Sunday 21st January 2018

1200 - 1310 snow turning to rain, 1c : Wigeon 14, Pochard 12, Goosander 3, Teal 2, Cormorant 5, Moorhen 12, Common Gull 5, GBb Gull 22 (incl. yellow-ringed 3P1B), Bh Gull 300+, Great Spotted Woodpecker m, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush, Greenfinch 2, etc.

Common Gulls today.

Saturday 20th January 2018

1000 - 1115 sleety rain, 2c : Little Grebe, Little Egret, Cormorant 8, Mute Swan 4, Heron 2, Pochard 10, Wigeon 9, Teal 3, Goosander 5, Shoveler 2, Tufted 20, Lapwing 150+, Pied Wagtail 2, Redwing 11, Goldfinch 8, etc.

Little Grebe & Little Egret today

Friday 19th January 2018

1130 - 1200 4c : Wigeon 8, Teal 3, Pochard f, Shoveler 2, Lapwing 172, Heron 2, Common Gull, etc.

Thursday 18th January 2018

1115 - 1230 sunny breaks, westerlies, 5c : Goosander 6, Wigeon 6, Shoveler 4, Pochard 6, Teal 2, Tufted 28, Cormorant 7, Heron 2, Mute Swan 5, Lapwing 151, Pied Wagtail, Redwing 15, Song Thrush 2, Goldfinch 12, etc.

Redwings today.

Wednesday 17th January 2018

1130 sunny, brisk westerlies, 4c : Shoveler 3, Goosander 2, Wigeon 8, Tufted 28, Teal 3, Cormorant 5, Herring / LBb / GBb Gulls 90, Common Gull, Lapwing 150+, Pied Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, etc.

Green Woodpecker on 15th Jan.

Tuesday 16th January 2018

1115 - 1245 sunny start then showery, bitter westerly wind, 4c : Yellow-legged Gull adult, Bh Gull 400+, Wigeon 4, Goosander 4, Teal 2, Lapwing 150+, Heron, Jay, Feral Pigeon, Siskin over, Chaffinch 7, House Sparrow 4, etc.

This solitary Red Arrows jet flew over to the north on the afternoon of 10th January.

Monday 15th January 2018

1030 - 1145 rain, blustery, 7c : Wigeon 6, Goosander 6, Teal 6, Tufted 23, Cormorant 11, Heron, Lapwing 171, Common Gull, GBb Gull 12, Pied Wagtail,  Green Woodpecker, Jay, Redwing 3, House Sparrow 2, Chaffinch 2, Greenfinch 3, Goldfinch 8, etc.

Bh Gull white/black ringed poss. T98M

GBb Gull yellow/black ringed 3P1B

Sunday 14th January 2018

Early afternoon, overcast, 4c : little of interest present. At Linley Wood roving tit flocks included Coal Tit 2, Long-tailed Tit 14 & Nuthatch 2.

Sparrowhawk at Rushall yesterday

Saturday 13th January 2018

1045 - 1130 overcast 5c : Wigeon 8, Shoveler, Teal 3, Cormorant 10, Common Gull, Stock Dove 2, Jay, etc. Fox ran across road near yachting club.

Stock Dove today.

Friday 12th January 2018

1115 - 1200 overcast, 6c : little of interest beyond Pochard pair, Wigeon 6, Shoveler 2, Cormorant 7, Common Gull 3, Jay.

Collared Dove on 8th

Thursday 11th January 2018

1330 - 1415 light sun becoming cloudy, 6c : Shelduck, Shoveler 6, Goosander 6, Teal 2, Wigeon 6, Heron 2, Common Gull 3, Lapwing 100+, etc.

Shelduck today.

Wednesday 10th January 2018

1345 - 1500 fairly sunny, 8c : Goosander pair, Pochard m, Wigeon 6, Teal 4, Tufted 27, Cormorant 5, Heron, Buzzard, Lapwing 192, Yellow-legged Gull 2 adults, Common Gull 3, etc.

dark-eyed Herring Gull on 08/01

Tuesday 9th January 2018

1100 & 1415 - 1445, Gloomy, misty, drizzle, 3c : Green Woodpecker in horse pasture, Mistle Thrush feeding on rowan berries, Cormorant 6, Wigeon 6, Common Gull 9, Great Black-backed Gull 30, Lapwing 50+, Sparrowhawk f, etc.

Little Owl at Aldridge yesterday

Monday 8th January 2018

1430 - 1515 overcast, frosty 2c : Mute Swan 4, Cormorant 5, Heron, Moorhen 24, Common Gull 6, Lapwing 51, Buzzard, Pied Wagtail, Collared Dove, etc.

Crows on ice, Swan Pool

Sunday 7th January 2018

1130 - 1230 sunny but frosty 2 - 3c : Wigeon 4, Teal 8, Cormorant, Heron, Common Gull 2, Lapwing 100+, Stock Dove 3, Kingfisher, Sparrowhawk, Fieldfare 6 over, etc.

Herring Gull with long bill

Saturday 6th January 2018

1045 - 1145 rain clearing, 3c : Wigeon 6, Goosander 4, Shoveler 2, Teal 20+ at floods, Cormorant 9, Heron, M.Swan 4, Coot 28, Lapwing 100+, Common Gull 3, Bh Gull 250+, GBb Gull 5, Pied Wagtail 2, Stock Dove 3, Long-tailed Tit 9, Redwing 2, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, etc.

Wigeon this morning.

Friday 5th January 2018

1015 - 1115 drizzle, 5c : GC Grebe 2, Teal 6, Shoveler 2, Cormorant 10, Common Gull 2, Lapwing 100+, Long-tailed Tit 10, House Sparrow 3, Blackbird 11, etc.

Black-headeds on iced-over Swan Pool

Thursday 4th January 2018

1200 & 1330 - 1430 rainy, 6c : Little Egret, Shoveler 2, Goosander 4, Teal 20 at flood, Cormorant 12, Heron 3, M Swan 4, GC Grebe, Moorhen 13, Lapwing 120+, Common Gull 2, Redwing 2, Feral Pigeon 5.

Wednesday 3rd January 2018

1030 - 1100 gales, 7c : Little Egret, Yellow-legged Gull adult, Wigeon pair, Cormorant 9, Fox, etc.

At 1500 rain, 6c : Buzzard 2, Shoveler 3, Goosander 2, Teal 8, Jackdaw 20, Lapwing 159, Starling 300+, Pied Wagtail, usual common gull sp.

Fox today.

Tuesday 2nd January 2018

1230 - 1330 rain, 5c : Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Redwing 2, Blackbird 11, Chaffinch m, Greenfinch 9, Goldfinch 25+, Stock Dove 8, Goosander 7, GC Grebe, Cormorant 12, Heron 3, Common Gull 3, large gulls 40+, Lapwing 120+, Buzzard, etc.

Mistle Thrush & Blackbird today