Sandwell Valley (3 Viewers)

[yamyam]

Paddocks
Fieldfare c30, Redwing c45, Mistle Thrush, Goldfinch, Long Tailed Tit and Green Woodpecker
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Colliery Bank's
Coal Tit, Mistle Thrush, Goldcrest and Green Woodpecker
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Forge Mill
Goosander x10, Pochard c20, Wigeon c9, Shoveler c3, Teal, Goldeneye 1m 2F, Great Crested Grebe, Gadwall, Lapwing c14, Little Ringed Plover, Grey Wagtail x2, Pied Wagtail, Grey Heron x4, Black Headed Gull C110, Lesser Black Backed Gull c5, Kingfisher, Common Gull and Oystercatcher x2
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Marsh
Shoveler 3m 1f, Wigeon x4, Snipe c2 and Gadwall x2
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Feeding Station
Bullfinch c12, Greenfinch c30, Chaffinch c15, Coal Tit x2, Long Tailed Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Reed Bunting c4 and Collared Dove x2 per Pete Carless
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[steve_zodiac]

1pm x 3.30pm

Swan pool/Ice house pools.

36 Tufted Ducks
18 Shoveler
1 Cormorant
4 Herring Gulls
2 Little Grebes
120 Redwings

Forge mill/RSPB

1 Ringed Plover flew over calling at 2.50pm
1 LRP
1 Common Gull

Good numbers of Black headed Gulls.

 

[yamyam]

Ringed Plover (97) new for the year
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Shoveler x18, Little Grebe on Ice House this AM, Pheasant heard calling and Kingfisher in Park Farm on small Pool pet Matt Hadlington
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[Dick-E-Dipper]

Stunning Male Stonechat in hedge Salters Lane, (next Sheep field) 11.30.
In addition to Pete`s Feeding station- 1 female Redpoll

Dick

 

[steve_zodiac]

Kittiwakes have been on the move over the last couple of days. It will be worth keeping an eye on the gulls on Swan pool and FML tomorrow.

 

[yamyam]

Dartmouth Park
Greylag Geese x2 and Siskin x2 per Matt Hadlington
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Swan Pool

Siskin x8 nearby, Lesser Black Backed Gull x6 and Herring Gull per Matt Hadlington
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[steve_zodiac]

Whooper Swans on the move today, heading north over Lincs and Yorks probably from the East Anglia. Been 30 years since I saw one down the Valley.........so fingers crossed for the weekend.......but probably wishful thinking.

 

[yamyam]

Little Ringed Plover x2 reported per Rspb
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Water Rail x2 north island per Pete Hackett
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Stonechat male Monks Meadow (Newton Meadow) per Pete Hackett
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Stonechat pair Marsh per Pete Hackett
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[yamyam]

Forge Mill
Wigeon x9,GoldenEye pair, Little Egret and Oystercatchers x2 per Pete Hackett
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[steve_zodiac]

2pm - 6pm

Little Owl heard calling in the paddocks area this afternoon but I was unable to pinpoint it. Initially it seemed to be coming from the paddocks area but the last time I heard it call it seemed to be coming from trees nearer the road.

3 Buzzards including one carrying nest material over Forge Lane.

2 LRP at opposite ends of the RSPB island.

60+ Redwings
2 Snipe (Sots Hole)
245 Woodpigeons off Salters Lane
8 Goosander
6 Herring Gulls
17 LBB Gulls
6 Teal
12 Pochard
4 Little Grebe
14 Mute Swans (on Swan pool)
4 Greylags flew over Sots Hole

 

[yamyam]

Little Owl (98) new for the year Nice one Steve
Good Birding YAMYAM