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Called in at RSPB Sandwell Valley to have a gander at the Barnacle goslings. Brilliant!! 2 pairs with 3 & 4 young and at least 5, maybe 6 other adults. Are there more young to appear? They disappear into the foliage like the starship Enterprise using its ’cloaking device’. Are there many other records of these birds staying to breed in the uk?
 
I fully suspect these are feral breeding birds rather than diner migrants who have decides the linger - there is a regular all-year round flock in Edgbaston as an example
 
yamyam said:
Barnacles have bred in the Valley for the first time with 7 Adults and 2 broods of 3 and 4
Good Birding YAMYAM
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What a loverly surprise, I think I would prefer to be a Feral chick, born on Terra Ferma, rather than jumping of cliffs and being scavaged by Foxes and the like in their true home!;)

Richard
 
Ref :- Ringed Little Egret

Ringing Scheme: London Ring Number: GV77575.
This bird was ringed by North Thames Gull Group as age nestling, sex unknown on 23-May-2018 12:00:00 at Walthamstow Wetlands NO 1 Island, Greater London

It was 389 days after it was ringed, 170 km from the ringing site.
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Valley year list on:- 132
Latest:- Hobby

White Wagtail not counted

Dave Saunders - 121 Redshank
Matt Hadlington -120 Hobby
John Clarke -112 Tawny Owl
Mike Ixer -108 Tawny Owl
Hughie King - 107 Tawny Owl
Tim Hextell -102 Greylag
Terry Parker -102 Tawny Owl
Steve Lilly -102 Tawny Owl
Dave Waite -101 Tawny Owl
Wali Taylor - 101 Treecrepper
Richard Baker - 99 Tawny Owl
Carl Seabode -83 Garden Warbler
Rob Preston -74 Tawny Owl
Richard Eyres -62 Willow Warbler
Adrian Kirton- 58 Willow Tit
Paul Aggett - 49 Water Rail

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Valley year list on:- 132
Latest:- Hobby

White Wagtail not counted

Dave Saunders - 121 Redshank
Matt Hadlington -120 Hobby
John Clarke -112 Tawny Owl
Mike Ixer -108 Tawny Owl
Hughie King - 107 Tawny Owl
Tim Hextell -102 Greylag
Terry Parker -102 Tawny Owl
Steve Lilly -102 Tawny Owl
Dave Waite -101 Tawny Owl
Wali Taylor - 101 Treecrepper
Richard Baker - 99 Tawny Owl
Carl Seabode -83 Garden Warbler
Rob Preston -74 Tawny Owl
Richard Eyres -62 Willow Warbler
Adrian Kirton- 58 Willow Tit
Paul Aggett - 49 Water Rail

Good Birding YAMYAM
 

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