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Sandwell Valley (11 Viewers)

Short Eared Owl 2000 - 2018

We had a bird in January/February 2003 the following year we had birds in January, May, June, August and September. Then it went very quiet for Short Eared Owl in the Valley with a couple of reported birds. Till 10th October 2015 when a bird flew over Forge Mill Farm then Pete's bird today possibly seen yesterday in same area.
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Salters
Woodcock, Stonechat, Ring Necked Parakeet only 7 birds over, Snipe over lost to veiw over Dagger Lane, Redwings c20 on the Deck and 8 birds over, 7 Jay A few Starling and several Finch's
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No sign of any owl's up till 17:00 when me and Pete left John to it he said another 10 minutes No Pain No Gain
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Large group of goldcrest in low beech hedgerow,Salters just after bridge. No time to check for firecrest. 1 raven, 25 parakeet, 15 snipe Forge Mill per Steve Lilly
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League Table 30/10/18

Pete Hackett adds Red Throated Diver to his Valley List

01. Pete Hackett 212 Red Throated Diver
02. Dave Saunders 210 Great White Egret
03. Tim Hextell 202 Red Throated Diver
04. Matt Hadlington 194 Hawfinch
05. Mel Jones 187 Hawfinch
06. Pete Forbes 180 Little Egret
07. Hughie King 178 Wood Sandpiper
08. Dave Waite 173 Red Kite
09. Simon Edwards 172 Ruff
10. Dave Jackson 172 White Fronted Geese
11. Terry Parker 171 Common Scoter
12. John Clarke 170 Turnstone
13. Steve Lilly 161 Turnstone
14. Pete Carless 159 Black Redstart
15. Tracy Saunders 156 Ring Necked Parakeet,
16. Mike Ixer 151 Cuckoo
17. Steve Roper 143 Hawfinch
18. Craig Reed 134 Dunlin
19. Richard Eyres 133 Garganey
20. Bob Slater 125 Great Northern Diver
21. Carl seabode 123 Garganey
22. Andy Thomas 121 Mandarin
23. Richard Davis 118 Garganey
24. Matt Gibbs 112 Green Sandpiper
25. Jason Davis 112 Wood Sandpiper
26. Wali Taylor 110 Mandarin
27. Kev Wardlaw 97 Garganey

Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Todays Red Throated Diver is only our second record following on from Tim and Matt's bird on the All Dayer on the 8th May 2017
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Ever the optimist quick look mid afternoon from slipway: 21 Wigeon, 20+ Gadwall, 10+ Shoveler, Kingfisher, Water Rail, 15 Fieldfare North Island. 28 Lapwing and 100 Starling Newton Meadow. Didn't check the RSPB end.per Pete Hackett
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Circular route this PM. Nothing unusual. 153 Coot, 5 Moorhen, 22 Tufted, 4 L Grebe, 3 Teal, 5 G c Grebe & a single Juv, single Cormorant, 6 M Swan inc 3 Juv, 52 B h Gull, 16 H Gull, 11 L b b Gull all various ages & 2 Jay & Green Woodpecker over.per Hughie King
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Goosander count did not go well due to a large number of birds (10+) coming in through huge amount (500or so) Jackdaw causing me to loose count. At the time I was on 47 birds and at least 2 more came in later. It has to be a new October record but I would only claim a nominal 58 but it could have been mid 60s. Per Wali Taylor
Good Birding YAMYAM
 
Not too much of note on a walk around FML. 4 Goosander, 7 Pochard, 8 Wigeon and 13 (ish) Wigeon per Craig Reed
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Absolutely nothing moving overhead 7.55-9. Pintail still north island. Chiffchaff Legion still. I'll get down last thing.per Pete Hackett
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