1215-1400 sunny 7c: Woodcock 2, Green Woodpecker, Col. Dove, Redwing 3, Goldcrest 2, Chaffinch 6, Bullfinch f, Buzzard 2, Carrion Crow 64 at landfill, Little Egret 4, Lapwing 25, Gadwall pair, Shoveler 4, Teal 4, Tufted 18, large gulls 400+. Kestrel at Aldridge airfield. (RP / GR)
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Late morning, sunny 7c: Peregrine Falcon twice chasing lapwings & gulls, Mistle Thrush 4, GS Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Common Gull, Lapwing 80, Dabchick 2, Little Egret, Cormorant 4, Wigeon 8, Gadwall 6, Shoveler 5, Teal 8, Pochard 4, Tufted 12, etc. (RP) (GR)
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| Peregrine juv. today (RP) |
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| Mistle Thrush (GR) |
1130 overcast, strong SW wind, 12c: M Swan 30, Cormorant 4, Heron 2, Mallard 68, Teal 15, Shoveler 4, Pochard 4, Tufted 6, Lapwing 15, Bh Gull 150+, etc. (GR)
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| Pied Wagtail today |
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| Fieldfare @ Rushall |
Midday, cloudy, icy wind, 1c: Fieldfare 3, Mistle Thrush 3, Redwing 12, Goldfinch 40 at Vigo landfill, Buzzard, Common Gull, Mute Swan 26, usual waterfowl. (GR)
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| Scenes from last week |
1300-1400 cloudy, 3c: M Swan 30, Greylag 19, Teal 7, Shoveler 4, Wigeon 17, Tufted 2, Coot 188, Moorhen 29, Cormorant, Little Grebe 5, Pied Wagtail 2, GS Woodpecker, Collared Dove, Redwing 10, Blackbird 6, Bullfinch 2. (RP / GR)
Blackcap female at Rushall.
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| Yellow-ringed Herring Gull (7R3D?) |
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| Swans on 15th Dec. |
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| Redwings today (GR) |
1100-1230 heavy frost, sunny, -2c: Dunlin, Snipe 2, Lapwing 43, Little Grebe 3, Moorhen 31, Wigeon 17, Gadwall pair, Teal 15, Mute Swan 32 (4 flew off), Common Gull, some 800+ of the regular gull species, Bullfinch 3, Chaffinch 2, Greenfinch f. (RP / GR)
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| Dunlin this morning (GR) |
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| Com Gull & Teal today (RP) |
1345-1445 sunny, frosty, -1c: Red Deer stags 2, Weasel, Fox, Mute Swan 32, Wigeon 8, Buzzard, Rook, Chiffchaff, Bullfinch, etc. (GR)
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| Stags & Chiffchaff today (GR) |
Foggy, icy cold, -1c: GBb Gull 121, Herring & LBb Gull 200+, Bh Gull 200+, Buzzard, Stock Dove 2, Lapwing 20, Little Grebe 5, Wigeon 8, Mute Swan now 27. (RP)
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| Caspian Gull look-alikes today |
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| Fieldfare, Redwing & waterfowl |
1030-1200 cloudy, some drizzle, 3c: Chiffchaff, Green Woodpecker, Redwing, Blackbird 9, Song Thrush, Jay, Grey Wagtail, Lapwing 40, Dabchick 3, Little Egret 3, Gadwall 7, Shoveler 6, Wigeon pair, Teal 8, Pochard f, Tufted 30, Heron 2, M Swan 24. (GR)
1200 rainy, 5c: Goosander pair, Goldeneye 2f, Pochard 2, Shoveler 4m, Tufted 29, Lapwing 50, Common Gull 2. (GR)
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| Goldeneye today (GR) |
1030-1215 overcast 5c: Green Woodpecker, Siskin & Goldfinch mixed flock of 60, Chaffinch 5, Redwing 2, Jay 2, Stock Dove, Snipe 2, GBb Gull 49, Heron 3, Cormo 15, Tufted 44, Shoveler 4, Teal 19, M Swan 24. Released Muscovy Duck still present. (RP /GR)
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| Female Mallard (RP) |
Late morning, cloudy 6c: Buzzard, Raven, Little Egret, Snipe, Lapwing 69, GBb Gull 33, Common Gull, Herring & LBb Gulls c200, Magpie gathering of 25, Stock Dove, Skylark 2 to n. (GR)
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| Greylag & Jay on 11/11 (RP) |
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| Common Gulls mewing (GR) |
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| Scaup-faced Tufty |
1030 - 1200 cloudy, 10c: Mute Swan 24 (record count) + 3 nearby on Daw End canal, Cormorant 14, Dabchick 5, Shoveler, Teal, Tufted 7, Lapwing 62, Common Gull 3, Raven 2, Jay 2, Sparrowhawk, Redwing 3. Also a Muscovy Duck! (GR / RP)
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| Muscovy & 24 Swans (GR) |
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| Treecreeper, Siskin & Snipe (RP) |
