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    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Doxey Marshes, at least 3 Water Pipits today at midday, around the pollarded willows. Mart
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    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    9 waxwings briefly in trees rear of Potters Avenue in Yarnfield at 10.45 this morning before flying off in the direction of the BT training college
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    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    The Gannet was still at Aqualate at dusk it flew around the lake once at 21.15 and settled on the water again on the far side near the reeds directly opposite the hide. Mart
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    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    The Water Pipit was showing at Doxey this morning in the channel to the left of the viewing screen, occasionally popping up onto the fence that runs in front of the platform. It wasn't feeding in the field next to the new sluice as suggested by the pager message. Mart
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    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    I went to have a look at the Lesser Whitethroat this afternoon and heard it calling like a Blue Tit on a couple of occasions, reading the link that Steve posted earlier made me think it could be Hume's Lesser Whitethroat, as it is quite dark and shows a strong bill. Any thoughts? Mart
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Digiscope record of yesterday's Merlin
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Middleton Lakes RSPB 14:30 - 17:30 Merlin 1, Hobby 2, Whinchat 1.
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Blithfield Reservoir today 09:30 – 12:30 Admaston Reach. Knot 1, Curlew Sand 1, Ringed Plover 33, Dunlin 9. St Stephen’s Bay . Bar Tailed Godwit 2. Blithe Bay.. Greenshank 6, Green Sandpiper 2. Tad Bay, Knot 1
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Blithfield Reservoir today Deep End 15:45 – 16:15 Hobby, Common Sandpiper Admaston Reach 16:30 – 16:45 Little Stint 1, Sanderling 1, Dunlin 5, Ringed Plover 6, Black Necked Grebe 1, Black Tern 2, Little Gull 1. Tad Bay 17:00 - 17:45 Garganey 1, Ringed Plover 1 Blithe Bay 18:00 –...
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Blithfield Reservoir Today….08:00 – 14:30 Tad Bay………. Curlew Sandpiper 1, Greenshank 1, Dunlin 1, Golden Plover 1. Black necked Grebe 1, Garganey 1, Little Egret 1. Blithe Bay……. Little Stint 2, Dunlin 4, Ringed Plover 18, Green Sandpiper 1, Greenshank 3, Little Gull 2. Deep End……...
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Blithfield Reservoir Today Tad Bay……….Black necked Grebe, Osprey, Greenshank 3, Ruff, Oystercatcher. Blithe Bay……. Redshank 2. Deep End…….Wheatear 2, Swift 6. Admaston Reach……….LRP 3, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Common Sand. Yellow Wagtail 10+
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    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    It looks ok for a little stint to me. I can't see Dunlin. Mart
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Etruria Park Hanley 10 Waxwings today at 12:30 flycatching from the top of one of the tall trees on the edge of the park opposite 292 Etruria Vale Road. Mart
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    Cheshire And Wirral Birding: Hills, Lowland and Coast

    juvenile Glaucous Gull Sandbach Flashes on Elton Hall Flash this evening.
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    19 Waxwings this afternoon at 13:40 at Great Fenton Business Park off Grove Road in the two silver birches and dropping down onto the berries adjacent to unit D. Flew off over the park towards Smith's pool only to return about 15 minutes later.
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    Rare and Scarce Birds in Staffordshire

    Adult Med Gull in the Blithfield roost this evening.
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Blithfield 19:00 - 20:30 Blithe Bay Sanderling 1, Greenshank 1, Ruff 2, Little Egret 1. 2 juvenile Little Gulls north of the causeway and 1 Common Sandpiper. Mart
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Blithfield this evening 19:00 - 20:30 1 dunlin, 1 little gull (juv) and 3 little egrets in tad bay 4 ruff, 2 redshank and 5 little egrets in blithe bay 2 dunlin south of the causeway admaston side. Mart
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Blithfield 20:00 this evening 1 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin and 2 Ringed Plover in Tadd bay and still at least 8 Little Egrets dotted around the two bays.
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Blithfield Greenshank, 3 Dunlin and little Egret in Tad Bay this evening at 19:00. Mart
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Blithfield Moulting adult Curlew Sandpiper with 16 Dunlin in Tad Bay this evening at 19:15. single Black Tailed Godwit in Blythe Bay at 19:30 No sign of the Little Stint. Mart
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    The Hanley pair were sheltering from the weather most of yesterday from 08:00 until 17:00 when I left work, not sure if they are the same pair as the Newcastle birds, but these two seem very settled here although I haven’t seen either of them today. there's just been a male over Yarnfield...
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    Cheers Steve, Good point well made, you even got the spelling right. Mart
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    looking at the photo of the ring necked duck on post 7072, is the wear on primaries 8,9 and 10 on both wings normal? It looks a bit too symetrical just wondered whether anyone knows if this is just down to wear and tear. would be interseted in any views. Mart
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    Birding In Staffordshire

    A few pictures of the ring necked duck from Westport this morning. Mart
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