1100-1230 light cloud 11c: Yellow-legged Gull ad, Common Gull 2, Little Egret, Oystercatcher, Tufted 24, Goosander f, Pochard f, Teal 2, Shoveler m, Wigeon 2, GC Grebe 4, Peregrine to north, Kestrel, Buzzard 2, Jay, Song Thrush, Greenfinch. (RP)
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| Peregrine & Song Thrush (RP) |
1000-1130 sunny 10c: Oystercatcher, M Swan 8, Greylag 2, Cormorant 8, Shoveler, GC Grebe 4, Little Grebe 2, Teal 2, Wigeon 2, Raven, Song Thrush 2, etc. (RP)
1200-1400 sunny 11c added: Common Gull 2, Buzzard 3, Pied Wagtail 2, Rook 2, Redwing, Chiffchaff 2, Siskin 4, Reed Bunting m. Also Small Tortoiseshell 4, Comma (photo), Peacock, a few Buff-tailed Bumblebees & Honey Bee. (GR)
Goosander pair off Daw End canal, Rushall, at 17:30.
Pipistrelle Bat flying around poplars near Sailing club at 18:40. (GR)
Light cloud 10c: Siskin c100 along footpath with a few Redpolls, also Chiffchaff 8. GC Grebe 10, Little Grebe 2, Pochard, Shoveler 2, Teal 7, Tufted 22, Little Egret, Com Gull, Coot only 38. (RP)
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| Siskins today (RP) |
1130 fairly sunny 11c: Little Egret 2, GC Grebe 10, L Grebe 2, Cormorant 9, Pochard f, Wigeon 2, Shoveler 2, Teal 2, Bh Gull c300, Pied Wagtail 2, Redwing 7 over. Chiffchaff in song & Small Tortoiseshell at Rushall. (GR)
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| Cormorant & Pied Wag today (RP) |
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| Small tortoiseshell today (GR) |
1015 rain 9c: Cormorant 10, GC Grebe 8, L Grebe 2, Pochard 4, Shoveler 2, Wigeon 2, Teal 10, Common Gull, Grey Wagtail. (RP) Also Chiffchaff 2 in song.
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| Grey Wagtail today (RP) |
Late morning, fairly sunny, windy: Mediterranean Gull ad, Common Gull 3, Bh Gull c400, Shoveler 2m, Pochard 4, Teal 12, Wigeon pair, GC Grebe 7, Dabchick 2, Little Egret, Cormorant 16, Raven, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard 2, Chiffchaff heard. (GR/RP)
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| Med Gull today (GR) |
1030 on, sunny but cold breeze 4c: Little Egret, Goosander 2f, Wigeon 2, Pochard 2, Teal 2, GC Grebe 2, Common Gull 3, Bh Gull 200, Buzzard. (GR)
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| Long-tailed Tit (RP) |
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)
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| Grebes today (RP) |
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)
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| Mating Oystercatchers on 27/02 (RP) |
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)
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| Song Thrush today |
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)
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| Great Grebes 27th Feb (RP) |
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)
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| Stonechat today (GR) |
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)
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| Redpoll @ Rushall today (GR) |
Only birds of note at 10:00 were 3 Little Egrets & a Buzzard. (GR)
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| Red/white ringed Bh Gull 19/02 (GR) |
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)
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| Siskins today (RP) |
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)
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| Common Gull (GR) |
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)
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)
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)
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| Grey Wagtail today |
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)
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| Record shot of Woodcock (GR) |
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)
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| Oystercatcher (GR) |
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)
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| Gulls etc 2nd Feb. |
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)
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| The Buzzard's back |
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)
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| Oyc & finches today (GR) |
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.
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| Gulls & at landfill |
