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A new immature Scaup was the main highlight today with three adult Whooper swans, 4 Pintail, White-rumped sandpiper and Wheatear also present. Also good movement of Redwings and Fieldfare.

It's not often I see two seconds for Blithfield in a day but today I did in the form of a fly over Woodlark and the still present White-rumped sandpiper.

Another cracking Saturday morning with MPR. Started of with a Spoonbill then Blithfield`s second White-rumped sandpiper also a Knot flew through backed up with Black-necked grebe and 7 Ruff.

Some really bad record shots of the Common Scoters at Blithers this morning, part of a movement through the greater midlands. Not much else, 7 Ruff, Common Sand and first sign of winter thrushes moving north.

What a day, Leach's in the morning and 8 White- rumped sands in the afternoon !!! Splendid.

An exciting if frustrating first hour with distant views of Blithers 11th Leach's petrel (1st since 18/10/2006) also Black-necked grebe and Rock pipit. With MPR.

Couple of cropped shots of this morning`s Spoonbill plus a late Wheatear.

Hard work this morning with only new birds 2+ Curlew sands, Dunlin c10, Ringed plover c90, Bar-tailed and Black-tailed godwits, Greenshank, Redshank 3 and Ruff 4+. More Hirundines than in recent days. 3+ Wheatear still.

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With the recent arrival of Curlew sands in the region I decided to sort through my notebooks to find the biggest flock I'd seen and came up with 31 on 31/08/1975. I remember as if it was yesterday sitting with Tony Blake and his wife watching them come in from the North.

Quick look this afternoon produced a juvenile Arctic tern, 2 Black terns and 5 Curlew sands, 96 Ringies and c20 Yellow wags.

Good selection of waders this morning with a Knot in the Blithe, Barwit and Blackwit, Wood and Curlew sands, 2 Ruff and 3 Greenshanks plus 2 Black terns still present. With MDJ and ICW.\

Good selection of waders this morning with Bar-tailed godwit being the star bird, also 7+ Curlew sand, Wood and Green sands, Greenshank, Blackwit, and Ruff. Still 2 Black tern and a late Swift down the Deep End. With MPR.

Nice couple of juvenile Wood sands this morning (found by MPR) the first for two years also ca17 Curlew sands, ca10 Black terns plus the usual Blackwits,Greenshank, ect ect.

I thought the days of large flocks of Arctic waders were over but the 13 Curlew Sandpipers today at Blithfield put a stop to that at least the short term. It was the best count since the same sized flock on 29/08/2010.

Cracking morning at Blithers, main highlight was a large movement of 240+ Ringed Plover from 06.30 to 10.30 hrs. and a brief visit of a Curlew Sandpiper, other birds noted were a fly through Turnstone and a female Marsh Harrier moving north east. With MPR.

54 juvenile Common terns just dropped in on Admaston Reach

Not much change this morning, first GWE for sometime, good Ruff count of 16 and 7 Crossbill over.

We didn`t see the Curlew sandpiper this morning but did record my joint second highest flock of Crossbill (12). with MDJ.

Juvenile Curlew Sandpiper in Blithe Bay tonight.

Cropped photo of this morning`s juvenile Little Stint at Blithfield.

Decent morning at Blithers, Grey plover (Blith year tick), 2 Turnstone, c35 Ringies, Marsh harrier, Caspian gull and 2 Whinchat ( Staffs year tick).

Hard work this morning in the heat, birds of note were Turnstone, Blackwit (4), Med gull (juv), GWE and Sptd fly. Several singing Willow warblers. With MDJ & ICW.

Bit of a movement of Turnstones this morning with 2 in St. Steph's Bay and 5 on Admaston Reach. Juvenile Stonechat was note worthy, no sign of Whinchat which incidentally I didn't see yesterday.

At last caught up with a Turnstone tonight having missed at least four this year.

Not much bird wise apart from juvenile Mediterranean gull but nice Clouded Yellow butterfly was a surprise. With MDJ.

Some shots of this morning`s Caspian Gull.

My first Crossbills (5) at Blithfield since February '22 this morning. Not much else.

Strange sort of morning, set the scopes and there in the distance are two Spoonbills in with the sheep on the Blithe delta. Stayed for five minutes and flew off north east. Not much else of interest. With MDJ.

First returning Sanderling of the Autumn this morning. Only other birds of interest were Blackwit, Greenshank, Green sand, second year Caspian gull and juvenile Redstart. Surprisingly only one Little egret seen. With MPR and NT.