Sandwell Valley (18 Viewers)

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Whimbrel

Up till 1999 there had been 20+ records with most of them falling in April/May.The largest flock recorded was Twenty birds on the grassy banks at Swan Pool on the 5th May 1994. Since then we have had birds has follows:-
2000, 29th April x2.
2000, 5th May x1.
2001, 25th April x1.
2002, 1st May x1.
2009, 1st May x1
2009, Sept x1.
2010, 10th April x1.
2016, 25th April x1.

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Common scoter still present on Forge Mill
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Paddocks
Wheatear x1
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Salters Lane
Wheatear, Linnet x2, Green Woodpecker and Buzzard
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Marsh
Teal, Snipe and Reed Warbler
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Forge Mill
Common Sandpiper x5, Little Ringed Plover x3, Oystercatcher x2, Goosander c8, Pochard male, Black Headed Gull x7, Great Crested Grebe x2, Gadwall c3, Sparrowhawk, Lapwing c9 and Stock Dove, also nice to meet you today Matt.
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Also seen today
Grey Heron, Kestrel, Lesser Black Backed Gull c 30, Herring Gull c3, Collared Dove, Ring Necked Parakeet, Green Woodpecker, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swallow, Pied Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Long Tailed Tit, Treecreeper, House Sparrow, Bullfinch and Reed Bunting
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Common Scoter now on it's 21st Day
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Swift and Sedge Warbler per Dave Waite
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Forge Mill
Common Sandpiper x5, Little Ringed Plover x3, Oystercatcher x2, Goosander c8, Pochard male, Black Headed Gull x7, Great Crested Grebe x2, Gadwall c3, Sparrowhawk, Lapwing c9 and Stock Dove, also nice to meet you today Matt.
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Yes finally good to meet you today Dave! Let's hope it warms up soon, more like winter this morning :eek!:

The only additions I had to those posted already were a Grey Wagtail along the river and a Lesser Redpoll on the bird table.

 

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Feeding Station
Bullfinch, Greenfinch, Chaffinch Goldfinch, Redpoll and Reed Bunting per Pete Carless
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Common Scoter still present
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From the hide
Common Sandpiper x2, Little Ringed Plover x4, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Pochard, Peregrine, Swift, Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin pet Pete Carless
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Common Scoter still present per Pete carless
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Also seen
Goosander, Little Ringed Plover x3, Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Redpoll x7, Siskin and Greylag c6 per Pete Carless
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Swallows, House Martin, Sand Martin mixed flock 150+, Ring Necked Parakeetd x14 and Kingfisher per Steve Lilly
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Colliery Banks
Cuckoo and Whinchat
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Common Scoter still on Forge Mill
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Also on Forge Mill
Goosander x8, Pochard male, Great Crested Grebe x2, Lapwing c11, Common Sandpiper x4, Little Ringed Plover c2, Oystercatcher x2, Lesser Black Backed Gull c7, Herring Gull x8, Black Headed Gull x5, Buzzard, Kestrel, Swift c9, House Martin, Swallow, Sand Martin, Pied Wagtail and Carrion Crow c60 on slipway.
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Marsh
Gadwall x4, Teal x2, Grey Heron, Lapwing x2, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler , Reed Bunting, Whitethroat and Snipe.
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