Gert Corfield
Well-known member
Since moving to the other side of Bromsgrove a couple of years ago, I've adopted a new patch within walking distance from home loosely based around Timberhonger Lane. I know from Birdtrack that this is watched by others so this might be of interest to anyone living nearby or in Bromsgrove generally.
The area is principally farmland, with a couple of small brooks with reedy edges (viewable from Bungay Lake Lane) and a couple of good elevated points - a trig point behind Warridge Lodge Farm and on the footpath at its highest point behind Tickeridge Farm. I include the back end of Sanders Park, our garden and a 5/6 mile circuit down Timberhonger Lane, a bridleway that ultimately runs to the Kidderminster Road, Bungay Lake Farm, Warridge Lodge Farm and the land and stables at Monsieurs Hall - all from Timberhonger Lane and Public Footpaths/Bridleways. A seasonal pool off a Bridleway opposite the entrance to Warridge Lodge Farm adds additional interest.
From my Birdtrack list to date, below are my (meagre) sightings so far (and as at November 2023)
Note - these include sightings going back to when we lived nearby in the late 90's - sightings and matters of interest to date are;
A breeding pair of Hobby and breeding Yellow Wagtail - I will not give precise locations for obvious reasons
Tree Sparrow back in the 90's (excluded from the list below)
6 Crane over our garden in May 2023
Osprey - believed to use the M5 for navigation
Short-eared Owl last month (October 2023)
Occasional Little Owl
Occasional Lapwing (or Green Plover as a local farmer calls them)
Fly over Curlew - presumably heading for Upton Warren
Yellowhammer still present in single figures (unlike in the Tardebigge & surrounds area - see separate Thread). The birds also breed as evidenced by juveniles present in Autumn.
I'll post my sightings on here and any others I hear about - there are regular 'sky watchers' in the area who have picked up Marsh Harrier and other raptors.
The area is principally farmland, with a couple of small brooks with reedy edges (viewable from Bungay Lake Lane) and a couple of good elevated points - a trig point behind Warridge Lodge Farm and on the footpath at its highest point behind Tickeridge Farm. I include the back end of Sanders Park, our garden and a 5/6 mile circuit down Timberhonger Lane, a bridleway that ultimately runs to the Kidderminster Road, Bungay Lake Farm, Warridge Lodge Farm and the land and stables at Monsieurs Hall - all from Timberhonger Lane and Public Footpaths/Bridleways. A seasonal pool off a Bridleway opposite the entrance to Warridge Lodge Farm adds additional interest.
From my Birdtrack list to date, below are my (meagre) sightings so far (and as at November 2023)
Note - these include sightings going back to when we lived nearby in the late 90's - sightings and matters of interest to date are;
A breeding pair of Hobby and breeding Yellow Wagtail - I will not give precise locations for obvious reasons
Tree Sparrow back in the 90's (excluded from the list below)
6 Crane over our garden in May 2023
Osprey - believed to use the M5 for navigation
Short-eared Owl last month (October 2023)
Occasional Little Owl
Occasional Lapwing (or Green Plover as a local farmer calls them)
Fly over Curlew - presumably heading for Upton Warren
Yellowhammer still present in single figures (unlike in the Tardebigge & surrounds area - see separate Thread). The birds also breed as evidenced by juveniles present in Autumn.
I'll post my sightings on here and any others I hear about - there are regular 'sky watchers' in the area who have picked up Marsh Harrier and other raptors.
| Selected Species | Recs | Places | Rep% | 1st Date | 1st Place |
| Pied/White Wagtail | 38 | 4 | 44.7 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| (Pied Wagtail (yarrellii)) | 38 | 4 | 44.7 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
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| (Feral Pigeon) | 10 | 4 | 8.2 | 17/08/2021 | Timberhonger Lane watch point |
| Blackbird | 83 | 4 | 94.1 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Blackcap | 24 | 3 | 25.9 | 23/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Black-headed Gull | 75 | 3 | 80 | 20/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Blue Tit | 79 | 4 | 88.2 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Bullfinch | 4 | 2 | 3.5 | 09/01/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Buzzard | 46 | 4 | 45.9 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Canada Goose | 3 | 2 | 3.5 | 22/01/2023 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Carrion Crow | 71 | 4 | 83.5 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Chaffinch | 60 | 4 | 70.6 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Chiffchaff | 35 | 3 | 37.6 | 25/03/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Coal Tit | 26 | 2 | 27.1 | 20/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Collared Dove | 25 | 2 | 27.1 | 09/01/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Coot | 4 | 2 | 4.7 | 06/02/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Cormorant | 4 | 2 | 4.7 | 25/03/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Crane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 02/05/2023 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Curlew | 2 | 2 | 2.4 | 17/08/2021 | Timberhonger Lane watch point |
| Dunnock | 76 | 4 | 89.4 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Fieldfare | 23 | 4 | 25.9 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Goldcrest | 21 | 3 | 24.7 | 04/02/2021 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Goldfinch | 74 | 4 | 82.4 | 09/01/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | 57 | 4 | 65.9 | 20/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Great Tit | 70 | 4 | 81.2 | 20/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Greenfinch | 44 | 3 | 49.4 | 27/03/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Green Woodpecker | 26 | 4 | 30.6 | 23/01/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Grey Heron | 10 | 2 | 9.4 | 04/01/2021 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Greylag Goose | 2 | 1 | 2.4 | 19/03/2023 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Grey Wagtail | 7 | 2 | 7.1 | 06/02/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Herring Gull | 19 | 3 | 21.2 | 20/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Hobby | 5 | 2 | 2.4 | 20/06/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| House Martin | 18 | 2 | 14.1 | 12/06/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| House Sparrow | 75 | 3 | 85.9 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Jackdaw | 64 | 4 | 72.9 | 20/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Jay | 22 | 4 | 24.7 | 12/01/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Kestrel | 13 | 2 | 12.9 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Lapwing | 2 | 1 | 2.4 | 23/01/2023 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 48 | 3 | 51.8 | 31/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Lesser Redpoll | 9 | 3 | 5.9 | 17/01/2021 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Lesser Whitethroat | 3 | 1 | 3.5 | 30/04/2023 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Linnet | 16 | 3 | 17.6 | 14/02/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Little Egret | 7 | 2 | 7.1 | 31/01/2021 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Little Owl | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 27/05/2023 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Long-tailed Tit | 48 | 3 | 56.5 | 31/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Magpie | 85 | 4 | 94.1 | 20/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Mallard | 47 | 3 | 55.3 | 20/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Meadow Pipit | 20 | 4 | 22.4 | 09/01/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Mistle Thrush | 35 | 2 | 38.8 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Moorhen | 12 | 2 | 14.1 | 14/02/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Mute Swan | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 11/06/2023 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Nuthatch | 46 | 2 | 50.6 | 20/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Osprey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 07/04/2023 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Peregrine | 8 | 4 | 4.7 | 13/08/2021 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Pheasant | 30 | 3 | 35.3 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Raven | 34 | 4 | 38.8 | 09/01/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Red Kite | 4 | 2 | 1.2 | 17/03/2023 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Red-legged Partridge | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 12/06/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Redstart | 3 | 1 | 2.4 | 31/07/2023 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Redwing | 28 | 3 | 32.9 | 31/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Reed Bunting | 6 | 1 | 7.1 | 25/03/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Robin | 82 | 4 | 91.8 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Rook | 26 | 3 | 29.4 | 06/02/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Sand Martin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 02/05/2023 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Short-eared Owl | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 29/10/2023 | Timberhonger Pool area, Bromsgrove B61 7HB |
| Siskin | 17 | 3 | 14.1 | 31/12/2020 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Skylark | 35 | 4 | 36.5 | 27/03/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Song Thrush | 46 | 2 | 54.1 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Sparrowhawk | 18 | 2 | 10.6 | 03/01/2021 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Starling | 73 | 4 | 82.4 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Stock Dove | 48 | 3 | 56.5 | 31/01/2021 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Stonechat | 2 | 2 | 2.4 | 06/02/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Swallow | 24 | 2 | 20 | 10/05/2021 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Swift | 21 | 2 | 12.9 | 10/05/2021 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Tawny Owl | 2 | 1 | 0 | 08/02/2021 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Treecreeper | 9 | 2 | 10.6 | 10/02/2021 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Wheatear | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 18/08/2023 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Whitethroat | 10 | 1 | 11.8 | 12/06/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Willow Warbler | 6 | 2 | 3.5 | 09/04/2021 | Sanders Park Ward |
| Woodpigeon | 87 | 4 | 94.1 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Wren | 72 | 4 | 83.5 | 03/04/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Yellowhammer | 18 | 2 | 20 | 27/03/1999 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
| Yellow Wagtail | 5 | 1 | 5.9 | 23/08/2021 | Timberhonger Lane & surrounds |
