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League Table 20/10/19
Mike, Kev,Gareth and Andy add Whooper Swan to their list

01. Pete Hackett 214 Great White Egret
02. Dave Saunders 211 Yellow Browed Warbler
03. Tim Hextell 205 Yellow Browed warbler
04. Matt Hadlington 197 Yellow Browed Warbler
05. Mel Jones 188 Caspian Gull
06. Pete Forbes 186 Mediterranean Gull
07. Hughie King 183 Yellow Browed warbler
08. Dave Jackson 177 Arctic Tern
09. Dave Waite 177 Yellow Browed warbler
10. John Clarke 176 Yellow Browed Warbler
11. Terry Parker 176 Yellow Browed warbler
12. Simon Edwards 173 Yellow Browed warbler
13. Steve Lilly 165 Red Crested Pochard
14. Steve Hextell 160 Yellow Browed warbler
15. Pete Carless 159 Black Redstart
16. Mike Ixer - 159 Whooper Swan
17. Tracy Saunders 158 Tawny Owl
18. Steve Roper 147 Red Crested Pochard
19. Craig Reed 137 Yellow Browed warbler
20. Richard Eyres 134 Caspian Gull
21. Wali Taylor 127 Spotted Flycatcher
22. Carl Seabode 127 Yellow Browed Warbler
23. Bob Slater 125 Great Northern Diver
24. Andy Thomas 124 Andy Thomas
25. Richard Davis 121 Red Legged Partridge
26. Jason Davis 121 Wood Sandpiper
27. Richard Baker 117 Red Crested Pochard
28. Gareth Marlow 115 Whooper Swan
29. Matt Gibbs 112 Green Sandpiper
30. Kev Wardlaw 111 Whooper Swan
31. Neil Gadsby 95 Yellow Wagtail

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Valley year list on:- 144
Latest:- Hawfinch

White Wagtail not counted

Dave Saunders - 131 Whooper Swan
Matt Hadlington -126 Hawfinch
John Clarke -120 Whooper Swan
Mike Ixer - 119 Whooper Swan
Hughie King -118 Whooper Swan
Richard Baker- 111 Red Crested Pochard
Terry Parker - 111 Whooper Swan
Dave Waite -110 Whooper Swan
Steve Lilly - 110 Whooper swan
Wali Taylor - 109 Whooper Swan
Tim Hextell- 107 YBW
Rob Preston -99 Rock pipit
Carl Seabode -87 YBW
Paul Aggett- 73 Green Sandpiper
Richard Eyres -65 House Martin
Adrian Kirton- 58 Willow Tit

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Common Gull at RSPB Sandwell today having a flap above the Black Heads, a bit of research and it was ringed on 18/09/2019 at Oslo Norway .per Wali Taylor
 

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The ringed Common Gull by Mike Ixer
 

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October

The month gave us 95 species with four being new for the year an Imm/ Female Goshawk flew through, the Valleys second record of Yellow Browed Warbler with a possibility of a second bird based on two seemingly separate calls near North island on the 19th, three Whooper swans dropped in on the 20th departing early the next morning and a Hawfinch low over Dartmouth Park on the 22nd. The ringed Little Egret was still with us all month and an interesting record of a Common Gull ringed on 18/09/2019 at Oslo Norway was in the Valley on the 26th, 5 Swallow over Forge Mill mid month 4 Little Egret on Forge Mill, Rock pipit over Forge Mill and later over Dartmouth park and a second bird a couple of days later for possibly five days, 4 Stonechat Swan pool 1 along the River, 5 Salters and a 1 near the pet cemetery, a sign Autumn was definitely with us with the first returning Siskin, Redpoll and 350+ Redwing moved through on the 16th, the first Fieldfare on the 21st with 16 birds, Common Sandpiper still with us early in the month, 2 Raven over Forge Mill several times, Mediterranean Gull on Forge Mill islands for most of the month, 2 male Red Crested Pochard on Swan pool for one day only, 4 different Common Gull, Jack Snipe, the last day of the month saw a Great White Egret fly down the River, best counts being 160+ Coot, 100+ Skylark through in the month, 36 Teal, 27 Shoveler, 26 Pochard, 18 Snipe, 17 Wigeon, 10 Goosander, 10+ Meadow pipit 6 Chiffchaff. 3 Mandarin, and a single Greylag,
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
A new valley record count for Cormorant was set today with 80+ birds coming into roost on Forge Mill from around 3 O'clock with singles still coming in a 4:30
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Also seen today Goosander 50+, Pochard c30, Ring Necked Parakeet 50+, Snipe c20, Kingfisher x2 Jack Snipe, Little Egret,Common Gull (Ringed Bird), Barnacles x9, Pintail, Water Rail x2 heard per P.Hackett, Tawny Owl heard per Wali and Raven per Wali
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Valley year list on:- 144
Latest:- Hawfinch

White Wagtail not counted

Dave Saunders - 131 Whooper Swan
Matt Hadlington -126 Hawfinch
John Clarke -120 Whooper Swan
Mike Ixer - 119 Whooper Swan
Hughie King -118 Whooper Swan
Richard Baker- 111 Red Crested Pochard
Terry Parker - 111 Whooper Swan
Dave Waite -110 Whooper Swan
Steve Lilly - 110 Whooper swan
Wali Taylor - 110 Tawny Owl
Tim Hextell- 107 YBW
Rob Preston -99 Rock pipit
Carl Seabode -87 YBW
Paul Aggett- 73 Green Sandpiper
Richard Eyres -65 House Martin
Adrian Kirton- 58 Willow Tit
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Brambling female under feeders first of the Autumn/Winter per Mike Nicklin
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
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