Steve Atkinson

Pleased to get a couple of photos of Cory's Shearwaters with my humble P900 on an excellent Scillies Pelagic 19 miles SW of the islands today. 15 Cory's 5 Sootys c18 Great 9 Manx 2 Bonxies plus plenty of Auks a couple of Puffins 3 Fulmars and a Blue Fin Tuna leaping #ukbirding #rarebirdsuk

American Pipit this evening St Mary's Scilly. Record shot #ukbirding #rarebirdsuk

I was just passing so thought it'd be rude not to take another look at the Wilson's Phalarope Porth Hellick St Mary's Scilly #ukbirding

Wilson's Phalarope St Mary's Scilly 1/10/25 #ukbirding

Juv Spotted Sandpiper St Agnes Scilly 1/10/25 #ukbirding

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Richard's Pipit St Agnes Scilly #ukbirding

Richard's Pipit St Agnes Scilly #ukbirding

Juvenile Spotted Sandpiper St Agnes Scilly #ukbirding

St Mary's Scilly # Best I could do of the Wilson's Phalarope in very early morning light.

Wilson's Phalarope in the bag at first light - St Mary's Scilly

Pleased to have re-found the Ortolan Bunting on my way to our B&B after landing on St Mary's yesterday (29th), it had been missing all day #ukbirding

Isabelline Wheatear at Land's End airport is a good start to my first ever trip to the Scillies!

No filter!

Very quiet at #middletonlakes this morning but a spectacular sunrise. Green Sandpiper on West Scrape 2 Great Egrets and a small movement of Swallows and Pied Wags south #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

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Ahead of tomorrow's #WestMidsAllDayer I remembered I hadn't posted the final final final scores from the 23 sites which participated in the Spring event on the 3rd May.

Great stuff Dave 👍🏻

It's the West Midlands all-dayer tomorrow (Saturday) and as usual we're taking part at Middleton Lakes. If you'd like to join us, or if you're just birding there tomorrow you can contribute by direct messaging me or @marksmiles.bsky.social with your sightings.

I believe they are. First I've seen on the reserve this autumn.

A quick scoot around #middletonlakes between the showers this afternoon produced 4 Hobbys Ruff 3 Blackwits Green Sandpiper 9 LRP Peregrine 7 Wigeon GWE #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

Missed off 2 Garganey 3 Blackwits 4 Common Terns also seen

This morning's highlights #middletonlakes #staffsbirdnews

This morning #middletonlakes Whinchat 2 Curlew Sand Garganey 2 Ruff 3 Blackwits 2 Green Sand 16 LRP 2 Hobby Peregrine 3 Swifts c150 hirundines 6 Ravens missed the Osprey on the reserve but picked it up further south over KWP #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

A couple of record shots of the Spotted Redshank #middletonlakes from yesterday (30/8/25) #ukbirding #staffsbirdnews

2 Curlew Sandpipers still #middletonlakes this morning. Very mobile between West Scrape and Jubilee North #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

2 juv Curlew Sandpipers #middletonlakes this afternoon #staffsbirdnews #ukbirding

Could easily be 3 of the Green Sand mis-identified. I've not heard of a report from anyone I know, but you never know!

A good year then. I see you had a Spotted Fly by the Southern Meadow after I left this morning too!

I'm not particularly a butterfly man but thought you'd be interested as it's on your manor. Mind you I'm slowly slipping into the dark side, especially moths.