1030-1130 rain 10c: Added Great Crested Grebe 2. Also seen - Greylag 2, Pochard m, Teal m, Collared Dove 2 over, Rn Parakeet 3, usual gulls c500. (GR, RP) Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in garden at Aldridge & Pipistrelle Bat flying over Rushall gardens at dusk. (GR)
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| GC Grebe today (GR) |
1330-1400 drizzle 8c: Greylag 2, L Egret 2, Goosander 3, Lapwing 70+, Common Gull, etc.
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| Greylag & Com Gull today (GR) |
10:30-12:00 light cloud, 8c: Added Grey Wagtail. Also seen - M Swan 2, Goosander 4, Tufted 38, L Egret 2, Dabchick, Lapwing 157, GS Woodpecker f, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Raven, Red Deer 5f, etc. (RP, GR)
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| Y-l Gull on 12th Jan (RP) |
Mid-morning, overcast, cold easterlies 3c: Goosander 2f, L Egret, Lapwing c100, Common Gull 4, Buzzard 2, Green Woodpecker, Meadow Pipit 2, Song Thrush in song, Chaffinch, etc. (GR)
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| Bh Gull (pale wingtips) (RP) |
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| Tufted Duck males |
1030-1200 overcast after rain 6c: Added Siskin 3. Also seen: Redwing 2, Song Thrush, a few Goldfinch, Lapwing 120, Red Deer 11, etc. (GR)
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| Siskins today (GR) |
1020-1200 some sun, easterlies 6c: M Swan 2, Shoveler 4, Teal 12, Goosander f, L Egret 2, Heron 2, Lapwing c120, Bh Gull 300 (incl. Polish-ringed T2RM), GBb Gull 25, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Jackdaw 70 over, etc. (GR, RP)
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| White-winged Black-headed Gull today (GR) |
1030-1220 rain 6c: Additions - Med. Gull, Raven 2 over, Treecreeper. Also of note: Redpoll 2, Song Thrush in song, Goldcrest, Dabchick, Red Deer 5 incl large stag, etc. (RP, GR)
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| Redpoll & Treecreeper (GR) |
1030-1150 SE wind, sunny breaks, 7c: Additions - Rook 2 at landfill, Woodcock, Green Woodpecker 2 together. Also noted - M Swan 4, Shoveler 3m, Goosander 5, Lapwing 120+, M Pipit, Goldfinch c30, etc. Also Red Deer 7 (1 stag), Fox. (GR, RP)
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| A dull, misty start yesterday |
1030-1200 overcast, dull, misty & damp 5c: Added Redpoll 5. Also noted - Lapwing 61, Snipe 2, Tufted 45, Song Thrush in song, Redwing 16, Jay 3, Kestrel f, etc. Goosander 6 & Dabchick seen later. (GR)
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| Redpoll male today (GR) |
1200 - 1230 sunny 7c: Added Great Spotted Woodpecker. Also seen M Swan 2, Shoveler pair, Teal 2, Snipe, Heron. (GR)
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| Hello deer... |
1020-1120 light cloud & breeze, 5c; Additionals - Meadow Pipit 3, Kingfisher, Mistle Thrush. Also seen - Goosander f, Snipe 3, Buzzard, Redwing & Fieldfare mixed flock of 30, usual gulls, etc. (GR, RP)
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| Snipe today (GR) |
1000 - 1200 rainy, cloud cover, 8c: Added Yellow-legged Gull ad. Mute Swan 10 (4 juvs), Goosander 7, Shoveler m, Teal 8, Snipe 3, Common Gull 3, Lapwing c70, Jay 2, Redwing c40, Greenfinch 2, etc. (GR, RP)
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| Jay & Redwing today (GR) |
1030-1130 cloudy 4c: Added Greylag. Also seen M Swan 2, Teal 6, Moorhen 21, Coot 20, usual gulls, Sparrowhawk, etc. Red deer 3, Fox. At Daw End canal hundreds of Redwings and 15+ Fieldfare were in the hawthorns. (RP, GR)
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| Various gulls on ice 06/01 |
10:50-13:00 frosty, sunny 0c - 2c: additions: Fieldfare, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk 2 flying together, Feral Pigeon 2. Also seen - M Swan 7 (4 juvs), Teal 12, Shoveler 9, Heron 3, Common Gull 9, Rn Parakeet, Stock Dove, Jay 2, Redwing 15+, Blackbird 11, etc. Mammals - Red Fox, Red Deer 3, Grey Squirrel. (RP, GR)
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| Redwing & Sparrowhawk today |
12:00-13:00 sunny, frosty 0 - 2c: added Wigeon 3m & Little Grebe. Of note: Mute Swan 3 (1 juv), Goosander pair, Teal 8, Mallard 63, Shoveler 9, Jackdaw c100 over, Pied Wagtail, Redwing 25+. (GR)
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| 2 of 3 Wigeon |
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| Roadrunners... |
11:45 frosty, sunny & bright 1c, additions: Mute Swan 2, Heron, Collared Dove. (GR)
10:10-12:20 cloudy 4c: Canada Geese 60+, Mallard 10+, Tufted 10+, Goosander m, Teal 3, Gadwall m, Shoveler 12, Little Egret 4, Cormorant 12, Moorhen 15, Coot 6, Bh Gull, LBb Gull, Herring Gull, GBb Gull 12, Common Gull 4, Lapwing 20, Snipe 3, Pied Wagtail, Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove 2, Rn Parakeet, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Jackdaw, Jay, Stonechat f, Starling, Blackbird, Redwing 25+, Wren 4, Robin, Dunnock, Great Tit, Goldcrest 2, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit 12, House Sparrow 5+,Chaffinch 2, Greenfinch 5, Goldfinch 6, Buzzard. Kestrel (at 14:20). 43 species (no swans present). (RP, GR)
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| Parakeet & Stonechat today (GR) |
01/04 sunny, easterly wind 10c: Swallow, Willow Warbler, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 5, Cetti's 2, Reed Bunting m, Jay 2, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk, LR Plover, Teal 8, Shoveler pair. Also Red Deer 5 stags. (RP, GR)
03/04 sunny/north easterly 14c: Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff 7, Blackcap 4, Cetti's 2, Reed Bunting m, Jay, Teal 12, Shoveler pair, LR Plover 2, GC Grebe, L Egret 4, Greylag 2. Also Orange Tip m, S Tortoiseshell, Comma 6, Peacock 4. (RP, GR)
07/04 1100 sunny 12c: Swallow, Willow Warbler, Meadow Pipit 3, Linnet 4, Oystercatcher , Lapwing 2, Shoveler 3, Teal 6, Greylag 2, etc. Also Orange Tip 5m, Green-veined White, Small White 2, Speckled Wood 2, Sml Tort. LR Plover 2 on 05/04, Gadwall f on 06/04. (RP)
09/04 sunny 14c: Willow Warbler 2 in song, Blackcap, Chiffchaff 6+, Cetti's 2, Swallow, GC Grebe 2, Dabchick, Shoveler 3, Teal 6+, etc. (RP, GR)
12/04 1100: Common Sandpiper, LR Plover, Teal 8, Shoveler 2, Mute Swan 5, Dabchick 2, Green Woodpecker, Cetti's 2, etc. (GR)
13/04 1030 cloudy: Oystercatcher 2, Com Sandpiper 2, LR Plover, GC Grebe 4, Sparrowhawk, Cetti's 2, Linnet 6, etc. (GR)
15/04 cloudy 11c: Sand Martin with 3 Swallows, GC Grebe 4. (RP) Com Sand 2, LR Plover, Lapwing, Greylag 2, Shoveler 3, Teal 4. (GR)
16/04 cold SW wind 7c: Swallow 15, Sand Martin 2, Oystercatcher 2, Shoveler 4, Pochard m, Dabchick, GC Grebe 4. (GR)
17/04 Added Sedge Warbler. (GR)
18/04 cloudy/breezy 10c: House Martin, Sand Martin 20, Swallow 20, Blackcap first f. (RP)
19/04 cloudy, windy 11c: M Swan 7, Teal pair, Tufted 30, Com Sand., L Egret 2, GC Grebe 6, Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker pair, Swallow 4, Sedge Warbler.
21/04 rain 10c: Sedge Warbler, Cetti's Warbler, Grey Wagtail, Swallow 30+, Sand Martin 6, Parakeet 2, LR Plover, Oystercatcher pair, GC Grebe 5, Gadwall pair, Teal pair, Shoveler 2m. (RP)
23/04 overcast after rain 9c: House Martin 5, Sand Martin 5, Swallow 20, Whitethroat 2, Sedge Wblr, Cetti's Wblr, Willow Wblr, Blackcap 2m, Chiffchaff 3, Sparrowhawk, Oystercatcher, LR Plover, GC Grebe 5. (GR)
28/04 sunny to 18c: Green Hairstreak, Large, Small & Green-veined Whites, Orange Tips, Speckled Woods, Peacocks, Small Tortoiseshell, Wasp Beetle. Usual warblers, Swallow, Sparrowhawk, etc (RP, GR)
