Coney Meadow and Adjoining Areas (17 Viewers)

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Other birds seen today:

Peregrine eating prey item on pylon between Salwarpe and Ladywood.
Cuckoos at Salwarpe and Porter's Mill area (2).
Lapwing on flooded field corner near Sinton Lane.
Egyptian Geese
Yellow Wagtail over Moat Farm
Coot on Tapenhall Pool
Pair of Stonechats near the bridleway
Swifts, Swallows and House Martins
The usual Warblers including 2 Lesser Whitethroats
Kestrel and Buzzards

 

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Great White Egret over Droitwich Woods area just now - very unexpected at this time of year.

 

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A female Mandarin at Coney Meadow flew from the river then settled back on it.
A Little Egret flew back and forth.
A Cuckoo flew along the canal and then over Coney reedbed.
Pair of Stonechats near the bridleway.
Kestrel
Skylarks
Grey Herons
Lesser Whitethroat

 

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2 Little Grebes on the small pool between Chatley and Hawford this morning - nfy - plus Coot.
A Little Egret near Salwarpe.
Lapwing still along Sinton Lane plus Egyptian Geese.
Greylag Geese with 2 goslings between Tapenhall and Mildenham.
Female Gadwall.
Coot on Tapenhall Pool.
Cuckoos near Ladywood and Tapenhall.
Pair of Stonechats near bridleway.
2 Lesser Whitethroats singing.
Common Whitethroats
Reed and Sedge Warblers
Cetti's Warblers
Kestrel
Buzzards
Swifts, Swallows and House Martins
Goldcrest
Mistle Thrushes
Grey Herons
Grey and Pied Wagtails

2 Roe Deers on High Park
Hares

1 Banded Demoiselle

 

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Pair of Shelducks flying up the valley over Tapenhall

 

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Rufous phase female Cuckoo over Egg Lane

 

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A Little Egret between Salwarpe and Ladywood.
Cuckoos all along the valley - about 4 males and similar numbers of females.
Gadwall
9+ Greylags
Pair of Stonechats
Kestrels

Painted Lady butterfly

 

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Spotted Flycatcher singing in trees in garden of Harford Hill Cottage.
Red Kite over nearby.
5 Cuckoos (3m, 2f) so far this morning between Droitwich and Ladywood, including 3 chasing each other around Coney Meadow.
Pair of Stonechats.
Yellowhammer (male)

 

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Another Spotted Flycatcher Knight's Grove south-west corner by Sinton crossroads

 

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A Red Kite over Chatley later in the morning - could've been the same one.
2 Little Grebes on small pool between Chatley and Hawford again plus Coot.
Female Gadwall plus 4 Greylags near Tapenhall.
Egyptian Geese along Sinton Lane
2 Kestrels

 

[Woodchat]

Great News! The Coney Meadow pair of Stonechats have fledged at least 3 young and are feeding them along the river bordering the High Park pasture.

The bridleway pair also present and showing well.

Female Cuckoo showed well and calling frequently earlier plus 2 Lesser Whitethroats chasing each other around.

 

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A teneral Scarce Chaser dragonfly hanging around the viewing screen area at Coney Meadow - a new species for me on the patch. Tried photographing it but it was a bit too flighty.

Other birds seen included a Raven over, a singing Yellowhammer near the bridleway and 2 male Cuckoos pursuing the female again.

 

[Phil Andrews]

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A teneral Scarce Chaser dragonfly hanging around the viewing screen area at Coney Meadow - a new species for me on the patch. Tried photographing it but it was a bit too flighty.

Other birds seen included a Raven over, a singing Yellowhammer near the bridleway and 2 male Cuckoos pursuing the female again.

Have you recorded Hairy Dragonfly on patch Dave?

 

[Woodchat]

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Have you recorded Hairy Dragonfly on patch Dave?

Not yet Phil.

 

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At least 2 Spotted Flycatchers in the South West corner of Knight's Grove woodland this morning, although only 1 seen - they were calling constantly but remaining high in the canopy most of the time.
1 Little Egret at Porter's Mill.
1 adult Egyptian Goose at Chatley in flight plus the whole family of 7 still along Sinton Lane.
2 male and 2 female Cuckoos along the canal between Salwarpe and Tapenhall area.
3 adult Stonechats seen in limited search.
Mistle Thrushes
Green Woodpecker
Nuthatch