2 swifts flying over Yarnfield yesterday. 2 tree sparrows most days in our back garden near Stone [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
BellFieldHouse@...
May 1, 2006 7:54 am
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Swifts seen in Lichfield for first time today (3rd May), but no signs of House Martins around Boley Park yet - have usually returned by end of April. Thanks...
After many years, I am now in a position where I can upgrade my scope. I am split between a Kowa TSN-823M (FOV 82mm) or an Opticron ES 100 GA ED 45º. Nice...
House Martins back today in North Staffs ... From: "Julie" <lichfieldrspb@...> To: <WMBC-Staffs@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:17...
Julie Calcott
jue.calcott@...
May 3, 2006 8:43 pm
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2 swifts yesterday over Stone Road Stafford. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
BellFieldHouse@...
May 3, 2006 8:55 pm
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Seems to have been the day for first Swifts today. Had 5 over the garden in Walsall at lunchtime, with 2 or 3 on and off for most of the day. Regards, Simon ...
Hello Martin We bought a Kowa 821M last year and have been very impressed with it. We volunteer for the RSPB at the Glaslyn Osprey Project in Snowdonia where ...
Heather Corfield
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May 4, 2006 10:28 pm
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At 10 am this morning (saturday 6 May)a Honey Buzzard fled South over Baggeridge country Park....
Dear Martin, I have a Kowa with the 20-60X lens. If you want to digiscope try it out before you buy it. At Ace Optics in Bath I tried out various adapter...
Thanks to everybody who responded to my Which Scope topic. I visited FocalPoint on Tuesday and tried out the Zeiss 85mm scope, with its two focussing wheels....
Hi, . . . anyone seeing/hearing more Grasshopper Warblers than usual this year in Staffs? Four males reeling on the moor near me here in East Stoke and have...
Bit late to report it now but there were around 20 back over the Norton Lane allotments in Burntwood on 3rd May. Very summery. RKS "Take this cheese to sick...
Hi all Just seen a fledged baby blackbird in the garden (Burntwood) pestering parents for food. RKS "Take this cheese to sick bay" Capt. K. Janeway, USS...
Hi all, Sorry that its been a while, I haven't had much to report recently, things have been a bit quite locally these past few weeks. However, on my way to...
Made another visit to Coombes Valley RSPB on the evening of the 5th, with the aim of seeing roding Woodcock. And saw them (or the same one) fly over the...
Paul, are the Corn Buntings, present around Whitemore Haye, at the moment. Also, regarding your observation records, below.Do you put them onto the BTO ...
Rob Swift
Rob@...
May 17, 2006 7:28 am
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i often forward sightings through the Staffordshire ecological records site. Yes corn buntings are present...at least 3 singing along the lane from the farm to...
Have just read your article,Andy. I've never thought about the naming of this bird before, although I've looked at them many times at Slimbridge. It's an...
A Common Tern paid a brief visit to Pool Hall Fisheries on Friday 19th May. It plunged into the water a few times to catch some small fish and then flew off in...
Butterfly Conservation appeal for help from visitors to Cannock Chase: http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/staffs/cannockchase/spbf.htm -- Andy Mabbett ...
Does anyone watch this area/have watched it in the past? Are there any records of sightings for this site? Huge numbers of whitethroats, blackcaps and garden...