On a recent visit to Tittesworth, i noted that the 2003 Tittesworth report was on sale. On the front cover was a picture of a GWEgret. On the WMBC website on...
I've noted a pied wagtail roost in Stafford town centre during recent weeks, possibly comprising around 50 individuals. Has anyone an accurate figure?...
Which is boundary flash please? Does the bird roost here or has it been seen during the day? Cheers, Nick Smith [Non-text portions of this message have been...
When you walk into the marshes from Warrens Lane, ( between the houses off the Eccleshall rd) it is the first area of water on your left hand side.When has...
Rob Swift
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Mar 7, 2005 10:06 am
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Fellow Birders There is a Planning Application lodged by ABEnergy Ltd. for 7 large Wind Turbines on the high plateau on the Bagots Park Estate 2.6 Kms east of ...
Hello Folks, Just a reminder that the Staffs Branch of the WMBC is hosting its next indoor meeting tomorrow (Friday) 11th March. It's a talk that should be of...
Hi Bevan, you can count on my objection, e-mail on its way. regards Rob Swift ... From: Bevan Craddock [mailto:penkridge@...] Sent: 10 March 2005...
Rob Swift
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Mar 10, 2005 10:20 pm
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... From: Nick Smith To: WMBC-Staffs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 9:46 PM Subject: GNDiver at Chasewater Can't find any reports since 9th. Is...
I have been doing a few runs lately down the M6 from Staffordshire to Birmingham Airport and have several times seen Peregrine from the car. The regular site...
Hi I hate to tell you this but the Peregrine's are plastic decoys used to stop roosting gulls. Pretty impressive though. MY ... From: Bevan Craddock To: WMBC...
Thanks Martyn. I should have known - particularly as I played the same trick on loads of birders many, many years ago at Belvide. We put a "cut out" of a...
Yes, the decoys are certainly extremely realistic - there's one in place on a post on Longsdon Mill Pool near Leek (or was last time I visited). First time I...
Loads of people have been fooled by the many decoys that are dotted around Brum. There are actually more plastic Peregrines around Birmingham these days than...
We regret that Tim Appleton's talk, "From Greenfields to Ramsar: The story of Rutland Water Nature Reserve", scheduled for Wednesday 29 March at Birmingham...
Well done Brian! After seeing the bird late on Wednesday I thought I'd try and find out how many Pale-bellied Brents we've had in the West Midland Region....
Hi all. Today I went out birding on my local patch (Castlecroft and Pool Hall Fisheries) and had heard what I thought was a Raven. Sure enough I looked up to a...
BWP states that flocks of Ravens are common in the UK. They usually consist of immature or non-breeding adults and will usually be seen at good feeding...
Any northerly staffy birders might like to have a look at a couple of eared owls on Wetley Moor at the moment (yesterday and today). They look pretty dark...
I'm not sure, it was quite far away but the field was full of sheep. It looked as if it could have been a dead lamb, but I would be suprised if it was because...
Hi all. Today I had 1 female Stonechat and 1 female wheatear by Castlecroft Bridge, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, and 1 chiffchaff at Pool Hall Fisheries. I also...
Hi folks, We have been recording breeding raven at Coombes Valley since 1995, but numbers have definatly been higher over the last 6 months. The peak count was...
Chambers, Nick
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Mar 20, 2005 9:49 am
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Heard first Chiffchaff of the year here at Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton today – made me smile. Karl [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Karl
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Mar 24, 2005 6:07 pm
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I heard my first Chiffchaff of the year at Baggeridge Country Park. Always nice to hear. Karl <karl@...> wrote:Heard first Chiffchaff of the year...
I heard my first Chiffchaff this morning on Kinver Edge, then 15 mins later my first Willow Warbler. Also singing yellowhammers, linnets and raven (well...
Any chance of direction to here please. Is there access all the while, as on Friday we just kept finding farm tracks in the area. Which leads to Elford? ...
I expect that this list will see many new members, and people reading on-line, now that the Belted Kingfisher has put in an appearance. For their benefit,...
I wasn't going to go for it as it is my current policy not to chase rarities, especially when I have seen them in their home country. However, after relaying...
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