Kay Donaghy: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 235 of 235 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,22/08/2021,"Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire",
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,21/03/2021,"Sandwell Valley RSPB, West Midlands",
4,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,01/01/2021,"Stubbers Green, West Midlands",
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,02/01/2021,"Radford Meadows, Staffordshire",
6,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,02/01/2021,"Radford Meadows, Staffordshire",
7,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,01/01/2021,"Stubbers Green, West Midlands",
8,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,05/01/2021,Staffordshire,
9,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,02/01/2021,"Radford Meadows, Staffordshire",
10,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,03/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
11,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,04/04/2021,"Belvide, Staffordshire",M & F.
12,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
13,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
14,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,01/01/2021,"Stubbers Green, West Midlands",
15,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
16,Pintail,Anas acuta,,02/01/2021,"Radford Meadows, Staffordshire",
17,Teal,Anas crecca,,01/01/2021,"Stubbers Green, West Midlands",
18,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,05/01/2021,Staffordshire,
19,Ferruginous Duck,Aythya nyroca,Yes,24/10/2021,"Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire",Adult female.
20,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
21,Scaup,Aythya marila,,24/10/2021,"Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire",1st winter male and also this afternoon found a juv Scaup with MY at Gailey Reservoir. 
22,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,01/10/2021,Penzance,Drake in harbour as usual.
23,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,07/11/2021,"Cley, Norfolk",
24,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,27/05/2021,"Sizewell, Suffolk ",
25,Bufflehead,Bucephala albeola,Yes,21/02/2021,"Coton Lakes, Warwickshire",LIFER. Subject to BBRC acceptance. 
26,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,04/01/2021,Middleton Lakes RSPB,
27,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,02/01/2021,"Radford Meadows, Staffordshire",
28,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,08/11/2021,"Holkham, Norfolk",
29,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,,**********,**********
30,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,04/01/2021,Middleton Lakes RSPB,
31,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,21/02/2021,,
32,Nightjar,Caprimulgus europaeus,,02/06/2021,Staffordshire ,
33,Swift,Apus apus,,29/04/2021,"Upton Warren Moors Pool, Worcs",
34,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,02/05/2021,Staffordshire,
35,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
36,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
37,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
38,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,,30/05/2021,Norfolk ,
39,Oriental Turtle Dove,Streptopelia orientalis,Yes,04/07/2021,"Easington, East Yorkshire",LIFER. Ssp Meena.
40,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
41,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,14/03/2021,"Ladywalk NR, Warks",
42,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
43,Coot,Fulica atra,,01/01/2021,"Stubbers Green, West Midlands",
44,Crane,Grus grus,,28/05/2021,"Holkham, Norfolk ",
45,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
46,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,04/01/2021,Middleton Lakes RSPB,
47,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,08/11/2021,"Holkham, Norfolk",
48,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,03/04/2021,,
49,Stone-curlew,Burhinus oedicnemus,,27/05/2021,Suffolk,
50,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,21/02/2021,,
51,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,,**********,**********
52,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,30/05/2021,"Snettisham, Norfolk ",
53,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
54,Pacific Golden Plover,Pluvialis fulva,Yes,22/08/2021,"Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire",
55,Dotterel,Eudromias morinellus,,22/08/2021,"Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire",
56,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,28/02/2021,,
57,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,06/03/2021,Middleton Lakes RSPB,
58,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,01/01/2021,"Stubbers Green, West Midlands",
59,White-tailed Plover,Vanellus leucurus,Yes,27/08/2021,"Blacktoft Sands, East York",LIFER.
60,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,01/05/2021,"Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire",
61,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,13/03/2021,"Branston GPs, Staffordshire",
62,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,18/04/2021,"Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire",
63,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,20/03/2021,"Branston GPs, Staffordshire ",
64,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,09/10/2021,"St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly",
65,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,27/02/2021,,
66,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
67,Grey Phalarope,Phalaropus fulicarius,,09/11/2021,"Ken Hill, Norfolk",
68,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,18/04/2021,"Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire",
69,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,27/03/2021,"Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire",
70,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,09/05/2021,"Middleton RSPB, Staffordshire",
71,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,28/02/2021,,
72,Lesser Yellowlegs,Tringa flavipes,Yes,04/05/2021,"Clifton Pits, Worcestershire",WMBC regional tick.
73,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,22/08/2021,"Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire",
74,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,16/04/2021,"Middleton RSPB, Staffordshire ",
75,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,27/05/2021,"Minsmere, Suffolk",
76,Knot,Calidris canutus,,30/05/2021,"Snettisham, Norfolk ",
77,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,28/02/2021,,
78,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,29/08/2021,"Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire ",
79,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,08/05/2021,"Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire",
80,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,27/02/2021,Tucklesholme,3 birds.
81,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,22/08/2021,"Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire",
82,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,,04/10/2021,"Abbey Pool, Tresco, Isles of Scilly",2 birds.
83,Semipalmated Sandpiper,Calidris pusilla,Yes,17/10/2021,"Carnsew Basin, Cornwall ",LIFER.
84,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,27/05/2021,"Minsmere, Suffolk",
85,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,08/05/2021,"Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire",
86,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,01/05/2021,"Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire",
87,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,18/04/2021,"Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire",
88,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,27/05/2021,"Minsmere, Suffolk",
89,Elegant Tern,Thalasseus elegans,Yes,23/07/2021,"Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey",LIFER. Adult in tern colony. 
90,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,04/04/2021,"Belvide, Staffordshire",3 birds present (adult & 2 1st summers)
91,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,27/05/2021,"Minsmere, Suffolk",
92,Bonaparte's Gull,Chroicocephalus philadelphia,Yes,29/04/2021,"Upton Warren Moors Pool, Worcs",WMBC Regional tick. 1st-summer.
93,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
94,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,20/03/2021,,
95,Common Gull,Larus canus,,01/01/2021,"Stubbers Green, West Midlands",
96,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
97,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,18/04/2021,"Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire ",
98,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,01/01/2021,"Stubbers Green, West Midlands",
99,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,01/01/2021,"Stubbers Green, West Midlands",
100,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,04/07/2021,"Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire",
101,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,,23/07/2021,"Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey",
102,Razorbill,Alca torda,,04/07/2021,"Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire",
103,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,04/07/2021,"Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire",
104,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,06/11/2021,"Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire ",
105,Black-throated Diver,Gavia arctica,,07/11/2021,"Cley, Norfolk",
106,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,07/11/2021,"Cley, Norfolk",
107,Black-browed Albatross,Thalassarche melanophris,Yes,04/07/2021,"Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire",LIFER.
108,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,27/05/2021,"Minsmere, Suffolk",
109,Sooty Shearwater,Ardenna grisea,,02/10/2021,Scillonian crossing ,
110,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,24/07/2021,"South Stack, Anglesey ",
111,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,04/07/2021,"Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire",
112,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
113,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,01/10/2021,Cot Valley,
114,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus,,05/01/2021,"Alrewas, Staffordshire",
115,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,,28/05/2021,"Holkham, Norfolk ",
116,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,,05/06/2021,"Ham Wall, Somerset",
117,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
118,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,,16/04/2021,"Fisher’s Mill, Warwickshire ",3 birds.
119,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
120,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
121,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,18/04/2021,,
122,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
123,Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis,,,**********,**********
124,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,27/05/2021,"Minsmere, Suffolk",
125,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,07/11/2021,"Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk",
126,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,16/05/2021,"Monks Wood, Worcestershire",
127,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
128,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,,**********,**********
129,Little Owl,Athene noctua,,,**********,**********
130,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,28/05/2021,"Salthouse, Norfolk ",
131,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,,West Midlands,
132,Hoopoe,Upupa epops,,09/05/2021,"Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire",
133,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,02/01/2021,"Radford Meadows, Staffordshire",
134,Belted Kingfisher,Megaceryle alcyon,Yes,28/12/2021,"Samlesbury, Lancashire",LIFER.
135,Wryneck,Jynx torquilla,,14/10/2021,"Bryher, Isles of Scilly",
136,Lesser Spotted Woodpecker,Dryobates minor,,,**********,**********
137,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,04/01/2021,Middleton Lakes RSPB,
138,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,10/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
139,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
140,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,22/08/2021,"Frampton Marsh, Lincolnshire",
141,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,29/04/2021,"Upton Warren Moors Pool, Worcs",
142,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,31/01/2021,"Little Aston, Staffordshire ",
143,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
144,Golden Oriole,Oriolus oriolus,,16/05/2021,"Monks Wood, Worcestershire",WMBC Regional Tick.
145,Woodchat Shrike,Lanius senator,,02/10/2021,"St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly",
146,Red-backed Shrike,Lanius collurio,,05/10/2021,"Airport, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly ",
147,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
148,Magpie,Pica pica,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
149,Chough,Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax,,24/07/2021,"South Stack, Anglesey ",
150,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
151,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,04/01/2021,Middleton Lakes RSPB,
152,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
153,Raven,Corvus corax,,04/01/2021,Middleton Lakes RSPB,
154,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
155,Willow Tit,Poecile montanus,,,**********,**********
156,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
157,Great Tit,Parus major,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
158,Bearded Tit,Panurus biarmicus,,27/05/2021,"Minsmere, Suffolk",
159,Woodlark,Lullula arborea,,,**********,**********
160,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,05/01/2021,Staffordshire,
161,Shore Lark,Eremophila alpestris,,08/11/2021,"Holkham, Norfolk",Also WMBC ticked this year (28/11/2021).
162,Short-toed Lark,Calandrella brachydactyla,,07/11/2021,"West Runton, Norfolk",
163,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,20/03/2021,"Tucklesholme, Staffordshire ",
164,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,27/03/2021,"Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire",
165,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,29/04/2021,"Upton Warren Moors Pool, Worcs",
166,Red-rumped Swallow,Cecropis daurica,,15/10/2021,"Porth Hellick, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly ",
167,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,,**********,**********
168,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
169,Wood Warbler,Phylloscopus sibilatrix,,29/04/2021,Worcestershire,
170,Dusky Warbler,Phylloscopus fuscatus,,17/10/2021,"Newford Duck Pond, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly",
171,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,11/04/2021,"Barr Beacon, West Midlands",
172,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,04/01/2021,Middleton Lakes RSPB,
173,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,15/04/2021,"Middleton RSPB, Staffordshire ",
174,Blyth's Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus dumetorum,,19/06/2021,Middleton Lakes RSPB,WMBC Regional tick. Singing bird near river at Middleton RSPB (Staffordshire side).
175,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,16/04/2021,"Fisher’s Mill, Warwickshire ",
176,River Warbler,Locustella fluviatilis,Yes,05/06/2021,"Ham Wall, Somerset",LIFER.
177,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,25/04/2021,Staffordshire ,
178,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,02/04/2021,"Little Aston, Staffordshire ",
179,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,30/04/2021,"Middleton RSPB, Staffordshire ",
180,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,15/05/2021,"Branston GP, Staffordshire ",
181,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,16/04/2021,"Middleton RSPB, Staffordshire ",
182,Dartford Warbler,Curruca undata,,27/05/2021,Suffolk,
183,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",2 birds still around 16th tee of golf course.
184,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
185,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
186,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,04/01/2021,Middleton Lakes RSPB,
187,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
188,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,01/01/2021,"Stubbers Green, West Midlands",
189,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
190,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,10/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
191,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
192,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
193,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
194,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,02/05/2021,"Cuckoo Bank, Staffordshire",
195,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,16/05/2021,"Monks Wood, Worcestershire",
196,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
197,Nightingale,Luscinia megarhynchos,,28/05/2021,Suffolk,
198,Bluethroat,Luscinia svecica,,14/10/2021,"Gweal Hill, Bryher, Isles of Scilly",
199,Red-breasted Flycatcher,Ficedula parva,,14/10/2021,"Garrison, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly",
200,Taiga Flycatcher,Ficedula albicilla,Yes,06/11/2021,"Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire ",LIFER.
201,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,09/10/2021,"St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly",
202,Red-flanked Bluetail,Tarsiger cyanurus,,06/11/2021,"Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire ",
203,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros,,27/05/2021,Suffolk,
204,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,04/04/2021,"Belvide, Staffordshire",
205,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,01/05/2021,"Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire",
206,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",4 birds present. 
207,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,27/03/2021,"Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire",
208,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,29/04/2021,Worcestershire,
209,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,04/04/2021,"Belvide, Staffordshire",
210,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
211,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
212,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,15/04/2021,"Middleton RSPB, Staffordshire ",
213,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
214,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
215,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",
216,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,02/06/2021,"Cannock Chase, Staffordshire ",
217,Water Pipit,Anthus spinoletta,,02/01/2021,"Doxey Marshes, Staffordshire",2 birds.
218,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,01/10/2021,Cot Valley,
219,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
220,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,07/03/2021,"Ladywalk NR, Warks",
221,Hawfinch,Coccothraustes coccothraustes,,,**********,**********
222,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,01/01/2021,"Sutton Park, West Midlands",
223,Common Rosefinch,Carpodacus erythrinus,,06/10/2021,"St Agnes, Isles of Scilly",
224,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,01/01/2021,"Stubbers Green, West Midlands",
225,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",
226,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,31/01/2021,"Little Aston, Staffordshire ",
227,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,,,
228,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,02/01/2021,"Radford Meadows, Staffordshire",
229,Serin,Serinus serinus,,12/10/2021,"Parting Carn, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly",LIFER.
230,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,04/01/2021,Middleton Lakes RSPB,
231,Snow Bunting,Plectrophenax nivalis,,05/10/2021,"Penninis Head, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly ",
232,Corn Bunting,Emberiza calandra,,29/05/2021,Norfolk ,
233,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,31/01/2021,"Little Aston, Staffordshire ",
234,Rustic Bunting,Emberiza rustica,Yes,12/10/2021,"Longstones, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly",LIFER.
235,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,01/01/2021,"Park Lime Pits, West Midlands",