Sandwell Valley (7 Viewers)

[yamyam]

League Table 20/11/17
Richard Davis adds Firecrest to his list.

1. Dave Saunders 210 Great White Egret,
2. Pete Hackett 210 Red Kite,
3. Tim Hextell 202 Red Throated Diver,
4. Matt Hadlington 194 Hawfinch,
5. Mel Jones 188 Hawfinch,
6. Pete Forbes 180 Little Egret,
7. Hughie King 178 Wood Sandpiper,
8. Simon Edwards 172 Ruff,
9. Dave Waite 172 Wood Sandpiper,
10. Terry Parker 171 Common Scoter,
11. John Clarke 168 Hawfinch,
12. Pete Carless 159 Black Redstart,
13. Tracy Saunders 156 Ring Necked Parakeet,
14. Steve Lilly 156 Red Breasted Merganser,
15. Mike Ixer 149 Hawfinch,
16. Steve Roper 142 White Fronted Geese,
17. Richard Eyres 130 Firecrest,
18. Bob Slater 125 Great Northern Diver,
19. Andy Thomas 118 Firecrest,
20. Richard Davis 117 Firecrest,
21. Matt Gibbs 112 Green Sandpiper,
22. Jason Davis 112 Wood Sandpiper,
23. Craig Reed 111 Firecrest,
24. Carl seebode 109 Firecrest,
25. Kev Wardlaw 94 Firecrest,

Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Black Swan on the side of Swan Pool by John Chudyk

 

[steve_zodiac]

Few hours down the Valley this morning.

No sign of Firecrests near the gun placements,, though 17 Hawfinches flew west over the football pitch next to the golf course and disappeared over Priory woods.
There were roving tit flocks in trees beween Park Lane and the paddocks, which included several Goldcrests but no Firecrests.

30+ Siskin over the paddocks and a few Redpolls.

 

[yamyam]

Nice one Steve :t:
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Hawfinchs Autumn 2017

8th October x1 PH
11th October x1 probables RP
15th October x2 probables PH
16th October x1 MH
20th October x1 DS
21st October x5 PH
21st October x1 MH
21st October x1 MJ
26th October x1 probables DS
28th October x12 probales TCH
29th October x6 PH
29th October x1 JC
31st October x1 PH
1st November x1 RP
2nd November x9 PH
3rd November x2 MH
4th November x3 SH/ DS
6th November x6 MJ
7th November x3 MH
7th November x2 probables MH
11th November x9 DS/MJ
18th November x5 MI
21st November x17 SR

running Total - 91.

PH - Pete Hackett
TCH - Tim Hextell
RP - Rob Preston
MH - Matt Hadlington
DS - Dave Saunders
MJ - Mel Jones
JC - John Clarke
SH - Steve Hextell
MI- Mike Ixer
SR- Steve Roper

Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

League Table 21/11/17
Steve Roper adds Hawfinch to his list.

1. Dave Saunders 210 Great White Egret,
2. Pete Hackett 210 Red Kite,
3. Tim Hextell 202 Red Throated Diver,
4. Matt Hadlington 194 Hawfinch,
5. Mel Jones 188 Hawfinch,
6. Pete Forbes 180 Little Egret,
7. Hughie King 178 Wood Sandpiper,
8. Simon Edwards 172 Ruff,
9. Dave Waite 172 Wood Sandpiper,
10. Terry Parker 171 Common Scoter,
11. John Clarke 168 Hawfinch,
12. Pete Carless 159 Black Redstart,
13. Tracy Saunders 156 Ring Necked Parakeet,
14. Steve Lilly 156 Red Breasted Merganser,
15. Mike Ixer 149 Hawfinch,
16. Steve Roper 143 Hawfinch,
17. Richard Eyres 130 Firecrest,
18. Bob Slater 125 Great Northern Diver,
19. Andy Thomas 118 Firecrest,
20. Richard Davis 117 Firecrest,
21. Matt Gibbs 112 Green Sandpiper,
22. Jason Davis 112 Wood Sandpiper,
23. Craig Reed 111 Firecrest,
24. Carl seebode 109 Firecrest,
25. Kev Wardlaw 94 Firecrest,

Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Nuthatch by Graham vernon

 

[yamyam]

What the Hells going on ?!?!

 

[yamyam]

Hawfinchs
Prior to the invasion we had only 3 records :-
17th March 1990
14th December 1997
13th August 2005
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Ice House area: 8 Wigeon, 7 Shoveler, Pintail, Goosander, 2 Siskin, 3 Redpoll, Kingfisher, Kestrel, 15 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 3 Goldcrest per Angela.
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Firecrest still Hill Top per Craig Reed
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[yamyam]

Firecrest still by finger post at Hill Top 12 noon. Also possible 2nd bird (heard only) further down the path towards Silvercroft Ave, around the old orchard per Matt Hadlington
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[yamyam]

Raven x2 over Swan Pool per Craig Reed
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[yamyam]

Goldeneye male Swan pool per Craig Reed
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[yamyam]

3 Pintail, Little Egret, 12 Shoveler, 10 Gadwall north island early morning. Per Rob Preston
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[yamyam]

Goldeneye pair on Swan Pool per Matt Hadlington
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[yamyam]

Firecrest by Craig Reed

 

[yamyam]

Willow Tit by Craig Reed

 

[yamyam]

Little Grebe by Craig Reed

 

[Rob_S]

What the Hells going on ?!?!

On the Welsh coast over the summer, there was talk amongst the local birders about anglers on their patch being increasingly happy to shoot Goosanders and Cormorants.

I shall be removing these leaflets if I see them.