Sandwell Valley (1 Viewer)

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Forge Mill Cetti's South Bank opposite hide.per Pete Hackett
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Med Gull on Forge Mill per Hughie King
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2 (Two) x GWE on reserve. 7 x LE in roost & c21 Goosander.
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Cetti's Warbler still present per Steve Lilly
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Green sandpiper and common Sandpiper on reserve
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Little Egret x12 and 1 GWE in the roost this AM per Mike Nicklin
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Quick half hour on reserve: Cetti's showed briefly south Bank. Peregrine hunting Teal in marsh. Green Sand on river by dam, 44 Lapwing, 3 Snipe. Odd Redpoll, Siskin, Mipit over. Rest as usual. per Pete Hackett
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Raven x2 over salters paddocks per Terry Parker
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[steve_zodiac]

In the hedgerow between the dump and the paddocks: Lesser Whitethroat and Blackcap. Not much in the paddocks apart from Woodpigeons and Jackdaws.

 

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GWE still present and 13 little Egret in the roost a new valley record count per Mike Nicklin
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Cetti's still present and common Sandpiper on the island per Mike Nicklin
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Hobby Hill Top per Rob Preston
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Also Hill Top Tawny Owl, Redpoll, Siskin, Blackcap, 13 Meadow Pipit, Skylark, 7 Buzzard, Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawk, 3 Green Woodpecker, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 17 Ring-necked Parakeets per Rob Preston
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Stonechat male in the Marsh per Tim Hextell
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[Dick-E-Dipper]

A pleasant sunny hour (3.00-4.00ish) at Forge Mill, finally connected with the Great White Egret. Just the usual, including 3 Common Snipe feeding in the open. Unfortunatley the common Sand remained elusive, as did the Med Gull, hidden behind the reeds. The GWE arrived just before 3pm and flew off towards North Island around 3.50. It spent 90% of its time preening, hence the headless photos
Pic1 Preening! Pic 2 Little & Large both preening.

Richard

PS year list up to 66 & life to 135. latest both GWE

 

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GWE still on, Green Sandpiper in the Marsh and 16 Redpoll near swan pool
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Forge Mill area: GWE, 3 Little E, Pintail, 17 Shoveler, 34 Teal, 2 Water Rail, 14 Gadwall, Cetti's, Yellow Wag South, 3 Grey Wag, 8 Mipit, 3 Siskin, 9 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap, 2 Tree creeper, 7 Barnacle.per Pete Hackett
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[steve_zodiac]

Early start Swan pool and Hill Top checking for Ring Ouzels but very quiet migration wise. Plenty of Chiffchaffs about, Redpolls, Blackcap. Only thing of note on Swan pool was the GW Egret.
Loads of Woodpigeons, particularly in the paddocks, and 26 Stock Doves on Swan pool meadow at 7am.

 

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Salters, muck heaps to sink hole area:-
Wheatear 1
Stonechat 2 juvs looking
Mipits 20+ some on deck
Blackcap 1
Linnet 12
Redpol 2 there back then
Plus lots Goldfinch per John Clarke
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Med Gull on Forge Mill per Wali Taylor
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