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Mark Sumnall
5 days ago · posted in Reserve: Blithfield
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Volunteers required to complete BTO WeBS surveys

This is an important request for volunteers to pick up helping with the BTO WeBS activities at Blithfield Reservoir


We have had three excellent members doing the surveys between them for the the last 10 - 20 years


Peter Betts, Graham Mount and Roger Rooke


All three are standing down after the December count and it’s certainly with a great many thanks for the excellent work over the years that we will lose their support, whilst wishing them many happy hours visiting Blithfield in the future


We are looking for some new blood to do the counts and liaise with the BTO with the results; starting in the new year. A good level of competence / proficiency at bird identification and an interest in helping building our understanding of transient and resident species from the surveys


This a really important contribution at a major UK body of water


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Mark Sumnall
11 days ago · posted in Reserve: Blithfield
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Health and Safety update at Blithfield

Following a partial site review by WMBG’s Martin Smith and SSW’s Estate Manager to flag any, I am pleased to report the a step has been added to the entrance to the Beech Tree Point hide. Please see picture below.

In addition the cattle grid by the Stansley Wood Court residents car park has been filled in

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John Davis
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Dec 02
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Well done, little things are important.

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Mark Sumnall
11 days ago · posted in Reserve: Blithfield
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Blithfield sightings for November 2025


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Richard Stonier
16 days ago · posted in General Discussion
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The Story of the West Midland Bird Club

Graham Harrison, Jim Winsper and Janet Harrison have published part 2 of their story of the West Midland Bird Club.


The combined part 1 and 2 can be downloaded from our publications page here:


https://www.westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk/publications

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Richard Stonier
16 days ago · posted in WMBC Group
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The Story of the West Midland Bird Club

Graham Harrison, Jim Winsper and Janet Harrison have published part 2 of their story of the West Midland Bird Club.


The combined part 1 and 2 can be downloaded from our publications page here:


https://www.westmidlandbirdclub.org.uk/publications

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Rob Bendelow
20 days ago · posted in Reserve: Belvide
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Snap-shots from Thursday 20th November (2025)...

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Brian Chambers
Brian Chambers
6 days ago

Very nice photos Rob.

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Don AinsworthDon Ainsworth
27 days ago · posted in Reserve: Ladywalk
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Ladywalk flood - the good and the bad

The river bursting its banks at Ladywalk is nothing new, and it sure does make a mess. Right now, the water is receding, but the volunteers who do so much to look after the site will be working hard to clean up. The good news is that the reed bed development project, which included the building of new islands, needed a flood to raise the water level. As the water recedes to a natural level, we'll get to see the full benefit of the work that was recently completed. The A hide is accessible with good welly boots. The B hide, needs the water to go down a bit as I'm told the water is very deep just before the steps into the hide (water went over the top of his boots). Take great care at the entrance gate because there's a lot of debris to wade through close to the gate itself. Great to see large numbers of teal, wigeon, shovelers, gadwall and mallards with a few gorgeous pintails too. No sign of the escapee (presumably) swan goose when I was looking.

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Mark Sumnall
28 days ago · posted in Reserve: Blithfield
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West Midlands Ringing Group Tern ringing report 2016 to 2025 for Marsh Lane Nature Reserve and Blithfield Reservoir

As visitors to Blithfield will likely know we were fortunate to install a new Tern raft this year with the bulk of the cost covered by the SSW Pebble fund. For some of the the years the rafts have been installed, the West Midlands Ringing Group have been ringing the chicks and have now produced an excellent report with a great amount of information and data, which shows the important contribution Blithfield is playing in the conservation of the local Tern population. Please see attached the full report and I would like to say many thanks to the WMRG for making it available to us


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Mark Sumnall
November 11, 2025 · posted in Reserve: Blithfield
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Blithfield sightings for October 2025


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