There has been a male Blackcap in both my and my neighbours back garden in Knowle for the last couple of weeks.It is not seen everyday but I have seen it on 3...
Hi all, Still x30 Waxwings in Wolverhampton and a flock of x50 in Sutton Coldfield also a Adult Summer Med gull in the roost at Bartley. Good birding D.A.S...
... please ... Hi Tony, The birds where seen in the Wylde green Area on Wylde green road but the flock where very mobile no news today. Good birding D.A.S...
Hi all, 12 around Illshaw Pasture Blythe Valley Park 46 reported yesterday(28th Feb),60 around Enville Road and Swindon Road in Wall Heath Kingswinford and 4...
I have also had some Blackcap sightings in my garden recently (Kings Norton area) In January a male was seen very briefly on our birdbath on 3rd. Then on 15th...
Most years we get a male Blackcap stay for a week or two, once accompanied by a female. So far this year only one sighting (female) on January 23rd. Pete Lines...
Peter Lines
peterwl@...
Mar 2, 2005 2:55 pm
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Hi all, Thanks to the people who have posted info about Blackcaps (Bluenose,Rita,Mike and Peter)If any one else has any sighting of Blackcap please post...
Well in response to Dave's post, just thought i'd drop a line to say I saw a sparrowhawk fly through my garden for the first time on Saturday. I live opposite...
PeterH87@...
Mar 2, 2005 10:09 pm
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Again in response to Daves post. I live on an established council/private estate on the west side of Wolverhampton. We have difficulty attracting much bird...
To be honest the "complaint" about stuff not related to bird sightings being posted had put me off a bit. However, last weekend at Sheepwash we saw the...
Looking through my rear bedroom window yesterday afternoon I saw a sparrowhawk dive into some bushes in my neighbours garden.It soon reappeared and waited on...
OK then, you can all blame Dave for this! I'm quite new to conscious bird observation although I have had an interest in them all my life and have been...
sandra oxley
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Mar 3, 2005 1:03 pm
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Guess some better than others. http://www.garden-birds.co.uk/information/smell.htm Jeff On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:57:35 +0100 (CET), sandra oxley...
Hi Angie, Please do not be put off by the Complaint about stuff not related to birds being posted.Was the Kingfisher on the River or the main lake? Good...
Aagh! I've missed them again. I am coming to the conclusion that I've missed the waxwings this year! Angie ... From: Dave.a.saunders [mailto:sndrsdas@...]...
Hello Dave The Kingfisher was on the river going up towards the big hill this week. I've not seen the bird along this stretch of the river before as it's ...
Hi all, I had a Jack Snipe in the Marsh at Sandwell today I saw the bird from the RSPB Centre,Jack snipe have been seen several times this week from the...
On my way into work this morning, at 9:45 am (!), a Mistle Thrush was singing in Centenary Square, from one of the trees fronting Broad Street, right outside...
There has been a lone, male Pochard on the smaller of the two ponds/ lakes in Handsworth Park, every morning, this week, from Tuesday (1st March) up to and...
The Bugle, 3/3/05 page 6 has a nice photo and a very good article on the flock of Waxwing that landed in Stafford Road, Wolverhampton a couple of weeks ago. ...
Good mornings birding. Shoveler x6, Gadwall x4 (on Padgett's Pool), Pochard x24, plus Great Crested & Little Grebe, and a surprise Woodcock plus the usual...