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Alrewas Birder

@alrewasbirder.bsky.social
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Patch birder but will travel, moth trapper rugby union and coarse fishing

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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 2h
Whitemoor Haye. In addition to this mornings sightings - 8 herring gull, 5 great black-backed gull and 2 yellow-legged gull in gull roost. 1 green sandpiper at quarry entrance late afternoon @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 5h
A beautiful Hornet at Whitemoor Haye today. I've been watching the nest since the summer
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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 5h
A few images from today at Whitemoor Haye @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social Barnacle Geese Wigeon Snipe Hornet
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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 5h
Whitemoor Haye this am. 3 of 3. 1 moorhen, 1 jay, 1 fem marsh harrier, 1 goldcrest @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 5h
Whitemoor Haye this am. 2 of 3. 7 great crested grebe, 24 gadwall, 39 pochard, 3 grey wagtail, 127 wigeon, 2 stonechat, 21 little grebe, 2 yellowhammer, 2 barnacle geese, red-legged partridge calling, 1 sparrowhawk, 2 chiffchaff. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 5h
Whitemoor Haye this am. 1 of 2. 300+ lapwing, 2 great white egret, 8 little egret, 14 egyptian geese, 63 mallard, 51 snipe, 445 coot, 108 tufted duck, 4 grey heron, 2 redwing, 1 cettis warbler, 11 teal, 253 cormorant, 34 shoveler. @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Cheers. Saw it this am before off to work, in the dark, thought it was a bit different😃
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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Cracking moth trap last night considering time of year in VC39. 23 moths of 12 species including one lifer - Streak and 3 more year ticks - Barred Sallow, November and Juniper Carpet #teammoth #mothsmatter @vc39moths.bsky.social
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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Whitemoor Haye. An hour this am and couple of hours pm. 301 cormorant (site record), 7 little egret, 5 great white egret, c400 lapwing, 48 snipe, 1 mistle thrush, 1 marsh harrier (fem), 5 raven, 11 wigeon, 6 herring gull @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
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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
Ooh, cheers. Thanks very much and congrats in your Staffs first
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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 · 27/09/2026
Cheers
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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Green-brindled Crescent @mothiduk.bsky.social
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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 · 15/09/2026
Thanks
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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 · 10/09/2026
Brilliant. Thanks first the help
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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 · 06/09/2026
Wheatear in field from quarry entrance at Whitemoor Haye @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
4 golden plover flew south thru Whitemoor Haye at 07 46 @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
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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
2 Cattle Egret at Croxall GP and juv Black Tern still @staffsbirdnews.bsky.social @westmidbirdclub.bsky.social
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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 · 20/08/2026
Cheers
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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
If yer right, which I'm sure you are, Purple Thorn and Tawny-barred Angle will be lifers😃🤞
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Alrewas Birder @alrewasbirder.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Cheers
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