Sandwell Valley (13 Viewers)

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Golden Plover (141) new for the year
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Waders in Sandwell 2018

19 Species this year

Oystercatcher. max 10
Avocet. x1
Little Ringed Plover. max 7
Ringed plover. x1
Golden Plover x5
Lapwing. max. 45
Dunlin. x5
Jack Snipe. max 14
Snipe. max 65
Whimbrel. x1
Curlew. x5
Redshank. x4
Greenshank x1
Common Sandpiper. max 4
Turnstone. x1
Green Sandpiper. x6
Woodcock. x4
Bar Tailed Godwit. x1
Black Tailed Godwit. x2

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Hobby, Meadow Pipit c20, Skylark x2 and Yellowhammer x5 over Fields behind CB's per Mel Jones
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Garganey still on Forge Mill per Mel Jones
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Manx Shearwater found dead on shed roof in Hampstead this Morning per Jim Watkins via Graham Vernon
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39 Cormorant on Forge Mill per Carl seabode
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The 39 Cormorant is a new record count for the Valley
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The Garganey now on view from south bank from bench per Mel Jones
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Salters Lane Greenfinch c40+ best count this year per Pete Hackett
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Pair Raven over Park Farm per Matt Hadlington
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Manx Shearwater

 

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Forge Mill
Goosander
Shoveler c20
Teal c30
Gadwall c16
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe C5 + young
Black Headed Gull c300
Mediterranean Gull
Little Egret
Cormorant c26
Snipe x3
Pochard
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard x2
Meadow Pipit x3
Swallow
House Martin
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Year lists as of 15/9/18

overall Valley year list on 141

White Wagtail, Greenland Wheatear not included in Total

Dave Saunders -127 Golden Plover
Pete Hackett -118 Redstart
John Clarke -117 Redstart
Matt Hadlington -113 Hobby
Rob Preston-108 Garganey
Mike Ixer -108 Barnacle Geese
Mel Jones-107 Hobby
Hughie King -106 Barnacle Geese
Craig Reed-105 Redstart
Wali Taylor -105 Meadow Pipit
Dave Waite- 101 Barnacle Geese
Steve Lilly -96 Barnacle Geese
Terry Parker -95 Whinchat
Carl Seabode -92 Hobby
Adrian Kirton -81 Buzzard
Richard Eyers - 79 Redstart
Tony Johnson - 77 Garganey
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Late news yesterday 300+ Starling Salter's Lane per Dave Waite
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Cormorant x15 in Dartmouth Park per Dave Waite
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Forge Mill
Cormorant c19
Shoveler c27
Teal c32
Gadwall c12
Lapwing c48
Snipe x1
Goosander x1 redhead
Pochard c3
Great Crest c3+1 young
Little Grebe x2
Wigeon x3
Swallow x4
House Martin x2
Kestrel
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Swan pool:- Coot c206, Great Crested Grebe C4, Little Grebe c3 and Teal x2
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Just had an intriguing report from one of the farmers. He was topping one of the fields at the bottom of Salters Lane yesterday and saw a small gamebird running across in front of the tractor. The only way he could describe it was looking a bit like a Quail, quite bronzey brown on the back. Too small for Pheasant at this time of year, I’d have said. Passage Quail? Escaped / released domestic-type Quail? Something more exciting? per Matt Hadlington
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Yellow Wagtail over Dartmouth park, Wheatear Salter's per Matt Hadlington
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Raven over Marsh per Wali Taylor
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