Steve Atkinson

Yesterday's sightings Middleton Lakes 20/4/26 bsky.app/profile/stevea…

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I'm coming off 'X' (twitter) for a while. Don't know if I'll be back. Follow me on Bluesky at @stevenatkinson.bsky.social for my bird sightings. I'll post a link after this tweet.

@groughgruff @RSPBMiddleton Great pic Warren

Juvenile Sanderling at first light this morning @RSPBMiddleton. Beautiful bird in early morning sunlight. Phonescoped with ATX.

@groughgruff @corfielddj @RSPBMiddleton No waders this afternoon

@corfielddj @RSPBMiddleton Saw a kestrel on the double hedge but no MH. All the waders seem to have departed. Hoped for a Phalarope but no luck. Sanderling was a cracker in the sunlight. 👍

A warm and initially sunny morning @RSPBMiddleton brought a Sanderling onto West scrape but chased by a juvenile Sparrowhawk only other wader of note a single Green Sand . That’s so far only half way round

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

Ruff back on West Scrape, Greenshank moved to Reedbedpool because of disturbance from work on Jubilee

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

Yesterday's Glossy Ibis on @RSPBMiddleton Just one of a huge influx into Britain over the weekend, this one timed it perfectly for the #westmidsalldayer ! @Staffsbirdnews @WestMidBirdClub

Yesterday's list from the #westmidsalldayer. @RSPBMiddleton. 96 species.

3 Common Terns in the gull roost in the last dying rays of light bring @RSPBMiddleton to a final score of 96 for the #westmidsalldayer. Glossy Ibis the undoubted highlight but frustrating to miss out on Marsh Harrier, Pochard & Garden Warbler seen in the preceding days.

@midswildlife @MercianBirding @ladywalk_nr @RSPBMiddleton 🤣

@atkinson_steve @MercianBirding @ladywalk_nr @RSPBMiddleton A Curlew Sandpiper or Garganey in return would have been nice though😉

A feeling of deja vu! Similar to the Spring all dayer, a Glossy Ibis decided to land on A pool @ladywalk_nr, this time near Crake Corner . Seen from Riverwalk hide and it stayed for 10 minutes or so. As a charitable donation, it was allowed to fly on to @RSPBMiddleton 😀@WestMidBirdClub