Dear John The park is All Saints Park. It has been created recently on land formerly part of All Saints Hospital. As Paul says the Sparrowhawks are to be found...
Andrew Simons
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Aug 1, 2005 8:51 am
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I made one of my all-too-infrequent visits to Witton Lakes last Saturday, 30 June. They, and nearby Brookvale Park Lake, seem to be very under- reported. I...
Hi all, I had a female Redstart in my garden at 12;00 today the bird was sat on the fence,near the bottom of my garden in then moved into the garden centre...
Hi We have noticed that there appear to be very few cygnets anywhere we have gone this year. We are regular visitors to most of the lakes and reservoirs in...
lashol.collies
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Aug 4, 2005 1:41 pm
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Hi all, A bird was reported to fly NNE after being disturbed by fire engine going through park yesterday. Good birding D.A.S...
To: Warwick Birds Also West Midlands Birds, for info All, (If you are a BB subscriber then you will already be familiar with what follows.) Earlier in the year...
Also reading the Warwickshire groups notes for the end of June a grasshopper warbler was reeling there then. and unusual sighting for here. Thought of note for...
Dear Paul There are a pair of Black Swans at the reservoir at the moment. Must have escaped from a collection somewhere - unless there are feral populations ...
ANDREW SIMONS
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Aug 8, 2005 6:48 pm
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For those interested in Odonata. Small Red-eyed Damselflies have continued their expansion and are now in the West Midlands, having been found on the Dragonfly...
Hi all, Just a few birds of note seen the first 10 days of Aurgust,6th Garganey + Hobby Sheepwash,7th Marsh Harrier over Meriden,8th Med Gull Dunstall Race...
I bet both the Garganey and the Hobby have gone from Sheepwash now if they have any sense - because of the nice weather it's become a racetrack for would-be...
Hi all am planning a day in the sandwell valley. map suggests large area. Am ideas on best places to go and what to see where. any ideas greatly appreciated....
Hi all, Valley update,on the 12th Med Gull still showing and a Hobby was seen, 13th a Hawfinch was seen to fly over the RSPB and a Bunting 'SP' was seen near...
There were two Herring Gull sin one of the smaller islands on Forge Mill Lake, RSPB Sandwell Valley, on Saturday 13 August. on Sunday 14 Aug., there were two...
around the rspb reserve n forge mill lake 6 female shovelers 3 teal on marsh reed warbler linnets 3 swifts south 1 hobby many tufted ducks with chicks ...
Hi all, In sandwell today Sandwich Tern x2 over Swan Pool at 09:15,Spotted Flycatcher x11, Redstart x6,Peregrine x1,Snipe x3,Teal x5, Shovler x6 and the Med...
Dave - As a matter of interest, where exactly were the Spotted Flycatchers seen? It has been a few years since I actually saw any, so I might try to track...
... seen? ... track these down this week. ... Hi Mike, Six birds were at Hill Top,x3 in the Paddocks and x2 in the Dell, Today there were 7+ Hill Top and x1 in...
... From: "Dave.a.saunders" <sndrsdas@...> ... For some reason, my first ever visit to the RSPB part of the valley today - was it anyone on this list who...
I have just uploaded the programme for our Birmingham Branch's field trips in 2006: http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/birmingham/field.htm further details,...
1W Mediterranean Gull still present tonight from Oak Hide, also Common Sandpiper. No sign of the Whinchat this evening. [Non-text portions of this message have...
Hi all, A few bits and Bobs from the first 10 days of September,On the 5th there was a report of a female Hen Harrier over Bilston,6th-7th a Osprey was seen at...