Sandwell Valley (11 Viewers)

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Little Egret and Pintail per Pete Carless
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Coal Tit still coming to Feeders per Pete Carless
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3 Stonechat Brown's 2 male in rough field behind hump per Pete Hackett
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Small fall of Stonechat across the Midlands with birds in the Valley, Clayhanger, Upton Warren and Belvide
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Record shot of the Willow Tit by Alastair Hughes-Roden

 

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8 collared doves in my garden this morning. The most I’ve seen together in the Valley for quite a long time.

 

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8 collared doves in my garden this morning. The most I’ve seen together in the Valley for quite a long time.

A Good count that the most I've seen in recent years is two birds, the record count was an amazing 60 birds seen in February 1983

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#County News
Flock of 7 swans just flew past Netherton Hill still going NW. Too far away to id per Andy Thomas

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7 distant swans flying over NW cranked scope up to x50 almost certainly whoopers Pretty sure I saw yellowcbills from FLASHES #uptonwarren per John Thomas Belsley
More than likely same as above
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Redwing paddocks lots of Song thrush, skylark over Siskin and plenty of mipits per John Clarke
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Lapwing c36, Coal tit at the Feeders and Redwing over

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Raven over Marsh
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Pintail on veiw from Hide
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[Dick-E-Dipper]

Local News (Langley Green)

On informing my neighbour that I`d had a new garden tick - a Chiffchaff yesterday, he told me that this morning he had a Sparrowhawk, and a WILLOW TIT on his feeders plus 2 cronking Ravens over.

Cant wait for the Willow Tit to pop over!o

Richard

 

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L Egret just dropped in forge mill per Wali Taylor
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Also seen today
Goosander c8, Snipe x2, Shoveler, Teal, Cormorant c10, Buzzard c8, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Ring Necked Parakeet x2, Jay, Bullfinch x3, Greenfinch c28, Chaffinch c10, Goldfinch c30, Reed Bunting, Greylag, Grey Wagtail x2, Stock Dove and Kingfisher,

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Late news Thursday
Gadwall c30 on Forge Mill per Wali Taylor
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#County News
Adult Yellow legged Gull Stubbers Green per Hughie King

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Ring Necked Parakeets taking over the Feeding Station by Alastair Hughes-Roden

 

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#County News
4 RN Parakeets, Egyptian goose & 7 shoveler at West park Wolverhampton Per Chris Vaghela

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