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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

1 Cattle Egret in Alrewas, in field with cattle. Red dot is the field @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And the final one please @mothiduk.bsky.social Just wonder if its a faded Lunar Underwing maybe. Cheers

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social 5 moths I need help with please from the very warm Tuesday night. Thanks

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social Four moths for id/confirmation please. 1 & 3 Deep-brown Dart 2. ? 4. Sadly dead but wondered if can be id'd. Ta

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social Just 3 moths for help with please. 1. Not sure. 2. Brindled Green 3. Anything other than Lunar Underwing? Cheers

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A brief video of the cormorants, herons and egrets on roadside pit at Whitemoor Haye this morning. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Whitemoor Haye to lunch. 2 of 2. 1 nuthatch (first of the year), 130+ cormorant, 1 whitethroat, 3 great spotted woodpecker, 23 little egret, 52 egyptian geese, 1 treecreeper, 3 jay, 3 moorhen, 2 kingfisher4 wigeon. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Whitemoor Haye to lunch. 1 of 3. 2 siskin, 293 coot, 280+ lapwing, 77 mallard, 16 grey heron, 11 great crested grebe, 64 tufted duck, 11 mute swan, 41 gadwall, 7 little grebe, 3 teal, 6 shoveler, 8 pochard, 12 great white egret. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Circa 130 cormorant now on roadside pit at Whitemoor Haye along with at least 22 little egret, 12 great white egret and 16 grey heron. Also my first ever Clouded Yellow butterflies here, just had 2 males, only saw my first ever last week.😃 @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social Just 4 moths for assistance with please. Think 1 and 2 are Riband Wave. Is 3 an Acleris sparsana? 4. Pale Mottled Willow? Cheers

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Whitemoor Haye WeBS. 3 of 3. 9 wigeon, 5 snipe. Also C40 chiffchaff, 1 yellow wagtail, three hundred swallow/sand martin going thru, 2 raven, 1 red-legged partridge, 1 great spotted woodpecker 1 yellowhammer, 1 jay @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Whitemoor Haye WeBS. 2 of 3. 4 shoveler, 114 lapwing, 14 great crested grebe, 4 moorhen, 2 green sandpiper, 224 cormorant, 226 lesser black-backed gull, 9 little grebe, 8 gadwall, 1 common sandpiper, 3 grey heron, 5 teal, 4 pochard. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Whitemoor Haye wet WeBS. 1 of 3. 17 mute swan, 3 little egret, 54 egyptian geese, 7 great white egret, 3 kingfisher, 1 black-tailed godwit, 55 Canada geese, 136 black headed gull, 27 mallard, 409 coot, 82 tufted duck, 186 greylag geese. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Last one @mothiduk.bsky.social you'll be glad to know. Both pics of of same moth, different angles. Wonder if it's Scrobipalpa ocelantella? Cheers

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

And another four please @mothiduk.bsky.social Suspect 2 is too faded

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

And another four @mothiduk.bsky.social Hoping 2 and 3 are more than a Lesser Yellow Underwing. Is 4 a Small Blood-vein?

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Next four @mothiduk.bsky.social I'm guessing 3 and 4 are the same, maybe 1 as well.

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Next four @mothiduk.bsky.social The fourth moth is a terrible photo, sorry, but only one as it flew

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social apologies as i gave a few moths I need help with over the last couple of weeks, issues with technology, sorry Is 4 a Small blood-vein?

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Croxall GP. Had a phone call of ICW, he'd had a Night Heron fly in to Croxall east scrape. I was round the corner so popped over and we had it flying towards Catholme, may have landed in willows along river bank. Staffs and West Mids tick😃 @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Whitemoor Haye this am. 2 of 2. 1 great spotted woodpecker3 teal, 5 jay, 2 meadow pipits, 1 common sandpiper, 1 grey wagtail, 3 raven. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Whitemoor Haye this am. 1 of 2. Three hours at quarry entrance only (due to not feeling too well) 4 golden plover, 1 wheatear, 8 little egret, 2 great white egret (ICW had better counts), 1 yellow wagtail, 1 snipe. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Got home from a gig last night, checked moth trap in garden, heard a rustling between house and fence, got torch and camera expecting a hedgehog. Surprised to see a ferret/escaped Polecat.

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Barn Owl tonight along the #trent&merseycanal between #alrewas and #wychnor Photo taken with phone thru #swarovski binoculars @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Whitemoor Haye. 3 of 3. 1 great spotted woodpecker, 2 common sandpiper, 1 sparrowhawk, 2 oystercatcher, 21 teal, 1 herring gull, 1 yellow-legged gull, 1 ringed plover @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Whitemoor Haye. 2 of 3. 8 yellow wagtail, 1 whinchat, 1 greenshank, 2 jay, 4 gadwall, 1 garden warbler, 1 lesser whitethroat, 3 little egret, 2 hobby, 9 little grebe, 4 mute swan. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Whitemoor Haye. 1 of 3. 63 species today. c320 lapwing, 3 grey heron, 64 tufted duck, 197 coot, 110 mallard, 9 egyptian geese, 1 grey wagtail, 8 cormorant, 6 great crested grebe, 2 great white egret, numerous chiffchaffs, 1 green sandpiper. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Whinchat at Whitemoor Haye. Was in burnt field from quarry entrance barrier then flew too bank by roadside pit @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Also 1 Greenshank and 1 Green Sandpiper heard

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Whitemoor Haye. A walk with brolly and no scope. 120+ lapwing, 15+ yellow wagtail, 2 great spotted woodpecker, 2 kingfisher, 1 sedge warbler still, 1 treereeper, 2 willow warbler, 3 little egret. Usial wildfowl with numbers slowly building. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Thought I'd go and take a look at the Red-necked Phalarope at Kingsbury Water Park. What a little cracker Cheer for the directions @tamebirding.bsky.social Think its a @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social tick for me, can't reme🤭

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Last two @mothiduk.bsky.social 1. Bryotropha domestica? 2. Can't work this one out, thorn of some type? Cheers

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social a few moths from last night in need your help with please. 1. I don't know. Ostrinia nubilalis maybe 2. Prob too worn 3. An odd thorn? 4. Think this is different to Dusky, poss August

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Whitemoor Haye WeBS this am. 3 of 3. c20 House Martin , 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Collared Dove (first this year on site) @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Whitemoor Haye WeBS this am. 2 of 3. 2 Greenshank, 6 Gadwall, 15 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Common Tern Also. c30 - 40 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Raven,1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Hobby, 1 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Cuckoo, 3 Swift. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Whitemoor Haye WeBS this am. 1 of 3 (Not all of the site). 182 Coot, 9 Little Egret, 11 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Green Sandpiper, 135 Mallard, 87 Tufted Duck, 11 Mute Swan, 187 Canada Geese, 93 Greylag Geese, 8 Little Grebe. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

At least 2 Greenshank at Whitemoor Haye plus Cuckoo (found by Ian Whitehouse) and Hobby @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I was done tonight, just updating a spreadsheet and if this is a Common Wave, which i think it may be, it's new to me of it is 🤞 @mothiduk.bsky.social

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Last three please @mothiduk.bsky.social Hoping the last one maybe a faded Bordered Straw? Thank you

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Next four please @mothiduk.bsky.social Fearing 3 is a Flounced Rustic

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

11 moths from last night's trap @mothiduk.bsky.social I need your help on please. Are all of these Small Mottled Willows?

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Last three from previous evenings @mothiduk.bsky.social Presuming 1 & 2 are the same, Brown-house. 3. Garden Pebble? Thank you

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Next four please @mothiduk.bsky.social 1. ? 2. Any chance this is Maidens Blush? 3. Prob Double-striped 4. ?

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Next four please @mothiduk.bsky.social I should have said these were from Thursday and Saturday night. Are both 1 & 2 Small Mottled Willow? 3 ? 4. ?

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Hi @mothiduk.bsky.social quite a few moths I need help with please, apologies. Think 1 & 3 is same moth 2. More than just a wasted out Ermine sp? 4.?

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Whitemoor Haye this am. 2 of 2. 1 redshank calling3 common tern inc 1 juv, 1 sparrowhawk. 2 juv Linnets with adult. Every other bird seemed to be a common whitethroat. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social

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