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Hi there from a Staffs Birder. Garden birds today - Siskin 4; Goldfinch 12. Gailey Island Cormorant total tonight before mist came down and island disappeared...
Bevan Craddock
penkridge@...
Jan 11, 2003 9:47 pm
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There's a female Black Redstart at the northern end of the dam at Belvide. Don't forget that access to the reserve is by permit only! -- Andy Mabbett Webmaster...
Sundays on the Chase are always likely to be crowded with mountain bikers and dog walkers, but a big orienteering event this morning brought in even more...
Hi all black redstart female on dam also meadow pipit, grey wagtail,pied wagtail. water rail in front of main hide, 40 reed buntings Regards Brendon Lees....
8 Bohemian Waxwings on show near Branston Golf course, at end of Birkdale Avenue. Seen from bank looking towards Drakelow Power Station, feeding on the red...
Great Grey Shrike showing well today at Handsacre. Park on old road bridge, Shrike seen downstream from the B5014 road bridge approx. 500yds, path muddy....
JG1657@...
Jan 13, 2003 5:49 pm
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In message <avujsq+uou7@eGroups.com>, "nigelrpalmer <nigel.palmer@...>" <nigel.palmer@...> writes ... Would that be here: ...
There have been reports of a female Hawfinch at Pipe Green, Lichfield, today. Can anyone provide directions, OS ref, and/ or a general description of the site,...
Hello Folks, A colleague of mine has seen a good sized (200) flock of Lapwing on farmland in the northwest of the county (near Maer). Has anyone else had any...
I had excellent view of the Barn Owl, over Handsacre Flash on Saturday - at around 4.30pm, quartering the fields next to the lay-by. The Great Grey Shrike was...
News of this week's sightings at the West Midland Bird Club's Belvide Reserve are now on-line, at: <http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/belvide/latest.htm> -- ...
Hi folks, 18 waxwing reported to us here at Coombes yesterday afternoon, at Layfield Park, Trentham, feeding on rowans in the area. All the best, Nick Chambers...
Chambers, Nick
Nick.Chambers@...
Jan 20, 2003 12:44 pm
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The lone Waxwing was still present in Bodmin Avenue, Stafford this morning, near the corner of Dawlish Avenue. Later we had an hour or so at Croxall, where...
... The Bean Goose had been reported as being with the swans; the problem was finding a vantage point to get a good look at the swans. Unfortunately, we...
Anyone know anything about a possible female Lesser Scaup reported from Chasewater? -- Andy Mabbett Webmaster & Trustee West Midland Bird Club: ornithology in...
I have just uploaded the report of sightings at Belvide for the last week, including the first Diver for 6 years! -- Andy Mabbett Webmaster & Trustee West...
I have just uploaded the report of sightings at Belvide for the last week, including Caspian Gull, Red Crested Pochard, Mandarin and Woodcock! Has anyone else...
Hello All, We have a field meeting to Parkhall on Sunday - anyone know if there are many Long eared Owls been seen there this week - a few were reported a...
Has anyone been on the Chase today? Are there any Bramblings at the feeding station? Much else about? -- Andy Mabbett Webmaster & Trustee West Midland Bird...
Quick report on wmbc staffs Parkhall meeting this morning - 8 folk turned up and we managed to find three longeared owls thanks to a bit of local knowledge and...
Andy's reference to a lone Siskin at the feeding station at Marquis Drive suggests they have left the Chase area during the cold spell for the warmer climes...