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Sandwell Valley (3 Viewers)

Had a quick walk around the lake this afternoon picked up a valley year tick: green woodpecker 50+ house Martin passing through, 2 greylag per Steve Lilly
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A lap of Swan Pool and a look in the Paddocks with Matt gave very little reward Whitethroat, Blackcap and several Swallow
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From the hide
Teal c7
Gadwall c12
Lapwing c45
Sparrowhawk x2
Buzzard
Cormorant x6
Shoveler c3
Great Crested Grebe x2
Swift c60
House Martin c30
Swallow c6
Pochard x5
Goosander x2
Snipe
Kingfisher
Willow Warbler
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A walk around Salters with Matt again produced very little with Swift, House Martin's and Swallows being the main highlights
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Forge Mill 8-845: Little Egret, 2 Snipe, Oystercatcher, 43 Lapwing, 11 Swift, good numbers Willow Warblers. 21 Gadwall, 12 Teal, 6 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, Goosander.per Pete Hackett
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2 Pochard, redhead Goosander from the slipway FML, Lapwing and Willow Warbler around North Island, few Chiffchaff around FML. Kingfisher on Cascade Pool earlier per Matt Hadlington
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Year lists as of 18/8/18

overall Valley year list on 137.

White Wagtail, Greenland Wheatear not included in Totals

John, Hughie and Wali added Green Sandpiper
and Steve added Green Woodpecker


Dave Saunders -122 Mediterranean Gull
Pete Hackett -113 Turnstone
John Clarke -112 Green Sandpiper
Matt Hadlington -108 Crossbill
Rob Preston - 106 Green Sandpiper
Mel Jones -105 Crossbill
Mike Ixer -103 Sedge Warbler
Craig Reed -101 Mediterranean Gull
Wali Taylor -101 Green Sandpiper
Hughie King-100 Green Sandpiper
Dave Waite- 97 Linnet
Terry Parker -93 Green Sandpiper
Steve Lilly -91 Green Woodpecker
Carl Seabode -89 Black Tailed Godwit
Adrian Kirton -81 Buzzard
Richard Eyers - 76 Turnstone
Tony Johnson -74 Lesser Whitethroat
Pete Carless -65 Common Gull
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Garden warbler hill top with mixed flock blackcap & whitethroat btm allotments by silvercroft avenue per Tim Hextell
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Forge Mill

Canada Geese c248
Greylag x2
Mute Swan c34
Cormorant c16
Goosander redhead
Pochard c5
Lapwing c40
Teal c19
Shoveler c10
Little Egret
Gadwall c21
Great Crested Grebe c3
Green Woodpecker
Snipe
Kingfisher
Ring Necked Parakeet x14
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Late news Wednesday Greenshank landed breifly on island heard to call and departed per Alf ( seen by visiting Birder)
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Greenshank puts us on 18 wader species for the year

Oystercatcher
Avocet
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed plover
Lapwing
Dunlin
Jack Snipe
Snipe
Whimbrel
Curlew
Redshank
Greenshank
Common Sandpiper
Turnstone
Green Sandpiper
Woodcock
Bar Tailed Godwit
Black Tailed Godwit
Good Birding YAMYAM
 

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