Tuesday 29 September 2015

Tuesday 29th September 2015

1430 - 1500 sunny 16c : Greylag 2, Mute Swan 3, Lesser Black-backed & Herring Gull 300+, Lapwing 50, Shoveler, Wigeon 2, Teal 8, Tufted 21. Also Southern Hawker & Speckled Wood 2.
Your bath is ready m'lud...mist over the water on 27th Sept.

Monday 28 September 2015

Monday 28th September 2015

0900 - 1015 clear, sunny, 9c : Kingfisher seen twice, House Martin 6, Meadow Pipit 3, Skylark over, Pied Wagtail 3, Siskin 7, Lesser Redpoll over, Greenfinch 2, Goldfinch 5, Linnet 2 over, Starling 8, Blackbird 3, Mistle Thrush 3 over, Robin 4, Long-tailed Tit 6, Wigeon, Teal 8, Tufted 18, Heron 2, Cormorant 2, Buzzard 3, Lapwing 69, LBb Gull 46, Moorhen 8. (GWR)
Meadow Pipit today.

Harris's Hawk

A (presumably escaped) Harris's Hawk was seen and photographed on 28th July 2015. Thanks to Clare for these photo's.
Photo's courtesy of CB.

Sunday 27 September 2015

Sunday 27th September 2015

0745 - 0845 misty but sunny (foggy in Aldridge at 0900), 7c : House Martin 4, Pied Wagtail 7, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit 2 over, Green Woodpecker calling, Lapwing 55, Pochard, Wigeon 2, Teal 8, Shoveler 3, Tufted 21, Mallard 40+, Heron 2, Cormorant, Mute Swan 3, Moorhen 8, Jackdaw 3, Collared Dove 2, etc.(PPN/GWR)

Saturday 26 September 2015

Saturday 26th September 2015

0830 - 0915 , sunny after clear night, grass frost, 7c : Cormorant 2, Mute Swan 3, Heron 2, Bh Gull 169, LBb Gull 5, Herring Gull. Moorhen 11, Coot 15, Teal 11, Tufted 16, Lapwing 81, Pied Wagtail 2, Long-tailed Tit 6, Chaffinch, Greenfinch 3, Goldfinch 2, Skylark over, Starling 8, House Sparrow 2, Collared Dove 4, Great Spotted Woodpecker over, Jackdaw 3, Dunnock 2, Wren. A visit between 1100 - 1230 added - Kestrel, Sparrowhawk over quarry, Buzzard 3, Meadow Pipit 3 over, Reed Bunting f, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker & Chiffchaff. Also seen - Vapourer, Red Admiral, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood 7, Small White 3, Brown Hawker 2, Southern Hawker, Common Darter 3, Common Frog. (GWR)
At 1945 a Tawny Owl was calling from Linley Wood (and had one calling from the garden trees last night!).

Friday 25 September 2015

Friday 25th September 2015

0900 - 0925 sunny, 11c : Pied Wagtail 6, Cormorant 4, Lapwing 86, Heron 2, Mute Swan 3, Teal 4, Moorhen 6, LBb Gull 25, + usuals.

Thursday 24 September 2015

Thursday 24th September 2015

1400 - 1430 sunny, strong westerly, 14c : Great Black-backed Gull 2, Lesser Black-backed Gull 440, Herring Gull 41, Black-headed Gull 150+, Cormorant 5, Mute Swan 3, Heron, Shoveler 4, Teal 4, Tufted 12, Moorhen 5, Lapwing 65, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard.

Tuesday 22 September 2015

Tuesday 22nd September 2015

1300 - 1345 generally overcast, 13c : Meadow Pipit 2 over, Siskin 2 over, Goldfinch 3, Pied Wagtail 3, Goldcrest, Green Woodpecker, Collared Dove in song, Feral Pigeon 2, Jay, Chiffchaff 2, Long-tailed Tit 7, House Sparrow 7 at paddocks, Robin 2, Blackbird 2, Tufted 12, Lapwing 27, LBb Gull 300+, Herring Gull 12, Heron, Cormorant 2, Mute Swan 3, etc. Also seen - Speckled Wood 6, Vapourer, Common Darter 2. (GWR)
Siskins yesterday.

Monday 21 September 2015

Monday 21st September 2015

0930 - 1045 rain, 12c : Hobby over & mobbed by Swallows, Swallow 25, Pied Wagtail 3, Chiffchaff, Robin 2, Blackbird 5, Dunnock 2, Goldfinch 4, Wigeon, Shoveler pair, Teal 9, Tufted 12, Mallard 60+, LBb Gull 45, Herring Gull 17, Bh Gull 20, Lapwing 36, Coot 15, Moorhen 12, Cormorant 5, Heron 2, Mute Swan 3, GC Grebe, Starling 60... Quarry area 1430 - 1530, now sunny : Siskin 20 at Alders, Chaffinch, Long-tailed Tit 8, Great Tit 4, Chiffchaff loose flock of 6, Green Woodpecker 2, Buzzard 5 over quarry...Tawny Owl calling from Linley Wood 2300 Sunday 20th Sept.
Kestrel on Saturday 19th Sept.at Middlemore Lane, and Wigeon today. (Wigeon is the 100th bird species to be recorded at Stubbers this year).

Saturday 19 September 2015

Saturday 19th September 2015

0830 - 1030 sunny & fine after early mist, 8 - 14c : Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 5, Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit 5, Lesser Redpoll over, Linnet 12, Goldfinch 9, Greenfinch, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff 5 (2 in song), Swallow 4, House Martin 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Blackbird 5, Robin 4, Wren, Dunnock 2, Starling 8, House Sparrow 6, Great Tit 7, Long-tailed Tit 6, Blue Tit, Stock Dove 3, Wood Pigeon 20+, Carrion Crow 3, Jay 2, Magpie 8, Jackdaw 2, Lapwing 99, Bh Gull 130+, Herring Gull, LBb Gull 5, Cormorant 6, Heron 2, Mute Swan 3, GC Grebe 2, Moorhen 6, Coot 15, Teal 8, Tufted 8, Shoveler pair, Mallard 40+, Canada Geese 50+, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard. (46 species). Also seen - Meadow Brown (late), Speckled Wood 7, Southern Hawker.
Distant shots of Great Spotted Woodpecker & juvenile Green Woodpecker from earlier this month.

Friday 18 September 2015

Friday 18th September 2015

0800 - 0830 misty, sunny, 11c : Cormorant 3, Heron 2, Mute Swan 3, Lapwing 111, Tufted 8, Teal 4, GC Grebe, Pied Wagtail 4, Chiffchaff in song, Swallow 2, Buzzard. At quarry 1400 - 1445 now cloudy : Chiffchaff 2, Meadow Pipit 5 over, Linnet 2, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting, Green Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit 5, Robin 3, Wren, Heron, Buzzard 2, Jay, Stock Dove 2, Herring Gull 16 over. Also Speckled Wood 3. 2
Rook, Crow V. Sparrowhawk, and Raven, 7th & 10th September.(GWR)

Wednesday 16 September 2015

Wednesday 16th September 2015

1130 - 1200 overcast 13c : Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 7, Buzzard 2, Sparrowhawk, Cormorant 2, Mute Swan 3, Heron 2, Lapwing 16, Herring Gull 16, LBb Gull 50, Tufted 12, Teal 7, Collared Dove 2, Swallow 12, Starling 60. Along Ford Brook (Brook Meadow) 1500 - 1530 : Goldcrest 2, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch 3, Blackbird 2, GC Grebe on Swag & over 300 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Also seen - late Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood 5, Green-veined White fresh out, Brown Hawker, Common Darter 2.
Blue-eyed Herring Gull 15th Sept. (GWR)

Tuesday 15 September 2015

Tuesday 15th September 2015

1315 - 1430 showery 15c : Cormorant 3, Heron 2, Mute Swan 3, GC Grebe, LBb Gull 200+, Herring Gull 9, Bh Gull 80, Lapwing 60, Teal 8, Tufted 6, Buzzard, Chiffchaff 4, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Blackbird 3, Bullfinch 2 juvs, Goldfinch 2. Also seen were Speckled Wood 5, Red Admiral, Comma, Small White 2 & Common Darter 2.
Red Admiral & Comma today.
Other species such as Common Blue, Hedge Brown, Meadow Brown & Speckled Wood, seen here within the last week or so, are getting rather worn as the flight season comes to a close.

Monday 14 September 2015

Monday 14th September 2015

0900 - 1000 drizzle, mist, 13c : Swallow 30, Sand Martin 2, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Lapwing 37, LBb Gull 33, Heron, Mute Swan 3, Cormorant, Moorhen 13, Teal 5, Tufted 7, Starling 50.
Spider webs in the mist, 8th September.

Sunday 13 September 2015

Sunday 13th September 2015

0900 - 1045 sunny, 14c : Siskin 8 at alders, Goldfinch 30+ at thistles, Greenfinch 2, Chaffinch, Linnet, Meadow Pipit 3 over, Swallow 20, House Martin 5, Blackcap m & f, Chiffchaff 3, Willow Warbler, Pied Wagtail 3, Blackbird 4, Jay 2, Lapwing 105, Heron 2, Cormorant 4, Mute Swan 3, GC Grebe 2, Tufted 4, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Buzzard, etc. Also Speckled Wood 5. At 1630 - Yellow-legged Gull, Herring Gull 7, LBb Gull 20.
Siskin & Goldfinch today. (GWR)

Saturday 12 September 2015

Saturday 12th September 2015

0915 - 1000 rain, 15c : Lapwing 51, Cormorant 2, Heron, Mute Swan 3, GC Grebe, Tufted 3, Moorhen 11, Jackdaw 7, Swallow 8, Pied Wagtail 2, Chiffchaff, Robin 2, Blackbird, Dunnock, Collared Dove 2...House Martin 8 at Dumblederry Lane. At 1600 at least 250 large gulls present including Herring 24 & Yellow-legged. Pied Wagtail 3.
Waxcap & Brown Rollrim fungi, 7th September. (GWR) .

Friday 11 September 2015

Friday 11th September 2015

0830 - 1015 pleasantly sunny, 16c : Hobby over to NW, Sparrowhawk caught finch, Buzzard 2, Swallow 5, Chiffchaff 3 (2 in song), Jay, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker m, Rook 3, Jackdaw 7, Pied Wagtail 2, Lapwing 69, LBb Gull 71, Herring Gull, Cormorant 3, Heron 2, Mute Swan 3, GC Grebe 2, Teal 8, Tufted 6, Moorhen 11, Goldfinch 5, Greenfinch 2, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, etc. Also Speckled Wood 4 & Brown Hawker.
Buzzards, Sparrowhawk & corvid "friends" in the skies above Stubbers during the last few days.

Thursday 10 September 2015

Thursday 10th September 2015

0930 - 1130 misty start becoming sunny, to 17c : Herring Gull, LBb Gull 44, Bh Gull 50, Lapwing 22, GC Grebe 2, Shoveler, Teal 5, Tufted 4, Cormorant 4, Mute Swan 3, Heron 2, Swallow 7, House Martin 4, Great Spotted Woodpecker f, Green Woodpecker, Jay, Jackdaw 5, Collared Dove 4, Pied Wagtail 4, Chiffchaff 2 in song, Robin 4, Blackbird, Sparrowhawk mobbed by corvids, plus usual stuff. Also seen - Speckled Wood 7, Green-veined White, Small White 2, Red Admiral, Brown Hawker 2.
Record shots of Snipe on 8th September & late Swift on 7th September.(GWR)