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Sandwell Valley (4 Viewers)

Jack Snipe showing extremely well, Med Gull & Little Egret still at 3.00pm.
Beautiful warm sunny day. Thanks to Craig (eagle eyes) for picking out the Med Gull.
Richard
 

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Swan pool Yellow Legged Gull x2, Adult and 1st win + Rock pipit flew towards Forge Mill per Mel Jones
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browns field male merlin towards mway mobbed by kestrel also male stonechat 4 linnet over per Mel Jones
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Swan Pool 7 Teal, 4 Wigeon, 6 Little Grebe, 6 Gc Grebe, 1 Cormorant, 22 Herring Gull. Brown's just 1 Buzzard per Rob Preston
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Salters Lane 8 Buzzards, 5 Parakeets, 4 Siskin, 2 Meadow Pipits, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Redwings, 5 Song Thrush, 4 Mistle Thrush, 2 Grey Wagtail, 110 Starling, 1 Skylark per Rob Preston
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Swan pool, Teal x21, Wigeon x10, Great Crested x5, Little Grebe x4, Cormorant x2, Pied Wagtail x3, Meadow pipit x2, Skylark and Chiffchaff
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A quiet afternoon in the hide. No sign of the Pipit since they watched the ‘Dunlin’ fly onto the main islands from the bund (about 12:15). Pintail, 22 Wigeon, 6 Pochard, 24 Gadwall, c15 Teal, 13 Shoveler, 2 Goosander per Craig Reed
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Rock Pipit records 2000-2018

19 records involving 20 birds

2000- 16/3
2001- 23/3, 23/6, 15/10.
2002- 6/3, 27/9
2003- nil
2004- 18-19/3, 28-29/3.
2005- nil
2006- 24/2, 28/3, and a record in Oct.
2007- 3/10 x2.
2008- nil
2009- nil
2010- 26/3, 16/5.
2011- nil
2012- nil
2013- 24/3.
2014- nil
2015- nil
2016- 23/9, 12/10.
2017- 12-13/10
2018- 11/10

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Year lists as of 13/10/18

overall Valley year list on 143

White Wagtail, Greenland Wheatear not included in Total

Dave Saunders -127 Golden Plover
Pete Hackett -121 Stonechat
John Clarke -117 Redstart
Matt Hadlington -113 Hobby
Mike Ixer- 109 Mediterranean Gull
Rob Preston-108 Garganey
Mel Jones-108 Rock pipit
Hughie King -107 Jack Snipe
Craig Reed-105 Redstart
Wali Taylor -105 Meadow Pipit
Dave Waite- 102 Pintail
Steve Lilly -99 Jack Snipe
Terry Parker -95 Whinchat
Carl Seabode -92 Hobby
Adrian Kirton -81 Buzzard
Richard Eyers - 81 Mediterranean Gull
Tony Johnson - 77 Garganey
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
yamyam said:
Year lists as of 13/10/18

overall Valley year list on 143

White Wagtail, Greenland Wheatear not included in Total

Dave Saunders -127 Golden Plover
Pete Hackett -121 Stonechat
John Clarke -117 Redstart
Matt Hadlington -113 Hobby
Mike Ixer- 109 Mediterranean Gull
Rob Preston-108 Garganey
Mel Jones-108 Rock pipit
Hughie King -107 Jack Snipe
Craig Reed-105 Redstart
Wali Taylor -105 Meadow Pipit
Dave Waite- 102 Pintail
Steve Lilly -99 Jack Snipe
Terry Parker -95 Whinchat
Carl Seabode -92 Hobby
Adrian Kirton -81 Buzzard
Richard Eyres - 82 Little Egret
Tony Johnson - 80 Little Egret
Good Birding YAMYAM
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Dave ,thanks for updating me, Tony & I had Jack Snipe ,Med Gull & Little Egret. Updated above
Regards
Richard
 
20 Snipe,1 Jack, 8 Pochard, 14 Goosander ,22 cormorant, 27 Lapwing, 2 L Greeb, 1 F Pintail, 10 Widgeon, 16 Gadwall this morning per Eric.
Good Birding YAMYAM
 

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