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Sandwell Valley (4 Viewers)

The Blackwit and Turnstone puts us on 17 wader species for the year
Oystercatcher
Avocet
Little Ringed Plover
Ringed plover
Lapwing
Dunlin
Jack Snipe
Snipe
Whimbrel
Curlew
Redshank
Common Sandpiper
Turnstone
Green Sandpiper
Woodcock
Bar Tailed Godwit
Black Tailed Godwit

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
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Black Tailed Godwit

The first record was in August 1985 since then we've had between 92-102 birds in the Valley, with 15 blank years. max count being 12 birds on the deck which where part of a larger flock of between 30-40 seen to fly over.

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Blackwit by Richard Baker
 

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Turnstone and Godwit both still present at 16:40 (when the hide was closed). No sign of Med Gull since about 3pm per Craig Reed
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
League Table 26/07/18

Wali, Craig and Steve add Turnstone to their Valley List

01. Pete Hackett 211 Glaucous Gull
02. Dave Saunders 210 Great White Egret
03. Tim Hextell 202 Red Throated Diver
04. Matt Hadlington 194 Hawfinch
05. Mel Jones 187 Hawfinch
06. Pete Forbes 180 Little Egret
07. Hughie King 178 Wood Sandpiper
08. Dave Waite 173 Red Kite
09. Simon Edwards 172 Ruff
10. Terry Parker 171 Common Scoter
11. John Clarke 169 Osprey
12. Steve Lilly 161 Turnstone
13. Pete Carless 159 Black Redstart
14. Tracy Saunders 156 Ring Necked Parakeet,
15. Mike Ixer 151 Cuckoo
16. Steve Roper 143 Hawfinch
17. Richard Eyres 131 Yellow Legged Gull
18. Craig Reed 126 Turnstone
19. Bob Slater 125 Great Northern Diver
20. Carl seabode 121 Brambling
21. Andy Thomas 119 Brambling
22. Richard Davis 117 Firecrest
23. Matt Gibbs 112 Green Sandpiper
24. Jason Davis 112 Wood Sandpiper
25. Wali Taylor 103 Turnstone
26. Kev Wardlaw 94 Firecrest

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Cracking days Birding in the Hide today, I got a message off Wali to say a Black Tailed Godwit was on the island in front of the hide, thirty minutes later I was sat in the hide with Richard Baker and Graham Vernon watching a cracking Blackwit, later joined by John Clarke, the Blackwit was constantly feeding I'd just took my eyes off the bird when I picked up a Turnstone flying towards the hide I called out the bird and all in the hide got onto it I didn't think it was going to land but it dropped on the shingle island with the Black Headed Gulls, by this time Matt Hadlington had turned up shortly followed by Wali Taylor and Craig Reed , I said to Craig jokingly find us a Med and a minutes later he said I've got one in the Scope, unbelievable, also turning up was Pete Hackett, Mark Dickinson and John Clarke came back for the Med, several other birders I didn't know came to look at the trio, later in the afternoon Dave Waite, Steve Lilly, Hughie King and Tim Hextell twitched the Trio. Also on veiw from the hide Oystercatchers x3, Common Sandpiper, Little Ringed Plover, Snipe,12 Lapwing and a Peregrine shot low over Forge Mill.
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
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Record shots of Turnstone and Med Gull by Richard Baker
 

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Popped down the valley to see the Turnstone, reasonable restricted views from the river path, but my how the trees & scrub has grown. No sign of the B.T. Godwit (19.35). Still very hot and humid.

Heavily cropped record pic below

Richard

P.S. Add to life list now 132, and poor year list 76

PPS 17 waders this year including Turnstone!
 

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League Table 26/07/18

Wali, Craig, Steve, Kev and Richard add Turnstone to their Valley List

01. Pete Hackett 211 Glaucous Gull
02. Dave Saunders 210 Great White Egret
03. Tim Hextell 202 Red Throated Diver
04. Matt Hadlington 194 Hawfinch
05. Mel Jones 187 Hawfinch
06. Pete Forbes 180 Little Egret
07. Hughie King 178 Wood Sandpiper
08. Dave Waite 173 Red Kite
09. Simon Edwards 172 Ruff
10. Terry Parker 171 Common Scoter
11. John Clarke 169 Osprey
12. Steve Lilly 161 Turnstone
13. Pete Carless 159 Black Redstart
14. Tracy Saunders 156 Ring Necked Parakeet,
15. Mike Ixer 151 Cuckoo
16. Steve Roper 143 Hawfinch
17. Richard Eyres 132 Turnstone
18. Craig Reed 126 Turnstone
19. Bob Slater 125 Great Northern Diver
20. Carl seabode 121 Brambling
21. Andy Thomas 119 Brambling
22. Richard Davis 117 Firecrest
23. Matt Gibbs 112 Green Sandpiper
24. Jason Davis 112 Wood Sandpiper
25. Wali Taylor 103 Turnstone
26. Kev Wardlaw 96 Turnstone

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
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Negative news on Blackwit and Turnstone this AM, Lapwing x24, Common Sandpiper and LRP on island, Teal x5 and Pochard x4 per Matt Hadlington
 

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