Sandwell Valley (1 Viewer)

[yamyam]

August wildfowl counts+

Little Grebe. :- 3
Great Crested Grebe. :- 5
Cormorant. :- 18
Little Egret:- 12
Grey Heron. :- 6
Mute Swan. :- 32
Greylag Goose.
Canada Goose. :-230
Barnacle Goose. :- 7
Mandarin :-
Shelduck. :-
Wigeon. :-
Gadwall. :- 12
Teal :- 12
Mallard :- 100+
Pintail. :-
Garganey :-
Shoveler :- 4
Red Crested Pochard :-
Pochard. :- 12
Tufted Duck :- 44
Goldeneye. :-
Goosander.:- 26
Water Rail :- 1
Moorhen :- 21
Coot :- 53
Oystercatcher.:- 3
Lapwing :- 40
Jack Snipe. :-
Snipe :-
Black Headed Gull :- 250
Common Gull :-
Lesser Black Back :- 58
Herring Gull :- 6

Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Spotted Flycatchers August 2020 :-

1st x1 Salters Lane
13th x1 Salters Lane
15th x2 Priory wood
15th x1 swan pool Paddocks
15th x3 Hump Back Bridge Meadow
16th x2 swan pool Paddocks
16th x1 Hump back bridge Meadow
16th x1 Hill Top
17th x3 Flycatcher Field
17th x3 Horse Chestnut Field
17th x1 Humpback Bridge Meadow
17th x1 Sailing club
17th x3 Hill Top
18th x1 swan pool meadow
18th x9 Hill Top
20th x3 Hill Top
21st x10 Hill Top
21st x2 Flycatcher Field
22nd x1 Salters Lane
22nd x10 Hill Top
26th x2 Flycatcher Field
27th x1 Hill Top
28th x2 Salters Lane
29th x1 Hill Top
31st x1 Hill Top

allowing for duplication and birds hanging around for a few days I reckon we've had at least 40 birds pass through the valley in the Month

Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Redstarts August 2020

5/8 x1 Hill top
16/8 x1 Hump Back bridge field
16/8 x1 Hill top
20/8 x1 Salter's
22/8 x3 salters
27/8 x1 Salter's
29/8 x1 Hill top
30/8 x9 in the Valley
31/8 x4 Salter's

Whinchats August 2020

14/8 x1 Hill top
15/8 x2 swan pool Paddocks
22/8 x1 Salter's
27/8 x1 Salter's
29/8 x1 swan pool meadow
30/8 x6 in the Valley

Tree Pipits August 2020

9/8 x1 Forge Mill farm
17/8 x2 Hill top
18/8 x1 Hill top
19/8 x1 Hill top
22/8 x1 Salter's
29/8 x2 swan pool meadow
30/8 x3 Hill top
31/8 x1 Hill top
31/8 x2 swan pool meadow

Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Redstart, Whinchat and Lesser Whitethroat at Salters Lane per Pete Hackett
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[yamyam]

Ravens x2 over Forge Mill per Mike Nicklin, Tree Pipit at Salters per Hughie King and a Hobby over High Bridges per Pete Hackett
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[yamyam]

a new September record count for Goosander with 28 birds present and our first returning Wigeon per Mike Nicklin and Richard Baker
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[yamyam]

We also had our first returning Snipe today on the island per Pete Hackett
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[yamyam]

The 5th saw 19 of us participate in the west midlands all day birdwatch we clocked an impressive 85 species
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[yamyam]

Thanks all for your input today
Richard Baker
John Clarke
Mark Dickinson
Pete Hackett
Matt Hadlington
Steve Hextell
Tim Hextell
Clive Higgs
Mike Ixer
Hughie King
Catherine Knowles
Steve Lilly
Gareth Marlow
Mike Nicklin
Terry Nicklin
Terry Parker
Craig Reed
Wali Taylor
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Mute Swan
Canada Goose
Barnacle Goose
Gadwall
Teal
Mallard
Shoveler
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Goosander
Red Kite
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Kestrel
Hobby
Peregrine
Pheasant
Moorhen
Coot
Lapwing
Snipe
Common Sandpiper
Mediterranean Gull
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Rock Dove (feral pigeon)
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Tawny Owl
Swift
Kingfisher
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Sand Martin
Swallow
House Martin
Meadow Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Redstart
Stonechat
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Whitethroat
Garden Warbler
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Coal Tit
Marsh Tit
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Linnet
Redpoll
Bullfinch
Reed Bunting
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Valley year list on:-135
Latest:- Tree sparrow

Pete Hackett -119 Redpoll
Dave Saunders -119 Tawny owl
Matt Hadlington - 112 Rock pipit
Richard Baker -111 Blackwit
Mike Ixer -111 Redstart
John Clarke -107 Spotted Flycatcher
Mike Nicklin -107 Redstart
Terry Parker -104 Redstart
Steve Lilly -104 Redstart
Craig Whitelaw -101 Common Tern
Hughie King -101 Yellow Wagtail
Gareth Marlow -97 Pheasant
Dave Waite -96 Spotted Flycatcher
Craig Reed -95 Hobby
Pete Forbes -86 Marsh Tit
Steve Hextell -85 Redstart
Tim Hextell -71 Wheatear
Wali Taylor - 61 Marsh Tit
Richard Eyres -60 Marsh Tit
Carl seabode -58 Brambling
Jason Davis -35 Goldfinch
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

Great white egret on forge mill, viewable from centre per Clive Higgins
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[yamyam]

Great white Egret still on Forge Mill this AM
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GWE still present 9:55 per Dave Jackson
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Spotted Flycatcher X3 swan pool meadow per Bill Gray
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[Birder Gladys]

Enjoyable walk around Sandwell this morning 40 birds in 2 1/2 hours highlights Kingfisher,Little Egret,GWE and Parakeet.

 

[yamyam]

GWE by Wali Taylor

 

[yamyam]

GWE still present on Forge Mill this AM per Richard Baker
Good Birding YAMYAM

 

[yamyam]

male Stonechat on the muck Heap at Salters Lane per Richard Baker
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[Phil Andrews]

How many GWE records is that now for the valley YY?