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    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Cuckoo It must be hanging around that vicinity. Two host warbers feeding it. Great experience and only a few metres above my head. Nice photo capture by the way:t:
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    Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas

    Cuckoo Walked down the canal towpath and saw the juvenile cuckoo being feed at approx 1.30pm today. I parked at the church (salawarpe) passed both coney marsh gates. The cuckoo was just passed the second bridge near the football fields. I only had my macro lens, as i was on my way to Trench...
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    Kingfishers

    Okay, Thanks for the reply
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    RSPB Middleton Lakes

    Cuckoo Nice capture of a rufous morph female cuckoo! ! Keith
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    Kingfishers

    Starting on the bridge over the bourn just off burnel rd follow the brook to new fosse way, pausing for at least 10 minutes or so at every bridge should get you a result. YouTube the kingfisher call and get yourself familiar with the call. Good luck. Hi zomerset, did you see the fish by the...
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    Kingfishers

    Lol..i didn't say anything. Been away. So quick stroll down brook. Cordoned off mostly. (Had to climb over the fencing) Nice to see the kingfisher. Reed-warblers in the marsh area. Reedbed area looking really good with lubins and yellow iris. Nice capture of the kingfisher keith.
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    Kingfishers

    Pity the redstart didn't hang around. Across the road were their going to start building was covered in Lupins and also had linnets and whitethroat. Cracking photo of the orange tip keith.
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    Kingfishers

    Cuckoo Cycling through woodgate valley county park and a cuckoo was calling at approximately 3pm.
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    Kingfishers

    Kingerfisher Nice one keith! Well done on the capture of the redstart.
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    Kingfishers

    Male redstart Beautiful male redstart just of the bourn walkway at 1pm. When you come to the boulder with the footprint inscription. Look straight over to the reeds and you will see the grass mound separating the redbed. He was favouring this patch. Best to go over to the redbed area. Come off...
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    Sandwell Valley

    Male redstart County news Stonking male redstart/ bourn brook walkway. The the reedbeds on the new bypass A38 beside Q.E hospital. Watched at 1pm for 30mins and was still there when i left.
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    Sandwell Valley

    Wheatear Male Northern Wheatear at woodgate valley park. From the visitors centre take the track to were the horses are and male is in the field to the right at approximately 4pm
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    Kingfishers

    Northern Wheatear near bourne brook. From the visitors centre at woodgate valley park. Go down the track were the horses are, the male is in the field to the right.
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    Bartley reservoir

    sandpiper (green) Seen in flight and when it landed in the freshwater pool on church hill beside St . Leonards. Saw on Thursday 9th march
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    Kingfishers

    Little egret Little Egret still in shennley park. From Cromwell lane follow the park walking lane till you come to the skateboarding facility. Seems to favour this area. Note: very flighty, so check tree tops along the stream.
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    Kingfishers

    Little egret Cycling through shenley park and found a little egret beside the workout facilities. Fishing in the small stream. Saw me approach and walked up the grass slope revealing it's yellow socks. Approximately 12.30. Very close views.
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    Sandwell Valley

    Little egret County news Little egret in shenley park. Beside play area. 10 metres from cycle track at 12.30
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    Kingfishers

    Kingerfisher First stroll down the bourn for a while produced kingerfiser(male) beside big pipes, 5m from me. Great view. Also saw chiffchaff (singing) beside footprint boulder and water rails calling. Beautiful spring like day.
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    Birmingham City Centre

    Peregrines I have been working at snowhill for 3 weeks and the peregrines fly between bt tower and spend alot of time on holiday inn express. Easily viewed from st chads. Look top left on the hotel
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    Kingfishers

    Quick stroll down Bourn brook produced 100+ goldfinch ready to roost in arosa drive. Veiwed from the brook track in the two mature trees. Pleasantly noisy, contact calling, jingling and nasal noises. Approximately 4 p.m..so maybe their roost site.
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    Kingfishers

    Cheers for the report about the waxwings. Good capture of the dipper...gives people hope of seeing it.
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    Kingfishers

    When it flew under the tunnel towards the student accommodation, i walked under the rail bridge and just before the student accommodation go left and you will see s small style. Step over it to view the brook. Start by looking here for it then back to both fosse way bridges and onto harborne...
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    Kingfishers

    Dipper & kings Dipper today at 3.30p.m. fosse way. It was on bourne brook towards the tunnel heading towards student accommodation (Bristol rd-A38) it flew under the tunnel (under the railway ) without pausing. This is only the 2nd time i have spotted it (last time 22nd Dec 16) and check...
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    Kingfishers

    Dipper Dipper was reported today at harborne lane bridge, a bit further up the brook from where it has usually been present. I did not see it myself. From the fosse way bridge i flushed a snipe. Beside the boulder i spotted a water rail. (I will show you Zomerset next time i see you there. It...
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    Kingfishers

    Pleasure to meet you too Zomerset. Tricky to pin down and get a good view (goldcrest). Also, one of the first calls from a bird that you cannot hear when you get older and your hearing begins to get impaired.
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