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Sandwell Valley (5 Viewers)

5 Wheatear and a Skylark in Swan Pool Meadow were the only other things of note. Per Matt Hadlington
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League Table 22/4/18
Mike Ixer adds Cuckoo to his Valley life 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 188 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. Pete Carless 159 Black Redstart
13. Steve Lilly 158 Yellow Legged Gull
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. Bob Slater 125 Great Northern Diver
19. Craig Reed 125 Ringed plover
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. Kev Wardlaw 94 Firecrest

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Cuckoo
There was a early Cuckoo on the 3rd April 2003 and another on the 15th April 2004 also 25th April 2000 since 2000 we've had 9 nil years all the rest have been around the mid May area
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from the hide

Little Ringed plover x2
Osysercatcher x2
Lapwing c8
Kingfisher
Goosander x6
Cormorant x4
Gadwall c6
LBBG c20
Herring Gull c3
Swallows c30+
Green Woodpecker
Ring Necked Parakeet c4
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler
Sand Martin sev
Chiffchaff
Jackdaw c29
Grey Heron
Tufted Duck c22
Great Crested Grebe x1
House Martin 10+
Mute Swan c15
Canada Goose c36
Moorhen c7
Coot c6
Buzzard
Jay x2
Long Tailed Tit
Pied Wagtail x2
Reed Bunting
BHG x1
Raven

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Swan : 8-8.50: Whinchat, Yellow Wag, 4 Wheatears, Mipit, sev Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Common Tern, Skylark, Linnet, 4 Reed Bunt, 7 Swift, lots Swallow, House, Sand Martin.per Pete Hackett
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Today's Kite was our 18th record and our 4th this year the bird was picked up over Centre I got a couple of the Vols on to the bird, it was joined by a Buzzard before loosing it over the pylons drifting south west

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Swan pool meadow is the big fenced off field next to Swan pool at the moment there are cattle in there
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