Thanks Keith.
I wonder what time at night they've been seeing a Barn Owl (and whether it was actually a Barn Owl and not a Tawny Owl), and when they last saw it.
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Lifford Reservoir and nearby canals (1 Viewer)
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Thanks Keith.
I wonder what time at night they've been seeing a Barn Owl (and whether it was actually a Barn Owl and not a Tawny Owl), and when they last saw it.
keithr
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Could be fishermans tales Rob...lol
On BTO a Barn Owl was reported in Bournville in 2013 and a local paper reported one in a Selly Oak back garden in 2014 (maybe an escapee). I thought I saw one once in Brum but it disappeared so quick and I was so in shock I just couldn't be sure what I saw lol, I'll keep on looking though.
(BTO has reports of Tawny Owls at Stirchley)
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keithr
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Cheers...good info.
As lots of Midlands sites are doing lists today, here's my paltry effort. 9.30am - 11am, 28 species.
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Great Crested Grebe
Coot
Moorhen
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Chiffchaff
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Treecreeper
Feral Pigeon
Woodpigeon
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Wren
Robin
Blackbird
Magpie
Jay
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Goldfinch
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Bullfinch
First time I've seen Treecreeper around Lifford. My personal year list for this site now up to 51 species.
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Great Crested Grebe
Coot
Moorhen
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Chiffchaff
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Treecreeper
Feral Pigeon
Woodpigeon
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Wren
Robin
Blackbird
Magpie
Jay
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Goldfinch
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Bullfinch
First time I've seen Treecreeper around Lifford. My personal year list for this site now up to 51 species.
Does anyone know whether this area at the junction of the two canals in Kings Norton has a specific name?
It's a regular part of my Lifford walk now, easily accessed from Broad Meadow Lane canal bridge, and always plenty of birds around. A pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers this morning, as well as at least five Jays.
It's a regular part of my Lifford walk now, easily accessed from Broad Meadow Lane canal bridge, and always plenty of birds around. A pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers this morning, as well as at least five Jays.
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JackRabbit
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I don't know if it has a specific name, but the canal junction is known as King's Norton Junction so I suppose you could use that for the adjacent area too?
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Yes, probably a good call.
The other bonus of that patch is that it's always deserted when I've been there. Occasionally someone walking a dog but more often no-one. The paths are well mown but the rest of it seems to be left untended.
Good numbers of birds around the canal junction this morning, shortly after the rain had stopped.
Small group of Fieldfare and Redwing moving through.
At least three male and two female Bullfinch.
Groups of Goldfinch, up to 50 at a time.
Sparrowhawk over.
Grey Wagtail at Lifford Reservoir.
Black-headed Gull with a light green ring on its right leg, flew off just as I got the binoculars on it sadly.
Noticeable build-up in gull numbers around the tip, with several Lesser Black-Backed and Herring Gulls perched on the buildings.
Small group of Fieldfare and Redwing moving through.
At least three male and two female Bullfinch.
Groups of Goldfinch, up to 50 at a time.
Sparrowhawk over.
Grey Wagtail at Lifford Reservoir.
Black-headed Gull with a light green ring on its right leg, flew off just as I got the binoculars on it sadly.
Noticeable build-up in gull numbers around the tip, with several Lesser Black-Backed and Herring Gulls perched on the buildings.
No fishermen at Lifford this morning, so two Cormorants were airing their wings and a Grey Heron was flitting around the edges. Still two Great Crested Grebes present.
Several roving flocks of tits (Long-tailed, Great, Blue) with Goldcrest in amongst them.
At the canal junction, Great Spotted and Green woodpeckers, Jay, Bullfinch, Redwing, Buzzard overhead and a Kestrel over the woods.
Several roving flocks of tits (Long-tailed, Great, Blue) with Goldcrest in amongst them.
At the canal junction, Great Spotted and Green woodpeckers, Jay, Bullfinch, Redwing, Buzzard overhead and a Kestrel over the woods.
I ended 2017 on 52 species for the area around Lifford.
This morning's highlights 10am - 11am (my second visit this year):
Lifford Reservoir - Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe x 3, Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk (being mobbed by crows) and a group of 3 Raven doing aerobatics high up.
Also a Collared Dove at the canal junction, not a common species in Birmingham in my experience.
The biting wind was encouraging most smaller birds to stay under cover.
This morning's highlights 10am - 11am (my second visit this year):
Lifford Reservoir - Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe x 3, Stock Dove, Sparrowhawk (being mobbed by crows) and a group of 3 Raven doing aerobatics high up.
Also a Collared Dove at the canal junction, not a common species in Birmingham in my experience.
The biting wind was encouraging most smaller birds to stay under cover.
keithr
Relapsus resurgam
Fantastic.....wouldn't expect to see that there
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