Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas (4 Viewers)

[Birder Gladys]

nice evening around Coney ,highlights Water rail calling from 2 places south end of reed bed and along the canal towards Salwarpe. several flocks of Redwing , 14 fieldfare (1st of the autumn for me), Cormorant,3 Grey wagtail, 10 starling,100+ Pied Wagtail in for roost. buzzard calling a distance away.

 

[Woodchat]

Crossbill over Coney Meadow heading west.

 

[Woodchat]

Other birds today:

5 Greylags
Cetti's Warbler Coney reedbed
Water Rails
Siskins
Redpolls
Fieldfares
Redwings
Blackcaps
Goldcrests
Reed Buntings
Cormorant
Meadow Pipits
Skylarks
Song Thrushes
Bullfinch
Sparrowhawks
Nuthatch

Over the past few days: Chiffchaffs, Kestrel, Coal Tits.

 

[Birder Gladys]

can only add Little Erget and a few hundred Canada Geese,
spot the sparrowhawk,,

 

[Woodchat]

A Little Egret near Salwarpe this morning
Cetti's Warbler and Blackcap Coney Meadow
Siskins and Redpoll over
A few Buzzards
Redwings

 

[Woodchat]

A pair of Yellowhammers near Salwarpe village this morning
Cormorant Coney Meadow perched in dead tree
Meadow Pipits over Copcut Lane
Siskins over in various places
Other birds seen or heard since 1st November include Ravens, Cetti's Watbler, Mistle Thrushes, Redwings, Fieldfares, Reed Buntings, Buzzards, Sparrowhawks, Chaffinches, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Goldfinches, etc.

 

[Woodchat]

Female type Crossbill over Coney Meadow

 

[Woodchat]

Two Woodcock over Coney Meadow at dusk. Water Rails and Cetti's Warbler calling from the reedbed.

 

[Woodchat]

A Snipe flushed from a field next to Coney this morning.
A female Blackcap near Salwarpe church
Siskins and a couple of Redpolls over
Goldcrests
Redwings and Fieldfares
Cormorant
Buzzard
Yellowhammer
Reed Buntings

 

[Woodchat]

Flock of 17 Lapwings over near Salwarpe
2 Redpolls
A few small flocks of Siskin
Winter Thrushes

 

[Woodchat]

Female Stonechat Coney Meadow - perched on the viewing screen at one point.
2 Cetti's Warblers present - one at each end - singing Male and probable female

 

[Woodchat]

Large immature female Goshawk over between Salwarpe and Ladywood now circling over Salwarpe

 

[Woodchat]

Excellent, relatively close and prolonged views of the Goshawk obtained (for about 5 minutes). The sheer size and power of the bird was immediately obvious. It even upset the local Ravens - it was their calls that drew my initial attention - before it flew directly overhead then circled high and headed off to the north-east. A year-tick for me.

Another Cetti's Warbler sang and showed well along the canal towards Ladywood.
3 Lesser Redpolls landed in scrubby hedge in Coney
Several small flocks of Siskin

 

[Woodchat]

A Peregrine flew over near Harford hill this morning
A Kingfisher along the river near Coney
Ravens
3 Lesser Redpolls
Siskins
Redwings and Fieldfares
Bullfinch
Buzzards
Goldcrests
Coal Tit

 

[Birder Gladys]

few photos of birds trying to hide from me,over the last few days or just my bad photography.

 

[Woodchat]

21 Golden Plovers in field just north of A4133 near Ombersley. Not technically on my patch but I can see them from the fields near Gardener's Grove woodland (near Knights Grove).

1 Peregrine over.
Cetti's earlier along the canal near Ladywood (4 different birds recorded on the patch during my walk on Friday)
1 female Blackcap.

 

[Woodchat]

A small flock (6+) of Lesser Redpolls feeding in Alders near Ladywood gave very good, close views. It was interesting to see the variation in under-tail coverts - most being strongly streaked but one individual had virtually unmarked UTC's.

A few Siskins over plus the usual winter Thrushes and Meadow Pipits. 2 Skylarks.

4 Yellowhammers near Mayhouse Farm on Monday and one near Salwarpe on Tuesday.

 

[Woodchat]

A Peregrine over Droitwich Community Woods this morning
Female Blackcap
2 Snipe flew from Coney reedbed this evening
Water Rails and Cetti's Warbler calling

 

[Woodchat]

A female Brambling feeding on Sunflowers with Chaffinches and Reed Buntings between Copcut Lane and Churchfields.

 

[Woodchat]

A Little Egret just landed in the Salwarpe just east of Coney Meadow