steve_zodiac
Well-known member
Swan pool today 2pm-3pm
1 Redstart
4 Blackcap
4 Whitethroat
2 Chiffchaff
1 Redstart
4 Blackcap
4 Whitethroat
2 Chiffchaff
Will give Saturday afternoon a few hours if that's any help.
Can I check what the boundaries of the area/reserve are? Is it forge mill lake area or are we 'allowed' the other side of the river by the golf course and sandwell valley park?
Regards
Rich
It's a good question. Lets just say whole Valley since we're doing it last minute and if there are any complaints we know better for any future attempts.
The actual reserve is so small compared to some other competitors that if we didn't do the whole Valley we wouldn't have a chance.
Mike
Well as start today only managed 41 species this afternoon.
bh gull, blackbird, blue tit, bullfinch, buzzard, can goose, crow, chaffinch, coot, cormorant, dunnock, gadwall, goldfinch, gc grebe, g tit, grey heron, herring gull, house martin, house sparrow, kingfisher, lapwing, lbb gull, little grebe, lt tit, magpie, mallard, moorhen, mute swan, pochard, ringed-neck parakeet, robin, sand martin, sedge warbler, shoveler, snipe, sparrowhawk, swallow, teal, tufted duck, whitethroat, woodpigeon, wren.
Good first effort Mike and Rich - please find a summary of sightings across the sites that took part
Well as start today only managed 41 species this afternoon.
bh gull, blackbird, blue tit, bullfinch, buzzard, can goose, crow, chaffinch, coot, cormorant, dunnock, gadwall, goldfinch, gc grebe, g tit, grey heron, herring gull, house martin, house sparrow, kingfisher, lapwing, lbb gull, little grebe, lt tit, magpie, mallard, moorhen, mute swan, pochard, ringed-neck parakeet, robin, sand martin, sedge warbler, shoveler, snipe, sparrowhawk, swallow, teal, tufted duck, whitethroat, woodpigeon, wren.
It is good to see that there are others out there that still bird the Valley. I hope that we may be able to rebuild the reputation of a site that can be very rewarding. Yesterday's day list of 69 is a good start and hopefully regular reports can go some way to restoring people's confidence.