Pretty quiet at @RSPBMiddleton this morning where the most interesting thing noted was this rather dusky Canada Goose; whether it's anything more than just a dusky runt is beyond my pay grade, I'm afraid. Otherwise, Goosander, Dunlin, Snipe, 2 GWE, 2 Stonechat. @Staffsbirdnews

Cool and calm morning @RSPBMiddleton Blackwit and Redshank by the 2 benches several Water Rail 20Redwing 12Skylarks over 4Mipit 10Siskin 6Redpoll 3GWE 2Stonechat

After 3 weeks in Bolivia, my first visit to @RSPBMiddleton in a month was, unsurprisingly, rather light on tanagers, antbirds and condors. Still, a latish Garganey was a pleasing find on Reed Pool. Also 3 Shelduck, Dunlin, 10 Snipe, Stonechat, 7 Mipit, 4 Siskin. @Staffsbirdnews

Bittern @RSPBMiddleton tonight also partial riverside roost count of 4 Great Egret and 15 Little Egret. @Staffsbirdnews

Black Tern still showing well at West-end of Shustoke Reservoir this afternoon. Change of venue to @LaneMarsh was well timed to see a large female Peregrine cause chaos with the ducks, gulls and Lapwings. Avocet and 20+ Mipits other birds of note.

@corfielddj @RSPBMiddleton Two Ruff first thing on West Scrape and Green Sand on reedbed pool.

Sanderling currently on West Scrape ⁦@RSPBMiddleton⁩ with two Ruff. ⁦@Staffsbirdnews⁩ ⁦@MercianBirding⁩

Kingsbury Water Park Bittern

Bittern at Kingsbury Water Park

@RSPBMiddleton this morning: 1cy Pintail, 3 Ringed Plover, 1 LRP, 3 Snipe, Greenshank, 2 Green Sand, Marsh Harrier over N Pit and a glorious close Bittern fly-past at the first screen on Dosthill. @Staffsbirdnews

Some strange Bittern behaviour tonight. Now got a second Bittern up a tree whilst the first is still on the post

Just a single Bittern showing well at KWP Cliff Pool tonight. (2 last night)

Just a single Green Sandpiper on the puddle that is Bodymoor GP this morning @MercianBirding

Greenshank and Bittern on Reedbed Pool @Staffsbirdnews

2 Whinchats on west side of Jubilee @RSPBMiddleton this morning. 1 Garganey Ruff Blackwit 4 Green Sand RP 3 LRP Pochard so far @Staffsbirdnews

Whinchat to the west of the middle of Jubilee south and Yellow Wag in ploughed field to the west @Staffsbirdnews

2 Garganey and this Greenshank on West Scrape @RSPBMiddleton also 3 LRP RP Blackwit & f Pochard. c400 Hirundines mainly Swallows and Sand Martins @Staffsbirdnews

Cattle Egret @RSPBMiddleton flew south along the river from the southern end of Southern Meadow towards KWP

Many thanks to the 20 sites who participated in yesterday's #westmidsalldayer - 4 sites managed to break the 100 mark with Blithfield narrowly pipping Belvide to the post. I'll pull together a list of all the species seen across the sites (usually c140 species). Well done all 👏

A nip round @RSPBMiddleton this afternoon as the showers ended found this morning's Ruffs MIA - presumably cleared out as soon as the first heavy shower ended. Nice to get my 2nd Clouded Yellow in a week here as one skipped west over Jubilee.