Sunday 6th March 2022

1030 - 1130 light cloud 6c: GC Grebe 6 flew in, Little Grebe 2, Wigeon pair, Shoveler pair, Pochard pair, Teal 2 pairs, Tufted 34, Little Egret 2, Common Gull 3, Mistle Thrush 2, Stock Dove 2, Grey Wagtail.  (RP) (GR)

Grebes today (RP)

Saturday 5th March 2022

1100-1200 light cloud 6c: M Swan 8, Teal 26, Pochard pair, Goosander pair, Shoveler pair, Tufted 2, Dabchick 2, GC Grebe, Cormorant 14, Lapwing, Common Gull 3, Col Dove 2, Redwing 7, Mistle Thrush.  (RP)  Raven 2 later.  (GR)

Mating Oystercatchers on 27/02 (RP)

Friday 4th March 2022

1300: Iceland Gull ad, GC Grebe 4, etc   (HK / RP / JA).

Iceland Gull today (RP)

 

Thursday 3rd March 2022

1030-1145 overcast 7c: M Swan 8, Cormorant 10, GC Grebe 3, Little Grebe 3, Goosander pair, Shoveler pair, Teal pair, Pochard pair, Common Gull, Jay, Raven, Collared Dove, Song Thrush 2 in song, Blackbird 12, Greenfinch, Chaffinch in song.   (GR)

Song Thrush today

Tuesday 1st March 2022

1015-1145 fairly sunny 7c: Snipe 3, Woodcock, Lapwing 8, Pochard 5, Shoveler 7, Teal 3, Little Egret 5, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 8, Greenfinch 7, Buzzard 2, fox.  (RP/GR)

Great Grebes 27th Feb (RP)

Sunday 27th February 2022

1015-1220 sunny 7c: Little Egret 4, Cormorant 13, Wigeon 2, Shoveler 2 (9 later), Teal 3 (10 later), Pochard 9, Tufted 29, GC Grebe 3, Little Grebe 4, Kestrel, Buzzard 2, Oystercatcher mating pair, Stock Dove 3, Stonechat m, M Pipit 2, P Wagtail 2, Redwing 6, Song Thrush in song, etc. Bumble Bee.  (RP) (GR)

Stonechat today (GR)

Saturday 26th February 2022

1200 fairly sunny but southerlies, 10c: Little Egret 2, Wigeon 2, Pochard 9, Teal 12, Shoveler 2, Tufted 22, GC Grebe, Cormorant 10, Mute Swan 10, Oystercatcher, Lapwing just 1.  (GR)

Redpoll @ Rushall today (GR)

Friday 25th February 2022

Only birds of note at 10:00 were 3 Little Egrets & a Buzzard.  (GR)

Red/white ringed Bh Gull 19/02 (GR)

Thursday 24th February 2022

1020-1150 sunny but cold wind, 4c: Siskin 2, Bullfinch, Goldfinch 12, Dabchick 3, Common Gull 2, Oystercatcher, Goosander f, Pochard 9, Shoveler 3, Tufted 26.  (RP)

Siskins today (RP)

Wednesday 23rd February 2022

3 Little Egrets this morn (GR)

Tuesday 22nd February 2022

1030-1200 windy, rain then some sun 10c: Pochard 9, Wigeon 2, Shoveler 6, Teal 20, Tufted 25, Little Grebe 3, GC Grebe 2, Oystercatcher, Com Gull 2, usual gulls.  (RP / GR)

Common Gull (GR)

Monday 21st February 2022

1430-1500 strong north-westerlies 8c: M Swan 10, Goosander 4, Shoveler 8, Tufted 12, Oystercatcher 2, Cormorant 6, Bh Gull 350, Jackdaw 135 on west field.   |GR)

Saturday 19th February 2022

At Rushall a male Sparrowhawk was seen to catch and feed on a house mouse (shots 1-2), and at Aldridge a female Sparrowhawk had caught a feral pigeon, until dispossessed by a pair of Ravens (3-5)  (GR)

Thursday 17th Feb 2022

1000-1200 fairly sunny, breezy 8c: Bullfinch f, Chaffinch m, Goldfinch 4, Redwing, Grey Wagtail, Collared Dove, Buzzard, Common Gull, Oystercatcher 2, Dabchick 2, Pochard 9, Shoveler 2, Teal 10, Goosander pair, + usuals.  (RP / GR)

Grey Wagtail today

Wednesday 16th February 2022

1015-1150 sunny breaks, strong westerlies 11c: Woodcock, Snipe, Oystercatcher 2, Goosander 3, Teal 25, Shoveler 6, Tufted 28, GC Grebe 2, Little Grebe, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Reed Bunting.   (GR)

Record shot of Woodcock (GR)

Tuesday 15th February 2022

1330 rain stopped 7c: little change- M Swan 10, Shoveler 6, Teal 8, Wigeon 2, Pochard 7, Dabchick 2, Little Egret, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing c75, Pied Wagtail 2, usual gulls.  (GR)

Oystercatcher (GR)

Monday 14th February 2022

Dull then rain 6c: Oystercatcher, Lapwing 75, Goosander 2, Teal 2, Wigeon 2, Shoveler 2, Pochard 6, Tufted 26, Cormorant 6, Com. Gull 2, etc.   (RP)

Gulls etc 2nd Feb.

Sunday 13th February 2022

1115 - 1200 rain 7c: M Swan 12, Pochard 2, Shoveler 8, Teal 8, Wigeon 2, Tufted 30, GC Grebe 2, Coot 77, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 50.  (GR)

The Buzzard's back

Saturday 12th February 2022

1200 - 1330 cloudy, strong winds 7c: small mixed flocks of Siskin, Redpoll & Goldfinch, Stock Dove, Little Egret, Little Grebe 2, Com Gull 2, Bh Gull c200, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing c50, Cormorant 9, Shoveler 16, Wigeon 2, Pochard 6, Goosander 3, Mute Swan 12 (1 pair looking for nesting site).  (GR / RP)

Oyc & finches today (GR)

Thursday 10th February 2022

1015-1115 sunny but icy wind 5c: Goldcrest, Chiffchaff, Lt Tit small flock, usual Pochard, Goosander, Shoveler & Tufted, Bh Gull c300, large gulls c150, Common Gull 2, Oystercatcher, Little Egret, etc.

Gulls & at landfill

Wednesday 9th February 2022

1130-1230 cloudy 9c: Siskin 2, Bullfinch pair, Song Thrush in song, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Pochard 9, Shoveler 10, Goosander 4, GC Grebe 2, Little Grebe 2, Little Egret 2, Common Gull 4, Oystercatcher, etc.   (GR)

Grebes, Gulls & Egrets today (GR)

Tuesday 8th February 2022

1010-1200 generally cloudy, 11c but windy: Oystercatcher 2, Snipe 2, Lapwing c70, Little Egret 2, Heron, Cormorant 10, Shoveler 18, Pochard 5, Teal 4, Goosander 4, Wigeon pair, GC Grebe, Com Gull 2, usual large & Bh gulls, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker, Redwing 2, Goldcrest, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting m, fox.  (GR / RP)

Oystercatchers today (GR)

Sunday 6th February 2022

1030-1130 heavy showers, strong westerlies 6c: M Swan 12, Pochard 9, Tufted 27, Wigeon 2, Shoveler 8, Little Grebe 3, Cormorant 12, Common Gull, Raven, Redwing 5, etc. Teal 25 at floods.  (GR)

Saturday 5th February 2022

1330 cloudy & cold 7c: Shoveler 8, Pochard 5, Wigeon 2, Teal 25, M Swan 12, L Egret, Stock Dove 2, Lapwing 75 at transient pool McKechnies, also Common Gull etc.  Jackdaw 90 to the north at 1502.  (GR)

Gulls & Redwing 02/02 (GR)

Thursday 3rd February 2022

1000-1215 sunny/cold wind 8c: M Swan 12, Shoveler 10, Pochard 6, Tufted 30, Teal 20, Goosander 4, Little Egret 2, Lapwing 82, Com Gull 3, Grey Wagtail, Chiffchaff (photo's).  (RP/GR)  Caspian Gull ad.  (GE)

Wednesday 2nd February 2022

1030-1215 generally cloudy 9c: Snipe 6, Woodcock, Lapwing c60, Mute Swan 12, Goosander m, Teal 5, Tufted 31, Pochard 6m, Wigeon pair, Shoveler 6, Little Egret 2, Little Grebe, usual gulls, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard 2, Jay, Green Woodpecker, Redwing 7, Song Thrush in song, Linnet 5, Bullfinch 2, Red Deer 3, Red Fox, etc.  (GR)

Swans & fox today (GR)

Tuesday 1st February 2022

1015-1200 sunny but windy, 10c: M Swan 10, Little Egret, Cormorant 15, Goosander 4, Pochard 5, Shoveler 4 (10 later), Wigeon 2, Tufted 18, Dabchick 5, Lapwing 105, Common Gull 3, large gulls c150, Bh Gull c250, Song Thrush, Buzzard 2.  (GR / RP)