Thursday 31 August 2017

Thursday 31st August 2017

0915 - 1200 sunny, breezy 14-17c : Swift 6, Swallow 10+, House Martin 8, Sand Martin 2, Hobby, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard 2, Little Grebe 2, GC Grebe, Little Egret, Green Sandpiper, Lapwing 117, Greylag, Tufted 3, Teal 4, Cormorant 9, Heron 5, LBb Gull 26, Herring Gull, Pied Wagtail 3, Blackcap f, Chiffchaff 8+ (2 in song), Willow Warbler 6, Chaffinch pair, Greenfinch, Linnet 3, etc. Also Speckled Wood 9, Vapourer.
Greylag and weird Canada-type geese today.

Wednesday 30 August 2017

Wednesday 30th August 2017

1530 - 1630 fairly sunny after rain, 16c : Swift 2, Swallow & House Martin 30, Yellow-legged Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, LBb Gull 74, Herring Gull 19, Bh Gull 100+, Little Egret, Heron 4, Cormorant 11, GC Grebe 2, Teal 8, Lapwing 122, Starling 100+, Chiffchaff 2, Hobby, Sparrowhawk, etc
Green-ringed Lesser Black-backed Gull (Y.AUZ), Hobby and Swift, all this afternoon.

Tuesday 29 August 2017

Tuesday 29th August 2017

0915 - 1200 overcast/drizzle 16-14c : Hobby, Kingfisher (photo's), Little Grebe, GC Grebe 2, Common Sandpiper, Lapwing 84, Yellow-legged Gull, LBb Gull 31, Cormorant 10, Teal 4, Tufted 6, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 4, House Martin 40+, Swallow 35, Sand Martin 10, Goldcrest 2, Chiffchaff 12+ (2 in song), Willow Warbler 8+ (1 in song), Blackcap, Jay 2, Green Woodpecker, Collared Dove, Stock Dove, Long-tailed Tit 10+, Chaffinch pair, Bullfinch 2, etc.

Sunday 27 August 2017

Sunday 27th August 2017

0830 - 1115 mellow & sunny, to 21c : Spotted Flycatcher near Veolia works, possibly two (photo), Whitethroat, poss. Garden Warbler (skulking!), Blackcap, Chiffchaff 8+, Willow Warbler 3+ some in sub song, Common Sandpiper 2, Lapwing 60, Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, White Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Swallow 10 House Martin 6, Teal 8, Tufted 5, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 7, Heron 6, LBb Gull 27, Herring Gull 2, Jay, Green Woodpecker 2, Collared Dove, Stock Dove 6, Feral Pigeon 5, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Wood Pigeon/Coot/Moorhen/Mallard/Canada Geese/Starling/Bh Gull/House Sparrow/Dunnock/Wren/Robin/Blue Tit/Great Tit/Long-tailed Tit/Goldfinch/Linnet/Greenfinch/Jackdaw/C Crow/Magpie. (48 sp.). Also - Speckled Wood 11, Meadow Brown 6, Red Admiral 3, Common Blue, Large White 3, Small White 4.

Saturday 26 August 2017

Saturday 26th August 2017

0915 - 1100 fairly sunny though usual white haze, 19c : Peregrine caught Lapwing (photo's), Sparrowhawk m, Buzzard 2, Little Grebe, GC Grebe 2, Teal 16, Tufted 8, M.Swan 7, Heron 3, Cormorant 8, LBb Gull 5, Lapwing 65, Pied Wagtail 3, Rook 3 over, Collared Dove 2, Swift 2, Swallow 10, House Martin 8, Goldcrest 2, Chiffchaff 7, Blackcap f, Chaffinch, Goldfinch 25, etc. Also Vapourer moth 2, Speckled Wood & Brown Hawker.

Thursday 24 August 2017

Thursday 24th August 2017

1100 some sun, fairly quiet : Swift still 6, House Martin 4 & a few Swallows, Teal 8, Heron 4, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 6, Herring Gull 3, Lapwing 60+, Pied Wagtail 5, Chiffchaff, etc.
Green Woodpecker juvenile 23rd August.

Wednesday 23 August 2017

Wednesday 23rd August 2017

1000 - 1100 gloomy/drizzle 17c : Hobby, Sparrowhawk f, Yellow-legged Gull, Teal 4, Tufted 3, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 7, M.Swan 9 (4 adults), Lapwing 100, Swift 10, Swallow 40+, House Martin 3, Sand Martin 2, Chiffchaff 6, Pied Wagtail 3, Green & G.S.Woodpeckers, etc.

Rushall - Silver Washed Fritillary on garden buddleia at 1220 when the sun broke through.

Quick grab of Hobby and swallow on 20th August.

Monday 21 August 2017

Monday 21st August 2017

0930 - 1100 overcast/drizzle 16c : Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, poss.White Wagtail, Black-t Godwit, Lapwing 121, Teal 9, Cormorant 8, Heron 4, GC Grebe 2, Moorhen 11, Rooks & Jackdaws 100+ over to south + others on fields, Swift 6, Swallow 30+, Sand Martin 2, House Martin 2, Chiffchaff/Willow W.6, Goldcrest, Collared Dove 2, Sparrowhawk, etc.
Green Woodpecker & Little Grebe yesterday.

Sunday 20 August 2017

Sunday 20th August 2017

0830 - 1100 sunny/breezy, 18c : Hobby juv. over mobbed by swallows, Sparrowhawk f, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker 2, GS Woodpecker, Jay 3, Rook 30+ on horsefield, Jackdaw 40+, Collared Dove 2, Stock Dove, Common Sandpiper, Black-t Godwit, Lapwing 120+, Little Egret, Cormorant 9, Heron 4, M.Swan 6, Teal 11, Tufted 4, Little Grebe, GC Grebe 2, Herring Gull 5, LBb Gull 35, Pied Wagtail 6, Blackcap m, Chiffchaff 10+ (3 in song), Willow Warbler 6+ (1 in song), Swift 25, Swallow 35+, House Martin 5, House Sparrow 2, Goldfinch 50+, Linnet 3, Greenfinch 2, Chaffinch f, Bullfinch f, Lt Tit 7, Blackbird/Song Thrush/Robin/Great Tit/Starling/Canada Geese 200+/Mallard/Moorhen/Coot/Bh Gull/Wood Pigeon/Magpie/C Crow/Wren. (52 species).

Also seen - Speckled Wood 9, Meadow Brown 6, Hedge Brown 2, Small Heath, Common Blue 3m, Gv White 4.

Willow Warbler & young Jackdaws.

Friday 18 August 2017

Friday 18th August 2017

0900 - 1015 fairly sunny, SW winds : Black-t Godwit, Common Sandpiper, Lapwing 96, Heron 4, Cormorant 7, GC Grebe 3, Tufted 4, Teal 8, M Swan 7, Swift 12, Swallow 10, House Martin 4, Chiffchaff, Starling 60, Buzzard, Collared Dove 2, Wren 2, etc.
Red Underwing moth at Rushall last night.

Thursday 17 August 2017

Thursday 17th August 2017

1500 - 1600 sunny 21c : Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing 112, GC Grebe 3, Cormorant 8, Swift 7, Swallows & Martins 20+, Chiffchaff/Willow Warbler 8, Goldcrest, Rook 2 over, Pied Wagtail 4, + usuals. Also seen was a Common Shrew, Speckled Wood 5, Gatekeeper 2, Common Hawker 2, Brown Hawker & Common Darter (photo).

During the evening a Common Sandpiper was present along with 116 Lapwings & 10+ Swifts (KMC).

Wednesday 16 August 2017

Wednesday 16th August 2017

1100 - 1300 fairly sunny, to 19c : Yellow Wagtail (photo), Pied Wagtail 4, Kingfisher, Swift 7, Swallows & Martins 30+, Whitethroat catching airborne flies flycatcher-style, Blackcap, Chiffchaff 6+ some in song, Goldcrest, Linnet, Greenfinch 3, Chaffinch 2, Goldfinch small roving flocks, Jackdaw 30+, Long-tailed Tit flock, Buzzard 2, Yellow-legged Gull 2 adults, Herring & LBb Gulls 50+, Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing 103, Teal 6, Tufted 4, GC Grebe 2, Heron 3, Cormorant 8, Mute Swan 7, Magpie/C Crow/W Pigeon/Coot/Moorhen/Bh Gull/Mallard/C Geese/Robin/Wren/Great Tit/Blue Tit. (41 sp.).

Also seen - Speckled Wood, Hedge Brown, Meadow Brown, Small & Gv Whites, Brown Hawker, Vapourer moth.

Tuesday 15 August 2017

Tuesday 15th August 2017

1115 - 1230 sunny but breezy, to 19c : Little Egret (photo), Cormorant 8, M.Swan 7, GC Grebe 2, Tufted 3, Teal 7, Heron 5, Moorhen 2, Lapwing 25, Black-tailed Godwit, Herring Gull 3, LBb Gull 25, Pied Wagtail 4, Mistle Thrush, Swallow 12, House Martin 2, Chiffchaff 2, Goldfinch 10+, Jackdaw 20, Collared Dove 5, Stock Dove 2, Sparrowhawk f, etc. Also GV White 3, Large White, Red Admiral, Hedge Brown, Brown Hawker 3.
At Beverley Road, West Bromwich, a migrant Convolvulus Hawkmoth (photo) was found on the wall of a house. The moth crawled down to a flowerpot where it unfortunately later expired.

Saturday 12 August 2017

Saturday 12th August 2017

1015 - 1045 cloudy 15c : Little Grebe, GC Grebe 3, Yellow-legged Gull, Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing 120, Cormorant 8, Teal 4, Heron 3, Kestrel, Blackcap, Chiffchaff 3, Swallows, Rook 2, Red Admiral 2 etc.
Small Copper butterfly at Aldridge airfield on 10th August (one of five seen), and Cinnabar caterpillars.

Friday 11 August 2017

Friday 11th August 2017

A quick look at 1800 (cloudy, 18c) - Yellow-legged Gull 3 adults, Herring Gull 25, LBb Gull 80, Lapwing 100+, Black God., Cormorant, Collared Dove 14, Pied Wagtail 3, Teal 3, Swallow 60+, House Martin 5, Swift 2.
Collared Doves.

Wednesday 9 August 2017

Wednesday 9th August 2017

1030 - 1130 rainy, 14c : Sparrowhawk, Lapwing 120, Black-tailed Godwit (photo), Cormorant 8, Yellow-legged Gull, Tufted 6, Teal 3, GC Grebe 4, Willow Warbler 8, Blackcap, Swift 6, Swallow Sand & House Martins 100+.

Tuesday 8 August 2017

Tuesday 8th August 2017

0900 - 0930 rain, 13c : Little Grebe 2 (photo), GC Grebe 2, Lapwing 135, Black-tailed Godwit, Yellow-legged Gull, Cormorant 7, Heron 2, Collared Dove 4, Stock Dove 2, Pied Wagtail 4, Swallows Sand & House Martins 80+, etc.

Monday 7 August 2017

Monday 7th August 2017

0920 - 1115 generally cloudy, 15c : Black-tailed Godwit, Green Sandpiper, Lapwing 99, Yellow-legged Gull adult, Herring Gull 4, LBb Gull 35, Bh Gull 100+, Cormorant 10, Heron 2, GC Grebe 3, Coot 25, Moorhen 8, Teal 3, Tufted 4f, Mallard 50+, Canada Geese 150+, Mute Swan 7, Pied Wagtail 5, Grey Wagtail, Starling 30, Jackdaw 8, Carrion Crow 4, Magpie 8, Rook 2, Collared Dove 3, Stock Dove 3, Wood Pigeon 30+, House Martin 3, Sand Martin 10+, Swallow 10+, Swift 8, Blackcap 3m & 2f, Willow Warbler & Chiffchaff 20+ incl juv.birds & 2 Willows giving sub-song, Song Thrush juv., Blackbird 3, Robin 3 incl juv., Dunnock 3, Wren 2, Long-tailed Tit 8, Blue Tit, Great Tit 4, Green Woodpecker, House Sparrow 5, Goldfinch 6, Bullfinch, Linnet, Greenfinch m, Buzzard adult & juv. (49 sp.).
Godwit, Buzzard & Green Sand. today.

Wednesday 2 August 2017

Wednesday 2nd August 2017

1300 - 1345 Rainy, 16c : Black-tailed Godwit (photo), Lapwing 52, Yellow-legged Gull, Cormorant 6, Heron 2, GC Grebe 4, Herring Gull 9, LBb Gull 60, Swift 20+, Swallow/Sand & House Martin 35+, Blackcap m, Pied Wagtail 2, Long-tailed Tit 4, Collared Dove 2, Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk f, etc. Nuthatch & Great Spotted Woodpecker m at Rushall.