Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas (4 Viewers)

[Woodchat]

Red Kite perched in tree - viewed from bridleway. Another Yellow Wagtail over and Meadow Pipit.

 

[Woodchat]

2 more Yellow Wagtails over

 

[Woodchat]

Marsh Harrier female just west of Salwarpe- viewed from Coney

 

[Woodchat]

Hobby over High Park.

The Marsh Harrier is the 3rd for the patch. It headed down the valley towards Porter's Mill

 

[Ian Byrnes]

Beautiful morning....

Bridge 3....
2 Treecreepers
Nuthatch & Cettis Warbler together same tree
Chiffchaff
Green Woodpecker
Buzzard
Small flock Linnets

 

[Woodchat]

Little Egret over Ladywood around 2pm
Yellow Wagtail over the canal between Salwarpe and Ladywood

 

[Birder Gladys]

ok my list today.Photos later.
1 BHG
2 LBBG
3 Herring Gull
4 Little Grebe
5 GCG
6 Mallard
7 Tufted duck
8 GSW
9 Green Woody
10 C,Crow
11 Jackdaw
12 Rook
13 Magpie
14 Wood Pigeon
15 Collard Dove
16 Stock Dove
17 Swift
18 House Martin
19 Sand Martin
20 Swallow
21 Blue Tit
22 Great Tit
23 Long Tailed Tit
24 RLP
25 Pheasant
26 Heron
27 Little Egret
28 Cormorant
29 Bullfinch
30 Chaffinch
31 Greenfinch
32 Goldfinch
33 Morhen
34 Coot
35 Robin
36 Blackbird
37 Wren
38 Dunnock
39 Linnet
40 Yellowhammer
41 Siskin
42 House Sparrow
43 Mute Swan
44 Grey Wag
45 Pied wag
46 Reed Warbler
47 Cettis Warbler
48 Blackcap
49 Chiffchaff
50 Lesser Whitethroat
51 Reed Bunting
52 Hobby
53 Kesteral
54 Sparrowhawk
55 Buzzard
56 Tawny Owl
missed 57 Starling

 

[Woodchat]

Just 60 species recorded by me today - but the quality was good. To help Tim compile a full day tally for the patch my personal list is as follows:

1. Mallard, 2. RL Partridge, 3. Pheasant, 4. Cormorant, 5. Little Egret, 6. Grey Heron, 7. Red Kite, 8. Marsh Harrier, 9. Buzzard, 9. Sparrowhawk, 11. Kestrel, 12. Hobby, 13. Moorhen, 14. Black-headed Gull, 15. Herring Gull, 16. LBB Gull, 17.Feral Pigeon, 18. Wood Pigeon, 19. Stock Dove, 20. Tawny Owl, 21. Green Woodpecker, 22. Great Spotted Woodpecker, 23. Sand Martin, 24. Swallow, 25.House Martins, 26. Meadow Pipit, 27. Pied Wagtail, 28. Yellow Wagtail, 29. Grey Wagtail, 30. Dunnock, 31. Robin, 32. Mistle Thrush, 33. Blackbirds, 34. Blackcap, 35. Common Whitethroat, 36. Lesser Whitethroat, 37. Reed Warbler, 38. Chiffchaff, 39. Goldcrest, 40. Wren, 41. Great Tit, 42. Blue Tit, 43. Coal Tit, 44. Long-tailed Tit, 45. Nuthatch, 46. Treecreeper, 47. Magpie, 48. Jay, 49. Jackdaw, 50. Rook, 51. Carrion Crow, 52. Raven, 53. Starling, 54. Chaffinch, 55. Linnet, 56. Goldfinch, 57. Siskin, 58. Bullfinch, 59. Reed Bunting, 60. Yellowhammer.

 

[Woodchat]

I make that 70 for the combined lists Tim.

 

[Birder Gladys]

photos

 

[Birder Gladys]

I make that 70 for the combined lists Tim.

Sorry missed starling make it 69. not a bad day.
Cheers to Ian for posting too.

 

[Woodchat]

3 Little Egrets over Coney Meadow yesterday evening - one heading up the valley and 2 headed down.
Hobby over at dusk
Tawny Owl hooting continuously
2 Sand Martin's among the ~50 roosting Swallows

 

[Woodchat]

Hobby and Little Egret again this morning
Flock of 19 Siskins over
A few Meadow Pipits
Raven
10 Mistle Thrushes
Common Whitethroats
Linnets
Yellowhammer
Buzzards

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[Barabus17]

Little Egret over the Salwarpe near the village this morning. 3 Grey Heron flying over Coney in formation heading west. No sign of the red kite : (

 

[Woodchat]

A Hobby over Ladywood this morning
Little Egret near Salwarpe again
2 Reed Warblers in Coney Meadow
Common Whitethroats and Blackcaps

Vismig consisted of Meadow Pipits overhead (c20), 17 Siskins and a few Swallows and House Martins trickling through.

 

[Woodchat]

A Little Egret again at Coney Meadow this morning
Kingfisher
Raven over Salwarpe
Siskins - flock of 15 plus a few singles
Meadow Pipits
Common Whitethroats
Reed Warblers
Blackcaps
Grey Heron
Grey Wagtails
Swallows and House Martins

Grass Snake along the canal near Ladywood

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[Tractor John]

Three weasels playing on the towpath near Ladywood this morning.

 

[Woodchat]

More Siskins moving through this morning - including a flock of ~20 over Coney.

Skylark overhead - a scarce bird lately
Several Meadow Pipits and hirundines on the move.
2 Sparrowhawks

 

[Woodchat]

2 Greylags over Coney Meadow this morning
Cetti's Warbler along the canal between Salwarpe and Ladywood (subsinging male) - showed well
Reed Warbler in hedge near Ladywood
9 Siskins near Mill Cottage, Salwarpe
2 Skylarks near Ladywood
Red Kite soaring with Buzzards just west of Ladywood
Little Egret over Ladywood
Small flocks of Meadow Pipits over in various places
Very few hirundines noted today.

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[Woodchat]

Female Stonechat on fences near Moat Farm - a patch year tick