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I’m really pleased to let you know that the Forward Hide has now been reroofed and is open for business - the plan is to do the Dairy House Reach hide roof next - thanks to the SSW team, with best regards Mark
That's good news Mark. Forward hide is my favourite as I personally like to watch Tad Bay especially in autumn & winter in fact all year round as Blithe gets covered alot so I do Tad Bay alot so both bays are scrutinised so hopefully not much gets missed. Take it there is accommodation for roosting bats in Forward hide as planned without disturbing them ? Cheers for update & your ongoing work, relationship with water company. 😀
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Many thanks as always to Peter Betts for collating sightings at Blithfield - with best regards Mark
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To help protect the birds we all enjoy, we ask everyone to follow the West Midland Bird Club's Code of Conduct and Ethical Bird Photography Guidelines.
Exercise caution before sharing sightings of rare, persecuted, locally scarce birds and birds listed in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act, especially during the breeding season. Please never publicly share nest locations, as this information could unintentionally put birds at risk from disturbance or harm. If you're ever unsure, please consult the County Bird Recorder.
To help safeguard these species, we ask that:
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To help protect the birds we all enjoy, we ask everyone to follow the West Midland Bird Club's Code of Conduct and Ethical Bird Photography Guidelines.
Exercise caution before sharing sightings of rare, persecuted, locally scarce birds and birds listed in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act, especially during the breeding season. Please never publicly share nest locations, as this information could unintentionally put birds at risk from disturbance or harm. If you're ever unsure, please consult the County Bird Recorder.
To help safeguard these species, we ask that:
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Please see below pictures of the completion of the S W Hide reroofing. Many thanks to the SSW Blithfield team for completing. Trusting any Blithfield visitors will now enjoy access again. The Forward Hide will be the next to be completed - with best regards Mark


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Hello! Im a new member and looking forward to visiting the reserves, out of curiosity is there an for want of a better phrase "opening" time, obivously I know with bird watching earlier tends to be better, but Im not one to cross any lines, I couldnt see anything on the belvide page about times or when i was reading through codes of conduct
Hello Alex, it was great to meet you today and I'm glad you are enjoying the Belvide reserve, all the best, and Happy Birding.
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Compiled from daily sightings – Belvide Reservoir, May 2026. With thanks to Steve Nuttall for collating the Belvide Bird Blog.
May 2026 was an exceptional month at Belvide Reservoir, producing a remarkable mix of scarce migrants, breeding successes and record-breaking sightings. Here are the highlights:
Major Rarities
Great Reed Warbler (8–10 May)
Only the second record for Belvide and fourth for Staffordshire.
Bonaparte's Gull (11–21 May)
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