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Reserve: Belvide

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Belvide 20th September

Highlights during a brief visit this evening

Pintail x 4 at West End

Tawny Owl over fields behind Chapell

Ringed Plover x 4 on North shore

Common Sandpiper x 2 West End

Kestrel hunting over Hawkshutts ridge

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Leanne Wood

BELVIDE AUGUST 2026 ROUND-UP

August was another excellent month at Belvide, with some exceptional rarities, strong wader passage and impressive movements of both wildfowl and passerines.


⭐ Bird of the Month – Nightjar

The standout record was undoubtedly a Nightjar on 22 August. Found at around 4.30am by members of the ringing group along the south-east bay, this was only the second record for Belvide, following the site’s first record in August 1978.


A memorable record and a fantastic early-morning surprise for those lucky enough to encounter it.


Other Major Highlights

August produced several other outstanding birds. Six Glossy Ibis appeared along the southern shore on 15 August, following the flock of seven recorded at Belvide in May. Remarkably, a single Glossy Ibis was seen again the following morning.


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Leanne Wood

BELVIDE 2026 ROUND-UP

July was another excellent month at Belvide, with Black-necked Grebes, a site-first Stone Curlew and the return of autumn wader passage providing the main highlights.


⭐ Bird of the Month – Stone Curlew

The standout record was undoubtedly the juvenile Stone Curlew on 25 July.

  • Belvide's first ever record

  • Present on the north shore throughout the day

  • Only the 4th record for Staffordshire


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Leanne Wood

BELVIDE JUNE 2026 ROUND-UP

June was a month of transition at Belvide – the exceptional rarities of May gave way to breeding activity and the first signs of autumn migration. The standout birds were the Curlew Sandpiper, Little Stint, White Wagtail, Green Sandpiper, Osprey and returning Black-necked Grebes, while the breeding season produced some excellent results, particularly Shoveler, Gadwall, Lapwing, Common Tern and Great Crested Grebe.


June 2026 at Belvide – highlights

  • Curlew Sandpiper – a 1st-summer bird dropped in with a Dunlin on 3 June.

  • Little Stint – present on 6 June, departing east at 10:32am.

  • Green Sandpiper – the first returning bird was recorded on 16 June, signalling the beginning of autumn migration.

  • White Wagtail – an unusual June record on 9–10 June.


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