After a call from Steve N I hastily headed to Belvide.No sign of the BBS.As the A5 was closed I went thru the WMI site nr Calf Heath & saw a new pool.I didn’t stop due to rush but Mart Yapp did & found a Knot. Present as I returned late morn.Also 14 Teal, 50 Herrings, 120 LBBG, 170+BHG #staffsbirds

Blithfield 07:30-11:30 was much the same. 7 Great Egret, 3 Pintail, Red Kite, 2 YL Gull, 16 Ringie, 24 Dunlin, 6 Curlew, 10 Ruff, Wheatear, sev Stonechat #staffsbirds

Blithfield 07:00-11:30 doing the WeBS count with GJM & MPR produced 108 Wigeon, 7 Great Egret, 3+Red Kite, 1st w Caspian Gull, 2 YL Gull, Grey Plover, 3 Golden Plover, 15 Ringie, 20 Dunlin, Redshank, Blackwit, 6 Curlew, 10 Ruff, Snipe, c10 Stonechat #staffsbirds

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After work visit to Gailey Res was pretty quiet. Of note 11 Egyptian Geese, Australian Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 2 Teal, 2 Pochard, 1st w Common Gull. The shoreline is still extensive but continued disturbance and now water pumps due to pure oxygen levels means little will linger #staffsbirds

Family walk from home over Shoal Hill produced a fem/imm Marsh Harrier for 5 mins before it headed high S at 11:45. Also got Dave pishing with the best result behind a Bullfinch #staffsbirds

Good mix of birds at black bank vismig today including a few brambling and redwing and the first woody push of the autumn #staffsbirds #vismig

Blithfield 06:45-12:30 with GJM & MPR produced 9 Great Egret, 3 Red Kite, 2 Peregrine, 2 YL Gull, 40+Ringie, juv Little Stint, 18 Dunlin, 5 Curlew, 9 Ruff, 7 Snipe, 7 Stonechat, Clouded Yellow #staffsbirds

17 redwing passed through Black Bank this morning, first of the autumn here #vismig #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

Reasonable variety of birds on Vismig at Black Bank this morning, best being 3 brambling S and 9 pinks nw at 7:15 #vismig #staffsbirds @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social

A couple of hours in Blithe Bay at Blithfield with SE & HF produced 4 Grey Plovers which were mobile and eventually headed high NE just before dusk. Also present 15 Great Egrets, 1st w Caspian Gull, 3 Common Terns, 5 YL Gull, 6 Curlew, 6 Ruff, 2 Stonechat #staffsbirds

Blithfield 06:15-12:00 produced 14 Great Egrets, 25 Ringie, 7 Dunlin, 2 Green Sand, 5 Curlew, 2 Snipe, 10 Ruff, 4 Wheatear, Whinchat, 6 Stonechat #staffsbirds

Evening visit to Blithe Bay, Blithfield produced the Glossy Ibis chilling amongst the BHG. Also present 9 Great Egrets, 8 Wigeon, sev YL Gull, 26 Ringie, 1 LRP, 6 Dunlin, Blackwit, 2 Curlew, 5 Ruff, 3 Wheatear #staffsbirds

A couple of decent Vismig days at Black Bank today and yesterday, highlights today being a late swift and tree pip, yesterday a good mipit passage #staffsbirds #vismig

Couple of hours in Blithe Bay at Blithfield this evening produced 12 Great Egrets, Pintail, 5 Goosander, 6 YL Gull, 15 Ringie, 13 Dunlin, 5 Curlew, 4 Ruff, Snipe, Yellow Wag, 3 Wheatear #staffsbirds

Blithfield 06:30-12:00 produced 8 Great Egret, 7 Wigeon, 2 Red Kite, 2 Peregrine, Hobby, 1st w Caspian Gull, 6 YL Gull, 17 Ringie, 16 Dunlin, 5 Ruff, 5 Curlew, Yellow Wag, 4 Wheatear, Whinchat #staffsbirds

Blithfield 06:15-13:30 with my first attempt at the WeBS count. Of note, 19 Great Egret, Ruddy Shelduck, 25 Goosander, Red Kite, Peregrine, 2 Caspian Gulls(1st w + 2nd w), 6 YL Gull, 18 Common Tern, Oyc, 26 Ringie, 18 Dunlin, Common Sand, Green Sand, 6 Ruff, 5 Curlew #staffsbirds

After work visit to Gailey Res was pretty quiet. Of note, 1 Little Egret, 6 Egyptian Geese, 5 Teal, Common Sand, Yellow Wag #staffsbirds

Nice to find 5 newly arrived whinchat at Berryhill fields this afternoon. Also a redstart and 7 stonechat still present #staffsbirds #patchbirding

Hour at Gailey Res this morning was pretty quiet. Of note 3 Little Egret, 9 Shoveler, Hobby, Common Sand, 1 Swift #staffsbirds