Sandwell Valley (18 Viewers)

[yamyam]

Smew Forge mill and a Brambling near Kim's field this AM per Eric
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[yamyam]

Smew still present on Forge Mill per Vicky Gurney
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[yamyam]

Pink-footed Goose and smew still present per Mike ixer
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[yamyam]

Yellow-legged Gull Adult on Forge Mill per Mike ixer
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[yamyam]

Male Stonechat salters by the dump per Mike ixer
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[yamyam]

Female Stonechat Forge mill by the sluice per Martin Dawson
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[Phil Andrews]

Smew still present today.

 

[yamyam]

Two Yellow-legged Gull a 1st winter on Forge Mill per Craig Reed and a sub adult on Swan Pool per John Clarke, and the smew was still present
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[yamyam]

Two female Blackcap today, one in the Legion field and another in a garden within the recording area per Pete Hackett
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[yamyam]

Five Stonechat in the Valley today 3 Salters and a pair in Swan Pool meadow
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[yamyam]

Smew still present on Forge Mill for its 80th day
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[yamyam]

Four Stonechat in the Valley today 2 near the pet cemetery and 2 at the dump at Salters
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[yamyam]

Forge Mill farm: 4 Stonechats, 3 Skylark , Mipit Crem/Newton Rd field. 25 Linnet, 3 Reed Bunts, 60 Stock Dove. Prob Chiffchaff called briefly.
Brown's: 100 Starling, mixed flock 50-60 mainly Redwing with a few Fieldfare.
F Mill: Adult Yellow-legged Gull, Smew, per Pete Hackett

 

[yamyam]

A large flock of Siskin between 80 and 100 birds on the CB's per Pete Hackett was a new record count for the Valley
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[Dick-E-Dipper]

Smew still Forge Mill lake. per Richard Baker, for it`s 84th day!!!
Phil, whats the record longest staying Smew in the West Midlands?
Richard

 

[Phil Andrews]

Smew still Forge Mill lake. per Richard Baker, for it`s 84th day!!!
Phil, whats the record longest staying Smew in the West Midlands?
Richard

I fully suspect this is the longest staying bird in the West Mids County. I anticipate it will be impossible to judge on a regional level given there were wintering flocks along the Trent / Tame Valley which made it to track individual birds.

 

[yamyam]

Stonechat pair in Field by Crematorium per Clive Higgins
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[yamyam]

I fully suspect this is the longest staying bird in the West Mids County. I anticipate it will be impossible to judge on a regional level given there were wintering flocks along the Trent / Tame Valley which made it to track individual birds.

Back in the 80's there was a Smew at Belvide for over a year. Higgo started calling it Sid,
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[Phil Andrews]

Back in the 80's there was a Smew at Belvide for over a year. Higgo started calling it Sid,
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I note I left the word "difficult" out of my reply 🙄

 

[yamyam]

Smew on it's 87th day
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