Wednesday 31 January 2018

Wednesday 31st January 2018

1030 - 1200 sunny but icy wind, 4c : Yellow-legged Gull, other large gulls 100, Bh Gull 400+, Common Gull 2, Wigeon 8, Pochard 16, Goosander 2, GC Grebe 2, Little Egret, Heron, Cormorant 5, Lapwing 200+, Pied Wagtail,  Buzzard, Redwing 14, Song Thrush, Greenfinch 4, Chaffinch 4, House Sparrow 4.



Redwings this morning.

Tuesday 30 January 2018

Tuesday 30th January 2018

1000 - 1130 fairly sunny after frost, 2c : Grey Wagtail, Kingfisher, Wigeon 8, Goosander 2, Teal 6, Pochard 9, Tufted 46, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 10, Common Gull 8, Bh Gull 400, large gulls 100, Lapwing 200+, Buzzard, Greenfinch 2, Chaffinch 2, Song Thrush Greenfinch & Great Tits all in song, Red Fox, etc.



Egret, Heron & Swan on 28th Jan.

Sunday 28 January 2018

Sunday 28th January 2018

1015 - 1200 cloudy, 11c : Cormorant 13, Pochard 16, Wigeon 6, Tufted 32, Teal 5, GC Grebe 4, Little Egret, Heron, Lapwing 277, Bh Gull 200, Common Gull 2, a few large gulls, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush 2, Chaffinch 3, Greenfinch 2, Goldfinch 30, Sparrowhawk, etc.


Grebes today.

Saturday 27 January 2018

Saturday 27th January 2018

1015 - 1115 rain & strong SW wind, 6c : Cormorant 18, Heron 2, GC Grebe 2, Goosander 8, Pochard 8, Wgeon 6, Teal 35 at floods, Common Gull 2, Lapwing 120+, Stock Dove 4, Redwing 9, Greenfinch 6, etc.

Friday 26 January 2018

Friday 26th January 2018

1000 - 1100 cloud clearing, 4c : Pochard 16, Wigeon 8, Goosander 2, Tufted 30, Great Crested Grebe, Little Egret, Cormorant 13, a few gulls & Lapwing, Kingfisher, Pied Wagtail, Kestrel, Greenfinch 4, Lt Tit 6, etc.

Some of the gulls present yesterday

Thursday 25 January 2018

Thursday 25th January 2018

1000 - 1100 sunny 5c : Goosander 2, Pochard 8, Tufted 26, Cormorant 5, Common Gull 4, Lapwing 177, Long-tailed Tit 4, etc.

During the afternoon 460 large gulls were present including 52 Great Black-backs.  Redwing 3,  Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird 8.

Bh Gull J8CP today.

Wednesday 24 January 2018

Wednesday 24th January 2018

1300 - 1400 cloudy after rain, 6c : Cormorant 7, Heron, Goosander 7, Pochard 8, Teal 4, Tufted 25, Little Grebe 2, Lapwing 120+, GBb Gull 26, Rook 2, Jackdaw 50+ over, Long-tailed Tit 10 over Leighswood Rd, etc.


Buzzards yesterday.

Tuesday 23 January 2018

Tuesday 23rd January 2018

1200 - 1330 cloudy, 11c : Iceland Gull juv., Common Gull 2, large gulls 150, Bh Gull 250+, Cormorant 12, Mute Swan 5, Goosander 2, Little Grebe, Lapwing 150+, Buzzard 2, Redwing 11, Song Thrush 2, Lesser Redpoll 2, Greenfinch 6, Goldfinch 30.




Iceland Gull today.

Monday 22 January 2018

Monday 22nd January 2018

1100 - 1230 sunny, cold westerlies 6c : Wigeon 2, Teal 3, Cormorant 3, Heron, Lapwing 150+, Yellow-legged Gull adult, Stock Dove 4, Jay 2, Lesser Redpoll, Goldfinch 9, Chaffinch 2m, Buzzard.

GS Woodpecker yesterday

Sunday 21 January 2018

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 20 January 2018

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 19 January 2018

Friday 19th January 2018

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

Thursday 18 January 2018

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 17 January 2018

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 16 January 2018

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 15 January 2018

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 14 January 2018

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 13 January 2018

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 12 January 2018

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 11 January 2018

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 10 January 2018

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 9 January 2018

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 8 January 2018

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 7 January 2018

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 6 January 2018

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 5 January 2018

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 4 January 2018

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 3 January 2018

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 2 January 2018

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

Monday 1 January 2018

Monday January 1st 2018

0940- 1100 overcast then rain, 4c : Kestrel, Buzzard, Teal 12, Mallard 50+, Shoveler 2, Tufted 22, Goosander 7, Pochard, Wigeon pair, GC Grebe, Coot, Moorhen, Heron 2, Mute Swan 4, Cormorant 7, Canada Geese 50+, Lapwing 150+, Common Gull 4, Great Black-backed Gull 27, Herring Gull 20, Lesser Black-backed Gull 10, Black-headed Gull 200+, Long-tailed Tit 6, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren, Robin, Dunnock, Blackbird 4, Redwing 12, Song Thrush, Starling 50+, Jay, Jackdaw 5, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Wood Pigeon, Greenfinch 6, Goldfinch 10+. Fox on southern meadow.

Herring Gull with unidentified blue ring today