Sandwell Valley (23 Viewers)

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Ring Ouzel (112) new for the year
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Ring Ouzel still present and showing well also Wheatear present
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Greylag x2 just gone over
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Common scoter Forge Mill

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Common Scoter (113) new for the year
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Forge Mill
Goosander 2male 8 female, Shoveler c12, Gadwall c8, Pochard male, Lesser Black Back c14, Herring Gull x3, Redshank, Little Ringed Plover x2, Lapwing c12, Sand Martin, Swallow, House Martin Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Great Crested Grebe and Greylag x2.
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Marsh
Teal pair, Shoveler pair and Snipe
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Swan Pool
Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Willow Warbler, Green Woodpecker, Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, Swallow, Lesser Black Back c6 and Herring Gull
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Feeding Station
Bullfinch c8, Redpoll c10, Chaffinch and Greenfinch
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Also in Paddocks
Stock Dove x2 and Mistle Thrush
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Last year's first Ring Ouzel was on the 11th April
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The Common Scoter on Forge Mill today is our first April record
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12pm x 3.20pm

1 Ring Ouzel (paddock where horses are) near fence and metal trough.
1 Wheatear (same paddock)
1 Common Scoter
4 Swallows
19 House Martins
1 Redshank
6 Chiffchaffs
4 Willow Warblers
1 Blackcap
4 Buzzards

 

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Additionally

Still a few Siskins around Swan pool, and the trees beside FML

Fieldfares still around the paddocks, along with Green Woodpecker and Mistle Thrushes.

Common Scoter can be elusive. Constantly diving, average dive times I recorded between 30 and 40 seconds.

 

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Does anyone know what time the car park barriers for Swan pool and FML go down on a morning.

 

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Ring Ouzel still in paddocks 17:30 per Steve lilly
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Common Scoter still Forge Mill 18:00 hrs per Steve Lilly
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Little Egret on River per Steve lilly
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Does anyone know what time the car park barriers for Swan pool and FML go down on a morning.

The timers are set for 6:00 per Matt Hadlington
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The timers are set for 6:00 per Matt Hadlington
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Thanks Dave.