Sandwell Valley (5 Viewers)

[yamyam]

Willow tit feeders per Pete Carless
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[yamyam]

Also seen from Hide
Shoveler, Pochard, Teal, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Gadwall, Great Crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Cormorant x20, Snipe, Kingfisher,Lapwing, Herring Gull, Lesser Black Back, Black Headed Gull c90+, Water Rail, Buzzard, Fieldfare, Redwing, Jay and Reed Bunting
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[yamyam]

08:30-09:15
Redwing x25, Song Thrush x2, Skylark x3, Siskin x2, Redpoll, Meadow Pipit x30, Chiffchaff x2, Blackcap, Goldcrest x3 and Grey Wagtail x2 per Pete Hackett
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[Ixer]

Juvenile common gull on the lake around midday.

 

[yamyam]

Willow tit still visiting feeders this AM per Pete Carless
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[yamyam]

Forge Mill
Pintail, Snipe x9,Water Rail c4, Wigeon x9, Goosander x11 and Chiffchaff x2 per Tim Hextell
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[yamyam]

Raven x2 over Paddocks per john Clarke
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[yamyam]

Also Redwing x20 in the paddocks per john Clarke
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[yamyam]

Parakeet's by Mike Ixer

 

[yamyam]

Forge Hill 8:00-9:00
Brambling, Siskin x7, Meadow Pipit x5, Reed Bunting x5, Redpoll, Goldcrest x6, Redwing x24, Song Thrush x5, Skylark x2, Swallow x4, Chiffchaff x2 and a Peregrine per Pete Hackett
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[yamyam]

Brambling only the second record this year !
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[yamyam]

Green Sandpiper in Marsh per Pete Carless
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[mattgibbs]

My sightings from this morning

Swan Pool - 6+ Wigeon, 3 G C Grebe, 1 Little Grebe Reed Bunting x2, Starling x1

Salters Lane area - Fieldfare x1 Redwing 8+R N Parakeet x 12 G S Woodpecker x1

Paddocks- Chiffchaff x1 Rook 8+

Forge Mill - Goosander x 1 on river Greylag x1 on river, Snipe x7, Grey Wagtail x1, shoveler 12+, Pochard 7 Teal 10+ Buzzard x1 Stock Dove x1 No lapwings :-(

Marsh - Green Sandpiper x1

Feeders - Willow Tit x1. A ringed bird. Are the local breeders at Sandwell ringed?

 

[yamyam]

Willow tits have been ringed in the Valley not sure if it was this year or last year
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[mattgibbs]

Willow tits have been ringed in the Valley not sure if it was this year or last year
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Cheers Dave. :t:

 

[yamyam]

Pintail of bund per Pete Carless
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[yamyam]

Steady passage of Redwing and Wood Pigeon per Pete Carless
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[yamyam]

Green Sandpiper was seen to fly off per Pete Carless
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[yamyam]

Swan pool
Coot x105, Tufted Duck c30, Great crested Grebe x3 and Little Grebe x4 per Dave Waite
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[yamyam]

Raven on the deck in paddocks Salters Lane
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