The updated results from Saturday's West Midlands All-Day Birdwatch plus a list of the 135 species recorded across the 18 participating sites (equal to Autumn 2026's total) together with a breakdown of Blithfield's record breaking score.
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Many thanks to the 18 sites who took part in Saturday's West Midlands All-Day Birdwatch. The previous record of 104 species was broken twice: 106 at Brandon & 111 at Blithfield. An odd day with several sites noting their highest ever totals & others their lowest #WestMidsAllDayer

A really good morning on my Morton Bagot patch: 5 Spotted Flycatchers, Tree Pipit, 2 Redstarts, 2 Whinchats, first Meadow Pipit of the autumn, Lesser Whitethroat, and three Stonechats. #PWC2026. What a shame the #WestMidsAllDayer can't be the West Midlands All Weekender!

Grimley sunrise yesterday on the #westmidsalldayer 91 species our final total, nothing added after lunch. Highlight for me was Yellow-legged Gull, new to an alldayer list here. At least 25 Clouded Yellow across the site and a couple of Vestal in Church Farm fields #worcsbirding

Edgbaston res team fall short of 60 again
59 sps for the 5th time in a row

Hummingbird Hawkmoth the highlight!
Bird wise: Tawny, Common Sand, Peregrine, Raven, L Egret

Cheers to @thehairycrisp.bsky.social & @sprayxcappo.bsky.social for great company as always

Well done to all

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Looks like 94 is the final total with some of the lads adding Snipe late last night
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Steve Cawthrays list for the team #LadywalkNR

75 species in Smestow Valley #westmidsalldayer including Barn, Little & Tawny Owls, Red Kite, Hobby, Green Sandpiper, Snipe, Swift, Tree Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, Common & Lesser Whitethroats & Willow Warbler @pmandrews1973.bsky.social

0500 start paid off at #LadywalkNR for #westmidsalldayer 3 Owl species
(5+ Barn Owl,2 Tawny,1 Little)
Star of the show though was a Nightjar!
Great find by @willo-the-wisp.bsky.social and Kev Whiston.
Hawking the northern end of reserve and flew over my head!
Great ✔️for #PWC2026 inc Little Owl.

Grimley on 91 for the #westmidsalldayer as it stands and any additions look unlikely. Birders still on site though. Not me.... I'm in the pub 🍺

Have bailed at 2:40pm with Blithfield on 109, a new record for #westmidsalldayer (autumn or spring). Latest additions including Redstart, Goshawk, Wheatear, Caspian Gull, Wood Sand and Cuckoo plus the pesky combination of Coot and Moorhen.

To my surprise given high water levels and lack of muddy fringes at Middleton we were on 92 species at midday #WestMidsAllDayer Don't see anyone beating Blithfield or Belvide with their water levels tbh

Clifton Pits all dayer; team of 3 (Andy, Mike & myself), 77 species at lunch. Highlights, Pink-footed Goose 2, Barn & Tawny Owl, Ringed Plover 2, LRP, Green Sand 2, Common Sand 5, Spotted Flycatcher 3 & Lesser Whitethroat 2. #WestMidsAllDayer

My #westmidsalldayer contribution at RSPB Middleton Lakes finished at 60 with highlights such as Marsh Harrier, Hobby, Redshank, Snipe, Bullfinch, Common Sand, Jay, Treecreeper, Egyptian Goose, Ring-Necked Parakeet
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Earlswood Lakes is on 70 at 13:00. Highlights are Barn Owl, YLGull, Yellow Wagtail, Hobby, Swift, and Wheatear #WestMidsAllDayer

Edgbaston reservoir team have moved up to 58.

Recent additions of teal, shoveler, gadwall, Raven and little egret.

Nice to see several Swifts moving through, plus all 3 hirundines.
Peregrine, Tawny & Common Sand, other highlights.

Painted Lady
Hummingbird hawkmoth

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Mandarin, Gadwall, Goshawk and Redstart take Blithfield to 101 for the #WestMidsAllDayer, probably the earliest in the day the centuary mark has been reached. Still no Coot, Starling or Moorhen! 🤷‍♂️🫣

10am update from Blithfield - now advanced to 97 species. Recent additions have included Osprey, Red Kite, Turnstone, Swift, Whinchat and Arctic Tern
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It's a beautiful day for the #WestMidsAllDayer today.

Best of luck to all #birders participating across the region.

We're currently on 10 species 😂