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Yellow Legged Gull by Mike Ixer
 

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Peregrine (not Throstle)

Peregrine circled the The Hawthorns pitch at floodlight level just before full time today. Settled under the roof at the Halfords Lane end to watch the last 10 minutes of the game.


Might be Vultures about come Monday ........... but that's another story!!!
 
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Today's Yellow Legged Gull is only our 20th record since our first in 1996. I would imagine a lot get over looked
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
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Little egret spotted by north island on forge mill lake near where Pintails usually are per Matthew Fletcher
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2 Water Rail in the marsh. Willow Tit by viewing platform overlooking the marsh calling, Nuthatch, 12 Goosander, 8 Gadwall, 6 Pochard, 4 Shoveler,single Goldeneye, 4 R n Parakeet & m Sparrowhawk per Hughie King
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Mute Swan on Forge Mill entangled in fishing line and spinner taken in by Swan Rescue per Wali Taylor
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Swan pool Water rail calling by island at least 10 Great Crested Grebes a few redpolls flew over per Dave Waite
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2 Firecrest 50+ Ring Necked Parakeet 20 Snipe 10 Goosander 9 Bullfinch & it was a pleasure talking to many of the locals
per Central Birder
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Water Pipit briefly on Forge Mill Lake today on a scrape close to the Lakeside Hide at 1435 before flying off West per James Kenny
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Also 7 Ring Necked Parakeet, 6 Goosander, 1 fem. Pintail, 4 Wigeon, 2 Willow Tit, 4 Bullfinch, Siskin, Kingfisher, 8 Shoveler & Lesser Redpoll per James Kenny
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Goldeneye, Black Swan, 13 Great Crest Swan Pool. Everything else flushed by fire brigade ! Per Pete Hackett
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