G8INA's Telford, UK List 2006

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Being a relative newbie to birding, I may make a few mistakes, so if anyone spots a glaring error, please LMK. Gear consists of my own eyes and ears, plus a Nikon D70, Tamron 28-300 F6.3, and a Revelation telescope as a manual lens at 500mm F6.2. Some pics at harrisphotography.co.uk and more to be added as they get snapped. Located Telford, about 40Km west of Birmingham UK. I should add that most of these will be back garden obs as being a wheelchair user, getting out and about is a bit tricky, but some obs will be Telford Town Park.

Edit 8 May 06 - added some photo links to harrisphotography, marked with *
Edit 12 June, restyled list and made some error corrections.


Seen in the back garden at home 2006, in no particular order :
*Bluetit (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/BlueTit_1641.htm)
Great Tit
Tree Sparrow
House Sparrow
*Dunnock (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/Dunnock_6813.htm)
Blackbird
Song Thrush
*Chaffinch M (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/ChaffinchInACherryTreeb20-4-04a.htm) + *Chaffinch F (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/ChaffinchF15-4-04b.htm)
*Buzzard (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/Buzzard_6834.htm)
Kestrel
Nuthatch
Robin
*Coal Tit (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/CoalTit_1649.htm)
Long Tailed Tit
*Crow (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/Crow23-3-04c.htm)
*Jay (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/Jay18_7_03d.htm)
*Pheasant M (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/Pheasant_5131.htm) + females
Collared Dove
Wood Pigeon
Wren
*Green Woodpecker (Juv) (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/GreenWoodpecker_6116.htm)
*Gt Spotted Woodpecker (Juv) (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/Woodpecker_3874.htm)
Black Cap M/F
Magpie
Starling
Chiffchaff
Swift
Bullfinch
*Goldfinch (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/Goldfinch_6728.htm)

29

Heard at Home 2006, in no particular order :
Barn Owl
Tawny Owl
Cuckoo
Yellowhammer

4

Seen at Telford Town Park 2006, in no particular order :
*Mute Swan (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/swan_0961.htm)
*Mallard M (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/DuckM20-4-04a.htm) + *Mallard F (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/DuckF20-4-04a.htm)
*Canada Goose + Gosling (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/YorkGeese_3763c.htm)
Greylag Goose
*Coot (http://www.harrisphotography.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Album/Birds/slides/Coot20-4-04a.htm)
Moorhen
Pied Wagtail

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Total 2006, home and local : 40

Will update as the year passes.
4 May 2006.
12 June 06

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At Secret Hills in Craven Arms, S Shrops.

41. Tufted Duck (M/F pair)

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42: Treecreeper.

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Day trip to Venus Pools, Shropshire. My first real birdwatching field trip !

43. Ruddy Duck
44. *Great Crested Grebe (http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showphoto.php/photo/96644/sort/1/cat/500/page/1)
45. *Oystercatcher (http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showphoto.php/photo/94917/sort/1/cat/500/page/1)
46. Dunlin
47. Gadwall
48. Little Ringed Plover
49. Black Headed Gull
50. Lapwing
51. Jackdaw
Heard : 52. Sedge Warbler

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Another happy hour and a half at Venus Pools Shropshire !

53. Ringed Plover
54. Linnet
55. Cormorant
56. Yellow Wagtail

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Back garden 10 minutes after last entry.

57. Willow Warbler.

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Either at Carsington Water, or at the cottages in Carsington Village :-

5-6 June 2006 :-

58. Swallow (nesting in barns by cottages)

59. Redshank (+6 chicks)
60. Barnacle Goose
61. Cackling Goose (5 on the res. at one time) "Branta hutchinsii minima"
62. Curlew
63. (Hybrid) Leucistic Red Crested Pochard (as confirmed by Roger Carrington, County Recorder, 6 June 2006)
64. Reed Bunting

8 June 2006 :-

65. Grasshopper Warbler (heard in Sheepwash Car Park)

10 June 2006 :-

66. Bar Headed Goose (escapee)
67. Hobby (heard only)
68. Garden Warbler (heard and glimpsed, enough to know it's not a Blackcap)

At the reservoir, 11 June 2006 :-
69. Little Grebe.

Late addition from photos :
70. House Martin

A great week and lots of nice people at CW ! Thanks guys...

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Missed one !

71. *Greenfinch (http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showphoto.php/photo/92381/sort/1/cat/500/page/1)

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72. Sardinian Warbler
73. Stonechat
74. White Stork
75. Azure Winged Magpie (wow)

And just today at Quinta da Rocha migratory ringing station (near Alvor marshes) Quinta Da Rocha (http://en.arocha.org/portugal/) :-
76. Cattle Egret pair
77. Waxbill pair (wow again)
78. Serin
79. Bee Eater (hurray !)
80. Great Grey Shrike
81. Crested Lark
82. Turtle Doves
83. Woodchat Shrike

Great place, well worth a trip (IF you can find it !!)

[g8ina]

Still Portugal :-

84. HOOPOE ;-) yayyyy ! (just taking a stroll in our Portugal friend's garden, No 100 in my Life List !!)

Cape St Vincent -

85. Crag Martin
86. Sand Martin
87. Black Redstart

Back at Lagos

88. Pallid Swift (nice surprise)
89. Red Legged Partridge (on neighbours roof !)

and that was it for Portugal, a fantastic holiday, and already booked for Spring 2007.

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Upgraded Barn Owl from heard only to seen, last night, back field.

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85. Common Sandpiper
86. Teal
87. Grey Heron
Venus Pools, Shropshire.

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Venus Pools 22 Sept 2006 - a long time since i was last out, I tore a muscle in my right shoulder blade about 6 weeks ago which made travel VERY uncomfortable ! Still suffering, but managed :

88. Black Tailed Godwits (pair)
89. Female Shoveler.

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90. Sparrowhawk female, in my back garden !!!

woohoo.... My missus said she'd seen something strange last week, but wasnt able to describe it well enough. Now Ive seen it I'm well pleased :-)