1015-1145 cloudy SW breeze, 14c: Greylag 36, M Swan 16, Pochard f, Teal, Tufted 25, Shoveler 16, Dabchick 4, Lapwing 56, Common Gull 2, GBb Gull 8, Sparrowhawk, Skylark 2, Mistle Thrush, Chiffchaff, Bullfinch, Chaffinch 2, etc (GR)
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| Common Gull and.. |
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| Mistle Thrush today (GR) |
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| Yellow Fieldcap 26/10 (GR) |
1000-1145 cloudy 11c: Tufted 32, Teal 3, Pochard, Shoveler 18, Coot 190!, Little Grebe 5, Cormorant 14, M Swan 14, Greylag 43, Little Egret, Lapwing 32, GBb Gull 5, Buzzard, Redwing 4, Goldcrest, Bullfinch 4, Chaffinch 2. (RP / GR)
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| Greylags & Reed Bunting 24/10 (RP) |
1000-1215 cloudy 10c: M Swan 15, Greylag 48, Shoveler 18, Teal 6 + 30 at floods, Tufted 14, Little Egret, Little Grebe 2, Cormorant 16, Coot 169, Lapwing c30, GBb Gull 10 on 23/10, Jay 5, Raven, Sparrowhawk m, Stock Dove 2, Ring-necked Parakeet, Chiffchaff, Pied Wagtail 2, Greenfinch 4, Goldfinch 6, Chaffinch 2, Reed Bunting 2, etc. (RP /GR)
Mckechnies 1225: Bh Gull 180, Herring & LBb Gull 26, Heron, Jackdaw 5.
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| Pestle Puffball (RP) |
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| Raven over quarry today (RP) |
1100-1130 sunny 11c: Greylag 37, M Swan 11, Cormo 13, Shoveler 24, Tufted 13, Teal 5, Kingfisher f, etc. (RP)
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| Shoveler, Teal & Wigeon 21/10 (RP) |
1145 bright sun, 7c cold NW wind: M Swan 21, Greylag 33, Cormo 14, Little Egret, Tufted 13, Shoveler 21, Teal 2, Lapwing 58, Rook, Meadow Pipit 2. (GR) Also, 5 Wigeon, 4 Little Grebe, 135+ Coot & 69 Lapwing seen earlier. (RP)
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| Mix of stuff on 19th Oct. (GR) |
1200 overcast, showery 17c: Greylag 54!, Mute Swan 16, Cormorant 16, Shoveler 21, Lapwing 30, GBb Gull 2, Little Egret, Starling c70. (GR)
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| Greylags, Swans & Starlings today (GR) |
1040 drizzle 12c: Greylag 22, Mute Swan 16, Cormorant 16, Little Egret, Shoveler 18, Tufted 10, Little Grebe 4, GBb Gull 3, Long-tailed Tit flock of 12+. (GR)
1030 rain 12c: M Swan 15, Greylag 18, Cormo 17, Heron 4, Shoveler 22, Tufted 5, Teal 6, Dabchick 2, Lapwing 54. Also a few Shaggy Ink Cap fungi through. (GR)
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| General view today (GR) |
0900 cloudy 9c: Mute Swan 21, Greylag 15 over, Cormorant 9, Teal 6, Shoveler 12, Lapwing 24, Pied Wagtail 5, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Redwing 12, Goldcrest. (GR)
1030-1200 overcast 13c: Reed Bunting, Redpoll 3, Greenfinch 2, Redwing 40, M Pipit, Skylark, Green Woodpecker, Jay, Sparrowhawk, Snipe, Lapwing 40, GBb Gull 2, Tufted 9, Shoveler 22, Teal 7, Greylag 13. Fox. (GR / RP)
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| Shoveler today |
0950-1010 cloudy, 12c: no sign of Scaup, M Swan 13, Greylag 16, Teal 10, Shoveler 23, Tufted 7, Little Grebe 10, Skylark, P Wagtail 2. (RP)
Redwing - 100+ over to west, 120+ over Rushall 0730-0745 & 130+ over Aldridge. (GR)
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| Scaup yesterday (GR) |
1000-1140 overcast, breezy 12c: Scaup f (still present this evening), Mute Swan 15 incl 3 juvs, Cormorant 22, Greylag 16, Shoveler 23, Pochard 2, Tufted 7, Teal 3, Little Grebe 10 incl 2 juvs, Kingfisher, Lapwing 62, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 2, Reed Bunting. (RP/GR)
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| Scaup today (RP) |
1000-1200 becoming sunny, to 17c: Stonechat, M Pipit 2, Chiffchaff 3, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Kingfisher, Dabchick 10 incl 2 chicks, Little Egret, Cormorant 16, Shoveler 24, Teal 6, Mute Swan 11, Jay.
Comma 2, Red Admiral, Spec Wood, Small White, Southern Hawker m, Common Darter m, Dock Bug. (RP / GR)
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| Red Admiral & Stonechat today |
1445-1530 fairly cloudy 17c: Greylag 10, Cormorant 10, Shoveler & Teal 20, Grey Wagtail, GBb Gull 3, Herring/LBb Gull 165, Lapwing 72, M Pipit. Migrant Hawker.
At Mckechnies (photo): Bh Gull 155, LBb Gull 17, P Wagtail, Magpie. (GR)
1000-1140 generally cloudy/breezy 16c: Cormorant 22, Little Egret, usual waterfowl, Yellow-legged Gull ad, GBb Gull 2, Herring & LBb Gull 260, Bh Gull c140, Grey Wagtail, M Pipit 5, Skylark, Linnet 6, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff in song.
Red Admiral, Small White, Nettle Tap micros 3, Migrant Hawker (photo), Common Darter 2. Red Deer 3 incl stag. (GR)
1215 Sunny, westerlies 14c: Greylag, Cormorant 13, Wigeon, Gadwall pair, Teal 10, Shoveler 12, Tufted 8, Lapwing 15, large gulls c200, Swallow or Martin distant to SE, Jay 4, Meadow Pipit 2, Chiffchaff. Southern Hawker. Pied Wagtail 3, Bh Gull 34 & LBb Gull 6 at McKechnies. (GR)
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| Gadwall today (GR) |
Cloudy/breezy 12c: Wigeon, Teal 26, Shoveler 20, Tufted 5, Greylag, Lapwing 29, Cormo 12, Bh Gull 120+, large gulls 170, Raven, Buzzard, Grey Wagtail, plus usual species. (GR)
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| A few Cormorants (GR) |
1000-1215 fairly sunny/SW winds, 11-15c: M Swan 10, Cormorant 12, Little Egret, Little Grebe 12 + 2 chicks, Wigeon f, Teal 22, Shoveler 18, Tufted 5, Coot 140+, Meadow Pipit 25, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 2, Chiffchaff 4, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, etc.
Red Admiral, Comma, Speckled Wood 4, Small White, Common Darter 2. (RP / GR)
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| Comma & Red Admiral today (GR) |
1015-1115 sunny start then heavy showers, 10c: Cormorant 16, Little Egret, Heron 4, Dabchick 12 + 3 chicks, GC Grebe juv, Shoveler 17, Gadwall m, Teal 13, Tufted 2, Coot 164, M Pipit 3, Chiffchaff 2, Jay, Col Dove 3. Red Admiral. (RP)
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| Migrant Hawker 19/09 (RP) |
1000-1200 sunny breaks, to 18c: much as yesterday plus - Swallow 3, Yellow-legged Gull ad, Little Egret 3, Meadow Pipit 13, Pied Wagtail 4, Grey Wagtail, Cormorant 22, Heron 6, GS Woodpecker, Collared Dove, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch 15.
Comma, Speckled Wood 4, Southern Hawker 2. (RP / GR)
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| Comma & Nettle Tap micro (RP) |
0830 cloudy 17c: Mute Swan 10, Greylag 17, Cormorant 12, GC Grebe, Little Grebe 10 + 2 chicks, Little Egret, Coot 151, Wigeon 3, Gadwall 3, Tufted 5, Teal 6, Shoveler 10, Lapwing 17, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit 2, Jay 2, Chiffchaff 5, Goldcrest, etc. Peregrine Falcon 2 at Walsall. (GR)
1000-1200 19c but breezy: Kingfisher, Mute Swan 10, Cormorant 17, Greylag 17, Little Grebe 16 incl 2 chicks, Gadwall 5, Tufted 2, Shoveler 18, Teal 12, Little Egret 2, Col Dove, Meadow Pipit 2, Chiffchaff 4 some in song still, etc. Red Admiral at Ivy, Speckled Wood. (RP / GR)
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| Gadwall on 21/09 (RP) |
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| Teal & Wigeon 19/09 (RP) |
0845-1015 hazy sun 16c: Snipe, Lapwing c30, Little Egret 2, Greylag, M Swan 9, Cormorant 11, Shoveler 10, Teal 8, Gadwall pair, Wigeon 2, Little Grebe 8, Heron 4, Pied Wagtail 3, Meadow Pipit 13, Jay 3, GS Woodpecker, Chiffchaff 4. Red Deer 6, Meadow Brown. (GR)
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| Bh Gull (ringed) 19/09 (RP) |
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| Grey & Pied Wags 21/09 (RP) |
1200-1315 light cloud 18c: Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail 2, Pied Wagtail 2, M Pipit 5, Skylark, Buzzard 2, Gadwall 5, Shoveler 11, Wigeon 2, Teal 6, Dabchick 12, Coot 179. (RP)
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| 4 Little Egrets this afternoon (GR) |
1000-1200 becoming sunny, 18c: Little Egret, Cormorant 16, Little Grebe 12 + 2 chicks, Greylag 2, Wigeon, Tufted 2, Teal 10, Shoveler 8, Gadwall pair, Lapwing 50+, Raven 2, Jay 3, Buzzard pale form, Chiffchaff 5 some in song, Blackcap m, Bullfinch.
Speckled Wood 3, Comma 4, Vapourer 2, Southern Hawker 3, Brown Hawker, Common Darter 2. (RP / GR)
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| Buzzard today (GR) |
1110-1230 cloudy, breezy 17c: Wigeon, Shoveler 8, Gadwall pair, Teal 10, Cormo 10, M Swan 10, Little Egret, Little Grebe 11 + 2 chicks, Pied Wag 2, Grey Wag, Jay 3, Buzzard, a few Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs. (GR)
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| Growing 20ft up on a Poplar stump..(GR) |
