In and around South Staffordshire. (1 Viewer)

[Silver Ether]

waxwing proof 8-P... not the best pic in the world but bad light and a high tree....

 

[Silver Ether]

Hi silver ether. PM sent.

thanks dear .... done it ... why it has to be such a fiddle to attach a picture

 

[John N]

Nice pic. Well done, a special find.

 

[Sedgley]

Saw a meadow pipit feeding on the sewage beds at Wombourne yesterday. Recent birds include teal on the Stour and also goosander. Oh and saw my first Stour otter as well, pleased with that.

 

[nitram55]

Today 22.12.10 at 1130 35+ waxwings at corner of Tempest St and Halford St Tamworth

 

[Sedgley]

The weather is throwing up some unusual sighrtings.
Goshawk over the River Stour.
Bittern on the banks of the Teme in Shropshire.
Boxing Day at Molineux four meadow pipits and a grey wagtail took advantage of the only free grass for miles around and fed during the game, moving when the play took over their space.

 

[John N]

The weather is throwing up some unusual sighrtings.
Goshawk over the River Stour.
Bittern on the banks of the Teme in Shropshire.
Boxing Day at Molineux four meadow pipits and a grey wagtail took advantage of the only free grass for miles around and fed during the game, moving when the play took over their space.

And the bird sightings were an awful lot better than the football.|!|||

 

[Sedgley]

Eleven turkeys on the pitch at the hawthorns today. Well ten after gabriel proved to be no angel as he saw red. hahahaha

 

[Sedgley]

Saw 2 water rail on the River Sow today and c110 wigeon. I've seen water rail this year but no wren, robin or starling yet. Mind I was fishing so in one limited spot.

 

[Silver Ether]

Wow some good sightings there Sedgley :t:

Hope your all well and having nice birdwatching times ... I have been making do with the garden as I have had flu ..... Hopefully will be able to get out next week ....

 

[Sedgley]

Get better soon SE

Saw the water rail again today, one of them being chased by an american mink.

Also raven, goosander and 3 sightings of roe deer making 10 in all.

 

[John N]

hope you will soon be back at Baggeridge SE.

 

[Silver Ether]

Straits down to Himley lake today 21 types including on the lake tufted ducks, widgeon.little grebe and great crested grebe...:t:

 

[Silver Ether]

I will put this link here first ... can some one tell me what this guy is please

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5339976296_c6c56520c8_m.jpg

 

[Silver Ether]

phat ... small pic try this one


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5339976296_c6c56520c8_z.jpg

 

[midlands birder]

phat ... small pic try this one


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5339976296_c6c56520c8_z.jpg

look like buzzard to me :t:
MB

 

[Silver Ether]

hmmmm ... strange one this as it behaviour isn't buzzard like at all but I have looked at it talons as suggested by Rita ..and they tie in with a buzzard

 

[chris23565]

hmmmm ... strange one this as it behaviour isn't buzzard like at all but I have looked at it talons as suggested by Rita ..and they tie in with a buzzard

buzzard for me - pale phase?

 

[Silver Ether]

Thanks for input....

 

[Sedgley]

First chiffchaff of the year on the same day as 2010 - March 24. On a different note it seems the common frogs I fetched from my garden pool dead a month ago have wiped out the small colony after it was making a comeback as well.
First smooth newt in though, had to wait until April 8 last year to see my first.