Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas (1 Viewer)

[Woodchat]

Other species seen:

Lesser Whitethroat Coney Meadow this morning
Common Whitethroat near Moat Farm
Little Egret flew down the valley over New Mill yesterday
Ravens
Kestrel
Yellowhammer
Several small flocks of Siskins
4 Skylarks
Meadow Pipits
House Martins
A few Swallows (just 3 pre-roost at Coney on Friday)
Tawny Owls calling around Salwarpe on Friday
Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, Starlings, Reed Buntings, Buzzards, Grey Herons, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Goldcrests, Linnets etc.

 

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The first Redpolls of the autumn (5+) over Coney Meadow his morning.

A Red Kite just drifted over also.

Kingfisher along the Salwarpe

 

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Another 6 Lesser Redpolls low over near Ladywood
1 Yellow Wagtail over near Ladywood
Cetti's Warbler singing near Tapenhall
Just 2 single Siskins over
Meadow Pipits increasing
4 or 5 Swallows over high up
Common Whitethroat at Tapenhall
Song Thrush at Coney- very scarce lately
Plenty of Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs (some singing)
Buzzards and Sparrowhawk

A Small Copper seen yesterday

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2 Little Egrets over Coney Meadow flew towards Westwood
Red Kite perched in dead tree nearby plucking at its food.
Several Redpolls and a few Siskins over.

 

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Male Stonechat near Tapenhall farm

 

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A Spotted Flycatcher in a hedge near Ladywood this morning
A Yellow Wagtail landed amongst cattle near Ladywood
Another Yellow Wagtail over near Salwarpe
4 Mistle Thrushes near Salwarpe
Siskins over in several places
Raven over Coney Meadow
Meadow Pipits
2 Kingfishers near Salwarpe
Grey Wagtail
5 Swallows
2 House Martins

A young Hare was in the field next to Coney Meadow - the first time I've seen one so close to Salwarpe.

 

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A Sedge Warbler in subsong at Porter's Mill this morning

A Spotted Flycatcher along the canal just west of Salwarpe village.

Common Whitethroat at Coney Meadow

Flyover Redpolls and Siskins in various places
Meadow Pipits
Skylarks
Mistle Thrush
Linnets
Swallows
House Martins
Buzzards
Blackcaps
Chiffchaffs

 

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3 Red Kites over New Mill sewage plant- equalling my patch best count.

A few Siskins and Meadow Pipits, 2 Mistle Thrushes and Kingfisher best of the rest.

 

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A couple of Swallows near Ladywood.

 

[Birder Gladys]

A lot of small birds showing well this morning too.chiffchaff, goldcrest and nuthatch.

 

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2 Wheatears on Flax stubble field between Chatley and Tapenhall.
Little Egret over Coney Meadow earlier
Two Cetti's Warblers- one each side of Ladywood along the canal - both singing.
Chiffchaffs
Meadow Pipits

 

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Cetti's Warbler singing along canal near Coney Meadow
Skylarks and Meadow Pipits over.
Linnets
Female Blackcap
Buzzards
Singing Chiffchaff
3 Swallows over Harford hill
3 Siskins over Salwarpe
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[Birder Gladys]

just a few pics from the last few days.

 

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Water Rail calling from Coney reedbed this evening.
2 House Martins over Droitwich this afternoon.
Redpoll over also.
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12 Redwings over Coney Meadow

 

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2 Stonechats together on scrubby sloping pasture and along the fence-line near the green barn near Ladywood.
Cetti's Warbler singing along the canal nearby.

 

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2 Wheatears still in flax stubble field between Chatley and Tapenhall- one noticeably larger and fatter - possibly leucorhoa

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Seemed like a decent amount of birds around this morning:

Lesser Redpolls and Siskins - flocks and individual flyover.
Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs in several places.
Further Cetti's Warblers between Ladywood and Porter's Mill and near Tapenhall.
Peregrine on pylon near Middleton Bank
4 Swallows near Tapenhall
Skylarks
Meadow Pipits
Linnets
Buzzards

 

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Stonechat at the side of canal by Porters Mill Lane.

 

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Stonechat on set-aside strip in field west of Coney Meadow
6 Redwings over
Cetti's Warbler singing near Coney Meadow

2 further Stonechats between Salwarpe and Ladywood along fence line - Male and female.

3 Ravens
Little Egret - flew down the valley near Ladywood
3 Swallows over Ladywood
Meadow Pipits
Skylarks
Singing Chiffchaffs

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