There were 34 Great Crested Grebes on the reservoir today. Quite an acheivement given that about three quarters of the reservoir was covered in ice and snow. ...
ANDREW SIMONS
andrew.simons@...
Mar 5, 2006 8:02 pm
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Hi ALL, The day started off very wet I had a quick scan on Swan Pool only birds of interest where a CORMORANT and 6 HERRING GULL. I had got a good soaking at...
A Sparrowhawk flew over the NIA at 5:50 this evening, high up, heading towards Five Ways - an overdue and welcome addition to my "Birmingham City Centre" list!...
Can't top that, but I did get an addition to my garden (East Coventry) list at the weekend when I spotted a siskin in my silver birch. Also a pair of ...
The below is from a blog, hence the format. Best wishes Stewart Bloor Second visit of the year to Sandwell Valley RSPB site and another three species added to...
Hello, it's http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=48505&page=3 Best wishes Stewart Bloor ... From: Andy Mabbett To: WMBC-WestMidlands@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
'On The Wing', from America (or Canada?), has a Podcast (an Internet-distributed, radio-documentary style audio file), recorded when they visited Sandwell...
Hello Andy, thanks. Best wishes Stewart Bloor ... From: Andy Mabbett To: WMBC-WestMidlands@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 2:16 AM Subject: Re:...
Hi all, I was at Salters Lane this morning watching a party of Stonechats when a Adult GANNET flew over being mobbed by a couple of L,B,B,G'S the bird was lost...
Went to Marsh Lane yesterday afternoon and amongst the usual visitors were:- 2 Curlews, 2 Ringed Plovers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Oystercatchers,2 Dunlins and 1...
...in the 19th Century! I have just added an article about Walsall's Victorian poet John Kilbourn and his most famous work, 'The Nightingale at Great Barr', to...
Hi all, Me and my Wife Tracy where out for our Saturday walk we had just been talking to Matt (one of the Rangers) and it being so cold we decided not to walk...
Went to Brueton Park in Solihull yesterday at 9.15 AM to try and find the LSW that had been reported there "in the trees near the bridge".After 3/4 of an hour...
Hi With the scarcity of some breeding species it is perhaps better to be vague about the whereabouts of possible nesting sites as I am sure the internet is...
Went to Marsh Lane yesterday afternoon.There were several Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers on the islands in the pool in front of the Oak hide. Also there was...
There was a Peregrine just off the main line canal this morning near Avery Weigh Tronix. It had just made a kill, probably a feral pigeon judging from its...
ANDREW SIMONS
andrew.simons@...
Mar 25, 2006 4:52 pm
1644
Hi all, Today in Sandwell Curlew Swan Pool,Dunlin x2,Redshank x1 and 30+ Sand Martins Forge Mill. Good birding D.A.S...
Recorded the first spring Chiffchaff singing at the Centre mid-day today. A lot later than last year - 19 March 2005 - though similar to 2004 which was 29...
ANDREW SIMONS
andrew.simons@...
Mar 30, 2006 7:47 pm
1648
In message <e0e2k2+rehg@eGroups.com>, Dave.a.saunders <sndrsdas@...> writes ... No sign at lunchtime today :-( -- Andy Mabbett Webmaster & Trustee West...
Please remember to add the date to the subject line of your posts. The preferred format is: Dodo at Sandwell Valley, 1 April 2005 Thank you. -- Andy Mabbett ...
I saw and heard Chiffchaff, briefly, at the gun emplacements at Hilltop this morning. I also heard Willow Warbler, lower down Silvercroft Avenue. -- Andy...
Went to Marsh Lane this afternoon (31/3/06) and was lucky enough to get very good views of the male Wheatear reported previously( on the island in front of the...
There was a White Wagtail this morning at the resevoir on top of the wall that crosses the dam. There was a Chiffchaff singing along the Main Line canal near...
ANDREW SIMONS
andrew.simons@...
Apr 1, 2006 1:06 pm
1653
The RSPB have just advertised a number of temporary jobs in Birmingham, for a new project, "Birds Near You". Details on their website: ...
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