Monday 8th August 2016

0900 - 0930 overcast, windy, 16c : Cormorant 2, Lapwing 17, Heron 2, Pied Wagtail 5, Swift 8, Sand Martin 20, House Martin 2, Collared Dove 5, Goldfinch 6. etc

Little Ringed Plover on 16th July.

Saturday 6th August 2016

0915 - 1000 sunny, 19c : Kingfisher, Heron 3, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Moorhen 6, Coot 20+, Lapwing 22, LBb Gull 4, Pied Wagtail 2, Swift 4, Swallow 2 House Martin 4, Sand Martin 3, Collared Dove 4, Jackdaw 20, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin juv., Wren, House Sparrow, Linnet 2, Greenfinch, Goldfinch 3, Buzzard. Also seen - Green-veined White 2, Large White, Hedge Brown 2, Meadow Brown, Brown Hawker 3.

Kingfisher & Song Thrush today.

Thursday 4th August 2016

1100 - 1220 sunny breaks, windy, 20c : Yellow-legged Gull adult, Herring Gull 5, LBb Gull 30, Bh Gull 150+, Kingfisher, Cormorant 6, Heron 2, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Moorhen 5, Lapwing 8, Starling 12, Collared Dove 11, Stock Dove, Swift 2, Sand Martin 5, Swallow, Chiffchaff/Willow Warbler 5, Blackcap f, Linnet 2, Goldfinch 12+. Also seen - Holly Blue 2, Comma 3, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet worn, Hedge Brown 4, Speckled Wood 2, Gv White 2, Large White, Small White 6+, Vapourer moth, Brown Hawker. Raven over Aldridge Branton Hill on 3rd August.

Yellow-legged Gull & Stock Dove today

Tuesday 2nd August 2016

1000 - 1030 Dull & drizzly, 17c : Cormorant 3, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Lapwing 12, Teal 2, LBb / Herring Gull 61, Bh Gull 66, Moorhen 4 + chick, Swallow 2, Jackdaw 5, Wren. House Martin 4 at Winterley Lane nests.

Friday 29th July 2016

1000 - 1100 cloudy, 19c : Lapwing 3, Little Ringed Plover juv, Cormorant 2, Heron 2, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Tufted 4, Moorhen 4, LBb Gull 27, Bh Gull 111, Collared Dove 6, Sedge Warbler 2 + 3 juvs (photo), Sand Martin 3, Swallow, Swift, Buzzard, etc. Also seen Meadow Brown, Hedge Brown, Brown Hawker 2, Small White numerous.

Monday 25th July 2016

1000 - 1100 sunny breaks, breezy, 18c : Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff, Swift, SWallow 3, House Martin, Sand Martin 12, Collared Dove 3, Linnet pair, Jackdaw 5, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail 3, Lapwing 19, Heron 2, Cormorant, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Moorhen 4 + chick, LBb Gull 12, Bh Gull 100+, Buzzard 2, etc.

Thursday 21st July 2016

1230 - 1330 sunny & fine, 24c : Common Sandpiper 2, Lapwing 37, Oystercatcher, Common Tern, LBb / Herring Gull 25, Bh Gull 100+, GC Grebe, Heron 2, Cormorant, Mute Swan 2 + 2, Pied Wagtail 3, Willow Warbler still in song, Chiffchaff 3, Swallow 3, Green Woodpecker 1 + 2 juvs, Jackdaw 13, Robin 2 juvs, Wren, Dunnock, Linnet 2, Goldfinch 3, Greenfinch. Also seen - Six Spot Burnet 4, Speckled Wood 3, Ringlet 8, Hedge Brown 25+, Meadow Brown 6, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Green-veined White 2, Small & Large Whites numerous, Brown Hawker 2, Broad-bodied Chaser m.

Cormorants & Heron on 18th July. .

Monday 18th July 2016

1020 - 1140 sunny, 22c : Cormorant 2, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Heron 2, Moorhen 3, Coot 20+, Lapwing 5, Black-headed Gull 51 + another 150 in the air, LBb Gull 10, Swift 12, Swallow 7, House Martin, Willow W/Chiffchaff 6 incl. young birds, Whitethroat pair, Linnet, Goldfinch 2, Greenfinch, Long-tailed Tit 5, Wren 2, Blackbird 2, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk. Also seen - Comma, Red Admiral 2, Small Tortoiseshell 6, Hedge Brown numerous, Ringlet numerous, Speckled Wood 3, Meadow Brown 5, Small Skipper 2, Small & Large Whites numerous, Brown Hawker 4, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Spotted Longhorn Beetle 3, Meadow Grasshopper 10+. A Ring-necked Parakeet flew over Barns Lane at 1950 towards the Swag. Site species number 100 for the year!

Comma, Red Admiral, Small Tort & Spotted Longhorn Beetle today.

Saturday 16th July 2016

1730 - 1800 overcast, 20c : Little Ringed Plover 2, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 3, Heron, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Tufted 5, Mallard 60+, Canada Geese 300+, Coot 10, Moorhen 2, Common Tern, Bh Gull 56, LBb Gull 16, Herring Gull 3, Swift 7, Swallow 3, Blackbird 5, Wren, also Small White 2.

Four Oystercatchers (2 juv. birds) at Aldridge (Branton Hill) on 11th July.

Sunday 10th July 2016

1150 - 1300 sunny breaks, 19c : Heron 2, Mute Swan 2 + 2y, Cormorant, GC Grebe 2, Canada Goose 200+, Mallard 80+, Tufted 9, Lapwing 22, Coot 15+, Bh Gull 35, LBb Gull 3, Sand Martin 15+, a few Swallows & Swifts, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Pied Wagtail, GS Woodpecker, Jay, Stock Dove, Dunnock, Blackbird, Wren, Buzzard, etc. Also seen - Hedge Brown (Gatekeeper) 3, Speckled Wood 3, Meadow Brown 4, Ringlet 15+, Large Skipper 2, Small Tortoiseshell 2.

Hedge Brown (males) today.

Wednesday 6th July 2016

Linley Wood 1345 - 1515 fairly sunny, 19c : Cormorant over, Heron 2 over, Swift 3, House Martin 6, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Bullfinch m + juv, Wren, Blackbird, Song Thrush, a few Black-headed and Lesser Black-backed Gulls over. Also seen - Ringlet, Small White 4, Large White 3, Brown Hawker.

Cinnabar moth near Linley Wood 23rd June.

Tuesday 5th July 2016

1015 - 1145 sunny between cloud, 17c : Cormorant, Lapwing 14, GC Grebe, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Tufted 15, Pied Wagtail 3, Reed Bunting, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Sand Martin 3, Swallow, Song Thrush, Stock Dove 5, Rook over, Goldfinch 3, Greenfinch, Linnet, Buzzard, Black-headed Gull 18, Lesser Black-backed Gull 5, usual waterfowl. Also seen - Ringlet 21, Meadow Brown 9, Speckled Wood 5, Large Skipper 3, Small Skipper, Small Heath, Small White, Common White Wave, Latticed Heath, Yellow Shell, O. Lacunana micro 4, Blue Tailed Damselfly.

Ringlet & Small Heath.

Sunday 3rd July 2016

1530 - 1600 fairly sunny, 18C ; Common Tern, a few Bh & LBb Gulls, GC Grebe 2, Heron, Mute Swan pair + 2 young, Swallow 3, Swift 5, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Wren, plus usual geese & ducks. Also seen - Ringlet 2 & Cinnabar.

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet moth on 23rd June.

Wednesday 29th June 2016

1330, rain, 15c : good numbers of House Martins, Swifts and Swallows flying low, Whitethroat, Heron, Mute Swan pair + 2y.

Moths at Stubbers Green - Cinnabar, Common Wave, 5-Spot Burnet, Yellow Shell.

Tuesday 28th June 2016

Evening, rainy, 15c : LR Plover, Lapwing 13, Common Tern 2, LBb Gull 25, Herring Gull 14, Tufted Duck 18, Mallard 97, GC Grebe 2, Coot 37, Canada Geese 203. (KMC)

Heron along the canal near Park Lime Pits, 21st June.

Monday 27th June 2016

Linley Wood 1400 - 1520 fairly sunny, 18c : Jay 2, Buzzard 2, GS Woodpecker, Treecreeper, Bullfinch 3, Goldfinch 2, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Chiffchaff 3, Swift 2, Song Thrush, Bh Gull 2 over, Wren, etc. Also Red Admiral 2, Speckled Wood 3, Large White 3, Small White, Ringlet 3.

Red Admirals at Park Lime Pits & Stubbers Green, 21st & 23rd June.

Thursday 23rd June 2016

1230 - 1330 cloudy, 21c : Common Tern, Lapwing 7, GC Grebe 2, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Swift 6, Swallow 5, House Martin 2, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat 3, Blackcap, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Skylark, Reed Bunting, Linnet pair, Green Woodpecker. Also seen - Red Admiral, Ringlet 5, Small Heath 2, Meadow Brown 2, Speckled Wood 4, Large Skipper 3, Small White, Narrow-bordered 5-Spot Burnet 2, Straw Dot.

3 Jays on 20th June.

Tuesday 21st June 2016

Park Lime Pits meadow 1020 - 1045 sunny 20c : Whitethroat 2, Bullfinch, Heron, Moorhen, Also seen - Red Admiral, Common Blue 2, Large Skipper 3, Speckled Wood 3, Latticed Heath. .. . Stubbers Green 1100 cloudy 19c : GC Grebe 2, Coot 22, Lapwing 9, Tufted 10, Heron 2, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Sand Martin 2, a few LBb & Bh Gulls etc. Also Small White, Peacock late tatty specimen, Small Tortoiseshell new brood.

Micro-moths d.petiverella (a tortrix) and Large White Plume on 18th June.

Monday 20th June 2016

Linley Wood 1400 - 1445 sunny, 17c : GS Woodpecker, Jay 3, Coal Tit, Bullfinch 3, Jackdaw 4, Swift 5, Buzzard 2, Heron over, LBb Gull 4 over. Also Large White 2, Large Skipper 2, Red Fox.

Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn beetle, and parasitic wasp a.armatorious at Stubbers on 18th June.

Saturday 18th June 2016

1245 - 1400 generally cloudy, 17c : Lapwing 9, Oystercatcher, Mute Swan pair + 2 remaining cygnets, Heron, GC Grebe 2, Pied Wagtail, Whitethroat 2, Blackcap, Willow Warbler 2, Chiffchaff, Skylark, Reed Bunting 2m, Swallow 5, Sand Martin 10+, Swift 4, Stock Dove 4, LBb Gull 10+. Also seen - Meadow Brown 6, Large Skipper 3, Common Blue 2, Small Heath, Common Wave, Latticed Heath, Large White Plume, Cinnabar, Yellow Shell 6, Degeers Longhorn 8+, a few Tortrix micromoths such as O Lacunana & D Petiverella, Lacewing, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Longhorn beetle & parasitic wasps.

Common Tern on 9th June.

Thursday 16th June 2016

Linley Wood 1430 - 1510, sunny, 17c : Buzzard 3, GS Woodpecker, Jay, Blackcap m, Chiffchaff 2, Bullfinch pair, Heron over, LBb Gull 5 over, Pied Wagtail 3 & Grey Wagtail at Biffa recycling plant, House Martin 8 at Winterley Ln nests. Also seen - Holly Blue 2, Speckled Wood 2, Small White 3.

Orchids along the canal near Middlemore Lane, and Brimstone moth on nearby window.

Monday 13th June 2016

1400 - 1430 drizzle, 15c : Oystercatcher, Lapwing 4, LBb Gull 2, Heron, GC Grebe 2, Swallow 6, Sand Martin 3, Whitethroat (photo), Willow Warbler etc.

Thursday 9th June 2016

1000 - 1050 sunny, 18c : Oystercatcher 3, Little Ringed Plover 2, Lapwing 4, Common Tern, LBb Gull 17, Mute Swan pair + 4 cygnets, Grey Wagtail, Whitethroat 3, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Song Thrush, Reed Bunting m, Linnet, Kestrel, etc. Also seen - Degeers Longhorn moth (photo).

Tuesday 7th June 2016

1230 - 1315 overcast. hazy sun, 23c : Lapwing 33, LBb / Herring Gull 39, Heron 3, GC Grebe 2, Moorhen 2, Teal m, Tufted 6, Swift 3, Swallow 5, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Pied Wagtail 3, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting, Buzzard. Also seen - Painted Lady 2 flying strongly west, Small White 4.

Monday 6th June 2016

1415 - 1520 sunny, 22c : Lapwing 12, Oystercatcher, Heron, Mute Swan pair + 4 cygnets, LBb Gull / Herring Gull 36, Stock Dove 2, Swallow 3, Swift 2, Willow Warbler 3, Linnet 2, Reed Bunting m, Buzzard. Also seen - Large Skipper 4, Speckled Wood, Common Blue 4, Small Heath, Orange Tip m, Small White, Small Yellow Underwing, Burnet Companion 3, Lacewing 2.

Large Skipper & Small Yellow Underwing today.

Thursday 2nd June 2016

1230 - 1330 sunny, 14c : generally quiet, Cormorant, LBb Gull 36, Herring Gull 3, Bh Gull 7, Mute Swan pair + 5y, GC Grebe 2, LR Plover, Lapwing 8, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler 2, Chiffchaff, Swallow 2, Swift 4, Buzzard, Reed Bunting m, etc.

A distant shot of foxcubs not far from Stubbers this afternoon.