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Sandwell Valley (10 Viewers)

Today's Red Kite was our 20th record and our 6th record this year, it was good to get all ten people in the hide at the time on to this bird :t:
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
From the hide

Oystercatcher x4 Adult 2 young
Little Ringed plover x3
Lapwing c10
Black Headed Gull x12
Lesser Black Backed Gull c39
Herring Gull x3
Buzzard x3
Great Crested Grebe x2
Grey Heron x1
Tufted Duck c16
Swift c70
House Martin
Reed warbler
Green Woodpecker
Swallow
Goosander x2 redhead
Sedge Warbler
Jay
Hobby
Ring Necked Parakeet
Red Kite

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Over hundred of the larger gulls at Sandwell valley today mainly lbbgulls but quite a few herring gulls and 4 gadwall per Dave Waite
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Year lists as of 26/5/18

overall Valley year list on 132.

White Wagtail, Greenland Wheatear not included in totals

Dave Saunders -116 Hobby
Pete Hackett -109 Kingfisher
John Clarke -105 Tawny owl
Matt Hadlington -104 Redstart
Rob Preston -104 Garden Warbler
Mel Jones -104 Spotted Flycatcher
Mike Ixer -103 Sedge Warbler
Craig Reed -98 Common Sandpiper
Hughie King -95 Garden Warbler
Wali Taylor -94 Yellow Wagtail
Terry Parker -92 Reed Warbler
Dave Waite -92 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Carl Seabode -88 Sedge Warbler
Steve Lilly -86 Peregrine
Adrian Kirton -81 Buzzard
Tony Johnson -74 Lesser Whitethroat
Richard Eyres -74 Lesser Whitethroat
Pete Carless -65 Common Gull

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
From the hide

Oystercatcher x5 Adult 2 young
Little Ringed plover x2
Lapwing c9
Lesser Black Backed Gull c45
Herring Gull c6
Great Crested Grebe x2 + 4 young
Tufted Duck c30
Swift c30
Gadwall x5
Swallow several
Reed Bunting
Goldfinch
Ring Necked Parakeet
Jay
Mute Swan x20
Moorhen c6
Sedge Warbler
Garden Warbler
House Martin several
Reed Warbler
Buzzard x5
Stock Dove
Greenfinch
Grey Heron x4
Kestrel
Jackdaw c30
Canada geese c36

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Latest on Pete Carless he seems more with it, and getting around a little bit more useing a Zimmer Fram, he's having a assessment on Tuesday and may be moving to Harborne for Resbite per Graham
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
3 Oystercatchers Ice House 1 young. Kingfisher. 40-50 Grey Heron many young. 2 possible Spotted Flycatchers near motorway. 2 Skylark, 3 Reed Bunting, 3 Reed Warbler Swan Pool per Rob Preston.
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
May

May wasn't as good as expected with only 96 species recorded 2 being year ticks, we still had Goosander, Shoveler, Teal and Water Rail hanging on. we had 9 Wheatear, 8 Barnacle Geese, 5 Common Sandpiper, 5 Peregrine, 3 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Hobby, 2 Red Kite, Osprey, Redstart, Spotted Flycatcher, Whinchat, Dunlin and Little Egret. we only had 5 pairs of Lapwing, Oystercatchers had done well with 3 young on Ice House and 2 young Forge Mill but sadly no Common Tern nesting this year, a pair of Linnet were found Nest Building, a very showy Tawny Owl was located and a late Redpoll was seen. The Spring all Dayer gave us 84 species ranking us 3rd out of 17 sites and 250 Swift was a good count

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Birds not seen so far this year but still possible in June

Black-necked Grebe
Garganey
Mandarin
Goshawk
Avocet
Sanderling
Greenshank
Green Sandpiper
Little Owl
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker


Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Quick look on the reserve, only things of note were 3 LRP and male Pochard. Oystercatcher still have 2 young but difficult to view in the long vegetation per Matt Hadlington
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Year lists as of 2/6/18

overall Valley year list on 132.

White Wagtail, Greenland Wheatear not included in totals

Dave Saunders -117 Barnacle Geese
Pete Hackett -109 Kingfisher
John Clarke -106 Barnacle Geese
Rob Preston - 105 Spotted Flycatcher
Matt Hadlington -104 Redstart
Mel Jones -104 Spotted Flycatcher
Mike Ixer -103 Sedge Warbler
Craig Reed -98 Common Sandpiper
Wali Taylor - 96 Barnacle Geese
Hughie King -95 Garden Warbler
Terry Parker -92 Reed Warbler
Dave Waite -92 Great Spotted Woodpecker
Carl Seabode -88 Sedge Warbler
Steve Lilly -86 Peregrine
Adrian Kirton -81 Buzzard
Tony Johnson -74 Lesser Whitethroat
Richard Eyres -74 Lesser Whitethroat
Pete Carless -65 Common Gull

Good Birding YAMYAM
 

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