Tuesday 19th March 2019

0930 - 1200 cloudy, 10c : Mute Swan 9 (pair at nest), Goosander 6, Wigeon 2, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 6, Little Grebe, GC Grebe 8, Raven, GS Woodpecker, Collared Dove 2, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit 3, Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest 3, Greenfinch 3, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting 2.

Male Blackbird this morning

Sunday 17th March 2019

0915 - 1045 sunny, windy, 6c : Mute Swan 6 (pair mating), Gadwall 4, Teal 20, Goosander 7, Wigeon 5, Tufted 48, GC Grebe 8, Cormorant 9, Heron, Snipe 2, Lapwing 4, GBb Gull, Pied Wagtail 3, Meadow Pipit 3, Skylark 2, Buzzard 2, Raven 2, Jay, Collared Dove 3, Chiffchaff, Mistle Thrush 2, Redwing, Blackbird 8, Bullfinch 3, Chaffinch 4, Reed Bunting 6, and a fox.

Also Canada Geese/Mallard/Coot/Moorhen/Bh Gulls/LBb Gull/Jackdaw/Crow/Magpie/Starling/Wood Pigeon/Goldfinch/Dunnock/Robin/Wren/Blue Tit/Great Tit/Long-tailed Tit,  giving 44 species total (RP / GWR).

Coltsfoot in flower at the quarry

Blue skies today

Great Black-backed Gull today

Friday 15th March 2019

0930 - 1130 overcast, westerlies, 11c : Mute Swan 8, Cormorant 4, Goosander 6, Wigeon 5, Teal 2, GC Grebe 7, Little Grebe, LBb Gull 6, Jay 2, Sparrowhawk, Raven, Col. Dove 2, Stock Dove, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Bullfinch, Goldfinch c20, House Sparrow, etc. Also a fox seen at Barns Lane.  (RP / GWR)

Buzzard, Grebe & frogs, 8th March (GWR)

Monday 11th March 2019

1400 - 1500 windy, sunny : Wigeon 4, Teal 8, GC Grebe 2, Mute Swan 8, Lapwing 5, Bh Gull c100, LBb Gull 2, Buzzard 3, Sparrowhawk, Chiffchaff in song, Redwing 2, Reed Bunting f.  (GWR)

Additionally seen during the morning - Mistle Thrush, Lesser Redpoll 6, GBb Gull, Goosander 4, Cormorant. (RP)

Daytime Moon on 15th February

Sunday 10th March 2019

1000 - 1100 strong westerlies, 4c : Shoveler 5, Wigeon 2, Goosander 6, Tufted 46, GC Grebe 6, Cormorant 3, Heron, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, LBb Gull 2, Pied Wagtail 2, Lesser Redpoll 5, Reed Bunting 2.

  Pair Bullfinch and Common Gull in the fog on 24th February (GWR)

Friday 8th March 2019

0945 - 1130 cloudy, 6c : Goosander 6, Tufted 45, Teal 10, Cormorant 9, Mute Swan 8, GC Grebe 3, Buzzard 5, Pied Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit, Green Woodpecker, Lesser Redpoll 5, Reed Bunting 2.

Goosander, Mistle Thrush, Oystercatcher, Raven, Redpoll & Greenfinch (all @RP)

Tuesday 5th March 2019

1015 - 1130 sunny, breezy, 9c : Chiffchaff in song, Siskin 6, Bullfinch 2, Goldfinch 30+, Chaffinch, Greenfinch 2, Redwing 11, Mistle Thrush 2, Green Woodpecker, Raven 2, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard 2, Goosander 14, Teal 2, Shoveler 3, Wigeon 4, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 5, Bh Gull c250.  Kingfisher seen on 4th March.  (RP / GWR)

            Record shots of Chiffchaff & Siskin today. (GWR)

Sunday 3rd March 2019

0930 - 1115 drizzle, 7c : Snipe 36 at flooded field + probable Jack Snipe, Teal 12, Pochard 2, Wigeon 2, Goosander 6, Tufted 35, GC Grebe 3, Cormorant 6, Mute Swan 6, Bh Gull 135, LBb Gull 3, Pied Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit, Raven, Jay 2, Reed Bunting 3. (RP / GWR)

Fieldfare and Raven seen at Rushall (GWR).

       Cormorants, Greylag Goose, Heron & Little Egret, end Feb 2019.

Friday 1st March 2019

0930 - 1100 overcast, damp, 8c : Lapwing 28, Bh Gull 82, LBb Gull 4, Cormorant 4, Little Grebe, GC Grebe 2, Teal 2, Wigeon 2, Goosander 4, Shoveler m, Coot 36, Collared Dove, Jay, Reed Bunting m.

During the afternoon a Little Egret, Dunlin and Siskin were present. (GWR)

Dunlin this afternoon.

Wednesday 27th February 2019

0930 - 1200 sunny after frost, 8 - 15c : Raven, Meadow Pipit 3, Redwing 4, Mistle Thrush 2, Song Thrush 2 in song, Goldcrest, Chaffinch 3, Greenfinch 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker m, Pied Wagtail, Kestrel, Buzzard 3, Little Egret, Little Grebe, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant, Heron, Wigeon 2, Teal 8, Tufted 40, Lapwing 45, Bh Gull 151, Canada Geese c100, Coot c40, Moorhen 10, Mute Swan 9 (pair at nest), etc.   Small Tortoiseshell 2. (GWR)

Tortoiseshells today.

Tuesday 26th February 2019

1000 - 1200 sunny, to 15c : Greylag, Little Egret, Cormorant 5, Wigeon 2, Teal 2, GC Grebe 2, Little Grebe, Bh Gull 51, Lapwing 12, Pied Wagtail 2, Reed Bunting m. (GWR)

Small Tortoiseshell feeding at Red Dead-nettle, Buff-tailed Bumblebee 2. Plenty of Coltsfoot & Lesser Celandine in flower. Brimstone butterfly near Linley Wood at 1420, and although not our area an early Small White was seen flying at Rowley Regis. (PR)

                 After the fog cleared, Sunday 24th Feb.

Monday 25th February 2019

0945 - 1030 sunny, 9c : Little Egret 3, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 20, Goosander 5, Wigeon 2, Pochard, Tufted 42, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 9, Heron, Mute Swan 9 (pair at nest), Coot 44, Bh Gull 100, Pied Wagtail 2, Stock Dove 2, Reed Bunting. (RP).  Kingfisher (MS).

Egrets today (RP)

Sunday 24th February 2019

0930 - 1300 fog clearing, sunny after 1100, 6 - 12c : Snipe 66, Lapwing 20, Ring-necked Parakeet, Cormorant 10, Mute Swan 7, GC Grebe, Teal 12, Shoveler 2, Common Gull, Kestrel 2, Buzzard, Jay 2, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail 2, Song Thrush 3 in song, Redwing 2, Bullfinch 2, Greenfinch, Lesser Redpoll 3, Reed Bunting 4, etc.

Snipe & Parakeet today

Thursday 21st February 2019

Rushall 1815 - First Pipistrelle Bat of the year flitting around at dusk. 7 Buzzards circling high over at 1405. Also 200+ Jackdaws over to the north on Tuesday 19th.

Rooftop birds - Lesser Black-backed Gull & Stock Dove on RMD Kwikform 19th Feb.

Wednesday 20th February 2019

1000 - 1200 9c but cold wind : Oystercatcher, Lapwing 100+, Little Grebe, GC Grebe 2, Goosander 7, Pochard 32, Shoveler 5, Wigeon 5, Tufted 42, Teal 4, Cormorant 3, Heron 2, Common Gull 2, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard 2, Grey Wagtail f, Redwing, Greenfinch 2. (RP / GWR)

Flowers of Cornelian Cherry, found growing today at what may have been the site of a former cottage or smallholding.

Monday 18th February 2019

0930 - 1200 cloudy, 8c, continuing quiet : Goosander 2, Pochard 31, Wigeon 4, Teal 16, Shoveler 7, Cormorant 8, M.Swan 8, Heron, Buzzard 3, Stock Dove, Redwing 3, Greenfinch 7, Goldfinch 16, Chaffinch 8, Bullfinch 2, Siskin.

Gulls on 31st Jan. (RP)

Sunday 17th February 2019

0930 - 1100 light cloud, 8c : fairly quiet overall, Goosander 6, Shoveler 9, Pochard 32, Wigeon 7, Teal 2, Tufted c30, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 7, Heron, Common Gull 2, Lapwing c150, Song Thrush in song, Goldcrest, Greenfinch 6, Chaffinch 3, Reed Bunting 3 (1 in song).

Goosander on 30th Jan.

Wednesday 13th February 2019

1030 - 1230 breezy, light cloud, 10c : Goosander 2m, Pochard 28, Shoveler 6, Teal 4, Tufted 48, Cormorant 4, Common Gull 5, Pied Wagtail, Raven, Redpoll, Reed Bunting m.

Lapwings on ice 31st Jan (RP)

Monday 11th February 2019

1045 - 1130 fairly sunny, 6c : M.Swan 10, Cormorant 5, Pochard 28, Wigeon m, Goosander m, Shoveler 7, Teal 6, Coot 49, Lapwing 202, Common Gull 5, Buzzard 2.

Greylags on 9th Feb. (RP)

Sunday 10th February 2019

1000 - 1130 cloudy, drizzle, 4c : Snipe 27 at floods, Lapwing 100+, Teal 8, Shoveler 3m, Pochard 26, Tufted 32, Cormorant 3, Common Gull 3, Pied Wagtail, Kestrel m, Buzzard 2, Jay 2, Green Woodpecker, GS Woodpecker, Song Thrush in song, Bullfinch pair, Reed Bunting 3.

       Dotted Border & Pale Brindled Beauty moths (at Rushall)

Saturday 9th February 2019

1100 - 1145 cloudy, strong wind, 6c : Mediterranean Gull adult (ringed PNU5), Common Gull 3, Oystercatcher, Lapwing c100, Greylag 2, Mute swan 10, Cormorant, Heron, Goosander 5, Pochard 22, Shoveler 5, Wigeon 4, Teal 2, Tufted 58.  (RP)

          Med.Gull & Oystercatcher today (photo's by RP)

Wednesday 6th February 2019

1130 - 1200 bright but cold, 7c :  Tufted 42, Shoveler 8, Wigeon 10, Pochard 14, Teal 6, Gadwall f, Goosander 2, Cormorant, Heron. (RP)

Fox and Tufted's (RP)

Tuesday 5th February 2019

0950 - 1115 cloudy, 5c : Little Grebe 2, Shoveler 4, Tufted 24, Wigeon 11, Heron, Mute Swan 4 ad + 4 juv, Common Gull 2, Bh Gull 400+, Lapwing c200, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Redwing, Song Thrush. (RP / GE / GWR)

               Leucistic Blackbird (male) at Rushall today.