A beautiful short film of a recent visit to West Midland Bird Club Belvide Bird Reserve, by Stafford Wildlife Film maker, Dave Hodgkiss. WMBC BELVIDE JULY 2024 #wildlife ,#drone , #DJI Air 2s, youtu.be/QQGHhhOOH9Q?si… via YouTube

We colour ring Common Tern and have a good rate of sightings within the UK. We use black Darvic with white writing. Examples of our ring sequences are as per photos taken from birders. Please report all sightings to us via our website

We're thrilled that the Woodland Hide at Belvide has been upgraded after a huge amount of work from volunteers 💪 The hide itself has been clad, there is a new screen in place and a new ramp into the hide too. Well done, and thank you to everyone involved 👏 👏

Staffs Bird News Lesser Scaup (eclipse male) opposite the Scott Hide West Midland Bird Club Belvide Reserve this eve still. (my second record at the reserve) 👌

My 4hr contribution of 52 species for the #westmidsalldayer #uptonwarren: included Greenshank, Common Scoter, Common Sand, Green Sand, Snipe, Kingfisher, Dunlin, Kestrel, Peregrine, Buzzard (Moors, Flashes, Henbrook & Sailing Pool) West Midland Bird Club Worcs Wildlife Trust BTO Worcestershire Wader Quest

All done at Whitemoor Haye at 6pm for this years September #westmidsalldayer A splendid 10 hours in the field, I personally saw 66 species and Tom Perrins waded in with a Common Gull. Best birds Wheatear, Marsh Harrier and listening to whistling Wigeon. West Midland Bird Club

Branston GP’s #WestMidsAllDayer: All but done on site now, It looks like we finished on a total of 96 sp. Well done to all the sites taking part and special congratulations to team Blithfield for achieving a record score of 104 sp. Thanks to @PMandrews1973 for organising again.

Doxey Marshes #WestMidsAllDayer finished on 83, a few migrants incl redstart, pied & spot flyc, & wheatear + usuals for Doxey plus pintail, ringed pl, redshank et al. Missed pied wag, swift, common gull, pheasant & of course chaffinch. Thanks GPr MBo PDy DTo AHa. Phil Andrews

A few shots of a very enjoyable days birding. 98 species recorded and we didn't see Little Egret, Peregrine, no Terns and could have done with a few more waders considering the conditions. Well done to all who took part. See you all May 2025 #WestMidsAllDayer

Great effort by Team Clifton (Jon, Si, Andy & me). 91 species #WestMidsAllDayer further highlights Marsh Harrier, Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher and Swift. The most obvious omission Skylark. #WorcsBirds Phil Andrews Andy Warr Jon B Si Border

#WestMidsAllDayer team Sandwell saw 14 people in the field clocking up 83 species highlights being Marsh , Ringed Plover x2, Tree Pipit x2 and a Whinchat

Team smestow valley finished on 68 some annoying misses yday there was greenshank wigeon and goosander not 2day. andy dent Leanne Clarke Tony Wood geoff russon Ian Moore chris vaghela @ ianPhillips. @ angus.. thank you te for effort Ty leanne for sorting list #westmidsalldayer

The Chasewater and Cuckoo Bank Alldayer produced a total of 67 sp with up to 5 observers, mainly in the morning. Much of the day and site not covered. Phil Andrews #WestMidsAllDayer

#WestMidsAllDayer 15 hrs 98 sp. My personal being 88. Super day

A huge thank you to West Midland Bird Club who has subsidised 36 students and under 16’s so that they were able to attend the BTO Central England Bird Ringing & Nest Recording Conference 2024, hosted by us, sponsored by Thomas Jacks Focus Pulsar, Pixfra Thermal 4 Birding - Simpson Brothers Outdoors #BTOCE24

Many thanks to 28 teams who participated in Saturday's #westmidsalldayer. Some good totals achieved with Blithfield aided by 14 species of waders. By my reckoning a total of 145 species were noted across the sites; main omissions were Med Gull, Corn Bunt, Tree Sprw + Arctic Tern.

Tremendous work from Volunteering troops at the Reserve today. Apparently much fun and cake.

This habitat doesn't just happen. The Reserve was gifted by CEGB now EON in the 1970's. If it wasn't for volunteers it would resemble thick mainly willow woodland by now.

Thanks for the photos. And thanks for all your work. Without the volunteers, including the chainsaw trained, a whole load of folk wouldn't have Little Bittern on our county lists. Thank you.

3 pics of our Belvide reservoir. The aerial one and behind the fence are two different views looking West and the 3rd one is my little secret which I’ve named Oak walk. ⁦West Midland Bird Club⁩