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A gull over this morning looked different from the normal fly overs
It appeared to be larger than normal with a more direct flight.
Any identification would be great please?
Best flight over of Gulls last night for quite some time at least 400 over maybe a lot more.
Mostly large gulls but 4 very large gulls couldn't say what species as light was very poor
Just wondering does anyone do any gull roosts at either Edgbaston or Bartley these days.
Forgot to mention at...
17/06/2020 Highlights -
Over the last few days I have Managed to get tickets to Dudley Zoo and Chester Zoo which got me thinking lets see how many juvenile species I can get in the garden.
So here we go with the list please remember this is for 15/16/17th -
Blue tit, Great tit, House sparrow...
Just a quick update on Juvenile birds I have seen in my garden so far-
Magpie, Blue tit, Great tit, Robin, Starling, Blackbird, Dunnock, Sparrowhawk, Wren, Song thrush, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blackcap, Carrion crow & Loads of House Sparrows
All-dayer list 02/05/2020 –
Early walk with my best friend to take in the local fields (Lutley Wedge/Mere's fields) started out at around 5.45am here is the list so far today will add garden list later.
Please note will add the birds as I see them not in any family order.
01 Magpie 02 Wood...
I will be doing the SPRING ALL DAYER tomorrow 02/05/2020 from my back garden starting at around 6am and watching the garden and surrounding areas all day till around 20.45pm so will list on here 03/05/2020.
Hope everyone who takes part stays safe and well.
You can always update your lists by...
24 / 04 / 2020
Highlights
Not bird but a good garden watch today many Butterflies around
Small White many, Comma x2, Orange Tip many & Speckled Wood x4
23 / 04 / 2020 6.30 - 8.15am
Highlight of the morning LESSER WHITETHROAT
I will be cutting an area of scrub at the bottom of the garden this is not being used currently by any species so time to cut it so as to be used by species when young have hatched..
20 / 04 / 2020 6.15 - 7.30am
2 NEW ticks for the garden list this morning 4x EGYPTIAN GOOSE & 1X HOUSE MARTIN over the garden
Numbers of the birds in the garden now declining as they are nesting but species still roughly the same.
Hardly getting any GULL movement these days the odd LBBG and...
19 / 04 / 2020 11.20am
A single Lapwing over first for some time.
Wheatear, Whitethroat, Yellowhammer, Blackcap (m), Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Nuthatch, Coal tit, Mistle thrush, Meadow pipit, Jay & Rook highlight for this mornings garden watch
15 / 04 / 2020 18.35pm
A very large bird of prey was seen the bird was not a Buzzard or Osprey
I am waiting for a identification to come through but if anyone else sees a similar bird could they please let us know will update with more information when I get some.
COMMON TERN over 12 / 04 /...
09 / 04 / 2020 - 06.35 - 07.45am
A great bit of time in the garden this morning with just a few highlights
Yellowhammer male, Blackcap male, Blue tits chasing around the garden, Linnets in the top of the trees at the bacjk , Sparrowhawk hunting around, 5 Greylag geese mobile, Chiichaff again...
05 / 04 / 2020 6.30am - 8.05am
A great mornings birding with a few garden ticks today
Highlights -
Sand Martin x5, Cormorant x2. Goldcrest, Ring necked parakeet x2, Skylark x1, Meadow pipit x3, Greylag goose x7, Sparrowhawk & Willow warbler
Garden list now on 64
Going well and the...
02 / 04 / 2020
06.20am
A great morning today with the following highlights -
Buzzard, Greylag goose x8, Canada goose x5, Chiffchaff, Blackcap (m), along with all my usual suspects
A report from a friend of 2 swans with a bit of yellow on the beaks if anyone else has any information about this...
25 / 03 / 2020
06.25am - 07.35am
Not a lot to report this morning nothing really flying over as well.
Many Magpies around at the moment chasing off Jackdaws and Carrion crows a Buzzard over again this morning and LBBG
24 / 03 / 2020
I will be keeping up the garden watch during these times and will even be updating from local walks these will include Lutley Wedge / Mere's Fields (for the older people who remember them) / Wassell Grove and Oldnall lane.
Will now commence the redesigning of the back garden but...