South Birmingham misc sightings (1 Viewer)

[Rob Williams]

It's using the house with the feeder in the front garden (and surrounding trees / rooftops / gardens) at the north (Muntz Park) end of the road. Still there today, as per Twitter, usually a few other birders around.

Cheers,

Matt

Thanks Matt, I went down today and found it. You're right, the presence of others made finding the location easy.


Rob

 

[Corvus cornix]

Thanks Matt, I went down today and found it. You're right, the presence of others made finding the location easy.


Rob

No problem. Glad you saw it, a fantastic little bird :t:

Matt

 

[Pam Dragon]

Hi all, I managed to see the Black Redstart at Cherington Road today, my first, dead chuffed. Many thanks to the gentlemen that pointed him out, much appreciated.
Even managed a quick photo ||

 

[DaveJones]

Harborne Poole

Drake and two Redhead Goosander's this PM. Pool is located between Cross Farm Road and Leahurst Crescent.

Garden tick!!!!!:-O

 

[DaveJones]

Goosander's back on Pool, this PM,

 

[Rob_S]

Red-Legged Partridge in our garden from 4pm until 7pm this afternoon. Feeding happily with the Woodpigeons, pottered into next door neighbours garden for a while then came back.

This is the second time we've had this species here, last time was about 10 years ago before I started birding. That bird was clearly distressed, running around frantically before disappearing quickly. Today's visitor could not have been more different.

I'd love to know where they've come from. Not a species that's reported regularly in the countryside south of Birmingham, as far as I'm aware.

 

[Rob_S]

RLP still present this morning.

 

[the Harborne Flyer]

RLP still present this morning.

Little egret at Selly Oak retail park today. Adjacent to the park is a brownfield site with lots of shallow pools ,ideal for passage waders so I'm hoping something drops in during the next few weeks, especially on a weekend when there is no-one working at the on-site portacabins and causing disturbance. One can view from the service road to the retail units.

 

[Rob_S]

Black Redstart back on Cherington Road, Stirchley for at least its third winter. I don't know when it returned, but seen well by multiple observers this week. It was feeding happily in the drizzle on the wall outside the usual house around 9.15 this morning.

 

[Rob_S]

Photos posted on Twitter of a Great White Egret seen yesterday in Bournville Park (not by me).

Over-wintering Blackcaps in our garden again in the last week - 2 males this year.

 

[DaveJones]

Hi everyone, been a while since i posted here due to Self Isolation and Boris, so have not been able to go Birding as much as i would like So, with the current weather i thought it might be a good day for for Raptors. So having just spent 2 hours looking up (neck strain withstanding!) from my Harborne garden, it seems i was correct in doing so with both a Goshawk and Red kite logged!! The Gos was high heading N/NE and the Kite was heading due south, always worth a scan when hearing alarm calls from Gulls high up. Works everytime...well almost!

Also two Buzzards displaying and a Male Sparrowhawk through.

 

[xFritzx]

Hi all, just to liven this thread up again I thought I'd mention that the male Black Redstart is back in Cherington Road in Stirchley.

 

[Phil Andrews]

Female Ring-necked Duck at Lifford Reservoir since Saturday, only the second record for Brum.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1490017608523001859

 

[cowcornerman]

There was a Raven at lunch time today at the top of one of the tall Scots Pine trees at Lyndon Playing Fields (just inside the boundary of Solihull adjacent to South Yardley & Sheldon).

 

[Des!]

A surprise visitor to the garden yesterday😯😯😯, unfortunately not seen as yet today.