Hollier, TP, D Hutton et al)
Alvecote - 3 Whinchat Teal Pool (R Smith)
Shustoke - Little Gull, Common Sandpiper (P Forbes)

9th September - Sightings

Whitacre Heath NR - Osprey over 10.26 (S Cawthray)
RSPB - 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, 3 Dunlin, 10 Ringed Plover, 4 LRP, Garganey, Yellow Wagtail Jubilee Wetlands (K Thorpe)
Alvecote - 2 Whinchat Teal Pool (R Smith)

8th September - Sightings

Curlew Sandpipers - Mark Priest

RSPB - 2 Curlew Sandpiper Jubilee Wetlands (per RBA) 2 Arctic Tern (juvs) in evening Jubilee Wetlands (TP, J Allen) Also Little Stint, 2 Dunlin, 8 Ringed Plover, LRP, Common Tern(juv), 2 Garganey, 4 Shelduck Jubilee Wetlands (TP et al) Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP)
Ladywalk - 109 Teal, 6 Wigeon, 78 Shoveler, 94 Gadwall, Dunlin, 3 Snipe, Common Sandpiper, 19 Lapwing, White Wagtail, 2 Yellow Wagtail (per P Sofley)

7th September - Sightings

RSPB - Little Stint, Garganey, Marsh Harrier, 8 Ringed Plover, 2 LRP Jubilee Wetlands. Golden Plover, Green Sandpiper North Pit. 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper Hall Lake (S Atkinson et al)
Alvecote - 3 Whinchat Teal Pool (R Smith)
Whitacre Heath NR - 6 Green Sandpiper (J Wesson)

6th September - Sightings

RSPB - Bittern flew to roost Fisher's Mill 7.50pm (TP, S Pick) Turnstone Jubilee Wetlands (K Sargent et al) Also Spotted Flycatcher Farm. Little Stint, Dunlin, 9 Ringed Plover, LRP, Garganey Jubilee Wetlands. Green Sandpiper Hall Lake (Many Obs)
Alvecote - Redstart Laundry Lane (R Smith)

5th September - Sightings

Little Stint - Mark Priest

RSPB - Little Stint, Marsh Harrier, Garganey, 4 Ruff, Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, LRP, 5 Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Wheatear Jubilee Wetlands (Many Obs) 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper Hall Lake (TP) Marsh Harrier Fisher's Mill (K Thorpe)
Alvecote - Whinchat still (Bobby D)
Ladywalk - Dunlin (per P Sofley)

4th September - Sightings

Whinchat - Paul Casey

RSPB - Little Stint Jubilee Wetlands (@AndrewH98097400) Whinchat (P Casey) Also Wheatear, 5 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, LRP, Marsh Harrier, Hobby (C Doyle et al)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret still (D Hutton)
Whitacre Heath NR - 6 Green Sandpiper, Hobby (J Wesson)

3rd September - Middleton Lakes RSPB species list

1 Barn Owl
2 Blackbird
3 Blackcap
4 Black-headed Gull
5 Black-tailed Godwit
6 Blue Tit
7 Bullfinch
8 Buzzard
9 Canada Goose
10 Carrion Crow
11 Cetti's Warbler
12 Chaffinch
13 Chiffchaff
14 Coal Tit
15 Collared Dove
16 Common Sandpiper
17 Coot
18 Cormorant
19 Dunlin
20 Dunnock
21 Feral Pigeon
22 Gadwall
23 Garden Warbler
24 Garganey
25 Goldcrest
26 Goldfinch
27 Great Crested Grebe
28 Great Spotted Woodpecker
29 Great Tit
30 Green Sandpiper
31 Green Woodpecker
32 Greenfinch
33 Grey Heron
34 Grey Wagtail
35 Greylag Goose
36 Herring Gull
37 Hobby
38 House Martin
39 House Sparrow
40 Jackdaw
41 Jay
42 Kestrel
43 Kingfisher
44 Lapwing
45 Lesser Black-backed Gull
46 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
47 Lesser Whitethroat
48 Linnet
49 Little Egret
50 Little Grebe
51 Little Ringed Plover
52 Long-tailed Tit
53 Magpie
54 Mallard
55 Marsh Harrier
56 Meadow Pipit
57 Moorhen
58 Mute Swan
59 Nuthatch
60 Pheasant
61 Pied Wagtail
62 Pochard
63 Raven
64 Reed Bunting
65 Reed Warbler
66 Ringed Plover
67 Robin
68 Rook
69 Ruff
70 Sand Martin
71 Sedge Warbler
72 Shoveler
73 Skylark
74 Snipe
75 Song Thrush
76 Sparrowhawk
77 Spotted Flycatcher
78 Starling
79 Stock Dove
80 Swallow
81 Swift
82 Tawny Owl
83 Teal
84 Treecreeper
85 Tufted Duck
86 Water Rail
87 Whitethroat
88 Wigeon
89 Willow Warbler
90 Wood Pigeon
91 Wren
92 Yellow Wagtail
93 Yellowhammer
94 Red-crested Pochard
95 Tree Pipit
96 Golden Plover
97 Goosander

3rd September - Sightings

RSPB - Red-Crested Pochard Dosthill Nr and the North Pit (S Pick et al) Also today Marsh Harrier, Hobby, 4 Ruff, 3 Black-Tailed Godwit, 5 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plover, 2 Golden Plover, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Garganey, Goosander, 12 Wigeon, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Tree Pipit, Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker, Swift, Spotted Flycatcher (S Pick, S Allison, K Thorpe, TP, K Sargent et al) 97 species seen on reserve today.
Ladywalk - 87 species seen today (P Sofley et al)

2nd September - Sightings

Marsh Harrier - Middleton RSPB - Phil Ward (from yesterday)

RSPB - Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Peregrine, 3 Garganey, Black-Tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, 2 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, LRP Jubilee Wetlands/North Pit. Goosander on river. Lesser-Spotted Woodpecker Farm. Hobby Car Park. 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, 2 Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper Hall Lake. Marsh Harrier Entrance Track (TP et al)
Alvecote - Great-White Egret, Redstart (R Smith)
Ladywalk - Marsh Harrier yesterday (per P Sofley)

1st September - Sightings

RSPB - 2 Marsh Harrier, 7 Ringed Plover, 4 LRP, Dunlin, Garganey, Wheatear Jubilee Wetlands. 2 Black-Tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper Hall Lake (J Allen, K Thorpe et al)
Shustoke - 2 Common Sandpiper, Yellow Wagtail (K Whiston)