• Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. The forums are dedicated to wild birds, birding, binoculars and equipment and all that goes with it.

    Please register for an account to take part in the discussions in the forum, post your pictures in the gallery and more.
ZEISS DTI thermal imaging cameras. For more discoveries at night, and during the day.

Sandwell Valley (5 Viewers)

The Trio by Craig Reed
 

Attachments

  • IMG_20180727_144949.jpg
    IMG_20180727_144949.jpg
    186.2 KB · Views: 15
  • IMG_20180727_145012.jpg
    IMG_20180727_145012.jpg
    120.5 KB · Views: 15
  • IMG_20180727_145033.jpg
    IMG_20180727_145033.jpg
    126.6 KB · Views: 25
Med Gull's in Sandwell Valley

The first Med Gull recorded in Sandwell Valley was 31 December 1991, an Adult bird on Forge Mill. We had to wait till 2003 for the next bird an Adult in August. Since then they have been almost annual seen most years July and August being the favoured months. there have been thirty records to date with three this year.
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Last edited:
0645-1040 c30 hirundines on Swan Pool inc 1+ Sand Martin, few parties of House Martin seem to be moving through. 5 Teal, 4 Pochard, Common Sand, 2 Snipe on FML. Relatively quiet otherwise, hoping something will drop in through the day per Matt Hadlington
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
League Table 28/07/18

John adds Turnstone to his 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 170 Turnstone
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
 
Forge mill 5 poch, 1lrp, 3 oycs, 1 cmn sand, 1 sand Martin, 2 cormorant, but very little else per Tim Hextell
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Year lists as of 28/7/18

A few changes this week after the fantastic Trio

overall Valley year list on 137.

White Wagtail, Greenland Wheatear not included in totals

Dave Saunders -122 Mediterranean Gull
Pete Hackett -113 Turnstone
John Clarke -111 Hobby
Matt Hadlington -107 Mediterranean Gull
Rob Preston - 106 Green Sandpiper
Mel Jones -104 Spotted Flycatcher
Mike Ixer -103 Sedge Warbler
Craig Reed -101 Mediterranean Gull
Wali Taylor -100 Mediterranean Gull
Hughie King-99 Turnstone
Dave Waite- 95 Blackwit
Terry Parker -92 Reed Warbler
Steve Lilly -90 Turnstone
Carl Seabode -88 Sedge Warbler
Adrian Kirton -81 Buzzard
Richard Eyers - 76 Turnstone
Tony Johnson -74 Lesser Whitethroat
Pete Carless -65 Common Gull
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Turnstone's in Sandwell Valley

17th -19th May 1982. Forge Mill
1st May 1983. Forge Mill
19th and 22nd May 1985. Forge Mill
3rd May 1986. Forge Mill
8th - 17th August 1986. Forge Mill
12th August 1988. Forge Mill
12th August 1988. Swan Pool
27th July 1990. Forge Mill
8th August 1994. Forge Mill
26th July 2018. Forge Mill

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Of interest on the Trio Day we also had a ringed Black Headed Gull, Craig managed to read some of the characters on the ring and it was a Helsinki ring so it was ringed somewhere in Finland.
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
July

An extremely hot month with 90 species recorded four being new for the year Avocet,Green Sandpiper, Black Tailed Godwit and Turnstone the Avocet being our 5th record and the Turnstone the first since 1994,we had at least 12 Common Sandpiper and 10 Little Ringed plover move through the Valley also Oystercatcher x4, Dunlin x3 and our first returning Snipe, We had our 7th Red Kite of the year our 21st record also our third Mediterranean Gull of the year, sevral Peregrine's and a couple of Hobby. A Juvenile Yellow Legged Gull was present for several days the 7th of the year being our 30th record, Willow Tit was seen a couple of times and several Sand Martin moved through, we had Little Egret x4 possible a family party, Lapwing x24, Ring Necked Parakeet x15, Teal x5, Pochard x5 Common Tern x3 and Shoveler x2, Late news from June a little Gull spent five minutes on Swan Pool and a new Odonata for the Valley was found by Craig Reed in the form of a Lesser Emperor on the Reserve on the 19th July.

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Linnet, Willow Warbler, 3 Cormorant, Common Sand, Green Woodpecker Swan Pool. Yesterday Garden Warbler, Shoveler, 7 Gadwall, 3 Teal, 8 Cormorant Forge Mill per Rob Preston.
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
From the hide

Common Sandpiper x2
Oystercatchers x3
Little Ringed Plover x2
Lapwing x12
Redshank
Pied Wagtail C5
Goldfinch x2
Gadwall c6
Black Headed Gull c80
Mute Swan c30
Great Crested Grebe c3
Moorhen c8
Canada Geese c103
Reed Warbler
Cormorant x7
Pochard x3
Lesser Black Backed Gull c17
Tufted Duck c30
Coot c30
Mallard c29
Buzzard x3
Jackdaw c30
Starling x14
Ring Necked Parakeet
Grey Heron
Carrion Crow c7
Teal x2
Wood Pigeon c39
Herring Gull
Green Woodpecker
Swallow x2
Magpie
Stock Dove
Reed Bunting

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
2 Common Sand, LRP, 7 Teal, Shoveler, 4 Pochard, 5 Oystercatcher plus the usual stuff.per Matt Hadlington
Good Birding YAMYAM
 

Similar threads

S
Sandwell valley birders
Replies
0
Views
368
susan webster
S
S
Sandwell valley birders
Replies
0
Views
491
susan webster
S
S
Rspb Sandwell valley.
Replies
0
Views
536
susan webster
S
S
local big day and big year records
Replies
3
Views
772
Jim M.
J
S
Sandwell valley birders
Replies
1
Views
482
Richard Prior
Richard Prior

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 6 (members: 0, guests: 6)
Back
Top