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Sandwell Valley (3 Viewers)

Forge Mill Lake: 3 x Adult Oyc plus 2 chicks, 2 x LRP, my first Four Spot Chaser for the patch.per Carl Seabode
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Redpoll over FM Farm this morning (late record?), Common Sand calling around North Island per Matt Hadlington
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At Dartmouth park Sandwell this p.m. reed bunting singing around boating lake reed warbler singing on small pool and a herring gull who was after coot chicks per Dave Waite
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Year lists as of 19/5/18

overall Valley year list on 132.

White Wagtail, Greenland Wheatear not included in totals

Dave Saunders- 115 Osprey
Pete Hackett -109 Kingfisher
John Clarke - 105 Tawny owl
Matt Hadlington - 104 Redstart
Rob Preston - 104 Garden Warbler
Mel Jones - 104 Spotted Flycatcher
Mike Ixer - 103 Sedge Warbler
Craig Reed - 98 Common Sandpiper
Hughie King - 95 Garden Warbler
Wali Taylor -94 Yellow Wagtail
Terry Parker - 92 Reed Warbler
Dave Waite - 91 Little Egret
Carl Seabode -88 Sedge Warbler
Steve Lilly - 86 Peregrine
Adrian Kirton - 81 Buzzard
Tony Johnson -74 Lesser Whitethroat
Richard Eyres -74 Lesser Whitethroat
Pete Carless - 65 Common Gull

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Forge Mill
Oystercatchers x4 Adults and 2 young, LRP x3 looks like one bird sitting, Lapwing c8 at least 2 birds sitting
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A long overdue update on Pete Carless, he's still in Dudley Road Hospital in the Sheldon block, unfortunately he's had a couple of falls which has put him back quite alot with his progress, according to his niece he seems a little forgetful at times and seems confused that could just down to medication and being stuck in a little room with not alot going on. when I hear more I will pass it on

Dave
 
From the hide

Oystercatcher x2 Adult and 2 young
Little Ringed plover x2
Lapwing c8
Black Headed Gull x2
Lesser Black Backed Gull c18
Herring Gull x2
Buzzard x3
Grey Heron x2
Tufted Duck c12
Swift c40
House Martin
Reed warbler c3
Great Crested Grebe c3
Green Woodpecker
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Oystercatchers still with young on Ice House. 4 singing Reed Warbler Swan and around 60 Swift per Pete Hackett
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Oystercatcher with one of the young by Richard Baker
 

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Quick look on reserve earlier. c250 Swift, 4 drake Shoveler, 4 Gadwall, Teal. 6 adult Oystercatchers plus 2 young, 2 Lrp, 10 Lapwing that seemed about it. Again lots of disturbance across river chainsaws etc.per Pete Hackett
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I had a look on Forge Mill and Swan pool this PM very poor no Terns no wader passage
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